In future posts we will look at various other ways we have sought to be the church in the community, will
give examples of other people we know who are being the church in their communities, and will encourage you to give examples from your experience.
Please note the words «intelligent discussion» as I am now going to
give some examples of other anti-Wenger comments that have been deleted, because they are so ridiculous that they can in no way be called part of any intelligent debate about Arsenal or football.
Marion and other city officials could not immediately
give examples of the other permits city officials have denied.
I am going to return to the subject of suitability but will first
give some examples of the other two categories.
He goes on to
give examples of the other things he did to revise the preferred opinion, thus creating a list of tips for writing excellent opinions.
Not exact matches
In one
of her workshops, she
gives the
example of a superior saying to an employee «I think this project will be a lot more successful if we got to know each
other better... how about we continue this meeting upstairs in my hotel room?»
To
give another
example beside the excessive transfer
of wealth from consumers to farmers, it also prevents Canada from fully participating in free - trade agreements, thus curtailing job - and wealth - creation in industries that could be exporting to
other countries.
HowStuffWorks is located in the reimagined Ponce City Market in Downtown Atlanta
giving them great proximity to
other companies
of importance (Google, Spotify and Instacart, for
example, are among some
of the well known companies that have offices here.)
Not only do they make crucial decisions, but they influence the decisions
of others, both directly through the instructions they
give and indirectly through the
examples they set and the atmosphere they foster.
For
example, when it comes to your website — and sometimes your blog — you're able to easily insert a bit
of code that
gives you access to the basic version
of Google Analytics, a free toolkit that will identify the geographic location
of your visitors, what sites they originated from, and many
other helpful bits
of data.
This is not to say you're asking them to do something illegal, but maybe you have a stringent policy that
others might find unreasonable, Kane
gives the
example of a Hooters franchise having an unwritten expectation that the wait staff behave in a coquettish manner.
It
gives the following
example of how this works: the ads
of a
given advertiser trying to reach nearby 18 - 35 year olds interested in bicycling would populate for a hypothetical 30 - year old who is interested in, among
other things, bicycling in the area.
For
example, the expected timing and likelihood
of completion
of the proposed merger, including the timing, receipt and terms and conditions
of any required governmental and regulatory approvals
of the proposed merger that could reduce anticipated benefits or cause the parties to abandon the transaction, the ability to successfully integrate the businesses, the occurrence
of any event, change or
other circumstances that could
give rise to the termination
of the merger agreement, the possibility that Kraft shareholders may not approve the merger agreement, the risk that the parties may not be able to satisfy the conditions to the proposed transaction in a timely manner or at all, risks related to disruption
of management time from ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction, the risk that any announcements relating to the proposed transaction could have adverse effects on the market price
of Kraft's common stock, and the risk that the proposed transaction and its announcement could have an adverse effect on the ability
of Kraft and Heinz to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with their suppliers and customers and on their operating results and businesses generally, problems may arise in successfully integrating the businesses
of the companies, which may result in the combined company not operating as effectively and efficiently as expected, the combined company may be unable to achieve cost - cutting synergies or it may take longer than expected to achieve those synergies, and
other factors.
For
example, one trade credit policy form requires the policyholder to warrant, among
other things, that (a) as
of the execution
of this Insurance Policy, it has no knowledge
of any circumstance which could
give rise to or increase the likelihood
of a Loss; and (b) all
of the information that it has provided and will provide to the Underwriter including, but not limited to, the information provided in the Application for Insurance, is and will be true and that no material information has been or will be withheld.
«The information [the lender
gives you] must include... the index and margin, how your rate will be calculated, how often your rate can change, limits on changes (or caps), an
example of how high your monthly payment might go, and
other ARM features...»
Yes, these are exceptional
examples but it does not mean that there are not
other great managers, founders, owners etc. that should be
given some semblance
of trust from shareholders.
For
example, I may have originally targeted «laptop computer» for a
given piece
of content, but the way you write your content may
give rise to a number
of other keyword phrases like, «buying a laptop computer.»
We also collect certain personal data from
other group companies to whom you have
given information through their websites (including, by way
of example, Exporta Publishing & Events Ltd and subsidiaries, in accordance with the purposes listed below).
If, for
example, a
given individual security in a market is offering a more attractive risk - adjusted future return than all
of the
other securities, and if investors know this, then they will try to buy that security, selling the
others as necessary to raise funds.
With Cambridge Analytica, a third party gained access to user data and then
gave or sold it to the data analytics company; there are
other examples of third - party apps selling Facebook data to data brokers, which can then reuse it on Facebook and elsewhere.
Neufeld also said the form
of «exclusivity» Aphria had
given Shoppers does not restrict the pharmacy from considering «
other forms
of intake products, medical devices by way
of example.»
Someone behaving outside the role that was the best for increasing the populace was considered sinful and were
given the oppurtunity to «change their ways» or outright destoyed to serve as an
example to
others who would not follow the rules to increase the number
of followers.
Jesus
gave us a clear picture
of what that was all about as did
others say Peter for
example 2 Peter 2:4 - 6: For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains
of darkness, to be reserved to judgment; 5And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher
of righteousness, bringing in the flood on the world
of the ungodly; 6And turning the cities
of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample to those that after should live ungodly;
The picture
of the Church that emerged was distorted by this apologetic context — too much emphasis was being
given to points that were disputed (the authority
of the pope, for
example) and not enough
given to
other important points (such as the nature
of the local churches).
One small
example of this in our neighborhood is the urban farm one
of my friends and mentors started to provide jobs to «returning citizens»: It required the city to help
give away land and clear vacant property and some startup capital from a local farming company, but it is based on the church's understanding
of the needs
of the people and explicitly tied to the concept that faithful believers can help disciple and encourage people who have been incarcerated for harming
others, walking them through the transformative process.
I find it odd that if homosexuality was an accepted practice that God would have
given us
other examples of it being so.
I could
give you
other examples, but I think these are enough to demonstrate that in practice Christianity encourages good behavior with promises
of rewards and discourages bad behavior with threats
of punishments, whether you're willing to admit it or not.
This is an
example of cherry - picking — using Christian (or
other religious) scripture and teachings to justify one's position on a
given issue.
Tackling the first problem, Richard B. Hays and Judith C. Hays argue that Jesus»
example of self -
giving for the sake
of others remains relevant to us throughout our lives.
For
example, Moses Stuart
of Andover Seminary in Massachusetts (who was sympathetic to the eventual emancipation
of American slaves, but was against abolition), published a tract in which he pointed to Ephesians 6 and
other biblical texts to argue that while slaves should be treated fairly by their owners, abolitionists just didn't have Scripture on their side and «must
give up the New Testament authority, or abandon the fiery course which they are pursuing.»
First, though most Christians do not speak hatefully toward
others or about
others, the sad reality is that the media and the internet
gives such
examples of hate speech from Christians way more publicity than it deserves, which in turn
gives the impression that this is the way all Christians are, which is not true.
Just as St. Paul's letters
gave early Christian commentators
examples of how to interpret the Old Testament in light
of Christ, so the Church Fathers stretch our exegetical imagination by showing how
other passages can be read in that way.
The Law society, in
other words, has
given «guidance» to its members as to how to draft wills in a way which circumvents English legal principles as they have always been accepted: and it envisages that this might even mean taking on the English law in court to see if their wily little legal tricks have been successful: a perfect
example of an attempt to make the letter
of the law prevail over its spirit: Christians will remember that, according to St Paul (2 Corinthians 3:6), «the letter killeth but the spirit giveth life».
Richard Dawkins, in his celebrated book, The Selfish Gene, exemplifies the same position.3 And a similar reduction
of biology to a molecular science may be found in the writings
of E.O. Wilson, Ernst Mayr, Jacques Monod and numerous
other highly respected scientific writers.4 In Chance and Necessity, for
example, Monod
gives one
of the most forceful renditions
of the view that biochemical analysis is «obviously» the sole avenue to understanding the secret
of life.5 Decades ago Jacques Loeb had already set forth the program
of inquiry still emulated today by many biologists:
I am not saying that the bible doesn't contain many
examples of telling the faithful to dig deeper, to study more & grow closer to God through the study
of the scriptures, but it NEVER says «Go ahead and study what
other religions have to offer because it will only
give you stronger faith in the bible».
In the same address, she goes on to say, «It is my prayer this Christmas Day that his
example and teaching will continue to bring people together to
give the best
of themselves in the service
of others.»
mercy and forgivness and Love is the greatis gift
of all.just as he died for our sin, he lifts us up and and
gives us peace So that we can forgive one and
other, and this is a wonderfull
example how god frees our soul from burdens too hard to bare GOD BLESS YOU ALL
The Southern Bap's make it easy for me to explain to
other trans - friends that a number
of people are Christian in name only, and not followers
of the
example given by Jesus.
Christ
gave us three exhortations to loving
others, three
examples on how to love
others, and then he closes with three standards
of love.
For
example, if He
gives the blessing
of a good mind and knowledge, He wants us to use that knowledge to teach and apply the truth to our lives and
others.
That was the dilemma after praying and seeking the Lord he shows me a couple
of things one is God calls the shots not satan satans demons bow to Gods authority and must get his permission so they beg Jesus to send the demons into the pigs.Jesus allows it so we can see satans purpose is always to destroy life.God is still the same yesterday today and forever he is the giver
of life.We do know that the pigs were owned by the gentile nations and may well have been offered or about to be offered to there gods which would mean they would belong to satan.Like the
example Jesus said about taxes should he pay them and he said
give to caesar what is caesars.Or the
other option was that it showed Gods mercy to the man that had been healed by delivering him
of the demons and he was also protecting the people in the area from the influence
of the demons.So God is still the same he is unchangeable and definitely not bipolar.I would say if anyone was bipolar in this situation it is David and he like us struggled with the same choice to walk according to the flesh or walk according to the spirit
of God.brentnz
The
other extreme is represented by students who like to start with a
given, «intuited,» or deduced concept
of, for
example, the nature
of prayer and sacrifice or
of sin and grace.
Jewett, to
give yet a third
example, argues that the basic intention
of Paul concerning the role
of women is revealed in Galatians 3:28, and that this must be used in judging inadequate the intention
of some
of Paul's
other statements concerning women («the problem with the concept
of female subordination is that it breaks the analogy
of faith»).71
For those who argue that
other faiths are not
given equal treatment in for
example many Middle Eastern countries, i say that this is not just any Eastern country, it is America and our fundamental general beliefs as a people are different from those
of extremist Islamic countries.
I'll
give you the last 60 or seventy years or so, but please site any
other examples of «centuries»
of any organized atheist group killing large numbers
of religious people.
There are, as one would expect, several essays in the book on Jews and Judaism, some reflecting Kristol's religious interests» the need, for
example, to sustain in Jewish identity a religious element and not merely a cultural one»
others his political ones, exploring the relations
of modern American Jews with a pluralistic American society that has
given them an uncommonly large, though not unlimited, berth.
Several
examples are
given of how Pope Pius XII was instrumental in ordering the protection
of Jews in the Vatican, religious houses and any
other place possible.
He is the one whose life and message are central to our understanding
of God and reality, the one whose teaching
gives direction to our lives, and the one whose
example of love and right relation and concern for
others informs our attitudes and actions.
The alleged subordination
of the gospel to Karl Marx is illustrated, for
example, by charging that «false» liberation theology concentrates too much on a few selected biblical texts that are always
given a political meaning, leading to an overemphasis on «material» poverty and neglecting
other kinds
of poverty; that this leads to a «temporal messianism» that confuses the Kingdom
of God with a purely «earthly» new society, so that the gospel is collapsed into nothing but political endeavor; that the emphasis on social sin and structural evil leads to an ignoring or forgetting
of the reality
of personal sin; that everything is reduced to praxis (the interplay
of action and reflection) as the only criterion
of faith, so that the notion
of truth is compromised; and that the emphasis on communidades de base sets a so - called «people's church» against the hierarchy.
Perhaps the
examples of Thomas Tallis and his pupil and friend William Byrd, both Roman Catholics, will
give heart to contemporary Catholic artists — and those who like myself are Anglo - Catholic artists — as well as
other writers in the Christian tradition who find themselves in the situation that Dana Gioia describes.