When you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don't protect you against them, but protect them against you — when
you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self - sacrifice — you may know that your society is doomed.
Yet, if his body was raised physically from the grave and did not
see corruption, or if his body was transformed after death into something different, in such a way that in itself it was annihilated, then he did not experience the whole of our human destiny.
Such an interpretation, too, would seem inconsistent both with those narratives which speak of a material body of flesh and bones being seen by the disciples and also with the insistence of later Christian preaching (e.g. in Luke's speeches in Acts) that the flesh of Jesus was raised without having
seen corruption (in fulfillment of Psalm 16:10).
That child's dance is nothing less than the eternal dance of divine Wisdom before God's throne, the dance of David and the angels and saints before his glory; it is the true face of creation, which God came to restore and which he will not suffer to
see corruption..
If we concede that Jesus was a real person, more likely than what is illustrated in the telephone version of the story (a.k.a. the bible) was that he was a man of conscience that
saw the corruption and cruelty towards people in his day and spoke out about it, which led to his death at the hands of those he was speaking out about.
I think we all need to be highly critical of ALL charitable organizations and, when
we see corruption, stand up against it, no matter WHO is backing those organizations.
So G. W. H. Lampe writes: «if his body was raised physically from the grave and did not
see corruption, or if his body was transformed after death into something different, in such a way that in itself it was annihilated, then he did not experience the whole of our human destiny....
Martin Luther, on
seeing corruption he could not ignore at the heart of the church, moved to challenge that which he felt distorted the gospel.
The bodies of men after death return to dust, and
see corruption: but their souls, (which neither die nor sleep) having an immortal subsistence, immediately return to God who gave them.
If Jesus would have been dead four days then He would have begun to corrupt and the Jewish leaders could have pointed to Psalms 16:10 and said «see, even the word of GOD teaches that the Messiah would not
see corruption.»
It is clear that this pope
sees the corruption that has infiltrated his administration as inspired by the evil one: and now, in consecrating the Vatican to the Holy Archangel's protection and in asking him «to defend us from the evil one and banish him», he has invoked, on the entire process of Curial reform, the archangel's active and by no means necessarily peaceable help.
For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol; Neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to
see corruption.
I shall not
see corruption before the eye of the god Shu.
All society is based on the family, the families in our society are corrupt and
we see this corruption in our society.
I'm sorry, but everywhere I see societies modeled around God, Allah, Yahweh,
I see corruption, intolerance and bigotry.
10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to
see corruption.
«I personally, in the 16 years that I've been owner and runner of Mulwarra, have not directly
seen any corruption,» he said.
«The person who
sees corruption happening, you must put in the regulation that ensures that when he has blown the whistle, he is protected,» he said.
Anti-abortionists see pro-choice advocates as highly dangerous; extreme religious practitioners regard secularism as highly dangerous; liberals
see corruption and nepotism as socially dangerous.
Silver is not the first legislative leader to
see his corruption conviction overturned on appeal.
It is uncalled for and any government that
sees corruption as a means to revive the nation's economy should be made to face the wrath of the law that forbids it.
«We look to Albany and
see corruption and look to Washington and see gridlock.»
According to him,
we see corruption as a normal act in the country so we give blind eyes to the unlawful act.
A new Siena College poll said 92 percent of voters
see corruption as a serious problem here.
Most citizens are morally corrupt and such people
see corruption as usual practices.
I have
seen corruption at the highest degree and very little support from the state, district, or unions to try and correct or improve it.
All in all it was interesting to attend the meeting, but disheartening to continue to
see the corruption of science.
Unless legislators are taking money directly from industries to buy votes... I don't
see the corruption in your example.
The only remaining test is the Orwell one: will you be as quick to
see corruption, when it exists, in leftwing regimes?
Not exact matches
The finance minister of Saudi Arabia has sought to reassure investors that the kingdom is a secure place to invest following a crackdown on
corruption in the country that
saw individuals imprisoned and assets handed over to the government.
His comments follow a crackdown on
corruption in the country that
saw individuals imprisoned and assets handed over to the government.
Furthermore, a government crackdown on
corruption late in 2017 that
saw numerous Saudi business people, including notable royals, detained and imprisoned (infamously, in the Riyadh Ritz Carlton hotel) and assets handed over to the authorities in return for freedom could also spook investors.
The region in recent years has
seen investor sentiment rattled by developments such as the drop in oil prices, the war in Syria and a sudden
corruption purge from Riyadh.
And in a turn that is likely to be most significant for his campaign, in 2014 he was indicted for
corruption, on charges stemming from his veto of a $ 7.5 million appropriation for a public integrity unit,
seen as a bid to pressure a district attorney to step down.
The arrests follow a purge that has
seen more than 80 executives at PDVSA and its suppliers jailed for alleged
corruption as the state firm's new chief, Major General Manuel Quevedo, has sought to stamp his authority on the sector - the financial lifeblood of Venezuela's unraveling socialist government.
Throw in an outsized security budget (thanks to terrorist threats from a southwestern Russia Jihadist group) and a massive
corruption problem (opposition politicians estimated that Putin's cronies pocketed up to $ 30 billion), and it's not tough to
see how Russia massively overran its $ 12 billion budget.
The British referendum has encouraged a balanced, intercontinental discussion on the direction Brussels must take now that the
corruption and depth of discontent have been exposed for the world to
see.
A political rival named Sun Zhengcai, once
seen as a possible successor to Xi, was enveloped in a
corruption investigation and was booted out of the party in September.
The roundup was described as a sweeping
corruption investigation but widely
seen as an effort to consolidate power by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a son and the top adviser of King Salman, who succeeded his half brother and became king of Saudi Arabia in January 2015.
In China, we have
seen how rigid compliance with regime orthodoxy has led to political and policy disasters, whether during the Cultural Revolution and Tiananmen, or on contemporary issues of environment, national minorities, and
corruption, many of which still can not be discussed openly.
Aquino's pledge to curb
corruption and spur faster growth has
seen foreign direct investment almost double to $ 2.8 billion in 2012 from 2008, World Bank data show.
A Christian sports ministry says believers have a «responsibility» to tackle any
corruption they
see... More
Martin Luther left because of the mass
corruption he was
seeing within the church.
As to the news about the Church of England — given the amount of
corruption seen throughout Christendom, and indeed among many professors of Christ, it does make one wonder how soon the Rapture could actually be.
For the 85 - year - old pontiff, the three - day trip outside the Vatican walls was a break from the Vatileaks scandal, which has
seen his butler, Paolo Gabriele, arrested on suspicion of disclosing dozens of embarrassing letters alleging
corruption and nepotism at the Holy
See.
Whereas we once
saw Western civilization as an expression of Christian influence, we now
see its dominant forms and expressions as distortions and
corruptions of that influence, and as operating on assumptions that are not acceptable to Christians.
Corruption is where it can be most obvious, if you're ever «privileged» enough to get close enough to
see it.
Insta -
corruption in the name of God, cameras running for all to
see.
See, many of us have spent years believing that we combat gender inequity by raising awareness and calling it out, we combat human trafficking by raising awareness and calling it out, we combat
corruption by raising awareness and calling it out, and we combat racism by not breathing a word.
If we read the New Testament documents we
see that their background is largely one of fear, cruelty, superstition,
corruption and a callous lack of consideration for human beings.