Sentences with phrase «from selfishness»

The word «narcissism» is becoming quite a household term these days and at times it can be used as an explanation for anything from selfishness...

Jesus: my «charity» is the only way I save you from your selfishness Ayn Rand: we were meant to be selfish.

This book reveals what is going on today since the days of old, for people have not changed from their selfishness, and puffed up pride until this day.

Second, because the choice to live towards God and (therefore) away from material success and security, away from selfishness, away from what is easy and popular, will never seem reasonable or even possible to anyone who finds their value in success and security and popularity.

At the same time, he insisted both that salvation meant primarily the persuasion of men and women to live after God's law, and that it also meant redeeming evil institutions from selfishness and greed.

Capitalistic selfishness of individuals and companies, raised to the level of a supreme principle of public policy, does not promote true liberation of humans from selfishness, hatred and delusion, but rather worsens the human condition almost everywhere.

«Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves» (Philippians 2:3).

To proclaim the gospel is to declare in words and deeds that in Jesus Christ God has declared himself to be forever on the side of the destitute of the earth, setting women and men free from selfishness and greed and calling them to the obedience of faith.

Capitalistic selfishness of individuals and companies, raised to the level of a supreme principle of public policy, does not promote the true liberation of humans from selfishness, hatred and delusion, but rather worsens the human condition almost everywhere.

Philippians 2: 3 - 11 Do nothing from selfishness or conceit, but in humility count others better than yourselves.

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Nor does she mean by «selfishness» caring for oneself at the expense of others but merely a concern for oneself that, far from precluding helping others, could necessitate dying for a high - enough value, such as one's country or spouse.

The director may have intended to draw the audience into complicity with the lovers» selfishness — and in fact, I was surprised at how long it took for the audience to stop laughing at Ernest, to lose their edgy sympathy for the lovers — but the ultimate effect was simply to make the lovers» erotic demands seem further from our own.

midwest, yeahright, jwt, and others, you all are a perfect example of the prophecy in Malachi 3v13 - 15, being so proud, hiding from truth, and bathing in selfishness of desire, doing whatever one wants, and thinking that they are in charge.

Yet, it prevents him from using this as an alibi by adding that the factor which keeps the disease from being controlled is «alcoholic thinking» — selfishness, fear, resentment, lack of humility — matters for which the alcoholic is responsible.

So when I say I'm ready for a healthy dose of «works - based» salvation, this is what I mean: I'm ready to be liberated from the tyranny of my selfishness by caring for the «least of these».

But even life in this generous sense of membership in creation does not protect us, as we know, from the dangers of avarice, of selfishness, of the wrong kind of abundance.

But he must accept this redemption with the turning of his whole being, for only thus can he extricate himself from the maze of selfishness where he has always set himself as his goal and find a way to God and to the fulfillment of the particular task for which he is intended.

(This presumption is in fact being challenged by many people who are placing more emphasis on job satisfaction and lifestyle, but this is all too often merely a reorientation of our selfishness from one kind of satisfaction to another.)

In my selfishness, I thought it was just between me and God.It took the situation with Alicia to wake me up to the fact that when we're not closely listening for the voice of God, we don't just miss out on the peace and joy we experience from a deeper relationship with the Lord; we don't just miss an opportunity to give honor and glory to the One who most deserves it; we don't just miss out on answered prayers God may have had in store for us — sometimes we miss the opportunity to answer someone else's prayer.»

Many clergymen say in despair that their sermons seem to fall upon deaf ears; that people are able to compartmentalize their lives so that prejudice, hatred and selfishness remain unaffected by messages from the pulpit.

The problem is many Christians want to think it's been defined by their god but all social animals, from ants to elephants, have modified their behaviors, by restraining selfishness in order to make group living worthwhile.

It is not the will of God that children suffer from hunger and malnutrition and grow up in unsanitary slums with lack of proper education, that persons because of the color of their skin are debarred from schools, hospitals, employment, or housing projects; that persons are denied other basic human rights; that personalities and homes are broken through drink and that great numbers die on highways through drunken driving; that marriage vows are often taken lightly and that easy divorces shatter home after home and leave children the pawns of the parents» selfishness.

But, I think it's very easy to see from the teachings of Jesus Christ that He wasn't espousing selfishness.

There can be no such thing as pure «selfishness since no self originates or exists in isolation from others and even the most subjective interest is still of a social nature.

In this world «often the selfishness of a few will not permit the weaker ones to benefit fully from resources and other goods, from commerce, scientific discoveries, the benefits of new technology; all this can help to negate the equal right of every people to be seated at the table of the common banquet.»

For some who came into religion from a life of selfishness and greed, and who managed to use these beliefs to control these impulses, I would say there has been a benefit, but not all believers will automatically become serial killers once they stop having faith as the pastors love to preach.

A short - sighted selfishness can indeed lead business people to think that it is in their interest to exclude others from the benefits of commercial, scientific, and technological advance.

It differed from Calvinist theology in that it judged that instead of resisting this selfishness, in economic transactions, at least, it should be accepted.

He has an interesting take on original sin, which, from an evolutionary perspective, he suggests, can be seen as a trigger for certain genetic mechanisms predisposing us to selfishness and aggression.

The only thing that prevents powerful Godly community from breaking down the barriers between culture, economic class, race and age is our own selfishness.

From what I've heard from married folks marriage is itself a cross but not in the shame / self imposed repression Lewis so flippantly suggests but as a school where God teaches you to ditch your selfishnFrom what I've heard from married folks marriage is itself a cross but not in the shame / self imposed repression Lewis so flippantly suggests but as a school where God teaches you to ditch your selfishnfrom married folks marriage is itself a cross but not in the shame / self imposed repression Lewis so flippantly suggests but as a school where God teaches you to ditch your selfishness.

But as I said, to no surprise, this being gay is now a reality, from over many generations of wrong doings of sins, and should be expected, it's all good» along with other pleasurable things as greed, selfishness, etc. that we do today, and calling it good, but it is wrong as said, or prophesied it would be in Malachi 3 vs. 14,, 15.

Jesus Christ liberates us from this self - seeking and selfishness.

Even if we don't include the (past and present) injustice and oppression that deepens the chasm of brokenness, every person has varying ways that selfishness and arrogance taint their experience and create a gravitational pull, dragging us away from people who are different and towards our own comfort, safety, and sense of familiarity.

A. Rand won a cult following with two best - selling novels presenting her belief that all real achievement comes from individual ability and effort, that laissez - faire capitalism is most congenial to the exercise of talent, and that selfishness is a virtue, altruism a vice.

If one believes all the right things, and can sign on the dotted line of the best doctrinal statements that the church has ever written, but their life is full of hatred, greed, and selfishness, I would argue that while they may have eternal life, and while they may believe some good truths from the gospel, they really have not understood the most essential parts of the gospel.

And in a country where incredible numbers of fathers walk away from their kids, you could argue that fatherhood seems to barely dent the culture's pervasive selfishness.

Reconciliation takes place after the fall, after alienation and pride and selfishness have separated humanity from God's will.

But from the beginning...»: in other words, human selfishness and weakness necessitated an accommodation that did not embody what God intended for mankind.

How many have to die needlessly from runaway STDs because of the selfishness of pursuit of self - gratification at any cost.

So all the add * ctions you listed above fall into the category of selfishness or idolatry and 1 and all destroy or separates man from God (the wages of sin is death).

From a Puritan viewpoint, of course, such values will be seen pejoratively - as expressing greed, selfishness, and irresponsibility.

What I mean here is, is the reason he (and you Bob) is declaring that because all he sees (except for his dad / mom) from «christians» is judgment, selfishness, spitefulness, personal gain, pride, etc, etc. rather than what he should be seeing, forgiveness, mercy, justice, love, understanding, patience, Love, Truth, Jesus.

from individualism in religion and society to corporate existence; from spiritual and economic selfishness to the truth of the community and of the world which God loves; from rigid doctrines of private property to the original purposes for which God gave his earth to his human family; from privatization of life to Trinitarian communion; from ritual preoccupations to pursuit of justice; from law to grace and from sacrifices to mercy.

Once more American pulpits spoke of man's sin and selfishness, not just as some temporary condition stemming from physical needs but as a basic pride and perversion in the very center of his will.

Niebuhr's realism required «recognizing that the imperfections of the world stemmed from fallen human nature, that the social implications of human selfishness had to be reckoned with, that to improve the world it would be necessary to work with human limitations and not dream of obliterating them.

When men and women turned their backs on Love and decided to grasp what seemed good, seemed true, and seemed beautiful over what was good, true, and beautiful, they fell from love into selfishness and back into loneliness.

The Anglican leaders, like Buttiglione, claimed to be keeping their moral standards in place: They issued a «strong condemnation of the use of any methods of conception control from motives of selfishness, luxury, or mere convenience,» and said «complete abstinence» should be the first option.

Following Jesus would mean liberation from my bitterness, my worry, my self - righteousness, my prejudice, my selfishness, my materialism, and my misplaced loyalties.

As a result, he reports, he has freed up more family resources for his daughter, prevented the conversation at home from being dominated by kids, and generally found it easier to be a parent, all out of a spirit of generosity for the planet (and not the selfishness of the contraceptive mentality).