Sentences with phrase «inner life of the spirit»

According to Christian faith, this inner life of the spirit is more vital to human nature than the body because it is here that our desires, hopes, aspirations, joys and sorrows, motives, and ideals are located.

It can not flee into asceticism nor seek refuge again in the inner life of the spirit.

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The proof is in the pudding so to speak, since man was created by God in His image, there is within every person the knowledge of God.Standard equipment.In order to become an atheist you first have to lie yourself past your inner knowledge of God.You have to ignore your life, your spirit, your environment and the whole of creation.That takes a lot of lying to oneself, and you have to buy into a lot more lies to get there.This is not made up, it is a part of the process that ultimately allows the created to deny the creator, God.Deep down every atheist knows they are a liar, but as with any repeated sin the suppressed truth gets farther away, and harder to recognize.God bless

When one leads a life that is virtuous, they actually are able to connect with their inner self / soul / Holy Spirit which is actually your «other half» of your soul.

By focusing on the inner dynamic of God's eternal life as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Barth is able to avoid two errors: a static understanding of eternity, and one completely divorced from all temporality.

(Romans 3:24 - 25) Goodness had once been the work of a strenuous will endeavoring to obey God's law; now, to Paul, goodness is the overflow of an inner life which by faith has welcomed the indwelling Spirit.

Whether this immediacy of God was described in Pauline terms as God's Spirit, carrying the divine presence and power into the Christian's inner life, (I Corinthians 3:16) or in Johannine terms, as God himself dwelling in his people, (John 14:23; I John 4:12) the accessibility of the divine grace and help was everywhere proclaimed.

God, with his mighty power, out of the riches of His glory, wants to remake your inner man through the help of the Holy Spirit so that Christ can dwell comfortably and in style in your life, so that you will have love for other Christians.

The entire passage reads, «In spite of the many kinds of love, which in Greek are designated as philia (friendship), eros (aspiration toward value), and epithymia (desire), in addition to agape, which is the creation of the Spirit, there is one point of identity in all these qualities of love, which justifies the translation of them all by «love»; and that identity is the «urge toward the reunion of the separated,» which is the inner dynamics of life.

By way of criticism, I simply note that, despite his emphasis on the inner life of Cod as a process of self - giving love, Jüngel, like Moltmann and Mühlen, continues to look upon the Spirit as the bond of love between the Father and the Son.

(This is the way Paul Tillich described the experience of grace) The accepting love of others thus becomes a channel through which the loving Spirit — the source of trust and growth — can enter and renew our inner lives.

11 The Pope suggests that in Christ it is now possible reach a maturity whereby one's interior life is fully attuned to the prompting of the Spirit.12 St John of the Cross, meanwhile, in the Ascent of Mount Carmel teaches us a specific path by which we might attain this inner mastery through self - denial and contemplative prayer.

... Because of the boundlessness of your love, you opened your womb, pouring forth your own inner life, giving birth to the world, and bestowing on it life like your own... [Flames of the Spirit, edited by Ruth C. Duck (Pilgrim, 1985), p. 971.

I have suggested elsewhere that value - free technology, the military - industrial complex, and narrow nationalism might be modern examples of such principalities and powers.9 Hendrikus Berkhof suggests that human traditions, astrology, fixed religious rules, clans, public opinion, race, class, state, and Volk are among the powers.10 Walter Wink sees the powers as the inner aspects of institutions, their «spirituality,» the inner spirit or driving force that animates, legitimates, and regulates their outward manifestations.11 They are «the invisible forces that determine human existence «12 When such things dehumanize human life, thwart and distort the human spirit, block God's gift of shalom, the followers of Jesus are rallied for a new kind of holy war.

It is the soul enlarging its grasp to include trouble in its scheme of life; it is the spirit, like a ship, moving out from the waters of youth's inner bay and steadying down to the long pull of the open sea.

That we who are unwell in our inner spirits may have the healthy life of God's charity; 3.

There is a sense in which a kind of approximation to the Greek teaching does actually take place, to the extent that the inner man, who has already been transformed by the Spirit (Romans 6:3 ff), and consequently made alive, Continues to live with Christ in this transformed state, in the condition of sleep.

Rather it is the result of a divine intervention from outside, through the Holy Spirit, who must already have quickened the inner man in earthly life by His miraculous power.

In fact, Paul is our best New Testament witness to the inner quality of life in the Spirit.

Here, however, it is not the rules and regulations, but the spirit found within those dedicated to the life apart from the world, the inner experiences which came to them, often seen in contrast to the life of the everyday world to which they once belonged.

He paints most days to make up for lost time, concentrating on portraits rather than still lifes or landscapes because he likes to capture the inner spirit of a person.

Your «spirit» may refer to the inner part of you that tries to make an understanding of the meaning of life, which usually points to happiness and peace.

With a touch of spirituality and a sense of humor, she helps reveal the richness of life in every day moments; creating space for inner reflection, greater acceptance and a deeper connection to the Spirit that lies within.

With yoga's core principal of finding inner balance between mind, body, and spirit, doctors, parents, and yoga instructors alike are all realizing the overwhelming potential of bringing yoga into the lives of young people.

Her own life is a testament to the power of one's inner spirit to overcome obstacles in life.

In the venerable teen - movie tradition of John Hughes and Cameron Crowe (and in the warm comic spirit of James L. Brooks, who produced the film), Fremon Craig sees her heroine's inner life not as grist for punchlines and gross - out shenanigans but instead as something to be treated with warmth, sensitivity and nary a trace of condescension.

We are the ones who will put the policies and practices in place in our schools that enable all young people to have their emotional and social selves welcomed, their spirits uplifted, and their inner lives nourished as a normal, natural part of their education.

Linda is the coauthor of Waging Peace in Our Schools (Beacon Press, 1996), editor of Schools with Spirit: Nurturing the Inner Lives of Children and Teachers (Beacon Press, 2001), chapter contributor to Forever After: New York City Teachers on 9/11 (Teacher College Press, 2006), and author of Building Emotional Intelligence (Sounds True, 2008, 2014).

During his tenure, he curated award winning exhibitions such as Ryan McGinness: Studio Visit (2014); Xu Bing: Tobacco Project (2011); Sally Mann: The Flesh and The Spirit (2010); Chuck Close: People Who Matter to Me (2010); Artificial Light (2006), which appeared at VCU Anderson Gallery and MOCA at Goldman Warehouse in Miami; Robert Lazzarini (2003), recognized by the International Association of Art Critics as one of year's best exhibitions; Outer and Inner Space: A Video Exhibition in Three Parts (2002), recipient of an Emily Hall Tremaine Exhibition Award; and Vanitas: Meditations on Life and Death in Contemporary Art (2000).

Chaos may help creativity, but then again life has a way crushing your inner child — which I believe is the spirit of creativity... the innocence of daring do, and the bravery to follow through!

Entitled, Al Schweitzer Quote this article discusses the significance in each of our lives in having someone special who will rekindle our inner spirit when we need it most.

«I believe in the inner capacity of all humans to grow and heal in mind, body, and spirit from trauma or challenges faced in life.

Edited by Linda Lantieri Foreword by Daniel Goleman In Schools with Spirit, fourteen respected educators ask whether schools can nurture the inner life of students without violating the beliefs of families or the separation of church and state.

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Lantieri is coauthor of Waging Peace in Our Schools, editor of Schools With Spirit: Nurturing the Inner Lives of Children and Teachers, and author of Building Emotional Intelligence: Techniques to Cultivate Inner Strength in Children.