Sentences with phrase «perfect than the church»

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Also, I've felt a subtile questioning of my sincerity as a Christian for not attending every service at church and of a few other less than perfect behaviors.

We begin to suspect that this is the case when we see the record of the church in the midst of our world storm The record of the church has not been perfect, but it has been better than its despisers expected.

While neither our secular or ecclesiastical culture is perfect, there seems to be more fear and hate in «the church» than in «the world.»

My church, though not perfect, does better job than most of living up to the proverb, «It takes a village to raise a child.»

First, N.T. Wright, Bishop of Durham, responded (Correspondence, June / July 2008) to Richard John Neuhaus» comments on his new book, Surprised by Hope, which had included a criticism that its «concrete eschatological expectation» of a physical resurrection on a perfected earth was «more suggestive of Joseph Smith than St. Paul»» noting that Mormons were simply taking seriously the relevant passages in the New Testament at the very time that «the Western Protestant church... was eliminating the ancient concrete eschatological expectation.»

Romney is far from perfect, but when it comes to religion, he is much more acceptable as a person who seperates church and state than Obama.

How can the Church claim to speak for eternally valid truth unless it has some means to correct the errors that its less - than - perfect members inevitably introduce into its life from time to time?

Sure our church isn't perfect, but it's better than the mess of dirty politics, scandal, abuse, and hatred going on in the mainstream.

It is so easy to criticise the Church in being less than perfect as it tries to enfold all that enter it's doors.

Ancient Gnostic Christians were a large and influential branch of the early Church who believed that the physical world was a lower, less perfect creation than the high, pure spiritual world.

How many of us have heard people leave churches because â $ œit just didnâ $ ™ t fit my calling.â $ What these people usually mean is, â $ œthis church isnâ $ ™ t doing the things I want them to do, or theyâ $ ™ re not being nice enough to me, so Iâ $ ™ m going to go find that perfect church that will cater to all my needs and wants.â $ These people are usually convinced that they know Godâ $ ™ s â $ œvisionâ $ for the church better than anyone, and they usually switch churches every six months or so.

It isn't perfect — but it has a lot more checks and bounds than the lone ranger Christianity that plagues the North American churches today.

So, am I saying that my congregation is perfect, and has the whole church thing down better than anyone else?

The church and believers are less than perfect because we are humans.

Anyway, I wanted to share with you the off the shoulder crochet dress that I wore to church last Sunday which is less than $ 30 and perfect for spring.

Madison is smart, witty, and more than a little curious — perfect for a church receptionist.