This misuse of
the gift of freedom is the realm of the Antichrist.
And yet, without Christ, the divine
gift of freedom is misused to rebel against God and reject his law.
God chose
the gift of freedom for us and we're responsible for the consequences of our choices, just as those sick parents will have to live with and suffer from their horrible decisions.
15I have deleted «gift of» from «uncontrollable
gift of freedom» to eliminate Hick's implication that free - will is derivative rather than originative.
Instead of strict schedules or crippling anxiety, this book gives
the gift of freedom to mothers (and fathers).
From the opposite angle, when a large - scale challenge comes our way, the great
gift of freedom cries out to be used, and used properly.
At the same time, my sense of the importance of rightly using the ever - renewed
gift of freedom is heightened.
11.6, Luke 12.8 f., are, like the kerygma's call for decision with regard to his person, «at the same time words of promise, of grace: at this very moment
the gift of freedom is offered the hearer».
This man shepherded his beleaguered, persecuted church through the long, dark years of Communism and for those deprived of freedom,
the gift of freedom becomes one of the most important.
When humans attempt to break another human will, they desecrate the likeness of God in that person and violate their God - given
gift of freedom.
There is, first, God's great
gift of freedom of choice and decision.
Would that Jesus» generous
gift of freedom for a bent - over woman were visible in our time, and especially in our sanctuaries.
No event occurs in the world without God's coming, not as a put of its past, determining world, but as
the gift of freedom, the gift of transcendence, the gift of the future.
Extend
the gift of freedom and grace, second chances, and more grace, just as you have received them.
We'll come to realise, in fact, that those gifts we were given in the very beginning —
gifts of freedom and responsibility — have not been annihilated in us.
I am most indebted to him as teacher and mentor for
the gift of freedom that he bestowed the theologian with: freedom to think, to construe, to project.
In fact, based on His divine foreknowledge and His experience with the rebellion of the angels, God knew that
His gift of freedom to humanity would likely result in our rebellion as well.
Indeed, it is only by
the gift of freedom in Christ that we become aware of the terrible burden of the law, and only by faith in Christ do we receive the power to name the darkness of sin and guilt.
In keeping with
his gift of freedom God permits us to mar many things by our sin, our ignorance, our folly, and to drag others along with us in disaster.
And it requires breaking with past habits in ways that only Christ's
gift of freedom makes possible.
Without the belief that he is the Son of God and different from all the others, we can't accept his unique message, and
his gift of freedom and salvation through the cross.
Within the traditional free will framework, process theists contend, the primary responsibility is arguably God's, given the twofold fact that God's
gift of freedom to human beings is arbitrary and that, with regard to any instance of moral evil, God could have prevented it.
So the country you are naming that you would like to move to is... So your point is, you have been given a gift (
gift of freedom), however, all of the colors (rights and privileges) don't suit you, so you are going to complain to the gift giver that worked hard to make the gift from their blood sweat and tears.
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Are you giving
the gift of freedom to a friend or loved one?
«Scholarships give our students
the gift of freedom: to make career choices based on purpose and passion, rather than the price of education; to use time to study, explore science, and volunteer to help others, rather than working to make ends meet; and to succeed because someone who never met them saw enough potential to invest in their dreams,» said Catherine Lucey, MD, vice dean for education at UCSF's School of Medicine.
Dance each rhythm — a beat of its own, a body dialogue with different drums, moods and motion — and give
the gift of freedom of expression to your inner spirit.
I thought I could give you all
the gift of the freedom from war, but I was wrong.
In 2007 she was awarded the Literary
Gift of Freedom from A Room of Her Own Foundation for her work on Wrecker.
Stephanie has been a volunteer puppy trainer of Guide Dogs for the Blind for almost 4 years, which helps give the blind the precious
gift of freedom and security.
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Of one dog and his journey from life behind bars to a life that provides
the gift of freedom and another, who was given a second chance to brighten the lives of children everyday!
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the gift of freedom.
The gift of freedom is to soar high in the sky.
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Not exact matches
I am not bashing Mormons but I fee sorry for them that they can not enjoy the true
freedom of salvation they are trying to buy their salvation by good works you don't need to do that its a free
gift
Modernity is based on reason and
freedom, both
gifts of God, and there has indeed been much incremental progress in the rational and technical mastery
of nature.
Persons are dignified because God's personhood dwells within them, and persons are free because they participate in the
gift of divine
freedom.
The new Homer has the
freedom and vigor
of an extraordinarily
gifted and beautiful child
of old, moneyed family.
The central problem in the creation
of a pluralistic world society is, then, a spiritual one, requiring the acceptance
of the
gift and responsibilities
of mature
freedom.
The spark which, incapable
of being pinned down by the naked eye, pins one finally inexorably to reality, the great unpinning: one achieves a dancing discipline, is fulfilled by a flying fatal
freedom, achievement and fulfillment being
gift and more than
gift.
Freedom makes us morally responsible for our actions; it also makes us capable
of love — for true love must be free
gift.
I don't believe that God rejects anyone for any reason; but that S / He does give us the
freedom to reject the transformative
gift of Divine Presence / Grace.
He continues, «For the Christian, this is a distorted sense
of freedom that denies life as a
gift of God over which we have been given stewardship as with other good things.»
Without
freedom, man could not place himself in a state
of gift in return; without it God's love
of the world would be without the fullness that
freedom makes possible.
Now if personal
freedom is basically a unique
gift of God, what we call spirituality must have an inner connection with it.
God is a God
of Promise, and we struggle for the
freedom which is a
gift from this God who makes all things new.
«Christian
freedom is not, as St Paul says, a
gift to be used as «an opportunity for self - indulgence» (Galatians 5:13) but the
freedom to give ourselves in loving service... it has absolutely nothing to do with a truncated notion
of a happiness that is defined — at least in America — in terms
of consumer choice.»
He has given us the great
gift of human
freedom and the ability to act responsibly, thereby setting us apart from and above the whole sub-human world.