Sentences with phrase «forward by a christian»

There are also poor reasons that have been put forward by some Christians to justify swearing.

And the work rolled forth, carried forward by Christians completely convinced that they had taken possession of that special relationship to God which had once been the sole property of the Jews.

The foundations of Hebrew philology and biblical exegesis were laid by Jewish scholars in the early Middle Ages, and carried forward by Christian scholars from the Renaissance to the present.

Not exact matches

If you carry your proposal forward, that you can believe the Bible to be flawed and yet somehow still consider yourself to be a Christian, you will find that eventually your faith in God unravels, and is replaced by faith in man or self, and your relationship with God will be broken.

Fast forward - it is the Mormons being ostracized by the «Roman Christians» who think they are the true follower of Christ.

Again, the Christian religious practice of going back to the Old Testament to relive the archaic events Yahweh performed on his people, a practice which was commanded by both Yahweh and Christ, is really a call for the people of God to move forward and continue the march toward the Promised Land.

While the Christian proclaims that this process is triumphant in Christ, or that it is inaugurated in its final form by the events of the Incarnation and the Crucifixion, it does not follow that the process itself ceases to move forward in all that history following the death of Christ.

They must not join others in passionate condemnation (or support), in the name of fifty humanist motifs put forward by non-Christians, of such a politics conducted by a statesman who calls himself Christian.

The Christian must normally adopt an analogous attitude in theory and practice in regard to teachings and moral precepts of the Church which are put forward authoritatively by the Church, even if not as irrevocable dogma.

But even when he is speaking in the tones of Jeremiah, he will suddenly break in with the melody of Isaiah, offering hope that in repentance we can still go forward toward God in genuine hope; and he will do so in passages (here from «Transgressions and Infirmities») that powerfully recall the cadences of St. Paul: «On the whole, then, this may be considered a Christian's state: ever about to fall, yet by God's mercy never falling; ever dying, yet always alive; full of infirmities, yet free from transgressions; and, as time goes on, more and more free from infirmities also, as tending to that perfect righteousness which is the fulfilling of the Law.»

It is also crucially important to recognize that their journey is going forward along a road which closely parallels the road not taken by Saint Paul and the first century Christians.

JPop - I wouldn't judge all atheists by who post here any more than I would judge all Christians by the kind who gleeful look forward to our going to he'll.

It is a theology purporting to be the expression of a radical Christian tradition — a tradition unknown to the world of Christian theology, because that world is irredeemably satanic insofar as it is bound to the dead body of that God negated and left behind by the forward and apocalyptic movement of the incarnation.

Well you've got Fox for christians... And yes, it's very heartening to see a big information channel having the guts of taking a step forward, and not being pressured by a hugely christian and non-secular country.

But while the possibility of such contact is admitted, there is no justification for the exaggerated view put forward by such scholars as De Boer, Von Kremer, and D. B. Macdonald that the development of Muslim theology was largely influenced by Christian thought.

Where Plinio Correa de Oliveira focussed on an enemy which put itself forward in open hostility towards the Church and civilisation as traditionally understood, Trower takes aim at a vague, ill - defined and chameleon - like philosophy which is hard even to identify clearly, a philosophy which does not really have a name, a philosophy which is frequently embraced by Catholics and other Christians all unawares that it is not compatible with their faith.

Progress comes slowly, and often by compromises, but it is essential that Christian goals should always point the way forward.

There is far too much talk of a Christian nation, and the equivalent hijacking of govt by zealots who want to put forward a «Christian» theocratic agenda.

Among the professing Christians we know, who is able best to take calamity without being floored by it and, whatever happens, go forward with faith that all is safe in the hands of God?

The «social market» program put forward by Konrad Adenauer, the leader of the Christian Democratic Party in the Federal Republic's first parliamentary elections in 1949, was a key element in this social and political transformation.

The Healing Fellowship of Christian Friends preceded the establishment of the Academy of the Lay Ministry by about two years and, along with group counselors, formed the nucleus of all the laity interested in forwarding Wesley's programs.

He brings forward three arguments by which, as with three battering - rams, he imagines that he can utterly destroy this Christian truth.

By following the way of the radical Christian, we can rejoice in the death of God, and be assured that the historical realization of the death of God is a full unfolding of the forward movement of the Incarnation.

How can the Christian know the living Christ who is immediately present to us, a Christ who is the consequence of the continual forward movement and self - negation of the divine process, if he is bound to a long - distant epiphany of Christ which has been emptied and left behind by the progressive movement of the Word's becoming flesh?

Most of the great universities of the world were founded by Christians committed to the truth — in all its forms — and to training new generations to carry it forward.

Fast - forward to today and you'll see that rap music created by devoted Christians is a growing phenomenon.

The list is by no means comprehensive, but it does offer a few steps forward toward the recovery of a richer Christian imagination.

This new situation could hardly have been anticipated by Christians who looked forward to this century with such great expectations.

According to the Express and Star, the English forward is being targeted by Tim Sherwood as a potential replacement for Christian Benteke.

Other elite prospects are 2020 wing Jalen Green of San Joaquin Memorial who is ranked # 2 nationally in his class by ESPN and 2019 forward Isaiah Mobley of Rancho Christian who is ranked # 41 in his class.

Other elite prospects in the event are 2020 wing Jalen Green (San Joaquin Memorial) who is ranked # 2 nationally in his class by ESPN and 2019 forward Isaiah Mobley (Rancho Christian - Temecula) who is ranked # 41 in his class by ESPN.

The Tottenham Hotspur forward has been impressive all season but has stepped it up a level with seven goals in his past four games, shooting his way out of the shadows cast by the likes of Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen.

After Newcastle forward Perez missed an excellent opening and Shelvey somehow blazed high and wide with the goal gaping, having being picked out by substitute Christian Atsu, defender Smith lashed in via the underside off the crossbar moments later.

The Brazilian made some trademark surging runs forward and his shot from the edge of the box had to be touched onto the post by Bayern's substitute goalkeeper Christian Fruchtl.

In an address as the special guest of honour, the Second Lady, said that Christians have a responsibility to move Ghana forward by their actions but sadly they [Christians] have done less for God and country hence God disappointment in them.

I am a honest and good Christian who loves being surrounded by family, friends and holidays.I am ready for a serious relationship and I really look forward to starting that with the right person.

I am an honest and good christian who loves being surrounded by family, friends and holidays.I am ready for a serious relationship and I really look forward to starting that with the right person.

From that point forward, the shameless sinner reformed, dedicating his life to Jesus and seeking salvation by creating Christian - themed paintings and by preaching as an ordained minister.

The lives of the various characters, like the daughter adopted out of Romania who saw her parents shot by soldiers before her as they tried to flee the Nazis or the young survivor of a raid on a Jewish home who was only saved when the housekeeper took him in and raised him as a Christian, are so interwoven with the struggle to remain true to their Hasidic beliefs while living in a world that is trying to move forward following the Holocaust.

This will toss out the scams by which NYT bestseller list ignores Christian publishers, but I'm looking forward to finding out, if you can from the new system, the discrepancy between, say, how many buy «The Handmaid's Tale» and how many actually read it.

Developed by Christian Whitehead, Headcannon, and PagodaWest Games in collaboration with SEGA of America, Sonic Mania celebrates the best of Classic Sonic, pushing the envelope forward with stunning 60 FPS gameplay and pixel - perfect physics.

The group, which represents 45,000 churches and more than 60 evangelical denominations, took no action on a letter sent by 25 conservative Christian leaders demanding that the organization restrain its Washington policy director, the Rev. Richard Cizik, from putting forward his views on global warming.

This thesis was put forward and defended by his readings of the early Christian philosopher Tertullian, who believed that famine and war were good for society as a whole as a means of solving the problem of overpopulation and resource - sharing.....