Sentences with phrase «power against people»

The exact same tactics and language is often used today by those in power against the people who want to follow Jesus differently.

He starts out with a clever definition of what bullying actually is: «Bullying is what happens when an individual with power exercises that power against people who don't fit in.

Not exact matches

Imagine adding Google Glass to the picture, with a RelSci - powered facial recognition app matching the wearer's profile against people in the room, suggesting targets for sucking up to, along with the optimal pathways.

Over the years Alfa has come out on top in bitter power struggles even with people closely linked to Vladimir Putin: it defended its telecoms empire against Leonid Reiman, Putin's communications minister, who ultimately left the government after a string of disclosures about his links to an offshore company.

We have never fought a trade war with that much power behind the people we are fighting against.

The New Testament Gospels portray Jesus as speaking against the oppressors of his people with prophetic words of judgment that focus extensively on issues of money and power.

The power of mobile marketing to attract and retain customers turns against entrepreneurs who forget there is a person receiving that message.

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His comments came days after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in a speech that «China's offer always comes at a price» and cautioned Latin American countries against reliance on «new imperial powers that seek only to benefit their own people.»

For centuries, he argues, courts in the United Kingdom, United States, and elsewhere recognized that wealthy people could use third - party lawsuits as a weapon against those they disliked — and had rules in place to prevent this power from being abused.

Under Roman occupation the Sanhedrin did not have the power to put people to death, only the Romans could, and the charge they executed this Yeshua for was rebellion against Rome.

While the other is what the people of this country get when we dare raise our voice against what this power drunk president does.

For Leff, readers «can attest to the rhetorical power of this blend,» of mixing «playful attacks against the professional and philosophical pursuits (but not the persons)» of the prosecutors, including the powerful Cato, «deadly serious emotional appeals,» and «deft maneuvering around the specific legal issues.»

Acts 4:27 - 28 further reveals that the actions of Herod, Pontius Pilate, the Gentiles, and the people of Israel had been determined and decreed by God Himself to occur as they «gathered together against» Jesus and did «what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen.»

In contrast Jesus took away the power and riches motivation as he spoke against hierarchical leadership withing the community he is building, against giving titles to anyone, and against using the place were people gather together for monetary gain.

The «moving against» type persons (comparable to Fromm's exploitative type) attempt to defend against anxiety by being hyper - independent, competitive, and aggressive, and by demanding power and prestige.

Rather, it follows the flawed efforts of terrified people who, out of faith and love, willingly «wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places» (Eph.

The implication is that if you keep on expanding your power inordinately against the interest of others, then you may fail to see the hidden connection between your own interests and other persons» interests.

8 With respect to those who refuse to accept Castilian sovereignty and the Christian faith the document includes this clause: «If you do not do it... with the help of God I will use all my power against you and will battle you everywhere and in every possible way, and you will be subject to the yoke and obedience of the Church and their Highnesses, and I will take your people and your women and children, and make them slaves, and as much I will send them, and I will inflict on you all the harm and damage possible.»

I think the idea of man invading another country enforcing his will on the people goes against the new testament teachings that reserve that power for God the father only.

The global market powers will battle against religious communities and spiritual powers of the people, by sapping their spiritual strength.

For the common people, beliefs are survival techniques (necessities), and the incredible premise of a prime mover is their trump card against all the power brokers and social Darwinists of this world who would define them in terms of their own projects and ambitions.

People such as Hitler used that claim to come to power and justify building his military, claiming it a defense against the «decadent West» (which turned out to be much stronger than him).

This is a new meaning of covenant network of the people of God in the political economy of God over against the political economy of the imperial powers.

One of the purposes of the Western «Gods» is to cause people to rise up against their gov «ts so that Western countries can gain influence and power in those countries... you know, to come steal the resources of that country.

The prevailing theology and spirituality contributed to blunting their conscience against the immense evils of Christian powers against other peoples.

In this sense Ellaiyamman represents the divine power of the Dalits which is able and responsible for guarding them against the destructive, possessive and conquering gaze of the Hindu caste people.16

The vocation of St. John as the apostle of the Divinity of Christ's one person has fed and powered the true development of the doctrine of the Church at all times, not least in the first centuries in which the true doctrine of both the divinity and the humanity are hammered out in great Councils, and the concepts are refined in the fires of contrary heresy against either the full Divinity or the full Humanity of Christ.

Then and there I vowed to use whatever power that I had for good and against evil, to promote what is best in people, to work to free people from their self - imposed prisons, and to work against systems that pervert the promise of human happiness and justice (p. 179).

After nearly four hundred years of the kingship the Judean people still refused to be regarded as pawns in the game of power politics; they had far - reaching rights — even against their kings — which they would not surrender.

The devil, who is also called «the prince of the power of the air» has turned much of the world against God's people.

It is not directed against any other persons as such, but at a particular role typification which is never, thank God, wholly incarnated, but which, to the degree that it is internalized as the professional superego, exercises demonic compulsive power over the self.

I just posted this on another topic... change a few words, youll get the point: In an ideal situation, «World Religions» would be part of a «World History» class, unfortunately, in the USA, there are far too many conservative Christians with power to rewrite history, make whole groups of people second class citizens by making laws against them, and travel the world trying to convert non-Christians through our Military, Politicians, humanitarian efforts and more.

Black theology can not accept a view of God which does not represent him as being for blacks and thus against whites... black [204] people have no time for a neutral God... There is no use for a God who loves whites the same as blacks... What we need is the divine love as expressed in Black Power which is the power of black people to destroy their oppressors, here and now, by any means at their dispPower which is the power of black people to destroy their oppressors, here and now, by any means at their disppower of black people to destroy their oppressors, here and now, by any means at their disposal.

Also, God's use of power and wrath being employed against the wicked is a great comfort, and even can be a source of joy, to those people who are being dominated by evil authorities, which perhaps is not as evident in the USA today but think of the joy for the people when an evil dictatorship is squashed.

In the period of purification and enlightenment, special emphasis is placed on equipping the converting person to wrestle against the principalities and powers of evil.

To highlight this usage is not deny some of uses of power are oppressive, but rather to suggest that exercise of power, especially state power, needs to be evaluated by some criterion other than whether the person who is on the receiving end of a powerful action has less power than the persons acting against them.

For instance, organizations trying to assist Haitian and Salvadoran refugees to avoid repatriation, or organizations urging boycott of banks doing business with South Africa, or organizations counseling young people not to register for the draft, or organizations protesting increased military expenditures, or organizations demonstrating against nuclear power or against mineral exploration in wilderness areas, are all in danger of losing their tax exemptions for violating «public policy.»

The global market powers will do battle against the people's religious communities and spiritual powers, sapping their spiritual strength and promoting spiritual wilderness and wasteland where souls and spirits will be broken and people's spiritual sources of life will be lost.

It's important to understand patriarchy if we are to understand the incredible nature of Esther's rise to power and all the odds that were working against her as she advocated for the lives of her people.

He accuses the author of being «ignorant of abuse» for critiquing SCCL, supporting power structures that this person has been known to rail against, and the David ends with which word?

the power to give, the power to love, the paradoxical power of «weakness»... God's power is thus much greater than the compelling force of a tyrant who makes others submit against their will... his power is sufficient to transform a willful person from self - centeredness to love, without destroying or even violating the tender plant of freedom.61

He came to power in June 2014, after the revolution of Egypt's people against former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, calling on the military for the termination of the devastating tenure of the Muslim Brotherhood regime.

I have heard some atheists state that they are taking action because they feel they are descriminated against or people judge them if they mention they do not believe in a higher power... really?

But it can also be argued that by taking away the power of local people to protect their environments and encouraging the export of natural resources, it works against this.

While the Psalmist seems to believe that his enemies are people of flesh and blood, further revelation from the New Testament reveals that our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, powers, and rulers of the darkness of this age, and against spiritual forces of wickedness (Eph 6:12).

If he has the powers you ascribe to him, he must have known — it must have been his plan for people to act against his wishes.

People of Jesus» time felt that they were quite defenceless against supernatural powers.

Leaders of these ministries sometimes state if other people write off supernatural healings, demonic exorcisms, and the gift of tongues as possibly coming from the devil, such people deny the power of the Holy Spirit and commit blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, which supposedly is the unforgivable sin.

6:12) but also against the invisible powers that people obey (POJ 152).