Sentences with phrase «nature of the future life»

Paul used both terms, and in a marvelous statement found in 1 Corinthians 15:35 - 58 he said as much about the nature of the future life as can be said from this side of the veil.

The Bible does not tell us a great deal about the nature of the future life.

Not exact matches

God in His will through history had into reality seemingly illogical or cruel events to happen in our world, but no one is spared if the purpose is for the good of humanity, wars pestilence even the holocust has a reason and purpose beyond our comprehension at our times but will be reveald in the future, The Phillipine catasthrophy for example is viewed by some as Gods punishment, we experienced the brunt of natures punishing power but it also unveiled the true feelings and concern of the whole world in helping us materially and spiiritually by aiding and consoling us that was unprecedented in history, The whole world had demostrated, to me, a kind of humanitarian concern and love that trancends races and culture, A kind of demonstration by higher being the we humans is one with Him.The cost of human lives and misery is nothing in history compared to its positve historical consequences

(ENTIRE BOOK) This book is addressed to both believers and unbelievers and examines a number of areas of religious thought and practice including an approach to intelligible religion, the fundamentals of religious experience, the existence and nature of God, the problem of good and evil, the meaning of the supernatural and of future life, the significance of Christ, the Church, the Bible, miracles and prayer.

The deposit of revelation is said to be finished or fixed, but this can be a salvific teaching only if it means that there is sufficient evidence in our past history to convince us that we live within the horizon of a promise which by its nature always looks to the future for fulfillment.

And though the second man's eyes have been opened to the fleeting nature of the pleasures of sin, and he has taken steps to create new, real, lasting life for himself, we see in his story the destructive power of past sins to reach into a man's future, destroy any goodness it finds there, and drag him back by his own lusts.

If the church did not maintain a voice in the contemporary debate about the nature of reality and the purpose of human life, it could not hold or attract the kind of leaders it needed for the future.

To him, this Kingdom was not located in another place called heaven or in a future millennium, but could best be described in modern terms as a level of consciousness in which one recognized the immanence of God in human life and the interconnected, interacting, interdependent nature of the entire human species.

The ultimate object of man wherein lies his greatest happiness in future life is to gain knowledge of the realities of things so far as his nature allows, and do what is incumbent upon him.

Whereas the ancients simply had to obey the dictates of their gods (as known within their traditions), we now find that, as a very important part of nature ourselves, an increasing measure of responsibility lies upon our species for the future of all planetary life.

Such prose and poetry not only represent what women wrote but also teach us an imaginative process of reconstructing women's lives, the church, and the very nature of reflection as aimed toward the future.

Death becomes not the sheer destruction or obliteration of life but merely its termination, the setting of a limit to the total number of indestructible experiences that comprise a given life.49 Secondly, in urging upon man the principle that his actions help determine the nature of God's everlasting memory of him, it gives very powerful inducement to highly moral and unselfish living within a cosmic perspective.50 Finally, it affirms a cosmic basis for absolutely cherishing the worth of life's every moment, inasmuch as «each moment of life is an end in itself, and not just a means to some future goal.

For instance, a fellow who says there is no order in nature — nothing like laws of nature — that's not good common sense, because every living animal wants to make expectations about the future on the grounds that there are legitimate expectations about it.

Thus «faith», the pattern of contemporary religious experience which is to relate us to God through Christ, can not by its very nature be built upon «the present evil aeon», with all that it provides of worldly security under man's control and invariably at his disposal; by definition «faith» is the life given in death, and consequently has its basis beyond our control, is lived out of the future, is «an act of faith».

This recognition of the politicised nature of identity will be of assistance in the attempt to understand the characteristic of the hyphen as something which is not isolated but as an entity which has the power to draw together elements which come from the living past, while being informed about the machinations of the present, and anticipating an uncertain future.

People can not live without the prospect of a future, and so utopian musings, sometimes of the most unrealistic nature, have always attracted followers.

In recognition of the indigenous South American people who «have maintained, controlled, protected and preserved quinoa as food for present and future generations thanks to their traditional knowledge and practices of living well in harmony with mother earth and nature,» the United Nations has declared 2013 as The International Year of Quinoa.

I was always grateful for the life - affirming and future - oriented nature of Waldorf teaching.

Through joy in learning, kinship with nature, and working in community we prepare students to meet the challenges of the future and to find purpose and meaning in their lives.

Childbirth is a moment that needs to honour nature where a woman comes to tap her own resources and come to know her own strenghs and resources, the self - discoveries made during pregnancy will make a birth life - enhancing and empowering for the future of a parent.

We are now living in an era in which both humans and nature affect the future evolution of the earth and its inhabitants.

The Well - Tempered City What Modern Science, Ancient Civilizations, and Human Nature Teach Us About the Future of Urban Life

The best available evidence, gathered by the world's leading experts, points us now to a single conclusion: we must act to halt and reverse the unsustainable use of nature — or risk not only the future we want, but even the lives we currently lead.

Australian Research Council Future Fellow Professor Warwick Bowen said the research — reported in Nature Photonics this week — demonstrated how quantum technologies could revolutionise the study of life's «nanoscale machinery, or biological motor molecules.»

The nature of our future online lives will depend on answering this question, on how we walk the tightrope between total security and innovation - friendly openness.

The findings, published in the Nature journal Scientific Reports, could help researchers in future efforts to improve the life cycle of sand tiger sharks.

To study and understand nature with its limitless diversity of living creatures and to preserve and manage it in a sustainable fashion as the basis of life for future generations — this has been the goal of the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung for almost 200 years.

Future studies may reveal if any atmosphere contains tell - tale chemicals of biological life, such as methane, according to a paper published in this week's issue of the journal Nature.

WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of our planet's natural environment, and build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.

The SETI Institute is a not - for - profit research organization whose mission is to explore, understand, and explain the origin and nature of life in the universe, and to apply the knowledge gained to inspire and guide present and future generations.

It's human nature to crave answers about the future, seek an ongoing sense of security, and look for confirmation that life goes on after death.

Canada About Blog WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature by: • conserving the world's biological diversity.

The conclusion to Hell Is Empty didn't give me my runaway future, but the prequel nature of Life Is Strange: Before The Storm made that an impossible dream.

«We are honored that the Environmental Film Festival and The Nature Conservancy have chosen to support our story of a remarkable, self - sustaining people who can help illuminate our past while teaching us unexpected lessons about how humans might better live cooperatively in the future,» said Bill Benenson.

Despite the specific nature of the character Stiller plays, «Brad's Status» finds a universality in the uncomfortable truths it explores: the human tendency to take stock, especially around middle age, and to compare our lives against both our friends» achievements and our youthful visions of our future selves.

Based on a D. H. Lawrence novel of living free in a changing Britain and how that plays out sexually in such a suppressed society, we start with two good friends (Glenda Jackson and Jennie Lindon), a rougher contact in high society (Oliver Reed) and more open, freewheeling friend (Alan Bates) examining the slowly blooming new freedoms, their connection to nature, each other and what that portends for the future in this lush, warm, personal film that holds up extremely well today and has some of the best work of all involved.

Equitable access of all human beings, in current and future generations, to the conditions needed for human well - being — socio - cultural, economic, political, ecological, and in particular food, water, shelter, clothing, energy, healthy living, and satisfying social and cultural relations — without endangering any other person's access; equity between humans and other elements of nature; and social, economic, and environmental justice for all.

«Students recognize that education is one of the most important social institutions that exists; it influences the life trajectories of individuals, the nature of communities, the strength of nations, and the future of global integration.

Even more factors consist of a personal nature such as what someone wants in their dream home, where they want to live and what their expectations are for the future.

Again, history adds valuable context & perspective to the world & economy we live in today — the fact it rhymes, and is often a blunt reminder of the implacable nature of cause & effect, provides a tentative road - map to cut through the noise of the present & to look into the future.

Elements of Destruction is a future Xbox LIVE Arcade release that is described as being «an engaging, frantic game where players use the spectacularly destructive powers of nature to raze and blaze as they desire.»

Weaving Cooper's life into a poetic narrative about humanity's history and future, Aitken's words become a leitmotif of a gradual deconstruction of images and sounds into a dystopian landscape where nature and technology exist.

In Origin of The Species subtitled «An exploration into the nature of the world via the extraordinary S, who lives in the wilderness», we hear S. musing on his immediate world and the wider universe: on evolution, quantum physics, and the uncertain future of the human race, while Rivers's camera explores his wooden hut, his drawings for inventions and the bracken filled woods that surround him.

EM: Is the space a source of inspiration to tackles the burning problems of nature and climate change that will affect the lives of all of us in the near future?

The drama of the future of the Amazon basin is indeed playing out here in western Amazônia, in the tri-national region called by the acronym MAP — Madre de Dios in Peru, Acre in Brazil and Pando in Bolivia — where the biodiversity of nature's garden is connecting with human aspirations for economic development and a better life.

WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world's biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.

Within this framework, the World Climate simulation aimed to put participants in the spotlight and give them the responsibility to take political decisions that affect mankind's and nature's future with the goal of achieving the good common life.

Pehl et al. (2017) Understanding future emissions from low - carbon power systems by integration of life cycle assessment and integrated energy modelling, Nature Energy, doi: 10.1038 / s41560 -017-0032-9

Now, my grandchildren are the joy of my life, but I know how uncertain their future is and all the baubles of our consumer society can not compensate for the rich wonders and generosity of nature.

WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the earth's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world's biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.