Sentences with phrase «faith as a good person»

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She explains why she invests in people as much as she does in an album, and why that good faith makes for a good working relationship.

«It's arduous, and it's really not necessary, because as long as the platforms are okay with anonymity, and we assume that most people are operating in good faith, their basic checks are catching a fair amount of accounts,» DiResta, from the Data for Democracy nonprofit, told me.

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F.Y.I. Judaism, the Christian Faith, and the Muslim Faith can all be traced back to Abraham, it's just different interpretations of the same «stories» meant to be an example of how to live life as a good person.

An athiest is trapped in the walled city of science, whereas a person of faith can go beyond that and explore the unkown from alternative perspectives as well as accepting the scientific aspects of the universe.

In order for our witness to mean anything to ourselves, our kids, or anyone who might darken our doors, we have to think about the culture we live in and what makes it particularly hostile to orthodox belief — as well as ways in which people around us might be uniquely susceptible to aspects of our faith that are true.

For a person of Faith The inst «itution of being a good husband or wife is take as a vow and as such a service to God.

As a God - fearing soul - filled person, I see no reason to bargain with atheists or their idiotic vestiges of palpable dogma they spew forth by their desicrating religious faiths of abundant measures Teach your children well you parents of Atheistic dissention.

Everything that could be construed as good and decent about the bible and the christian faith, peolpe like you destroy and wrap yourself in a cloak of arrogance as if you are better than other people and you will be «amiling from heaven» at all the sinners.

It attracts predominantly Hindus, but also people from other faiths as well.

Best of all, she suggests that people of faith do themselves and others a disservice when they use the bible selectively to bolster their arguments for specific political views and lifestyle prescriptions, using it «as a blunt weapon», as she puts it.

Although we are / were both people of faith, our words to each other were as good as any prayer.

Paul was simply encouraging everyone in their faith, and as a matter of fact he was soon to have his head chopped off at the hands of Caesar, so what good did it do hiim if he was trying to control people with his letters?

It was written by many people over the span of hundreds of years, it is tribal rules from the infancy of our development and arguably is not a good book at all but full of hatred, spite and unspeakable violence, and you arent allowed to use «faith» as your proof of existence... faith is nothing less than the throwing away of reason i.e. belief without evidence.

Wnen bad things happen to good people they can be used as steping stones to increase their faith and characters, but I don't know how those that are unbelievers view it, other than a «O» well, that's life.»

We just ask that people learn about the world as well as their faith and realize that no matter what Supreme Being you believe in, someone else believes in theirs just as strongly!

you want to display the christian cross at a site where people of many faiths died, then be willing to display each of those religious icons as well.

We acknowledge with gratitude your devotion to the cause of religious freedom at home as well as abroad and your labors to protect the conscience rights of the Little Sisters of the Poor and people of all faiths and shades of belief.

From Agnostic to Islam and I have seen examples in the past... so my humble request to you is not to stop... keep learning or studying the new stuffs... an advice to you when you decide to study or learn about Islam — do not point to the people who does wrong things as wrong doing people are there in everywhere regardless of faith, but look into the scripture and go to someone who has knowledge if you have any question that bothers you but make sure that person is well educated to his community... i ask The Almighty God to open your heart...

Y What I took offense to was the bashing of the religion as a whole — GOOD people are found within my FAITH... and ANGRY ones too.

After being in a Calvinist church for over a decade, and witnessing person after person and family after family leaving the church in a more broken condition than which they came, including several divorces, one woman abandoning her family to become a sex slave, and many rejecting the faith altogether, I discovered, to my great chagrin, that it had taken a toll on my family as well.

satans aim was to stop the fulfillment of the seed that would crush satan underfoot.This hybrid between the angels and man created giants abominations in Gods eyes.They also were a threat to Gods people as can be seen by the giants in the land of caanan after the flood.If we agree on that then there is no way that Eve would have had intercourse with satan [false doctrine of the seed of satan -RCB- because the blood lines were still untainted by angelic beings or satan at the time of Noah maybe that is also why the genealogy of Christ is well presented with no surprises apart from Hagar and Ruth these two were gentiles that shows Gods mercy grace was always there to all nations he accepts people by faith not by race.Prior to the flood the mixing of the angels and man must have been widespread after the flood these beings were present but in limited numbers and God told his people to destroy them as they were abominations but they were a threat to Gods people.It would be interesting to hear what the rabbis had to say on this matter as i would think the stories would have been past down from generation to the next.Especially regarding the flood.God promised he would never flood the earth again but a time is coming when the earth will be judged not by flood but by fire Jesus is our ark and we are safe in him.brentnz

Because they (attempt to) care for widows, orphans, the homeless, the addicted and spend millions of dollars and travel thousands of miles to find people who do not any type of access to the gospel and translate the Bible into their native language, or build schools and hospitals as well as churches their witness and their faith is nullified because they (wrongfully) dismiss porn stars and the people trying to reach them?

That was a very interesting read many comments caught my attention I've recently been diagnosed with Bipolar I have hallucinations and hear voices in my ear's when I hallucinate it's likes they are trying to get me thousands of them I can only describe them as dark shadows and they are trying to get me just as they are about to get me a brilliant white light surrounds me and there's three entities humanly shaped but like this brilliant white light they are also glowing this brilliant whiteness I can't understand what they are saying the only way I can explain it is emotions comfort joy love is what I feel emanating from these entities the voices I hear aren't evil telling me to do bad things to people when I get put into a mode of fear I live in a rough area of Scotland and everytime I've got into a fight something possesses me I know this for a fact as I can't control myself I'm an observer watching my family / Friends say I change they say my eyes change and I look evil I personally do think possibly through my own personal experience I» am possessed as I act out of character I've lost interest in many things I've recently I decided it's time for change I've lost my faith I've been trying to connect with God and feel his love which I used to feel the presence of the holy spirit everytime I try connect I get a feeling of abandonment I just think if I am possessed could these entities stop me connecting with «God» I can say from my heart of hearts «JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH» I think it's more to do with the persons own personal fears which I have noticed my fears have changed if I had to be truthfully with myself I fear God which I know I'm not supposed to just I can't explain it I guess if you ever need a test subject I'm up for the challenge like I said I'm on journey to find myself and my travels have brought me hear I'm going to hang around for a wee while there's lots of good information to be plundered loll

Well, precisely: since Sheerman says that «faith education works all right as long as people are not thatserious about their faith», it is obvious not only that that is exactly what he is attempting to do, but also that Bishop Roche is absolutely right (other bishops please note) to resist him.

On the other hand, I want as well to share faith and Christian hope with these people, to avoid shutting off genuine interpersonal encounter and my own self - disclosure because of any false allegiance to psychotherapeutic norms — and I doubt that empathy alone constitutes such a sharing.

We've got a variety of well - known theologians, biblical scholars, musicians and church leaders scheduled, as well as interesting people eager to share about their faith, lifestyle, interests, stories, and areas of expertise.

Most people in both of these camps — particularly those of faith — are interested in eliminating abortions, as well as the reasons a woman may feel compelled to have one.

The church also convened an international conference in Crete, but as Patriarch Bartholomew says, «our efforts will be meaningless if they remain fragmented».19 The demands of the world call upon Christians not only to act ecumenically but together with all people of faith and good will.

By far, the most damaging misrepresentation is one that is perpetuated both from outside our faith, as well as from some of our own people.

Mainline churches looking to retain and attract young people, particularly «homeless» evangelicals like myself, would do well to look to Missiongathering as a model, for, at least from my perspective, they have managed to combine all that is great about the mainline with all that is great about evangelicalism into one faith community.

We easily regard as the defeat and regression of the Church in modern times what is actually only the social manifestation of a state which has always existed, even in the so - called good old days, because even then people, on the average, had but little faith, hope and love of God and men.

As long as a person preserves his external union with the Church by fulfilling his duties, he may well himself decide in Christian freedom whether he prays better, that is to say with greater faith, hope and love at home or at a liturgical celebratioAs long as a person preserves his external union with the Church by fulfilling his duties, he may well himself decide in Christian freedom whether he prays better, that is to say with greater faith, hope and love at home or at a liturgical celebratioas a person preserves his external union with the Church by fulfilling his duties, he may well himself decide in Christian freedom whether he prays better, that is to say with greater faith, hope and love at home or at a liturgical celebration.

As People magazine reported, despite all her troubles and irresponsible acts, Patty Duke's childhood faith still had a real pull on her: «For a good Catholic girl, abortion was out of the question.»

- Well considering you are now cherry picking and not realizing that if you truely believe our «works don't save us» then what you've just told me is that as long as I have faith in god and christ I have carte blanche to go on a rampage and kill people, or be a di.ck, or anything else I want to do because my works on earth apparently mean nothing.

Well, theology in southern Africa has had a political edge, because people have had to maintain their faith within a system of oppression which itself often had a Christian theological justification, as in South Africa.

I wonder sometimes if the Jesus of the bible might not have been an atheist as he informed people that it was not he who did the healing «Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace and be healed of your affliction.»

Elijah did well as a person of faith, performing an assortment of exploits, such as summoning fire from heaven, organising the weather and raising the dead.

If he believes that God is at the beginning as well as at the end, the Alpha as well as the Omega; if his hope for the future arises out of his faith in God's eternal presence; it is because he discerns the manner of God's presence and the way of his working in the strange person of Jesus of Nazareth, in his life and teaching, and not least in the bitter and apparently senseless tragedy of his death.

The reason, though offered as much by faith as by sight, is that in Jesus Christ, as the apostle put it to the Colossians, «all things hold together,» even the well - publicized actions of well - known figures and the day - to - day activities of ordinary people carried on with never a thought about the scrutiny of history.

I think this notion that b / c some religious people are jerks and shove their religion down your face that its acceptable to be an atheist (which is in fact blind faith as well, do not confuse agnostic with atheism) jerk that wants to shove their opinion down your throat.

I also think people will define their faith as they see fit — what makes the most sene to them — it is not good to make people «fall in line».

As a person who has faith and educational attainment (BS»03 MS» 05), I strive my best to think critically and freely.

Baker reports about the response to one of his six - day preaching tour: «The men of four villages wished at once to cut off their top - knots, and asked for baptism forthwith... I said that faith and patience were the life of Christ's people, and that a profession of this nature could not be put on and off like clothing: they had better wait;... But they said, «You must destroy our devil - places, and teach us to pray to our Father, as you call Him, in Heaven, or some beginning must be made.»

I really get a good laugh when people mention Buddhism as a religion of faith.

There are indeed many intelligent, sincere, well - meaning people who say such things as: «Whatever the controversy, and however strong the scholarly arguments against it, I choose to believe in the supernatural aspects of my faith, simply because it is very important for me in the life of my faith to be radically aware of sacred mysteries.»

The in - spite - of character of the Christian faith is apt, I am afraid, to increase as well as decrease tension among people, to cause a new dissension as well as a great unity, thus falling into a false endlessness.

While I in fact acknowledge that there is no way that a devout Jew can really understand Edith's willingness to embrace the Cross of Christ just as Edith's mother could not understand her child's Christian faith, all of us people of good will, be we Jewish or Christian, can acknowledge our common tie to the mystery of God's redemption that began with the covenant with Abraham, continued and was solidified in the exodus, and is with us today, whether we are still awaiting the promised messiah or believe that he has already come and is among us now.

well just thinking about these wars in the muslim / mid-east world over religious differences (which may reflect mental states in many ways) in a world where most realize that living in the present moment is best way to happiness and being in the moment in non-strife and awareness through the teachings of masters such as found in the buddhist, taoist, zen, etc., etc., etc. spriritually based practices of religious like thought and teachings, etc. that to ask these scientifically educated populace whom have access to vast amounts of knowledges and understandings on the internet, etc. to believe in past beliefs that perhaps gave basis and inspiration to that which followed — but is not the end all of all times or knowledges — and is thus — non self - sustaining in a belief that does not encompass growth of knowledge and understanding of all truths and being as it is or could be — is to not respect the intelligence and minds and personage of even themselves — not to be disrespected nor disrespectful in any way — only to point out that perhaps too much is asked to put others into the cloak of blind faith and adherance to the past that disregards the realities of the present and the potential of the future... so you try to live in the past — and destroy your present and your future — where is the intelligence in that — and why do people continually fear monger or allow to be fear — mongered into this destructive vision of the future based upon the past?

Because you don't like something you ignore historical records as well as people's faith.