Sentences with phrase «judged by our faith»

We don't want our music to be judged by our faith.

It was as if those who would be quite shocked if the essence of Christianity were judged by the faith's most perverse historical expressions had no qualms in doing just that to American civil religion.

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By contrast, Delaware Chancery Court Judge Leo Strine, now chief justice of the state Supreme Court, wrote in the Wake Forest Law Review: «Corporate law requires directors, as a matter of their duty of loyalty, to pursue a good faith strategy to maximize profits for the stockholders.»

If you judged Glenn only by the fruits he has produced, would you still hold concerns over his faith?»

The treatment of other religions by Islam must be judged by a simple test: How did the Muslim rulers behave for more than a thousand years, when they had the power to «spread the faith by the sword»?

nobody has a right to mock about others, you are judged by your actions and deeds, it's not possible to know about every faith in this world, but how ignorant can human mankind be especially after innocent Sikhs killed in Oak creek Wisconsin which was very widely covered.

satans aim was to stop the fulfillment of the seed that would crush satan underfoot.This hybrid between the angels and man created giants abominations in Gods eyes.They also were a threat to Gods people as can be seen by the giants in the land of caanan after the flood.If we agree on that then there is no way that Eve would have had intercourse with satan [false doctrine of the seed of satan -RCB- because the blood lines were still untainted by angelic beings or satan at the time of Noah maybe that is also why the genealogy of Christ is well presented with no surprises apart from Hagar and Ruth these two were gentiles that shows Gods mercy grace was always there to all nations he accepts people by faith not by race.Prior to the flood the mixing of the angels and man must have been widespread after the flood these beings were present but in limited numbers and God told his people to destroy them as they were abominations but they were a threat to Gods people.It would be interesting to hear what the rabbis had to say on this matter as i would think the stories would have been past down from generation to the next.Especially regarding the flood.God promised he would never flood the earth again but a time is coming when the earth will be judged not by flood but by fire Jesus is our ark and we are safe in him.brentnz

At times bitter and angry, and occasionally over the top, Judge's story is enriched by a poignant appreciation of his father's faith and wisdom, a faith and wisdom that, after many wrong turns, he has made his own.

John good question thats why i like this site because you can ask questions like that and not be judged for even thinking it.We should discuss these issues if we feel threatened by these questions our faith is nt very secure.brentnz

I am an atheist and live a life that does not judge people by their faith but by their actions.

When you make the greatest virtue of «standing up for your faith,» people judge their faithfulness by using conflict as a measuring stick.

'' The great trouble with religion — any religion — is that a religionist, having accepted certain propositions by faith, can not thereafter judge those propositions by evidence.

Faith and religion are often judged today by their usefulness in our world of experience.

At a moment of crisis faith must have an inevitable temptation to return to an earlier or even a primordial form of the Word, but such a path is fundamentally a repetition of the universal mystical quest, and can by no means be judged to be a positive witness to the Word that becomes incarnate in the world.

Today faith and religion are often judged by their usefulness.

Insofar as such a Christian is undergoing a full encounter with history he can by no means be judged to be non-Christian, for it is precisely the meditation between faith and history that lies at the center of the Christian faith.

They must not be established as authoritative ends (or idols) in themselves, but must always be judged by their usefulness in pointing the believer back to that moment of radical faith.

We shouldn't judge someone's faith by the words and names he or she uses.

Terrorists or dictatorships who persecute innocent people because they claim it's part of faith are not welcomed — their use of Islam as a scapegoat, does not make Islam what they portray it to be, in fact those false persecutors will be punished themselves by God, «God is the only judge.

«The first ever viable religious conception capable of leading reason, by faith, to observable consequences which can be tested and judged is now a reality.

By the Pen or by the Sword or by what ever God has willed it to be... it is only then upon confrontation where and when faith is tested and judged, then it is for God to decide whom to give victory over the other the unjust oneBy the Pen or by the Sword or by what ever God has willed it to be... it is only then upon confrontation where and when faith is tested and judged, then it is for God to decide whom to give victory over the other the unjust oneby the Sword or by what ever God has willed it to be... it is only then upon confrontation where and when faith is tested and judged, then it is for God to decide whom to give victory over the other the unjust oneby what ever God has willed it to be... it is only then upon confrontation where and when faith is tested and judged, then it is for God to decide whom to give victory over the other the unjust ones.

Whether we conceive of religion as a quest for original participation, or as a repetition of an unfallen Beginning which abolishes the opposites by negating the reality of the profane, it is clear that Christianity can not be judged in this sense to be a religion, or at the very least that the Christian faith is finally directed to a non-religious goal.

Muslims in general if left alone with out your intervention might end up fighting each other due differences of views in their faith, but if west keep on applying pressure causing starvation, harassment and confrontation against Muslims and against their faith, this will only lead them to leave behind their differences and jointly or individually confront their enemies, those who wants to deprive them from their rights of faith and belief and the more they are pressed the more they would complain by reacting and not by words and cries since words and cries seem does not reach, heard or work out now a days since being their judges and executors are all of non religious such as atheists, infidels, polytheists who consider their vast interests above all humanity and faith issues such as mercy, leniency, compassion, pity, sympathy, kindness all that of human mutual heavenly code of conduct.!?

Martin Luther's quest for a God who was gracious, not simply a stern judge, led to the answer, «By grace alone, by faith alone.&raquBy grace alone, by faith alone.&raquby faith alone.»

What is sad people judge the Christian faith by manipulating God for their own gain.

According to Catholic doctrine man can not judge his justification or his eternal salvation with absolute certainty while he is still a pilgrim, and this is ultimately not contradicted by the Protestant doctrine of justification either, despite all controversies, because in Lutheranism, too, absolute «fiducial faith» has always been attacked.

I am not saying disappointment on your article, my only point is that its faith, and only God can judge the correctness... The word of God cultivates the mind, and the seed of faith should bloom in its natural way, urging anything to study by words and its meaning is in - vain because the use of that will not gain you anything from God, but yes maybe in politics and people like you.

The upshot is that every article of faith we have, no matter how obvious or how arcane it may appear, has run a gamut of fatal threats throughout the centuries, and has been vouchsafed to us, multa inter alia, by bishops and censors and canonists and judges.

By his courageous heart, his valiant leadership against Philistia, and his faith that he is Yahweh's man, he achieves a position of strength and prominence among most of the tribes of Israel quite exceeding that of any previous «judge» but clearly short of full kingship.

In any event, I find that I have begun the decade of the «80s still firmly committed to the same essential project with which I entered the «60s: to work toward a genuinely postliberal theology that, being sensitive at once to the human concern for freedom and to the claims of Christian faith, will be as concerned for the credibility of the church's witness when judged in terms of changing human experience as for the appropriateness of its witness when judged by reference to its abiding apostolic norm.

belief in anything without supporting evidence is a childrens game... We teach our children not to lie, judge a book by its cover, or to take anything at face value or to just believe without questioning... you know, we say stuff like check the source and don't believe everything you see / hear... should we teach seeking knowledge or to have faith in without?

The same Directory also speaks of the spiritual climate in which alone there can be a successful ecumenical reception: «The life of faith and the prayer of faith, no less than reflection on the doctrine of faith, enter «into this process of reception, by which the whole Church, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit... makes her own the fruits of a dialogue, in a process of listening, of testing, of judging and of living.»

The way we carry ourselves, talk to others and treat people matters: It produces the fruit by which we — and our faith — are judged by people from the outside.

the point about who goes to heaven is very valid and my heart goes out to you over your father... it is not for us to judge... remember that Abraham (first Jew) was saved by faith and did not know who Jesus (God Incarnate) was (this is in Paul's writings).

I swear - there are common sense Christians who live by faith and follow ALL HIS COMMANDMENTS and then there are the pick - and - choose, no - understanding, ignorant Christians who can quote a couple of Bible verses (turn the other cheek, thou shalt not kill and judge not being the most popular amongst your ilk) who LITERALLY have NO READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS AT ALL and for whom CLEARLY The Lord has not chosen to reveal the most basic of Biblical tenets.

Gil you have asked some very good questions why does bad things happen in the world i personally do nt know God did nt explain to Job either why he had to suffer.What i do know is that God desires that none of us should perish but that all would have eternal life in him through Jesus Christ.This world will one day pass away and the real world will be reborn so our focus as christians is on whats to come and being a witness in the here and now.Both good and bad happens to either the righteous or the sinner so what are we to make of that.What we do know is that God will set all things right at the appointed time the wicked will be judged and the righteous will be rewarded for there faith isnt that enough reason for us to believe.Free will is only a reality if we can choose between good and bad but our hearts are deceitfully wicked we naturally are inclined toward sin that is another reason whyt we need to be saved from ourselves so what are we to do.For me Christ died and rose again that is a fact witnessed by over 500 people that were alive at the time and was recorded by historians how many other religious leaders do you know that did that or did the miracles that Jesus did.As far as the bible is concerned much of the archelogical evidence has proven to be correct and many of prophetic words spoken many hundreds of years ago have come to pass including both the birth and the death of Jesus.Interested in what philosophy you are believing in if other than a faith in Jesus Christ so how does that philosophy give you the assurance that you are saved.Its really simple with christianity we just have to believe in Jesus Christ.brentnz

Who are we to judge what God does or allows he has his reasons who can fathom his ways he sees the end from the beginning and is not limited to time or space like we are.Does God want anything the answer is Yes he wants a relationship with us that is why he sent his son because he had a purpose in creating us.However the wages of sin is death in this scripture alone regardless of what happens here we all deserve to die God could have wiped us all out with another flood for who of us is worthy.It is by grace that we live and yes bad things do happen to good people just as it does for the wicked is it to test our faith i do not know but i do know that God gives us the grace to endure through trials and difficulty and that all things do work for Good if we love him..

Fewer and fewer people remain uninfluenced by the Christian faith, however slight it may appear on the surface, or however distorted the form of influence may be judged to be.

Heavily influenced by the Enlightenment and the philosophical tradition of Logical Positivism (the idea that if something is not able to be judged true or false, then we are rationally compelled to ignore it as irrelevant), much of the modern Church has bought into the belief that the truth of Christianity should be treated like any other set of factual claims, and that people of faith can somehow rationally observe ultimate truth with a level of personal detachment and objectivity.

No more should you judge religious faith by the weaklings who use it as a cozy retreat.

The Paraclete functions beyond the community of faith by judging the world and demonstrating its wrong.

They are judged both in terms of their faith in Christ or lack of it and by their behavior.

We may judge historically that he was guided in his improvements by his commitment to Christian faith, but he would have us judge his work on purely rational grounds.

And it is quite unrealistic to judge the validity of the Christian Faith by assuming that such European countries as Britain, France or Germany are «Christian.»

Judging by how good the current flavours are I have faith that they'll come up with a tasty strawberry variety too I'd love to see a mocha version, though I suppose that wouldn't be so kid - friendly!

New Board, Accountability and Oversight Measures Restore Public Faith and Trust in Library's Management QUEENS, NY — Judge Frederic Block of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed the lawsuit filed by the six former Trustees of the Queens Library Board against Borough President Melinda Katz (Arrington et al -LSB-...]

Lord Atkin's famous opinion in Ambard v. Attorney - General for Trinidad and Tobago [1936] AC 322, is apposite: «But whether the authority and position of an individual judge, or the due administration of justice, is concerned, No wrong is committed by any member of the public who exercises the ordinary right of criticising, in good faith, in private or public, the public act done in the seat of justice.

According to him, «We as caretaker committee of the PDP we have absolute faith and confidence in the judiciary and we know that ultimately justice will be done, the judges can not be fooled by these antics.

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The letter follows recent inspections of three independent faith schools currently judged as inadequate by Ofsted, which were carried out between 12 and 21 April.