Sentences with phrase «for resisting evil»

To those who quote sections of the Koran that say «slay the infidels» and think that this shows that Islam teaches violence, I say — those things are metaphors for resisting evil within oneself within one's own mind, resisting anything that turns one away from God.

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Bush emerged from a tour of the Yad Vashem memorial calling it a «sobering reminder» that evil must be resisted, and praising victims for not losing their faith.

What motivated these German anti-Nazis to resist the powerful Hitler regime is an important object lesson for more precisely locating the roots of the moral evil of Nazism by understanding the source of its antitheses (malum privatio boni est).

Consider Joel, what «The Bible» really says about «an eye for an eye»: Mat 5:38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: Mat 5:39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

yet they themselves «sinned» before they knew the difference between Good and Evil... Or as you are trying to twist it — judgment on good and evil God must be immoral, if it punishes innocent people for sins they do not understand and could not resEvil... Or as you are trying to twist it — judgment on good and evil God must be immoral, if it punishes innocent people for sins they do not understand and could not resevil God must be immoral, if it punishes innocent people for sins they do not understand and could not resist.

yet they themselves «sinned» before they knew the difference between Good and Evil... Or as you are trying to twist it — judgment of good and evil God must be immoral, if it punishes innocent people for sins they do not understand and could not resEvil... Or as you are trying to twist it — judgment of good and evil God must be immoral, if it punishes innocent people for sins they do not understand and could not resevil God must be immoral, if it punishes innocent people for sins they do not understand and could not resist.

In one sense, Jesus» ethic was so demanding as to break the hearts of all who would follow him: Sell all you have and give to the poor, resist not one who is evil, love your enemy, take no heed for the morrow.

It takes formidable faith and devotion to resist the evils of one's age, and it is to the history of Christian asceticism — especially, perhaps, the apophthegms of the Desert Fathers — that all Christians, whether married or not, should turn for guidance.

And all I can think of is «Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God» and «do not resist an evil person.

5) Does our life together honor Jesus, those who have gone before us, and those among us who are: Renouncing assumed privilege, conscientiously resisting evil, striving for justice and peace, bringing hope to those Jesus called the least of his sisters and brothers?

Some of the most widely quoted sayings in the Sermon on the Mount, and the ones most consistently violated, are the commands (Mt 5:38 - 42) to turn the other cheek, to give the cloak when deprived of the coat, to go two miles when compelled to go one, to refuse no request for a gift or a loan, to offer no resistance to an evil man, as recent translations read where the KJV says «resist not evil.»

Take no heed for the morrow, resist not the evil person, never divorce, give to anyone who asks, don't defend oneself in court — such an ethic strikes moderns as so other - worldly as to be absurd.

Matthew 5:38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: 39But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

At the heart of von Hildebrand's essays are three beliefs: the need for Christians to guard against evil; the willingness of believers to resist it; and the obligation of the Church to uphold the teachings of Christ, regardless of the situation.

Evil must be resisted, but not with violence, for even divine violence would result only in greater eEvil must be resisted, but not with violence, for even divine violence would result only in greater evilevil.

Most of us know in our souls that we have no intention of fulfilling Jesus» incredible demands: sell all, resist not the evil man or woman, take no heed for the morrow, leave one's family, bear the cross.

We ought to devote ourselves to carrying out Christ's saying, to love one another (not engage in wars and preparation for wars and not resist evil with evil).

Since the Christian faith is more genuinely bound up with resisting these evils than with responding to scholarly German critics, this theology can not be viewed as in any way inclusively normative for Christians.

Part of me admires the movie for wanting to truly establish a relationship, but part of me resists such efforts because I know they're all just part of the set - up: Once she's gone, he'll have to find the evil - doers, whether he and the girl were bosom buddies or not; that's just how movies work.

For anyone who finds Resident Evil style games to be entertaining and fun, then you will also be at home with Resist or Serve.

Turrican 2 1995 Turrican II: The Final Fight is a platformer / shooter as typically seen on consoles, but designed for home computers from the ground up.Its plot is - naturally - very simple: an evil mega-robot called The Machine attacks the United Planets Ship Avalon 1, slaughtering all who resist.

For the first four weeks, students read the first three sessions of Seeing Systems and from a more academic and theological textbook, Resisting Structural Evil.