If the church is the
body of believers then as long as their are people who believe their will be a church.
They willingly suffered for their witness and passed on the gospel message to the next generation
of believers who did the same.
The answers to these questions will be different for different
groups of believers living in different cities.
I think that a «local church» is nothing more than a
gathering of believers who are part of the larger, universal church.
Growing
numbers of believers say they have less time to pray, participate in small groups and be active members of their local communities.
Their intent is that there will be an ongoing confession of
generations of believers, an ongoing proclamation of the good news.
Now imagine the planet where
millions of believers do likewise — secret acts of kindness that no one can figure out who did it.
There's a
lot of believers out there who are expecting at least 1500 $ gold in 2011.
WORLD: I'm sure there is evidence behind the true
faith of believers of any religion or philosophical group.
The only recent change is that there are now more atheists who feel they shouldn't have to be as tolerant
of believers as believers are of atheists.
I think a lot
of believers do not give consideration to the lack of understanding to how mental illness was viewed back when the bible was written.
As a rag - tag group
of believers from various ethnic backgrounds they were in no position to identify Christian faith with any one type of family.
I think he's speaking more to the net effect, the results we see from all
types of believers.
Most of these believers were extracted from their community and financially dependent on the small national church, heavily subsidized by foreigners.
Most importantly, his goal is to get them to a group
of believers so they can continue to grow.
The only connection that ever exists between a religious tradition and the
actions of believers is the one those believers create in their own minds.
In a
world of believers in many faiths doing the same silly thing, it is hard to decide if I should laugh or cry.
There are many
examples of believers deciding to blame those who don't share their beliefs for bad things that happen, which often leads to persecution.
Online dating can be extremely helpful for Christian singles who want to expand their
circle of believers to date.
The
work of believers is thus seen to possess a significance that goes far beyond the visible results of that work.
Teaching, on the other hand, is an interactive discussion with a group
of believers about specific texts of Scripture, which are explained and applied within the group.
But this is entirely symbolic and actually has no value other than it increases his stature in the
eyes of believers.
They are aware of faith's horizontal dimension: they live as members of a community
of believers whose common faith strengthens the faith of each individual.
Phrases with «of believers»