And you use the literal interpretations of it to make
it seem as if everything is ridiculous.
To a non believer most answers would simply
seem as random results with the outcome being viewed as through our lens and perspective as God doing something.
The border patrolmen's assault rifles juxtaposed with pigtailed girls and their Dora the Explorer backpacks no longer
seem as jarring as they did last September.
And one scene initially appearing to be a repeat of an earlier one, along with another actually being such, make
it seem as if Davis is caught in a time - loop.
And we've seen, when issues of racial injustice flare up, vocal pro-lifers wonder why civil rights leaders don't
seem as concerned about the injustice of abortion.
For a moment it may
seem as if double - mindedness did not exist.
Consequently it may
seem as if the old were better than the new.
Western theology has committed a terrible disservice to this imagery of a potter and clay by making
it seem as if God is a deterministic puppet master up in heaven pulling the strings of people and nations down here on earth.
Just like Ray Ortlund discussed last week with respect to church planting, small churches often assume that due to limited resources, they have little to offer when it comes to tasks that
seem as daunting as orphan care.
It may
seem as if we do because (and this is very important) for centuries, males were viewed as superior and thus held authority over females.
At times it may even
seem as if the official sanction of a greater liturgical freedom and renewal is already being used to bring about an almost suicidal desacralization.
It would
seem as though Jesus has said that all who are poor, hungry, mourning and persecuted are blessed, while all who are rich, well - fed, happy, and honored are cursed.
It doesn't
seem as though religious tenets entered into the judge's decision.
Just as the same letters of an alphabet can be turned either into nonsense or into the most beautiful of poems, so the same calories
seem as indifferent as they are necessary to the spiritual values they nourish.
[16] It may
seem as if we are now relying on divine Revelation, but in speaking of God as the creator of human persons, we remain within the purview of the natural law.
You made me laugh when you said all those years ago, «You actually don't
seem as «bat shit» crazy as I was told.
Now I'm hearing the unofficial and unauthorized of the story, and suddenly things don't
seem as clear.
I guess once He had a kid, genocide just didn't
seem as much fun...
And if you look over the speaker's record, it doesn't
seem as if he's been fulfilling that part of the deal,» Schneck told CNN.
The leaflets often make
it seem as if poverty is «out there,» whether that's in the Global South or the inner city, and that the fight against it only includes a monthly donation and a couple of hours of volunteering or a short missions trip.
It is quite possible that today's excitements about «the gay nineties» will, in ten years or so,
seem as puzzling as the enthusiasm for «open marriage» two decades ago.
Despite their unwieldy names, Orlando's categories
seem as good as any.
You on the other hand
seem as though you may have problems.
The more incompetently and painfully Obama implements the sequester, the worse spending cuts
seem as an idea and Republicans are at fault for every inconvenience.
My point was that they may not be denied those rights even if, in some respects, they may not
seem as developed as some of the higher animals, because rights belong to the whole human species, and thus to all its members.
But the way it borrows from TRUE GRIT still make
it seem as if it means to be the new TRUE GRIT, just as the Coen brothers aimed to replace Portis» message about necessity and nobility with their own.
While it may
seem as if this period of depressed inflation will never end, investors need to be prepared if inflation comes roaring back in the next few years.
It might
seem as though the door to big savings is closed.
I don't want it to
seem as if I'm on some sort of crusade against BitGold.
The global economy might be looking up but investors don't
seem as optimistic.
Give it a generation or two and this will
seem as charming as his late dad's famous pirouette behind the Queen, which those of us who were around at the time will recall also threw the Conservatives of the day into their characteristic state of perpetual fury.
But the way they are pushing the idea, they make
it seem as if once earnings season starts, all companies can start buying again....
It does
seem as if the US economy has turned a corner and a number of analysts are convinced that the Trump presidency will prove to be a game - changer.
News Former Obama management monetary regulator Gary Gensler believes cryptocurrencies comparable to ether and ripple
seem as unregistered securities, and in present violation of the legislation.
While it may
seem as though Chinese authorities have started to get a grip on shadow banking, Moody's also warns that the ability of the formal financial system to replace shadow credit lines «may not be a perfect substitute».
IBM's high dividend yield may not
seem as appealing given the company's recent performance.
Bonds
seem as yet unable to see what the fuss is all about, but at this point it is important to ask ourselves whether the equity market sell - off is going to bleed into the fixed income world anytime soon.
Suddenly starting a legitimate business doesn't
seem as scary.
Depending on the person budgeting, how much you spend might not
seem as important as how much you make.
Inventory might
seem as distant from customer service as possible, but as this article based on CEO Tony Hsieh's book Delivering Happiness illustrates beautifully, for Zappos they were fundamentally linked.
Despite some ups and downs from Bitcoin, the flagship cryptocurrency, consumers
seem as excited about the new investing possibilities as ever.
On Tuesday, we chose to withdraw from the agreement and issued a statement to correct misleading claims that had been made about Autopilot — claims which made
it seem as though Autopilot creates safety problems when the opposite is true.
But the alterations
seem as much about marketing as the liquid.
like the kind of happy but short - lived accident that could soon
seem as dated as the Atkins diet or Crocs.
Collaborative business efforts conducted in VR or AR could one day make email
seem as antiquated as the Pony Express.
When you stumble, make a mistake or lose something, those failures somehow don't
seem as bad.
Develop a culture that makes
it seem as though you and your team are fighting for something bigger than yourselves.
«Though there could be some industrial logic to the speculated Time Warner - AT & T combination (similar to Comcast - NBC Universal in hindsight), we believe the upfront financial benefits do not
seem as readily apparent,» Kannan Venkateshwar and Amir Rozwadowski, analysts at Barclays, wrote in a recent report on the possible deal.
In interviews two months later, Jon, 32, and James, 29, exuded a boyish joyfulness that made
it seem as though lining up a killer pack of angels were as easy as arranging a squadron of toy soldiers.
Despite «a strong finish to an amazing year,» as Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said in a release, investors didn't
seem as pleased with the results.