Sentences with phrase «sacrificing for something»

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

We are hardwired with a desire to know and serve and even sacrifice for something greater than ourselves.

Not exact matches

He's calling for something similar to another «New Deal» and he's talking about how the US will no longer sacrifice its middle class and its workers in order to «build a middle class in Asia».

For me, I'm just one soul that has to be willing to sacrifice something in order to liberate from this thousand year old enemy.

But if you wish to hope for something, wouldn't it make a lot more sense to hope for some god that doesn't require any special sacrifices?

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.

But a generation that has seen their parents sacrifice everything at the altar of safety is ready for something bold, radical and real.

It is the spiritual reality of our sin, created by it as a natural consequence of our free will — and something God never intended for us to go to, to the point of total self - sacrifice to us to help save us from our own self - made doom.

If you do not sacrifice something for Him, you will not be recognized.

it is not something to be broadcast to everyone and can be anything that is truly a sacrifice for that individual.

I think the «sin» is not in being different than the norm, but in trying to force something that isn't right for you — sacrificing, not in a noble way but a harmful way, who you are, remaining in a relationship or trying to be something you simply can not be, because that's what's expected regardless of the consequences to your wellbeing.

It tells you that no matter how many mistakes you make, how many bad things you do you can avoid any and all eternal consequences for this simply by believing something, with no penalties, no retribution, no sacrifices, nothing; just believe in Jesus and all is forgiven.

[13] For something to be a sacrifice it has to be performed for the sake of GFor something to be a sacrifice it has to be performed for the sake of Gfor the sake of God.

If you attached meaning to something the reward is knowledge that you sacrifice will go unrewarded for yourself but carry meaning for those able to understand that what you did was without expectation of reward.

That's how the world understands «sacrifice» - giving up something of value for a greater good.

Despite himself, something that was living in him and through him gave the blessing to the son for whom it was suited; note that in doing so he metaphorically sacrificed his favorite son!

Unlike the propagators of the Maria Goretti model, who enjoined girls to embrace virginity for its own sake out of deference to ecclesiastical authority, Dohen affirmed that the consecrated virgin freely chooses to sacrifice marriage, which she called «the greatest natural means to holiness and the source of the greatest human love» for the sake of «something else» (Vocation to Love [Sheed & Ward, 1950], p. 56) In her writings, that «something else» appears to include the spiritual status of a «bride of Christ,» lonely confrontations with God and, above all, the freedom and detachment necessary to serve God in the world.

Those who adhere to the true doctrines of Christ often end up poor because they're sacrificing themselves for others, something that other individuals do not often do.

For me, any religious system that gives or promises to give peace of mind is idolatrous; the price we pay for «peace of mind» will be nothing less than the sacrifice of something basic to our own humaniFor me, any religious system that gives or promises to give peace of mind is idolatrous; the price we pay for «peace of mind» will be nothing less than the sacrifice of something basic to our own humanifor «peace of mind» will be nothing less than the sacrifice of something basic to our own humanity.

its a shame to see such a cool guy fall for something as silly as Theism and blood sacrifice religion... he needs to replace the point guard in his brain

yes christian sin but they do it out of temptation and weakness i didn't now i doomed to hell there no sacrifice to cover my sin i didn't reject Christ or his sacrifice but my action speak louder than words all because i like to masturbate and think of women the bible say but i don't know what verse it is but it say something like this christian is born of god they don't sin because the seed abide in them now i fearful for my life and i should be

All the sacrifices are for sins that were committed in ignorance (since the law was so complex, many people transgressed the law without recognizing it until later), and for regaining purity after something in life caused uncleanness.

okay so lets start a new religion that says we need to sacrifice 2 Northern Arapaho Indians for every bald eagle sacrificed by them cause my creator says that will make it happy — losers oh and SB killing something for food is VERY different than killing something for no reason!

What is implied about men in the cartoon as ineffectual and inappropriate is something that for many men is getting old and not reflective of a lot of decent, honourable and self — sacrificing men that are still around.

This post illustrates the immorality and absurdity that is at the heart of Christianity: a god created us in such a way that we are unable to meet it's high standards to have a happy afterlife, so this alleged god sacrificed himself to himself to forgive us for the way that he made us, and if we don't believe this absurdity we will be tossed into an eternal lake of fire to be tortured eternally for something that was entirely the god's doing.

That immorality and absurdity was: a god created us in such a way that we are unable to meet it's high standards to have a happy afterlife, so this alleged god sacrificed himself to himself to forgive us for the way that he made us, and if we don't believe this absurdity we will be tossed into an eternal lake of fire to be tortured eternally for something that was entirely the god's doing.

For the record, I won't listen to anyone that's not willing to sacrifice something for their visions and dreaFor the record, I won't listen to anyone that's not willing to sacrifice something for their visions and dreafor their visions and dreams.

The sacrifices of the old testament were not done to appease God's wrath but to show a willingness to give up something of value to atone for our sins and remove that which separates us from Him.

For the all - important work of molding our most important possession, our own self — which is in fact the only thing that is truly our own — for molding this into something that has depth and breadth and substance, for nurturing it beyond the shallow and brittle and empty, acts of love and courage and self - sacrifice are needFor the all - important work of molding our most important possession, our own self — which is in fact the only thing that is truly our own — for molding this into something that has depth and breadth and substance, for nurturing it beyond the shallow and brittle and empty, acts of love and courage and self - sacrifice are needfor molding this into something that has depth and breadth and substance, for nurturing it beyond the shallow and brittle and empty, acts of love and courage and self - sacrifice are needfor nurturing it beyond the shallow and brittle and empty, acts of love and courage and self - sacrifice are needed.

Theoretical notions of «church» and «community,» «commitment» and «sacrifice» are tested every day, providing constant opportunities for me to deliberately choose faith (or something quite like it) over doubt.

To do so, is unbalanced and besmirchs the sacrifices those soldiers made for the freedom of ALL peoples... something you will NEVER see in the Muslim world!

We need to comprehend the first link if we are to understand something of the process by which sacrifice was displaced from an actual bloody ritual practice to a metaphor for moral action, such that we can now say «he was very self - sacrificial» and not mean «he offered his body to Aztec priests.»

He wins, credits God, tells his daughter, who agrees to be sacrificed after a period of mourning for her virginity or something like that, and then he does indeed kill her.

On the one hand, neo-human faith in the World, to the extent that it is truly a Faith (that is to say, entailing sacrifice and the final abandonment of self for something greater) necessarily implies an element of worship, the acceptance of something «divine».

But then something happened,... God asked Abraham to take his one and only son, the son that Abraham had waited 100 years for, the only son of his inheritance, God asked Abraham to take that son, and go offer him up as a sacrifice on an altar.

Many of us think of Lent as a period where we give something up for God in order to honor His sacrifice on the Cross for us, which we commemorate on Easter.

That understanding turns the father's sacrifice for his family into something transcendent and holy.

We love to let others know that we are making a sacrifice — that we are giving up something to do a job for the church.

For example, is the good of the United States something other than the good of its inhabitants, so that all of its inhabitants may be called on to sacrifice for the common goFor example, is the good of the United States something other than the good of its inhabitants, so that all of its inhabitants may be called on to sacrifice for the common gofor the common good?

I'd sacrifice my life in the name of the freedoms this country was founded on before I'd shed a drop of blood to defend your right to exclude or discriminate against someone for something as fundamental as religious belief.

In studying the various types of sacrifice in the history of religions, Franz von Baader, for example, has been able to understand something about the mystery of sacrifice.

However what are we all here for if there is not something greater or other than our individual selves worth sacrificing for?

There's something missing, Abraham was willing to sacrifice his son for God, Jesus to sacrifice his life too, Joneses followers their lives.

The peace that depends on sacrifice (the «reconciliation» Herod and Pilate aim for in Christ's death) now also registers as something that ought not to happen.

«I could agree, I think, if people actually DID sacrifice something when giving up something for Lent -LSB-...] But I think that giving up chocolate in no way equals suffering, and I doubt people who do that actually think about the how and they why of it very much.»

When we sacrifice something for someone, we are saying «I love you, in that I surrender my rights for your well being.»

But assuming they are wrong, it only proves there is a large group of people out in the world still that want desperately to believe in something greater than themselves and, most importantly, care enough about others to sacrifice of their own comforts to make sure others at least know about it and can decide for themselves.

I could agree, I think, if people actually DID sacrifice something when giving up something for Lent.

In the LDS faith we don't get paid for our service, and I truly mean this, it's worth the sacrifice and something we believe is our duty to serve each other and those around us without pay.

I love that you filled them with lemon curd — frying is something I don't do often because of the mess, but I'm willing to make that sacrifice for these!