Sentences with phrase «own lusts for power»

Unlike fire, the written word, gunpowder, the wheel, modern monetary systems, political parties, nuclear energy, television, the internet, Facebook, and Twitter, blockchain will be unique among all the other things human beings have invented and will be impervious to corruption, greed, and the lust for power.

the negation of ideology, the political secularization of the doctrine of original sin, the cautious sentiment tempered by prudence, the product of organic, local human organization observing and reforming its customs, the distaste for a priori principle disassociated from historical experience, the partaking of the mysteries of free will, divine guidance, and human agency by existing in but not of the confusions of modern society, no framework of action, no tenet, no theory, and no article of faith, a distrust of the systems and processes of the idol of self and of the lust for power and status, scorn to all approaches of ideology and meta - narrative.

Its all about lust for power and control over others.

Stalin's purges were not motivated by atheism, but by a lust for power.

In essence we murdered the one who is at once our creator and our only hope all because of petty jealousy, lust for power and the need to be right.

And yes, they are not pleased with your lust for power, your lust for money and your lust for children.

Much as we may dislike the doctrine of original sin — and indeed it has often been formulated in a way that must antagonize any man of sense and good will — there would appear to be in human beings the seeds of selfishness, arrogance, brutality, callousness, the lust for power, jealousy, hatred and all the rest of the miserable host of evil.

While there is a certain amount of authority inherent within the pastoral position, it is, like any other form of power, easy to abuse, and while pastors are spiritual leaders, this does not make us immune to the lust for power, but to the contrary, often seems to amplify it.

IN THE BEGINNING... men with a lust for power and control created a fictional being to scare the masses into submission.

Concentrating on the Middle East since World War II, Pryce «Jones shows how one Arab regime after another has been but a repeat of tribal allegiances played out in a pattern of lust for power and revenge, reflecting a shame «honor culture that leaves no room for the concept, never mind the pursuit, of the common good.

The three religions are very similar, and the division exists because of jews lust for power and supremacy.

Calling Obama an anti-christ while at the same time condoning greed and lust for power that would have left Jesus shaking his head and calling those people «Romans».

Recognizing that no order of society will put an end to the lust for power over others and the use of power to exploit, it contains checks and balances.

Surely the predominant message of the New Testament condemns the lust for power over others and any use of violence to obtain such power.

«The church was not a role model, there was corruption, there was worldliness, there was greed, and lust for power.

Set in the mythical world of Westeros, GoT is an epic tale of lusts for power, wealth, sex and violence.

One group in society lusts for power because its position is secure; another group, because of its sense of insecurity.

«O Lord and Master of my life, grant not unto me a spirit of idleness, of discouragement, of lust for power, and of vain speaking.

We need to surrender our lust for power and recognition and return to the radical teachings of Jesus, it's not easy task, but it must happen if the church is ever going to be the true light of the world Jesus envisioned.

These also are sins of the flesh and are lust - driven: a lust for power, and fame, and money.

In our heedless lust for power we have disgracefully disfigured the earth.

God must weep because the lust for power has entrapped and corrupted the human spirit» (The Paths of Power).

No need for churches... they are an instrument of corruption, used for the benefits of those who lust for power.

In view of man's nearly insatiable drive for power, or as Joseph Haroutunian puts it, man's «Lust for Power,» it is easy to believe that this is man's central image.

It is, therefore, the rejection of cupidity and differentiating wealth; of lust for power, pleasure and domination; it is a repudiation of racism, casteism, sexism and all values opposed to the Gospel.

When a society or a nation tries to direct its course on the basis of aggressive self - interest, denial of the rights and liberties of others, economic greed, lust for power, race prejudice, vindictiveness, and deception, situations are created which if unchecked lead to war.

Military leaders fought against each other in their lust for power.

It is in such an unmerciful environment that destructive and violent forces, hatred and lust for power, emerge and take over.

Satan did it, and fell... man, seduced by the father of lies, and lust for power has allowed pride to swell up in his heart, has done the same... Scriptures were written long ago, but we see them fulfilled with our own eyes (Dan.12: 4) There has never been time as such we're living in, when man is so advanced, yet the deprivation of human character on WORLDWIDE scale, is unprecedented from any time in history of mankind!

It is not «un-Christian» to make political judgments — judgments that are fallible and invariably implicate us in worldly affairs touched by greed and the lust for power.

He doesn't pursue dark magic; he isn't contemptuous of authority figures, even if he feels misunderstood by or is impatient with them; he is not consumed with the lust for power, far less with the ultimate goal of that path — rendering oneself immortal without reference to God.

Whether or not one believes in a personal devil, there are demonic forces in the world — cruel, sadistic, self - centered, lusting for power at any cost.

I believe that the primary purpose of the Bible is to equip us to do good works, not to help us win arguments, not prove other people wrong, and not to support our own lusts for power or domination of others.

Menh we really need to come up with a plan to oust this deluded, sad, pathetic man with nothing to live for, other than the joy of constantly reminding us how pride and lust for power can drive someone crazy.

I have deeply resented this mans sheer selfishness in putting his own lust for power and huge wages above what is right and necessary for OUR club.

I don't doubt they are incredibly greedy, that's why it's gone on as long as it has, but once they realize that no matter how much they give into McGregor's demands, he's unpredictable and has a lust for power that is never - ending, they will realize how much of a liability he truly is, should he ever gain a percentage of ownership.

Little did Serph know he was inadvertently feeding their malevolent lust for power.

Look, this community is not to be taken advantage of just to become the collateral damage in Jung's lust for power.

We need a leader with a vision, not someone whose sole aim is to manage things a bit better, or is driven by his own hubris, vanity and lust for power and status.

Republicans young and old will continue to stand in dumbstruck awe of disappointing results each November as long as criminality, nepotism, and the lust for power for power's sake continue to flow in the bloodstream of Suffolk County and Brookhaven.

By that standard, it is reasonable to conclude that Cuomo's frenzied lust for power is related to the death of his father, Mario Cuomo, on Jan. 1 of last year, hours after Andrew was sworn in for his second term.

A statement signed by Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary of the Party said, «From the rascally attempt to overrun a court of competent jurisdiction in Port Harcourt, Rivers State to halt the wheel of justice, the burning of their own secretariat in Owerri, Imo state, the gruesome murder of their own members in Lagos and Oyo States to the malignant disputation and lust for power by its leaders across the nation, it is clear that the APC is not organic but a soulless mob without any form of conscience and integrity; an «evil wind that blows no good».

The PDP noted that the confusion, backstabbing and vicious scheming in the APC was a tragic testimony of a party that had become politically decapitated by the «evident dishonesty, greed, selfishness and lust for power by its incompetent leaders.»

Nobility and heroism vs. greed and lust for power... let the best man win.

His mother (Angelina Jolie) is a two - dimensional caricature of the scheming, ambitious woman whose lust for power is channeled through her son.

Saruman, while once the powerful White Wizard, has become corrupted by his lust for power and thus he has unknowingly become dependent upon his master Sauran's power.

Kevin Spacey makes the most of the Lex Luthor role, though Superman Returns doesn't really have him doing anything extraordinary — he's just doing what Luthor does best, with little explanation as to where his lust for power comes from.

Ralph Fiennes adaptation of Coriolanus is another film that looks at the lust for power, within the frame of masculinity, and sets it in a recognizable time of war: this time a bit of an ambiguous Middle Eastern territory.

While Galactus only destroyed worlds for the energy that he needed to live, Tyrant lived up to his name and became a merciless conqueror with a lust for power.

Since the film is basically a character study of one man's lust for power and money, it's nice to have a guy like Daniel Day - Lewis at your disposal.