Sentences with phrase «sacrifices for»

In relationships, there will be times where either party will have to make sacrifices for the benefit of the other person.

We, mankind have been doing blood sacrifices for thousands, maybe millions of years to to deities.

It is one of the puzzles of history that a group of people who believed in Au and had made great sacrifices for his sake, who knew him to be right and his enemy wrong, and who had even risked their lives by going into battle for him should desert him and even take up their swords against him.

While some think that this appearance represents the resurrection of Jesus, this does not fit the events well, since all of the sacrifices for the Day of Atonement are not yet complete.

On many occasions Ali made personal sacrifices for the sake of the Prophet and for the sake of Islam.

The Marian theology (especially Wagner's suggested conflation of the goddess Venus with Mary), the knight asking for absolution from the pope, the theme of «works righteousness,» the notion that Tannhäuser is saved by Elisabeth who both sacrifices herself for him on this earth and then in the afterlife intercedes before God on his behalf, and the fact that Tannhäuser himself is redeemed only to die» all these are, to the conservative Protestant at least, distortions of Christianity.

Baby Christians should not be expected to make sacrifices for mature ones.

To all appearances the balance [of the Crusades] was disastrous: So much suffering, so many sacrifices for so little.

We need to celebrate heroic sacrifices for the common good, sacrifices that so many firemen made on September 11.

Sometimes we think the elders in the church, pious Christians, pastors or other brave souls who make sacrifices for their faith are the real Christians, the real children of God.

Stirred by the example of the martyrs who died rather than deny their Lord, Christians today should be prepared to make sacrifices for their faith.

It tells many of you who want to offer sacrifices for the good of the church — countless hours of volunteer service as elders and deacons or a lifetime in demanding and low - paid pastoral ministries — that your life choices are so much more sinful than the rest of ours that we've had to erect special barriers to keep you from laying your gifts at the altar.

Every parent has made many sacrifices for their kids.

But a hyper - critical attitude can blind us to the positive goods that can be realized when a strong sense of national unity motivates people to make sacrifices for the common good.

They were more willing to make personal sacrifices for Christian goals and purposes than for any others.

«I wish to express my church's sincere and joyous preparedness to cooperate as best they could with the government now ruling that had set itself that tasks of promoting the Christian education of the people, repelling ungodliness and immorality, developing readiness to make sacrifices for the common good and protecting the rights of the Church.»

Yet the same messenger told the children that souls were going to hell because there was no one to offer prayers or make sacrifices for them.

Next thing you know Obama will say we can't have human sacrifices for our sanctioned religious rituals!

Through words, through deeds, through touch, through listening, through making sacrifices for us, through presents, through sharing meals and special times, through a smile or look in the face... Endless possibilities.

Its production has been somewhat limited by the natural reticence of society to make sacrifices for the afflicted.

To avoid such sacrifices for theories, Aron refused to articulate a vision or model of the good society.

I'm giving up caffeine and beer, these will both be great sacrifices for me and that is the idea behind chosing something to give up during Lent.

- At the same time, both Iran and Iraq must make sacrifices for Saudi Arabia to accept the deal, Iran takes opposite view, insisting Saudi should cut more, as it boosted output most in recent years: oil producers that raised output in past years while Iran was subject to sanctions «will have to shoulder a bigger share of the output drop and accept more responsibility»: oil minister Bijan Zanganeh

The Province of B.C. is willing to make significant environmental sacrifices for projects that will bring economic benefits to the Province of B.C.. On the other hand, they will block a project needed by a land - locked sister province, a project that would benefit all of Canada, claiming that they are doing so because they must protect the environment, protect the land from damage and reduce global warming.

Parents make extraordinary sacrifices for their children.

Seriously, who in their right mind is willing to make these kinds of sacrifices for something that is not guaranteed?

Whether it's salesman of the year, rookie of the year, or most improved, if you're motivated by recognition or contests, then ensure you frame your resolutions for 2018 around an incentive that is worth making sacrifices for.

But on Monday he said, «The final straw came this weekend,» when Trump appeared on This Week With George Stephanopoulos and discussed how he's made sacrifices for his country by building and providing jobs.

Though people liked to portray themselves as making sacrifices for their business, they weren't, in fact, helping anybody by not taking vacations.

When the leader makes personal sacrifices for the team, the team in turn makes sacrifices for the organization.

LendEDU surveyed 1,238 employed people in the U.S. and asked what they would be willing to sacrifice for a 10 % raise.

Sometimes the debts we commit to are worth sacrificing for, many times they are not.

In football a player and his fellow teammates sacrifice for each other for the common good of the team.

She made a sacrifice for us.

He added, «An informed citizenry can not be sacrificed for a company's commercial interests.»

You might also find that great CMOs want their payment up front and aren't willing to sacrifice for future rewards.

(During the beta, the average response to the question «How much privacy are you willing to sacrifice for your security?»

When the expectation from the top down is that people's personal or family lives have to be sacrificed for the job as evidenced by 50 - hour - plus workweeks, little or no vacation time, and 24/7 availability for work communication, you've reached the height of a toxic workplace.

Greutman recommends taking the time to go through every receipt and credit card statement to figure out what's non-negotiable and what can be sacrificed for the sake of paying off debt.

Discover more stories about how Starbucks is Paying Tribute and Creating Opportunity for people who've served and sacrificed for the country.

There should be a public discussion about how much safety we'd be willing to sacrifice for the convenience.

Quality and style can not be sacrificed for profit.

Our CEO Jeff Connally spoke during the event, talking to those on hand about the responsibility CMIT Solution has to give back to those who have sacrificed for our nation with jobs and business ownership opportunities.

This might be too much of a sacrifice for the true - blue coffee lover, but if you could go either way, keep in mind that a cup of tea brewed at home can cost as little as four cents per cup, compared to 12 - 43 cents for less - than - fancy home - brewed coffee, according to Living Stingy.

As Thay remarked, «The monk who burns himself has lost neither courage nor hope... he believes in the fruition of his act of self - sacrifice for the sake of others.

Our laws embody our values, and allowing the moving expense deduction for Americorps and Teach for America participants would more broadly express the government's vision of personal sacrifice for the public good.

It is an honor to now understand the meaning and to know that receiving a Gold Star means that this person had a family member give the ultimate sacrifice for our country, so that I can maintain the freedoms that I so cherish.

The idea is that it would require less of a sacrifice for OPEC members, particularly for Iraq and Iran who are still holding out.

The President's budget document states, «Prudent investments in education, clean energy, health care and infrastructure were sacrificed for huge tax cuts for the wealthy and well - connected.

If there is no sin that separates man from God, what did the sinless Jesus sacrifice himself for?