Sentences with phrase «of sincere people»

Good question and you sound like one of the sincere people on here so I will give you a sincere response.
I agree with you Jeremy!in parts of africa lots of sincere people are being manipulated and abused by «pastors» absurd claims of being the leader...
If we assume, as I think is reasonable, that the vast majority of these belief systems are the creations of sincere people striving to understand their god or gods, why do they have nothing in common?
I believe the vast majority of religions are the product of sincere people trying to fill in holes in their understanding of the universe, the world around them, of the people around them.

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Their sincere and complete belief that laws can be changed based on the will of the people and not through paid lobbyists is truly inspirational.
says Richard Wilson, President & Founder of AGNORA, «Our sincere appreciation goes out to Grant Thornton and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and most importantly, our people.
The purpose of this earnest money is to demonstrate the person is truly sincere about the purchase.
It doesn't matter WHO you are, WHAT your religion is, WHAT your «sincere» intention was — when you put yourself on an airplane, in today's environment, with people of all nationalities, you are REQUIRED to show cognizance of and deference to the small bubble of society that ALL wish to make the trip and land safely.
Although, to be fair, I think there are a lot of very sincere people stuck in the third category.
Is this Pope's «man of the people» approach (which I think is sincere) what is needed to appeal to the biggest growth potential, poor in Africa and Asia?
It also seems quite hard to swallow that a person could spend his or her life helping the poor, counseling the down and out, building homes for Habitat for Humanity, giving millions to charitable causes, assisting those with disabilities and mental health issues, and without a sincere acceptance of Jesus Christ as Savior, be doomed to eternal condemnation and suffering, no getting out early for good behavior.
It's a sincere strategy of evangelization, a genuine belief that if we make the Church more flexible and «modern,» more people will join.
This is not to say that there is a lack of people within North American churches who truly have a heart for God and for ministry and evangelism; there are many who are passionate and sincere in their faith.
There are many people who can have a sincere and abiding belief in something they can neither demonstrate nor give evidence of.
But for someone who has a lot of money invested in a home or business, vehicles or boats, and has a credit rating that he might want to preserve... for that person to let all of that go, I might believe that he's sincere in his, ahem, delusion.
The acute sufferings of that time brought to a head the misgivings about God's providence in history which had been aroused by long - continued misfortunes and disappointments; for these sufferings not only fell upon a people which had made sincere and persistent efforts to observe the law of God in its corporate life, but they fell most heavily upon the best members of the community.
It is in the sincere practice of their own faith that people come into relationship with God, not in spite of it.
I came home to the school gyms and the folding chairs, the humble people of God also thirsty for the inbreaking of the Holy Spirit, imperfect and sometimes disappointing and unabashedly sincere and utterly beloved to me.
«I wish to express my church's sincere and joyous preparedness to cooperate as best they could with the government now ruling that had set itself that tasks of promoting the Christian education of the people, repelling ungodliness and immorality, developing readiness to make sacrifices for the common good and protecting the rights of the Church.»
As well, it drives me crazy when sincere people veer away from sincere «church talk» and out of habit or influence, start using the buzz words and «churchy» talk... I want to shake them and remind them they are better than that... to go back to their most sincere and honest use of language.
They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people» (Acts 2:43 - 47).
The thing I notice most, is that since there are very sincere people within the church, that I often can tell apart the «church talk» of theirs, from the «churchy» talk of the person being insincere, or so damaged that they are hidden behind masks or hypocrisy, or walls.
But, since this is a Democratic Party initiative, perhaps you can kindly ask your Democratic representative if there is no place for people of sincere belief to continue the great work that they do, including the benefits of religious exemption that go back decades.
They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people.
More prevalent and more insidious is the fact that just war discourse deceives sincere people by the very nature of its claim to base moral discernment upon the facts of the case and on universally accessible rational principles.
These events press on us and require us to engage with other people in sincere expressions of emotion.
If you are people sincere in your concern for the debt, and aren't just engaging in partisan sniping, you need to read «The Fiscal Legacy of George W. Bush», by Bruce Bartlett.
I would be very curious to know how or why you believe my rather sarcastic use of the term «the religious» as a means of differentiating them from people of sincere faith (ANY sincere conviction btw — Not just Protestant) is «specious».
Yet it can not be denied that there are, even today, many who are sincere in their acknowledgment of feeling a deep need for mystery in their lives — and such people are generally members of some kind of religious group.
To be sure, in sincere love for humanity they may care about advancing a program that they believe will enhance the economic and social well - being of people.
There are indeed many intelligent, sincere, well - meaning people who say such things as: «Whatever the controversy, and however strong the scholarly arguments against it, I choose to believe in the supernatural aspects of my faith, simply because it is very important for me in the life of my faith to be radically aware of sacred mysteries.»
The idea that «religion» describes people who are not sincere in their faith flies in the face of billions of actual people's lived experience.
Have leaders and congregants become so programmed by ecclesiastical tradition as to be sincere yet misguided in a way that makes Christian community and worship unattractive or even repulsive and not just to people outside of the church.
Personally, for instance, I would contend that deliberately induced abortion is wrong and that that conclusion can be reached on the basis of «utilitarian» (i.e., natural law) analysis; my arguments, however, would not be so clear that no sincere person could reject them without being suspected of perversity.
But though I am deeply convinced that the ideas and ideals of economism are wrong, I am also quite sure that they are honestly held by persons who are sincere in their Christian beliefs and committed to the wellbeing of humanity.
The Second Vatican Council, in insisting in the document on Ecumenism that there can be no change or concession within the Church Catholic in matters of doctrine of faith and morals, has equivalently informed us in the name of the Holy Spirit, that it is the will of God to give to His Church and to His people who «seek Him with a sincere heart» just such new knowledge, new vision, and new unity.
FIX IT and stop punishing the people who have a sincere desire to fix it and stop victimizing the people who left because they were all ready victimized instead of talking about them in a way that makes it look like it's their fault.
@ grassroots: I would like to believe that you were sincere in claiming that atheists have a ``... duty (as if being responsible to some authority) to debunk...» (I presume you to mean a belief in God) ``... via the Internet... [etc]», but when you mix sarcasm with rationality, then you lose creditability with me because you join the ranks of those who just want to poke fun at believers for entertainment and invite a heated argument with no intentions of converting such people.
To the people on the left (to use admittedly problematic categories), doing good and being «sincere» often appear more important than believing correctly, and even the thought of condemning anyone for heresy seems embarrassing.
There are plenty of people in churches who are absolutely sincere in their beliefs.
The Church, teacher of humanity, never tires of exhorting people, especially the young of whom you are a part, to remain watchful and not to fear choosing «alternative» paths which only Christ can indicate... Jesus calls all his friends to live in sobriety and solidarity, to create sincere and disinterested emotional relationships with others... From you, dear young students, he asks for honest commitment to study, cultivating a mature sense of responsibility and a shared interest in the common good.
Those people were changed so that they cultivated good morals and became sincere individuals who offered their lives gladly to further the glory of Islam.
Satan turns the honest and sincere calling of people around.
They were sincere followers of Islam who strove to be just and tried not to overburden their people.
And re fruit, although I've met many very nice and sincere people in churches over the years, I have found them to be like all other people - a combination of good and bad traits, common stuff like all humanity.
People really do take notice when they see that you're sincere about your commitment to the music and to the worship of God.
A religious person is one who subscribes to a set of practices and has a sincere belief in God.
The stupidity of it all should be an embarrassment to sincere people of faith.
Because of that, I do not believe in theologians like Karl Barth saying, You do not have to worry about what the philosophers are saying — I think we had all better worry, at least a little, about what any careful, serious, sincere person says.
Many of these people are intelligent, sincere, and faithful.
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