Sentences with phrase «rather than sons»

I do wish the film explored a little more of him personally, rather than his sons family, but that is me just being nit - picky.

Unfortunately people confuse this with being more like God the Father rather than the Son.

Both men and women seem to have lower drops in well - being after having a daughter rather than a son, but the sex of the first child is not associated with parity progression.

Not exact matches

«While I'm definitely frugal and very conscious that a dollar spent on lifestyle is a dollar not spent on Sitting Around, I'd rather work two jobs than feed my son ramen.»

For example, rather than sitting in front of the TV, a father might decide to play a little game of baseball with his son.

Nicole Hockley, whose six - year - old son was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting, took the microphone and told Trump she would rather arm teachers with ways to prevent shootings in the first place rather than with a firearm.

That might mean outsourcing tasks rather than having to own the expensive real estate for vineyards and tasting rooms — and finding innovative ways to bring the wine to small towns, and big cities, as the son of a well - known California winemaker has done.

Why would a rational God punish the dog (humans) rather than his eldest malevolent son for corrupting the dog?

For this is the God who had set his hand upon Jacob rather than Esau, the firstborn son of Isaac.

Many, many chanes, especially referencing Jesus & the coming / True Christ as «Son of God» rather than «Son of Man».

She gave up to her father her newborn son, whom she had been nursing in prison, choosing to surrender her role as mother rather than submit.

Though we do not see how our actions might affect the future, though we may not receive our inheritance right now, though we might go through persecution and trials and nakedness and danger and sword, if we just put our faith in God, as we keep our eyes on Jesus, «Keep the Son in our eyes,» as we, like Peter, keep our eyes on Jesus rather than on the rolling waves around us, we will walk by faith.

More precisely, the last line reads, «I am not a prophet, and I am not a son of a prophet» It is of course possible to translate «was» rather than «am.»

Then as now, desperate parents sought court relief against their son's being pushed into the grave sooner rather than later.

The title «Son of God» in Mark's gospel, rather than deriving from Jesus himself, seems to be used by the evangelist to emphasize the true nature of Jesus.

A concerted effort has been made to understand Jesus as the embodiment of godliness rather than the incarnation of the eternal Son.

I feel bad for those who choose to hate someone they know not of and you would rather have a SATAN statue than believe in our Lord Almighty sad is the only word I can use worse is that you tell your children that NO there is no GOD and you shall not be saved son or daughter.

By this person's statement it makes me think of them choosing the oppisite of what Moses chose as we see in Hebrews 11:24 - 26 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; 25Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; 26Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.

It could be to make the father the child of the son; it could be to make Whitehead the child of his rationalist successors, like Charles Hartshorne, rather than — properly, I believe — to make Whitehead the child of Bergson and James and Dewey, all his philosophical antecedents and all radical empiricists21 in revolt against one form of rationalism or another.

Rather than begrudging the ambition of the Sons of Entitlement, then, might I engage them with respect and love, as Jesus did, while working to refocus their ambition on the cross?

People would rather equate tragedy to the plan of an invisible deity rather than saying her first husband was careless with their son and selfish with his marriage.

In my book Jewish Renewal: A Path to Healing and Transformation, I point out that in the original Hebrew version the word for «the Lord» that calls Abraham to sacrifice his son is very different than the word for the angel of God (YHVH) who tells Abraham to NOT GO THROUGH WITH IT, and that the reason we Jews celebrate Abraham as the father of our people is NOT because of his faith in being willing to carry out this violent and bloody act, but rather because he was able to hear the voice of God as a voice that allowed him (and through him all subsequent Jewish and Muslim believers) to NOT FOLLOW THE VOICE OF CRUETLY AS SOMEHOW THE VOICE OF GOD.

The ordained sons of Adam, have numerous places to lay their heads, offer little by way of original wisdom, and have become settled householders rather than itinerant sages.

Dasa - ratha had more than one queen and one of the younger ones coveted the throne for her son rather than for Rama.

However, I credit this to his postmodern education, as well as his insular existence as a favored son of an elite liberal culture that rewards irony and critique rather than conviction.

The phrase «Son of God with power» there carries much the same ideas as the phrase «Lord and Christ» in the Jerusalem kerygma, for its significance is Messianic rather than properly theological.

The sufferings, the death and resurrection of the divine Son of Man are the pattern to which the tradition is conformed, rather than a «biographical» outline of Jesus» career.

This promise of predestination is not about God deciding who gets to heaven and who goes to hell; it is about God decided that rather than just one son getting all of His inheritance, all of His children get to share in the inheritance of His family.

Behold, a young woman shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel» (7:14) Less familiar is its context: Isaiah has been pleading with King Ahaz to put his trust in God's promise to Israel rather than in alliances with strong military powers like Syria.

They believe in modalism, which claims that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are simply different modes, or forms, of God rather than distinct persons.

Although his parents were afraid of being ostracized simply because their son had been healed, he was willing to endure criticism and mistreatment and even expulsion from the synagogue rather than disparage Jesus.

They might, though, feel that Jesus Christ was an avatara or «descent» of Vishnu, all - pervading Sustainer of the universe, rather than the only begotten Son of the Father.

In Luke 15, the prodigal son should have gone to «a far country» rather than «a distant country» and have «come to himself» rather than «come to his senses.»

Rather than regarding his son as the sine qua non of the promise that he will become the father of a multitude of believers, Abraham must place his faith in God's Word alone as guarantor of its promises.

Ray I agree with you 100 % and more Pat roberson is a confuse old man who will not give up power to his son, poor billy can not remenber, and his son is in charge, if Billy son and all the born again christians vote for a cult may God help then, do you want a mornan President in the White hous with 4 Wives, and worship a man name Joseph Smith, rather than Jesus Christ, Pat Roberson need to tell his listeners the truth about cults.

It confronts men with an «It,» an impersonal power which they must try to figure out for themselves, rather than a «Thou,» the living God who cared enough for His human creatures to take the initiative in revealing Himself to them in His Son, Jesus Christ.

The third son left prison, but lived nearby, rather than in his father's house.

The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, which famously defrocked Frank Schaefer after he performed the marriage of his gay son, called on the General Conference to demand clergy accountability to the «rules of our common covenant» and to ask clergy to challenge the rules «through legitimate channels of holy conferencing, rather than breaking that covenant.»

An argument could be made that the old puritan was too generous, thinking that God had killed his son for a thought crime rather than for a crime committed by ancestors who lived millennia ago.

By faith Moses... refused to be called the son of Pharaoh, choosing rather to share ill treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season....

I would much rather my son choose flavored milk than soda and some other packed lunch choices.

For fun, I had my son help me with a mini photo collage — it's so much easier using my phone to take pictures than my big camera, so forgive me, but I'd rather get this recipe posted than take step - by - step photos with my «real» camera, hook my camera up to my computer, process the photos, etc, etc..

My son is happy that they are chocolate chip rather than anything nutty, coconutty, fruity lol

I am also looking forward to this cake — I will try it with maple syrup rather than honey (my son can not have honey and I live in Canada where we have lots of maple).

Arsenal buying a new player!!!!!!!!! Wenger would rather to use Kroenke's son as Ox replacement than to buy a new player!

Son surprises his Seahawks fan mom with Super Bowl tickets: NFL players would rather Tom Brady than Peyton Manning in a...

Lichtsteiner specializes in a very tactical level of play that would have at least made Son's life more difficult down the wing, forcing him to take less - ideal choices in his approach rather than having the free reign he did on Wednesday.

In any case, Guardiola clearly believes his side will need to wait a few days before sealing the deal — he has said he will be playing golf with his son on Sunday afternoon rather than watching United's game.

But rather than facing Steve Mounie and Rajiv van la Parra, it was Eriksen and Son.

He's done well to prove to Daniel Levy that he should be trusted rather than Franco Baldini and alongside Paul Mitchell, Pochettino is identifying players like Toby Alderweireld, Kevin Wimmer and Son Heung - min: all astute signings.