Sentences with phrase «not come from faith»

All of the «good things» about faith do not come from faith at all.

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Burke says even though she didn't come from money and didn't yet have substantial revenue, Kaleo's owners had faith she would succeed financially and pay them back.

Actually, my faith came not from anyone in my family or circle of friends.

A fact that most Christians would probably find pitiable, were it not coming from a guy who invalidated their faith.

I did not pull anything from a flier.you seam to be an educated and knowledgeable person.maybe the law of entropy in thermodynamics is now outdated.most likely changed to try to make some scientists reasoning work.honestly what are the chances of the earth and man to come out of nothing.it takes more faith or blind fanaticism to believe that.

Before this happens, there will be a «great falling away» from the faith because false science (evolution) along with false doctrines (esp dualism) will fall, thus leaving the truth — Christ and His coming Kingdom which is «not of this world».

Today the peril in Russia to genuine Christian faith comes not from tsarism or communism but instead from an emerging global culture that reduces human life to material acquisition and consumption.

That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have achieved it, that is, righteousness that comes from faith; but that Israel, who pursued the law of righteousness, did not attain to that law?

Philippians 3:8,9 «More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith,»

This is the point you miss; faith comes from hearing the word of God and you can not hear it.

«It does not reflect well on the messages that are coming out from the Church for greater tolerance of other faiths.

How does all of that mean that there is possible way that it could not all come from any god and epecially in way would it come from an Abrahamic God; a God who does want to be made of in the first place but would rather have us develop faith in that God?

Can say that I believe in every thing that you disbelief of when it comes to the Creator and the Creation of universe, life and guidance, God has given me hearing, seeing, thinking and heart feelings to see and experience signs and small miracles to have faith in him and continue with good deeds I was told of in his Holy Book although am not perfect at that but nothing to lose but contrary to that there are more to gain in life and life after... For those disbelievers they lose their senses by being locked and blocked from such experiences... It is all about souls as verses speak for them selves;

@ Derrick Yu, This actually may come as a shocker, but there are believers out there who still continue to ask questions about God, about the Universe, and so forth, and unlike certain atheists out there who if they can't get definite answers to just come to conclusions that can not be verified like conclude that there is no God, at least there are believers out there who at least are willing to at least be open to the possibility that there is a God, and from there they develop their faith, which even though is not a perfect knowledge, at least can help keep those minds open, unlike certain atheists who take the easy way out and convincing themselves that it is a fact that there is no God, when in reality it is not a fact at all.

And then further in the Gospel of John, Jesus explains to Nicodemus how we can not be born again of our own doing but that «it has to come from above»... and that «it (faith) is like the wind... it blows where it will.»

We come to Christ by faith in what he has done, not with self assurance of our own turning from sin.

«I wouldn't have a problem with a child being fostered by someone who comes from a different faith but is sensitive to and responds to that child, who communicates with them, who shows their face to that child as well.

The context is salvation, requiring a saving faith, which does not, and can not come from within ourselves.

Steve... yr not answering my question.so I don't know whether to fall off my chair or not.But you say,» If one is able (by God's grace) to come to faith apart from those crucial stories that would be great.

satans aim was to stop the fulfillment of the seed that would crush satan underfoot.This hybrid between the angels and man created giants abominations in Gods eyes.They also were a threat to Gods people as can be seen by the giants in the land of caanan after the flood.If we agree on that then there is no way that Eve would have had intercourse with satan [false doctrine of the seed of satan -RCB- because the blood lines were still untainted by angelic beings or satan at the time of Noah maybe that is also why the genealogy of Christ is well presented with no surprises apart from Hagar and Ruth these two were gentiles that shows Gods mercy grace was always there to all nations he accepts people by faith not by race.Prior to the flood the mixing of the angels and man must have been widespread after the flood these beings were present but in limited numbers and God told his people to destroy them as they were abominations but they were a threat to Gods people.It would be interesting to hear what the rabbis had to say on this matter as i would think the stories would have been past down from generation to the next.Especially regarding the flood.God promised he would never flood the earth again but a time is coming when the earth will be judged not by flood but by fire Jesus is our ark and we are safe in him.brentnz

Now, when it comes to believing in God, there are believers who seek validation for their faith from other people; however, that is not the main source of validation!

That was a very interesting read many comments caught my attention I've recently been diagnosed with Bipolar I have hallucinations and hear voices in my ear's when I hallucinate it's likes they are trying to get me thousands of them I can only describe them as dark shadows and they are trying to get me just as they are about to get me a brilliant white light surrounds me and there's three entities humanly shaped but like this brilliant white light they are also glowing this brilliant whiteness I can't understand what they are saying the only way I can explain it is emotions comfort joy love is what I feel emanating from these entities the voices I hear aren't evil telling me to do bad things to people when I get put into a mode of fear I live in a rough area of Scotland and everytime I've got into a fight something possesses me I know this for a fact as I can't control myself I'm an observer watching my family / Friends say I change they say my eyes change and I look evil I personally do think possibly through my own personal experience I» am possessed as I act out of character I've lost interest in many things I've recently I decided it's time for change I've lost my faith I've been trying to connect with God and feel his love which I used to feel the presence of the holy spirit everytime I try connect I get a feeling of abandonment I just think if I am possessed could these entities stop me connecting with «God» I can say from my heart of hearts «JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH» I think it's more to do with the persons own personal fears which I have noticed my fears have changed if I had to be truthfully with myself I fear God which I know I'm not supposed to just I can't explain it I guess if you ever need a test subject I'm up for the challenge like I said I'm on journey to find myself and my travels have brought me hear I'm going to hang around for a wee while there's lots of good information to be plundered loll

Theological study is not about learning to be more IN faith, but learning all the history and actual facts about the Religion and whence they come from!

Romans 5:13 (in context) says that when we have faith in God to deliver us from sin, there is no law (to condemn us) because righteousness comes not by the law, but by faith.

as someone who was raised religious and was rather religious in my teens i can see where people of faith are coming from and how you can get caught up in it but as soon as i started to apply logic to it i struggled to find any truth to it to me its to man made and the whole concept to conceited i mean apparently animals don't go to heaven because they don't have a soul....

1) This is not a particularly hospitable place for agnostics 2) Nothing would crush my parents more than learning that their daughter has walked away from the faith 3) I have a book deal with a Christian publisher 4) I want to keep my Christian friends 5) My doubts come and go, so there's no reason to unnecessarily drag the people I love through my drama 6) If I fake it maybe I can convince myself that everything's okay

Perhaps it should be noted that although Elisha did not receive the famous general when he came the first time from the king of Syria and also from the king of Israel, he did receive him the second time when this man came to make a confession of faith and to show him the conflict of faith.

Who would want to look so foolish to have faith in a book that you don't even know where it came from?

He decided that his faith would not allow him to wrestle her and remain true to his values, that come from the bible.

The intuitional evidence for belief in Allah, the belief based upon the recognition of Allah by our inner consciousness, is brought to our attention in the Qur» an by pointing out the important psychological fact that there is an instinctive feeling of faith in Almighty Allah, the Creator of the universe, which comes to men when they are free from inclinations, or the distractions of dull routines, or when surprised by the question of the origin of the universe, or when faced with hardships or misfortunes which they can not overcome by themselves.

But that legislation does nt come from a personal faith or a holy text, and they never say its because god does nt like it.

For these reasons and others, I am a Christian; my beliefs come from my best discernment of what aligns with reality, not because it is merely a faith system that appeals to, or simply «works» for me.

Come away from the childish life and grow up... faith is belief without evidence and it's probably a good thing you're not voting... children don't belong at the polling stations!

Hill has come to see how his struggles are not separate from God's providence for him - they do not disqualify him from living the Christian life and being pleasing to God, but are rather «part and parcel of what it means to live by faith in a world that is fallen and scarred by sin and death».

But in a pluralist society of general education and at a time when the community Church of faith is bound to come, we should surely consider whether the spiritual tactics of the people's Church are still viable, and if the «shortage of priests» does not partly stem from this.

It comes from my parents, who exposed me to faith not just with education, but also in practice.

If we allow Blake's apocalyptic vision to stand witness to a radical Christian faith, there are at least seven points from within this perspective at which we can discern the uniqueness of Christianity: (1) a realization of the centrality of the fall and of the totality of fallenness throughout the cosmos; (2) the fall in this sense can not be known as a negative or finally illusory reality, for it is a process or movement that is absolutely real while yet being paradoxically identical with the process of redemption; and this because (3) faith, in its Christian expression, must finally know the cosmos as a kenotic and historical process of the Godhead's becoming incarnate in the concrete contingency of time and space; (4) insofar as this kenotic process becomes consummated in death, Christianity must celebrate death as the path to regeneration; (5) so likewise the ultimate salvation that will be effected by the triumph of the Kingdom of God can take place only through a final cosmic reversal; (6) nevertheless, the future Eschaton that is promised by Christianity is not a repetition of the primordial beginning, but is a new and final paradise in which God will have become all in all; and (7) faith, in this apocalyptic sense, knows that God's Kingdom is already dawning, that it is present in the words and person of Jesus, and that only Jesus is the «Universal Humanity,» the final coming together of God and man.

You wise Scientist — Can you please scientifically explain to me where did the stuff came from that caused the «BIG BANG» — if you can not do that your so called science are based on a belief and not on facts as you so eagerly would like to promote — so — then your view is also based on faith and not science, because science should be able to observed and tested, but faith must be taken and believed.

In an effort to divert attention from all the money that wasn't being given to faith - based groups, we had come up with the idea of highlighting the amount of money now «available» to faith - based organizations...

You do not accept someone else's experience, faith does not come from that.

Understanding how order comes from disorder does not require faith.

I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ — the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith.

Premier's research comes following a month that saw church halls and Mosques in North Kensington responding as one to the horrific disaster at Grenfell Tower, and Tim Farron, ironically a leading liberal, stepping down from his post saying he couldn't do his job because of the hostility to his faith.

The works that come from a persons saving faith in Christ is not works of the flesh, it is the work of Christ who lives in them.

From the loins of Abraham sprouted three of the major religions that spend more time murdering in the names of their god than learning where their faiths really came from, not that they really want to know; they might have to think for themselFrom the loins of Abraham sprouted three of the major religions that spend more time murdering in the names of their god than learning where their faiths really came from, not that they really want to know; they might have to think for themselfrom, not that they really want to know; they might have to think for themselves.

this just shows that the world is getting weirder by the day... the pope is right, the world is experiencing amnesia nowadays... people especially in the west tends to have this amnesia coz they believe that they can live without God... they believe that they do nt need Him coz, they still able to survive... BUT what they do nt realize what these are all temporary... just look at the crisis going on right now... maybe God is still a mystery coz only FAITH can conquer mystery... can anybody out there lead me to any person who can create simply a tree, a true living tree... we know for sure that there are some who can create furnitures out from a tree... im really bothered that the world will end sooner than later... GOD FORBIDS... history just keeps on repeating itself... what a pity for the small children and the coming generation...

Doesn't it take a greater leap of faith to believe our existence came from nothing than from a God?

I would just like to point out that at least as many comments coming from the supposed religious side of the argument are just as if not more «hostile and demeaning» towards those of different or no faith.

They do, however, also argue that if faith came from ourselves, or was in any way something we do instead of God doing for us, then it is in some way meritorious, and since that does not jive with their understanding of total depravity, then they must claim that saving faith must only be from God, and not a response or action of any sort on our part.

I do believe that faith comes from your heart and you don't need to be educated about religion to accept Jesus as your savior.