Sentences with phrase «idea of a god does»

The idea of god does not meet their criteria, so they disbelieve in god.

So the idea of truth gives you the same problem that the idea of God does, and that, to me, is the reason why I believe in God.

And who's idea of god do we use when reaching these «scientific» conclusions?

It's becoming abundantly clear to those growing up in the 21st century that religion is a sham, and the idea of god doesn't square with the world around them.

Just because you hate the idea of god does nt negate historical figures.

Which Jewish idea of God did he take over?

Not exact matches

Those put into question your belief in the characteristics of the god, perhaps even the existence of the god itself, but it is still more comforting to assume something more powerful than yourself has your best interests in mind vs. the idea that we are left to our own devices — especially when you are surrounded by people that agree with and reinforce that idea and shun you when you do not agree with it.

You want your ideas, your tastes to be celebrated, instead of having a humble, submissive attitude in order to be part of what God is doing.

You may RATIONAL in regards to the [irrational] ideas of «God», but that does not prevent you from being IRRATIONAL about other things, including your POLITICAL IDEOLOGY and desires for POWER and wealth.

Not only does this idea solve the problem of predestination and free will but is much more in line with the idea of God.

You said, «Their anger may come from the fact that they do not like the idea that they might have to be accountable to a higher authority (God) when they die and our witnessing to them reminds them of this event that they have to look forward to unless they repent and accept Jesus as their Savior before they die» Make sure that you also accept Thor, Zeus, Ra, and tens of thousands of other gods ever invented by man.

While i don't agree 100 % of everything she said, i agree with her general idea that we need to stop chasing after what's cool and what will draw the most church members and start chasing after serving the poor, following Christ, doctrine, outreach, santification, and, specifically, God.

The concept of God did not spring out of thin air - intelligent humans created him and then thousands of years later used the idea to explain what they did not understand and / or like about evolution.

All of my ideas about God suddenly didn't really matter... what mattered is that He was there with me filling the room, my soul, and my spirit.

Do you realize that rejecting your idea of That - Which - We - Call - God is not rejecting that which the word points to?

1) everything is made of energy 2) energy CAN NOT be created nor destroyed 3) energy merely changes from one form to another; matter / energy conversion 4) if energy can not be created nor destroyed then it remains a a constant 100 % 5) energy will always remina constant for ALL ETERNITY, thus the universe either recycles itself, or never stops exsisting 6) you «idea of a god» violates the basic laws of the universe, thus he can't exsist because we do.

yo the thing is not about believing or not, is the fact that if we don't believe then we are worthless living garbage who occupy a space in the universe only to create crap and pollution, in that kind of case we would better be recycled into some industrial material for a better use than eating and living like cattle, but if there is a god we acquire a divine status and a purpose to continue to exist beyond afterlife or at least the idea of it, which would give life a sense right?

Many religious people are incapable of comprehending the idea that other people really don't believe their god exists.

Atheist reject the idea of a god and believe their view to be true or they would be agnostic unless they choose no stance at all of a god that of which would require unknowing of what the term «god» means so it would fall under a belief and since they can't prove that a god doesn't exist then by definition it requires faith for their view, meaning it would effect their view of the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe if a god was proven to be true.

It's the 0.001 % of them who hold rallies, blow themselves up, and go on television / radio (in the case of Fox News, start their own network) who HATE the fact that there are those of us out there who do not accept the idea of God or Jesus or Allah and think it is unacceptable.

«Perfect Justice» for you may mean cutting off your wife's hand if she touches the genitals of someone ATTACKING you, but God's ideas certainly don't ALL jibe with those of most INTELLIGENT people.

I also wish you the same — which you will do irregardless of what you write back — cause I do believe God's Spirit will lead you into ideas like «love your neighbor as yourself» and even «treat other how you want to be treated»... or am I sadly mistaken?

We all approach the text with an idea of God in our minds, even if we don't believe in a gGod in our minds, even if we don't believe in a godgod.

I think Paul is hinting the Spirit of God will lead people into the ideas of God (from the whole Tanakh) and they don't need mind themselves with Jewish rituals (ie: circumcision — then I would also say — for that matter atonement — which is a Torah ritual).

If they would allow priests to marry ths might not happen but I don't know where they get the idea they can't marry, my Bible doesn't say anything about a man of God not being able to marry.

Perhaps god doesn't like a bunch of mindless sheeple, and lets in only people who think for themselves and live honest and compassionate lives because they think it's a good idea, not because they fear eternal punishment.

I wouldn't call Spenser a greater poet, but he saw the human condition and our often - anguished journey toward God in a richer, more humane way than Milton did, who at the end of the day was more interested in ideas than people.

I don't know whether the latter exists but I'm trying to reconcile the idea of self - described atheists believing in a God.

I don't believe my idea of God boils down to just my better nature.

In regards to the absence of God, the idea behind it is that the individual chooses a life apart from God (essentially anybody who does not follow now).

It does enforce the idea that god is the product of a delusional mind.

Yep, the * idea * of a god (bogeyman) is quite effective in controlling folks... that doesn't mean that it is real.

Why would the HORRIBLE HEARTLESS things done by God qualify him as a good source for anyone's idea of «objective morality?

As a CHRISTIAN i do support the idea that they put a cross but in all fairness america gives the freedom of speech but i will say only god can judge and no ones perfect.

What we can't do is make up a god to fit our human idea of what he should be.

If you believe that the universe had a beginning, but that a god didn't, you have a very strange idea of reasoning.

This idea has me thinking about the progression of the faith walk — do you think God becomes more silent as we grwo more mature in our faith?

In light of the idea that God did not kill the firstborn sons of Egypt, why then does the Bible say that it is God who would destroy them (Exodus 11:1, 4 - 5; 12:12)?

Epicurus taught the idea that pleasure of the individual was the sole good in life, though he also believed in the existence of gods, whom they felt did not create the universe, nor inflict punishment or bestow blessings, but that they were disinterested in what man was doing.

BUT they usually don't seem to realize or want to talk about the fact that ideas have consequences, and that believing or not believing in the ideas of Calvin has a major impact upon our daily walk and the way we view God, ourselves, and the people in our world.

Also, why do people try and assert that since God doesn't fit their idea of what God should be like he must not exist.

For liberal Christians, such victories embody the justice of the social gospel, the idea that believers should do God's work — even aid the Second Coming - by improving society.

So the story proceeds, in a vein of pure imagination, stripped of all puerile fancies, to evoke the idea of a God who «spake and it was done».

The acronym is a bit more cumbersome, but not only is the phrase more in line with what Jesus actually wanted us to do, it is also more acceptable to the largest part of the body of Christ — those who have come to God by non-Christian paths and are uncomfortable with the idea of equating Jesus the man (the way Jesus looked physically) with God.

He was surprisingly open with his ideas and questions about God, and we were in the midst of discussing the forgiveness and love of God when, as if disgusted by himself, he said, «But you don't even know the thoughts I've had about you before we were talking.

Though we human beings must use concepts to grasp the content of our faith, in the end God does not reveal a series of ideas: He reveals the «mystery» of Himself in the person of Christ, who is «the fullness of all revelation».

The basic idea of a Non-Violent view of the atonement is that God did not want or need the death of Jesus in order to offer grace or forgiveness of sins.

Instead of affirming the idea of evolution as supporting atheism or rejecting it because it did so, some Christians took the position that its acceptance changes the way we understand God's work in the world.

At what point did the idea that all people are created in the image of God lose its currency and appeal?

You tell others they don't understand your god and yet you have no idea as to what they know, outside of the fact that they grew up and left imaginary friends (aka god / jesus) behind.