Sentences with phrase «centeredness with»

Sin, then, is self - love and self - centeredness with regard to both God and other persons — all persons with whom our lives either have or ought to have connection.

Sin, as self - centeredness with regard to both God and other persons, is man's most persistent evil.

Not exact matches

With centeredness so important for truly inspirational leadership, it's no shock that so many executives and entrepreneurs are turning to meditation, a leading way to train yourself to stay centered no matter what whirlwind surrounds you.

He belongs to our race, sharing our propensities and temptations, bearing our human responsibilities and enduring our human weakness; yet in him the sin of Everyman, the inward - looking self - centeredness which bars the way to communion with God because it tries to establish and justify itself over against God, is overcome.

To thank God for his bountiful provision for our needs with no thought of the many who suffer is a form of self - centeredness contrary to the mood of true prayer.

We do this, according to the pre-Reformation church, by intentionally adopting spiritual disciplines and practices that force a confrontation with entrenched self - centeredness.

This does not mean that there is a point at which accommodation and neutrality converge (although there may be); it means only that as time and cases go by, the state - centeredness of what we are bold to call religious freedom is more and more apparent, and the pressure on religionists to conform to the expectations of others grows and grows, with the inevitable complicity of the judges who supposedly protect religion's «right» to be free.

If I can never adequately state the significance of my relationships with those whom I love in this world, or give a neat description of how I can overcome the alienation and estrangement of myself from another, or describe with any fullness what it means to be accepted by another and loved in spite of my deficiencies and my self - centeredness, I can never state in other than symbolic idiom the opening of further human possibilities with the overcoming of human deficiencies in my relationship with God — a relationship that has been broken by my willfulness and sin.

What was important was a conviction that was deeply in accordance with the God - centeredness of Christian faith and that could be maintained without special pleading or the use of highly suspect argument.

Greear had laid out his four «biggest passions» for the SBC in a blog accepting his nomination: to continue and deepen the focus on gospel - centeredness in theology and mission; to engage culture with grace and truth; to encourage congregations to engage in the entities and boards of the SBC; and to equip non-Anglo pastors and members.

In the «restful awareness response,» we choose to «know ourselves» (this goes with insight, centeredness, self acceptance and inner silence).

By providing us with One whom we may love and serve without reservation, Christ delivers us from self centeredness, that turning - in upon ourselves which is the root - meaning of human sin.

Rather, it is to work honestly and lovingly with that growing body of righteous Christians who look to Judaism as to an older sibling, who are seeking to expiate Christian guilt for the Holocaust, and who recognize that Christianity and Judaism need each other desperately if religion in 21st - century America is to offer a compelling alternative to unbridled consumerism, self - centeredness and arid secularism.

Its achievement involves clearing up the debris in one's inner life, striving for constructive relationships, surrendering one's self - centeredness, finding a place to make one's life count for something, discovering a sense of meaning in existence, learning to draw on the help of other people and also to be of help to them, and finding some transcendent resource for coping with the burdens and anxieties of existence.

There can be no real health of spirit until we come to terms in humility and repentance with our self - centeredness.

This is true idolatry — to absorb the secular society «s vision of success and self - centeredness and then justify it with a coating of verbal Christianity.

I agree with the latter group because I take seriously the theo - centrism or «God - centeredness» of that faith and the obvious fact of human finitude.

Our perilous condition is due to the conjunction of these technical factors with the moral and personal factor of self - centeredness.

Tawney said that the man who «seeks God apart from his brethren is likely not to find God, but rather the devil, whose face will bear a surprising resemblance to his own» That is, unless we broaden our perspective and correct our idiosyncrasies by sharing with our human brethren, we are in peril of conceiving God simply as ourselves writ large, with all our peculiarities, self - centeredness, and imperfection.

But in very substantial degree, the dismantling of the social - welfare system undertaken by the Reagan administration with the blessing of fundamentalist preachers and their followers reflects the atrophy of the ethical conscience and the growth of self - centeredness, the hubris of the successful and their scorn for those less adept at «making it.»

That the result is a film that is deeply personal and, in its honesty and intimacy, profoundly sad, is not surprising, but this effect should not be confused with solipsism or self - centeredness.

From this perspective, the AP Government framework stands out with its extreme D.C. - centeredness.

With the horse as a teacher and the therapist as a guide that connection will cultivate life skills such as confidence, centeredness, energy regulation, assertive leadership, empathy and perspective - taking to improve overall functioning and enjoyment of life.

As Robert Raczka, Professor of Art and Gallery Director at Allegheny College, has put it, «The beauty that Kyoung Ae Cho's work attains is a source of considerable pleasure as well as a locus of attention promoting a feeling of centeredness in the viewer — an experience that continues to be desired by many though it is increasingly rare in a culture spinning with information and spectacle.»

«If you stick with the work long enough you become yourself, which is no small accomplishment in a contemporary global culture that tends to atomize and disburse ontological centeredness.»

The patterns of outrageous personal abuse, willful ignorance, self - centeredness, and immature bluster that are so commonly associated to climate - change denialism are entirely similar to the patterns of outrageous personal abuse, willful ignorance, self - centeredness, and immature bluster that are all - too - familiar to families who grapple with alcohol abuse.

Main Outcome Measures Quality of care was operationalized across 4 domains: effectiveness (eg, families received ≥ 4 Healthy Steps — related services or discussed > 6 anticipatory guidance topics), patient - centeredness (eg, families were satisfied with care provided), timeliness (eg, children received timely well - child visits and vaccinations), and efficiency (eg, families remained at the practice for ≥ 20 months).

People with NPD display pathological traits such as grandiosity, self - centeredness, and a constant need for attention and admiration.

Given that depression is associated with increased self - centeredness, mothers with depressive symptoms may tend to seek emotional bonding through role reversals with children rather than being available to the emotional needs of their children.

The days begin with opportunities to enhance spiritual centeredness and awareness.

Self - awareness in tandem with other - centeredness is a key part of marriage.