Sentences with phrase «faith by believers»

Yet theologians themselves noted, long before Richard Dawkins, that the argument is hardly cogent, and probably better serves as a reflection (in a double sense) of faith by believers than as an effort to persuade unbelievers.

Those words were «placed in his mouth» The gospels are statements of faith BY BELIEVERS, not history.

Not exact matches

Two things bother me, why jeopardize your children's security for this experiment, and why do it??? I mean everyone has doubts I their faith, but being a Christian raised by atheists, turning your back so publicly is the same as saying your faith was a joke... it is insulting to believers, a crisis of faith is normal in life, denouncing faith is shameful

Everyone who is personally united to Christ, having been justified by faith alone through his atoning death, belongs to his body and by the Spirit is united with every other true believer in Jesus.

To say god can only be known by faith is to say that an omnipotent god is unwilling or unable to gain believers by direct demonstation.

Many of us have been given this message (often by the media, the scientific community or well - meaning believers) that science and faith must be somehow at odds.

By the simple definition of faith, the ability to accept something without proof, and that's OK with believers.

True believers in God don't believe their faith has become irrelevant by any means.

From Merriam Webster: «a member of any of several church denominations denying the universal authority of the Pope and affirming the Reformation principles of justification by faith alone, the priesthood of all believers, and the primacy of the Bible as the only source of revealed truth; broadly: a Christian not of a Catholic or Eastern church.»

Out of all the postings on this site today, I found «Derp's «post the most fascinating and informative, as well as deeply revealing.Even after boasting of what seems to be a practically perfect live by any measure, he informs us that he takes pleasure in mocking and ridiculing those of faith who are presumably his opposite; I can only wonder if, given all his supposed accomplishments, he is smart enough to realize how deeply revealing of his true character his remarks are.As a believer, I rarely engage in arguments with my atheist friends, and like to think I wouldn't lower myself to the level of juvenile name - calling and personal attacks against whatever my atheist friends hold dear.Most of the time we simply agree to disagree; when they hold forth with misinformation or ignorance on their assumed «knowledge «of my faith, I try to gently correct them; I certainly don't allow any disagreements we have to devolve into hateful insults and name - calling.

The apostolic age also faced the problem of believers who knew the language of religion, but whose faith was exposed as a lie by the unrighteousness of their conduct:

Paul taught salvation was a gift of God: Ephesians 2:8, Romans 5:15,16, and 18, 6:23 Paul taught salvation occurred when you believe the word of truth: Ephesians 1:13 Paul taught salvation was apart from works: Ephesians 2:9, Romans 11:6 Paul taught the believer is indwelt and sealed by the Holy Spirit unto the day of redemption: Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians 4:30 Paul taught repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ: Acts 20:21 Paul never taught baptism for salvation 1 Corinthians 1:14 - 17 Paul received his knowledge of the gospel from Jesus Christ: Galatians 1:11 - 12

Now, we certainly have two or more people gathered together, and they have asked in Jesus» name, and we have not one but a million faithful believers who, by definition, have faith and believe.

Activity within the world, motivated, informed, and sanctioned by Christian faith, was the supreme means by which the believer could demonstrate his or her commitment and thankfulness to God.

Faith has be some been called the hand or instrument by which believers lay hold on and receive Christ.

Because believers rely on faith, they are easily deceived by unscrupulous people.

Now, we certainly have two or more people gathered together (Jesus liked the two or more thing), and they have asked in Jesus» name, and we have not one but a million faithful believers who, by definition, have faith and believe.

Suggestions to Christian readers: When reading about another faith, do not read books written by Christians, read the ones written by believers themselves.

Through Nietzsche's vision of Eternal Recurrence we can sense the ecstatic liberation occasioned by the collapse of the transcendence of Being, by the death of God — and we may witness a similar ecstasy in Rilke and Proust; and, from Nietzsche's portrait of Jesus, theology must learn of the power of an eschatological faith that can liberate the contemporary believer from the inescapable reality of history.

However, and quite surprisingly I should add, you might be interested to know the effect your words have upon a believer in God of forty years, and by the way I wish to thank you for your words in this province, that when I read such terse thoughts they have the distinct effect of deepening, in an extraordinary way, my faith and cause me to love and worship God even more than ever.

They must not be established as authoritative ends (or idols) in themselves, but must always be judged by their usefulness in pointing the believer back to that moment of radical faith.

The difference in the case of the believer is that using one's head is guided by Faith in God!

Believers think that by pointing out that atheists have FAITH that god doesn't exist that it makes that idea moot because they have fFAITH that god doesn't exist that it makes that idea moot because they have faithfaith.

Personally we should expect persecution when we are following Jesus and walking by the spirit Jesus said that as he was persecuted so will we.It may not be to the same extent that other believers in foreign countries who are losing there lives for there faith.But persecution for righteousness is necessary for us to grow in our faith just as a tree that is buffeted by winds grows stronger roots.You could call these tests or trails or tribulations or persecutions of a type.What ever comes our way we know that all things work for good to those who love the Lord.brentnz

Craig both seventh day and anglican are believers they are saved by faith in the death of Jesus Christ and they believe in the forgiveness of sins sactification and the resurection at Christs return.This is what i meant regarding theology one has to be careful otherwise you exclude groups of christians because some of there other theology may not be the same as ours.They still hold to the central truths of the bible but have differences ie like sabbaths or baptism but that does not mean they arent saved or are christians.What church denomination do you belong to if you mentioned jehovah witness or mormons that is a different story as they do nt believe that Jesus Christ is central to there faith they have relegated him to nothing more than a prophet so there is no salvation in those religions.brentnz

I think we agree on the fact that it is by faith that all are saved i have no problem with that and its in that that there is unity.You find within any christian modern church law can be mixed with Grace that is not peculiar to any domination maybe it is more extreme in some.Where there are believers there are works of the flesh such as pride and self reliance.I was thinking today the word says if we believe in our hearts and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord then you shall be saved.Its not a hard doctrine to believe thats in its basic form.The seventh day have tacked on to that belief adherence to the sabbath that is sadly how denominations spring up.In the anglican church we still recite the apostles creed how many church still do that today as a basis for there faith in Jesus Christ.Your statement that some are saved is just as true to those who go to modern christian churchs who say they are christian but walk according to the flesh..

perverts, our atheists, all one or two of them, who don't work and have no loved ones, nothing to do and are destroyed by bitterness, love to trash various denominations and believers expecting to justify their faith in nogods.

Contrasting the law of sin and the law of the Spirit, Paul declares that believers have been set free from the law of sin by the law of the Spirit which is definitely faith, Rom.

There are places where he resorts to the imagery of myth and speaks of Christ as if he were living an unseen life with God in a heavenly realm above, from which he would descend to appear on the earth at the imminent end - time.38 At other times Paul could speak of the church as the body of Christ, of which the Christian believers formed «the limbs and organs».39 He exhorted the Galatians to «put on Christ as a garment», 40 he said to the Romans, «Let Christ Jesus himself be the armor that you wear», 41 and he told the Galatians how he was in travail until they «took the shape of Christ».42 In various ways Paul spoke of the risen Christ as an indwelling presence in the believer, the most moving passage being his own testimony, I have been crucified with Christ; the life I now live is not my life, but the life which Christ lives in me; and my present bodily life is lived by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself up for me.»

One can not be a believer, by definition, without faith.

This earthly victimhood of Jesus is achieved in the heavenly victimhood which permits the believer, in an atmosphere of faith - trust, to look on the Eucharistic Christ and see in him the result of faith - trust in God brought to fulfilment by God's gift of the resurrection.

All of this is based, of course, in ideas of justification by faith, of the priesthood of all believers, of direct access to God's forgiveness and mercy.

Missionaries had to pay attention to the faith as it was transmitted to and appropriated by new believers rather than rely on scruples that stemmed from the doctrinal disputes of Europe.

And Martin, yes we should persevere and not give new believers the impression «there is no fight of faith» and «we do nt have to do our part» by a glib statement «once saved always saved».

Finisher: As a believer, I would say that, separate and apart from your specific position here, you are not exactly doing whatever faith you believe in very much good by expressing your position in such a combative, demeaning fashion.

Believers know by faith the details that nonbelievers take such pains to deny.

And now, out of that galaxy of institutions founded by believers so that faith could house and nurture learning, there are few — very few — that in any effective and outright way are confessional.

You can attempt to use the comments by anyone you like, strong or weak atheist or believer, but without real evidence, all you have is an opinion and faith.

I keep hearing believers complaining that the billboard in question is somehow an attempt by atheists to «force» people to abandon their faith, or that it is «pushing atheism» on society.

Frankly, I often disagree with fellow believers on how they try to legislate their interpretation of scripture, but the governance of a civil society is never going to be uninfluenced by people of faith as long as it is a democracy.

The reply given by the Johannine Jesus appears at first to confirm this by saying, «If a man has faith in me, even though he die, he shall come to life», but then proceeds to add quite a new interpretation of the resurrection power of Christ in the words, «and no one who is alive and has faith shall ever die».13 C. H. Dodd concludes that «the «resurrection» of which Jesus has spoken is something which may take place before bodily death, and has for its result the possession of eternal life here and now... The evangelist agrees with popular Christianity that the believer will enter into eternal life at the general resurrection, but for him this is a truth of less importance than the fact that the believer already enjoys eternal life and the former is a consequence of the latter.»

Nevertheless, once the hearts of believers have been won by the love of God and their eyes opened by faith, they can not deny in their own experience the reliability of the grace of God.

What we do acknowledge is a unity in Christ with Roman Catholic believers who, no less than we ourselves, have been saved by God's grace and justified by faith alone.

«Although various principles are taught in the several Gospel - books, this makes no difference to the faith of believers, since by one governing Spirit in them all, the facts are declared concerning the Nativity, the Passion, the Resurrection, His converse with the disciples, and His two advents, the first which was in humility of aspect, according to the power of His royal Father, and the glorious one which is yet to come.»

The outreach programs at Faith Church work well because they are owned by the people, generated by the same ongoing dialogue within the community of believers that engenders Landry's sermons.

This passage has so many «applications» to the believers who are boots on the ground and grinding it out as they live by faith on a daily basis.

But if you are an extreme unbeliever then I hope that you give some room or space for us believers in faiths of GOD to discuss their indifference's by gathering the Puzzle to lay out the base of the «Foundation of the Holy Book» before that which no one knows of but GOD just as the verses speaks of here...!?!

Whether this is a real possibility or not, the believer in God need not be frightened by this idea, for it does not contradict his faith.

Whatever form it takes, the abuse of power by a Christian leader, whether in a local church setting or by someone with an international platform enhanced by TV exposure, can have a deep and corrosive impact on the faith of individual believers.

Honestly, if atheists really think they're going to pursuade believers to stop believing by putting up such silly messages on billboards, they are sadly mistaken and obviously know nothing about what it means to have faith in God.