Sentences with phrase «felt compelled»

I have from time to time felt compelled to offer a word of caution about the bishops» overextending their competence — meaning both authority and knowledge — in pronouncing on public policy.

Many men who had begun a conventional pastoral ministry sometime in the latter half of the century found themselves so deeply involved in the forces of social change that they felt compelled to alter radically their concept of the ministry.

there being no evidence of god man felt compelled to create one» — Voltaire Only idiots and fools beleive in god and church bears only liars and thieves.

there being no evidence of god man felt compelled to create one» — Voltaire»

You felt compelled to comment.

Craig maybe the definition of teaching men under authority is limited to that particular area within the church.But that does nt stop God from working outside those constraints.Mother Etta and no doubt other women felt compelled to preach the gospel such as women missionaries.Mother Etta preached the gospel and many were saved people were healed just as in the day of the disciples it is the same Jesus that saves and delivered from from sin and disease not the fact that it was a man who spoke behind the altar.Why do you find it hard to see that God can use women just like he uses men to witness for him.The call to witness for Christ is for everyone not just men and not just in a church situation.When we limit God to a narrow view it limits the effectiveness of the gospel.

Hartley felt compelled to speak out against the trafficking to some of the highest - ranking officials in the country and ended up being permanently expelled from the country about a decade ago.

So much so that the one who loved him deeply felt compelled to write: God is love.

I'm not YeahRight, but felt compelled to respond to this.

As someone who is an evangelist at heart, I'm naturally inclined to hope people move towards rather than away from Christianity when they listen, but I've never felt compelled to ensure that the traffic only flows in one direction.

For some reason, these people felt compelled to blame Warren for the death of his 27 - year - old son or defend their position that suicide is an unforgiveable sin and therefore Matthew Warren would never be received in heaven.

It is too bad you felt compelled to take her inventory instead of recognizing her AA experience.

The Guardian gave the book the title of «Most Despised Science Book of 2012» and Prospect magazine felt compelled to defend Nagel's sanity.

He never set out to start a new denomination, but felt compelled to reach those whom the church was not reaching and as a result, inevitably generated a separate church, due mostly to practical concerns rather than theological ones.

That is precisely why I felt compelled to consider the nature of the genre in a systematic fashion.

These people, knowing it necessary that people that we have been given an undeserved gift of Grace didn't choose to «keep it simple» but felt compelled to also make sure we were aware: Christianity is shocking in that God loves us so much he was willing to die for us rather than leave us trying (and failing) to impress him on our own; but frankly, people had conceived of such an notion before, the twist is that a God fully capable of saving us has already accomplished all the necessary work to save us but without needing us to do so nonetheless invites us to participate in our own salvation.

It's hard to imagine a modern - day academic, under pressure to produce, leaving such a volume of work unpublished, but Oakeshott never felt compelled to bow to worldly pressures or pursue worldly gains — going so far as to decline, graciously, an offer of a knighthood.

They felt compelled to either accept or reject his message.

Villegas is a mother of two who has been living in the United States for nearly a decade but never felt compelled to become a citizen until now.

In answer we felt compelled immediately to volunteer the information that we had been victims of Nazism, in order to dispel any suspicion that we might have been Nazis ourselves.

It is small wonder that the prophets who preserved the traditions of a covenant God felt compelled to announce that the chaotic evil and violence which Yahweh opposes in the world were now to be found in Israel itself.

In the same story in which this comment appeared, the Reuters correspondent felt compelled to add that Benedict «has devoted considerable time in office to writing a major study entitled, «Jesus of Nazareth» rather than administering the Church.»

In fact, Phil's experience has been so vast that he felt compelled to write a book on anthropology.

Having just now found this post and felt compelled to respond.

but interesting that you felt compelled to repeat your post.

My daughter is in college (TCU, Texas Christian College) and she was inspired by «write His story» by Francesca Battistelli, and she felt compelled to sing and play this song at a fund raiser for a mission trip.

After he left the University of Strasbourg in 1913 to go to Africa, Schweitzer increasingly felt compelled to communicate with the literate public rather than with his academic colleagues.

Many contemporary theologians have felt compelled to provide a theory sufficient to supply an adequate foundation for the truth or meaningfulness of religious discourse.

Thanks to a certain online friend of mine, who also happens to be an avid blogger, who was traveling through a certain US city, was stopped at a traffic light, saw this sign, and felt compelled to snap a pic and send it to me.

As I was reading through this section of scripture today I felt compelled to look up another opinion of what it meant to compare it to my understanding of the passage.

When he finally felt compelled to speak of his experience to his erstwhile friends in Corinth, he used the third person, as if he were speaking of someone else.

In response, his local bishop felt compelled to give the following clarification.

The random acts of kindness are part of «sharethemiracle» - the brainchild of Dan Usher, who last year felt compelled to buy 100 chocolate eggs from a local supermarket and give them away.

I've been reading for months, but haven't felt compelled to respond until I read this article.

I felt compelled of the holy spirit to call him.

I've not felt compelled to comment because others were already saying what I was thinking.

I was left wondering why in the world Clara felt compelled to lie to Danny about still travelling wit the Doctor.

Be1iever, I felt compelled to respond to your comment.

Cpt You may have a point as even the Apostle Paul felt compelled to comment when believers in his day thought forgiveness allowed for more sin: «What then?

During this time he was threatened repeatedly, to the point that he felt compelled to receive training in the use of weapons.

Fr William Aitcheson from Virginia said he felt compelled to speak out about his «despicable» past after a recent white supremacist rally in the US state which turned deadly.

After a handful of years of getting to know teenagers and young adults who were brought to the US as children, or who were citizens themselves but continually feared their parents» deportation, this church felt compelled to act.

I have never commented on a CNN article before, but given the current comments I felt compelled to say Thank You Joshua for praying for our President.

Even the «freethinkers» felt compelled to assert morality all the more strenuously for their denial of God.

But because I have felt compelled to take it, I somehow feel safeguarded while I walk it.

He admitted HE did not want to do it, but felt compelled to do it.

You're the one who felt compelled to respond.

Ian, I happen to be a catholic MD and felt compelled to make some comments on this page.

Some felt compelled to ask for spiritual advice.

Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God's holy people.