Sentences with phrase «power in their testimony»

No wonder there was great power in their testimony to the resurrection.

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CHARLESTON, W. Va., Nov 28 (Reuters)- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hear testimony from coal miners, lobbyists, environmentalists and others on Tuesday at a public meeting in West Virginia on the EPA's proposal to dismantle an Obama - era plan to slash carbon emissions from power plants.

That most theologians, even those whose social location in the white North American middle class, verbally support efforts to achieve the changes needed in our society to make some minimum of justice possible elsewhere, such as in Latin America, is already a testimony to the power of the gospel.

He tells us that he did not come «proclaiming the testimony of God in lofty words or wisdom,» lest rhetoric and philosophy hide the power of the Spirit.

But he also had a more general aim of establishing a Franciscan presence in the area, and the fact that the Franciscans are still the custodians of the Holy Places is an eloquent testimony to lasting power of his influence.

The evidence is in the testimony of the those who witness the living power of God over the things of this world.

The substantiation can consist only in the inherent power of the claim and the church's experience of it and testimony to it.

When someone goes through a tragedy, and they experience the comfort of God, they are giving testimony to the great power of God at work in their life.

Since the vividness and power of the story itself is adequate testimony to its authenticity, we may assume that it was a parable told by Jesus in answer to such a question, although the circumstances of the questioner and the questioning are now lost to us.

The narrative provides stirring testimony that convictions about God's power conveyed in the literature of the Old Testament move well beyond what the ancient Israelites inherited from their cultural surroundings.

With biblical «conservatives» he shares reverence for the sense of the given text, the «last» text.8 He is not concerned to draw inferences from the text to its underlying history, to the circumstances of writing, to the spiritual state of the authors, or even to the existential encounter between Jesus and his followers.9 Indeed, Ricoeur, in his own way, takes the New Testament for what it claims to be: «testimony «10 to the transforming power of the Resurrection.

86:8).48 Bruegggemann considers the divine incomparability to be a fundamental uniting of power and solidarity, and maintains not that it is expressed throughout the Old Testament but «only that it is Israel's most extreme witness about God,» assumed though not verbalized everywhere in Israel's testimony.49

The various aspects of Israel's testimony to the power of God in the Old Testament can hardly be boiled down to one all - encompassing statement.

Jesus died for ALL sins, not just some, not the ones that we like to consider big because according to the Word of God all sin is equal, big or small, obviously murdering someone will have more of an impact than lying because the individuals family is affected among other things but in the eyes of God ALL sin is equal but Jesus died for ALL sins and I believe Paul's testimony shows that there are no sins that can't be forgiven, the power of sin has been taken away.

They are testimony to what religious experience can inspire in man's intuition, and they reveal in retrospect the power and intensity of religion in the history of man.

We will see today that God is often seen in the smallest details, but when all the details are added up, they become a colossal testimony to His presence and power at work in our lives.

Believing that his ontological argument had proved the existence of a divine being perfect in goodness as well as in power, Descartes argued that we could trust the testimony of our senses.

2 Thessalonians 1:7 - 10: And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey [or believe] not THE GOOD NEWS of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; 10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that daIn flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey [or believe] not THE GOOD NEWS of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; 10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that dain his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that dain all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that dain that day.

And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey [or believe] not THE GOSPEL of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; 10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that daIn flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey [or believe] not THE GOSPEL of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; 10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that dain his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that dain all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that dain that day.

In other words, running side by side we have the sea as something evil and something good, and the monster as a supernatural evil being, a symbol of anti-God forces, and a magnificent testimony to God's wisdom and power.

(Recall that the AG's office actually doesn't have subpoena power in corruption cases until the governor specifically refers a case to his office, which is why Andrew Cuomo couldn't compel testimony in the Troopergate case, but former Chief Judge Judith Kaye — working as Cuomo's request on the ethics charges lodged against Gov. David Paterson — can do so).

In his testimony before the Senate Homeland Security Committee this morning following the arrest of the Times Square bomb plot suspect, Mayor Bloomberg is urging lawmakers to close the so - called «terror gap» to give the FBI the power to block the sale of guns and explosives to people on watch lists.

The exchange was one of several wiretapped calls played on the first full day of testimony at the trial in federal court in Manhattan of Dean Skelos, 67, and Adam Skelos, 33, both of Rockville Centre, on charges they conspired to extort companies to hire Adam and used Dean's legislative power to help him succeed.

Sheikh Animasaun, who delivered the sermon at the special Jumat Service held at the Osogbo Central Mosque Osogbo in commemoration of the Governors 60th year birthday, said Aregbesola's ascension to power itself is a testimony to what he described as «Allah's unpredictable ways of doing things regardless of what the humans decide».

During four days of testimony this week, Howe — himself a former aide to both Mario and Andrew Cuomo, and a high - powered lobbyist in Washington, D.C., and New York — described how he arranged more than $ 300,000 in bribes from two clients, who are also charged, to old friend Percoco in return for his influence.

For another, testimony showing the kind of power Percoco had in the Cuomo administration implicitly with the governor's blessing, and how he used it.

Howe, who has already pleaded guilty to eight felonies, opened his testimony by taking questions about the hiring of Lisa Toscano Percoco to work on an education initiative run by Competitive Power Ventures (CPV), which has been developing a controversial gas - fired power plant in Orange CoPower Ventures (CPV), which has been developing a controversial gas - fired power plant in Orange Copower plant in Orange County.

It's mayor, William Barlow, said in his testimony that the power plants are the «backbone» of the community.

Testimony includes: recommendations for the 2014 - 2015 state fiscal year; review of actual and proposed reductions in human services spending; use of federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding in the 2014 - 2015 Executive Budget; and, the impact of decline in the purchasing power of the monthly cash assistance grant.

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.»

But the governor's omnipresence in the testimony suggests that both men were highly cognizant of the power of Mr. Cuomo's name, and of how even the suggestion of his approbation could help get the results they wanted.

Evidence and testimony showed how some lawmakers can wield their considerable power to extort benefits for themselves or others; how the weak enforcement of lax financial disclosure requirements gives legislators ample opportunity to mask illegal payments as outside income; how moneyed real estate interests spend millions of dollars in campaign contributions to influence legislation; and how power is concentrated in the hands of the so - called three men in a room: the legislative leaders and the governor.

In the trial of Mr. Skelos and his son, the testimony detailed how the senator's power was leveraged in three separate schemes, aimed at pressuring companies — all of them dependent on legislation that the senator in some measure controlled — to provide benefits to Adam SkeloIn the trial of Mr. Skelos and his son, the testimony detailed how the senator's power was leveraged in three separate schemes, aimed at pressuring companies — all of them dependent on legislation that the senator in some measure controlled — to provide benefits to Adam Skeloin three separate schemes, aimed at pressuring companies — all of them dependent on legislation that the senator in some measure controlled — to provide benefits to Adam Skeloin some measure controlled — to provide benefits to Adam Skelos.

He further noted that the President had done well in the areas of power supply, education, network of roads as well as second Niger Bridge project, adding that not a few Nigerians would bear testimony to his monumental achievements through his transformation agenda.

On page after page, he read testimony about people who performed horrifying acts for the sake of power, money or simply to get along in a country suddenly steeped in the wicked.

Skorton's testimony illuminated universities» interest in keeping that power.

Chrysler Group LLC, Fiat's global business partner, is «excited about the potential for natural gas powered vehicles becoming successful in the marketplace,» Reg Modlin, director of regulatory affairs at Chrysler, said in his testimony to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in July.

Published in 1924, the essay stands as a brilliant testimony to the power of science fiction to fuel the political imagination.

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«I believe in the power of communication, and I believe medical writers can make a difference,» says Amy Stone, a subcontractor for the CDC who writes fact sheets, congressional testimony, and other documents about HIV.

It seems a miracle that after twenty years of stagnation he could have made such progress toward recovery in only one year, but his story is a strong testimony to the power, not only of the vision and the approach of Inner Fire, but of the deep dedication and understanding of the Guides who work out of these insights.

Thierry Frémaux, the Festival's General Delegate, commented: «Wes Anderson is one of the rising powers of American cinema, to which he brings a highly personal touch, particularly in MOONRISE KINGDOM, which once again is a testimony to the creative freedom in which he continues to evolve.

However, giving unions more negotiating power over evaluations would be a problem said Nancy Espinoza, a legislative advocate for the California School Boards Association in testimony before the Senate Education Committee a couple of weeks ago.

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This story has mythic power in large part as a testimony to what people are capable of when pushed to the extremes of human experience.

The novel follows the aftermath of this decision, leading up to Ruth's trial — which is sensationalized all over Britain, and in which Milly's testimony has the power to either make - or - break the case.

In developing this work, Cameron - Weir researched materials related to Storm King's founding and the Art Center's history with the surrounding region, including the testimonies given against a proposed Con Edison power plant to be built into nearby Storm King Mountain (a fight that lasted from 1962 until 1980), and employee handbooks from the Star Expansion Industries Corporation, which produced industrial steel fasteners and expansion bolts in nearby Mountainville from the mid-1950s until 199In developing this work, Cameron - Weir researched materials related to Storm King's founding and the Art Center's history with the surrounding region, including the testimonies given against a proposed Con Edison power plant to be built into nearby Storm King Mountain (a fight that lasted from 1962 until 1980), and employee handbooks from the Star Expansion Industries Corporation, which produced industrial steel fasteners and expansion bolts in nearby Mountainville from the mid-1950s until 199in nearby Mountainville from the mid-1950s until 1996.

This exhibition — like her life in art — was about womanhood, and it served as a living will of sorts, a testimony to her belief in the power of contemporary art and the power of women in art.

«The only additional required explanation, clearly stated in my testimony, is that coal - fired power plants that capture and sequester the CO2 are consistent with preserving creation, life on the planet as we know it, but the required technology is not yet ready.

Recently a coal industry official tried to divert attention from the actions that are needed to solve the climate problem by criticizing a specific paragraph in my testimony opposing construction of a new coal - fired power plant that does not capture its CO2 emissions (LINK, pdf file).