Sentences with phrase «church upon his back»

Certainly no one less than God could carry the weight of God's church upon his back; thus Jesus referred to Peter as well as Himself in that verse.

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Yet Bultmann still remains reluctant to interpret Jesus» present as based upon historical encounter: «This judgement of his about his present comes from his own consciousness of vocation; thus he creates it out of himself; and it is not, as was later the case in his Church, based upon looking back upon an event decisive for him.

In direct proportion to its being deprived of the cultural props that have sustained it as the established religion of the western world, the Christian church is being cast back upon its rudimentary confessional basis.

The fact may be explained by saying that everything goes back to, or rests upon, the Gospel of Mark; but I think we can not assume that this Gospel would have been accepted if upon any major point its general outline had been found to be faulty or inaccurate by those who were in touch with the primitive tradition handed down in the churches in Palestine.

The spiritual abuse heaped upon me and many others at my last church was not a joke, but my play on the words non-committed and committed was an attempt at one — which just goes to demonstrate that no matter how miserably the church treats a person, the Spirit can sustain that person's soul and even bring him / her back around to joy and a lighthearted attitude.

Hence, the church is thrown back upon its own resources to ask whether it has a gospel and a missionary thrust powerful enough to convert men from idolatrous loyalties and provide them with a vision of the future that transforms their basic commitments.

you must be so very proud of the damage felt today from the crusades your church inflicted upon the world back then

The Church teaches forgiveness and calls upon her people to bring sinners back into the fold and help them reconcile with the Community.

[But the church] is forever involved in the great inversion whereby man turns back upon himself and his works, back upon his faith, away from the God of faith.

When it becomes apparent that slavery is transgression of the divine commandment, then the Church repents of it, turns its back upon it, abolishes it within itself.

It was written for the church's use, and it rested back upon the church's tradition and faith.

«It was as if John Paul was back,» said one young seminarian in attendance, acknowledging the particular charism of hope and enthusiasm which the Holy Spirit is continuing to pour upon the Church through the witness of Karol Wojtyla.

In response to the breaking of his scared vow, the remaining priests are called upon by the Church to return him back to the clergy, dead or alive.

Dating back to 1935, this commemorative church was built to honour the pioneers of the region, and is now called upon by thousands of tourists and has become an incredibly popular destination for wedding ceremonies due to its breathtaking backdrop.