Sentences with phrase «by speaking against him»

And just this month Nashville Rise parents made another splash onto the scene by using their most powerful weapon in support of quality choices by speaking against the school board's proposed resolution to stop charter growth.

Republicans have publicly said they can not support the amendment, and Democrats don't want to risk angering the gay community by speaking against it, or endangering the immigration reform bill by supporting it too strongly.

Jesus also says that anyone who speaks against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but this view about Israel's rejection of Jesus seems to say the opposite, that Jewish people who rejected Jesus by speaking against Him would not be forgiven.

According to Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, men can be part of the solution too by speaking against their male colleague and saying, «That's a great idea.

Not exact matches

David Shulkin, U.S. secretary of Veterans Affairs, told reporters on Wednesday that as a Jewish American, he was «outraged» by neo-Nazis and other white supremacist groups and felt obligated to speak out against them.

Some of the largest companies in the US are speaking out against a proposal by Bats, the stock exchange recently acquired by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, to shake up end - of - day trading.

Although it is against the law for travelers to occupy land which has not been designated for this purpose, it is not a criminal offense to occupy private or council - owned land so responsibility lies with the landowner and the police are not usually involved.Most of the time, the issue can be resolved by speaking to the travelers and agreeing a date by which they will move on.

When I speak on this topic, I start my presentation by showing a photo of me jumping up and blocking a field goal during an North Carolina State game against rival University of North Carolina.

The Late Show host also spoke to Cook about his decision last year to publicly announce that he is gay, as well as the Apple CEO's efforts to increase the company's charitable works: «It became so clear to me that kids were getting bullied in school, kids were getting discriminated against, kids were even being [disowned] by their own parents,» Cook said.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer spoke out against the tax strategy when informed about it by Reuters.

Nye said he was encouraged by respected environmental colleagues in the United States to speak out against the Kinder Morgan pipeline while with Trudeau, which he didn't do on stage.

The state's Republican governor, Mike Pence — later picked by Trump as his vice-presidential running mate — decried the decision, and spoke out against it often on the campaign trail.

Obama, speaking at the South by Southwest entertainment festival in Austin, Texas, last month, warned against «fetishizing our phones» and said that doing nothing to address law enforcement's encryption challenges «can't be the right answer.»

Cruz, speaking Monday on MSNBC, called the criticism «political sniping» and stood by his vote against Sandy aid: «The problem with that particular bill is, it became a $ 50 billion bill that was filled with unrelated pork,» he said.

«Rep. Young suggests guns could've saved Jews during Holocaust,» from Alaska Public Media: «Speaking at a conference in Juneau last week, Alaska Congressman Don Young [R] argued against gun control by suggesting Jews might not have died in the Holocaust if they had been armed.

As reported by CoinDesk, China's National Internet Finance Association, a self - regulatory organization under the PBoC, spoke out in early January against «disguised» ICO activities that went overseas and yet were accessible to domestic investors.

Several countries even spoke in support of U.S. - led action in Syria and against the use of chemical weapons by the Assad government.

Further, Lee spoke out against a similar trend, calling projects like «Litecoin Cash» and «Litecoin Plus» scams that attempt to deceive the public by utilizing Litecoin's reputation.

Generally speaking this is done by the same gender they have a preference for, sometimes not but it is rarely mentioned how often men are forced against their preference in prison by other men.

But until we come to the end of ourselves then we are going to do and say what we want, even as it was with me: It's one thing to be a heathen, even as I was, but a whole other ball game to set our hearts on God and His truth; yet, that can only come when we are sick and tired of being sick and tired of our own lives and we just give up, we know then who has given up by the one they advocate for, even has given place to: Paul said; with my heart I want to do what is right, but my flesh does what I hate: This is when God's grace is sufficient, because our hearts are right with God, but our flesh is not: There is a war going on within these temples, therefore; even as our flesh wins out to do what we hate, our hearts are set on God and His ways which has been established in the Word of Truth, which then causes us to stand and speak forth what we believe, even as this causes a rending to happen within us, for Christ to be formed in us this needs to be, as we come up in His glories even for a better resurrection for them who believe: The heart wars against our flesh, even as Christ wars against the man of sin within: For out of the abundance of our hearts our mouth doth speak, therefore; if we speak not the Wholesome Words of our Lord, Then our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexandria

It is one thing to offend by speaking truth, that'll happen, but any other type of offence is unnecessary and against the teachings (which show God's heart on the matter) in scripture for those who claim to «know Him».

And I do speak out against actions by liberals that infringe upon the right of others.

A decision by the United Nations» Security Council (UNSC) last week to investigate the allegations has been welcomed by Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF)- a Christian group which speaks out against persecution - as a «really important first step».

Will the public witness of Christians be harmed by the way we speak about the very serious issue of violence against women?

And indeed David, the king and prophet, who uttered these things, suffered none of them; but Jesus Christ stretched forth His hands, being crucified by the Jews speaking against Him, and denying that He was the Christ.

We need far more people like David speaking out against persecution by the church — whichever flavour of that church.

The issue has so far been ceded — by default — to pseudo-moralists like Richard Lugar, Pat Buchanan and the Christian Coalitionist's Ralph Reed, who have been the only major political voices to speak out against the proliferation of legalized gambling... The highest formulaic expression of the New American Economy might just be «casinos plus part - time jobs.»

Instead of looking at a universal definition of the poor as those who have been deprived, stereotyped and discriminated against, they are on a mission to make the cripple to walk; the blind to see forcibly; the deaf to hear by knocking their ears with sledge hammer; the dumb to speak by inserting tube in their esophagus and the list goes.

Today the 77 - year - old continues to be a prominent voice in speaking out against the idolatry of the state (a sin which he believes is particularly practised by both the American Church, and President Trump.)

«The massive exodus from the country by any means and at any cost speaks strongly about the need to struggle against the crisis of poverty,» he wrote.

It seems to me the issue is the apparent silencing of people who were speaking out against what seems to be cover - ups, concealment of evidence, and the protection of leaders by their peers.

The ultimate reality that I live with is that if my abuser had been Nathaniel Morales instead of Larry Nassar, if my enabler had been [an SGM pastor] instead of [MSU gymnastics coach] Kathie Klages, if the organization I was speaking out against was Sovereign Grace under the leadership of [Mahaney] instead of MSU under the leadership of Lou Anna Simon, I would not only not have evangelical support, I would be actively vilified and lied about by every single evangelical leader out there.

Very impressed that you will speak out against adultery by remarriage, or adulterous behavior, even more than you speak out against homosexual marriage and / or homosexual behavior... after all, the direct words of Jesus should carry far more impact than just the words of Paul or Moses, right?

There must be strong action taken against abuse by way of attaining justice for victims and enabling for victims to find the strength within to speak for themselves and prevent any further abuses happening.

He made some inflammatory statements against the «guerrilla workers» of which Susan George spoke, by denying them all democratic legitimacy.

Humanly speaking, to fight thus is to fight nakedly and weakly, but it is precisely by fighting so that we strip bare and destroy the powers we are called to contend against.

Paul Griffiths's sneering review of our book, By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed («Against Capital Punishment,» December 2017), illustrates how much bile — and how little charity — is often to be found in those who speak the loudest of mercy and humanity.

Man is held responsible for his actions: Revelation 20:11 - 15; Galatians 6:7; 1 Corinthians 5:10 The very fact that they are suicidal (ready and willing to kill themselves) proves: 1 Samuel 15:23; Romans 5:1 Suicide goes directly against: Matthew 24:13; John 15:1 - 6; Romans 11:22; 1 Corinthians 15:2; Colossians 1:23; Hebrews 3:6, 14; 12:25; and 1 John 5:4 Committing suicide is not enduring to the end: Matthew 24:13 It is not abiding in Christ: John 15:1 - 6 It is not continuing in His goodness: Romans 11:22 It is not holding fast the word: 1 Corinthians 15:2 It is being moved away from the hope of the gospel: Colossians 1:23 It is not holding fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end: Hebrews 3:6 It is not holding the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end: Hebrews 3:14 It is refusing and turning away from Him who speaks from heaven: Hebrews 12:25 It is not overcoming the world: 1 John 5:4 It is being overcome by the world and the devil: 1 Peter 5:8; 1 John 5:18

Women in the Church have been speaking out against sexual abuse by speaking up.

Ogden, while paying tribute to the constructive efforts of Bultmann, Bonhoeffer and Tillich in the fight against supernaturalism, nevertheless notes a fundamental weakness in them, namely, that «the conceptuality these theologians employ is insufficiently developed, so that what they mean when they speak of God is left obscure or uncertain or else their conception of God is still determined by the same metaphysical - theological premises by which the supernaturalism they seek to transcend is itself determined.

Since the churches aspire to speak in the name of God, they have to direct every criticism, first of all, against themselves, admitting in this way that they are met by the same judgment as those criticized by them.14

Despite how it is being painted by some, opposition to the first executive order was not a partisan issue, with leaders on both sides of the spectrum speaking out against it.

Speaking against the Bill, Lady Young said she failed to recognise the NHS and healthcare system described by Lady O'Loan.

(One of the ironic events of the conference was the rude verbal assault launched by a group of Latin American radicals against Jimmy Carter, the former «human rights President,» to prevent him from speaking.

The only guard against a «parade of horrors» — that is, the corruption, morally speaking, of famine efforts by hidden, alternative and immoral objectives — is for famine relief to be undertaken as a multilateral, globally communal effort involving the U.S., the U.S.S.R., the Peoples» Republic of China, the petroleum - rich countries in the Middle East, and many of the richer western European countries.

Dr. John Bennett remarks in his discussion of the Gospel record that the recorded words of judgment spoken by Jesus against the faithless generation, the exploiting groups, and the pride of the «righteous» are more prominent than the words of forgiveness.6

Similar efforts have been launched in recent months against Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS shoes, for speaking at a Focus on the Family event; and Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, for agreeing to appear at a leadership conference sponsored by another Christian group, the Willow Creek Association.

Theologians who have quite properly protested against the notion that God was such that he needed to be made friendly and available to his creatures by reason of some event (in this case the death of Christ) which opened up for him this possibility, have failed to see that in this inadequate and often misleading way of speaking, there was an insight of which they should have taken due account.

It was clear that the women gathered often entered the struggle from different vantage points, they did not always agree with all that was spoken, but what could not be ignored was that there were some common issues that did draw them together — it was not accidental or designed that over one - third of the 4,000 workshops by different women's groups, from all regions of the world, focuses on the issue of violence against women — some of the best being organized by Indian women, What was at the heart of Huairou was the commitment of the women present to draw energy and support from each other — it was a consciousness that they were doing it all «for the common good.»

Christians, compelled by the love of Christ, must not only be the best kind of friends; we must also become the best kind of enemies — forgiving when injured, praying for and blessing those who speak against and ridicule and say untrue things about us, and refusing to get caught up in a culture of outrage.