We are brought up in the Church to accept other
faiths and love people equally.
Not exact matches
But don't you dare go making sweeping generalizations of secular
people who are kind, peace
loving and law abiding... unlike some
people of
faith who harbor child abusers within their own confines.
I have to say that many of the posts throughout this website make me very happy that I have a church where I can worship God
and celebrate His endless
love with
people of like
faith.
The Christian
faith and the other
faiths that believe in a
loving, peaceful God (including much of the Islamic world) have reached out into our communities to help
people — helping first
and preaching God's
love by example.
On the same point, I know many, many
people of
faith who do not «force» their views on others, yet instead use their
faith as their guiding principle to share
love, kindness,
and goodness to others.
I also hope
and pray that some of these young
people dedicate themselves to the truths of the
faith and help guide human life into a revival of spirit
and love as our Lord intended.
The moral challenge that faces many
faith communities is how to accept
and love people when you disapprove of their behavior.
Yes, talk mostly about family
and love and life, but don't withhold elements of that
persons faith that they deserve in settling their existential angst.
so please try to be civil
and not slam doors in the face of
people that put a lot of
love and faith in their efforts to share good news in this world of increasing bad news.
and by that i mean the clergymen, not the author of the article, i believe in the good
faith you good
people have with the loss of your
loved ones... god bless
It has nothing really to do with religious
faith - it has to do with
people's ability, in their final hours or days, to see
love as way to understand their life
and their relationships
and find some comfort in that understanding.
«I
love my church
and have a lot of
faith, but culturally we haven't done a good job in dealing with
people who are gay when they face life challenges,» whether that be coming out, depression or struggles with suicide or illness, Fletcher said.
I am not the most religious of
people, but I do believe in God,
and Jesus... but many
people seem to forget that God's SON sacrificied himself for our sins... in my book, a SON is part of a FAMILY... God put us on this earth to be of free will
and to make our own way...
Love being the biggest part of that way... we love God and we love Jesus... but we are also all part of his FAMILY... He made us all to be part of a unit that has hope and faith and love... we were meant to procreate... so what does it matter if a person who is dying does not automatically think of God, but of their loved o
Love being the biggest part of that way... we
love God and we love Jesus... but we are also all part of his FAMILY... He made us all to be part of a unit that has hope and faith and love... we were meant to procreate... so what does it matter if a person who is dying does not automatically think of God, but of their loved o
love God
and we
love Jesus... but we are also all part of his FAMILY... He made us all to be part of a unit that has hope and faith and love... we were meant to procreate... so what does it matter if a person who is dying does not automatically think of God, but of their loved o
love Jesus... but we are also all part of his FAMILY... He made us all to be part of a unit that has hope
and faith and love... we were meant to procreate... so what does it matter if a person who is dying does not automatically think of God, but of their loved o
love... we were meant to procreate... so what does it matter if a
person who is dying does not automatically think of God, but of their
loved ones?
Now as a Christian I follow the new testament,
and so striving to be Christ like as a Christian I accept everyone for who they are, I
love them
and do not presume to know the right way for them to live their life, instead I simply open my arms to others
and know that all
people of all
faiths are just fine it doesn't matter to me what you do with your life all that matters is the way that you do it... that was my understanding of christs teachings anyways
Contrary to the plati - tudes abhorred by Lamott
and put forth often by
people who claim to be Christian, putting
faith in God does not mean letting go, it means grabbing on to the truth of God, trusting fully in Him,
and acting responsively to His
love which endures for us despite our undeserving nature.
Yes, we can go to social gatherings elsewhere, but for
people of
faith who don't want to look at the world as hopeless
and destined for disaster, we wish the churches we know
and love would join us
and do the same.
So glad to read an account from another
person who
loves exploring other beliefs
and faiths.
To put those signs up in the neighborhoods, where
people clearly
love and believe in their
faith, is just asking for trouble.
These guys lived their
faith in real, tactical, practical ways that led millions of
people closer to Jesus, in big efforts
and small acts of
love.
Let us be a group of
people who want to listen in
love and work out our salvation through
faith together.
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
In those days I tried to think of myself as an atheist because I was pretty sure that the God Christians proclaimed loathed me for my sins — my laziness, my incompetence, my general lack of
faith,
and most of all my lack of
love toward
people in my life whom I knew I was supposed to
love.
«The aim is to accompany young
people in their journey of
faith —
and for that, we need spirit - filled evangelists, who are really in
love with God» said Curtis Martin, founder of the movement, which began in America
and is now in its 20th year.
but if anyone truley had God in thier heart
and had
faith in the Lord... simply by folding your hands
and asking God to enter your heart... (try it he will be there for you,
and you will feel the joy of His
love), then they would never do things like this... he obviously was not a
person who
loved God because No one with God in thier heart would want to do thing s like that... you HATE sin when you truely
love God, No ones perfect though, even those who belive in God we all stray from our beliefs, its human nature
and the devil takes advantage of this.
Then there are the Bad Attitudes of the immature in
faith: I have a hard time accepting myself; I feel overwhelmed by all the responsibilities
and obligations I have; My life is filled with stress
and anxiety; I tend to be critical of other
people; I do not want churches getting involved in political issues; I do not understand how a
loving God can allow so much pain
and suffering in the world.
In the graciousness of the book (something often lacking when
people engage Emergent, no names but...), in its passionate for the Scriptures, in its understanding that true
faith shows itself in
love, in its acceptance of the many things postmodernism has going for it without capitulating to todays culture,
and especially in the willingness to both take on
and unite both sides, Wittmer has written something here to be commended for,
and something that all believers no matter what side they lean toward would do well to read.
It wasn't the summer that brought an end to my doubt, but it was the summer I encountered a different Jesus, a Jesus who requires more from me than intellectual assent
and emotional allegiance; a Jesus who associated with sinners
and infuriated the religious; a Jesus who broke the rules
and refused to cast the first stone; a Jesus who gravitated toward sick
people and crazy
people, homeless
people and hopeless
people; a Jesus who preferred story to exposition
and metaphor to syllogism; a Jesus who answered questions with more questions,
and demands for proof with demands for
faith... a Jesus who healed each
person differently
and saved each
person differently; a Jesus who had no list of beliefs to check off, no doctrinal statements to sign, no surefire way to tell who was «in»
and who was «out»; a Jesus who
loved after being betrayed, healed after being hurt,
and forgave while being nailed to a tree; a Jesus who asked his disciples to do the same...
1) This is not a particularly hospitable place for agnostics 2) Nothing would crush my parents more than learning that their daughter has walked away from the
faith 3) I have a book deal with a Christian publisher 4) I want to keep my Christian friends 5) My doubts come
and go, so there's no reason to unnecessarily drag the
people I
love through my drama 6) If I fake it maybe I can convince myself that everything's okay
Gal 2:20 «I have been crucified with Christ;
and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me;
and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by
faith in the Son of God, who
loved me
and gave Himself up for me» The government takes care of needy
people; does that make welfare
love?
Pope Benedict again reminds us: Many
people today have a limited idea of the Christian
faith because they identify it with a mere system of beliefs
and values rather than with the truth of a God who revealed Himself in history, anxious to communicate with human beings in a tête - a-tête, in a relationship of
love with them.
i
love it when
people talk about religion
and there
faith its mind boggling how
people create up what ever they want.
The real test of
love as seen in the deeper moral traditions of mankind,
and in the Christian
faith, is the willingness of
persons to commit their lives
and sexual being faithfully to one another «till death do us part».29
The Ear of the Heart presents the life of a
person whose character,
faith and love continue, after some 50 years, to respond with self - emptying generosity to such a God - given call.
And the more people know their faith the more they will see the beauty of their faith and therefore love their fai
And the more
people know their
faith the more they will see the beauty of their
faith and therefore love their fai
and therefore
love their
faith.
Having spent the last ten years wrestling through some tough questions related to
faith, heaven, hell,
and salvation, I really appreciate the personal way in which Bell frames the conversation, asking the very questions I was so afraid to ask all those years
and proclaiming the same hope I only dared believe — that God doesn't give up on
people, that he is ever -
loving, ever - redeeming, ever pursuing.
Nympha smiles as her voice carries the words: «We have heard of your
faith in Christ Jesus
and of the
love you have for all God's
people.»
If you have the gift of evangelism, you
love to share your
faith with other
people,
and you sometimes get frustrated that other's don't share your passion.
Nothing «turns into» agape, but
love experienced in depth within the context of
faith in God's agape becomes an occasion for gratitude, humility
and the celebration which expresses the life of God's
people in his world.
I
love it when
people like you try to present the idea that
faith is a wash between spiritual believers
and those without a belief in the supernatural.
After serving on the pastoral staff of one of the most progressive evangelical churches in the country, Brian
and his wife Carrie took a big step of
faith and returned to Dayton to launch The Mission — a new community of Christ - followers committed to
loving God
and loving people.
Your
faith in a dead God is vain; you're apparently blind to your own disbelief
and sadly cut off from repentance of it;
and your prejudiced accusations
and support of a policy platform that defiles the sacred fountain of life, pretending to «
love»
people by clothing them in chains of dependency, expose your fearful guilt.
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.
When absolute control
and rigid obedience pose as
love within the family
and the local
faith - community, we produce trained cowards rather than Christian
persons.»
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 celebration.
What defines the inquiry as «theology» is its guiding goal, not the distinctive «methods» it employs (although it will be poor theology if it employs inappropriate methods), nor the distinctive subjectivity of the
persons engaged in the inquiry (although it may be pretty thin theology if the inquirers are not personally «formed» by
faith, hope,
and love).
Rather, it follows the flawed efforts of terrified
people who, out of
faith and love, willingly «wrestle not against flesh
and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places» (Eph.
For these reasons
and more, I highly recommend this book not only for
people experiencing a crisis of
faith but for
people who
love and care for someone experiencing a crisis of
faith and don't know how to respond.
... When God saves
people in this life by working through his Spirit to bring them to
faith and by leading them to follow Jesus in discipleship, prayer, holiness, hope,
and love, such
people are designed... to be a sign
and foretaste of what God wants to do for the entire cosmos.
Today we have plenty of cults, sects
and false churches replacing practical
love and righteousness in daily life (that would require the true
faith) through ridiculous rituals (for example, the Muslims keep the 5 Pillars of Islam; that is enough to be a good Muslim, but they are not required to
love all
people independent from belief, nationality, etc.) The cults, sects
and false churches make their members practicing a biased
love.
We know this Camping is a false prophet but the danger is his deception
and the fact that this event will drive more
people away from the
faith as the press
loves to ridicule Christians.