Sentences with phrase «making judgments of others»

We go through life making judgments of others, while avoiding judgment of self, knowing that others are making judgments of us.

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This group includes wafflers who either don't have a lot of confidence in their decision making and hope by putting off choosing others might decide for them, or those who enjoy the feeling of being able to stand in judgment of others without committing to any course of action themselves.
Either consciously or unconsciously, we make judgments about the professionalism, character and competence of others based on first impressions.
Gilead bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other market specific and other relevant assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.
Shkreli funded the Merrill Lynch settlement — and avoided the filing of the confessions of judgment — by causing a $ 900,000 investment in Retrophin equity securities made by MSMB Healthcare to be recharacterized as a «loan,» causing the «loan» to be repaid with interest, and using the «loan» proceeds together with other money taken from Retrophin to pay Merrill Lynch.
We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.
Yet we are still human beings, and one of the things that separates us from other animals is that we make moral judgments.
For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment; if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly; if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; and if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked (for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard); then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment, and especially those who indulge in the lust of defiling passion and despise authority.
It was very specifically aimed at him and by implication was also aimed at any other gay Christian as that is the only thing you know of Trey to make such a harsh judgment based on.
Jesus gave us a clear picture of what that was all about as did others say Peter for example 2 Peter 2:4 - 6: For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved to judgment; 5And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly; 6And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample to those that after should live ungodly;
But the imagery and the portrayal of Judas by the other apostles makes it clear that Judas is destined for judgment.
If the state makes the judgment of which institutions can benefit from vouchers, tax credits, and other measures, we end up with the governmentalizing of mediating institutions and the consequent destruction of what makes them so invaluable in the first place.
«From this history of the Bible in early American history,» Noll writes in his concluding chapter, «the moral judgment that makes the most sense to me rests on a difference between Scripture for oneself and Scripture for others
Other thinkers based their judgments on the traditions prevailing in Medina because it was the environment where legislation was made at the time of the Prophet and during the first two Caliphates before the outbreak of the sedition.
(II, 1.2, # 18) This judgment, offered in the context of his larger teaching about the irresistible authority of common opinion in democratic times, indicates that despite their adherence to the Bible and other standards of doctrinal authority, the Americans could abandon or adapt Christianity whenever the gradual working of democratic currents made such changes attractive to a majority.
On the other hand, the chief problem with the view of the new reformers is that it fails to recognize that a sexual self, liberated from undertakings that have a moral claim upon it prior to any of its particular intentions and choices, has no satisfactory way to make moral judgments about what it intends, chooses, promises, and then undertakes.
Calvin, Institutes, I.vii.5: «Enlightened by him (the Spirit), no longer do we believe that Scripture is from God on the basis of either our judgment or that of others; but, in a way that surpasses human judgment, we are made absolutely certain, just as if we beheld there the majesty (numen) of God himself, that it has come to us by the ministry of men from God's very mouth....
He needs to see the significance of self - involving language as he makes judgments about God, the world, and other people, as he acts in various ways as a Christian in society, and as he expresses his commitment in word and action.
Redemption lies on the other side of judgment, and there are lost men who make their beds in hell.
For to judge by the outcome (whereby an attempt is made to unite a judgment of temporal existence and of eternity into a judgment that comes after the event is past) is not humanly possible in the instant that a man himself acts, nor is it possible in the instant when others act.
As judgment is prohibited, so is coercion in making disciples of other people.
to do so we make judgments and predict outcomes of our actions and the actions of others.
It is sure, just as every simple man is sure, that some states of mind are inwardly superior to others, and reveal to us more truth, and in this it simply makes use of an ordinary spiritual judgment.
For appropriateness entails a judgment about a certain text - as - interpreted, within which «propositions reside; it is not a judgment made in the interpretation of a text.6 In other words, although «process hermeneutics» proposes that theology attend to «propositions» in Scripture - as - interpreted, this proposal is impartial, at least initially, to any proposition; that is, it is materially indeterminate.7
Our moral judgments, both in respect to ourselves and to others, must therefore be made in terms of the general direction in which we are moving.
It has startled us in so many ways, and while some of us are quick to make moral and other judgments, I suspect that above all it is something that frustrates and overwhelms because it seems to go on no matter what we say or do, and because of the overpowering and almost inexorable way it has already swept and will continue to sweep over various parts of our lives.
That does not mean, however, that Easum and others taking his approach exhibit the sort of taste and informed judgment that would make them reliable guides to Christian growth (or even church growth) in the sphere of music and the arts.
In a blog post entitled, «The Tornado, The Lutherans, and Homosexuality,» Piper confidently proclaims that the tornado that hit downtown Minneapolis yesterday was a result of divine judgment on a group of Lutherans meeting in a local church to discuss, among other things, a «social statement» that could make it easier for the church to accept homosexual unions.
It would ne nice to accept our own moral compasses or as I put it «a morally correct manner» and then leave it at that, accept only detailed proven facts and then use your best judgment on the rest, its more likely to be right then listening or reading «facts» by those who tell you to not look for them or prove them one way r the other, that's the Fox News of the religious world... Religion is more dangerous then a blind man in a room of razors, it hurts, kills and destroys more of humanity then any «God Made» disaster.
Similarly all judgments which are made on the conduct of persons, either ourselves or others, require some ethical measure.
Whether or not people were making snap judgments in making critical responses to your post is one thing, but I think it's unfair of you to suggest that folks whose hearts are broken over what has happened to the Kliens, Barronelle Stutzman, and others like them might be making snap judgments based on ignorance.
But we are making warped judgments of others..
Just keep telling yourself that you are perfectly capable of making educated decisions for you and your child, and others will just have to trust your judgment as a parent.
As a human being it is sewed into our DNA structure to make mistakes it's just part of who we are you should not worry yourself about the thoughts of other and the judgment they may cast upon you.
Having a baby and feeding it with your own body is more than just a small miracle on its own, and you don't need the judgment of others to make your job as a mother harder than it already is.
There are so many reasons people use cloth diapers, and so many reasons people use disposable diapers (the entry costs to start using cloth diapers are way more than some excellent parents can manage, for example) that it makes no sense to me to make judgments about other people's parenting on the basis of choices about diapering.
Always be empathetic with your child, as well as with your co-parent: try to see the situation from the other person's point of view before making any decisions or judgments.
As a twin mom who just didn't make adequate milk despite trying literally everything, years later I still have guilt over not b / f, mostly due to the judgments and comments of others.
As an OG mama, I also don't give a rat's ass about what other people think, which is essential when making the decisions that shape your birth story (because there's a lot of judgment going on).
While chatting online may feel like an easy way to gain advice or meet other kids who understand, be sure to use good judgment and don't make virtual connections your only source of support.
We make no judgments about the choices of others.
«You should never have members of the Legislature making a judgment on other lawmakers.
We made a judgment that is factual: If you make more than this amount of money — and this has been made public by people other than me — we would like to know what you do to earn that money.
The handlers of the late President Mills are reaping what they made him sow against his better judgment so the likes of Koku Anyidoho and his other such handlers should shut up!
The strategic judgment must be, that while he is unlikely to hit his chosen target of reducing net migration levels to «tens of thousands» by 2015, his policies will have made enough of a dent that voters will feel that, in contrast to the other two parties, at least the Conservatives tried.
In a judgment dismissing the claim, Justice Rilwan Aikawa held that following the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Attorney General of Ondo State vs Attorney General of the Federation and 36 Others (2002), that ICPC had a statutory duty to investigate allegations of corrupt practices made against any person or authority in Nigeria and that neither the claimants nor the court has the discretion to stop a statutory agency of government from performing its duties.
Am I to understand that a bunch of Made Democrats, the same people who brought you the rape of Hillary Clinton, the bank and real estate bailout, Ben Ghazi, Solindra, Obamacare and so many many other lowlights of government ineptitude, have the integrity to sit in judgment of a local Republican project?
After criticism from union leaders and others, Drew said he had made an «error in judgment» when he personally requested a list of home addresses of city employees from the city human resources department and had his campaign use the list to send out letters asking for $ 100 donations.
The allegations by Kent and the others center on what the plaintiffs claim was an unfair attack on them by Spence and his allies regarding charges that a Rockland County council leader, Stephanie Lee, had misused a PEF bank card, making numerous personal purchases, which led to a court judgment of $ 64,104.88 against her.
The court gave the judgment in a case brought before it by the Electoral Commission, which said it disagreed with the ruling of the High Court in favour of Dr. Nduom, and wanted the Supreme Court to quash it, and also make a determination that will affect all other suits relating to the disqualification.
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