Their misunderstanding of Jesus and
lack of faith comes to the fore in Mark because the Master rebukes the storm first before speaking to the disciples, whereas in Matthew Jesus scolds the disciples first and then performs the miracle to confirm his words.
Not exact matches
If this seems to
lack in «inclusiveness» or in sensitivity to «other living
faiths,» perhaps it is only part
of the offense that has always
come when the gospel is truly preached and practiced.
I now believe it does a tremendous disservice to honorable people who are faithful believers to place on them the additional burden
of guilt, shame and magnified suffering that
comes from the kind
of doctrine that promotes (sells) prayer as a magic talisman which will somehow change God's mind, alter physical circumstance, and fix intractable problems — if only the one praying has enough
faith or asks in the right way or lives a holy enough life or professes Jesus enough or waits patiently or never gives up or any
of a hundred different gotchas that can be called upon to justify the
lack of an affirmative answer.
He has stirred up some
of his allies who, desiring to satisfy their own avarice, are presuming to assert far and wide that the Indians
of the West and the South who have
come to our notice in these times be reduced to our service like brute animals, under the pretext that they are
lacking in the Catholic
faith.
My
lack of faith did not stop him from
coming to me, he knew my heart was open.
Granted that Pat Robertson is already something
of a fool, but his
coming out against Creationism confirms his
lack of faith and his ignorance in thinking that religion and science can't be compatible.
Their
lack of attention to Commission on
Faith and Order proves a liability when the authors
come to their more systematic discussion
of such questions as Scripture and Tradition, and (crucially) the doctrine
of the Church.
14:28 — 31), who
comes to grief through
lack of faith as did the Indian through the diverting
of his thoughts; but the Indian tale is essentially different from the story
of Jesus» appearance on the waves.
He seems to be
lacking the confidence
of his youth, and although Wenger has kept
faith in the ex-Saints winger for some time I am sure he would allow him to move to Chelsea if the right offer
came in.
The 16 - year - old has impressed despite his
lack of experience, and it
comes after Lopez had been guilty
of a string
of errors to start the season which saw coach Sinisa Mihajlovic lose
faith in him.
I can already hear the BAG's
coming out in strength and mocking one and all for their
lack of faith in the board.
A learning challenge means you'll
come face to face with your pessimism and
lack of faith through tears
of mourning for the child you don't have.
To the interviewer, any insecurity that you may have when it
comes to getting a job often translates into a
lack of faith in your own ability to do the job.
Faith and community leaders in New Haven
came up with the idea
of starting the school in 2008 after listening to scores
of community members who were worried about the
lack of high - quality schools available in their neighborhoods.