Sentences with phrase «by deep convictions»

Driven by deep convictions and compassion, such organizations can provide loving forms of assistance and care that government programs can not offer.

But he could not leave his science untouched by his deep conviction that humans were truly free and that life made sense only in terms of commitment to concerns of ultimate worth.

Although restrained, her style was underpinned by her deep conviction in the emotive and expressive power of art.

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The deeper I look into myself the more clearly I become aware of this psychological truth: that no man would lift his little finger to attempt the smallest task unless he were spurred on by a more or less obscure conviction that in some infinitesimally tiny way he is contributing, at least indirectly, to the building up of something permanent — in other words, to your own work, Lord.

But the deeper strain of Percy's Christian humanism sounds another chord altogether: the exultant conviction that we long for the grace of God not because of our own capacity for it, but because we have already been found by it.

Both the predella and the triptych give visual expression to Luther's deep conviction that God, who is hidden and invisible, accommodates God's self to our finite and fallen nature by revealing God's disposition toward us through material things: in the incarnation, in the sacrament and in the Good News of scripture received, above all, through hearing (a material reality, but not visual, to be sure).

I've been moving in Victor Davis Hanson's general direction the last few months, having been impeded only by my own shallow convictions, deep habits, and a reticent wife.But, for conversation's sake, I'll offer....

Can we lose that salvation i believe so if we totally turn away from him by rejecting the conviction of the holy spirit in our lives.I say that because as a new christian i accepted Christ into my life and the holy spirit was convicting me to surrender my heart to him as Lord and i was resisting him i would not surrender to him fully and so he gave me a choice to either accept him or reject him.I believe he gives everyone the chance to make that commitment as Lord of there life.When we make that deeper commitment and follow him he will continue to perfect us through his holy spirit so that we conform to his image.By the way i knew that if i rejected him at that point that was it he would never bother me again i would have been eternally lost the thought was terrifying at the time.There was definitely a spiritual battle being fought over me i was very aware i needed to decide which side i was on.Thankfully i chose the winning one.brentnz

And we will be challenged by King's dream to continue the work of living up to our highest values and deepest convictions.

Those comparatively mild phrases by no means suggest, however, the deep intensity of conviction underlying them.

The Supreme Court's actions pose incalculable risks to an already volatile social fabric by alienating those whose beliefs about marriage are motivated by deep biblical convictions and concern for the common good.

Now, we can look to this passage as comfort for all the times we've felt rejected — by our community, by our loved ones, by our church — but I can't get through this one without a deep, uncomfortable sense of conviction.

They are both intellectual disciplines dealing with the deepest questions of human existence, and when they were being pursued by men of Christian convictions, who were asking the same kind of questions, they were not easy to separate.

For Christians who come from cultures shaped by another faith, an even more intimate interior dialogue takes place as they seek to establish the connection in their lives between their cultural heritage and the deep convictions of their Christian faith.

We have seen in particular how these laws are used by the government in an attempt to compel citizens to sacrifice their deepest convictions on marriage and what it means to be male and female, people who serve everyone, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, but who can not promote messages, engage in expression, or participate in events that contradict their beliefs or their organization's guiding values.

What was exciting him as much as what Luther was actually saying, was that it was challenging all the old assumptions, and that it was being said with great intellectual confidence and conviction, backed evidently by deep emotion.

Thus his life is coherent with his deep conviction that investigation of the necessary features of reality is only incidentally affected by changes in the contingent ones.

He is a man of deep character and conviction who can not be bought by the establishment republicans, in our state or D.C..

What's driving that, I fear, is it is based upon a deep - rooted conviction unemployed people are unemployed by choice.

They always discussed the attacks matter - of - factly and were motivated by deep religious feelings and the conviction that what they were doing was right.

While nowhere near complex as the Helm's Deep by Peter Jackson, this massive set piece has captivating sequences and a proper buildup — from preparations to the big assault and strategic efforts, then back to smaller fights where characters continue to show raw power, solidarity, and conviction.

A son of the middle class who works on an organic farm, he's an intensely private person by nature and may have the deepest convictions of them all.

The film plays like a Trump - state Big Lebowski, as Ruth and Tony's amateur sleuthing teases out a much deeper conviction, perfectly stated by its main character.

Their foundation African Artists for Development (AAD) was started in 2009 in response to the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG), with the endowment fund African Artists for Development backs community development projects associated with works by contemporary African artists with a deep - seated conviction to secure a better future for the continent through development projects.

«Making a commitment to acquire works by these artist demographics is a good thing, to be sure; however, the BMA's decision to sell notable works by white men in order to fund such acquisitions is a great, radical thing — it demonstrates a deep conviction to do what it can to right a widespread historical wrong / imbalance.»

It was my conviction that the women artists of this region are holders of culture and continuity and who thrive by a deep - seated resilience that ultimately makes New Orleans so singular in this country.

Such boldness is often tempered by exacting line work and an attention to surface and texture that reveals deeper convictions about the conceptual processes of painting.

It's the deep change in internal conviction that needs to take place — and if it's not done by democratic means, popular resistance will make any measure far less effective than it could be with popular support.

Meanwhile, the «backfire effect» is a psychological phenomenon that posits when our deepest convictions are challenged by contradictory facts, we hold onto our existing beliefs even stronger (even if they're actually inaccurate).

These are not corporate stooges of the nuclear industry; to a person, their embrace of nuclear power is motivated by a deep concern about climate change and the conviction that no other carbon - free source of energy is sufficient (and safe) enough to replace coal and gas.

I can't help but view this a deliberate political tactic; by avoiding any signs of sincerity the climate science obstructors that are his core constituency are reassured that he is not and he does not have to spell out how deep his convictions - his gut feelings - are on this really are.