Vision is another way of saying what God wants, and you say the church doesn't need that?
I didn't say the churches don't do it... (though the Bible preaches that they should)... I said I don't need it.
When
I say church I do not mean the Roman Catholic Church, but any church that submits itself to the authority of God's Word and teaches the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Not exact matches
Kim
Churches, CEO of American Association of University Women,
says the hiring practices of many organizations have a lot to
do with the issues we see in the workplace.
Hala Moddelmog, who was president of
Church's Chicken in the 1990s and Arby's from 2010 to 2013 — two Atlanta - based fast - food empires —
said Goldman's announced expansion in Atlanta didn't come as a shock.
To
do so, they and others paid $ 150,000 in bribes via the
church to Gross, its pastor, in exchange for facilitating Murgio's takeover and arranging for Lebedev and others to be put on the credit union's board, prosecutors
said.
Hours after a gunman killed more than 20 people in a Texas
church, Sen. Chris Murphy issued a scathing statement blasting his colleagues in Congress for accepting money from gun lobbyists and what Murphy
said was not
doing enough to prevent the attack.
[Crafters] should not be too proud to set up a table at the
church Christmas bazaar if, in
doing that, they learn the information that will help them build a million - dollar business,» she
says.
The New York Times cited anonymous sources involved with The Birth of a Nation as
saying that Fox Searchlight
does not plan to change course on its promotion of the film, which includes plans to have Parker tour U.S. universities and
churches as the public face of the movie.
The thinking may go like this» why bust my hump for people in the
church who don't care when they
say they
do?
And when you
say, «chased out of the
churches,» what
do you mean?
The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) didn't endorse the change like the article
said.
If you don't
do exactly as I
say (If you are unsure what that is, just ask Michlle here) then I'll keep knocking over
churches!
For one to
say that building a Mosque near ground zero is wrong is no different than someone
saying they don't want a Christian
church being built somewhere because someone close to them died in a Christian cult bombing or suicide like Jim Jones or Timothy McVeigh, or to
say they don't want a Catholic
church to be built because they or someone they care about was molested by a priest.
Did Jesus even
say these words, or were they put in his mouth by later writers to comfort and manage the people of the
church?
I don't agree that the LDS chuch should have a
say on my salvation if I choose in life not to be a member of their
church.
I'll
say it one more time incase you still don't understand, THIS HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO
DO WITH THE CHURCH, THEY WILL NOT BE «FORCED» TO MARRY ANYONE THEY DON «T WANT T
DO WITH THE
CHURCH, THEY WILL NOT BE «FORCED» TO MARRY ANYONE THEY DON «T WANT TO.
Last month, as
church halls and Mosques in North Kensington responded as one to the horrific disaster at the Grenfell flats, Tim Farron, ironically a leading liberal, stepped down from his post
saying that he couldn't
do his job because of the hostility to his faith.
did i
say church had no value?
She's not active in the
church, as I
said, even now, but we're still friends, and she told me recently just how significant it was for her that I
did make that choice.
But, he
said, the
church must respond to the new political / social / spiritual environment, which
did include the end of the Cold War and other global shifts, as the WCC discerns and defines its purpose.
But — caution is wise: Be careful a blog
does not become a theraputic enviroment for one to
say what they want to
say about the
church — even God — Jesus or whatever.
Doesn't Chaput realize, Reid
says, that the stagnation of the Catholic
Church in America can be chalked up to «the right wing» like Chaput himself that «has controlled the
Church hierarchy for some three decades now»?
As the staffer
said, the WCC
does speak to the
churches, often in disturbing ways.
preacherlady
said, on November 5th, 2009 at 9:35 pm Fishon... thats as prejudiced a statement to condemn something because it was written by a homosexual as it was to judge you because you are
Church of Christ -------- Alice, the Bible doesn't condemn being in or of the
Church of Christ, but it
does condemn practicing homosexuality and as I
said before, calls it....
I can't really cite things I've heard
said verbally in
churches or at talks and I don't tend to read books by fundamentalist Christians — not many anyway.
A comment was made that most
churches don't preach Jesus... I find that frustrating because in most
churches we hear all day long about Paul, what he has to
say about «Christ», all feeling one step removed from Jesus by name, preferring to speak of Him by His title.
How can you
say that because Obama takes one stance that doesn't match Christian values, the
church congregation must vote for others?
There were many evil things
done in the Name of Jesus Christ, but it is not really to be as surprise, becaue Jesus
said that the evil one, which is the devil, will plant his seeds in the midst of God's
church, meaning here «The Christendom».
I see this as part of a growing trend in the western world that is getting fed up with the ignorant, pretentious, number - crunching
church buildings that claim to be preaching gospel when they're either preaching a list of
do's and don'ts or they're preaching what's in demand, and im not
saying all
churches are like that but a lot are.
I hope this applies to your question, many times, sitting in services in a particular
church, the Pastor would give a reprimand to the congregation,
saying: «If you feel the urge to raise your hands and
do not
do it, then you are resisting the Holy Spirit.»
What
did you
say the name of your
church is?
you don't attend a
church like rev.wright's for 20 years and try and
say he
did not sway your thinking.
People
say they don't have time, but they have time to go to
church and all those other
church meetings and conventions.
The article
does nt
say, was she a member of the
church?
Well
said, but it is a shame the
church does not stand up and be counted for other very important things.
Wail away all you like, about the const - itution and how it is being mis - read, the true meaning of the separation of / from
church and state, but it all
does not matter — the law as currently interpreted and enforced
says events of this nature are not legal!
My point, is that no matter what the
church says, he should have
done the right thing as a PERSON, allowed her to take communion, and provided her with comfort.
I've never hung out with any fundamentalists — we
do nt» tend to get many here i woudln't
say my
church has that view — it's a bit more realistic.
after a while they asked what
church we attended and when we
said we
did not, they asked us why.
The
Church of Scotland
says it
does not support any side in the Scottish Independence Referendum despite a number of
churches and ministers coming out in support of Yes.
None of the victims
said they were actually hypnotised but they froze in surprise and horror at what the respected
church leader was
doing, the jury heard.
I'm speaking about my own faith only: To become a Christian, it must be your own choice.No else can decide this life style for you.I know many in the past and present have thought raising a child under the Christian label will save them for hell but in actual reality, the choice is their own not their parents etc.This life (being Christian) goes deeper than just believing.You have to consider this yourself.Many today
do not even consider Christ as their savior because they just believe what their
church or family
says.
So no, based on the fact prostitution is not (a) accepted globally or (b) seems ethically horrible for the person
doing it — I would
say «no» to them teaching in the
church.
Personally, the fear of God's judgement could cause someone to seek God, but if you
say you believe and even fill a
church pew the rest of your life, because of fear, but you really don't believe, I think you're just as lost as those who deny his existence.
«I
do find it a puzzling quality of liberal Christians that they tend to get excited when something that had been a cherished belief or practice of the
Church is shown to have been false,»
says Rod Dreher, commenting on a new book by a Notre Dame historian who
says that the early
Church's stories of martyrdom were false.
While i don't agree 100 % of everything she
said, i agree with her general idea that we need to stop chasing after what's cool and what will draw the most
church members and start chasing after serving the poor, following Christ, doctrine, outreach, santification, and, specifically, God.
Paul makes mention of people in the Corinth
church doing it, but NEVER
does he
say it is to BE
done and NO WHERE in the Bible
does it
say someone can be baptized in place of a person who has died.
And if you
say you are not trying to destroy, then I ask you,
did you start the
church you are a part of, or
did you come to the
church as a new pastor and are now trying to deconstruct?
An Australian Primate rebuked Archbishop Glenn Davies and Bishop Richard Condie for attending the ceremony,
saying the new role doesn't align with his National Constitution and the
Church doesn't approve of the move.