Sentences with phrase «death of a wicked»

After all, Yahweh made it clear that he never desires the death of the wicked, but that they would turn to him and live, and so it does not make sense that he would force them to eternally suffer death, since it is for no purpose except perhaps God's satisfaction, which does not seem to fit with his nature.

Am I likely to take pleasure in the death of a wicked man — it is the Lord who speaks — and not prefer to see him renounce his wickedness and live?»

Ezekiel in his «discussion» with God hears, «Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked... and not rather that he should turn from his way and live?

46:10), and yet has no pleasure in the death of the wicked (Eze.

God takes no pleasure in the death of anyone, not even the death of the wicked.

Not exact matches

The fear of the great nothing is too much for my mind to bear, and I can sleep at night by convincing myself that the absolute nothing we all face one day will instead be full of happy choirs of angels, reward for any suffering I've endured, punishment of the wicked and evil (it pains me to think those who cause so much evil will not suffer for eternity, so hell is a great comfort too), and that I'll get to see all those I currently miss since the death of friends and family are so painful.

They are killed and lie dead in the streets for three and a half days while the wicked of the earth rejoice in the streets and exchange gifts in celebration of their deaths.

The spirit of every person who dies — whether righteous or wicked — returns to God at death

I thought so highly of John MacArthur and gave for years to GTY, but when I heard John MacArthur's beliefs on the blood of Christ (that when the Bible speaks of the blood of Christ, it's a «metaphor» of His death), and his belief that those in the Tribulation can take the mark and still be saved, I knew I had to obey the command in 2 John 1:10 - 11 not to even give false teachers a greeting, for whoever greets him takes part in his wicked works.

Landed in a fjord near Cape Finisterre, and overcoming various obstacles put in their way by a wicked (later converted) Queen, the disciples buried James's body in a place near the city of Iria Flavia, and, when their own deaths ensued, were buried there themselves.

In the Easter experience the disciples were assured «that God himself had intervened with almighty hand in the wicked and rebellious activity of the world, and had snatched this Jesus of Nazareth from the power of sin and death which had risen up against him, and installed him as Lord of the world.»

21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in [your] mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled 22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: 23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and [be] not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, [and] which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

But that passage is crucial, for Deborah the prophetess undeniably revels in the excruciating, well - deserved death of her very wicked foe.

And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither [was any] deceit in his mouth.Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put [him] to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see [his] seed, he shall prolong [his] days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

Once we take into account the capacity of the ancient Jewish mind to create a story as a way of expounding and showing the relevance of a Biblical text (this practice will be described in Chapter 9), it is not at all difficult to see how the story of Joseph of Arimathea could have been partly shaped by Isaiah 53:9, «And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death,» found in the famous chapter on the suffering servant, which was certainly interpreted by the early Christians as a prophecy of the death of Jesus.

In his view the only ones who really die are the wicked, but the good suffer no loss by the death of the earthly body, but continue to live in the presence of God.

I still kept a round of duties, and would not suffer myself to run into any open vices, and so got along very well in time of health and prosperity, but when I was distressed or threatened by sickness, death, or heavy storms of thunder, my religion would not do, and I found there was something wanting, and would begin to repent my going so much to frolics, but when the distress was over, the devil and my own wicked heart, with the solicitations of my associates, and my fondness for young company, were such strong allurements, I would again give way, and thus I got to be very wild and rude, at the same time kept up my rounds of secret prayer and reading; but God, not willing I should destroy myself, still followed me with his calls, and moved with such power upon my conscience, that I could not satisfy myself with my diversions, and in the midst of my mirth sometimes would have such a sense of my lost and undone condition, that I would wish myself from the company, and after it was over, when I went home, would make many promises that I would attend no more on these frolics, and would beg forgiveness for hours and hours; but when I came to have the temptation again, I would give way: no sooner would I hear the music and drink a glass of wine, but I would find my mind elevated and soon proceed to any sort of merriment or diversion, that I thought was not debauched or openly vicious; but when I returned from my carnal mirth I felt as guilty as ever, and could sometimes not close my eyes for some hours after I had gone to my bed.

We are all worthy of death, to look at God and say «how could you do this» indicates not having grasped how desperately wicked all humans are (including myself).

If I could see in scripture the evidence for a hell of everlasting torment then so be it but not only do I not see it but I do see overwhelming scriptural evidence that the fate of the wicked is death.

Gil you have asked some very good questions why does bad things happen in the world i personally do nt know God did nt explain to Job either why he had to suffer.What i do know is that God desires that none of us should perish but that all would have eternal life in him through Jesus Christ.This world will one day pass away and the real world will be reborn so our focus as christians is on whats to come and being a witness in the here and now.Both good and bad happens to either the righteous or the sinner so what are we to make of that.What we do know is that God will set all things right at the appointed time the wicked will be judged and the righteous will be rewarded for there faith isnt that enough reason for us to believe.Free will is only a reality if we can choose between good and bad but our hearts are deceitfully wicked we naturally are inclined toward sin that is another reason whyt we need to be saved from ourselves so what are we to do.For me Christ died and rose again that is a fact witnessed by over 500 people that were alive at the time and was recorded by historians how many other religious leaders do you know that did that or did the miracles that Jesus did.As far as the bible is concerned much of the archelogical evidence has proven to be correct and many of prophetic words spoken many hundreds of years ago have come to pass including both the birth and the death of Jesus.Interested in what philosophy you are believing in if other than a faith in Jesus Christ so how does that philosophy give you the assurance that you are saved.Its really simple with christianity we just have to believe in Jesus Christ.brentnz

Who are we to judge what God does or allows he has his reasons who can fathom his ways he sees the end from the beginning and is not limited to time or space like we are.Does God want anything the answer is Yes he wants a relationship with us that is why he sent his son because he had a purpose in creating us.However the wages of sin is death in this scripture alone regardless of what happens here we all deserve to die God could have wiped us all out with another flood for who of us is worthy.It is by grace that we live and yes bad things do happen to good people just as it does for the wicked is it to test our faith i do not know but i do know that God gives us the grace to endure through trials and difficulty and that all things do work for Good if we love him..

Gil if we only received one blessing in this life and that was eternal life in Jesus Christ that alone would be enough but we are blessed way more than that because we have been sent his holy spirit to help us overcome our old nature.He never leaves us nor forsakes us whether good or bad happens he strengthens us in our weakness.It says in the bible that the rain falls on both the righteous or the wicked God is fair to all whether they deserve it or not he can not be anything else than a holy righteous loving and fair God.I do nt need to convince you to believe about God he will reveal himself to you if you are seeking the truth as he is the truth.I do nt try and make others believe its pointless.I know without a doubt that i am saved and my sins are forgiven.As a christian it will a joy to be with the Lord there is no fear in death for those that love him.In the meantime i serve him with all my heart until he calls me home.I love talking about the Lord but each of us must walk according to what we believe.I trust my life to Jesus Christ and i choose to follow him who do you follow?

We can be taken from it, either through death or the rapture, but while we wait for one of those two events to happen, we need to learn to live upright and Godly lives in this wicked world.

In a related story, Queen Mother of Denkyira who was part of the visiting Queen Mothers, apologized to the President and the people of Ghana for the wicked act of her people leading to the death of Captain Maxwell Mahama saying «I am ashamed, saddened and sorry for the wicked act of the killing of an innocent man by my people and I condemn it»

«For those spreading wicked and evil rumour about death of a soul, they should know that; they themselves don't know when, where and in which circumstances they will perish.

Contents: - Blu - Ray of the Feature (Region Free)- DVD of the Feature (Region Free)- CD of the Soundtrack - DVD of Bonus Features (Region Free) A few never seen before additional shorts from the directors: Brain Death (21») by Neil Marshall The Halloween Kid (7») by Axelle Carolyn Boilly (30») by Lucky Mckee Thirsty (14») by Andrew Kasch Hot Rod Worm (4») by Andrew Kasch & John Skipp No Rest for the Wicked (15») by Ryan Schifrin The Evil (5») by Mike Mendez Video Diaries: 2 - 3 Video Diaries for each segment of the anthology, featuring interviews with the directors, cast, and crew, and sneak peeks behind - the - scenes on set.

Saddening but riveting, and possessed of a positively wicked wit, The Death of Mr. Lazarescu is executed with the sensitivity of great literature and the panache of bravura filmmaking.

There are hints when the audience can expect a death to occur, the anticipation of waiting for a character to die is a wicked delight.

After the death of her father (Jeroen Krabbé), Danielle (nicknamed «Cinderella») is treated as a lowly servant girl by her wicked stepmother Rodmilla (Anjelica Huston, wonderfully bitchy).

It would be a shame if the manner of her death overshadowed the splendor of these poems; Hannah's command of form, her fluid yet controlled use of floral imagery, and her wicked sense of humor make these poems buzz with an energy that seems at odds with her early death.

Many points along the coast were known as the Wall of Death; this one had reasons for the name so convincing that the antediluvian Tolowa fishermen had described it thusly, and centuries later the Russian otter - hunters had agreed — stayna greebel, of course — for, no matter the tide, a wicked current drew anything in its grip magnetically shoreward, with unexpected speed.

Another comiXology Original team up with Marvel; this one Black Panther: Long Live The King, a 6 - issue bi-weekly series written by Nnedi Okorafor, winner of the World Fantasy, Hugo, and Nebula Awards (Binti, Who Fears Death), and illustrated by Andre Araujo (Spidey, The Wicked + Divine).

It's been nearly 15 years since Sega's resident martial artist and capsule toy aficionado, Ryo Hazuki, first embarked on his quest to avenge the death of his father at the hands of the wicked Lan Di.

Like «Life after death» which is a wicked problem, some are hard to test, as is the reality of global warming.

The celebration of Halloween is credited to the rites of the druids» celebration of the day of Saman when, traditionally, the Lord of Death called together the souls of the wicked who had died during the year.