Sentences with phrase «presence of the future life»

An affirmation of the presence of the future life is essential.

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Instead, a primary emphasis falls upon the present: «Unmediated presence is always the characteristic of Jesus» words, appearance and action, within a world which... had lost the present, since it lived... between past and future, between traditions and promises or threats» (58).

This «God» character primed «his» «chosen people» for hundreds of years about «his» future arrival and then couldn't even be bothered to convince those very Hebrews of «his» presence (neither during the alleged Jesus's life nor afterwards)?

If he believes that God is at the beginning as well as at the end, the Alpha as well as the Omega; if his hope for the future arises out of his faith in God's eternal presence; it is because he discerns the manner of God's presence and the way of his working in the strange person of Jesus of Nazareth, in his life and teaching, and not least in the bitter and apparently senseless tragedy of his death.

This enormously transforms his perspective upon the present life, less through hope of future reward or fear of punishment than through a sense of the enhanced worthfulness of the present as preparatory to eternal life in the presence of God.

And if we review the book as a whole, we must judge that this excessive emphasis on the future has the effect of relegating to a secondary place just those elements in the original Gospel which are most distinctive of Christianity — the faith that in the finished work of Christ God has already acted for the salvation of man, and the blessed sense of living in the divine presence here and now.

By understanding their presence in time and their creative participation in its unfolding, people overcome their sense of life's immutability and find courage for a transformed future.

If, abstracting altogether from the question of their value for the future spiritual life of the individual, we take them on their psychological side exclusively, so many peculiarities in them remind us of what we find outside of conversion that we are tempted to class them along with other automatisms, and to suspect that what makes the difference between a sudden and a gradual convert is not necessarily the presence of divine miracle in the care of one and of something less divine in that of the other, but rather a simple psychological peculiarity, the fact, namely, that in the recipient of the more instantaneous grace we have one of those Subjects who are in possession of a large region in which mental work can go on subliminally, and from which invasive experiences, abruptly upsetting the equilibrium of the primary consciousness, may come.

And I still like it even though I understand and agree with your dislike of church «vision,» because this hymn isn't about a vision for the future of an organization, or a vision for any kind of institutionalized growth, but a vision of the constant presence of God in our lives, and in our very being, denying our need for material wealth and human approbation for the true spiritual fulfillment that comes from God.

A future mother can feel the presence of a new life inside her better.

Today we honor the DeMarco brothers and their tradition of service, and the presence of all here today is proof this legacy will live on in future generations of Saratoga County veterans.»

The implication of these results for future Mars exploration endeavors, including a human presence, and speculation on the broader implications for the possibility of life elsewhere in the Universe, is provided.

With more prominent properties like Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman tied - up in movies for the foreseeable future, this strategy could prove essential for the growth of DC's television presence; which recently suffered a setback as TNT cancelled its plans for a live - action series based on Teen Titans from writer / producer Akiva Goldsman.

Through each artist's lens, color comes to (en) compass visions of black life, futures, and presence.

Among Public Movement's actions in the past and in the future: manifestations of presence, fictional acts of hatred, new folk dances, synchronised procedures of movement, spectacles, marches, inventing and reenacting moments in the life of individuals, communities, social institutions, peoples, states, and of humanity.

The exhibition brings new works by four artists that had participated in live - in farmhouse residencies during the winter of 2014 at Wysing Arts Centre, residencies that were themed The Future and haunted by the spectral presence of The Fifth Artist.

Under a hot summer sun, wiping his brow repeatedly as if to underscore the presence of global climate change, Mr. Obama told an audience of students at Georgetown University that future generations of Americans — including their children — would have to live with the consequences of current US climate policy.

Not only that, since beneficiaries on a life insurance policy can be changed anytime, in future the spouse can be benefitted because of the presence of life insurance plan that will continue covering the insured.

In general, these findings are consistent with program effects on early - onset antisocial behavior rather than on the more common and less serious antisocial behavior that emerges with puberty.3 The mere presence of arrests, convictions, and probation violations by the time the children were 15 years old suggests that these children started offending early and that they may be on life - course trajectories that portend recurrent and more serious offenses in the future.