They're also wasting their precious
gift of life on supernatural mumbo jumbo nonsense.
Not exact matches
Instead
of riding
on the coat tails
of his legendary father, Jairek has learned to embrace his own powerful energy and is helping people transform their
lives with his unique
gifts.
One
of Oprah's most anticipated shows, «Favorite Things» in which she selected her top
gift selections for the holiday season, will
live on through her new channel.
Another crucial part
of the planning process is estimating how much you'll need to
live on each year in retirement, depending
on how you envision your future lifestyle and how much you plan to
gift to family members or charity.
Instead
of giving toys or clothes for birthdays, holidays, or other occasions, ask loved ones to make a
gift this way, as it can make a more lasting impact
on a child's
life.
Borrowers who are interested in an FHA Purchase Loan must be able to make a down - payment
of at least 3.5 % (which can be a
gift), must
live in the property they are purchasing and have a debt - to - income ratio no higher than 50 - 55 % (depending
on their credit history).
Gifts like this — and I've received a number
of them over the years — have taken
on increasing importance in my
life.
Examples
of will substitutes include:
life insurance, retirement accounts, annuities, custodial accounts, trusts, government savings bonds, property held by joint tenancy, property transferred by deeds
of title or
gifts, and payable -
on - death or transfer -
on - death accounts.
However, those who don't accept the
gift of Christ will probably miss out
on great things in this
life and the next.
P.S. To make sure that your
gift is tax deductible to the full extent
of the law, please make your check payable to the Institute
on Religion and Public
Life.
Actually, what's really disturbing are those who reject that our ability to love comes from the One who gave the most through His son Jesus... the ultimate
gift of love, so we could
live and love
on this earth and beyond.
The shift in our understanding
of sex from a sacramental and
life - changing encounter to the thing you do with your friends when you're bored has made all
of our relationships shallower and made each
of us less capable
of the profound
gift of self
on which marriage is founded.
It is not a
gift or an act
of love to rip someone from the faith they
lived while here
on Earth.
The disciples
on the road to Emmaus do not understand until they encounter the Risen One in the Eucharist, the great
gift of paschal
life, offered by the new Temple, the divine Presence, himself.
When this sentiment is said out loud in groups
of Christians, it's usually assumed to be: A) highly sarcastic (as people bemoan their romantic
lives and their curse
of this «
gift» from God); B) highly ironic (as people are obsessively
on the lookout for their future spouse);.
Craig that was exactly my understanding however if we believe that in that traditional sense a person could lose there eternal
life by there actions by not walking in the Lord which i do nt think is right as eternal
life is a free
gift from God not based
on works.Jeremys definition is that we are saved by faith in Jesus Christ to eternal
life.I believe the term salvation has the meaning to be saved not necesarily to eternal
life but saved from ourselves Christ gives us the power to be transformed into his likeness or to be Christ like.In the eternal picture our actions determine how we are rewarded from God although its not the motivation
of the reward but because we love the Lord.regards brent
On the contrary, when someone receives the
gift of salvation (accompanied by the Holy Spirit) we receive the enablement to
live the
life required
of us.
Also, Bible study is still a huge part
of my
life, and I feel pretty certain that God has
gifted me to study and write about the Bible, and so I will strive to focus
on doing so.
Confirmation «tatoos» your soul with the mark
of Christ our King, a distinguishing mark
of dignity which you carry with you into the next
life How we use these
gifts will depend
on our own unique and individual vocations.
So based
on this idea about being able to give up the
gift of eternal
life if we want to, is there a Scripture reference for that?
The point is to make a
life together, based
on your unique circumstances and
gifts, not to force yourselves into prescribed roles regardless
of how they fit.
When someone works for less pay than she can
live on — when, for example, she goes hungry so that you can eat more cheaply and conveniently — then she has made a great sacrifice for you, she has made you a
gift of some part
of her abilities, her health and her
life.
Francis prayed that he might be given the
gift of suffering as Christ had suffered, and his prayer was granted in the form
of the stigmata — another Franciscan novum in the history
of the Christian spiritual
life, although it was anticipated in Paul's confession to the Galatians that he bore
on his body «the marks
of Jesus» (Gal.
I give to you what I give to no one else, and that is my seed, my procreative power, which, united to your seed, can incarnate our love, take
on flesh that will be the
living fruit
of our love, the proof also that we want our love to be a
gift to God and to the future.1 I have expanded
on this at length elsewhere.2 Holding to our present topic, let us look a bit more closely at those issues
of justice involved in this divine plan
of the union
of man and woman in marriage.
True agreement comes, for example, not only when we state that we agree
on the
gift of salvation but when we then work out in concrete terms the profound implications
of that for the way we think and
live as churches and as individual Christians.
We have accepted God's free
gifts of love and mercy to end that kind
of slavery, so why would we wish that kind
of life on someone we care for?
In a homily in Nazareth
on 14 May 2009 Pope Benedict dwelt
on «the sacredness
of the family, which in God's plan is based
on the lifelong fidelity
of a man and a woman consecrated by the marriage covenant and accepting
of God's
gift of new
life.
He gave you the
gift of life and an eternal soul - you have a choice
on this earth how to
live your
life and that will be how you will also spend eternity — with God or without Him.
They
live on alms, and in this time
of famine
gifts are few and far between.
All these people gave their
gifts out
of their wealth; but she out
of her poverty put in all she had to
live on.»
I think they have a good grasp
on what the Bible teaches about eternal
life, the «gospel,» the word «saved,» and the difference between eternal reward and the
gift of eternal
life.
This may require us to forfeit material wealth and comfort, to experience persecution instead
of popularity, to
live in total dependence
on God instead
of our own resourcefulness and
gifts.
I grew up with a missing parent, i was always
on the poor side
of life and never had a lot
of «
Gifts» that help me in school academics.
1) that eternal
life given
on the basis
of faith alone, in Christ alone, apart from works; 2) that eternal security is part
of the
gift of eternal
life; 3) that assurance
of salvation is through faith in Christ's promise
of eternal
life, and not by looking at one's own works 4) Christians can apostatize in this
life, and are still eternally secure 5) eternal rewards are earned by faithful works, and lost by unfaithfulness 6) unlimited atonement 7) free - will to respond to God's drawing or not
He went
on to say, «Our Creator has given us the
gift of creation: the air we breathe, the water that sustains
life, the climate and environment we share.»
Because the Hebrews
of the type who wrote the Psalms concentrated
on the trustworthiness
of God and not
on the
gift of afterlife, they did not ask for more
living after death.
sam stone, but you are still
on the payroll... «Rom 6:23 For the wages
of sin [is] death; but the
gift of God [is] eternal
life through Jesus Christ our Lord.»
However, when we use our
gifts and talents in a relevant manner and «to the glory
of God,» guarding ourselves from our own estranging tendencies, we can welcome the community
of non-believers in a common language,
on a common ground and with the power
of God's pursuit
of each one
of their
lives.
However, citing a number
of proof texts, he argues that the
gift is conditional
on Israel's righteousness, one vital test
of which is Israel's treatment
of non-Israelites
living in the promised land.
If parents can give a child the
gift of a complicated and subtle language, they can be trusted to pass
on the relatively little biological information that children need to know about sex, and in a manner that, most likely
of all methods, will place it in the context
of the language
of love and
life.
Tim i found it liberating to just do what the Lord wants you to do i work within his boundarys and yes i attend church and enjoy it.I love the people and i love hearing the word and worshipping the Lord even if others are still bound up with traditions thats not my walk thats theres.My focus is to do what the Lord wants me to do.There have been times i have said no to the pastor he does nt understand why i choose not to lead the worship.i query him as well regarding the idea that its not just performing a function because there is a need our hearts have to be in the right place so that the Lord can use us but he did nt understand where i was coming from and thats okay because
of that i just said no until my heart is right i am better not being involved in leading.But i am happy to be an encouragement to others in the worship team i havent wanted to be the leader i have done that in the past.So my focus has been just the singing and being part
of different worship teams i think the Lord has other plans as the groups i am in seem to be changing at the same time i am aware that i do nt to worry about change as the Lord knows whats best.I used to be quite comfortable leading the music but that was before when i was operating in my own self confidence and pride.The Lord did such a huge change in my
life that i lost my self confidence and that is not a bad thing at all as my spiritual growth has been incredible.The big change was my identity moved from me and what i could do to knowing who i was in Christ and that he is my strength and confidence.Now i know that without him i can do nothing in fact i am dependent
on his empowerment through his holy spirit all the time in everything.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music at another church i attend multiple churchs although i attend two regularly one has services in the morning and one has services in the evening so the two do nt really clash.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music its been two years since i did that and i was worried
on how i would go.All i can say is that it went really well and because i stepped out in Faith the Lord really blessed the morning to the congregation.The difference is knowing that i serve the Lord with the
gifts he has given me but my heart has to be right and when i do it in his way it builds up the body and it brings glory to him.May the Lord continue to show you what he wants you to do even though others may not understand your reasons i just want you to know that you do nt have to pull away completely just work within the boundarys that the Lord gives you and do nt feel pressured by others expectations to do anything that feel uncomfortable.Be involved just as you feel lead by the holy spirit even if it is in a very minor way take small steps.regards brentnz
Some
of the most powerful,
life - altering moments
of my
life have come through the
gift of brothers and sisters speaking to me
on God's behalf.
I believe the spiritual, the internal, will always overpower the external but in order to experience that we have to have an upside down view
of everything in that the physical is not ever as important as the spiritual — and this is something special a
gift a freedom that is amazing and in our world
of Ugg boots and cars with amazing technology, with the million catalogues that drop through the door or show their wares
on our screens... to discover and experience the joy
of the internal spirit
life is nowhere near as easy as it sounds — and once experienced it is an effort to hold to it and feed it for it to grown and be the power it is meant to be.
As such, there are fantastic chapters
on the
gift of eternal
life, the truth that faith is not a work, the perseverance
of the saints, and election.
on my nightstand Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We
Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown:: Her book, The
Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go
of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be...
Certainly
on the questions
of life I got to act
on my beliefs in a way that I hope drew people towards the cause that
life is sacred — that it's a true
gift from God and that we should protect it from beginning to end.
Perhaps the most challenging
of these (sic) is the contrast (sic) between the Christian approach to education which is based
on the understanding
of all
life as God's
gift, and a general approach to education which does not openly acknowledge any religious values.»
There are a few reasons why these legalistic approaches to gender roles are unnecessary impositions
on Christian families and those seeking to participate in the
life of the Church and why, without diminishing the importance and value
of homemaking or childcare, we should not «shut the door to the kingdom» to families based
on their socioeconomic status, unique callings and
gifts, household structure, or earning arrangements.
In the modern metropolis,
life — God's first
gift and the fundamental right
of every individual
on which all other rights are based — is often treated as just one more commodity to be organised, commercialised, and manipulated accordingto convenience.»
Ann Voskamp's book One Thousand
Gifts (Zondervan) focuses
on slowing down and embracing a
life of grace, thanksgiving and joy, whatever our circumstances.