Sentences with phrase «for images of god»

In the prophetic literature, various specific kinds of familiar person are the analogues for images of God as King, Judge, Shepherd, Husband, Father, etc..

Rather than look for the signs of people's brokenness, we choose to look for the image of God in them, and in turn love and honor them not only for who they are, but also for the potential of who they can be in Christ.

Nevertheless, each can acknowledge the other's relation to truth when each cares more for God than for his image of God.

The Hebrew root of the Latin phrase for image of God — imago Dei — means image, shadow or likeness of God.

Assistant Curator Bryan Keene and 2015 Summer Latin Academy participants look through Medieval Latin manuscripts for images of gods and monsters!

Not exact matches

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Rather, the theological and scientific advisers to the section included a Canadian member of parliament, who is also a United Church minister, quoting William Stringfellow, Rachel Carson, and John Cobb; a theologian from Hong Kong who called for rejecting the «commander» image in Genesis of God giving shape and order to what he has made, in favor of the (female) «brooding spirit» image «which best addresses our current crisis»; and Larry Rasmussen of New York's Union Seminary, who linked the work of the Spirit with the growing environmental movement.

This is just as true for people with a conservative theology of gender as for egalitarians: we should all be able to agree that, as humans created in God's image, the oppression of women is unacceptable.

The belief that all are made in the image of God carries with it profound moral implications for the church.

Transformed into something that becomes praise of God for the joy of being alive, the joy of love, the joy of being created male and female in his image and being given, in our creation, this stunning and amazing invitation to eternal ecstasy and union with God.»

I see the image of God in the Bible as through the generations a remnant is continually brought through the wickedness that longs for the promise of God.

But we... with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord... looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God» 2Corinthians 3, Hebrews12)

«exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.»

In terms of gender, God's original design was for men and women as co-rulers, co-inheritors, and equally carriers of the divine image of God.

Everything is thus an image of God, for the perfection of a thing would be to be God.

If we're saying — which we are — that life in the womb is life made in the image of God, then it makes perfect sense that battles for the dignity and honor of that life should extend wherever possible.

Note that Eve would bear God's image, for she was taken out of Adam's side.»

That is largely the result of a soteriology that begins with Original Sin rather than Original Blessing [mankind created in the image of God with the potential for aquiring «godlikeness» over time through cooperation with Grace].

: KJV Lv / 26 - 1 Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up -LCB- any -RCB- image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I -LCB- am -RCB- the LORD your God..

God is just looking for images — «images and likenesses» of the Inner Mystery.

20 For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse: 21 because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened.22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four - footed beasts, and creeping things.24 Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves: 25 for that they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for evFor the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse: 21 because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened.22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four - footed beasts, and creeping things.24 Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves: 25 for that they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for evfor the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four - footed beasts, and creeping things.24 Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves: 25 for that they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for evfor that they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for evfor a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for evfor ever.

When we look at the Book of Genesis, we see that the first thing God is looking for is quite simply «images» by which to communicate who - God - is (Genesis 1:26 - 27).

«David Hayward says more of the hopes of God, the struggles of the church and the possible path forward for us all in images than anyone could with words.»

844 In their religious behavior, however, men also display the limits and errors that disfigure the image of God in them: Very often, deceived by the Evil One, men have become vain in their reasonings, and have exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and served the creature rather than the Creator.

Thus it is far more problematic when someone who believes in God and that people are created in his image and have souls kills an innocent person than for someone who thinks of people as really smart animals to kill an innocent person.

Christians who want to defend our faith are being duped by the Father of Lies into falling for a story that says Islam is the enemy and therefore anything we do to fight Islam (including posting obvious lies, including inciting hatred for men and women made in God's image) is justified.

For example, how should we understand the image of God in us and in the evolution of the human race?

God's promised fulfillment includes, among other things, the image of a New Jerusalem where «death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away» (Rev. 21:4) As we begin to engage in the business of genetic co-creation, how can we be sure that our path goes toward this fulfillment rather than toward some irreversible destruction?

For a Christian, the natural world provides a medium to express and even discover the image of God.

Still another alternative, the biblical and classical theological image «the Kingdom of God,» seems to be a possibility for creative theological development, both politically and ecologically, but it brings problems of its own.

The scene of the Cratchets welcoming a reformed Scrooge to their family hearth is more than an image for Christmas cards; it is an embodiment of man's desire for God expressed in familial love.

For it to be designed implies there is a designer and to be in the image of God to be created and seen as being good meaning that in your truest sense of who you are, you are good and if that is brought to the for you can't help but do good — it being like breathiFor it to be designed implies there is a designer and to be in the image of God to be created and seen as being good meaning that in your truest sense of who you are, you are good and if that is brought to the for you can't help but do good — it being like breathifor you can't help but do good — it being like breathing,

A woman is made in the image of God — for God's purposes.»

«He is the image of the invisible God, the first - born of all creation, for in him all things were created, in heaven and on earth: everything visible and everything invisible.»

Observer, you can call God «Zeus», if you regard Him as our eternal infinite Holy Creator and Judge, who created all and will continue to create, whose purity requires purity to dwell with Him, whose love within overflowed to create man in His image with free will, who permitted rebellion for the purpose of destroying evil, and who surrendered His Son to allow us to use our free will to glorify Him and enjoy Him forever.

Finally, when men of God will have been reduced to nothing but the love of and for God, women, who are the image of Christs bride / wife, will be appreciated by us as the Christ like servants they have always been.

The Book of Revelation presents us with the dazzling image of the woman «clothed with the sun» (Rev 12:1).2 This lady of stellar radiance has already appeared fleetingly in Psalm 45:13, which refers to the princess «decked in her chamber with gold - woven robes», while the liturgy places on Mary's lips the oracle of Isaiah 61:10: «I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness.»

Whosoever sheds man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed, for in the image of God made He man.»

In Chapter 9, Matthew makes a strong case that being created in the image of God can not uniquely be tied to heterosexuality and points to the Trinity to show that part of being created in the image of God is longing for intimacy and relationship.

We still carry in ourselves the image of God, and our creativity and search for unseen realities still compel us forward.

The Aramaic roots of the verb for «to see God» evoke the image of a flash of lightning that appears suddenly across the sky.

For example, when Pope Benedict XVI was head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, he penned the recent On the Collaboration of Men and Women, concluding that feminine values are «above all human values: the human condition of man and woman created in the image of God is one and indivisibFor example, when Pope Benedict XVI was head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, he penned the recent On the Collaboration of Men and Women, concluding that feminine values are «above all human values: the human condition of man and woman created in the image of God is one and indivisibfor the Doctrine of the Faith, he penned the recent On the Collaboration of Men and Women, concluding that feminine values are «above all human values: the human condition of man and woman created in the image of God is one and indivisible.

Mimi Haddad of Christians for Biblical Equality does a really fine job unpacking these images in her article on the topic, «Is God Male?»

For Altizer, pure transcendence is a symbolic image of primordial Spirit, while pure immanence is the symbolic equivalent of the Kingdom of God.26 Therefore, Altizer's «eternal death» is not a literal death as fallen man knows it; rather, it is the same as pure immanence — the totality of flesh.

It is not simply that God has died — although he has for millions of people in the modern world; positive images of the future have also died.

What we know as the traditional image of the Incarnation is precisely the means by which Christendom laid the ground for an inevitable willing of the death of God, for this traditional image made possible the sanctification of «time» and «nature,» a sanctification finally leading to the transformation of eternity into time.

If we are created in the image of God, as Christianity teaches, then it is not possible for us to be more moral than our creator.

You were made in the image of God with a purpose onto God so you look for it because it's in your DNA.

@fred, «You were made in the image of God with a purpose onto God so you look for it because it's in your DNA.»

t cotton i actually think you are right because our motivation is wrong generally it is to meet our own needs or wants like a parent he gives us what will help us mature spiritually that frustrates us.God is loving and caring and knows what is best for us a lot of our disapointment comes from a wrong image of who God is.brentnz