Sentences with phrase «of the absolute perfection of»

It is the dwelling place of the absolute perfection of things, and it's the shadows of those things that make up our world, and give hint to those perfect forms.

Not exact matches

And of course they all believe in absolute inerrant perfection in the scripture and a 6000 year old universe created in 6 literal 24 hour days.

Colin Gunton has astutely observed that «the Christian doctrine of God is for much of its history a hybrid of two organisms,» namely the biblical understanding of God as living and dynamic, and the Greek categories [49] of absolute perfection.

But either direction would deny any constancy of absolute perfection.

For Al implies that a being consists exclusively of an absolute fixed perfection plus a purely changeable and surpassable imperfection; or in other words, insofar as the being changed at all there would be no ultimate limit of any sort to this change, and no guarantee that the being which in some respects was absolutely perfect would remain even superior to others in his non-absolute aspects.

Explanation of Symbols: A stands for absolute perfection, R for relative perfection, I for the joint negative of A and R, X for the negative of A (and thus for the disjunction of R and I), and (A) or (X) for the factors occurring throughout a group.

This God was absolute perfection and the culmination of one's intellectual pursuit, but one could not pray to nor establish a personal relationship with such a God.

Traditional theology must deny to the allegedly absolute perfection of God the enjoyment of at least some of these possibilities.

Yet the existence — and creation — of God, the absolute perfection, is something that just can not be disputed.

He can not distinguish questions regarding the existence of the universe from questions regarding its physical origin; he does not grasp how assertions regarding the absolute must logically differ from assertions regarding contingent beings; he does not know the differences between truths of reason and empirical facts; he has no concept of ontology, in contradistinction to, say, physics or evolutionary biology; he does not understand how assertions regarding transcendental perfections differ from assertions regarding maximum magnitude; he clumsily imagines that the idea of God is susceptible to the same argument from infinite regress traditionally advanced against materialism; he does not understand what the metaphysical concept of simplicity entails; and on and on.

The religious person is saved from fanaticism both by the humility that prevents him from identifying himself and the objects of his wants with the supremely worthful and by his recognition that every attained or any conceivable good falls short of absolute and final perfection.

Hartsborne also abandons the notion of God's absolute and unchanging perfection and relates God's life and love crucially and decisively to the deeds of men and the events of the world.

Absolute perfection is an attribute of God.

Where the qualities which express the perfection of God are given an abstract form, they direct our attention to the sense in which God's perfection is absolute.

By listing the various combinations of absolute perfection, relative perfection, and imperfection, he identifies seven possible views, three of which have serious claim to consideration.

In this scheme the quantifiers «all,» «some,» and «none» are combined with the ideas of «absolute perfection,» «relative perfection,» and «imperfection'to produce seven different conceptions of deity which are conveniently grouped into three broad types of theism: classical theism, within which God is conceived as absolutely perfect in all respects and in no way surpassable; atheistic views, in which there is no being which is in any respect perfect or unsurpassable; and the «new theism,» in which God is in some respects perfect and unsurpassable by others but is surpassable by himself.

If you want to determine if an interpretation or doctrine is true there is a simple test: Does it affirm the absolute sovereignty and eternal perfection of our Creator, or does it elevate the status of man and man's deeds to levels where God's Holiness and Will and the atoning work of Christ are diminished?

This is not adequate grounds for distinguishing between Jesus and Socrates and Gautama, let alone any number of other wise or saintly or good people, unless one resorts to a dogmatic insistence upon Jesus» «sinlessness» or «absolute perfection» about which we have no final way of knowing, and which Jesus is reported as denying with respect to himself (Mark 10:18).

Absolute perfection would have to mean the complete actualization of all possible values and seems to be no more imaginable than a greatest possible number.

This doctrine was important to the Greek - oriented theologians and Church Fathers who were unable to explain the perfection of Jesus in any other way than absolute perfection.

Perfection is the absolute enemy of evolution.

God may be conceived of as absolute or as abstractly perfect, but this is abstract and not concrete perfection.

This dimension of God's being, however, though hinted at in tentative probings in the Old Testament literature, 2 was indignantly suppressed in classical theism by Greek ideals of perfection, which dictated absolute impassability to God.

Perfection is a great aspiration, but not an absolute necessity of life.

I love the way the earth tones of that magnificent matcha marries with the richness of the cacao and the deliciously buttery, hint of sweetness our hazelnut extract — it's decadent, rich, deliciously indulgent, and just perfectly sweet — absolute perfection!

Beyond the absolute perfection that is the combination of strawberries and whipped cream, there are the incredible brown butter biscuits.

It is absolute perfection on top of my favorite chocolate cake, my white cake and even my yellow cake.

The nut milk I make is a blend of 3/4 oats and 1/4 almonds, and I made these crackers with fresh rosemary from my garden and used avocado oil and they are absolute perfection!!!

It's a great example of what you can expect when you get the book: absolute protein - powdered snack perfection.

Absolute perfection would have been the ball crashing down off the bar, because all goals are better if they crash off the underside of the bar.

As far as a lean, muscular, and aesthetically pleasing physique is concerned, many people agree that a set of washboard abs is the absolute pinnacle of physical perfection.

Another useful test is the texture; if your broccoli is cooked to absolute perfection then it should still be fairly tough, but with sections of it beginning to turn soft.

Absolute perfection with a cup of coffee, and they don't leave you feeling gross after.

I use a combination of a drop of Patchouli and a drop of Bergamot for absolute perfection instead of perfume which I DO NOT LIKE.

I'm sure you're already making a hair appointment at your salon to achieve this absolute perfection of a look.

The fit of the jeans is absolute perfection, I am so happy that I finally found jeans that I don't have to keep pulling up constantly; ladies you know what I am talking about, every time you get up from a sitting position, we have to adjust and pull up our jeans.

This look is absolute pastel perfection, the top and coat are so amazing together < 3 Andini xx Adventures of an Anglophile

They are absolute perfection piled in an antique jardiniere in the center of the dining room table.

There are few things in life that bring me more happiness than cutting into a cake to reveal four layers of absolute perfection.

Got ta love a chic monochromatic look, and the pop of leopard is absolute perfection!

The two of you have such an enviably lovely relationship:] And, as usual, your outfit is absolute perfection - I really love the color of your coat!

It's absolute vintage perfection with a side of sass!

The weather was absolute perfection in Houston, so we spent the majority of it outside, which I don't mind one bit.

The quality, design, & color of this necklace is absolute perfection & makes it the ideal everyday statement piece.

The only thing better than a pleated midi skirt is one in feminine lace and the color & fit of this one is absolute perfection!

The skirt's gorgeous print and origami cut makes it fun to play with using bold printed tops or, as Ms. Chung had opted to do, with loud pops of color (the neon shoulder bag makes this look absolute perfection).

We have girls and guys of all ages wearing the GOT costumes to absolute perfection and if they can copy these costumes so well, why cant you?

Elena that skirt is absolute perfection — so great with your legs of course!!!!! Plus I hope the giveaway is international -LRB-?)

I love a pattern mix of stripes and plaid and then when my new pale pink booties got thrown into the mix, the look was absolute perfection.

Your description of the collection as gothic romanticism is absolute perfection — you always find the perfect way to describe collections.