Sentences with phrase «only a judgment about»

When we acknowledge Jesus as the center of our history, we make not only a judgment about the facts but also a confession of evaluation.

Not exact matches

From what I have said about the Bank's approach, it should be clear that any differences between our judgments and the markets» judgments can occur not only because our inflation forecasts might differ, but also because our basic objectives are much broader than the markets», and our horizons are much longer.

At this level you not only are able to critique the texts and doctrines and their relationship to one another, but you are able to make judgments about the whole thought system and belief system altogether.

Martin might respond that my criticism is unfair because he is not asking for skepticism about those points on which historians agree; he is only asking that Christians suspend judgment about the resurrection taken as a physical, historical fact.

We will look at much of this imagery in a later post when we consider the violence in the book of Revelation, but the imagery is only brought up here to show that when Jesus talks about the flood in Matthew 24, He likens it to a similar form of world - wide judgment that falls upon the earth at the end of days.

God not only wants Abraham to know about the judgment against Sodom and Gomorrah; He also wants him to understand its rightness.

Not long ago I corresponded with him about his intent in using the phrase, and was confirmed in my judgment that he only meant to say that ministers should be as ready of access to persons burdened with guilt and other negative feelings as are Roman Catholic priests.

It's pretty bad when, despite all our Bible study, prayer, and theological reading and writing, we have to learn about grace from those who don't believe in God, who have been kicked out of our churches, and who feel only judgment and condemnation from us.

No, you can only forgive someone when they sin against you, and if you say that they are sinning against you, you have made a judgment about their actions.

And his warnings about God's wrath do not offer ministry, only judgment.

Debates on faith and religion are perhaps the only ones in existence whereupon those who proudly proclaim their absolute ignorance of the topic proclaim likewise their proficiency to make judgments about it due expressly to that ignorance.

He is the only one who can «prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment».

And, oh, when the hour - glass has run out, the hourglass of time, when the noise of worldliness is silenced, and the restless or the ineffectual busyness comes to an end, when everything is still about thee as it is in eternity — whether thou wast man or woman, rich or poor, dependent or independent, fortunate or unfortunate, whether thou didst bear the splendor of the crown in a lofty station, or didst bear only the labor and heat of the day in an inconspicuous lot; whether thy name shall be remembered as long as the world stands (and so was remembered as long as the world stood), or without a name thou didst cohere as nameless with the countless multitude; whether the glory which surrounded thee surpassed all human description, or the judgment passed upon thee was the most severe and dishonoring human judgement can pass — eternity asks of thee and of every individual among these million millions only one question, whether thou hast lived in despair or not, whether thou wast in despair in such a way that thou didst not know thou wast in despair, or in such a way that thou didst hiddenly carry this sickness in thine inward parts as thy gnawing secret, carry it under thy heart as the fruit of a sinful love, or in such a way that thou, a horror to others, didst rave in despair.

Richard Barnet and John Cavanagh, who judge this inchoate NGO uprising as presently «the only force we see that can break the global gridlock,» finish their important study with a judgment about its high stakes: «The great question of our age is whether people, acting with the spirit, energy, and urgency our collective crisis requires, can develop a democratic global consciousness rooted in authentic local communities.

Oakes appears to think that the American Catholic populace - at - large (including, presumably, him and me) is relieved from having opinions or making judgments about the justness of a particular act of war contemplated by our country because the classical just war theory permits those judgments only to statesmen and generals.

Focusing on hope and despair, Holmer indicates how a Christian can and must make theological, not only psychological, judgments about emotion.

So in case what has been expounded here is correct, in case there is no incommensurability in a human life, and what there is of the incommensurable is only such by an accident from which no consequences can be drawn, in so far as existence is regarded in terms of the idea, Hegel is right; but he is not right in talking about faith or in allowing Abraham to be regarded as the father of it; for by the latter he has pronounced judgment both upon Abraham and upon faith.

It is also about how the Roman Catholic Church employs this appeal today, not only in its conception of its own authority, but more importantly, in its judgment of the authority of those Christian traditions, say Lutheranism or Presbyterianism, well beyond its walls.

In private correspondence during the 1950s Dawson expressed serious doubts about this situation, offering the judgment that philosophy and theology were suitable subjects only for those who were already educated, and suggesting that the medieval universities had ultimately been killed by the dominance of scholasticism.

Justice White was even more emphatic about the grounds on which abortions could be regarded, in his judgment, as not only unjustified, but debased:

Francis does not require a jury to pass a judgment about his capabilities, because in his trade there is only one judge to make those decisions who is his manager.

Not only b / c it glorifies spanking, but because of the judgment in blatantly makes about parents who DO N'T spank their children.

I finished the ad feeling uneasy and only after thinking about it for a bit did I realize what it was... I'm a breastfeeding mother that feels consistent judgment regarding my choice to feed in public, not necessarily wanting to cover my child while feeding, pumping at work for my «older child» and she's less than 1 yr old, organizing my life / job / childcare to prioritize our nursing relationship... I feel judgment and yet I'm making an effort to do the best for my baby.

The only absurd thing about this judgment is the fact that it was necessary at all.

As A Journey stumbles to the end with increasingly assertive broadsides about foreign policy, it reads as if Blair is channeling Edmund Burke from 1774: «Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion.»

«What I did was not only wrong, but was a consequence of hubris and a failure of judgment and self - indulgence, which is absolutely inexplicable and unjustifiable, improper, and I would agree probably with most of Mika's characterizations about me,» Spitzer said, asked what flaws led him to break the law.

Only when we know more about the crash, including details on the actions of the pedestrian as well as data logs from the car, can we make judgments, he says.

New research suggests that people do change their own personal judgments so that they fall in line with the group norm, but the change only seems to last about 3 days.

As for peer review, it means only that reasonably qualified scientists examined the manuscript and recommended changes to improve the paper, or recommended that the paper be rejected; the journal editor has to make a determination about the merits of the paper based largely, but not entirely on the reviewers» comments (the editor has some discretion in deciding to accept or reject — his / her reputation as an editor, and the reputation of the journal, depend on sound editorial judgments).

Please remember that this information, in the absence of a visit with a health care professional, must be considered as an educational service only and is not designed to replace a physician's independent judgment about the appropriateness or risks of a procedure for a given patient.

When you only see part of the picture, you might reach a snap judgment about what's going on — but then you see events from years ago, that make you rethink everything.

In fact, court judgments about school finance frequently contain explicit notes cautioning that the funds will lead to improvements only if they are used effectively.

What is unique about National Board Certification is that it assesses not only the knowledge teachers possess but also the actual use of their skills and professional judgment in the classroom as they work to improve student learning.

By a 10 - 2 vote, the Senate education committee approved a bill last week that would not only change the state tests students take, but also erase several years» worth of judgments about school effectiveness that have been made based on the test scores.

Maybe only parents, communities, and local educators are well - enough positioned to make reasonable (if imperfect) judgments about what each child needs.

Human judgment also may reduce teachers» concerns about being assessed only by test scores or being subjected to statistical procedures they don't trust or understand.

States and schools plan to use the new tests to not only determine how well students are mastering the new standards, but also to make judgments about school and educator performance.

Meanwhile, we've only driven it around the block a couple times just like everyone else, so it's far too soon to presume any sort of final judgment about what we have here.

It also is a statement about a book publicist's judgment, and a book publicist's reputation is only as good as the last book he or she promoted... so negative book reviews affect a book publicist's bottom line, too.

The General is only concerned about history, and no jury can dictate the judgment of history.»

My grade probably shouldn't be taken as a real judgment of the book so much as what it's like to read about conversations between people you don't know about things you only vaguely recognize that aren't really explained.

Penn not only covers about each aspect and how it can affect us as writers but also provides antidotes: ways we can get around the self - doubt, the judgment of others, and our own creative dissatisfaction.

David had the poor judgment to agree to speak with me about writing (no doubt because I lied about being with the NY Times) and his new breakthrough bestselling blockbuster Vaccine Nation, in which he tells a gripping and chilling story I would have gladly plagiarized if he'd have only sent me an advance copy.

It isn't about the judgment of the Kindle owner to only choose good books, but the opportunity of new writers to be found and the owner to seek out good books.

The court will take into account how quickly you made the application and may want to know the reason for any delay, e.g. you only just found out about the judgment.

People in low tax brackets who expect to later be in higher brackets in retirement should clearly preference Roth IRAs to standard IRAs, and similarly there is a value judgment to be made about whether a 401k makes sense (even with the compounding) if you can only choose a lousy overpriced plan (as most of them are) AND believe your tax rate will increase in retirement.

We did so without casting judgments or getting preachy, because our road trip is not about how dogs should live in America, only about how they do live in America.

Learn all about the Charleston area's only «judgment free» gym!

She always chided me about my quick artistic judgments and urged me to try to paint to see not only how difficult it is but also to learn to observe and understand technique.

ENOUGH is a value judgment, and this is the kind of thing that I was referring to when I talked about questions that can only be answered by the policy arena.