See the answer above — I see the Genesis narratives as God graciously reaching down to an ancient culture in order to communicate to them that he is their creator, that they are alienated from him, and that he desires that they be restored to fellowship through his offer of covenant with him (ultimately pointing to the need for God to step into history himself as the One who can
keep the covenant on our behalf).
Not exact matches
The
covenant requires that the company
keep a certain amount of cash
on hand, but after bleeding through the holiday period, these cash levels are now at risk.
How in God's holy name does anyone
keep the
covenant to
keep on loving?
The maintenance of the
covenant was dependent
on the
keeping of the Law (Exodus 24:3 - 8).
that we sit in a building for two hours and many congregants never know each other
on a venerable and honest level, but instead we
keep the show going like the priests did in the old
covenant temple after the veil was torn.
In order to get a clearer perspective
on the development of the doctrine of love we must examine the main themes of love in the Old Testament, including the
covenant with the Hebrews as God's act of love, the human love required in faithfulness to the
covenant, and the suffering of God as a result of human sin in failing to
keep the
covenant.
They are simply undergarments with symbols
on them to help faithful Mormons remember the
covenants they have made and the potential blessings that they can hope for if they
keep their
covenants.
The Bible is not about conveying divine principles for starting and managing a Christian business — but is instead about Christ
on the cross triumphing over all principalities and powers and so radically transforming everything we consider to be our business... Scripture then ceases to about teaching about biblical manhood and womanhood or biblical motherhood and fatherhood — and becomes instead the story of how a
covenant - making and promise -
keeping God took
on full human personhood in Jesus Christ in order to reconcile this alienated and wrecked world to the eternally gracious Father.»
6 «And the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord, to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord, and to be his servants, everyone who
keeps the Sabbath and does not profane it, and holds fast my
covenant — 7 these I will bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted
on my altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.»
Nonsmokers have filed lawsuits against landlords or fellow tenants
on the basis of nuisance, breach of statutory duty to
keep the premises habitable, breach of the common law
covenant of peaceful enjoyment, negligence, harassment, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress; courts have ruled for and against nonsmokers in individual cases.
The simple rule is that the onus will be
on the business owner to prove a need to
keep some of these profits in for legitimate business reasons such as a hedge for bad times, money needed for expansion or replacement of equipment, banking
covenants or shareholder agreement obligations amongst others.