Sentences with phrase «humility before»

Father Zosima exhibits such foolish suffering when, early in the novel, he makes a low bow of humility before the cruel buffoon who is old Fyodor Karamazov.

Many of the elements basic to a Christian way of life were first basic to a Jewish way of life: a reverence for the Scriptures; a sense of the sacred; respect for the law; humility before the transcendent; the cherishing of the human capacity for reflection and choice; the sharp taste of the existing (as distinct from non-existing), and of being (as opposed to nonbeing), and therefore of the blessed contingency of this created world; the practice of compassion; the ideal of friendship with God and of «walking with God»; the habit of prayer; and a sense of the presence of God during the activities of every day — all these are habits of life that Christians share with Jews and have learned from Judaism.

«Speculative boldness must be balanced by complete humility before logic, and before fact» (PR 17/25).

Yet he always warned that this must be balanced at all times «by complete humility before logic and before fact» (PR 25).

Since this «humility before fact» in the framework of a speculative system is distorted and endangered by the selectivity of the system, since that which is regarded as a fact varies with the systematic context, there is to add, in view of the correction of the speculative system: «The ultimate test is always widespread, recurrent experience; and the more general the rationalistic scheme [namely, and thus precisely, not only more effective, but also more forcefully endangered by «professional blindness»], the more important is this final appeal» (PR 17/25).

That judgment is convincingly vindicated by the Novaks, who, while focusing on his religious belief and practice, cast new light Washington» a man whose gravitas, contrary to some accounts, was not a pose but a reflection of his deep humility before the God of history Whom he sought to serve.

But Whitehead also said that «Speculative boldness must be balanced by complete humility before logic, and before fact.

Now that God is gone, I feel that all this is mine; piety toward life, humility before my meaningless fate and love for the other children who are afraid, who are ill, who are cruel.»

I believe that it is necessary for us to recover a certain salutary humility before we can discern pattern and purpose in our present stage of human existence.

That means we need lots of wisdom, discernment, and humility before we declare that someone has departed into full - blown heresy.

One that accommodates reverence for the God of our ancestors — a shadow which we have cast upon the sky — and humility before the Power which we infer lies beyond that which we can not see — the magnificence behind the shadow.

Lost within a constantly shifting boundary between knowledge and faith, the author proposes a flexibility which accommodates reverence in the evolving God of our ancestors and humility before the Power which we infer lies behind Him whom we reverence.

The problems of euthanasia and assisted suicide point us to deeper spiritual questions: questions of human identity, agency, control, finitude, and humility before the aspects of reality that truly transcend human existence.

What humility before the face of another person!

If the pope or anyone else wants to help and show their humility before others there are some great modern equivalents.

Respect for the given structure of reality means humility before the evidence.

It requires a searching and reverent humility before the righteousness of Christ.

Insofar as your agnosticism expresses intellectual humility before the unfathomable mystery of the universe, I applaud it.

The first atomic bomb was spoken of in reverential, religious terms, a simultaneous affirmation of both Augustinian humility before God's power, and extraordinary Pelagian pride in humankind's.

This emphasis on reciprocity in no way jeopardizes true humility before God, but an undue emphasis on humility does jeopardize reciprocity.

As had often been done before (although rarely so well), Borowitz linked humility before God to democratic ideology.

Who can deny that if our politicians and bankers had displayed greater trustworthiness — if they had humility before the uncertainties of valuation and greater concern for the effect of their actions on others — then this crisis would be less painful?

He was confessing humility before the Father's final determinations in the context of his conviction that something was afoot: the Kingdom of God was at hand.

And so what I write, I write with humility before God and man according to the light of faith.

Americans need humility before the Creator God for sure in con - side - ration of how the nation was birthed and developed.

Not exact matches

Our humility is the unconditional submission before the divine laws of existence so far as they are known to us men.»

Fasting is about placing ourselves in a posture of humility and surrender before God.

Second, the depth of his humility and poverty before faith.

Shirl Hoffman, author of «Good Game: Christianity and the Culture of Sport,» says Christianity teaches «peace, humility, putting others before yourself,» while athletes are often more willing to cheat, hurt their opponents or take credit for their accomplishments.

You earlier offered gulliblenomore to HUMBLY present the Gospel message... in fact, as you've done so many times before in avoiding those questions asked of you, you continue to display a complete lack of honesty, integrity and humility.

As she continues to read, we hear about Paul's incarceration and persecution, about how Jesus is «the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation,» about watching out for all those false teachings that circulated through the trade routes, about how we ought to stop judging each other over differences of opinion regarding religious festivals and food (I blush a little at this point and resolved to make peace with some rather opinionated friends before the next sacred meal), about how we should clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, and love, about how we must forgive one another, about how the things that once separated Jew from Greek and slave from free are broken down at the foot of the cross, about how we should sing more hymns.

We can learn from these past mistakes, and in a spirit of deep humility and penitence before our God acknowledge the guilt of past generations which clings to us who strive today to bear the joyous message of Christ.

Evangelicals also understand the necessity of humility while living life before a just and holy God.

There is everything to commend in the attitude of humility, or thanksgiving, or petition, or intercession before God, so long as the person with the attitude is not usurping prerogatives either of God himself or of the whole congregation of Christians.

It takes bravery, maturity and a healthy dose of humility to speak up about the conflict before your spouse does.

Only genuine humility and penitence before God in conjunction with trust in his forgiving mercy can keep the balance true.

It is a paradox of our faith — but one that Christian living validates — that we should feel assured of our salvation when our lives have been committed to God in Christ; yet at the same time we should «press on,» in humility and continuing penitence, leaving it to God to judge our status before him.

Utter humility and humiliation became their condition before God and humanity.

Writes Dark, «It is only when we're blessed by a feeling of finitude that we can begin to perceive the holy, that sense of a whole before which our limited understanding is dwarfed... Only a twisted, unimaginative mind - set resists awe in favor of self - satisfied certainty... More humility might characterize our talk of God if we believe that the whole truth can never be entirely ours and that our attempts to nail God down are always well - intentioned human constructs at best and idols at worst.»

Second, coming before the Lord with humility and a desire to follow in His ways.

Before Christianity charity did not exist, nor was there tolerance or humility.

Asceticism plays its part; and along with charity pure and simple, we find humility or the desire to disclaim distinction and to grovel on the common level before God.

So he needs to weigh his own privilege with humility and care before speaking to his youth group about things like gender, race, finances or LGBT experiences.

As an aside, the publication of Lumen Fidei speaks volumes for the humility of both pontiffs: that one should risk much by vacating office before its publication while the other considered he risked nothing by publishing it tellingly soon after his own accession to office.

It expands the theme of the graciousness of the Lord (see Joel 2:13; Jonah 4:2) and affirms the appropriate humility of Moses before this revelation of the nature of the Lord.

Brother Martin lay prostrate before the altar, arms stretched out in the form of a cross in the great church, while the Prior recited: «Lord Jesus Christ our leader and our strength, Thou has set aside this servant of Thine by the fire of holy humility from the rest of mankind.

Surely the force of his remarks is that there must be a return to humility in the God - man relationship before human knowledge and the acquisition of truth have any real meaning.

Speaking before the Champions league clash with Napoli, Arsene Wenger played down expectations of winning the league title «We want the right balance between ambition and humility.

When asked why he wanted to be prime minister before the last election, «with characteristic humility [the PM replied]: «Because I thought I'd be good at it.»

He now has an opportunity to show some humility, and come to the table with legal professionals to re-examine the reforms to the legal aid system before any further damage is done.