he wants to
much glory of the goal he needs to take a seat at home and watch others play.
Not exact matches
The result was the #backthatSaaSup campaign: an homage to the»90s (the
glory days for
much of the target audience), and an educational platform for SaaS data protection.
Yes, it might mean you won't get all
of the credit and
glory in the long run, but your end result will be that
much better.
Oh, and in that case, you don't get the
glory of the war photographer — everyone pretty
much hates you except for the «D» list!
I was not at all interested in how changing these things would impact the spiritual effectiveness
of our congregation or how
much glory God would or would not get out
of us cutting something from our service schedule.
22 What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with
much longsuffering the vessels
of wrath prepared for destruction, 23 and that He might make known the riches
of His
glory on the vessels
of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for
glory, 24 even us whom He called, not
of the Jews only, but also
of the Gentiles?»
Rather it was to argue that the post-resurrection appearances
of Christ do not necessarily tell us
much about what bodies will be like in heavenly
glory.
When we strip away all the man - made clutter that dims the Gospel, the full
glory of Jesus shines
much brighter.
Neither, but for the
Glory of God (so JC could heal her)-RSB- but it doesn't salve
much for me.
9:22: «What if God, willing to show his wrath [that is, to vindicate his justice], and to make his power known, endured [that is, permitted] with
much longsuffering the vessels
of wrath fitted to destruction: and that he might make known the riches
of his
glory on the vessels
of mercy, which he hath afore prepared unto
glory,»... There is indeed no reason why some are elected to
glory while others are rejected, except the will
of God.»
The narrative doesn't tell us just how
much of that
glory the disciples saw or understood at the time
of the wedding, for as Jesus explained to his mother, his hour had not yet come.
D. Martyn Lloyd - Jones (1899 - 1981)[in an excerpt from Romans: The New Man, An Exposition
of Chapter 6, Banner
of Truth, 1972] said: There is no better test as to whether a man is really preaching the New Testament gospel
of salvation than this, that some people might misunderstand it and misinterpret it to mean that it really amounts to this, that because you are saved by grace alone it does not matter at all what you do; you can go on sinning as
much as you like because it will redound all the more to the
glory of grace.
The other possibility, the evocation
of the transcendent good — grace, beauty, God — through the hard temporal realities
of individuals in action is
much harder to carry off, as evidenced in Greene's The Power and the
Glory, Charles Williams» Descent into Hell, C. S. Lewis» Out
of the Silent Planet, Tolstoy's Resurrection, and perhaps most poignantly in the dismal failure
of most literary attempts to portray the central mystery, the life
of Jesus — Kazantzakis» The Greek Passion, Faulkner's A Fable, or — most dismal
of all, historical novels about Jesus (what could be less hidden?)
Now Paul's theology must be studied as a Jewish theology modified by the conception
of Jesus as the Risen Messiah; that is, it was a Jewish theology —
of the high Pharisaic type, in some respects; in others, quite unPharisaic, and making
much use
of apocalyptic conceptions, as Bruckner and others have shown — and to this Jewish theology was added the new, distinctive, transforming conviction that the Messiah was none other than the lowly Jesus, dead, raised to
glory, and soon to come again.
Rare especially in a time like ours, when no purse seems large enough nor crown
of glory sufficiently glittering to match the splendor
of the instruction; but when also the world's gold and the world's
glory are the precisely adequate compensation, the one being worth as
much as the other.
I have met people who, as their follow the movements
of their heart, seem to be very close to accepting Jesus (if the church was n`t in the way and had n`t stained his
glory so
much!)
Reports
of supernatural happenings, including a
much - discussed «
glory cloud» — a sparkling gold cloud that seemed to appear at the side
of the stage during several worship services — has given both Johnson and his church an international reputation.
This role is
much more difficult and thankless than that
of a guerrilla chieftain or a corporate head, and there is no
glory in it.
Oh, the Calvinists could make perfect sense
of it all with a wave
of a hand and a swift, confident explanation about how Zarmina had been born in sin and likely predestined to spend eternity in hell to the
glory of an angry God (they called her a «vessel
of destruction»); about how I should just be thankful to be spared the same fate since it's what I deserve anyway; about how the Asian tsunami was just another one
of God's temper tantrums sent to remind us all
of His rage at our sin; about how I need not worry because «there is not one maverick molecule in the universe» so every hurricane, every earthquake, every war, every execution, every transaction in the slave trade, every rape
of a child is part
of God's sovereign plan, even God's idea; about how my objections to this paradigm represented unrepentant pride and a capitulation to humanism that placed too
much inherent value on my fellow human beings; about how my intuitive sense
of love and morality and right and wrong is so corrupted by my sin nature I can not trust it.
If God thought we were worth that
much, to come and set aside his
glory and give his life for us, than we should not have these feelings
of bondage but
of thankfulness and freedom.
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by [his] Son, whom he hath appointed heir
of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Who being the brightness
of [his]
glory, and the express image
of his person, and upholding all things by the word
of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand
of the Majesty on high; Being made so
much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
The
glory of our Hebrew - Christian faith is that from such crude beginnings so
much that is high and glorious has come.
There is so
much wealth
of knowledge in the scriptures only because the writers give
glory and praise to the Living God who Inspired them to write HIS thoughts not their own.
Hebrews 1:1 KJV God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir
of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3 Who being the brightness
of his
glory, and the express image
of his person, and upholding all things by the word
of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand
of the Majesty on high; 4 Being made so
much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
Glory for self isn't to be sought but letting others see what God is doing through us is
of much value.
If we read Romans 3 with this in mind, it becomes «for all
of us are terrorists and fall short
of the
glory of God», and is
much more powerful.
22 What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with
much patience vessels
of wrath prepared for destruction, 23 in order to make known the riches
of his
glory for vessels
of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for
glory --» (Romans 9:10 - 23)
To be sure, the victors carry with them the regnant high
of the promises from the campaign
glory days, while the most partisan dissenters and losers take two aspirin in order to overcome the severe hangover resulting from investing so
much energy in a truly satisfying while it lasted, but ultimately defeated cause.
The imposition
of their rule throughout
much of the planet also expressed the belief in the greatness
of their cultures and the importance
of affirming their national
glory.
Another factor which has tended to make talk about the «afterlife» less than appealing may be found in the feeling that
much of that talk about it is highly self - centered — a matter
of «
glory for me».
And to be honest, I do not care how
much God deserves
glory — if the last decade
of my life was just for that purpose, I have no desire to serve, love or worship that god.
now hes in the kingdom on his throne how
much more powerfull now and us being his servants and conduits we have all the power
of heavenat our disposal by his will.and we are to walk in the darkest places but we have a brighter light and when we go to the dakests we leave that light the darkest place bescomes the brightest place becuause the power used there stays if accepted and kept.we leave a lighted path for others to receave and gets the all deserving
glory praise and thankfullness and worship and love he wants.we are always should have the servent humblness.to learn to lead we serve when we lead we still serve and people will do the same when they see how well its system works.bless you and follow his path and make ways for him and others.
When these newer forms
of worship have reverence, dignity, and fitness, and when it is the greatness and
glory of God that is celebrated rather than the worshiper's own exuberance, there is
much to commend them.
This prophesy in Daniel 11 vs. 39, tells
of how this new strange god with a strong hold, meaning with force, and we all know from history, that christianity was forced by Constantine, and legalized in 311bce, that he acknowledge, and increased with
glory, and that will rule over many for gain, sounds like control, and gain to me.As many
of these popes, and priest, have so
much money, but the flocks are paying for it.
Wesley writes that, for him,
much of this shame was lifted when he encountered C.S. Lewis» essay «The Weight
of Glory» — a literary reflection on the moment when God glorifies his people, when followers
of Jesus hear God declare, «Well done, my good and faithful servant.»
We decided to start a business in copywriting so I can still use my gifts for the
glory of God and help promote and edify others as
much as possible.
No matter how
much you may see evangelists as braying Donkeys God can and does use them for His
Glory and for the bringing in
of His Kingdom.
To quote Paul again: «Now if the ministry
of death, chiseled in letters on stone tablets, came in
glory so that the people
of Israel could not gaze at Moses» face because
of the
glory of his face, a
glory now set aside, how
much more will the ministry
of the Spirit come in
glory?
1Peter 1:7 That the trial
of your faith, being
much more precious than
of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and
glory at the appearing
of Jesus Christ:
This wise little book reached down into my heart to help me reconcile many
of my deeper questions about work and finding God in mundane, daily details, in giving him
glory when there isn't
much about my life that looks «glorious» to others.
In his sermon «Desire
of the Soul in Spiritual Darkness ``, he bluntly claimed, «I think, when a man says, «I never doubt,» it is quite time for us to doubt him, it is quite time for us to begin to say, «Ah, poor soul, I am afraid you are not on the road at all, for if you were, you would see so many things in yourself, and so
much glory in Christ more than you deserve, that you would be so
much ashamed
of yourself, as even to say, «It is too good to be true.»»
Notice, then, that in the prayer Jesus taught the order
of things is this: first, identification with God, his will, his kingdom
of sovereign love; next, asking for daily bread or what is needed to make life possible; then, deliverance from evil and from the test that will be too
much for us; and all
of it, as Matthew's gospel recognizes when it adds the doxology to the simpler Lukan version, to God's
glory — so that the divine will may be done, and be seen done, «in earth as in heaven.»
Instead
of worrying so
much about the government, let's just concentrate in keeping our eyes in God and we will see the
Glory of His name.
I think too
much concern about modesty and so on is a form
of preoccupation in itself that keeps us from enjoying what God has created all around us to enjoy — His love letter to humanity and evidence
of His
glory.
The Spirit
of politics and the lust
of dogmatic rule are then apt to enter and to contaminate the originally innocent thing; so that when we hear the word «religion» nowadays, we think inevitably
of some «church» or other; and to some persons the word «church» suggests so
much hypocrisy and tyranny and meanness and tenacity
of superstition that in a wholesale undiscerning way they
glory in saying that they are «down» on religion altogether.
We are aware,
much more deeply now that never before, that for the survival
of our Mother earth mercilessly plundered by us human beings, for the peace
of the world torn with division and bigotry, for love and justice to prevail in human community, and for worship
of God to bring shalom to ourselves and to the community around us, we must learn to be repentant, each one
of us acknowledging we have fallen short
of God's
glory, But repentance alone is not enough.
Jesus is not so
much acted on and mistreated by the hands
of evil people as he is active in using the deeds
of sinners to manifest God's
glory and at the same time to bring about their salvation.
We are not followers
of Christ through smart talk, but only when we begin to bear fruit in plenty for the Kingdom
of God: «It is to the
glory of my Father that you should bear
much fruit, and THEN you will be my disciples» (Jn 15, 8).
As
much as I'm crushing on summer and all
of it's
glory, is it bad that I'm already itching for it to be Fall?
Pretty
much nothing can surpass the
glory of a large spoonful
of lusciously creamy and thick peanut butter devoured straight from the jar
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