Sentences with phrase «faith of that ancient people»

As a short, inductive introduction the emphasis is on meaning and especially on the meaning of the ancient text in the life and faith of that ancient people, Israel.

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This is to affirm that, while the institution of Israelite prophetism developed relatively slowly and attained maturity relatively late, the essence of the prophetic was present from the Mosaic era, inherent in the faith of ancient Israel from her formation as a people out of Egyptian slavery.

If your so - called «faith» is so strong and «protects» you from all of your perceived «dangers of evil», then WHY are you so afraid of people who have simply decided to live a life guided by REASON instead of a life guided by contrived dogma and ancient mythology?

Nor have I anything to say about cultures or peoples who have not suffered the history of faith and disenchantment we have, or who do not share our particular relation to European antiquity or the heritage of ancient Christendom.

That is an ancient doctrine of the faith, but too often today people shy away from it and try to mitigate the revealed truth that a religious vocation is more perfect than any secular life can be.

-- And there are also many practicing Hindus who have contributed to science and technology, as well as people of other faiths, including all those ancient Greeks who were the fathers of modern science.

Dalahäst And there are also many practicing Hindus who have contributed to science and technology, as well as people of other faiths, including all those ancient Greeks who were the fathers of modern science.

This reveals the ancient wisdom of our faith that recognizes that most of our people are good hearted, who do not victimize others actively, but passively miss the clear call to love — not because they are unloving, but lazy, ignorant, or whatever.

On the one side was the utter ruin of the old, sustaining sacred places and customs with which their faith in God had been identified, and on the other side was the competition of the brilliant gods of Babylon, who, according to ancient theory, had proved their reality and power by the ascendency of their people.

These references depict a society still in touch with its roots, old men and old women renewed in the shade of Jesse's ancient stock, their old frames, matured by godly fear and faith, now become the polished horn for the spirit's eloquence: «The people who have walked in the dark have seen a wonderful light... for unto us a child is born.»

Although Isabel reads widely in philosophy, and although she lives in a country where» however much territory secularization has claimed» there are still abundant vestiges of Christian belief, not to mention people who continue to practice that ancient faith, she seems almost never to think about such matters.

Anyone who accepts the message of salvation in faith accepts it as a child, and stands in a different relationship to God from that of men in the religions of the ancient world; he dares to be unconstrained, he has no need of any mediation nor any mediating persons; he is in immediate relation to God.

Islam is a faith followed by more than a billion people but days like today make me want to start screaming and saying that we need to come out of ancient times.

Religion: This mechanic can reflect real practices performed by ancient people, brought into game as a way of boosting craft specialisation, and as part of a faith and healing system