Sentences with phrase «sacrifice of one's son»

Certainly he told the people that the sacrifices of animals he offered were worthless in itself, and only valuable, if they would be considered as a reminder for the future sacrifice of the Son of God, the only sacrifice which can take away sins.

Why did a loving God need the blood sacrifice of His son for God to be able to forgive humankind of its sins?

(ENTIRE BOOK) The great mid-nineteenth century Danish poet - philosopher, in this classic philosophical text, explores, through the story of Abraham and his willing sacrifice of his son Issac, the nature of belief.

I applaud what he is doing and hope that he brings others to God throught the torture and bloody human sacrifice of his son (himself, actually) where he died (well, for a few hours anyway) for us all (at least so the story goes) so that we may live with him in heaven (a great place for which no evidence or photographs exist) until the end of time.

If by God is meant the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, who redeems his children by the atonement and sacrifice of his Son Jesus Christ according to the predestined plan of salvation revealed in the Bible and ascribed to by the Christian churches, then the answer obviously is No — Schweitzer does not believe in God.

The idea, however, that we as humans are so important to the universe's creator that we required the bloody violent sacrifice of his son, that is to say himself, seems strangely arrogant considering how minor a part of the universe we are.

As Søren Kierkegaard noted in perhaps his most influential book, Fear and Trembling, if the story of Abraham's attempted sacrifice of his son means anything it must signify that God transcends the categories (or at least our categories) of good and evil and that to follow the way of the Lord will eventually, at least for some select chosen ones, mean to renounce those norms.

But above it all is God's love for man - kind manifested in the willing sacrifice of His Son so that you and I have the opportunity to dwell in Heaven for eternity.

whose chosen to exercise his Love towards mankind through the ransome sacrifice of his son, the only begotten spirit in all the universe

Through the ultimate sacrifice of His son, and my belief and acceptance of Him, God will GIVE me a place in Heaven with Him forever.

Indeed, is it conceivable that we shall ever discover an expression of the love of God more nearly adequate than the ancient story of God's sacrifice of his Son for our redemption, or that the enormity of man's sin will ever be more vividly disclosed than in the nailing of that Son of God to a cross?

Andy says: The «problem line» is a classic understanding of the penal - substitution theory of atonement - that God's holy anger against sin has been appeased by the sacrifice of his Son.

Indeed, already in 1913 the missionary scholar J N Farquhar noted that «the life of India is dominated by the future, by the vision of the brilliant happy India that is to rise as a result of the united toil and self - sacrifice of her sons.»

I pray you see that no man can come to God, unless you accept the sacrifice of his Son.

God is utterly beyond the finite universe, yet out of love He has entered into time to prove His limitless love for sinners in the sacrifice of His Son.

To put it another way, if all God had to do was forgive, then the birth, teachings, the ministry, the betrayel, the trial, the beatings, humiliation, and crucifiction, the sacrifice of His Son, Himself, was a pointless act, a token gesture at best.

Some try to reimage the gospel in the name of Christianity, holding that a truly loving God demonstrates love, not through the sacrifice of his Son but through the sacrifice of truth.

In sharp contrast, the gospel message is that we are already significant, valuable and loved because we are created in the image of God and offered life by the sacrifice of his son.

Blessings on the blossoms, Blessing on the fruits, Blessings on the leaves and stems, Blessings on the roots, Loving hands together as we say, Blessings on our meal, And our time together, For all blessings come from the Lord Almighty Thank you for the sacrifice of your Son, For without Christ, we have no hope of redemption In your Son's most precious and Holy name, Amen.

I worry about turning the Bible into a children's story book, about helping the tinies to engage with Scripture and wrestle and ask questions, and then I can't bring myself to read about Abraham's near - sacrifice of his son, Issac, on the mountain, no part of me could ever understand that obedience, I admit, I'd probably go to hell before I'd raise a hand to hurt my child, I don't understand it at all.

Why would he need the sacrifice of his son just to announce this new deal?

Thus, for example, the primitive magical belief in blood and sacrifice, especially the belief in the atoning power of the sacrifice of a son, has become the form of expression for the deepest Christian mystery of redemption.

When we understand the greatness of God, the stability of His character, the perfection of His justice, the depth of His grace, the limitless nature of His love, the wonder of His holiness, and the sacrifice of His Son, it should not be difficult for us to be moved greatly in our desire to worship God, and worship Him passionately.

We are now sons and daughters of God and accepted into His kingdom for eternity, not because of any worth or work of our own but because of the loving choice of the Father and the sacrifice of the Son.

I am ready and I only hope that others are ready also for the day is coming, make no mistake, and when it does I'll meet my Father and rejoice in the sacrifice of the Son.

Speaking at the 2016 Eid - al - Adha celebration at the Independence Square, President Mahama explained that just like Allah tested the faith of Abraham by requesting for the ultimate sacrifice from him, (a sacrifice of his son), the act should be a powerful lesson of an unwavering trust, and selfless obedience and submission to the will of Allah.

By bringing together the idea of concentrating human suffering in the sacrifice of the son of God with the more vengeful pursuit of the Eumenides, Bacon could suggest the universality of his theme over that of specifically Christian associations; he remarked to Sylvester in 1962 that «Greek mythology is even further from us than Christianity».