Sentences with phrase «much better christian»

I was raised by a much better christian than you could ever wish to be.

So if you go by Christ's actual teachings, Obama is a much better Christian than most of the Christians who are questioning his faith right now.

Not exact matches

You have well articulated the crux of the secular / Christian battlefield as it relates to politcs and it gives me much food for thought.

If Muslims have the opportunity to exchange ideas with their fellow Christian brethren I am quite sure a much better Muslim integration could happen.

In much the same way that most Christians would not like to see their pastors discuss «tooth fairy theory» as being a possible path to salvation that's just as good as accepting christ.

Obamas religion however is straight up christian and it won't really do much good to follow him around with a moving billboard that lists death tolls from christian persecution or other things about the dogma that people already know and either don't care or already accept.

If Bulliet is right (and on this he surely is) that there is a deep kinship between Islam and Christianity characterized by exchange of ideas as much as by clash of arms, Islam should be particularly well situated to absorb Western, Christian modernity on specifically Muslim terms.

You conducted yourself much better this time Ranier as a Christian concerning the Pope and the Catholic Church, so I applaud you for finally acting like a Christian.

The news media has made much of the meeting, which includes such well - known evangelicals as Focus on the Family founder James Dobson, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference president Rev. Samuel Rodriguez and former presidential candidate Gary Bauer.

I FULLY believe in a creator and spiritual reality, but I think the GREAT creator, not the various imposters (Including the dieties of JEws, Muslims and Christians) who have fun watching us kill each other over theological syntax disagreements, has MUCH better things to do than have personal conversations with any of us, dumb blondes included.

Much was added and edited between the original writings of the NT and what we have now... even a well - footnoted Christian NT will tell you that in the fine print at the bottom of the page.

Islamic civilization has borrowed so heavily from Christian civilization (and vice versa) that it should be much better situated than, say, Hinduism and Buddhism to enter modernity without breaking ties to its own past.

Right... because the good christian right would much rather have a man whose church supported polygamy, believe that Jesus popped over to the US after the resurrection, and will return again in Missouri.

I think Gandhi said it best I believe it was» I like your Christ but not much your Christians they are very much unlike your Christ»

Russ Christian thinking at its best, 5 billion people totally ignore or think the bible is just another poorly written of fiction, sure to your lot it may be the most influential book in history, not so much to everyone else and is getting less and less influential as time goes by.

Sure, there are some good passages in there, but you can't just discard the rest of it, as much as today's watered - down, cherry - picking Christians would like to try.

Christian theology is much better in dealing with time than space.

The theological contacts between Jews and Christians during much of the premodern period are best characterized as disputations.

They would do much better to take this lesson and look into how they as a majority group have persecuted others than to create yet more imaginary stories of modern day persecution in the Christian dominated United States.

Realizing early on that the Catholic Church would be ill - served in the coming battles with secularism without an ability to draw on her own best treasures, Migne devised the scheme of publishing, in uniform format, the entire extant corpus of early Christian literature, much of which was still in manuscript.

They carried around the tablets of the 10 commandments, you know... the covenent (hence the name ark of the covenant), and it had as much meaning to them as transsubstantiation does to good christians who, by doctrine, have to believe they are legit eating and drinking christ, which is whackier in your opinion?

I have christian friends and family who are much better people than those christians who spew irrational hatred here.

«It's all very well to talk about forgiveness for the sake of «Oh, you're a Christian, you need to forgive», but forgiveness is actually much more than just someone saying sorry and I won't do it again;

Good christ... is this more of that «god loves me soooooooooooooooo much that I don't understand, and yet... he lovingly gave me free - will, and if I only «believe» in him, I will spend eternity in heaven with all of the «good believing christians.&raGood christ... is this more of that «god loves me soooooooooooooooo much that I don't understand, and yet... he lovingly gave me free - will, and if I only «believe» in him, I will spend eternity in heaven with all of the «good believing christians.&ragood believing christians.»

It reminded it yet again, as does your wonderful cartoon, that much of what we think as Christian theology is really just a gospel based on performance, good works, being a good person, etc...

Actually, well for me personally anyway, I am interested in this and «all» religions, as they pretty much all seem to be claiming TRUTH, especially all of the christian denominations.

this web site does nt really put christians in a good light as far as acceptance of the 2nd largest religion... islam... and that category is shared with catholics, restorationists, gnostics and episcopalians... so do nt flatter your self too much.

You seem like a good person, and seem to do a much better job of conducting yourself as a Christian should than many Christians who post online, but I see no signs in your comment of independent thought.

If you interviewed him, limbaugh would claim to be a Christian as well, but if you were to listen to his show... not so much.

well — perhaps some Catholics follow Mary more than Jesus Christ — if Mary is tops with them then they could argue they are not Christians (or followers of Christ)-- wasn't Pope John Paul II very much the one to evoke Mary — please correct me if I am wrong about that.

I may have preached words similar (but much better and with decent argument) for the christian church for several decades..

«Christians are so loving — so much like the ideal story Jesus (sarcasm)... many of the good Christian folks bash Caitlyn Jenner... Only I spoke out» Sabio «Thanks Sabio for speaking out» David

You asked: «Why is it that the so called born - again christians think they are so much better than all of us «ordinary christians»?»

«So I think that Christians in all honesty, are doing as much as they can but to be told that they're unkind neighbours and that they're neglecting their families in the way that these two ministers have said - I think it's both ignorance on the part of the ministers and I think it's an insult to the Christians who are working like hamsters on a wheel to do their very best.»

I come from a Christian background, in communities that thoroughly believe in the spiritual realm, and so I pretty much grew up seeing people being gloriously delivered from spirits, as well as the sometimes disturbing manifestations these people exhibited.

We need to reclaim the Christian roots of what is good in Western civilisation and be much stronger in our own defence of sexual and social morality, especially when engaging in discussion in the public forum.

Nobody thought much of religions other than Christianity; as was obvious by our public school pledge — which admonished us all to be good Christian citizens... Sure, I had questions too, but our church was pretty low - key so I was safe from some of the more radically - minded (read: brainwashed) of my peers.

I could much more easily go with «Christian» as «follower of Christ» but... the term is so loaded, and everyone thinks you mean one of the other three versions of what «Christian» is, and besides, while there is a lot about Jesus that works for me, there is some that doesn't and I believe it is likely stuff inserted in after the fact to make things fit, but... * shrugs *... then that is speculation as well.

Bu tthe effort of trying to live a good christian life got to much ad i was disollutioned.Spent ten years as a backslidden barely believing christian and then in recent years as a transformed renewed Christian and i finally got it.It is all about a relationship with Jesus Christ and working in submission to the holy spirit he is the one that inspires his word he brings it to life.If you want to understand the word we must apply it to our lives then it becomes part of us thats the difference between knowledge and understanding not just knowing the word but living the word.The bible is a book useful for living not just a theoretical analysis or a history book.Jesus is the living word its through him that he opens his word to us without the holy spirit in us the carnal mind can not comprehend Gods word it a mystery.It was designed that way so only those who are truly seeking God shall find hichristian life got to much ad i was disollutioned.Spent ten years as a backslidden barely believing christian and then in recent years as a transformed renewed Christian and i finally got it.It is all about a relationship with Jesus Christ and working in submission to the holy spirit he is the one that inspires his word he brings it to life.If you want to understand the word we must apply it to our lives then it becomes part of us thats the difference between knowledge and understanding not just knowing the word but living the word.The bible is a book useful for living not just a theoretical analysis or a history book.Jesus is the living word its through him that he opens his word to us without the holy spirit in us the carnal mind can not comprehend Gods word it a mystery.It was designed that way so only those who are truly seeking God shall find hichristian and then in recent years as a transformed renewed Christian and i finally got it.It is all about a relationship with Jesus Christ and working in submission to the holy spirit he is the one that inspires his word he brings it to life.If you want to understand the word we must apply it to our lives then it becomes part of us thats the difference between knowledge and understanding not just knowing the word but living the word.The bible is a book useful for living not just a theoretical analysis or a history book.Jesus is the living word its through him that he opens his word to us without the holy spirit in us the carnal mind can not comprehend Gods word it a mystery.It was designed that way so only those who are truly seeking God shall find hiChristian and i finally got it.It is all about a relationship with Jesus Christ and working in submission to the holy spirit he is the one that inspires his word he brings it to life.If you want to understand the word we must apply it to our lives then it becomes part of us thats the difference between knowledge and understanding not just knowing the word but living the word.The bible is a book useful for living not just a theoretical analysis or a history book.Jesus is the living word its through him that he opens his word to us without the holy spirit in us the carnal mind can not comprehend Gods word it a mystery.It was designed that way so only those who are truly seeking God shall find him.brentnz

Yes god has been good to me so much so that I am PROUD to never wish to stoep foot into an insane asylum I MEANT Christian church ever again.

and I know and you know If we think we are Christians we better act like it Judgement day is coming, to let every one know those who know the truth and know the Bible and Christ, still behaving like this will not get you anywware near heaven, and the hell is not a fun place either, So for me to put in plain English so everyone can understand must repent now or face the reality no matter how much you think you know about bible or the versus in them

He may, of course, have known John Mark, as well as Peter; he may, indeed, have been John Mark; but I should feel much more certain in describing him as a Roman Christian — though possibly not born in Rome — who reflected at an early day the somewhat cold and unimaginative outlook characteristic of at least a major strain in the heritage of that ancient church.

It is not necessary to say much about culture in the sense of «polish» or good manners, except that this is an important asset to Christian character and a dangerous substitute for it.

It seems Lewis is accepted because he could articulate the Christian faith better than pretty much anyone else we have had or currently have, yet all his controversial beliefs and writings are ignored or not spoken of.

This is the «good news» taught by much of western Christian religion, but some of us have defected!

I am a Christian and part of my work outside of the church is to explore the church's history focusing as much on its acts of evil as on its acts of good.

If Christians paid more attention to the Beatitudes and less attention to Leviticus, the world would be in much better shape.

The fact is, LGBT Christians often do a better job at living out the way of Jesus than do the Christians who exclude them from their worship services... Really, it would be so much easier to wave a big middle finger at the church and go about our lives.

Surely much more thought and honest discussion between Christians is needed on this point, as well as a more realistic appraisal of the actual demonstrated methods of Jesus.

All my life I've been taught that the Church is at its best when the theology is consistent and everyone agrees with one another, but when my very faith was on the line, it was the diversity of the Christian tradition that offered me so much hope.