Sentences with phrase «effective living of the faith»

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Because the Bible is the most effective force in history for lifting women to higher levels of respect, dignity, and freedom, we join an historic succession of women whose Christian faith is forged from biblical truth and whose lives are shaped into Christ's image on the anvil of obedience.

There are four affirmations about Jesus Christ that historically have been stressed in Christian faith: (1) Jesus is truly human, bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh, living a human life under the same human conditions any one of us faces — thus Christology, statement of the significance of Jesus, must start «from below,» as many contemporary theologians are insisting; (2) Jesus is that one in whom God energizes in a supreme degree, with a decisive intensity; in traditional language he has been styled «the Incarnate Word of God»; (3) for our sake, to secure human wholeness of life as it moves onward toward fulfillment, Jesus not only lived among us but also was crucified for us — this is the point of talk about atonement wrought in and by him; (4) death was not the end for him, so it is not as if he never existed at all; in some way he triumphed over death, or was given victory over it, so that now and forever he is a reality in the life of God and effective among humankind.

Daily meditation became essential; he saw that dogmatic theology needs never to be viewed in isolation from the moral and spiritual; radical Christian life and witness is the interpenetration of ex opere operato and ex opere operantis; effective expressions of faith and liturgical rites call for fervent inner spiritual life.

A review of the research suggests that the most effective uses of television in relation to those outside the normal reach of the Christian faith lie within the areas of imparting information about religious issues or organizations, the suggestion of religious questions for consideration by the viewer as applicable to his or her life, and the maintenance of a positive image in relation to general or specific religious issues or organizations.

However, the greatest faith of all, and the most effective, is to live day by day trusting Him.

Once we begin to think of our faith in terms of largeness instead of largess or in terms of measurable success or significant achievements or community stature or statistically significant gains or business models or congregational models or appropriate budget processes or cash flow direction or generally accepted accounting practices or independent audits or administrative requirements or managerial transparency or proper leadership roles and boundaries or membership trends or effective organizational structures or a current and accurate vision statement — at that point, we have become the money changers — we have lost our faith and deserve to be driven away for we are neither living nor sharing the Good News.

Several NCF programs have been highlighted as effective examples of ways to increase father involvement in children's lives as part of a report of recommendations to the President: «A New Era of Partnerships,» produced by the President's Advisory Council on Faith - Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

The Synergy Conference convenes hundreds of out - of - school time providers, including faith - based organizations, community colleges, universities, child advocacy groups, community entities, and other stakeholders to share insight on research - based practices, effective programs, and public policies that impact students and their overall success in school and life.

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