Sentences with phrase «power than a father»

Lets look past the fact that god has more power than a father to stop a son from hurting himself and intentionally chooses not to.

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It is better to stay at home and bask in the Father's love than to join with a group of power - hungry, controlling Christians.

God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by [his] Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of [his] glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

As James Madison, the «Father of the Constitution» said, «There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by the gradual and silent encroachment of those in power, than by violent and sudden usurpation.»

The whole point of these lessons we're supposed to learn is the idea that one day we become fathers, that we will grow up and have the same knowledge and experience of our fathers, sometimes more than but in terms of our relationship with god, we're supposed to accept that we're eternally children, that as much as we learn, grow and generally build upon past knowledge, we'll never attain the level of understanding or power that god has, this being is on a completely different level.

Hebrews 1:1 KJV God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; 4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

Inasmuch as the will - power of contemporary man is not in itself more vigorous or unswerving than that of a Plato or an Augustine, and individual moral perfection is still to be measured by steadfastness in pursuance of the known good (and therefore relative) we can not claim as individuals to be more moral or saintly than our fathers.

Jesus Christ, though he has a different function and role than God the Father, is equal in power and authority to God.

From the vestments (which are really nothing more than the Fourth Century CE court clothing of the Eastern Roman Empire), the canonized saints (which are essentially «Christian» demigods that replaced the pagan pantheon), the numerous feast days and holy days (which replaced pagan holidays), the statues and painted icons (which replaced pagan idols), and the episcopal structure (in which «third sons» of landed aristocrats who had no hope of inheriting their fathers» titles and lands could become «princes of the church» with as much worldly comfort as the «first sons» and almost as much wealth and power), the Anglican Church was practically indistinguishable from the Roman Church except that they used English in the Mass instead of Latin.

finally — i'd hardly refer to mark from wherevers comment a «thesis» — but as for xianity being suppressed and rising to power — fortunately the founding fathers thought this out when they were creating our bylaws... and as a result — as hard as they try — xianity doesn't rule anything here in the usa other than very weak, delusional minds.

And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt; to drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is this day.»

In the brutal politics of a region where the withdrawal of American power has led to seven demons worse than the first, Chaldean Catholics are especially at risk because, as Father Bazi put it, they «can't play the game the way the others do» — they can't indulge in revenge killings because their faith forbids them to do so.

Husbands and fathers are assumed to be dishonest and struggle to prove the contrary; less than honest affidavits and statements are regularly sworn by vengeful parties; and wives and mothers are encouraged to demand to the full the use of the very liberal and ample powers that the courts now have to oust fathers from their own homes and deprive them of any but the most minimal contact with their children.

This does not mean that there are degrees of power and glory in the Godhead and that the Son is less in majesty than the Father.

You need not look father than the opening line of the Declaration of Independence, which explains that a government that loses consent of the people has lost its power and returns it to the people.

The exchange spiraled downhill from there, with Griffo saying DeRosa's high - powered lobbyist father «taught her better» than to give a «typical response from a non-marquee player.»

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It's refreshing that its main characters don't really feel inspired to do more than goof off with their mysterious powers; it's a quietly brilliant touch that one of them is a social outcast with a dying mother and an abusive father.

His first words after emerging from the water might be a lament that he'll never become president, but every now and then he senses that he should be doing something other than fulfilling the wishes of his power - hungry father Joe (Bruce Dern).

As power - hungry orc warlock Gul» dan (Daniel Wu) leads an advance party through a Dark Portal from the depleted lands of Draenor to fertile Azeroth, clan chieftain and new father Durotan (Toby Kebbell) begins to wonder whether Gul» dan and his destructive «Fel» magic might in fact be the cause of all the Orcs» woes, rather than their salvation.

But Diane's overly possessive, divorced father (John Mahoney) doesn't approve and it will take more than the power of love to conquer all.

If anything, she, more than those aforementioned fathers, bosses, and children, is implicated as the cause of everything Amy and company rail against: a power - hungry woman who seems to relish in adding stress to the lives of children and fellow parents.

And, in the masterly opening novella, two teenagers from very different families — one a tightly knit foursome, the other a father and son who share little more than having been abandoned by the same woman — forge a sustaining friendship, only to discover the disruptive and unsettling power of sex.

There are rumors that some survivors have magical abilities, and after a dark confrontation with her power - hungry father, Adelina discovers that the fever may have left her with more than scars after all.

Ashura was the one with no talent, ancestor to Uzumaki and Senju, that was able to inherit the teachings of his father and lean on the power of his comrades rather than his own.

The story revolves around Lara Croft doing her best to follow in her father's footsteps by travelling the globe to find and confirm a Prophet who her father believed was real, but everyone doubted the existence of as nothing more than a myth; due to the powers of healing, resurrection and immortality, while Lara must face a deadly enemy group named Trinity that wants the discovery for themselves.

Predivorce conflict may have greater explanatory power in predicting child outcomes than changes in father residence and contact (Lamb, 1987).»

Why bad mothers are worse than bad fathers: Power mechanisms in the family.