Sentences with phrase «people of little faith»

What do we make of Mat 6:30 - 34 6:30 And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won't he clothe you even more, you people of little faith?

I am a person of little faith.

Not exact matches

Atheists: I know many there are many people that practice religion just by fanaticism, I've seen many people in my opinion stupid (excuse the word) praying to saints hopping to solve their problems by repeating pre-made sentences over and over, but there are others different, I don't think Religion and Science need to be opposites, I believe in God, I'm Catholic and I have many reasons to believe in him, I don't think however that we should pray instead of looking for the cause and applying a solution, Atheists think they are smart because they focus on Science and technology instead of putting their faith in a God, I don't think God will solve our problems, i think he gave us the means to solve them by ourselves that's were God is, also I think that God created everything but not as a Magical thing but stablishing certain rules like Physics and Quimics etc. he's not an idiot and he knew how to make it so everything was on balance, he's the Scientist of Scientist the Mathematic of Mathematics, the Physician of Physicians, from the tiny little fact that a mosquito, an insect species needs to feed from blood from a completely different species, who created the mosquitos that way?

People of faith toss around the term «theory» with very little understanding of what a theory is, or how the scientific method works.

I also wondered whether these people were of such little faith that they needed these «signs and miracles» to keep them believing and coming back.

Maybe have a little humility and admit you can't understand, rather than pretend you can demolish — in your mind — a human legacy that has endured through thousands of years and continues to this day to inspire and transform people from all walks of life and faiths.

We acknowledge with gratitude your devotion to the cause of religious freedom at home as well as abroad and your labors to protect the conscience rights of the Little Sisters of the Poor and people of all faiths and shades of belief.

There is little chance of exaggerating the fact that the central object of Jesus» concern was persons, that in personality he found life's supreme value, that in the possibilities of personality he put his faith and invested his service.

The fact that you base your vote on faith, tells me you know little to nothing about politics, you are the reason that people make fun of conservatives.

We easily regard as the defeat and regression of the Church in modern times what is actually only the social manifestation of a state which has always existed, even in the so - called good old days, because even then people, on the average, had but little faith, hope and love of God and men.

Christians give him so little credit for being the person with the greatest amount of Faith in the history of all time.

This puts me in a more vulnerable position because 1) it exposes me to the criticisms of people on both sides of the debate, 2) it could lead to serious disappointment, should I find that my intellectual integrity and my faith are indeed incompatible, and 3) it leaves me in the awkward position of being uncertain, undecided, and maybe even a little confused for a while.

Jesus constantly modeled that the small things, the unimportant people, the little children, the cup of cold water, the tiny mustard seed, the one act of faith, the shameful, the foolish, and the insignificant,... these are the things that mattered to God and where God was most at work.

Clive, you point out how others often don't understand what Jesus was saying; but while Jesus often labors to try and make things clear to the unbeliever («Oh, you of little faith) or at the very least the author tries to make it clear for us in retrospect (At the time they didn't understand that he spoke of this...), in this case Jesus switches from something that might be figurative to essentially say «no, I seriously mean this» and it concludes not with Jesus saying «don't go away, this is what I actually mean» but confirming that people would refuse to accept that God intended for them to actually fill themselves with the life that He offered so they stopped following him.

Many atheists don't see a problem with insulting a person's faith because they care very little for the person taking the brunt of their lowbrow insults.

The faith of the Church adapted itself to the disappointment of its first expectations with little disturbance, beyond a deepening of the conviction that through the Spirit Christ had already «come again'to His people, (John 14:16 - 23) to reign over them for ever «until the consummation of the Age».

Rather, the goal of the conversation is to help people envision and practice ways for those of good intentions to be true to themselves, their faith, their causes — and do little damage to others along the way.»

I think if you can come to grips with your hatred you may see that there are people of faith who may know a little more than you.

To many people this strategy seems to demand too much of reason and too little of faith proper; but even if we find it attractive, two things may give us pause.

The survey of more than 2,000 people which was carried out by Populus found that there is little support for the policy among those of faiths most likely to be affected.

Should have just stopped with the headline «Poll Shows Americans Know Little...» Most are to busy following the lives of celebrity's and reallity tv stars like Snooki to know much of anything, let alone read past the headline to find out about a person's faith.

Educational programs in many congregations proceed on the unexamined premise that Christian faith is formed in the hearts of little children and young people through the influence of «the Christian home.»

I am not a person of faith, and I have little patience for Rick Warren, his beliefs, or his church.

people and congregations are blown to and fro by the winds of secularization, but unlike the students they have little or no experience of historical consciousness applied to faith, hence must live in a changed world by means of antiquated pieties and timeworn concepts of authority, morality and the Bible.

The consequence of misinterpretation of Gods only truth is spoken about by Jesus in Matthew 18 v 6 to 7 But if anyone causes one of these little ones who trust in me to lose faith, it would be better for that person to be thrown in the sea with a large mill stone tied around his neck.

People fear what would happen to them if they had a crisis of faith, or committed a grave error, or had a secret exposed (whatever it may be), or pushed the envelop a little too far.

In addition, we want our little faith community to grow into a true picture of the Kingdom, which belongs to the poor, the sick, the marginalized, and the humble, and which is made up of people of all different ethnicities, political persuasions, and theological positions.

He recalled the solid achievements which were now to be seen in Ernestine Saxony, the results of the Visitation, of the preaching of a theology of faith and the circulation of the Little Catechism, and the German New Testament: «The young people, both boys and girls, grow up so well instructed in the Catechism and the Scriptures that I am deeply moved when I see that young boys and girls can pray, believe, and speak more of God and Christ than they ever could in the monasteries, foundations, and schools of bygone days, or even of our day.

So when the gospel is presented to us and we are told that eternal life is the absolutely free gift of God to anyone who receives it by faith in Jesus, and that there is nothing we need to do or even can do to earn it or keep it, most people start a get a little suspicious.

Not only has he been able to reach with his message many in the Praetorian guard and in that vast establishment of slaves, freedmen, and persons of every station known as the household of Caesar, but the very fact that he is in prison for his faith has given what little preaching he can still do added power, and inspired other Christians to preach more earnestly than ever.

Everybody else ends up feeling like more of a failure, because obviously, the accountability group works for some people, and it must be their own weakness, or lack of spirituality, or little faith, or failure to read their Bible and pray enough, or whatever it might be to grant the success that others experience.

Sikh films comprise a small but growing segment of the hundreds of popular South Asian films, but these works illuminate a fascinating, little - known people, culture and faith.

But little has been done to measure their effect on how people perceive the relevance and practise of religious faith.

However, for people who are dissatisfied with their local church, who have little established connection with a local church, or whose religious consciousness may be awakened by a viewed religious program, the research indicates that paid - time religious programs, by presenting themselves as competent alternatives to the local church, offering a range of services similar to the local church, and not referring respondents or enquirers to a local church, may be acting as a barrier to people's developing their faith most fully within this interpersonal context.

The survey suggests that a substantial number of young people believe in God, yet morally stand on their own or see little connection between faith and character.

I find most people of faith talk a great deal about helping others and do very little actual helping.

Christians are joining with other Christians; Christians are joining with peoples of other faiths; peoples of all faiths are joining with those of little faith.

Hinduism means little more than the traditional religions of the Indian people, but it does suggest a way of allowing this multiplicity of faiths and attitudes to coexist.

Actually, studies have shown that there is very little difference in how people of different faiths (or no faith) behave sexually before marriage.

Speaking to Princeton students, the late Adlai E. Stevenson once declared: «What a man knows at fifty that he did not know at twenty boils down to something like this: the knowledge that he has acquired with age is not the knowledge of formulas... but of people, places, actions — a knowledge not gained... by words, but by touch, sight, sound, victories, failures, sleeplessness, devotion, love — the human experiences and emotions of this earth; and perhaps, too, a little faith and a little reverence for the things you can not see.»

And «FAITH» does not count to a person who does not share that FAITH, so a little emprical proof is what I'm after here... not just more example of the source justifying itself...

ppl here better not get all stupid if it flops against bayern we go into it with faith and a hope of a little luck

I believe Arsene and his whole coaching management staff has had there time an should honourably leave.Please GOONERS sacrifice your support for the present teams chosen and if personally required make it known we are NOT happy / satisfied with of how the club is handled.There is NO growth and half the players are not premier league standard.looking at the top 6 clubs.Somebody got to take the fall and it is not Kroenkie as we seen the money was spent.We buying where we had a little strength and where we really required (defensive) for a long time faith is put in people like Calum, Mustafi, bellerin, Holding etc.. I feel for El Nenny who is hardworking with the wrong chemistry.The other 5 top clubs will never take these players in there premier side.

In a provocative opening essay, Laws argued that the Liberal Democrats had neglected their party's pro-market economic liberal tradition, and had instead lapsed into a policy mindset little better than «soggy socialism»; they had placed too much faith in the power of the state to improve people's lives, and too little faith in the power of choice and competition.

They did have a little box you could check, visible only to you, saying that you'd prefer to only date people of the same faith, which I checked, but more on that later.

Baas also pointed to lawmakers» debate over the Common Core standards and the Smarter Balanced test, which resulted in discussions that included misconceptions about the standards and that «the ultimate outcome was that people lost a little bit of faith in the validity and the credibility in that piece of our assessment package.»

To all of the people freaking out and assuming there are ten characters in the game, please work on your reading comprehension and have a little faith in Sony!

In an industry full of gritty first - person shooters, it's great to see Sony still has faith in the Little Big Planet series» cutesy aesthetic and classic sidescrolling gameplay.

To see so many otherwise intelligent people fighting over whether or not global warming is a good reason to reduce said reliance makes me lose some of what little remaining faith I have in humanity.