I would like to present to you for your consideration the following verse in 1 Corinthians 2 verse 14: «
The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned».
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The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.
Not exact matches
Come down hard and it's
natural for
people to dwell on the punishment, and how unfair it seems, instead of focusing on improving whatever they
did to deserve the correction or the discipline.
He feels like it was a
natural route for him to take and the satisfaction of giving
people exactly what they want gives him the drive to
do this.
One recent study showed that
people who basked in bright sunlight within two hours after waking tended to be thinner and better able to manage their weight than
people who didn't get any
natural light, regardless of what they ate throughout the day.
(Although if
people desire «
natural» mac and cheese so much, why they don't just buy elbow macaroni and real cheese?
«What [Whole Foods is] trying to
do is become more efficient, not to become more corporate, and bring organic and
natural foods to more
people,» Visram says.
We're looking for that
natural host, the
person who is always looking to make
people happy and who doesn't find it to be a chore.»
Personally, I find the concept of leaving a legacy fascinating, especially since I don't have any offspring, which most
people believe is the
natural way to leave a lasting mark on the world.
If
people could see all of the drafts where the introduction didn't make sense and the method section was too long, would they still think I was a
natural?
I don't mean this literally: The «from» line might still be your company's name, but the content should feel as if it comes from a human being, speaking in the first
person (using «I» or «we» and addressing the recipient as «you»), with
natural - sounding language.
Most
people don't associate its main snack brands with words like
natural or organic, Saenz said.
He adds, «We are seeing if you can take a population that has been devastated through
natural disaster and help them rebuild through creating jobs, and attracting other
people to
do the same.»
I'm a little dubious that this is any more convenient than just passing your phone back and forth and
doing everything there, but it worked really well in the demo: a fairly
natural voice in my ear translated what the other
person said.
But, says Jean Matheson, a sleep - disorders specialist at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, these preset
natural rhythms often don't align with daily realities — work or school start times can not be adjusted to fit a
person's sleep schedule.
The one thing many content marketers don't know to this very day is the longer the pages they publish and the more meaningful relationships they build, the faster they improve their
natural search engine rankings, the faster they improve their advertising revenue from promoting affiliate programs on blogs and websites, the more likes they get from
people on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Pinterest, and free advertising from
people on social networks by way of sharing links to their published Evergreen pages on social networking profiles.
What I
did understand was that the mayor's request to evacuate was based on recommendations from
people who understand how
natural disasters can disrupt a city.
It's sad, but true, that many
people think they can't
do well in sales because of The Myth of the
Natural Salesperson.
««Virtual currencies» means a digital representation of value that is neither issued by a central bank or a public authority, not attached to a legally established currency, which
does not possess the legal status of currency or money, but is accepted by
natural or legal
persons as a means of exchange or for other purposes, and can be transferred, stored or traded electronically.
I think I saw that article too and I've heard of other SEO
people that are
doing good and getting
natural links with just social media, outreach and no link building.
«We are in a valley of
people who challenge the status quo, so it sort of seems
natural that we have venture investors who are thinking about how to
do things differently,» said Aileen Lee, founder of Cowboy Ventures and a former partner at Kleiner Perkins.
It doesn't look
natural to just have the same keywords and most sites will get nofollow links, since half the web is that way now Building a
natural link profile is a skill a lot of
people haven't mastered.
The proposal defines «virtual currencies» as a digital representation of value that can be digitally transferred, stored or traded and accepted by
natural or legal
persons as a medium of exchange, but
does not have legal tender status.
what
people do not understand from the
natural world, they label it supernatural.
For him, to find a basis for a peaceful and tolerant coexistence of
people of different backgrounds, one had to turn either to a type of Christianity that was reduced to charitable works or to a
natural religion and morality that
did not invoke any supernatural revelation.
I didn't ask for this very small part of who I am any more than albinos asked for their skin tone, or left - handed
people asked to never be comfortable using scissors or can openers made for us «
natural» right handed
people.
Don't be too upset with
people for being this way — it takes a supernatural force to overcome the
natural desire to lash out when you feel you've been shown up in some way.
All religion is
doing is making
people ignore their
natural desires and making it build more inside them.
It's more like the religious world
did a poor job of reining in
people's
natural desires.
we are animals... some
people are stupid and pray to imaginary beings... there is no
natural code of conduct requiring us to think you are somehow better than just another moron... you want respect, EARN it... one way to
do that is to keep your religious beliefs to yourself instead of inflicting that crap on everyone around you...
A
person does not grow up with the
natural tendency of denying the existence of God.
I think we're a much more subtle
people now; we don't need to see someone struck down for disobeying God — we see «
natural consequences» and we consider the afterlife.
Natural selection doesn't select based on
peoples beliefs it just matters who continues their lineage.
people really need to study the bible — not for Christianity sake but for theirs - the athiest would like everyone to understand them and used this phrase — But when I explain that atheism is central to my worldview — that I am in awe of the
natural world and that I believe it is up to human beings, instead of a divine force, to strive to address our problems — they often better understand my views, even if we don't agree.
You forgot to mention the hundreds of thousands of innocent
people that die every year from disease,
natural disaster and such, then that Yahweh guy doesn't really seem to give a flying F.
The
natural next step is to decide what
people are
doing to displease the gods.
I don't doubt that the
people of that time had just as much capacity for intelligence as any of us, however, they were ignorant (through no fault of their own) of many
natural processes that they attributed to the supernatural.
My relationship with God is as
natural as it is with any other
person; going back into a situation where your walk is a «regiment» of reading, prayer, attending, singing, etc. is seriously a challenge, and I'm not sure what to
do at this point... especially when confronted with «so how
did you like this or that?»
If you're a woman, don't think too much about your disorder, it is
natural, but in any case, your disorder is giving you an opportunity to improve your writing skills, let
people talk, keep going buddy, I will read your posts
Still amazes me how
people are so willing to follow an idea, a religion, a dude telling fairy tales from a stage, rather than the things that they see before them every day, and in
doing so, tie everyday
natural occurrences into evidence for the validity of their fairy tales.
Every year, millions of
people abandon the institutional way of
doing church, not because they are abandoning God, Jesus, or the Church, but because they find that intimate relationships with others and loving service in the community apart from the systematized and scheduled meetings on Sunday morning is a more
natural way of following Jesus and living life as His disciples.
Acts contrary to the
natural law really
do hurt other
people, and that is precisely why we tell them «you don't want to
do that.»
Gay
people (and straight, for that matter) can «choose» TP quash their
natural inclinations, but that doesn't make one any less gay, or any less straight.
When we find
people acting contrary to such a truth of the
natural law, how
do we respond?
my
natural tendency is to cuss»em and walk away, but that doesn't improve me as a
person, nor help
people who need an advocate to proclaim pain to power.
@russ: one major flaw in your logic... a
person has to believe what you
do to think something
natural to most creatures in the animal kingdom is a sin.
I believe
people have a
natural longing to seek God but fear judgement so they
do not seek Him.
The Quranic texts
do not give in detail the code of laws regulating dealings — human actions — but they give the general principles which guide
people to perfection, to a life of harmony — to an inner harmony between man's appetites and his spiritual desires, to harmony between man and the
natural world, and to a harmony between individuals as well as a harmony with the society in which men live.
We operate and don't allow for even a second that a law might be broken just because some
people like to be whimsical and believe that
natural law can be broken just cause.
We can see only hints of divine beauty, and if some poets or artists seem to have a talent for seeing a particular kind of
natural beauty it
does not follow that they will also see or appreciate supernatural beauty (for example, in
people, liturgy, or scripture).