The depiction of death and dying is utterly bleak and untouched
by eternal hope, which is no doubt related to the author's bitter account of an Irish «dominated Church that had nothing but contempt for «wops» like him and his.
Not exact matches
Faith (or belief without evidence) is more motivated
by two basic human emotions: FEAR of dying and punishment and
HOPE for an
eternal afterlife.
Therefore, it is only in so far as we are, as Paul expresses it, «in Christ», united with him
by faith which responds to God's grace reaching out to us in him, that we may
hope to be raised to a share in his risen life of communion with the
eternal God.
But gullibility springs
eternal, fed
by desperation and the need for
hope and help.
Where the
Eternal does not come to heal such a sufferer, what happens, with the aid of cleverness, is about as follows: first, the sufferer lives for some years
by an earthly
hope; but when this is exhausted and the suffering still continues, then he becomes superstitious, his state of health alternates between drowsiness and burning excitement.
Not
by presenting us with more evidence, but
by appeals to our emotions and / or our fears: Either
by using, «Our almighty, all - knowing god will protect you and give you
eternal life (security and
hope)», or, «Our righteous, just, and holy god will torture you for all eternity if you DO N'T make the jump (using blind faith).»
The Christian proceeds, but he can do so only
by faith, and he can speak about the
eternal nature of
hope only in the language of faith.
But Christianly understood death is
by no means the last thing of all, hence it is only a little event within that which is all, an
eternal life; and Christianly understood there is in death infinitely much more
hope than merely humanly speaking there is when there not only is life but this life exhibits the fullest health and vigor.
We can not love Godor
hope for
eternal happiness unless our minds have some apprehension of God and supernatural beatitude, and we have this
by faith.
In the last chapter we explained that the «resurrection of the dead» expresses the
hope that the whole of a man's life from beginning to end will be raised before the divine Judgment Seat and be accepted
by God as possessing something of value which will give it an
eternal meaning.
On Twitter, Archbishop of Canterbury the Most Rev Justin Welby said: «Full of sorrow for those affected
by the attack in Barcelona, Christ give
eternal light and peace and
hope to the bereaved and injured.»
Modern thought has been dominated
by notions of
eternal being, natural laws, and scientific determinisms, with the result that man's creativity,
hope, and awareness of freedom have been stifled.
«We shall never be clearly persuaded, as we ought to be,» writes John Calvin, «that our salvation flows from the wellspring of Gods free mercy until we come to know his
eternal election, which illumines God's grace
by this contrast: that God does not indiscriminately adopt all into the
hope of salvation but gives to some what God denies to others»
elements,
by which I mean such things as faith, worship, sacraments, communion with God, the way of salvation, and the
hope of
eternal life.
I simply think it might provide a moment's healthy respite from the tumultuous urgency and banality of this or any electoral cycle because, in its general and fabulous way, it encourages perseverance in
hope and political virtue simply
by reminding one that there are
eternal harmonies that can not be silenced
by the din of contending interests, and that one is best able to act «politically» in good conscience when one preserves a proper sense of proportion.
Their confidence in his continued life turned their dismay at Calvary into triumph, and without it some of the most characteristic elements in the New Testament — the radiant
hope and joy of the whole Book, the Christ - mysticism of Paul, the shining reality of the
eternal world in the Epistle to the Hebrews, and the enthusiastic acceptance of sacrificial hardship exhibited
by the early church — are inexplicable.
They had
hoped to gain
eternal life
by living in obedience to the law.
Also available in English in the 1 940s were his Gifford lectures, Christianity and Civilization (two volumes);
by 1953 the first two volumes of his dogmatics, as well as
Eternal Hope and the brief, controversial Misunderstanding of the Church, were available.
We admit we were once lost without
hope in darkness and sin, and only
by the crucified, dead, buried, and resurrected life of Jesus Christ have we been given light, a new,
eternal life, new
hope, and the righteous way to live.
In Matthew it was the
hope that
by keeping the will of God in the scaled - down version being codified
by the Pharisaic court at Jamnia one could earn
eternal life.
The kingdom itself is the content of the eschatological
hope for the transformation of our mortal lives through participation in God's
eternal glory
by the power of his Spirit in the resurrection of the dead.
Baseball's
eternal symbol of promise and horror, the embodiment of the
hope and ugliness inherent in every sport and,
by extension, life, with what you thought was a rising sun in the background before you discovered it was setting?
Published in 2012, this endearing, profound book introduces us to the
eternal struggles of parenthood, as viewed from families with uniquely challenging circumstances, and it offers insight and
hope for all of us who live side -
by - side with such families...
And although his theories were not yet mature, he was completely aware of their explosive nature:
By dissociating intellect and morality from god's power of creation, and attributing them instead to self - evolving forces, Darwin undermined the very foundations of a society shaped by the Anglican Church, with its hopes of eternal life and the omnipresent threat of punishmen
By dissociating intellect and morality from god's power of creation, and attributing them instead to self - evolving forces, Darwin undermined the very foundations of a society shaped
by the Anglican Church, with its hopes of eternal life and the omnipresent threat of punishmen
by the Anglican Church, with its
hopes of
eternal life and the omnipresent threat of punishment.
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When Good Machine got bought
by Universal — as every studio wanted their own specialty division and folded into a new entity called Focus —
Hope moved on to continue to produce films like «
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.»
Given that Kris» recently declared love for the 45 - year - old - and - still - sexy - thank - you - very - much actress
Hope Davis seems to be shared
by a few of you out there, you may be tickled
by this extract from a Guardian piece, in which Hadley Freeman tackles the
eternal issue of Hollywood's double standards of gender and age: It is all too easy -LSB-...]
Hope springs
eternal in school reform, only to be followed
by disappointment.
«Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have
eternal life: and they are they which testify of me» John 5:39 Although The Simple Gospel is a compilation of articles and essays written
by Jon Cardwell while serving as a missionary - pastor in remote bush Alaska (2002 - 2008), the
hope behind this little book is to exhort earnest Bible reading, study and meditations among Christians in these dark times; and further, to encourage an eye upon the scriptures from a perspective that is gospel honoring, Christ exalting, and God glorifying.Jon has often said from the pulpit, «The gospel of Jesus Christ is simple; but it's not simplistic.»
«Dots Obsession — Alive, Seeking for
Eternal Hope» is on view
by appointment through Sept. 26 at the Glass House, New Canaan, Conn., theglasshouse.org.