Sentences with phrase «rather than the spirit»

All have sinned; all are in bondage to sin till Christ frees us; all pursue the works of the flesh rather than the Spirit; evil behaviors come from within the heart rather than from the outside; good deeds are done more often to salve the conscience than please God.

When legalists look to the Bible to give them a clear outline on what to do in every facet of their lives, they are engaging in idolatry by worshiping the book and the letter rather than the Spirit which produced the book.

The fundamental (excuse the pun) problems with far - right Christianity are exactly the same issues our Savior spoke about to the Pharisees: judgmentalism, hypocrisy, intolerance, and the hyper - extremity of observing the letter of the law rather than its spirit (as evidenced by statements from various preachers that people such gays and disobedient children should be killed).

As Paul writes elsewhere, the mind that is set on the flesh (rather than the Spirit) is hostile and antagonistic toward God (Rom 8:7).

He passes the same message Jesus did — don't get caught up in the letter rather than the spirit.

Yet as prophecy had declined, the law had tended to become externalized; its letter rather than its spirit was accented.

Now, at a certain distance, the observer determines to his surprise that these interpretations, which were supposed to be so strictly scientific and purely «historical,» reflect their own overriding spirit, rather than the spirit of times long ago.

Is it possible that things haven't changed much since Jesus» day: we are more concerned with the letter of the law rather than the spirit of it?

but not because it focuses on the body rather than the spirit; such thinking perpetuates a dangerous dichotomy.

It's Google and Starbucks who really benefit from a rule - based system of public contributions whose institutional resources are focussed on reinforcing the letter, rather than the spirit, of the law.

Indeed, relaying the tale with a standard narrative approach would have relegated the film to the realms of yet another superhero movie, rather than a spirited take on the tried and tested genre.

Body lean in tight corners might not be much of an issue, but the NX is an SUV best suited to leisurely trips, rather than spirited drives along a challenging road.

I will not include links to the video discussed, nor show a still photo of what occurred, as I believe that such action shares the spirit of the suffering rather than the spirit of standing firm against suffering.

There is a concern that they will be viewed, by some, as a ceiling rather than a floor when it comes to good conduct, and that party representatives who comply with the letter rather than the spirit of the general guidelines will escape censure for otherwise poor conduct.

When our lawyers determine how to spend their time, common sense, rather than a spirit of competition, prevails.

Not exact matches

In the spirit of the series, rather than harping on the shrinking funding, I talked to a number of startup companies — Toronto - based Clickfree and SecureKey and Edmonton - based Empire Avenue — that have been successful in attracting venture capital money to find out how they did it.

It requires you to answer a foundational question of living with an entrepreneurial spirit: How can I nurture and develop a relationship that invests in mutual success for the future rather than what I need now?

But rather than accept a niche market position, distillers downshifted, often blending high - quality, well - aged bourbon with neutral spirits to create a lighter, blander whiskey designed for mixing into cocktails, which they sold on the cheap.

The famous British economist John Maynard Keynes called these shared psychological forces «animal spirits,» which he described as the «spontaneous urge to action rather than inaction.»

In the past, Spirit has noted that it can save about $ 1 million annually per aircraft by buying rather than leasing planes.

But the competition among America's top brews has devolved into a contest of who can fall the slowest, rather than actually grow, as craft beers and spirits continue to give big brands problems.

In his famous book, «The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money,» Keynes writes, «a large proportion of our positive activities depend on spontaneous optimism rather than on a mathematical expectation, whether moral or hedonistic or economic... if the animal spirits are dimmed and the spontaneous optimism falters, leaving us to depend on nothing but a mathematical expectation, enterprise will fade and die; though fears of loss may have a basis no more reasonable than hopes of profit had before.»

«Animal spirits» thus refers to the tendency to for investment prices to rise and fall based on human emotion rather than intrinsic value.

Read Revelations and look this up * Spirit to be poured out on all flesh (Joel 2:28) * Universal apostasy (2 Thessalonians 2:1 - 4) * The watering down of the gospel, teaching the doctrines of man rather than those of God.

are often answered based upon the latest Christian or secular marketing communications bestseller rather than according to the prayerfully discerned guidance of the Holy Spirit.

One should listen to them, support them and share in that spirit rather than bombard their passing with rhetoric or dogma.

Jeremy it just hit me like a bolt of lightning i am so excited about this thought that salvation has nothing to do with eternal life but is speaking of losing the ability to be an overcomer in Christ.Having been there as a carnal christian i always believed in Jesus but i felt i did nt have the power to live a christian life so i felt like a hippocrite i was still subject to sin and sinful desires.So in that sense i had never received salvation because i had never been an overcomer in the first place.So i can see how a christian could lose there salvation having once walked by faith but that does nt effect there eternal life in Christ.Just so others know i am now walking by faith and am an overcomer i know what it is like to experience the power of the holy spirit and to not be overcome by my old nature that is what Jesus wants us all to experience rather than being a victim of the enemy.Whether we are an overcomer or not does nt effect our eternal life.brentnz

I believe that they are treating the media as their conscience, rather than heeding the voice of the Holy Spirit and the voice of the elders.

Rather than air dirty laundry or debate areas of disagreement with the leaver, we're better off embracing a spirit of lament.

Rather than ignore them completely, we must acknowledge their presence but at the same time acknowledge that they have already been defeated and pray in the Spirit against their schemes against us, our friends, our church and this world and most importantly to love everyone like God does, especially if we think they are either demonically oppressed or possessed.

The only difference now is I'm choosing to overcome through the authority of His name, and would have never been going through this if I didn't search consolation through a drug rather than the Holy Spirit who is the Only Comforter.

Rather than put our trust into an institution or person, we put a lot of stock in Jesus» statement that the Holy Spirit will lead us into all truth (John 16:13).

Of course, the Spirit can be «quenched» or «grieved» rather than discerned and welcomed.

In fact, rather than matter being a burden and a drag upon the spirit, it is man's incarnate nature that is the very reason for God's personal Incarnation.

This is the terrifying Spirit of Vatican I that really sees the Church as the Pope's personal fiefdom and him as its master rather than its servant.»

Rather than interacting with a single male father - figure, Mackenzie interacts with 1) Papa (a big black woman who represents God the Father), 2) Jesus (an ordinary - looking Jewish man who obviously represents Christ), and 3) Sarayu (an ethereal female presence who represents the Holy Spirit).

But this time, rather than Moses coming down from the Mountain with the law, this time, it was the Holy Spirit coming down with grace and power.

Even the deus ex machina sleight - of - hand that spirits Paris from the field before Menelaos can finish him off is handled like the dazzling stage effect it is, rather than a verbal formula.

But if you do, rather than condemn me to the pit of hell for being of the spirit of the antichrist, can we at least have a cordial conversation first?

Rather than liberating women by providing them equal opportunity to develop to the fullest their God - given talents, abilities, and potential, this agenda, in fact, leads to women being demeaned, their lives destroyed and their spirits enslaved.

They also deny the virgin birth, since their materialism leads them to speculate that Jesus is literally begotten by the immortal Father rather than conceived by the Holy Spirit.

Let God through His word and by His Holy Spirit teach you the truth rather than believe the deceptive philosophies of man.

And we will expose and counter extreme, radical initiatives that demean rather than liberate women, that destroy women's lives and enslave their spirits.

I guess that C.S. Lewis — here at least — spoke of pleasure rather than of Christian happiness which, of course, can not be found in any outwardly oriented religion if we are not indwelt by the Holy Spirit who gives us love, joy, peace, and much more (Gal 5:22 - 23).

Rather than I trying to direct my life, I look for direction from God's Spirit.

Stephen Webb writes that Mormons «deny the virgin birth, since their materialism leads them to speculate that Jesus is literally begotten by the immortal Father rather than conceived by the Holy Spirit.»

So in the spirit of shining a light rather than just cursing the darkness, here are a few guideposts for Christian engagement in an era of deep division and poisonous discourse:

The Christian life then becomes the journey of a community swept along by the breeze of the Spirit rather than the solo efforts of struggling individuals.

Rather than being spirit giving I have found and experienced many core doctrines of Christian belief to be spirit killing.

Thinking we do the world no favors always trying to explain Jesus and the faith rather than just presenting him and truth about him and letting the Spirit make it alive to and within.