Sentences with phrase «misses the point because»

If we have the Bible, but not Christ, we will surely miss the point because eternal life does not spring from Scripture (Jn 5:39 - 40), instead, the Life Himself must be known (Jn 17:3) in order to gain knowledge and wisdom (Col 2:2 - 3) as it should be.

I think that Mr. Bottum hears their tone and misses their point because he assumes that the United States represents the «Christian alternative to the sacrificial logic by which mythic cultures are founded.»

It's already missing the point because those aren't the kinds of questions you would ask about a book that speaks to this level of the soul.

«I believe also that this particular special edition is going to go down as a historic edition and I don't want to miss that point because it's something that we must be able to put in all our institutions so like I said we are going to get many copies to be able to give to embassies, our hotels, our schools, our libraries, all our institutions, in the secondary schools and also to be able to keep for those yet unborn to be able to see in pictorial form of the things we have tried to do in the last 50 years and maybe inspire some other people to do greater things than what has been recorded here,» the Governor said.

«So, they don't actually change the way that they think about whatever the conception is, they sort of miss the point because they're overconfident and ploughing through it,» he says.

Missing the point because charter schools are still a good idea even if they aren't any «better» — just having a choice is a good thing.

Most people who espouse the «consensus» view miss this point because they do not see the forest through the trees.

Second, you are missing my point because you are quoting it out of context.

Not exact matches

Markets then surged — meaning most of the funds were hurt by the pain leading up to that point, but missed an ensuing upswing because of the hedges.

That misses the point, though, because this book is actually a philosophy of life that extends to every type of leadership.

Entrepreneurs who are forced to take lower rates on projects or products usually end up missing the mark with deadlines or have trouble delivering what they've promised to the customer because they understand it's not where they would like the price point to be.

If you start screaming at the screen because their views differ from your own, you've missed the point of the exercise.

It's theoretical, at this point, because as of Thursday, the Edge has missed the deadline to meet its Indiegogo campaign goal.

Another example: For the longest time, I thought I had to have free bank accounts and the best rewards credit card, because only dummies pay service fees or miss out on points, right?

I agree with some of the points like don't have to miss out the plurals because if we forgot to count them, we can lose some amount of hits to our website.

And I agree, especially because yet again, you seem to have missed the point of this cartoon.

If you oppose liberalism only because it isn't delivering the goods fast enough and yearn for someone who will do liberalism your way, you are missing the larger point.

Because here's the thing: even with the «head of the wife» bit (what I'm sure we can agree is the most solid verse to back you up) you are missing the point and mistaking the analogy, meant to illustrate only, as the thing itself.

Caitlin Flanagan, with her «I'm so put upon because I work and keep house, but marriage is better for the children» thinking, and Sandra Tsing Loh, with her «Don't bother, you'll only get burned» bitterness, have (not surprisingly) missed the point that unsterilized marriage is a great adventure, one that opens your horizons to love beyond self - satisfaction.

Ms Evans, you make a good point about us not wanting to go to church because we want equality for our gay and lesbian friends but you missed the point.

Personally i think those specific prayers are a distraction most of the times we pray these prayers because its what we think we need and often thats not the case.The better way is to just trust the holy spirit let him lead i think we miss the awesomeness of doing it Gods way its easy not difficult.The struggle is difficult when we are walking by the flesh and trying to do it our way.When i got to the point where i said to the God i am not going to do it my way anymore and i submit to you because know whats best for me.Change me and when i feel the wrong desires or temptation to walk by the flesh i just say Lord you know i am weak and i can not live a christian life without you help me.As soon as i do that it is effortless theres no struggle thats how we should grow.I am excited with what God is doing in my life he has opened his word i am seeing the fruit of his life impacting mine and i am changing day by day.I am walking by faith and not slipping back into my old desires i know what it means to be an overcomer sin does not have dominion over me anymore.In myself i can not boast because it is the power of God at work in my life and i give all the praise back to God.brentnz

Hellbent... my point, apparently missed by you, is that, because you will ALWAYS chalk up answered prayer to coincidence, there is no reason to evaluate it from a scientific point.

I didn't have to read this to see that you're missing the point... we believe in a Creator... because we're here.

They don't, perhaps, because so many miss the point that they would rather become the complacent that surrounded Noah and assume that so long as there are rainbows we are safe, rather than act for the future to protect what is most precious on this planet, our current Garden of Eden.

I really like McLaren and Compolo's book — adventures in missing the point — because that's what I feel we've been... and still are... doing.

only reason y i say this is because of Santification, once we give our life to the Lord, we streight way (so to speak) begin the process of Santification, this is Christ making us like him, and this Is SUFFERING It does nt happen over night, but for the duration of our time here, as you have said, its sort of like sin being done unto us, and we are handleing it just like Christ did, (with Love) of coarse with the help of the Holy Spirit, This Does NOT feel Good At ALL since our soulful flesh is Corrupt, (but our spirit is saved) This is were your trails and tribulation, your own desire, and All play apart, Now Moment by Moment we choose by our own will, And Jesus helps in these times, as he was tempeted, but without sin, The devil can do nothing but try and decieve the Christian into thinking that he has to work for his salvation as you have said, this thing here is about your Inheritance In Christ, Its gonna be some show nought broke christian in Heaven, because their trying to set of for themseleve trasure on earth, and their is going to be weeping and gnat of teeth, but it wont be, because of their going to Hell, It will be cause they miss out on what they could have had, and it is Devistation, cause they waste so much time, and they wont be able to attend the wedding, supper of the lamb, they wont be, getting the position over city, galacy, ectt... just check it out some of the points i have made, God Bless you!

And I ended up rejecting it, because I think that the emphasis on the law completely misses the point of the law and misrepresents the good news message of Jesus that anyone and everyone can have eternal life simply and only by believing in Jesus for it.

It was not sad because I think Josh misses the point.

Brigette, you missed the point of the quote... it was not about creating memories that sustain loved ones — that is the afterlife story of most religion — the point is to go ahead and live a good life because it is worth living... not because of fearing judgement of one deity or another.

True, we may always miss him, because there is no definite point which we might indicate and say: There he is.

Chad — I guess you need to reread Moby's post, because it looks like you missed the point.

HIs video had very valid points, if its causing commotion its probably because you guys missed the point of it!

To some extent, and this is a point sometimes missed, arguing simply for the limited freedom for the Church to act as she desires in her own limited sphere is unsatisfactory, because it appears to abdicate the Church's responsibility to proclaim the truth for all people in all cultures.

We missed your point, Buster, because you never actually * made * a point.

Try getting the lesson and doing something about it and you won't have to pray to God for mercy that ain't gonna happen because you are missing the point.

We have been created eternal beings and because we often do not think this way we often miss the point.

Ultimately we miss the entire point of the topic because people are angry.

Mark also misses the point when he praises Martin Luther and his wife Katherine because «they set in motion a model for Christian faith and maturity through marriage, sex, and children, rather than through singleness and celibacy,» a position that wholly discounts the apostle Paul's high praise for celibacy in 1 and 2 Corinthians.

I find he's a charming guy, who speaks his mind, and even though I think he misses the point of faith in Jesus (possibly because of all the confusion there is abou it).

Rett, you are missing a key point about those you appear to be railing against: many of them are secular (because they have no religion to follow) and humanist (because everyone is human and should be treated that way).

Laughing — yet again you fail, you sit here and you tell me in one breath that i'm wrong in dealing with absolutes, Yet My whole point in the previous post was to point out that I can't blame science for killing Billions of people because they created the bombs and guns to do so... Just like you can't blame Christianity for people using violence against others, it's the people not the ideology that caused the violence, and i believe that... for whatever reason you apparently missed that and tried to make me sound like i honestly blame science for killing billions... so... maybe you need some reading and comprehension classes... i du n no, just would appreciate if you're going to argue with me, that you actually read my responses.

there are some arguments not worth having, because both sides miss the point and point of view means nothing then.

It's always funny too because the anti-Christian posts consistently miss the point and are usually negative comments about people who aren't true disciples of Jesus in the first place.

Because, you see, the point of the controversy is that they missed the point of the book.

There are so many passages like this throughout the Bible that we completely miss the point of because we do not study it in context.

clinky — you shouldn't have tried to reply to both because you completely missed my point.

This has nothing to do with your recipe, which I'm dying to try but I see that you calculate your points using recipe builder through weight watchers... am I just missing it because I've googled it & searched all over the app & I can't find a single builder!

Approaching someone and pointing out a sign they may have missed because that person is currently doing the exact opposite of what it said?

Dinging a brew on Beer Advocate because it has some rice in it is kind of missing the point.

Yeah yeah yeah dude... go grab your toilet paper and lotion because its almost as beautiful as missing that point blank header against Monaco.