Not exact matches
He goes his way indifferent to the distribution and division
of earthly goods, as one who has no possessions and desires
none; he is not concerned for his daily bread, like the birds
of the air; he does not trouble himself about house and home, as one who neither has nor seeks a shelter or a resting - place; he is not concerned to follow the dead to the grave; he does not
turn his head to look at the things that usually claim the attention
of men; he is not bound to any woman, so as to be charmed by her and desirous
of pleasing her.
We could
turn to our own perceptions and understanding, and our own experiences, and deny the unseen hand in this
man's crimes based on the fact that
none of us has received promptings from an invisible life force that controls the universe.
None the less, if it should
turn out that one can be a Christian without holding firmly to personal persistence beyond death, this is significant; and since, as I have just been saying, I think that such is indeed the case, I believe that nobody ought to require acceptance
of some variety
of personal persistence as a pre-requisite for a welcome into the Christian community which is grounded on that faith in God in Jesus Christ which the community exists to make available to
men and women in every age.
As time goes buy the kind defenders
of free will over their rejection to «dead» here and colossians 2:13 tend to resort to a familiar defense, that
of labeling it a Calvinist viewpoint and that its almost a cultist view point to hold.Very sad yet very much the defense
of many christians.Dead may i suggest is dead, the inability to respond, does not mean that prior to being saved one could not read scripture but because
of this spiritual deadness its not profitabel / meaningful - we just can not continue to revise the meaning
of dead to fit a view point - because natural
man has not been born again this deadness (spiritually) shows itself as «
none seek after God», in this condition they are» slaves to sin» and the spiritual things
of God (the bible) is «folly / foolishness» even the gospel is judged by natural
man as «folly / foolishness «(1 cor.1: 18) Please stop with this weak / common defense called Calvinism - many believers are truly
turned off by such a defense.We must not forget the
man's «free will» is what took the whole human race down in the garden; i would hope we can rise above our love affair with the human will.
If they
turn back, then size them, and slay them wherever ye find them; but take
none of them as friends or helpers» - The Koran, (sura 4:90) «
Men are superior to women on account
of the qualities with which God hath gifted the one above the other,» - sura 4:37 «a blessing on anyone who seizes your babies and shatters them against a rock» - psalms 137:9 (Jerusalem Bible)
None of the staff could have envisaged that when three unknown
men turned up in flashy cars to the factory on Tuesday that their arrival would signal the end
of their careers at the cannery.
On this week's episode
of Single in Stilettos, founder and matchmaker Suzanne Oshima
turns the conversation over to relationship expert and author
of «The Problem With Women... is
Men,» Charles J. Orlando to talk expert dating advice about none other than men, what they want, and why they che
Men,» Charles J. Orlando to talk expert dating advice about
none other than
men, what they want, and why they che
men, what they want, and why they cheat.
The
man turns out to be
none other than eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes, although Melvin doesn't really believe it at the time, especially when he has to lend him some money on the end
of their journey together.
Now
turning to the present, a surprising revelation awaits a young
man by the name
of Zack and his childhood friend, Stella, in the capital from a chubby cat claiming to be
none other than the Light Deity and declaring the world to be on the verge
of destruction.
Turns out the
man was
none other than John Armstrong, a prominent local citizen [He's currently running for District Attorney], and the owner
of the winery I mentioned in my last post.
I am really interested in how you are going to tastfully
turn the open area into a walk - in closet... I have a small room adjoining my bedroom... it is very quaint, the
man who built our house in 1915, owned the local hardware store, so this little room has wooden walls,
none of them match!