Even though human civilisation is threatened by grave environmental crises and global warming and many people are scared of impending catastrophe, Resurgence's vision is not driven by doom and gloom; rather it is inspired and motivated
by love of nature, respect for the earth, reverence for all life and a fair «deal» to all people, believing that the power of love is greater than the force of fear and despair.
Stanczak's paintings were inspired
by his love of nature, but color was his passion, how the palette of the paintings could transform the energy of a space and effect the mood of the viewers.
Inspired
by a love of nature, subjects include animals, people, beach themes, fantasy, and her signature sun and moon faces.
Bühler's art is strongly influenced
by his love of nature: the frequent travels to the Sonoran desert of the Western United States, the arid cactus flats of Baja California Sur, Mexico, and the lively and colorful markets of Southern Mexico.
The jewellery was sourced from Rachel Helen Design's collection, The Juniper Tree Collection, «recycles forgotten treasures of broken and unloved jewellery, inspired
by a love of nature and the dark side of fairy tales».
Not exact matches
Local energy executive, financier, property developer is driven
by passion for energy and
love of nature
We transcend ordinary life, as it were, in moments
of imaginative, ecstatic insight, sometimes brought on
by the power
of nature, and sometimes
by the power
of love, or even
by the power
of what is ugly or evil.
I gave all humans the same basic desire
of my
nature, to be
loved unconditionally, not
by force but
by free will.
The fundamental church has done significant damage to countless millions
by perverting the
nature of love.
But the end result is the same:
By its
nature, human erotic
love is ordered to creating and raising new life, and to the mutual joy and support
of a man and woman vowed in a covenant
of love.
If physics proves right about the
nature of reality itself (and the concept the universe is a simulation), you're short - changing yourself
by not believing in a
loving high intelligence.
The latter is a subtle, supremist dogmatic domineering movement dressed in religious garb while the amazing former is the recognition and practice
of Spirit,
Love, heavenliness, harmony, Principle, human rights and the positive healing reform
of finite human
nature and its suffering experience
by establishing the fact that «now are we the sons
of God.»
-LSB-...] i want to encourage you to read today's post
by him... here's an exerpt: «But in order for
love to determine the
nature of our relationship and to actually maintain it, we hold our opinions lightly and are honestly open for change.
Contrary to the plati - tudes abhorred
by Lamott and put forth often
by people who claim to be Christian, putting faith in God does not mean letting go, it means grabbing on to the truth
of God, trusting fully in Him, and acting responsively to His
love which endures for us despite our undeserving
nature.
Granted, therefore, that God's infinite conceptual valuation
of pure possibility may justly be termed «free» since it is «limited
by no actuality which it presupposes (PR 524), yet the temporal integrative activity
of his consequent
nature, whereby he
loves particular occasions
of the actual world, may also be called «free,» though in a somewhat different sense.
The other book (Who Walk Alone,
by Margaret Evening, 1974) speaks
of the gifts, sensitivity and
loving natures characterizing many homosexual persons and includes this statement:
He, in his primordial
nature, is unmoved
by love for this particular, or that particular; for in this foundational process
of creativity, there are no preconstructed particulars.
Tocqueville and the
Nature of Democracy
By Pierre Manent Rowan & Littlefield, 148 pages, $ 40 To
love democracy well, it is necessary to
love it moderately.»
Therefore, the justified Christian man, in himself and
of his own
nature a sinner but not seen as a sinner
by God, brings forth those good works which consist in the
love of God and neighbor, not slavishly to win any reward but gladly, that service which is perfect freedom.»
but if anyone truley had God in thier heart and had faith in the Lord... simply
by folding your hands and asking God to enter your heart... (try it he will be there for you, and you will feel the joy
of His
love), then they would never do things like this... he obviously was not a person who
loved God because No one with God in thier heart would want to do thing s like that... you HATE sin when you truely
love God, No ones perfect though, even those who belive in God we all stray from our beliefs, its human
nature and the devil takes advantage
of this.
He then utilized terminology that for decades informed the basic stance
of process theology on the
nature of true power, though, as we shall see, that is open to challenge: God «persuades the world
by an act
of suffering with the kind
of power which leaves its object free to respond in humility and
love.»
The crucifixion, then, can serve as at - one - ment
by showing people the
nature of the
love of God's messenger and —
by inference — the
nature of the
love of God.
13 This freedom is not conditioned in any way
by anything other than Godself: «God
loves because he
loves; because this act is His being, His essence and His
nature... God's
loving is necessary, for it is the being, the essence and the
nature of God,» but this is a necessity grounded in God's freedom and nowhere else.14
Oh, the Calvinists could make perfect sense
of it all with a wave
of a hand and a swift, confident explanation about how Zarmina had been born in sin and likely predestined to spend eternity in hell to the glory
of an angry God (they called her a «vessel
of destruction»); about how I should just be thankful to be spared the same fate since it's what I deserve anyway; about how the Asian tsunami was just another one
of God's temper tantrums sent to remind us all
of His rage at our sin; about how I need not worry because «there is not one maverick molecule in the universe» so every hurricane, every earthquake, every war, every execution, every transaction in the slave trade, every rape
of a child is part
of God's sovereign plan, even God's idea; about how my objections to this paradigm represented unrepentant pride and a capitulation to humanism that placed too much inherent value on my fellow human beings; about how my intuitive sense
of love and morality and right and wrong is so corrupted
by my sin
nature I can not trust it.
Regarding the relationship between
love and power, Hartshorne began
by stating that «the real trouble is not in attributing too much power to God, but in an oversimple or too mechanical conception
of the
nature of power in general.»
God in His will through history had into reality seemingly illogical or cruel events to happen in our world, but no one is spared if the purpose is for the good
of humanity, wars pestilence even the holocust has a reason and purpose beyond our comprehension at our times but will be reveald in the future, The Phillipine catasthrophy for example is viewed
by some as Gods punishment, we experienced the brunt
of natures punishing power but it also unveiled the true feelings and concern
of the whole world in helping us materially and spiiritually
by aiding and consoling us that was unprecedented in history, The whole world had demostrated, to me, a kind
of humanitarian concern and
love that trancends races and culture, A kind
of demonstration
by higher being the we humans is one with Him.The cost
of human lives and misery is nothing in history compared to its positve historical consequences
I talk about the positive traits
of hipster culture, such as the celebration
of culture and «good things» (
loving food,
nature, art, etc), and the way that hipsters seem to genuinely appreciate God's creation and are curious and awestruck
by it.
But that's OK because we are beloved
by God not because
of our religious beliefs; but because unconditional
love between the Three Persons
of the Holy Trinity and for their creation is the very
Nature of God.
Since the voluntary
nature of love necessitates the existence
of a will
by which it can become activated,
love is always personal.
Love, submission to hindu monkey ism, ignorant secular ism, is not way
of human, but
of hindu animals, stupid atheist
by nature.
More importantly, the «I - can't - imagine» argument seems inattentive to how much my imagination is shaped and limited
by all kinds
of cultural factors and sensibilities — including how I «imagine» the
nature of love, etc..
By this I understand him to mean that the
nature of God is a process
of self - giving
love in which all three persons share.
There is no lust in christ but just an infinite source
of the
love of the spirit that's pure and delightful.Marriage itself is a concession to the weakness
of our present being.God designed woman as the companion
of man with complimentary attributes.I could justify all kinds
of sin through the fact that I'm bonded to them.we were slaves
of sin as Paul tells us.I couldn't come out
of sin with all my efforts Jeremy.We have a sinful
nature.But, Sin never provides life because the spirit
of god is
love and life to us.When I cried out to God to save me from this
nature, God did
by his grace.Now, I detest sin having tasted
love of christ.
Love is God's conquering force over God's people and those who despise and hate God's chosen
by Godly
loving kindness will He allow the unloving nurtured
natures of the prideful to remain...
The only significant point
of difference between my understanding
of the Trinity and theirs is the one which I urged earlier in my critique
of their respective theories: namely, that the role
of the Spirit within the Trinity as the bond
of love between the Father and the Son should not overshadow the fact that God is
by nature community or interpersonal process.
As they uncover the facts
of the crime and explore the dark mysteries
of human
nature, Tom and Kathryn feel a growing mutual respect, accompanied
by the powerful stirrings
of love.
By «God» I mean the pervasive personal presence, distinct from me and prior to me, who is the source and support of my existence; who through Scripture makes me realize that he has towards me the nature and name of love - holy, lordly, costly, fatherly, redeeming love; who addresses me, really though indirectly, in all that Scripture shows of his relationship to human beings in history, and especially in the recorded utterances of his Son, Jesus Christ; and who is daily drawing me towards a face - to - face encounter and consummated communion with him beyond this life, by virtue of «the redemption which is in Christ Jesus» (Ro
By «God» I mean the pervasive personal presence, distinct from me and prior to me, who is the source and support
of my existence; who through Scripture makes me realize that he has towards me the
nature and name
of love - holy, lordly, costly, fatherly, redeeming
love; who addresses me, really though indirectly, in all that Scripture shows
of his relationship to human beings in history, and especially in the recorded utterances
of his Son, Jesus Christ; and who is daily drawing me towards a face - to - face encounter and consummated communion with him beyond this life,
by virtue of «the redemption which is in Christ Jesus» (Ro
by virtue
of «the redemption which is in Christ Jesus» (Rom.
AIH is wrong because the act
of insemination is not the natural act which,
by its very
nature, is expressive
of love.
Rather than trying to seek meaning in the paranormal to reconcile the loss
of your
loved one, accept the fact that the universe and
by extension
nature is chaotic.
And this
love is characterized, once again, as qualifying the
nature of God's power: «Not that you, Divine Omnipotence and Eternal Wisdom, gave unwillingly, as though compelled
by some sort
of necessity, but rather that you freely bestowed your
love, out
of the boundless flood
of your
loving generosity, upon an unworthy and ungrateful creature.»
The human person is, first and foremost, rational in
nature, and fulfillment lies in fuller knowledge (plus,
of course, the
love that is merited
by every truth one appropriates).
Although Mormons are usually friendly,
loving, and kind people, they are deceived
by a false religion that distorts the
nature of God, the Person
of Jesus Christ, and the means
of salvation.
«Pope Benedict XVI thawed his previously chilly image yesterday» wrote Bates, «
by producing as his first message to his world - wide flock a notably warm rumination on the
nature of love.
Tommy God has already forgiven you for your sin the moment you asked Jesus into your life and confessed him as Lord.From that point he paid for your sin in full past present future.It is not sin that stops us from being with the Lord so you are saved.The problem you are experiencing is the battle for your life in the here and now satan is out to destroy you and he knows our weaknesses.If you are honest there were already issues in your life that you struggled with and never got the victory over.So where do you go from here as i found myself in the same situation i was a christian but walking according to the flesh.God does nt change his mind he always
loves us but because
of our choices we distance ourselves from God.The issue is that we like sin thats our wicked hearts and to be fair we cant change our
nature only Christ can do that our old
nature must be crucified with Christ.The stumbling block is our pride we have to admit that we cant do it For me that was terribly difficult i was so independent thinking i could do anything but the truth was a made a real mess
of things.I sense you are at a crossroads and are feeling desperate and confused.So as a brother in the Lord you need to confess your sin to God and tell him that you are weak -LCB- we all are -RCB- and that you cant do it in your strength -LCB- None
of us can -RCB- but ask him to send the holy spirit to help you deal with the temptations and the sin that you struggle with and he will help you to change your life he will empower you as he did me.Rather than look at who you are look to Christ and walk in him and he will make you a new man and sin will not have dominion over you.Jesus came to set us free from bondage.Having once been a slave to sin i know what it is like to have been set free
by the power
of God and that is what Christ is offering you today.All it takes is a desire to change or repent and admit we cant do it and trust him to give you the strength to walk in him regards brentnz
For
by its very
nature every genuine testimony
of love which we show to those in heaven tends toward and terminates in Christ, who is the «crown
of all saints.»
The church for too long as beared a false witness, essentially lied about the true
nature of God,
by committing itself to everything else, BUT
LOVE!
He had risen from the peasantry, and to the end he understood his people and was properly restrained
by his knowledge
of their stubborn
love of freedom and
by the
nature of his own position as dependent upon them.
(The second aspect
of Christ the Truth was treated
by Niebuhr under the heading
of «the second Adam» — a disclosure
of sacrificial
love as the perfect form for human
nature.)
Jesus
loved nature and thought
of everything in
nature as made
by God and part
of God's good world.
Just as God, who is ever and
by nature sinless and can not sin, comes to the sinful world because he
loves it, so the saint goes into the world because the holiness
of God has made him real and overflows his humanity into human fellowship.