Sentences with phrase «knew talked about their faith»

«The religious people I knew talked about their faith apologetically.

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RELEVANT talks to Bryce Avary (better known as The Rocket Summer) talks about his new album, Of Men and Angels, and about his faith, fans and why he's so happy.
I know what I'm talking about and faith in God IS NOT THE SAME THING as turning the last pages in one's mental family scrapbook.
I do think that maintaining the normativity of Scripture entails giving it a higher priority than worship, if we are talking about our means of knowing the shape the Christian faith ought to take in the world, even if our primary encounter with Scripture is within the context of worship.
If they know their faith, then there's no point in talking about it.
Many religious people I have talked to don't even know much about their faith, only what they are taught by rote.
I have found that when we speak as if we know what we are talking about, regarding Christian faith in any regard at all, we are in effect saying «thus saith the Lord».
He confesses to feeling that, since 1984, by no longer talking about what happened in a distant jungle, he has broken faith with his promise to the memory of Maria.
I think from a person of faith perspective, I think a lot of times people talk about, «Well, you know, traditionally the Church has been doing yada - yada.»
It occurred to me yesterday (as I was skillfully avoiding an encounter with a certain someone at the grocery store) that the most frustrating thing about being seen as an «outsider» is knowing that when people talk to you about faith, they approach the conversation with the assumption that you have nothing to contribute to it.
Encouraging to know that God is talking to both of us about the same issue, and that He has us both trying to get the brothers and sisters to examine their faith.
In this way, theology can talk about God while its form of discourse shows that God is known only as he gives himself to be known by faith.
King, who calls himself «politically homeless,» says that while both parties talk about faith and invoke Scripture, he and other young evangelicals he knows sense an undercurrent of political gamesmanship in all the religious talk.
that He had defeated death or satan, this crucifixion was a promise that He had to make perfectly clear to His enemy 1st before He could say to the world ALL those who were created in his image, that its done it is finished I did what I said I would do, if you decide you need me, I will be waiting, man talk about patience, and this isnt the kind of patience that your see when people are waiting in line and they arent tapping thier foot, this is called perfect Faith, that comes in trusting and know the end from the beginning, thats HUGE!
Neville i mentioned those people only because the discussion was talking about dominionism the combination of the church and state as a governing rule all those people were government leaders all of them suffered in there own way.Its was the suffering that prepared them for the roles that they were to play and there faith in God was what helped them get through.We are made stronger in our weakness no matter how important or unimportant we may appear to others.I guess it is easy to fall into the lie about political involvement that its hard to make change but some people have had a huge impact.Really it is God who deserves the praise he is the one that creats the opportunitys to make impact on the world as in our strength we can do nothing.In hebrews the great men and woman of faith there are those that seemed unimportant to the world and many suffered for there faith Our Lord knows everyone by name and every small act of faith we do he remembers because we do it out of our love for him that is what the christian walk is about living for Jesus and sharing that love with others.brentnz.
Centuries ago, it was known that no reading of Scripture could be interpreted in one way... if you're talking about the Christian faith, which is already so one - sided, nowadays...
As I have conversed with my Mormon co-workers about their faith, every time I bring up a question they don't seem to be able to answer, they revert to talking about their experience (vision, dream, inner feeling, etc.) which proved to them the truth of what they believe, and then they tell me that if I really want to know the truth, I should pray for wisdom and ask God to give me a similar experience to reveal the truth to me.
That is, we shall have to make the substantive case for that which we hold to be true in the face of those who really do not know, and can not quite imagine, what we are talking about — especially if we expect our faith to have some bearing on how we conduct public business.
In Practicing Our Faith we talk about practices that address fundamental human needs: honoring the body, hospitality, household economics, saying yes and saying no, keeping Sabbath, testimony, discernment, shaping communities, forgiveness, healing, dying well and singing our lives.
I just don't think it applies to real life, are you going to have «Faith» in your doctor when she is treating your child, of course not (you want to see a degree or at least have knowledge that the doctor knows what she is talking about), if the technician working on your spouses brakes tell you that he doesn't know what he is doing but he has faith that he can fix them, are you going to your spouses life in his hFaith» in your doctor when she is treating your child, of course not (you want to see a degree or at least have knowledge that the doctor knows what she is talking about), if the technician working on your spouses brakes tell you that he doesn't know what he is doing but he has faith that he can fix them, are you going to your spouses life in his hfaith that he can fix them, are you going to your spouses life in his hands?
I just don't think it applies to real life, are you going to have «Faith» in your doctor when she is treating your child, of course not (you want to see a degree or at least have knowledge that the doctor knows what she is talking about), -------- I do like this analogy.
(If, like me, you had a mini faith crisis in Intro to Ancient Literature after reading Enuma Elish or Gilgabmesh, you will know exactly what he's talking about.)
Since that time, my theology has undergone some significant changes, and I no longer hold to most of what I say in this sermon, especially the parts near the end where I talk about childlike faith growing through the study of Scripture.
So no matter what stage of faith we are talking about, faith is not a work.
«It's not a leap of faith to talk about what we know about climate change.
«It's not a leap of faith to talk about what we know in science about pesticides,» she continued.
Seems like a good faith gesture by Khabib's team, letting Dustin know they are serious about fighting him, and not talking shit, only to lose their pen when Zuffa sends them the contract.
@ jo jo i am in total agreement with you as i expected today almost everyone is going on about how bad we are ect i just watched the highlights again to make sure i wasnt watching another game we out played the spuds for over 30 mins in the first half lioris had to make 4 good saves and all were shoots from distance wilshire was very good as with ramsey we then dominated again in the second half with more good shoots and saves buy the spud keeper yes its disapointing but we were much the better team maybe you all listened to phill neville but you should know by now we have to have an amazing game to be given any credit by pundits and talk of chelski scoring 8 against us when they beat villa 3 — 0 have some respect for your club lads we need to do better but i think its coming have a little faith
You know that dating a person with your same denomination or faith is important for your marriage, and understand why being equally yoked is talked about in the Bible.
Then we are no longer talking about a good faith debate, we're not talking about honest scientific skepticism, but what I would call contrarianism or denial.
Either — you know what you're talking about, and so can answer your questioner; or — you can't answer, and make up all sorts of pathetic evasive excuses like the question lacks good faith, you don't like rabbit holes, asking the person to go and find the evidence you claim, etc etc.....
If you have any faith that the handyman knows what he's talking about, go for the SS.
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