The joy of doing science for science's
sake becomes a distant memory.
The Biblical paradigm is the Christ, who though he was rich, for
our sakes became poor that through his poverty we might be made rich (II Cor.
8:9:»... though he was rich, yet for
your sakes he became poor»; of Rom.
He reminded them of the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich yet for
their sakes he became poor, so that they through his poverty might become rich.
Paul records that Jesus was born under the Law, (Gal.iv.4) that for
our sakes He became poor, (Cor.
This casual character of the references to the pre-existence in Paul is even more obvious in the sentence I have several times quoted from II Corinthians: «For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for
our sakes he became poor.»
«For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for
your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.»
The pre-existent glory is brought into connection with the remembered facts of Jesus» life in such passages as those quoted in the preceding paragraph, of which II Corinthians 8:9 is typical: «Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for
our sakes he became poor.
The familiar phrases «he emptied himself [heauton ekenosen], taking the form of a servant,» and «though he was rich, yet for
your sake he became poor» have come to seem commonplace.
-- 2 Corinthians 8:9 The Lord Jesus Christ was eternally rich, glorious, and exalted; but «though He was rich, yet for
your sakes He became...
he urged generosity on the Corinthians after the manner of Christ — «Though he was rich, yet for
your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich»; (II Corinthians 8:9.)
Adventure for adventure's
sake became like art for art's sake....
To the great magician or to the One who for
our sakes became poor, weak and mortal, even to death upon the cross?
for the ignorant christains I quote the bible «for we know the grace of christ jesus that though he was rich, yet for
our sakes he became poor that through his poverty we might become rich» I quote again» I wish above all that though mayest prosper and be in health even as thy soul prospereth» though I came to jesus poor, but now he has made me rich so I don't have to pass through the eyes of a needle.
Not exact matches
Seattle's City Council voted on Monday to levy a special tax on sodas and other sugary beverages sold to consumers,
becoming the latest of several local government bodies across the country to take such action for the
sake of public health.
For the
sake of the survival of the company, its board had better recognize the need to replace the chief before all the customers
become what that CEO deems to be traitors.
I had been competitively tracked from middle school to high school to college, and by going straight to law school I knew I would be competing at the same kinds of tests I'd been taking ever since I was a kid, but I could tell everyone that I was now doing it for the
sake of
becoming a professional adult.
Offices are
becoming cooler and cooler, all for the
sake of culture.
This is the first, in what will
become a regular feature here on TheCloseShave.com, of low cost razor that I will be reviewing — not so much for the
sake of science, but curiosity.
At a certain point it
becomes pain for pain's
sake.
I
became one of those aggressive seven point Calvinists that argued for argument's
sake.
The last time we mentioned that if Joseph had never been sold into slavery, he would have never been in a position to
become what he became.And the wily atheist — the one who admits, btw, that even he might be willing to suffer for the
sake of something, like being part of the 60 million who....
To twist Bonhoeffer on his ear, I'm
becoming church for the
sake of the world, aren't I, making up for the lost souls who waste their money on romance novels and self - help schlock?
They were regularly the focus of community activities which could, especially upon the death of an emperor or a commemorative day associated with one of his family,
become quite intense, and were unmatched by festivities undertaken for the
sake of any other deities.
It was consequential not merely because John Paul himself
became the «singular embodiment of the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of the second half of the twentieth century,» but because he «reinvigorated the Church spiritually and intellectually, restoring a sense of the adventure of discipleship... and constantly reminding the entire Church that it did not exist for its own
sake, but for its evangelical mission.»
He then contrasts Fulk III with the Burgundian Stephen I of Neublans, who justified his decision to travel thus: «Considering how many are my sins and the love, clemency and mercy of Our Lord Jesus Christ, because when he was rich he
became poor for our
sake, I have determined to repay him in some measure for everything he has given me freely, although I am unworthy.
In Christ alone does the feminine structure of holiness
become real: he literally pours his blood out for the
sake of another, he literally lays his life down to bring forth the life of another, he literally opens up the table of his own body to feed and calm another.
These people (mormons believe they will
become GODS for heavens
sake!
Our problem, he says, is not that we have
become urbanized but that we have built our cities in such a way as to sacrifice our relation to nature for the
sake of urban values; and the ironic result is that for most of their inhabitants our cities no longer provide even urban values.
’25 Bloch believed that «the ultimate, enduring insight of Marx is that truth does not exist for its own
sake but implies emancipation, and an interpretation of the world which has the transformation of the world as its goal and meaning, providing a key in theory and leverage in practice».26 Drawing on this tradition Moltmann writes that unless truth «contains initiative for the transformation of the world, it
becomes a myth of the existing world.
The development of the experimental method during the Enlightenment era meant that curiosity
became associated with specific scientific endeavours, justified as seeking knowledge for itsown
sake.
But it was the Father's will to redeem humanity from slavery to evil and eternal corruption, and precisely for the
sake of His Son in whom humankind was created and called to
become co-sharers of the Divine Nature.
In case one can not forgive the other it is wise to also end the relationship for the
sake of saving oneself
becoming emotional depressed.
For the
sake of the kingdom, we can help the next generation
become better pastors and leaders as well.
Yes, this double - minded man
becomes as unsteady in all his ways as the one who willed the Good for the
sake of the reward, because he is continually intent upon what is in flux, upon what is always changing, and he fears continually that which no man should fear.
Do you assume these Christians
became martyrs for the
sake of a delusion?»
It's not change for the
sake of change, it's change to progess from a history of bigotry to turn the various Christian faiths into
becoming more accepting of others.
He does not will the Good for the
sake of reward, for then he would have
become obvious in his aspiration or in his despair.
As an example, Paul points to Jesus Christ who gave up the riches of heaven to
become poor for the
sake of the earth, so that through His poverty, we might
become rich (2 Cor 8:9).
How can a book, even the Book, substitute for the clear and concrete symbolism of sacrifice on the part of our Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, who
became flesh and suffered on the cross for our
sake?
Onesimus, a runaway slave with whom Paul had
become acquainted at Rome, is here commended to his master Philemon with the hope expressed «for love's
sake» that Philemon will receive him «no longer as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother beloved... both in the flesh and in the Lord.»
(See «How Jesus
Became Christian» by Barrie Wilson, «Paul and Jesus» by James Tabor, «For Christ's
Sake» by Tom Harpur and «The Gospel According to Jesus» by Stephen Mitchell, just to name a few resources, for more clarification.)
And the longer a man lives the more it
becomes clear that all other adjustments are for the
sake of this highest adjustment.
I personally believe that the helpers (pastors, employees, civil servants, clients, etc.) usually
become the victims, and for a lone victim to stand up to an entire institution for the
sake of his or her own health is often quite costly.
An ecclesial and political version of art for art's
sake, inclusion for the
sake of inclusion
becomes the going wisdom of the day and from this wisdom the notion of sharing and serving a common good is steadily evacuated.
I feel that more emphasis in Pastoralships should be preached on the New Testament's virtues and most righteous admonitions for positive»
sakes so that our socialisms and culturisms do not flutter away and
become likened into nothing worthy of proclamations be they from social mountaintops or cultural valleys we all do traverse.
3) Did those who built the weapons for the others to fire
become secret promoters of war, for the
sake of their own profits?
Rogers emphasizes unqualified acceptance of the client by the therapist whereas Buber emphasizes a confirmation which begins with acceptance but goes on to helping the other in the struggle against himself for the
sake of what he is meant to
become.
Adam defaulted on his responsibility to
become the master of his destiny, and therefore reaped what he sowed: «Cursed is the ground for thy
sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life.»
Where then does justifiable will
become an averaged domicile of cursed acquittals for the ills of generalist meanderings
sake?