Sentences with phrase «by holy men»

Religion was created by governments, not by holy men, or a god.

Some miracles are worked directly by God, while others are performed by holy men — prophets, apostles, or saints.

Ed, the Bible was scribed by Holy men, divinely inspired by the Holy Spirit.

The Bible was written by Holy men, chosen by the Holy Spirit (that means God too) to scribe His truth.

With astonishing boldness, Francis immediately announced the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the Sultan, while emphasising that his own concern was for the eternal salvation of the Muslim leader, who was apparently deeply moved by the Holy Man's courage, enthusiasm, and steadfastness.

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The most famous manifestation of this is a piece of digital art by Reddit user earthquakequestion depicting ethereum's creator, Vitalik Buterin, in the garb of a holy man.

Permit not, I beseech Thee, O Lord, that Thy Son should be any longer despised by unbelievers, but do Thous graciously accept the prayers of holy men and of the Church, the Spouse of Thy most holy Son, and be mindful of Thy mercy.

When you see the sin of man poured out on Christ by man you have the picture of what sin looks like and does to the holy purity of God.

the christians were bad during the crusades, stirred up by Pope Urban II into going and taking land the ROMAN EMPIRE, not christianity, had lost, and these same «holy crusaders», upon taking Jerusalem, massacred men, women, children, muslims, jews, christians, everyone just because they were different.

All who were in the Bible spoke in and by the Holy Spirit in boldness when it came time for them to minister the Word, even as it is with me, also to bring forth my testimony as a witness: I can not fellowship with unbeliever's because all they do is cause division, and Christ is not divided: Therefore; remain as you are: This is the third time I have come to you, and you rejected me for the Word of God: Many did not even know that Jesus spoke the Word of God through Holy Spirit, so how is it that you are to know unless it be given to you to know: My God is Just and He is right, He knows the hearts of man are wicked and have turned from Him: Thank - you all, there are some that did get it: Thank - you Father in Jesus name Alexandria:

In his second offering, freshly translated into elegant and unwrinkled English by Lisa C. Hayden, Vodolazkin recounts the mystical itinerary of a medieval man who passes from healer to holy fool, from monastic to hermit.

Like Luther, Lumen Gentium affirms the common priesthood of the faithful and grounds it in a shared participation of all believers in the one priesthood of Christ: «The baptized, by regeneration and the anointing of the Holy Spirit, are consecrated to be a spiritual house and a holy priesthood, in order that through all those works which are those of the Christian man they may offer spiritual sacrifices and proclaim the power of Him who has called them out of darkness into His marvelous light» (cf. 1 Peter 2:4 - Holy Spirit, are consecrated to be a spiritual house and a holy priesthood, in order that through all those works which are those of the Christian man they may offer spiritual sacrifices and proclaim the power of Him who has called them out of darkness into His marvelous light» (cf. 1 Peter 2:4 - holy priesthood, in order that through all those works which are those of the Christian man they may offer spiritual sacrifices and proclaim the power of Him who has called them out of darkness into His marvelous light» (cf. 1 Peter 2:4 - 10).

That's because we recognize only one Christian nation, the church, the holy nation that is bound together by a living faith in Jesus rather than by man - made, blood - soaked borders.

Their holy men and women, represented by Fr.

2 Peter 1:21 For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

all holy books are written by man.

Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims led by naked, ash - covered holy men streamed into the sacred river Ganges at the start of the world's biggest religious festival.

«Well aware that the opinions and belief of men depend not on their own will, but follow involuntarily the evidence proposed to their minds; that Almighty God hath created the mind free, and manifested his supreme will that free it shall remain by making it altogether insusceptible of restraint; that all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments, or burthens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, who being lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do, but to extend it by its influence on reason alone; that the impious presumption of legislators and rulers, civil as well as ecclesiastical, who, being themselves but fallible and uninspired men, have assumed dominion over the faith of others, setting up their own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world and through all time.»

I will not argue whether or not the bible is the word of a god translated by man, my only question is, why would you follow a book that supports and idolizes a single deity who seems to have intentions of converting the world to his worship alone (for if there are no other gods, why then would Yahweh require that you «hold no other gods above him» — he just confirmed their existance) when said deity's followers have proven that their purpose in life is to grind any opposition to their «holy law» into dust?

Pope Benidict was the perfect man for the job, he was chosen by the College of Cardinal under the guidance of the Holy Spirit!

The Virgin Mary, the Holy Family, the Transfiguration, the Crucifixion, and the like — not an abandonment of traditions at all, but a devotion to them by a man in social transition.

All holy books were written by men about gods.

Of course you can be proven wrong... your holy book was written by man, no god involved; thus your belief is based on the fairy tales told by men who saw a gullible fool a mile away - see, how easy that is??? As for the actual number being only 1.6 billion, sorry the stats say different and your opinion on who the actual number includes is moot.

You're right, the carnal man can and does justify sinful behavior, only when the spirit is quickened by the Holy Spirit can man begin to experience God's holiness.

Religion is man made and the fact is the bible as in all holy books are compiled stories written by people as they saw the world some 2000 years ago.

If there is a God and there is just as much for as against, But lets say there is a God and he made everything Including you and He gets to make the rules because lets face it hes a lot bigger then you, So unfortunately he only wants those who believe in him based on the information given, Lets look at the facts based on the Book,, Some of his own angels turned on him and they see him every day... That had to hurt, So he decides With man he only wants those with the faith to believe based on His book and faith found thru the holy spirit, If you refuse to believe then he cant use you, cant trust you, so he will choose to toss you aside, Hey I understand It ai nt fair, Your important, Your Smart, But unfortunately hes bigger then you and he has the Juice, You either play by the rules or wait and see what not believing leads too.

Let God through His word and by His Holy Spirit teach you the truth rather than believe the deceptive philosophies of man.

Aside from 2 Timothy 3:16, another key text is 2 Peter 1:21 which indicates that men of God were moved, carried, or driven by the Holy Spirit to write Scripture.

(Exodus 19:12 - 14) Repeatedly in the early laws the command to observe some negative taboo was reinforced by the penalties of violated holiness — «Ye shall be holy men unto me: therefore ye shall not eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field.»

The changing meanings of holiness in the Bible are thus among the most indicative signs of progress, and obviously by the time the Isaiah of the Exile wrote, some men were praying in secret to the holy God.

This truly wise and holy man has the ability to preach to his flock words of tremendous wisdom which can be understood by the humblest intellect.

There increasing holiness was denoted by increasing remoteness from the common man, until, farthest away of all, absolutely inviolable to the ordinary worshiper, the acme of sanctity and separateness, stood the Holy of Holies, into which even the high priest went only once a year.

«Wary cardinals seek holy man to oust «dirty dozen»» was the headline over a ludicrous piece in The Sunday Times by someone called John Follain.

Written with the help of Robin Moore (author of The French Connection) and Jim Vrabel, this book by the former ambassador to the Holy See (1993 «1997) and popular mayor of Boston (1984 «1993) provides a personal account of one man's experience as a diplomat at the Vatican and his occasional encounters with the Pope.

Whereas ancient man attempted to bring some influence to bear upon the unseen world by taking his offerings to the holy place where he believed the gods to dwell, the prophets proclaimed that YHWH had come to man where he was.

But consider 2 Peter 1:21 «For the prophesy came not in old time by the will of men but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost&raholy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost&raHoly Ghost»

By observing the lives of holy men and women and imitating their deeds we become virtuous.

The therapist engages in exorcism, while the pastor offers experiences of the Holy Spirit to fill the void left by each departing spirit, lest «seven other spirits more evil... enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man become worse than the first» (Luke 11:26).

This, of course, is man - ifested by the proselytizers trying to con - vert you, so to op - pose them is neatly cons - trued as op - posing the Holy Spirit, and becomes, by ext - ension, unforg - ivable.

Rex like you i am saved and that is not dependent on whether i read the bible or tithe or go to church or fellowship i do those things because i love the Lord not because i have to.That is what the Lord meant when he said that the sabbath was for man not man for the sabbath.I agree that to live a christian life the old nature must be crucified with Christ and to live it we must die to it daily by submitting all our hearts to God and be lead by his holy spirit.brentnz

The ending will be male + male or a female + female because man will no longer follow the prefect design that was set up and implemented by a Holy God.

the church is govern by the holy spirit, not by man.

scott god also told us not to judge, so let cleflo do cleflo and you do you if you do nt understand how to percieve gods word than it could also be you i remember when i first got saved i was taught a lots of religion stuff but i kept running after god and not after man and he revile some things to me thur his holy spirit watch what you say about gods people cause we all have issues and with that being said be blessed and if hes doing wrong by gods word than he has to answer to god not you so why set yourself up to be curse for it god do nt need your help in nothing stay free cause who god set free is free indeed.

But, by the end of the story, Franny has learned two lessons that may well be her salvation: Lesson one: «How in hell are you going to recognize a legitimate holy man when you see one if you don't even know a cup of consecrated chicken soup when it's right in front of your nose?»

John, you're a typical person that is blinded by your sins that wants to change what Jesus had Holy men scribe instead of reading what He had them scribe.

If you believe that the Bible is «100 % God's word», then you're treating something created by men as holy.

The new man is a Christian born again -LCB- indwelt by the Holy Spirit (after believing in Christ as his savior) and should be walking in / after the Spirit -RCB-; that is, the new man has a good nature, evil / sin nature and the indwelling Holy Spirit and should be willingly walking in / after the Spirit (Eph.

It must in fairness be noted that there is ample historical precedent of holy men and women who were unjustly treated by church authorities.

It reveals how completely the church has been ruled by the pride and opinion of men rather than by the Holy Spirit.

Now it is no longer «men of God writing Scripture as they were moved by the Holy Spirit» but rather, something like this: «Men of God having inspired ideas which they provided to a professionally - trained letter writer, who then composed the letter according to standards and guidelines found in a letter - writing manual before getting the approval of the man of God to send the letter out to its intended recipients.&raqmen of God writing Scripture as they were moved by the Holy Spirit» but rather, something like this: «Men of God having inspired ideas which they provided to a professionally - trained letter writer, who then composed the letter according to standards and guidelines found in a letter - writing manual before getting the approval of the man of God to send the letter out to its intended recipients.&raqMen of God having inspired ideas which they provided to a professionally - trained letter writer, who then composed the letter according to standards and guidelines found in a letter - writing manual before getting the approval of the man of God to send the letter out to its intended recipients.»