Sentences with phrase «of spiritual eyes»

We must ask for a new set of spiritual eyes; eyes that look on our parents with the same affection and extravagant love that Christ does.

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He'll have seen the world as it is, from behind the eyes of someone who doesn't live their life judging others based on their spiritual beliefs.

I say, MAY, becasue to those whose hearts are open to the Spirit of God, He will remove the blinders from their spiritual eyes, and they will see, but some, because of hinderances, won't.

«Man's ability to see is in decline,» argues Pieper in that essay, meaning not, of course, the physiological sensitivity of the human eye, but «the spiritual capacity to perceive the visible reality as it truly is.»

Similarly, Paul prays that God will give the Ephesians spiritual eyes — eyes of the heart — to see all that He has done for us as believers: «I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe» (Ephesians 1:18 - 19, emphasis added; see also 1 Corinthians 2:6 - 13).

In so far as this involved the body as a possible enemy of spiritual living, he counseled the utter subordination of the body, saying with characteristic hyperbole that hands and feet were to be amputated and eyes plucked out if they caused the higher life of a man to stumble.

Typical carnal response of those who have no eyes to see nor ears to hear Jesus» spiritual truth.

Wonderful teacher... get out your Bible and start reading... this guy is a wolf in sheep's clothing leading millions to an eternity in hell... the prosperity gospel he teaches is contrary to the teachings of Christ... Christ talked about abundance in life but he was speaking of spiritual abundance not material things... Scripture and Christ said in this life you will have trouble... Christ suffered in this life as did each of his Apostles... open your eyes before it is too late for you.

But don't do it as if you're paying spiritual dues and building credibility in the eyes of God.

The assertion was that national and racial / ethnic identity supersedes spiritual identity, even in the eyes of God.

How many times have I seen myself and others on the path towards wisdom suddenly regress to our former ways of thinking simply because the darkness was lasting too long and we didn't give our spiritual eyes time to discern truth in the new environment?

Not sure i am convinced because how do you explain the verse an eye for an eye in the old testament there have always been consequences for wrong doing and stiill are for sin.If we believe the word then that word is from God not satan.As far as satan is concerned he uses violence as his tools of trade he works on our fears and is limited to robbing stealing and destroying he does nt have anything else.Violence confirms to us that there is a spiritual battle going on both on the earthly plane and in the heavenlys and the battle is over souls.The verse the kingdon of heaven is expanding and violent people take it by force is referring to that spiritual battle and as satan uses violence to expand his dominion so does God use violence to counter him.So what does he mean by that term for me i think it is saying that the the force of evil that satan uses or violence is overcome by a greater violence or force a more powerful one that being the Love of Christ.Through the cross we see that clearly portrayed and in our lives that very same battle is still happening right now for dominion be clear if we walk in the flkesh satan will have dominion over us but if we walk according to the spirit and abide in Christ we have freedom from our old nature.and satan.He can oppose us but he wont be able to influence us if we are in Christ.

Jesus didn't envolved himself to become an adviser or spiritual adviser to any political leader of his day, be it Herod, Pilate and others, thereby having a share of the vain glory in the eyes of the people.

the most farthest out one (the last trump) Everyone will be changed at a blink of an eye * blink * blink * to their spiritual bodies, the good, the bad, and the ugly.

In fact, perhaps something miraculous has or will happen in her life to open the eyes of her soul to spiritual realities.

Men even dare to think that because their spiritual lives are the offspring of the Eternal Spirit, they are of essential importance in his eyes and have, therefore, illimitable possibilities and a glorious destiny.

The eyes of your heart is a figure of speech for spiritual knowledge and understanding.

Writing under the watchful eye of the prison censor, these reflections are a stirring indictment of the Marxist - Leninist state and a call to personal and national spiritual renewal.

Here I am today, an older man talking to you about the secret of spiritual power in general, when all the time what I am really seeing in my imagination's eye is that young man I was years ago, shot all to pieces, done in and shattered in a nervous breakdown, foolishly undertaking too much work and doing it unwisely, all my hopes in ashes and life towering over me and saying, You are finished; you can not; you are done for.

If you call this love, then yes...» your father is the devil» who do you assume is the father of spiritual darkness and scaled eyes, unable to see the clearness of truth?

Perhaps that's why we spend so much time fixated on the physical motes in the eyes of others (sexual sin, for example) and neglect the spiritual logs — like pride and hypocrisy — in our own.

Peace and Ramadan Kareem to all Muslim Brothers and Sisters... Inshallah fasting from Monday Dawn to SunSet... Just wonder in Christians or non Religious have tried fasting as Muslims do... am sure with time they will adopt it as a system for the health benefits it holds health and body... it is told it helps the body to discharge and burn out the poisonous chemicals from our bodies other than controlling weights... Some say they can not because of smoking other for water or food... but other than that is controlling anger or bad mood of the empty stomach, controlling one's tongue from hurting any one, to control eyes from staring at desire... Above all those to a Muslim he is to Maintain Prayers and Quran Reciting which of course beside it being a spiritual matter it is meant the body exercise by the up's and down's of prayers... as well as training of tongue & lungs by the Quran Recitation... these beside Tasbih «Praise of Glorify» helps to control one's breathing..

«It was supposed to be heartwarming and filled with grace and spiritual harmony and all that sort of thing, through the something - or - other soundless meeting of our eyes.

If nature holds spiritual value in God's eye, we should be actively protecting these sources of spiritual instruction.

«Sell all that thou hast, and give to the poor» was surely said for the spiritual benefit of the rich young man, with an eye to what he might learn by doing it, rather than for the benefit of the poor (for whom it would have been a drop in the ocean).

In his reference to the camel and the needle's eye, it is hardly likely that he denied all access to the Kingdom to the rich, but this arresting hyperbole states with great vividness the spiritual dangers and temptations of wealth.

The person who cures and purifies his spiritual eyes and washes away the ignorance, which is the impurity of his soul's spiritual perception, attains this natural life.

East is East and West is West, but to my unsophisticated American eye the spiritual respect of the West for the East has gone cruelly unrequited.»

I am learning to read the Bible with spiritual eyes, and listen to the leading of the Holy Spirit through the words of Scripture so that all of the Bible points to the WORD, that is, Jesus Christ.

It's the actual spiritual experience and the miracles that I've seen with my own eyes that it couldn't have been no one but God that perform such wonderful deeds in my life as well on some of the people that I prayed for, including their healing.

James Tolhurst FAITH Magazine May - June 2007 An article in the new Harper / Collins Encyclopaedia of Catholicism caught my eye because in it Fr Regis Duffy OFM (A Professor at St Bonaventure's University in Olean NY) says that «private devotions flourish when the Church's liturgical life is poorly understood or when it does not satisfy the spiritual needs of ordinary people.»

Christianity places our conduct in this life on earth in its gigantic setting of infinity and eternity, and by opening our eyes to this vast spiritual vision it calls out our deepest spiritual energies.

Lin Sea, all of those not related to Smith that saw with their «spiritual eyes» the phoney golden plates left the church.

The mark of the beast is identifying and marking his followers and only those who have spiritual eyes and ears would know and resist.

They have much homework to do - seeking to penetrate that holy of holies of the human spiritual universe shaping believers» life history and culture, the universe not visible to the naked eye and not perceptible to the mind not able to penetrate the complexity of the heart and spirit.

In the eyes of the devout the «secular affairs» became so tainted that they were condemned out of hand or ignored, and the creative spiritual and intellectual movements became entirely otherworldly and divorced from reality or went into open revolt against the community, aiming at destroying rather than reforming it.

If an anecdotal analysis of our social consciousness and spiritual formation leaves us with the realization that, as Brown says, «there are some selective lenses by means of which we read Scripture, and... those lenses need to be torn from our eyes,» (15) then how do we tear them away?

It also contains meaningful and eye - opening revelations into the spiritual and emotional aspects of pregnancy while also providing guidance on how to stay healthy, both physically and mentally.

She asserts that the totality of evidence — including carvings showing celebrants with eyes upturned and bodies shape - shifting into half - animal forms — indicates a spiritual intent.

Mariana Caplan, PhD is the author of seven books on psychology, spirituality, and yoga, including the Eyes Wide Open: Cultivating Discernment on the Spiritual Path (Sounds True, October...

Then you're probably in the first stage of spiritual awakening, the one that begins once you simply open your eyes to what's around you and start observing changing energy.

I was skeptical of some aspects of yoga, but they opened up my eyes to the scientific as well as spiritual explanations of everything.

While I never discovered that single miraculous cure, I did discover a whole new world of amazing parents, dedicated professionals, and spiritual teachers who opened my eyes to an astonishing array of therapies, approaches to healing, and paradigms of parenting that have allowed us and so many other families to make enormous strides forward.

«Perhaps the most «spiritual» thing any of us can do is simply to look through our own eyes, see with eyes of wholeness, and act with integrity and kindness.»

Synopsis: A molecular biologist's study of the human eye has far - reaching implications about humanity's scientific and spiritual beliefs.

Summary: I ORIGINS follows a molecular biologist whose study of the human eye points to evidence with far reaching implications about our scientific and spiritual beliefs.

Unfolding like Roman Polanski's take on «The King of Marvin Gardens» while simultaneously serving as a suitable spiritual sequel to the director's debut, «Afterschool,» in which the male desire to connect meaningfully with others is frayed and warped by life experience, «Simon Killer» is Antonio Campos» latest chilly, chilling character study, with Corbet effectively replacing Ezra Miller, who led the previous film, as a neuroscience major who studied how the eyes and the brain relate, but has a seriously loose wire between his own brain and his heart.

However, the closer Moss gets into the circle of trust of this eco-terror family, the more confused she becomes as to where her allegiance lies, especially as she can't resist the dreamy eyes of their spiritual leader, Benji (Skarsgard, Battleship).

He's taciturn in the classic action star sense, but there's a greater thoughtfulness to him, with the actor speaking in a steely - eyed matter - of - factness in moments of action and a more poetic, spiritual tone when bonding with Madeleine Stowe's Cora.

Written and directed by Mike Cahill, and starring Michael Pitt, Brit Marling, and Astrid Bergès - Frisbey, I ORIGINS follows a molecular biologist whose study of the human eye points to evidence with far reaching implications about our scientific and spiritual beliefs.