Sentences with phrase «reconcile faith»

Instead, his confusion at how to reconcile his faith with his homosexuality takes the form of a void.

- Kirkus Reviews» [T] he focus on [Cathleen's] struggle to reconcile faith and loss both overwhelms and undercuts an otherwise interesting premise that the author took from her own life.»

The film is marked by some fine performances, not least from veteran TV actress Siobhan Finneran (last seen in Happy Valley) as a single mum and true believer trying to reconcile her faith with the practicalities of raising two teenage girls.

As my understanding of the world, and particularly science, grew, I found I was unable to reconcile my faith with facts.

The struggle to reconcile faith and history was lacking.

The film follows several pastors and popular fighters in a quest to reconcile their faith with a sport that many consider violent and barbaric.

I see a lot of liberals and non-believers trying to create an issue because they can not reconcile faith with politics.

As openness to other points of view allows one to reconcile faith with pluralism, so openness to the future in the form of future directed revelation allows one to reconcile faith with uncertainty.

And how can we reconcile the faith of rap artists with the violent and explicit lyrics that often characterise the genre?

But I will tirelessly and unequivocally advocate on behalf of those Christians struggling to reconcile their faith with their intellectual integrity because someone like Al Mohler told them that they have to choose between Christianity and scientific consensus.

While some denominational leaders will continue to present a hyper - literal interpretation of Genesis 1 as non-negotiable Christian truth, organizations like The Biologos Forum will pick up steam as thoughtful, earnest Christians try to reconcile their faith with Darwin's theory of evolution.

The Guardian: Muslims engage in quest to understand evolution British Muslims acknowledge a common misunderstanding of evolution but still differ about how to reconcile faith with science

In a statement from St James & Emmanuel, the church Lizzie was part of, the clergy team explained that it had emerged following her death «that part of her struggle was a battle to reconcile her faith with her emerging sexuality».

BTW, some of us are educated and sound members, some of us have studied science and technology, we can still reconcile our faith with whatever we've studied.

Reconciling Faith and Reason: Apologists, Evangelists, and Theologians in a Divided Church.

It's been a long journey, in terms of reconciling my faith and sexuality.

By this time I had reconciled my faith in Jesus to the diagnosis and now feared a complete mental collapse more than the prospect of transitioning.

I know I am most likely in the minority but I have no trouble reconciling my faith with evolution.

As someone who is Catholic and a member of the Liberal Democrats, I find reconciling faith and political views quite difficult.

Not exact matches

The B'Hai faith tries to reconcile all of the monotheistic religions by saying that God reveals Himself periodically through various prophets, of which Jesus, Buddha and Muhammad are but examples.

I appreciate it may be difficult to reconcile your religious faith with the available evidence, but despite the claims of fundamentalists, one doesn't need to abandon their religious faith in accepting what the physical evidence indicates.

The atheist who claims to come from a «faith» background is extremely confused and more to be pitied than admired.Had the supposed «believer» continued in the «faith» they claim to have forsaken, they would ultimately have appeared before God and been rejected.These were deceived, they never met God, they never knew God and they never understood God.They are devoid of the Truth and twice lost.There is hope while they still breathe Gods gift of life that they might someday meet and be reconciled to God, but their lying nature makes salvation less likely.Debate with them is an exercise in futility.God bless

I myself, used to be an Agnostic, and, I still have a very hard time reconciling logic and faith.

Not quite tallulah, all the other gods are man invented or possibly demonic.Every other idol god either mimics God and or requires a series of works to gain their favor.They are created by men to appease the inner knowledge of God, but all fall short of the creator God.You can not work your way into Gods good graces, you can only be saved by faith through grace.God alone has resolved the sin problem we all suffer from, in the selfless sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross.It is by accepting Jesus» redemption for us that allows us to be reconciled with God.God bless

In his op - ed piece last Sunday in USA Today, Edward O. Wilson makes a sweeping pronouncement: «The two world views — science - based explanations and faith - based religion — can not be reconciled.»

I think you have it backwards CaptianObvious... the majority of intelligent people can reconcile the realities of science with the faith in religion.

I am just curious as to how you reconcile the endless contradictions of your faith.

We must do so with patience and modesty, with the honest recognition that the degree to which we can be together is partial, and that each faith has distinctive aspects which can't be reconciled.

«The Prosperity Gospel tends to mask the greatest need that any individual has, and that's to be reconciled to God through faith in Christ,» Phillips says.

The truth is that it is impossible to reconcile «faith alone in Christ alone» with the necessity of works.

I am free now of all the stresses, time wasting rituals, contradictions, impurities explained by faith alone, false teachings and illogical assertions which only faith based reasoning can reconcile (because it allows you to ignore facts, science, logic, and truth).

In essence, Altizer attempts to reconcile philosophy and theology and still retain the paradox of faith.

Through faith in our saviour we know our sins are forever hidden from God and we are fully reconciled to him and loved by him.

Because I believe by faith that Jesus died for the joy of reconciling me to the Father.

Still, The Historical Christ and the Theological Jesus is an excellent guide for the neophyte or advanced student who wonders how one might reconcile modern biblical scholarship with the claims of faith.

But whereas Justin was eventually able to reconcile his sexuality with his faith and with Scripture in such a way that has left open the possibility for a relationship with a man in his future, Wesley says that «my own story, by contrast, is a story of feeling spiritually hindered rather than helped by my homosexuality.

It is hard to reconcile this character with the «righteous» man described in Genesis 6 or the man of «faith» described in Hebrews 11.

Like the religious objectors, scientists wishing to separate faith and reason — a minority, but a noisy one — claim that nature, which they often think of as self - subsistent rather than as created, can not be reconciled to God, whose existence they often deny.

21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in [your] mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled 22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: 23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and [be] not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, [and] which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

If for you your faith is only about «worshiping» the words in a book (which are written by man)... think about it... you might be wasting your time and not realize how distant you actually have become (from the true msg) worrying about trivialities or needing to reconcile scripture with science / common sense... simply because your book (and your self - imposed obligation to believe in the words) doesn't leave you another option.

A final pastoral function is the reconciling one — i.e., restoring the basis for belief in persons of faith despite their contradictory behavior; «turning the other cheek» in anomalous situations.

By faith, I believe in Jesus as the revelation of God to the world... that he was a sacrifice for our sins so that we could be reconciled back to God.

Looking back on her life, Patty Duke emphasized the importance of her faith, long - time husband, and reconciled family, saying that despite everything that had befallen her — abuse, several broken marriages, and a severe emotional illness — «I've been richly blessed.

By faith and baptism we can get reconciled with God.

We wish to express our deep concern that the commission has issued a report, «Peaceful Coexistence: Reconciling Non-Discrimination Principles with Civil Liberties,» that stigmatizes tens of millions of religious Americans, their communities and their faith - based institutions, and threatens the religious freedom of all our citizens.

It was, moreover, a Christian humanist vision which enabled him to reconcile his old science with his new faith and to reappropriate his Uncle Will's humanism in a religious framework.

faith «unable to reconcile the falsehoods from the teachings of men to the word of God» And neither can you since you have no idea if your book is the word of any «gods».

These and similar questions occupied much of our intellectual reflection as we attempted to reconcile the reality of our everyday experience with our faith in Jesus Christ,

I think it can actually be reconciled with the Christian faith.

If you hold to an inerrant / literal view of scripture, you create huge problems for your faith in reconciling certain inconsistences.