Sentences with phrase «good graces because»

Even one year ago, HTC was still in many Android fans» good graces because the One M8 was a significant improvement over the M7 and was one of the very best smartphones to come out last year.

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And because Wall Street is hoping for an easing of financial reform regulations, most firms want to stay in Trump's good graces, they said.

Honestly, in my view, (mainly because I can now see Christianity from the outside) suggesting, as Chris brings up, that «grace» plays a role or should play a role in the Christian life, well that makes no sense to me, because I see no need for this grace, especially if it is something that the Christians constantly need reapplied, over and over again.

I think also that because a good deal of it will be reactionary, it will for a time, be riding an undercurrent of disrespect, ego, a kind of self - righteousness (oddly enough), and an antagonistic — almost bullying — mentality lacking in grace or love, lampooning those thinking differently.

But until we come to the end of ourselves then we are going to do and say what we want, even as it was with me: It's one thing to be a heathen, even as I was, but a whole other ball game to set our hearts on God and His truth; yet, that can only come when we are sick and tired of being sick and tired of our own lives and we just give up, we know then who has given up by the one they advocate for, even has given place to: Paul said; with my heart I want to do what is right, but my flesh does what I hate: This is when God's grace is sufficient, because our hearts are right with God, but our flesh is not: There is a war going on within these temples, therefore; even as our flesh wins out to do what we hate, our hearts are set on God and His ways which has been established in the Word of Truth, which then causes us to stand and speak forth what we believe, even as this causes a rending to happen within us, for Christ to be formed in us this needs to be, as we come up in His glories even for a better resurrection for them who believe: The heart wars against our flesh, even as Christ wars against the man of sin within: For out of the abundance of our hearts our mouth doth speak, therefore; if we speak not the Wholesome Words of our Lord, Then our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexandria

Moral of the story is we all need forgiveness.Sin is sin.We all need the mercy of God.This man is on a quest to find that.Judge yourself.We are all sinners in need of a savior.You won't be able to say to God on the day of judgment, well at least I didn't shoot my brother in - law, therefore I should be allowed into heaven.You'll give an account for your life.I'm counting on grace, not because I deserve it, but because of the high price that Jesus Christ paid on the cross.A debt I could not pay.

Lamott said this isn't because she doesn't trust God, «or grace or good orderly direction.»

satans aim was to stop the fulfillment of the seed that would crush satan underfoot.This hybrid between the angels and man created giants abominations in Gods eyes.They also were a threat to Gods people as can be seen by the giants in the land of caanan after the flood.If we agree on that then there is no way that Eve would have had intercourse with satan [false doctrine of the seed of satan -RCB- because the blood lines were still untainted by angelic beings or satan at the time of Noah maybe that is also why the genealogy of Christ is well presented with no surprises apart from Hagar and Ruth these two were gentiles that shows Gods mercy grace was always there to all nations he accepts people by faith not by race.Prior to the flood the mixing of the angels and man must have been widespread after the flood these beings were present but in limited numbers and God told his people to destroy them as they were abominations but they were a threat to Gods people.It would be interesting to hear what the rabbis had to say on this matter as i would think the stories would have been past down from generation to the next.Especially regarding the flood.God promised he would never flood the earth again but a time is coming when the earth will be judged not by flood but by fire Jesus is our ark and we are safe in him.brentnz

The concept of once saved always saved takes a bit to get your head around but Gods grace is greater than our sin and greater than our good works it just takes faith in Jesus Christ to recieve Gods grace.In saying that to continue to sin as a christian is like playing with fire you will be burnt.Paul talks of the sexual immorality in corinthian church of the son and father that were sleeping with the same wife they were excommunicated from the church the members were not allowed to even eat with them until they repented.There are consequences for our actions.The other side to this is that if you continue to sin as a christian you are not walking by faith but walking by the flesh and are really backsliding.In the backslidden state you also become powerless and open to attack by satan as long as we walk in the flesh he can influence us to get worse not better.If we are walking in Christ satan may still try to tempt us but we are empowered by the holy spirit and overcome him and our faith increases.Both are saved by grace but one is powerless because of sin versus saved but an overcomer having been set free from sin i think this is what Paul was trying to explain.It is better to be an overcomer than overcome by sin.brentnz

I have been able to find the silver lining in all the things that have happened to me, but only because the love I know the Lord has for me lets me be in God's grace and keeps me well adjusted.

D. Martyn Lloyd - Jones (1899 - 1981)[in an excerpt from Romans: The New Man, An Exposition of Chapter 6, Banner of Truth, 1972] said: There is no better test as to whether a man is really preaching the New Testament gospel of salvation than this, that some people might misunderstand it and misinterpret it to mean that it really amounts to this, that because you are saved by grace alone it does not matter at all what you do; you can go on sinning as much as you like because it will redound all the more to the glory of grace.

«There is no better test as to whether a man is really preaching the New Testament gospel of salvation than this, that some people might misunderstand it and misinterpret it to mean that it really amounts to this, that because you are saved by grace alone it does not matter at all what you do;....

It seems at first glance that understanding God as love was simply a given, not requiring any special defense, because that love was so clearly manifest in the person of Jesus Christ as well as in the grace of redemption.

Well, first of all, because God is a grace wholesaler.

I don't have grace yet for leaving because, well, I haven't left yet... I do know that I have grace right here, right now in this moment with a feverish, fussy toddler breathing her precious little puke breath onto me.

Most Relatable (nominated by Alise Wright): Elizabeth Esther with «Grace for Leaving» «I don't have grace yet for the plane flight to Bolivia because, well, I'm not on the planeGrace for Leaving» «I don't have grace yet for the plane flight to Bolivia because, well, I'm not on the planegrace yet for the plane flight to Bolivia because, well, I'm not on the plane yet.

and so this New Covenant birth, on one of grace, mercy and love, and it is better than the old testament in this way, because like the rainbow was a sign that God would never flood the earth again wiping us out, so too Christ lifts the O.T. curse that was a result of sin.

«O my God, because you are so good, I am very sorry that I have sinned against you and by the help of your grace I will not sin again.»

Second, most importantly, there is a theology of «common grace» — that means that human beings are able to do good because of God's mercy, working through and in human hearts.

I suppose unless I'm already a believer I will need to pay a believer a nice sum of money in order and take a class in order to understand why a covenant that carries the penalty of death if this god is not worshipped is changed because, help me here (well of course unless god can speak for himself - I guess I have to ask those who have studied his word that he gave only once 2000 years ago to another culture), so after this covenant he came down and became a man in order to give people grace so he doesn't kill them if they don't worship him?

God honours that, because he knows his children well enough, and knows how much grace and strength he gives them.

Well, we can agree (if you agree) that because of the Fall, ALL of humanity are evil because of concupiscence, and that because of common grace, ALL of humanity is able to do good things.

You claim that if they are good then it's because of God's grace; if they aren't it's because they are evil.

Of course ---- if you don't have passion for the church you pastor to become full of grace, mercy, etc. because you reject having a vision as a pastor, well, ok.

«but only because the love I know the Lord has for me lets me be in God's grace and keeps me well adjusted.»

Yes, I agree we need to be more mindful of people and their conditions and yes we need more compassion, grace and mercy when we preach the Gospel (because we are told to proclaim the good news) If you are not preaching the Gospel of Repentance, Mercy and Grace through the work of Jesus on the cross, then you (not anybody else) are demonstrating hatred to those you profess to grace and mercy when we preach the Gospel (because we are told to proclaim the good news) If you are not preaching the Gospel of Repentance, Mercy and Grace through the work of Jesus on the cross, then you (not anybody else) are demonstrating hatred to those you profess to Grace through the work of Jesus on the cross, then you (not anybody else) are demonstrating hatred to those you profess to love.

It mentions here that the One that we say that we serve is a «Consuming Fire» because, if you do not make good use of the grace that He makes available to you to empower you to serve Him properly, you will get burned up!

Some christians believe that whether you believe or not, if you live a good and moral life you'll still be accepted into gods good graces, this is their workaround for why, say Ghandi is still allowed into heaven and not in hel.l because he was a hindu.

Many give to feel good about themselves, because they gave sacrifically / I honestly have issues with these 4 to 6 million dollar buildings and a Pastor's salary 100 thousand plus...... and all these un-necessary programs any and everything to do w / everything except the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ.

The controversy goes back to Pelagius who said that because we could be good (by a grace given to all humanity) we should be good.

We didn't worry about obtaining «merit» through good works, because we got our merit by grace, free from Jesus, even when we didn't ask.

Secular human societies need laws because, apart from cooperation with Grace, our survivalist instincts predispose us to choose immediate selfish interests and desires over our greater common good.

Sister Mary Corita chose to answer these questions with the words of William Sloane Coffin: «Because we love the world, we pray now, O [God], for grace to quarrel with it, O Thou whose lover's quarrel with the world is the history of the world... Lord, grant us grace to quarrel with the worship of success and power... to quarrel with all that profanes and trivializes [people] and separates them... number us, we beseech Thee, in the ranks of those who went forth from this place longing only for those things for which Thou dost make us long, [those] for whom the complexity of the issues only served to renew their zeal to deal with them, [those] who alleviated pain by sharing it; and [those] who were always willing to risk something big for something good... O God, take our minds and think through them, take our lips and speak through them.

They are people compelled to proclaim the good news in Jesus Christ because they have learned to see God's grace at work in their own lives.

In general, a biblical perspective on the power of physical intimacy suggests that the sexual bond between two persons can be a force for good or evil because it is full of mystery, grace, and the fascination of the unknown.

Jeremy have been asking the holy spirit for his help with this and in regards to the lame man that Jesus healed I do nt believe that sin was the issue for him just like the blind man was it his parents or did he sin the answer was neither but so that God would be glorified.What was the sin that may have been worse for him.The two situations are related of the woman caught in adultery the key words being go and sin no more only two references in the bible and will explain later the lame man we see at first his dependency on everyone else for his needs he cant do it he is in the best position to receive Gods grace but what does he do with it.Does he follow Jesus no we are told he goes to the temple and Jesus finds him now that he has his strength to do things on his own what his response to follow the way of the pharisees that is what is worse than his condition before so he is warned by go and sin no more.We get confused because we see the word sin but the giver of is speaking to him to go another way means death.Getting back to the two situations of the woman caught in adultery and the lame man here we see a picture of our hearts on the one our love for sin and on the other the desire to work out our salvation on our terms they are the two areas we have to submit to God.My experience was the self righteousness was the harder to deal with because it is linked in to our feelings of self worth and self confidence so we have to be broken so we are humble enough to realise that without God we can do nothing our flesh hates that so it is a struggle at first to change our way of thinking.brentnz

Because if grace is water, then the church should be an ocean It's not a museum for good people, it's a hospital for the broken Which means I don't have to hide my failure, I don't have to hide my sin Because it doesn't depend on me it depends on him See because when I was God's enemy and certainly not a fan He looked down and said I want, that, man Which is why Jesus hated religion, and for it he called them fools Don't you see so much better than just following some rules Now let me clarify, I love the church, I love the Bible, and yes I believe in sin But if Jesus came to your church would they actually let him in See remember he was called a glutton, and a drunkard by religious men But the Son of God never supports self righteousness not now, nBecause if grace is water, then the church should be an ocean It's not a museum for good people, it's a hospital for the broken Which means I don't have to hide my failure, I don't have to hide my sin Because it doesn't depend on me it depends on him See because when I was God's enemy and certainly not a fan He looked down and said I want, that, man Which is why Jesus hated religion, and for it he called them fools Don't you see so much better than just following some rules Now let me clarify, I love the church, I love the Bible, and yes I believe in sin But if Jesus came to your church would they actually let him in See remember he was called a glutton, and a drunkard by religious men But the Son of God never supports self righteousness not now, nBecause it doesn't depend on me it depends on him See because when I was God's enemy and certainly not a fan He looked down and said I want, that, man Which is why Jesus hated religion, and for it he called them fools Don't you see so much better than just following some rules Now let me clarify, I love the church, I love the Bible, and yes I believe in sin But if Jesus came to your church would they actually let him in See remember he was called a glutton, and a drunkard by religious men But the Son of God never supports self righteousness not now, nbecause when I was God's enemy and certainly not a fan He looked down and said I want, that, man Which is why Jesus hated religion, and for it he called them fools Don't you see so much better than just following some rules Now let me clarify, I love the church, I love the Bible, and yes I believe in sin But if Jesus came to your church would they actually let him in See remember he was called a glutton, and a drunkard by religious men But the Son of God never supports self righteousness not now, not then

The reason for this is because salvation is not based on good works but by grace through faith in Jesus and Jesus said» I am the way the truth and the life and no one can come to the Father but through Me».

Or better put, God is thus working, because «grace» is nothing other than God in action and not something added onto or used by the divine reality itself.

Jeremy good message and quite relevant for today God is still looking at our hearts and motives for serving him or are we serving our own agenda as Jonah was.He did nt feel compassionate towards his enemies and who could blame him they had cruelly killed many Jews it was a question of life or death to his own people.The Jewish nation was no more deserving of Gods grace than the other nations that is revealed by sending Jonah to preach a message of hope and life.Ultimately God calls all by faith in him and is willing to be merciful to all nations and peoples that do not not deserve it just like us it is by grace that we all are forgiven.I am pleased that God is sovereign and knows whats best he is merciful to us.Our human nature is that it is better to kill our enemies before they can kill us and that is essentially Jonahs message that is why he struggled to be obedient to Gods will.Gods message is to forgive those that trespass against us and show mercy.Its complicated and it is natural to protect ourselves and our families from those who would seek to destroy them but ultimately its about trusting God with everything easier said than done.If it comes to a choice we will have to trust God and ask for his strength because we cant do it in ours.As Christ laid down his life for us are we ready to lay our lives and the lives of our families as a sacrifice for him.To me that is where the story of Jonah is leading to we have the choice to fight our enemies or to love them as God loves them.brentnz

Who are we to judge what God does or allows he has his reasons who can fathom his ways he sees the end from the beginning and is not limited to time or space like we are.Does God want anything the answer is Yes he wants a relationship with us that is why he sent his son because he had a purpose in creating us.However the wages of sin is death in this scripture alone regardless of what happens here we all deserve to die God could have wiped us all out with another flood for who of us is worthy.It is by grace that we live and yes bad things do happen to good people just as it does for the wicked is it to test our faith i do not know but i do know that God gives us the grace to endure through trials and difficulty and that all things do work for Good if we love hgood people just as it does for the wicked is it to test our faith i do not know but i do know that God gives us the grace to endure through trials and difficulty and that all things do work for Good if we love hGood if we love him..

What they cause is grace, and this takes place both because the sacrament is properly performed (ex opere operato) and because the recipient is of good disposition (ex opere operands).1 A sacrament is properly performed when one uses the correct matter (material symbols) and the correct form (formal symbols, i.e., language).

At the end of the day after the blood was spilled & death made it's grand entrance; the people of God, the Christians gathered for prayer, not because we had the answers or that we are somehow better than those who don't believe what we believe, but because even at the center of despair, we feel an undying need to taste our Father's grace when all else seems to be lost.

He describes the Pope's bold affirmation of the power of grace over sin as an echo of Isaiah the prophet: «The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.

The very fact that the sun rises every morning, and we are not killed this very instant is because of God's good graces.

Martin it is not by works that we are saved but by grace that none should boast.Works do not get us us closer to God but good works come from a heart that loves God and desires to please him.John 3:16 is clear if we believe in Jesus Christ we shall have eternal life it is based not on what we do or have done but by the grace of God that has been poured out upon us because of Jesus Christ.God always gives us assurances or promises the condition to receive eternal life is to believe in Jesus Christ as the one who has saved from our sin.Personally i believe that the continued walk will determine our reward from the Lord again its not based on our effort but a trust or faith in God.This does not effect the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ.

For example, the Joint Declaration asserts, «We confess together: By grace alone, in faith in Christ's saving work and not because of any merit on our part, we are accepted by God and receive the Holy Spirit, who renews our hearts while equipping and calling us to good works.»

I can't change the example Jesus gave to fit what we're experiencing, but what I can do is teach people to live in the grace of what we're experiencing, because all things work together for good.

Despite my pursuits of staying in my nieces» good graces, I actually do want them to eat their vegetables because I want them to be healthy and happy.

And then I talked to some of the coaching staff, because of course I wanted to be in their good graces.