Sentences with phrase «holy acts of»

A monastery of arches filled with monks» cells each with an arched door and a single arched window, and in each cell a single painting either of arches or in the shape of an arch, and inside each painting, people in holy acts of contemplation.

I think our souls require some release: for wisdom, for perspective, for laughter, for tears, for even the holy act of hearing «I see you and I'm listening.»

This silence is the simple festivity of the holy act of confession.

Not exact matches

A Catholic clergy is not allowed to act according to the will of the Holy Spirit but according to the will of his superior.

If I were to slap God in the face (which is basically what any act of rebellion against Him is); God who is infinitely Sovereign, infinitely Holy, and infinitely Just; my crime would be infinitely worthy of death.

Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: «See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to judge everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.»

However, in the case, of the formally organized, local congregation, the congregation has a properly called person to administer such holy acts.

Burning of flags is a political thing but burning of Holy Books such as Torah or Bibles is not an act of a Muslims to do such a wrong thing since our Quran tells us to respect elder holy books because it is (confirming that which preceded it of the Scripture and as a criterion over Holy Books such as Torah or Bibles is not an act of a Muslims to do such a wrong thing since our Quran tells us to respect elder holy books because it is (confirming that which preceded it of the Scripture and as a criterion over holy books because it is (confirming that which preceded it of the Scripture and as a criterion over it.)

In Act's 2:38 Peter proclaimed it very boldly when he said «Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.»

God created sex to be a rich, holy, cleansing, love - enriching act that adds joy and fun to life, if it is corralled within the bonds of life - long matrimony.

It seems to me that mankind sits and waits for a sovereign act of God when each of us need to be offering our bodies and minds daily to be used by the Holy Spirit....

So just cause Peter followed Christ doesn't mean he was saved he had to have the Spirit to truly follow him which he didn't get til the book of acts so using him denying Christ as an example that's its ok is completely foolish because he didn't have the holy spirit because the spirit is truth and why would it deny itself as being Christ think about that a little bit

Instead, in the very human act of puffy eyes and hiccuping, of confessions and confrontations, I found God all over again and I was restored to a very real and very holy friendship, to a life without the protective armour.

That was a very interesting read many comments caught my attention I've recently been diagnosed with Bipolar I have hallucinations and hear voices in my ear's when I hallucinate it's likes they are trying to get me thousands of them I can only describe them as dark shadows and they are trying to get me just as they are about to get me a brilliant white light surrounds me and there's three entities humanly shaped but like this brilliant white light they are also glowing this brilliant whiteness I can't understand what they are saying the only way I can explain it is emotions comfort joy love is what I feel emanating from these entities the voices I hear aren't evil telling me to do bad things to people when I get put into a mode of fear I live in a rough area of Scotland and everytime I've got into a fight something possesses me I know this for a fact as I can't control myself I'm an observer watching my family / Friends say I change they say my eyes change and I look evil I personally do think possibly through my own personal experience I» am possessed as I act out of character I've lost interest in many things I've recently I decided it's time for change I've lost my faith I've been trying to connect with God and feel his love which I used to feel the presence of the holy spirit everytime I try connect I get a feeling of abandonment I just think if I am possessed could these entities stop me connecting with «God» I can say from my heart of hearts «JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH» I think it's more to do with the persons own personal fears which I have noticed my fears have changed if I had to be truthfully with myself I fear God which I know I'm not supposed to just I can't explain it I guess if you ever need a test subject I'm up for the challenge like I said I'm on journey to find myself and my travels have brought me hear I'm going to hang around for a wee while there's lots of good information to be plundered loll

As brothers and sisters united by the Holy Spirit we weep with those who weep knowing no act of hatred can truly prevail against the church.

He knew that the wretchedness of Judah had reached such desperate proportions that a holy God must act, that the very depth of the lowliness of his people called into question God's honor.

On March 20, he held a mock trial of the Muslim Holy Book, and the jury — consisting of twelve people from his congregation — found the book guilty of five «crimes against humanity,» including the promotion of terrorist acts and «the death, rape and torture of people worldwide whose only crime is not being of the Islamic faith.»

It is not the nature of the act but the kavanah which determines whether or not it is good or evil, holy or profane, strong or weak in redemptive power.

After felicitously noting that for Soloveitchik «victory and defeat are of equal value,» he succumbs to the natural pull of a more one - sided, hierarchical position, writing that the motion of submissive retreat «is inherently endowed with holiness,» while «the act of advance is not in itself holy,» and so must be «imbued with this quality through the willingness to accept defeat.»

The real «sinners» are many of the filthy perverse liars and stealers within the highest levels of the church who hide behind their holy cloaks acting high and mighty, but who in reality are even lower then that of a serpent's belly.

On the other hand, the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt could have taken a better position in condemning this act more strongly and wording their statement in a way that is more appealing to their fellow Muslim citizens.

Every action can be a holy act, if offered out of love for God.

They failed to understand how Catholic practice actually worked; they were insensitive to the capacity of certain ritual acts to foster a sense of mystery and awe in the presence of God» that is, to put one in touch with the holy.

I lived most of the time outside my comfort zone and in return received an enormous heart for mission, a profound understanding of the Holy Spirit acting in my life, and an insatiable appetite to let the Lord and Our Lady use me in whatever way they see fit.

Faithful to it, Vatican I recognised that faith involves a free act which can not «be produced necessarily by arguments of human reason» (DS 3035, 3010); hence the Council added to those external signs the «internal helps of the Holy Spirit» so that the former might be «most certain signs of divine revelation adapted to every intelligence» (DS 3009f, 3033f); as a result faith relies on «a most firm foundation» and «none can ever have a justreason for changing or doubting that same faith» (DS 3014, 3036; 2119 - 2121).

Faithful to it, Vatican I recognised that faith involves a free act which can not «be produced necessarily by arguments of human reason» (DS 3035, 3010); hence the Council added to those external signs the «internal helps of the Holy Spirit» so that the former might be «most certain signs of divine revelation adapted to every intelligence» (DS 3009f, 3033f); as a result faith relies on «a most firm foundation» and «none can ever have a just reason for changing or doubting that same faith» (DS 3014, 3036; 2119 - 2121).

I was so depressed, fearful, and permeated with these horrible thoughts about the Holy Spirit, and one night alone in my room I was watching one of videos of the services at church, and there was a woman who was moved by the Spirit (didn't realize it, but I thought it was her acting on her own), and I lashed out in frustration of the nonstop intrusive thoughts, because I wanted them to go away, and said «that's so stupid, and you are too Holy Ghost.»

If there is a «treasury of the Church» (D 550 - 2,757,1541; Paul VI, Indulgentiarum Doctrina) which consists actually in the active union with God of all justified Christians, then this, too, makes it clear that all acts of those justified in the Holy Spirit constitute the very life of the Church, hence that the action of the Church is not the same as the action of her official representatives or what is done explicitly in their name.

God doesn't create us in sin; He creates us in the curse, that is, frail and human and (in Pauline terms) «of the flesh» (cf. Rom 7 - 8) but we then act on this frailty and break God's holy law, which, once again, renders us sinful.

16:20 - 22) That the Christian faith could make these primitive acts symbolic of the most holy of all relationships, the death of Christ for our redemption, is evidence of the spiritual vitality of our religion.

I thought straight away this is a joke as scriptures tell us only the father knows the time of his sons return and hes keeping it to himself he hasnt even told his son yet.Mark 13:32 This a mystery isnt God all knowing and isnt Jesus God it is a mystery.Yet I like that that is the case because it proves that the father is not the son and the son is not the father they are separate yet they are one just like the holy spirit.I have come across denominations that believe the father son and holy spirit are the one person i asked them how they can say that when Jesus was baptized we see 3 separate persons.We have enough information to know that we are in the last days the signs are present and increasing.Ever since Israel became a nation the countdown has begun.The verse the enemy will come like a thief in the night i have heard preached many times and i believe the preachers have got it wrong because they preach it from the view for the church to get there act together or you will miss out.This view is incorrect because if you are a born again believer following him in obedience and relying on the holy spirit you are not walking in darkness but are walking in the light so you will not be caught unaware as those who are sleeping this is a warning for those who are sleeping or walking according to the flesh they are in darkness.Remember the 10 wise virgins the ones who were alert and keep refilling there lamps went in with the bride those who slept were left behind and so it will be when the Lord returns.Now is the time to prepare our hearts and lives to be ready for his return.It is an exciting time to be living and we are to live in the expectation that the Lord could return at any time brentnz

Yes, we need to, as Christians, LIVE God's way, but we also need to be light and salt and not just stick our head in the sand and act like... or give the impression that... homosexual marriage, genocide, and abortion are ok, by our lack of speaking out because we're too busy living our own little holy lives.

Worldwide acts of terror conducted in the name of ISIS in June 2015, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadam, rendered it almost impossible for anyone in the UK to be unaware of ISIS and its associated evils.

He's always judging me by his standards of living and acting «holier than thou.»

«They have been taught the fear of God but when they encounter the Holy Spirit they experience a God that acts in the world today,» he says.

What kind of lens can Jesus provide on these supposed acts of God that would make them somehow «holy»?

If, said Mr. Chicken, «for every criticism of the Pope you wished to make online, you were to pay for the privilege by first performing an act of real charity for someone in secret (for you can not be certain that the comment you planned on making is such), then we would have a holier Church and a lot more gentle comments.»

Few judgments, however, have matched Runciman's own withering peroration: «the Holy War itself was nothing more than a long act of intolerance in the name of God, which is the sin against the Holy Ghost.»

It is in this breaking that a Divine Presence acts and is therefore known in the «holy theatre» of liturgical performance.

God does forgive all acts of sin, except blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.

While the vast majority of Muslims worldwide were horrified and disgusted by such indiscriminate violence, clearly there are some on the fringes of Islam who interpret these acts in the context of a holy war.

God the Holy Spirit — The spiritual state of being and acting in pure love (and / or peace, harmony, wisdom, knowledge — insert your favorite divine adjective here)

Taking once again the picture of a five act play, it is as if we are the actors on the stage, and the Holy Spirit is in the wings, whispering our lines to us and telling us where to go.

cit., pp. 103, 105, 53 f.) God's demand that Israel become «a holy people» means the spontaneous and ever - renewed act whereby the people dedicate themselves to YHVH with their corporeal national existence, their legal forms and institutions, their internal and external relationships, the whole factuality of worldly life.

There was another side of Puritanism which the successful Yankee businessmen and their pastors had outgrown — the deeply stirring piety that trembled before a holy God and drove men to acts of love and mercy.

When the Christian church celebrates the central act of its worship — whether it calls it Mass, Eucharist, Holy Communion, or Lord's Supper — it points back not only to these events in the upper room, but to the whole drama of God's redemptive action that Jesus is symbolizing in his words and gestures.

Participation in Holy Communion is achieved by two related but distinct acts: the action of a member of the faithful in seeking Communion (reception) and the action of the minister in giving Communion (administration).

Second, the acknowledgment of that authority, which is of the essence of the meeting, is given to us in the present act of God in the form of the Holy Spirit.

Mortal sin, the committing of a gravely wrong act, deliberately and with full knowledge of its seriously wrong character, incurs the loss of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

Second, the act of supernatural faith is a grace that allows us to accept divine testimony with an unfailing certitude, by an act of the will moved by charity, the love for God poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit.