Sentences with phrase «only by obedience»
Each generation, in the circumstances of its own time, seeks a deliverance from bondage, and is led to freedom only by obedience to the Word of YHWH.
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The only way to get a pass from your ward bishop is by proving your obedience to the church and it's leaders.
Only a mature, paschal faith — an Easter faith — can perceive who Jesus is, understand what Jesus taught, and grasp what Jesus has accomplished by his obedience to the Father.
T here is only one way to overcome the disobedience of Adam and that is by a life of total obedience to the Father's will.
Furthermore, the Jews were not motivated here, as Haman was, by greed and self - advancement, but were solely focused on obedience to the Word of God, and focused only on defending themselves, not on profiting from their enemies.
Myth and fact are inextricably entangled, and a person is not necessarily a more authentic Christian by being more firmly grasped by the one or the other: «For this is the marriage of heaven and earth: Perfect Myth and Perfect Fact: claiming not only our love and our obedience, but also our wonder and delight, addressed to the savage, the child, and the poet in each one of us no less than to the moralist, the scholar, and the philosopher.»
All these assertions are an offense, which will not be removed by philosophical discussion, but only by faith and obedience.
l God has entered into a covenant with America and will shower blessings on it only so long as some unknown remnant of Americans honors the covenant by obedience to the Law.
De te fabula: the story is the story of each one of us, exiled by false self - seeking from the garden of human obedience and hence from human happiness into the strange land where we seek only our own way and hence lose our intended happiness.
The only sure way in which we can transcend our human relativities is by obedience to the absolute and eternal God.
Rebellion against the church by the individual member is a serious matter for God alone to decide; «the only valid motive... would be a perfect obedience rooted in the closest attachment to the church and to the Word in it.34
Christ's authority to be called «lord» comes not only from his exaltation by God through the resurrection and ascension but through his self - emptying obedience.
I am an Old Catholic and lay religious, and offended greatly by comments below that the Catholic faith is only the purview of those who are completely under the direction and obedience of the Bishop of Rome, as well as the inference that it has always been thus.
Consider James Talmage, a very important Mormon figure who said, «The sectarian dogma of justification by faith alone has exercised an influence for evil,» (Articles, p. 432), and «Hence the justice of the scriptural doctrine that salvation comes to the individual only through obedience,» (Articles, p. 81).
Churches — run by mere human beings and therefore fallible by default — take upon themselves, or attempt to, glory and obedience AND relationship due only to God Himself.
To Jesus the kingdom of God was the universal, eternal, righteous reign of God, only partially accepted amid the world's evil yet a present fact, a sphere of human existence to be entered and furthered by moral obedience in love to the will of God.
The word believe implies a continual process of reaching out to God in faith and obedience, not only to avoid eternal destruction in hell, but also to avoid wasting our lives on earth by experiencing God's purpose now.
Obedience can be attained only by my confessing my wishes before God, recounting them to Him, as in prayer of petition — not indeed presenting them as a claim, but always accompanied by «Not as I will, but as Thou wilt.»
So that Christ combines the imagination, spontaneity, and richness of experience which were God's aims in drawing forth human beings, with the free obedience and loving communion with God which in a «fallen» world are otherwise approximated only by creatures of a «lower» order.
But if true «magic» is only obedience to the will of God and the grace that flows from this, then evil «magic» in Tolkien is the result of the promise of the serpent in Eden — that we shall be like gods, by using our cunning and not through obedience.
A law which properly has only this meaning: to release man from the world, to separate him from any interest in an independent cultural development, and to humble him in obedience to the transcendent power of God — of a God, whose image is not in any sense determined by the conception that man has of his own highest spiritual life.
The hand of God on a person is not pleasant when we don't want to change but in the obedience to change there is much joy and happiness not only because of the victory but because of the rewards God gives to those that by faith follow Him.
By contrast, in an authoritarian religion obedience stands as the ultimate moral duty wherein creative moral freedom could be only the freedom to sin.
The power of life does not come from the usual sources administered by society, nor from any special «gnosis» among us, but only from the news of God's sovereignty and graciousness and in acts of self - abandonment and obedience.
Perhaps, indeed, patience could be a virtue only within a world such as that depicted by the Christian story: «the disclosure of God's nature in his mighty acts, the obedience of Christ, and the reciprocity and responsiveness that life in community involves.»
His obedience to God was tested by the demand that he should offer his only son, Isaac, as a sacrifice — although at the last moment a voice from heaven called out, «Do not lay a hand on the boy... Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son» (Gen. 22:12).
We can force external obedience temporarily, but only by constantly escalating the threats, emotional manipulations, and punishments which accomplish nothing in the long run and do far greater damage than they are worth.
«The staff in obedience did so but only in the few days they reported for work, they were harassed and intimidated by demonstrators and protesters.
A start - to - finish festival of storytelling conventions, director Shawn Levy's bid for credibility differs only from its predecessor in that it's aimed at a kid - friendly audience, making its relentless obedience to formula perhaps more acceptable, but less augmented by genuinely great performances.
«Rewards, like punishments, produce only one thing: temporary obedience,» explains Alfie Kohn, author of Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes.
The only way to achieve this is by training their dog to an off - leash level of obedience.
Speedway Dog Training is owned by Brittany Mielcarek, who can not only help your dog with basic obedience and manners, but also with any serious behavioral issues your dog might be experiencing, such as severe anxiety or aggression.
Founded in 2011 to help reduce pet obesity by providing fitness classes for people and their dogs, our services have expanded significantly to include dog obedience (using only positive clicker training methods), dog sports, hiking, annual fund raising events and more!
The interesting thing is to see that a.) None provide any credentials proving their methods are better; b.) they don't like the tone of the article — then again, a lot of people, when all they do is talk among those who only agree with them get offended when they run across someone that isn't in lock step with them; c.) they try to attack me personally, as a «hater», which is totally unfair and judgmental about someone whom they have never met; d.) can't point to any specific dogs with significant accomplishments that have been clicker trained — hunting, police, obedience, tracking, etc... and just finding a specimen or two isn't very convincing evidence... get enough dogs and sometimes you'll find the genius dog that almost trains itself; e.) there is no point by point refutation of what I've said, supported by third party evidence.
We continue to work with our dogs to this day and are now teaching our dogs to find each member of the family by name and scent using only the obedience techniques that Dave taught us.
The objects of the Club shall be: (a) to encourage and promote quality in the breeding of purebred Great Danes and to do all possible to bring their natural qualities to perfection; (b) to urge members and breeders to accept the standard of the breed as approved by the American Kennel Club as the only standard of excellence by which Great Danes shall be judged; (c) to do all in its power to protect and advance the interests of the breed by encouraging sportsmanlike competition at dog shows and obedience trials; (d) to conduct sanctioned and licensed specialty shows and obedience trials under the rules and Regulations of the American Kennel Club.
Then focus further with leash - training pack walks, offleash obedience, and more (all under $ 150), taught by the only Certified Canine Behaviorist in NYC who is also an experienced university professor.
We also offer classes for general obedience and we are the ONLY SCHOOL IN COUNTY WATERFORD that is approved by THE IRISH KENNEL CLUB.
Our goals are to encourage and promote the breeding of pure - bred Golden Retrievers and to do all possible to bring their natural qualities to perfection; to urge members and breeders to accept the standard of the breed as approved by The American Kennel Club as the only standard of excellence by which Golden Retrievers shall be judged; to do all in our power to protect and advance the interests of the breed by encouraging sportsmanlike competition at dog shows, obedience trials, agility trials, hunt tests and field trials; and to conduct sanctioned and licensed specialty shows, obedience trials, agility trials, and field trials under the rules of The American Kennel Club.
Obedience Grand Master (OMG) OTCH Reckless Abandon Vd Rod's OGM owned by Andrea B. Highland of Keymar, MD From a young age, Reckless not only excelled on Andrea's farm as a gung - ho, clever worker, she wanted to try everything, Andrea said.
Sandia Dog Obedience Club members may request to join the member - only group by contacting Rosemary Burtch at This email address is being protected from spambots.
(a) To encourage and promote quality in the breeding of apricot and red poodles and to do all possible to bring their natural qualities to perfection; (b) To urge members and breeders to accept the standard of the breed as approved by The American Kennel Club as the only standard of excellence by which they shall be judged; (c) To do all in its power to protect and advance the interests of the breed by encouraging sportsmanlike competition at dog shows and obedience trials;
You will not only have a well behaved Retriever that is a pleasure to have around, but you will also strengthen the bond between you and your pet by dedicating yourself to Retriever obedience training.
Objectives of the Club To encourage and promote quality in the breeding of purebred Havanese and to do all possible to bring their natural qualities to perfection; To encourage the organization of independent local Havanese Specialty Clubs in those localities where there are sufficient fanciers of the breed to meet the requirements of The American Kennel Club; To urge members and breeders to accept the standard of the breed approved by The American Kennel Club as the only standard of excellence by which Havanese shall be judged; To do all in its power to protect and advance the interests of the breed and to encourage sportsmanlike competition at dog shows, obedience trials and agility events; To conduct sanctioned matches, specialty shows, obedience trials and agility trials under the rules of The American Kennel Club.
The only difference I see is that the agency is protecting itself, by saying they don't owe loyalty and obedience to either client, therefore can't be sued if disputed?