Sentences with phrase «human sinfulness»

All such theories grapple with the fact of human sinfulness as the primary, disruptive element in the relationship between us and God.

Niebuhr's later writings reveal a shift in emphasis from human sinfulness to God's grace as found in Christ who offers both the truth that clarifies man's inadequate reason as well as the power to obey this truth.

Such a rejection is not uncommon in modern theology, but it overlooks the significance of human sinfulness as responsible action, an action that even God takes seriously.

In the Old Testament we can learn much about God's grace in the midst of wars and rumors of wars, but, equally important, we can also be confronted by the nature of our own human sinfulness and the limits of trust in human power for our security.

She further argues that the fact of human sinfulness makes it necessary to have coercive measures at national and international level to prevent tax evasion and restrain tax avoidance.

It is unfortunate that Augustine's debate with the Pelagians ended in an overemphasis upon human sinfulness and upon baptism as the sacramental eradication of that sin.

Yes, if you believe that no death of any kind (plant, animal, bacterial) occurred before human sinfulness, then this precludes an evolutionary view, since the fossil record is (obviously) a record of things, well, dying.

To know God as governor is to understand that human sinfulness disfigures the world and requires restraining influences.

The ethical question, in Christian terms, is to what extent moral awareness endures within human sinfulness.

Blaming human sinfulness for natural and man - made disasters is nothing new.

The reader may have wondered why I have not yet said much about human sinfulness.

We recognize that human sinfulness always expresses itself in idolatries, but we see some of these idolatries as more harmful than others.

If so, Protestant believers in human sinfulness, while retaining their ultimate reservation that economic growth is not God, will cooperate practically with those who pursue it for the sake of attaining these consequences.

Human sinfulness prevents persons from acknowledging the lordship of Christ and the transcendence of God.

«All things are possible» qualifies human sinfulness at every level.

The continual unmasking of human sinfulness does nothing to enhance our respect for an underlying goodness in human nature; rather it panders to our own deep inadequacies.

Now Christian care means helping to overcome human sinfulness by the grace of God.

Though human sinfulness and rebellion were the spiritual reasons for the flood, God also knew the meteorological reasons for how the flood occurred, and knew that once they happened, a second worldwide flood was not possible.

We must be able to show that, while human sinfulness, and the unconscious effects of the Fall of human nature, have mutilated the image of Christ in history and have detracted from it in countless ways, the unique and essential characteristics of the Divine Environing of mankind have never failed.

The reality of human sinfulness means that the instruments we intend to use for good are certain to be turned to evil purposes as well.

Aside from human sinfulness, the fallen world is groaning for salvation and is filled with disease, intemperate weather and volcanoes and earthquakes.

If the person you are talking to seems to believe that they don't need to believe in Jesus because they are good enough people on their own, you might want to present some of the preparation truths about the holiness of God and our own human sinfulness.

Cruelty to animals is a manifestation of human sinfulness; it is one more sign that our relationship with God, ourselves and the rest of creation is in need of healing.

Human sinfulness and self - interest will find ways to express themselves even in the best - intentioned efforts to remedy the defects of the marketplace.

Generally, they include the following in their gospel definition: - human sinfulness - the deity of Jesus - the death of Jesus on the cross for our sins - the resurrection of Jesus - the necessity of faith in Jesus to receive eternal life

«Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely» is not a biblical phrase, but it arises from a biblical understanding of human sinfulness.

Indeed, given what Christianity teaches about charity, human sinfulness, and God's grace, being a Christian may make Benedict or any other Christian far less likely to be fanatical than the atheist.

By freely accepting his unjust condemnation Christ took on the ultimate consequences of human sinfulness.

A civilization of caritas is a civilization acutely aware of, and provident for, human sinfulness.

The experienced fact of human sinfulness and the promise of salvation through the unmerited forgiveness of sin have placed much emphasis on divine judgment in traditional Christian thinking.

Human sinfulness, pride and selfishness are our major obstacles.

The fuller meaning of revelation can be understood, therefore, only if we take into account the fact of a human sinfulness that has continually resisted the freedom, extravagance, and surprisingness of the divine self - promise.

The welfare state, in their opinion, does not take adequate account of human sinfulness.

It uncovers the lostness of the world, the magnitude of human sinfulness, the tragedy of human alienation.

A theology of redemption combines affirmation of human creativity in the purpose of God and deliverance from human sinfulness to release humans for their vocation of cooperation with God in continuous new creativity.

A second, and all are closely interlinked and interdependent, the nature of human sinfulness, interpreted always in part against the presuppositions of the creation faith.

Those who hold this view argue that the violent portrayals of God in the Old Testament reveal God's divine accommodation to human sinfulness and evil.

Because of human sinfulness, the world needs to be put to rights again and its original purpose taken forward to completion.

But human sinfulness and stubborn wills being what they are, there is no guarantee that the broken marriage bond can be reknit.

The mercy seat reminds us that a profound awareness of human sinfulness was characteristic of even the «priestly» strand of Israel's tradition.

That being said, merely acknowledging the part that human sinfulness might play in recent events doesn't guarantee that circumstances will change either.