Sentences with phrase «life as a believer»

As I fell in love with the Chronicles of Narnia and saw it depicting the battle of faith in our lives as believers, I too fell in love with the writing of The Shack and the intense inward battle to just believe in the goodness of God.

I don't think that I could choose to ignore them for an easier life as a believer either.

«God bless you» is a wishing clause, short form of «may God bless you» Because of God's grace and blessing, we could continue life as a believer on earth, Instead of saying «God curse you,» wish people «may God bless you» It's not a greeting words but words of bid farewell to any one we love.

Some people just can't be in church as we see it today; however, they live as believers, praying and worshipping and getting fellowship where - ever they can.

It is only, when we decide to live as believers we have to accept some sorrow here on earth.

Not exact matches

«Because a relationship is only as strong as the reality we have it, I'm a firm believer of letting our partners in on the realities that we feel we are up against in life,» breakup expert and founder of Breakupward Chelsea Leigh Trescott told INSIDER.

A policewoman holds back a «Black Lives Matter» supporter as she shouts towards supporters of Donald Trump, who said they were members of «Bible Believers» during the Republican National Convention.

As many of you know, I'm an avid believer in living to the fullest and not saving every nickel at the cost of my life quality.

They really don't — the concept of somebody saving their lives from a crucified execution occurring 2,000 years ago is appropriately distant and irrelevant to them, because the vast majority of believers put as much thought and effort into what they believe about their religion as WHY they believe what they believe about their religion.

Kim T, I am interested in your thoughts: During most of my life as a teen, young man, and on into adulthood (mid 30's) as a bible believer, I was plagued by lustful thoughts.

It doens» t sound strange to me at all, I too can think for myself... because I was a believer in God long before I read His book, the difference is I acknowledge that I am not in control of this life, I can choose to either be a slave to sin or a slave to God, either way I am a slave just as you are, but I choose to be a slave to my God who created me, who or what do you choose to be a slave to?

As for me, I am done here, I am going to enjoy this beautiful holiday with my family, and hope that some good in this life shines upon some of you... Whatever it is about believers that brings out your hate, I hope you resolve it soon...

On the contrary, we as Believers of Christ are well aware of what a life without faith in Him amounts to.

Two things bother me, why jeopardize your children's security for this experiment, and why do it??? I mean everyone has doubts I their faith, but being a Christian raised by atheists, turning your back so publicly is the same as saying your faith was a joke... it is insulting to believers, a crisis of faith is normal in life, denouncing faith is shameful

Oh but great Mirosal, if I said disprove Santa clause you wouldn't react in such a harsh immature manner.But if I said disprove God, there is something that changes.You become increasingly violent towards the believer who asks proof of your claim.You react childishly creating delusions from your own life such as «I went to a religious school for 12 years».

A believers motivation is high and shaped by a strong sense of purpose in life, their motivation is rooted in the scriptures as evidenced by those high performers.

I spent 20 years of my life as a true believer; most of those years in leadership positions.

The Bible is the first place to start as God lists very clearly the morals and values we, as believers should live by.

everthing I see around is quite the opposite, believers seems to be that much more motivated as they have a strong sense of purpose in life.

So, what is my point?To read Paul's polemic, his rhetoric and generally his theology as an end in itself, rather than his attempt to bring others to an experience of the living God is to me, missing the point.It seems that much of the divisiveness between believers on this blog and a few others I visit is just that: I often read... Paul says this... hey, but Jesus says that... no, he wasn't saying that, he was saying this and so on and so on.Am I the only one bored with this «your Mother and my Mother were hanging out clothes» approach.I think we need a little more adverb, as in maybe....

Never in any ordinary, non-mystical believer's life is there a deeper experience of being gripped and converted, as Jonah turned around and returned to his mission.

As one believer explained, «To turn again to the cares, perplexities, and dangers of life, in full view of jeering and reviling unbelievers who scoffed as never before, was a terrible trial of faith and patiencAs one believer explained, «To turn again to the cares, perplexities, and dangers of life, in full view of jeering and reviling unbelievers who scoffed as never before, was a terrible trial of faith and patiencas never before, was a terrible trial of faith and patience.

Kid, there have been many different points in my life where I was a believer like you (not as crazy but still, believed), so it isn't like I read it only once as an atheist.

As such, we are not just believers in God, but participants in the life of God, on earth as in heaveAs such, we are not just believers in God, but participants in the life of God, on earth as in heaveas in heaven.

But that only works for believers, and the time that life begins for catholics might not be the same as for protestants or baptists or?

How could it be any other was as long as the believers life is hid with Christ in God (Col. 3:3)?

Out of all the postings on this site today, I found «Derp's «post the most fascinating and informative, as well as deeply revealing.Even after boasting of what seems to be a practically perfect live by any measure, he informs us that he takes pleasure in mocking and ridiculing those of faith who are presumably his opposite; I can only wonder if, given all his supposed accomplishments, he is smart enough to realize how deeply revealing of his true character his remarks are.As a believer, I rarely engage in arguments with my atheist friends, and like to think I wouldn't lower myself to the level of juvenile name - calling and personal attacks against whatever my atheist friends hold dear.Most of the time we simply agree to disagree; when they hold forth with misinformation or ignorance on their assumed «knowledge «of my faith, I try to gently correct them; I certainly don't allow any disagreements we have to devolve into hateful insults and name - calling.

If a person claims a faith in God, but does not display that faith in all of his life, then he is a lier as he stands before God and Man and proclaims he is a believer.

So the believers each memorized a book — as long as they lived, so did the Word.

Against these two views, I argued that the biblical gospel is pretty much everything related to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, including the prophecies about Him, and the ongoing empowerment for life with God that we receive as believers.

I am one who went from a young person with faith to one who did nt believe in God and discovered a finally life with God was far richer than anything I could have imagined as a non believer.

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.

God's act in Abraham, and in Jesus Christ, is brought home as an unfailing reality in the believer: God gives life to the dead.

He is writing to believers about how to live as followers of Jesus and function within the church.

But it is ok for a delusional believer cult such as the RCC to tell others how to live their lives, right Frankie?

So while the «church» as it is today did not begin until Acts 2, we can say that throughout the history of God's people, there have been local gatherings of believers to accomplish God's will in their lives and communities.

Because when it comes to enemy - love and our response to evil, the New Testament writers race to the life and teaching of Christ as the pattern for believers to imitate.

For me as a Messianic believer, when I asked Yeshua into my life it was quite dramatic.

Every day millions of faithful souls in monasteries and back pews and small apartments exercise the priesthood of all believers in prayer practices that bring life to the church as the beating heart brings blood to the body.

Yet as powerful as it is to preach about God's presence and enduring love, about looking forward in the midst of suffering, believers will hear this message differently depending on how quickly they are living through the succession of steps on their way to hope.

He failed to acknowledge that the entire purpose of the Church's principles on issues such as the end of life is to create a standard of conduct clear enough to guide believers through their most trying challenges.

There is the conception of religion as inward fellowship with God, resulting in a union so close that the believer can speak of himself as in Christ, and can say that it is no longer he who lives but Christ who lives in him.

And as it turns out, though many of the believers in these churches know their Bibles well, few of them actually live out what they know in their day - to - day lives, nor are they reaching out with the gospel, which challenges the idea that these sorts of churches are actually doing a good job making disciples.

But again: «In a world that has become revolution - minded the believer is commissioned to live as a revolutionary and to do his part in assuring change.»

However, the power of the Kingdom is inseparable from the «end» which it is bringing to the world, and, as Albert Schweitzer has so powerfully insisted, the new life of ethical obedience to which Jesus calls his followers is likewise inseparable from the liberation of the believer from the very reality of the world.

The supernatural element in human life, whether it comes to us through conscience as human beings or through the Spirit as believers, is not to be located externally in the world of nature and social institutions (as for Taylor and MacIntyre), nor internally (as for the Romantics), but in the interaction of the individual with his world.

It is only as empowered believers that we can live this kind of life.

In that study, those «annoying» people probably became believers and Christians as a result of many events and influences in their lives.

Jesus Christ is personally present with the believer, who in baptism dies with Christ and is raised in Christ to new life — and so to those already baptized who baptize others as well.

As believers, our lives should be marked by our ultimate purpose of building God's kingdom.