Sentences with phrase «imminent return»

You know, so imminent return could mean three thousand years or 30 thousand years — or it could be tomorrow.

It is proud of its opposition to modern liberalism and its defense of the five «fundamentals» — the virgin birth, biblical inerrancy, substitutionary atonement, and the bodily resurrection and imminent return of Jesus.

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The earliest accounts, he believes, saw no need for resurrection appearances between the departure of Jesus and his now imminent return in glory.

Diarby's imminent return lasted 5 years.

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«The president's absence and imminent return show that there is no vacuum in government and our system of democracy is working with all organs of government fulfilling their mandate,» He said

Although the single life is recommended in light of expectation of parousia, or imminent return of Jesus, this does not negate the effect of Jesus» sensitivity to the inequality of women on other aspects of sexuality.

Shadow culture secretary Chris Bryant, who last week referred to reports of Brooks» imminent return as «two fingers up to the British public», said her failure to handle the phone - hacking scandal raised questions about her competency to lead the company.

Environment Minister Donna Faragher has resigned from cabinet ahead of the birth of her first baby, increasing speculation about the imminent return of disgraced former Treasurer Troy Buswell to the front bench.

This is what many expect, though the fact that an imminent return towards historically normal interest has been widely expected for the past six years should invite scepticism.

If there is a lesson to be learned, perhaps it's that generally Christians would do well to be less concerned with an imminent return of Christ, and more concerned what what we are doing to facilitate Christ's love and His message on earth, in the here and the now.

The gospel is saturated with the expectation of both the imminent return of Jesus and some sort of final judgment.

Luke's writings, like John's gospel, play down ideas of an imminent return.

In Darby's thought, Millennialism combined with restorationism to provide an inner logic for the idea that the church had fallen and that a new church was needed, preparatory for the imminent return of Christ.

The disciples expected his imminent return to act as God's judge and to bring in the kingdom of God.

Many of them view Miami as a sort of halfway house, a place to hang their hats before an imminent return.

Brian and Alden... let's not forget that the early church believed in the imminent return of the Lord... it appears somebody was wrong... how wd that belief affect the message on what was to be accepted as the gospel in the interim?

Unquestionably the expectation of the imminent return of the Lord helped to shape the extreme form of this early Christian ethic.

Now, of those three views, which one is the only one that allows for the imminent return of Jesus Christ?

But because he lacked the fear of God, or the belief of Christ's imminent return, he failed in his designated tasks.

There are only two views which allow for the imminent return of Jesus Christ — the Amillennial view — which says there is no literal 1000 year reign of Christ or 7 year tribulation, and the Premillennial - Pretribulational view.

We must always hold to a sense of the imminent return of Jesus Christ.

When you stop walking in the belief of the imminent return of Jesus Christ, you are walking on the edge of a precipice.

The Early Church believed in an imminent return of Jesus (2 Thess 1:9 - 10; 1 Cor 1:7).

I'm a pre-trib guy since I believe in the imminent return of Jesus, but I need to study the issue a lot more since a lot of my theology has changed since I last studied this, and I am not sure what changes might have cascaded down into my eschatology.

In the first two centuries of the Christian era, the early church sustained the reassuring note of apocalyptic expectation about Christ's imminent return with the kingdom.

I don't see the connection between that stupid comedy show and the problem of the imminent return of Christ, something the earthly Jesus really believed in but didn't happen.

These features differentiate fundamentalists from other evangelical and conservative thinkers who accent the «five smooth stones» by which the Goliath of secular humanism is to be slain: substitutionary atonement, Christ's imminent return, the reality of eternal punishment, the necessity of personal assurance of salvation and the truth of the miracles.

The underground church is working very effectively... It [the war] will come down out of the north — that has to be the Soviet Union — upon the midst of the earth — Israel and the Middle East... That's why most of us believe in the imminent return of Jesus Christ.»

The 19th century saw a lot of speculation about the imminent return.

Why does Falwell believe in the imminent return of Christ?

New Testament discussions about the church are colored by expectation of the imminent return of Jesus, or the «end of the age.»

If they do - and the talk within the movement of Schneerson's imminent return might be the stirrings of that redefinition - Lubavich may yet evolve into a cult.

One Lutheran seminarian recently warned a class on eschatology, «Be careful about preaching the imminent return of Jesus to a suburban congregation; they already know enough ways to avoid peace and justice issues.»

If we have learned anything from the dispensationalists» repeated warning of an imminent return of Christ that somehow never seems to occur, it is the folly of basing Christian doctrine on current events instead of clear scriptural teaching.

Carl E. Olson's sarcastic hatchet job on premillennial dispensationalism implies that John Nelson Darby of the Plymouth Brethren invented futurism and the idea of the imminent return of Christ.

I would like to say in opposition to some comments about wasting time on speculative teachings, If the church taught more on the imminent return of Christ, I feel more people would live lives of faith, of meaning, and of purpose knowing that they may soon be face to face with their Lord.

The people living before the tribulation must be ready for his imminent return in the rapture.

The Westboro Baptist Church has been predicting the imminent return of Christ for at least 2 years.

He so vividly expected the imminent return of Jesus that the goal of social change was hardly relevant.

For example, like many churches do, a shared belief in the imminent return of Christ can be an incredibly binding experience.

Ronald Reagan's secretary of the interior, James Watt, discouraged pro-environmental legislation because of what he saw as the likelihood of the Lord's imminent return.

As well, let's not forget, the influence of Paul's belief in the imminent return of jesus and how that wd colour his language.

JohnO... there are reputable scholars on both sides of the debate as to what Jesus said, meant and actually believed... I wd think there is less controversy about the apostle's (some, at least) belief in the imminent return of the Lord..