Such was Paul's dynamic theology, and Erasmus had failed, so Luther judged, to understand on the one hand the relative dignity and goodness of the Law, on its own merits, and on the other the fact that in any case to keep it was useless, and indeed largely impossible for most men without Christ: «
Fulfilment without faith in Christ, even if it creates men like Fabricius, Regulus and others [heroes of Roman history] who are wholly irreproachable in the sight of men — no more resembles righteousness than sorb apples resemble figs.»
This is no morbid theme, but the assurance of the Gospel that just as there is the ultimate demand of self - giving, so is there no real life or
fulfilment without learning that he who loves can give himself up for God since God has given himself for us.
To be a religious believer is to know that the hungers of the human heart will not find
fulfilment without God, but even religious believers benefit from goals short of the ecstatic vision of the divine.
Not exact matches
By using a third party manufacturing and
fulfilment center, a retailer or an ecommerce merchant are able to ship the goods
without losing time.
The problem, imo, is that well meaning folks are brainwashed (by the $ $ beneficiaries) to think that the old shorting rule was swell
without realizing the full implications of the whole mechanism — it's duplicative nature, non-transparency, supply / demand self
fulfilment, etc..
We can present Christ as the
fulfilment of matter and the key to the meaning of the cosmos
without making the humanity of the Lord into the eternally necessary «Self - symbolisation» of the eternal Logos.
We need to realise
without any doubt that genuine and enduring
fulfilment is found by those who respond to the desires that pertain to the deepest part of our being.
However, if he remains true to his Divine Will as reflected in the Law, it will not be sufficient for him to raise up religious truth in a sporadic fashion
without any line of direction or
fulfilment: «if God is the Environer of the soul of man, then from the very beginning of man there must be, within his personality and within the complex of human society a God - evoked and God directed line of spiritual truth, and good, and spiritual authority».
St. Thomas could concieve that
without sin man could have a totally natural
fulfilment, as opposed to one in union with God.
Belonging involves communication and no self can exist
without some
fulfilment of this fundamental need.
Or as another commentator has pointed out, it is rather like someone promising to give up smoking in five years» time — a promise which can always be kept,
without ever stopping smoking, because its
fulfilment is always five years in the future.
If that's true, then
without focus, there can be no
fulfilment in any sexual encounter.
The project team says «education is the key to individual
fulfilment, social mobility and economic growth — but no large - scale educational program is possible
without easy and free access to learning resources».
And it explains the popularity of the Underbelly television series, the characters in the show do whatever they like
without fear of the consequences; lawless actions that are part wish
fulfilment to the people viewing the show.
Personal
fulfilment: Few things feel as good as helping people
without expecting something in return.