Sentences with phrase «sense of good faith»

Such steps create a sense of good faith and provide important feedback on how you can boost performance.

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We don't proselityze and we are not open to conversion to any other faith... so just get it through your head... leave us alone... and I'll give you a little hint... Jews, in general, because of all their accomplishments and contributions to the progress of humanity have a well earned sense of superiority... we're only 14 million strong in the world and yet our contributions, our genius, and our work ethic has made indelible marks on the world... So, if anything, you guys should be trying to become Jews... maybe some of our genius will rub off on you... just go your way and LEAVE US ALONE!!!!

This is not just a matter of faith, but also makes good sense.

I also developed a very strong sense of fellowship and the inherent good that is the most common thread and stabilizing factor among my fellow human beings, despite their faith or lack thereof.

Can say that I believe in every thing that you disbelief of when it comes to the Creator and the Creation of universe, life and guidance, God has given me hearing, seeing, thinking and heart feelings to see and experience signs and small miracles to have faith in him and continue with good deeds I was told of in his Holy Book although am not perfect at that but nothing to lose but contrary to that there are more to gain in life and life after... For those disbelievers they lose their senses by being locked and blocked from such experiences... It is all about souls as verses speak for them selves;

I see straw men employed all the time, most frequently with the topics of politics and religion, and if you haven't seen it, well, I'm not sure I would have much faith in your sense of discernment.

I was a fundamentalist in the sense that I thought salvation means having the right opinions about God and that fighting the good fight of faith requires defending those opinions at all costs.

«If the word «random» necessarily entails the idea that some events are «unguided» in the sense of falling «outside the bounds of divine providence,» we should have to condemn as incompatible with Christian faith a great deal of modern physics, chemistry, geology, and astronomy, as well as biology,» he wrote.

Neither were they «minimizers,» in the sense that they were willing to make the Christian faith an easy and simple thing which would appeal to any «man of good will.»

Ultimately, therefore, our sense of beauty stems from the incarnational faith that God has given us in Christ; now God has a face... and it must be absolutely good, beautiful and true.

In a sense one might say that the corporate faith of the fellowship is more important than that of any individual in it, yet that is not quite true, for each of those individuals — or, better, persons — makes his or her own contribution to the total community of faith, while the community's faith deepens, enriches, develops, and corrects the faith of the believer.

This, of course, does not mean that there; is, avoidably as well as unavoidably, much that is «undemocratic» in the Church, if for no other reason than that the baptized children must slowly be led by the Church to a free and responsible decision of personal faith without which no adult can be a member of the Church in the fullest sense.

The study also indicates that when adults experience a sense of personal well - being, they have been helped to integrate faith with life and to see work, family, social relationships, and political choices as part of religious life.

When viewed this way, it makes sense why people will shell out well over $ 30 million dollars during these «Woman of Faith» events.

But, counters John R W. Stott, to accept such a position «is neither a religious eccentricity, nor a case of discreditable obscurantism, but the good sense of Christian faith and humility.

While the latter have no «business as usual» stamp, since the war colored almost everything those years, one senses that the editors were saying: life must go on; faith needs nurture; the subtleties of life matter; there are trenches in America as well as on the front lines.

the truth of biblical religion is pure and not the problem»... I envy yr faith... human artifacts, especially religious narratives are rarely as pure as you might suggest... at best, I think the scriptures shld be a means and not an end, so in that sense need not be pure... they are merely signposts along the way... ultimately, we are the judges of what is pure or impure, higher or lower, right or wrong

Beneath the urbane surface of these words we can not fail to hear the authentic accents of moral faith and human good sense.

The sense of the proverb, whether original or inserted, is authentic (4:6), «Better is a handful of quietness [this is the Isaianic quietness of faith, Isa.

And what I most object to is NOT that someone is quoting the Bible at me, but that the individual's (or group's) interpretation of the Bible is not up for discussion — since anyone who reads the Bible differently must not love God or have a good sense of reason (and / or faith).

The age of accountability is a concept born from the compassion of the human heart, from a deep and intrinsic sense that a loving, good, and just God would not condemn little children or the mentally handicapped to such suffering when they could certainly bear no responsibility for their faith.

As the process continues Protestantism will tend more and more to lose its sense of universal mission as well as its sense of responsibility for witnessing to the universal truths of the Christian faith.

Our society hardly knows any clearer contradiction of good sense than that of a speaker, assuming a conclusion that is his by hard work or inheritance but nonetheless his alone, and on the basis of that conclusion, filling the air with «must», «ought», and «should», thinking thereby to produce sincerity, kindness, love, repentance, faith, and finally enthusiasm for the next gathering for more of the same.

In their historical context, however, the issues, in response to which the Pauline formula was forged, no longer existed: because Christianity was well on the way to becoming a gentile religion, separate from Judaism, the question of the salutary benefit of faith in Christ, which earlier had arisen among Christians who did not observe the cultic requirements of Jewish law, and in that sense were without «works of the law, arose now among Christians whose lives exhibited moral laxity, which could be understood in terms of popular moral philosophy.

lol, yes clay i am an atheist... i created the sun whorshipping thing to have argument against religion from a religious stand point... however, the sun makes more sense then something you can't see or feel — the sun also gives free energy... your god once did that for the jews, my gives it to the human race as well as everything else on the planet, fuk even the planet is nothing without the sun... but back to your point — yes it is very hypocritical of me, AND thats the point, every religious person i have ever met has and on a constant basis broken the tenets of there faith without regard for there souls — it seems to only be the person's conscience that dictates what is right and wrong... the belief in a god figure is just because its tradition to and plus every else believes so its always to be part of the group instead of an outsider — that is sadly human nature to be part of the group.

In the last main section of his lecture, he showed how the Christian faith is good at «making sense of the natural sciences.»

The faith that gives one the ability to walk out of their door in the morning, the faith that allows one to trust one's senses, the faith in provable scientific principles, and the faith that allows us to continue to trust that intelligence exists and can bring about good in civilization — all are considered reasonable.

Phrygian to me i sense that you are struggling with issues in your mind that you cant reconcile and these issues are affecting what you believe in your heart and therefore your faith in God.I had something similar happen to me recently regarding the story of the demon possessed man at one point the demons begged Jesus to cast them into the pigs does that mean that Jesus was implicated with the work of satan.It cast my mind into doubt and then i began to question who God is.I prayed and sort the holy spirit for an answer the answer i got was that Gods character never changes he is always holy righteous and sovereign why else would satan ask for his permission.So the answer was that he allowed satans purpose to prevail so that we can see that satans intention is always to destroy it may well have been that the pigs were his anyway.As they were for the gentile nations who offered the pigs to their demon Gods.Just as satan can not change who he is the destroyer the thief the liar God can not change who he is when we realise that despite what we see going on in the world God is still the same yesterday today and forever.The time is coming when those that have hurt others will be judged for there wickedness as we serve a holy and just God.Just as it was in the times of Noah so it is with this this generation that as the wickedness reachs its zenith then the Lord will return to judge the nations.He is coming again and we need to be ready it is not a time to be caught sleeping.brentnz

Because it lacked a sure sense of authentic advantage in being the undertaking of a community of faith, it tended to look uncritically to the best - financed institutions as its models, and these invariably were secular or secularized.

While it may make sense to take a stand against the bigotry by having an imam speak as one among many faiths, we know very well that the public will make fools of themselves and expose the ignorant nature of the other side of the coin.

the Conference will explore why Christ alone makes best sense of the universe we inhabit and how our evangelism can be empowered when we understand why sceptics like Lewis, Fulwiler, Libresco and Ordway came to faith.

A reader of the «Catholic Sense» column I write for the Pittsburgh Catholic and a few other diocesan newspapers writes: I believe we Catholics could do much better at defending our faith.

Happiness understood as a sense of well - being joined to serving others is intricately, and sometimes confusedly, connected with religious faith, according to Myers and the many authorities he cites.

Reeling from a sense of betrayal, he believed the lie that he had to choose between his intellectual integrity and his faith and so he walked away from the Church for good.

Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith.

Of course, there is another sense in which the child should indeed evolve into an adult, in the realm of faith as welOf course, there is another sense in which the child should indeed evolve into an adult, in the realm of faith as welof faith as well.

Whether it was deliberate or unintentional, I would hope in the future the author of this article would use better judgment or take more time to research the Catholic teaching on the Eucharist (to at least put Sebastian's statement in context) before quoting a statement that is clearly an error to any Catholic that has a sense of reverence («frozen holy wine transformed into the blood of Christ» on popsicle sticks) but could mislead those with simple faith or those who are unfamiliar to the true Catholic teaching.

Second, growth counseling involves a variety of growth - stimulating methods to help people use more of their potentialities by (1) developing better communication with self, others, nature, and God — the four basic relationships within which all growth occurs; (2) developing new skills of relating in mutually - affirming, mutually - fulfilling ways; (3) growing by making constructive decisions and taking responsible action; (4) using the growth possibilities inherent in each life stage; (5) learning to use the pain and problems of unexpected crises as growth opportunities; (6) learning better methods of spiritual growth — the maturing of one's personal faith, working values, sense of purpose, peak experiences, and awareness of really belonging in the universe.

3:6 Paul uses the Greek word for «gospel» in its very general sense of good news... «Timotheus... brought us good news of your faith and charity...».

We shall always need theology, and it must be the best theology we can produce; but, on the other hand, there is a sense in which we should ever sit loose to theology, remembering that the «one thing needful» is the gospel itself and the faith which it awakens in the sons of men, remembering too that the articles of belief should be, in the words of Erasmus which I previously quoted, as few as are necessary.

«I think the fact that I've been able to turn my life around and really make my mom proud and become a better person through focusing on my faith, it always gives me great sense of pride to come home.»

One of these is our great defender and key player Laurent Koscielny, who Wenger plucked from relative obscurity and helped to make one of the very best around, so The Mirror has reported our centre back declaring his deep gratitude and the sense that he needs to repay that faith.

In other news, our team seems to be rounding nicely into form, with a productive off - season and several new additions already settling in, there seems to be a renewed sense of confidence in the air... our well - oiled machine has conducted business again early this year, so we can just sit back, kick our feet up and watch all those other suckers scramble to make panic moves in the 11th hour... of course, we need to tie up a few loose ends but our team of savvy negotiators, under the tutelage of our faithful leader, will perform their usual magic with ample time to spare... I have to laugh when I look around the soccer world and see all those teams look upon us with envy and scorn as they struggle to mimic our seemingly infallible business model... thank goodness the powers that be had the foresight and fortitude to resist the temptations of the modern football era... instead of listening to all the experts and simply taking the easy way out by making the necessary improvements on the field and in the front office, we chose the path never traveled... we are truly pioneers in our field... sometimes you just have to have faith in the people that have always conducted themselves in a respectful and honest fashion... most fans aren't so fortunate, they will never know what it's like to follow a team that treats everyone in and around the club as if they were an extended member of the family... all for one I say... so when you wake up this morning, please try not to gloat when you see rival fans pacing back and forth waiting for their respective teams to pull the usual panic buys, just say nothing and be thankful that it isn't you... like I've always said, this is why you stay the course... this is when the real benefits of having someone in charge for over 2 decades really pays off... have a great day fellow Gunners

A sense of renewed faith takes over, and all of a sudden, people think next season Arsene of those sweet old days will resurrect and do better.

What he says makes sense, because ultimately Wenger is placing faith in his current batch of players which gives them confidence and possibly a reason to want to perform at their best.

As for whether faith in the sense of trusting one's judgement makes for a better mother, it might.

A third common thread among thriving couples was having things in common, such as faith, values, taste, opinions, interests, and goals; this contributed to the sense of being «best friends.»

«I don't think... anyone in good faith could leave Albany until we get things done, like at least the pension forfeiture bill which we agreed to last year — which still hasn't been passed — the LLC loophole, which is just an obvious anomaly that could be passed easily, in my opinion, which would at least reflect the sense of the people that this has been a wholly unprecedented year in terms of investigations of legislators,» the governor said after speaking at a minimum wage rally outside the Capitol.

«I think what you've got to do is build off the foundational cultural shift that's represented by the Problem Solvers Caucus in the House and the Common Sense Coalition in the Senate and through those relationships, have good faith negotiations to deal with the issues of the day,» Reed said.

Indeed, that faith needs to be renewed, because our public institutions embody Labour's sense of the purpose of politics: to protect and care, and provide a basis for us to lead good lives together.