Sentences with phrase «for accepting its authority»

A summary of recent biblical critical scholarship attempts to provide a similarly credible ground for accepting its authority.

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Meanwhile, authorities in the Swiss towns of Zug and Chiasson have experimented with accepting Bitcoin for taxes and municipal services.

««Virtual currencies» means a digital representation of value that is neither issued by a central bank or a public authority, not attached to a legally established currency, which does not possess the legal status of currency or money, but is accepted by natural or legal persons as a means of exchange or for other purposes, and can be transferred, stored or traded electronically.

The most likely explanation, aside from a mistake, in this author's opinion, is to demonstrate that China is unlikely to passively accept tariffs on steel, aluminum, and solar panels — industries the U.S. Trade authorities are looking to penalise shortly for unfair trade practices.

This is not authenticated yet and the website is not widely accepted as an authority in binary trade matters nor does it speak for traders in the binary options marketplace.

It will not accept solely on the basis of authority but will search for what it finds convincing and persuasive; it will not, however, be fantasy or mere play but will assume that there is something to find out and that if some imagined possibilities fail, others may succeed.

You can not accept this kind of authoritarianism, and neither can I. Nevertheless, «authority» can have an admirable meaning, and we could not live without it for a single day.

The 1938 report Doctrine in the Church of England says that «every individual ought to test his or her belief in practice and, so far as his or her ability and training allow, to think out his or her own belief and to distinguish between what has been accepted on authority only and what has been appropriated in thought or experience».23 Such an emphasis has to allow for variety of belief and view within the community.

They make their report to the authorities by the chain of command, i.e., from the gatekeepers to the king (for they themselves have no right of entry into the city and they accept their position).

The major issue is that the very authority of the bible is not accepted by non-christians, and in order for any discussion on the bible to be valid, the authority would need to be demonstrated.

Another test for the church is how far it can build an accepting fellowship where people can articulate their own experience of God in Christ This again raises questions about the future organization of the institutional church and whether it can or should maintain its present hierarchical structure where authority seems to come down from on high.

Judge made the biggest mistake of his life to let that mosque to be built.and problem is that people will pay heavily for that decision.Islam is the source of problem, Koran is the source problem.They use our freedom of religion, they sneak in cities under the name of peace and love then they strike hard, though other religions have no rights in their contries.Here is statement from Omar Ahmed chairman of the Board of council on America Islamic Relation:» Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant.The Quran should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on earth «Does this sounds to you religionf peace, love and logic?or terrorist thresd for thr future?

For me personally, the most difficult thing to understand about Mormons in general is that each one I have ever known lives in great fear of not being accepted into their celestial heaven — fear of the hierarchy and authority of the church.

The emptiness of isolated existence and the meaningless of a life that has no goals besides individual gain opens people to accept the authority of those who promise answers in exchange for conformity and obedience.

It is inconceivable to me that Paul can be quoted by modern male chauvinists as the biblical authority for excluding women from accepting God's call to serve others in the name of Christ, when Paul himself encouraged and congratulated inspired women who were prominent — to use his own descriptions — as deacons, apostles, ministers and saints.

This is the foundation for our disposition to accept Him as our Shepherd since the words He speaks and the path He offers are not based on human authority but God's.

«WE HAVE THE VICTORY» For those struggling with thoughts of unforgiveness and attacks on the mind especially deceiving thoughts and doubts these are from satan in the word they are called fiery darts we are to quench those darts by faith so we need to read the word and believe that Gods word is true.We also have the victory over these thoughts because when we accept Jesus the holy spirit dwells within us so satan does nt have authority over us he can not rule what belongs to God he can only deceive.We can not defeat the enemy in our strength we need the holy spirit when we try and overcome him in our strength we struggle especially with our thoughs and in the area of sin.If you are having evil thoughts or doubts commit your way unto the Lord and let him fight your battle.Tell the enemy he has no authority over you that you are under the covering of Jesus Christ and when you have doubts memorise verses on faith ie greater is he that is in me than he that is in the world.The holy spirit is just like Jesus talk to him be friends with him he helps us to live like Christ and gives us the power to do it.We are overcomers more than conquerers through Christ who strengthens us.brentnz

If a Catholic educational institution accepts this mission for its theology programmes it will naturally function with a respect for magisterial authority and teaching, a love for the Church's tradition and a desire to transmit it without modification.

Always question authority people... check the facts... do not accept them for face value just because they are in leadership.

Using the bank account he controlled for the Magen Israel Society charitable organization, Kassin accepted checks, deducted a 10 % commission and then issued the difference to other organizations, authorities said.

This kind of biblical absolutism can not be accepted, for despite the assurance it can generate, such authority is neither possible nor permissible.

But if Christianity represents, as it surely does, God's whole plan of salvation for humankind, must not all persons sooner or later accept its authority?

Natural law reasoning helps deepen this altogether proper obedience by illuminating the rational basis for moral principles accepted on authority.

But I confess that I do admire the way in which many European Christians, West and East, have accepted the new, minority status of believing Christianity, and have experienced this as both release and opportunity: release from the duties of chaplaincy to authority; opportunity for truer, untrammelled service of God and creation.

Feminine theology calls for an end to all authoritarian models of truth — including the model of the ordained minister or priest, for «ordination» means accepting the authority of the traditional Christian framework and being licensed to carry on that tradition.

If we accept the globalization of the economy, then we must work for globalization of political authority as well.

So, should those who accept the Bible as their supreme authority for belief hold to the Creed's doctrine on this point?

Their book is a delight to read for many reasons, not the least of which is their employment of a wonderful array of in - your - face metaphors taken from the world of free - market capitalism and their serious questioning of such accepted authorities as Sidney Ahlstrom, Martin Marty, and Winthrop Hudson.

«The proposition of law is one which, I think, has been accepted by the highest judicial authority, and acted upon for a great number of years.

I accept that Barca, for instance were helped by the city authority some years ago, when the bought the training ground for some $ 200m, but the truth is, in the modern football world major success is only possible by tossing huge sums of money about.

Manchester United's January signing Alexis Sanchez has accepted a 16 - month prison sentence after defrauding the Spanish tax authorities for almost $ 1million, quotes a report from Metro...

Amy Chua (Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother) on the one hand proposed that the best way for a parent to prepare kids for a successful future is to stress academic performance, never accept a mediocre grade, and instill a deep respect for authority.

On that note, Jenny Jones, Green party member of the Metropolitan Police Authority has just put out a statement saying she will be asking for assurances that no - one in the current police investigation has ever accepted money from the press.»

Moreover, they have also undermined the rationale and authority of Parliament itself, for, while a majority of parliamentarians is opposed to Brexit on reasoned grounds, all are under intense pressure to accept the 52/48 «will of the people».

However, given that there has been a change in recognised moral authority away from religion and towards secular influences, the question arises as to when a government is going to realise this change and accept the implications for public policy.

The US authorities initially claimed he was an «enemy combatant» in the global war on terror and for years our government more or less accepted this.

On Wednesday, January 6, 2016, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Regional Integration announced that Ghana has accepted a plea from the International Criminal Tribunal to provide shelter for two cleared terrorist suspects of Yemeni origin who were detained in Guantanamo Bay prison by US authorities.

But it does not bode well for political debates, or a «politics.stackexchange,» if the accepted answer is essentially «who knows because there is no commonly accepted authority».

Off topic question topics included whether the mayor and his wife have smoked marijuana inside Gracie Mansion, a Daily News call for the mayor to «accept responsibility for inflaming the police», whether the mayor believes he should apologize for comments on the police, whether the Democratic National Committee has expressed concerns about current mayoral / police friction as it considers Brooklyn as a site for the 2016 Democratic Convention, whether the mayor supports the recent Cuomo / Christie veto of legislation on the Port Authority, a pending state legislative bill on police disability pensions, the expected special election in the 11th Congressional District, whether the mayor believes there is a police slowdown, the dismay of the recently shot and wounded police officers at Mayor de Blasio's hospital visit, the possible change in the Staten Island Chuck / Groundhog Day ceremony, the meeting today between Police Commissioner Bratton and union leaders and how Mayor de Blasio envisions the current mayoral / police friction ending.

Following a review of the Executive Order announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Dec. 22, legal counsel for the WCSD has advised the following: «Under the current Executive Order, school districts do not have the legal authority to accept pre-payments for the 2018 - 19 school year.»

In June, the EFC's board of directors voted to provide $ 511 million worth of loans to the state Thruway Authority for 12 projects related to the bridge, and the Thruway Authority quickly voted to accept the money.

Wanting to take action before the end of the year in order to receive Long Island Power Authority rebates, the board accepted a bid Tuesday night for installation of photovoltaic panels at the shelter on Peconic Lane.

PLATTSBURGH The Common Council has chided the Plattsburgh Farmer's Market for their reluctance to accept new vendors, and has temporarily deferred renewing their authority to run the seasonal event.

It would mean accepting a role for the European Court of Justice that would see it still having direct legal authority in our country.

NCA insiders, have no difficulty accepting the appointment of one Edmund Fianko, as Deputy Director, Engineering at the authority, but the creation of Cyber Security Department for Kwadwo Gyamfi Osafo Maafo, has left many of them in outmost disbelieve.

The journals said they would accept this, as long as some mechanism could be found to get that information to people who needed it — notably scientists handling H5N1 and public health authorities in countries with the virus, both of whom need to watch for those mutations.

This is also the point that public health authorities, physicians and nutritionists almost religiously refuse to accept or even understand, because one implication of what I'm saying is that the good Dr. Atkins was right all along, and they just can't get it through their head, as Oz can't, that a diet of the kind Atkins recommended might be not only healthy but the medically appropriate treatment for the condition — in this case, obesity.

You need authority and respect for her to accept your sexy talk as real and true for fuck.

But this accident is coming right after Dixon's admonishment by authorities for his brutal vigilante tactics, and he probably correctly assumes that the truth wouldn't be accepted, deciding to contrive an escalating series of evasions.

Thus, if a child disobeyed one of the foremen, his house mother would learn of it and would draw on the affection the child had for her in helping him to accept the foreman's authority.