Sentences with phrase «sheep among wolves»

«I am sending you (apostles / priests) out like sheep among wolves.

This approach betrays the Christ who taught his followers to go into the world as sheep among wolves to bless rather than to dominate.

But Jesus said, «I send you out like sheep among wolves,» not hiding you in the barn in safety.

Jesus taught nonviolence when he said, «I send you out as sheep among wolves.»

«Here, but yet to come» exemplifies the tension, as does Jesus» advice to his disciples to be sheep among the wolves and to have the wisdom of the serpent and the innocence of the dove.

You are either a wolf among sheep or a sheep among wolves.

He would go as a sheep among the wolves, straight into prison.

By freely accepting crucifixion, he demonstrated what a sheep among wolves looks like... Jesus revealed that God, being love, chooses a different path — to suffer evil to overcome it.»

16:10, Christ himself warned us about this and said, «I'm sending you out like sheep among wolves.

Once a year there is a Time, Talent & Treasure drive to persuade people to give more to the Church; but we have been called out of the world to be equipped (theological / spiritual formation) to be sent back into the world «as sheep among wolves» — not to create an escapist ecclesiastical sub-culture.

When a young woman gets pregnant out of wedlock, rather than come around her in love and support, with promises to protect and provide, we more often than not cast her out like a sheep among wolves.

Emily Blunt, Sicario — Blunt anchors this riveting, intelligent action movie that has more on its mind than simple thrills with her committed performance as an FBI agent who finds herself the sheep among wolves that include CIA agent Josh Brolin and mysterious contractor Benicio Del Too when she joins them in the US / Mexico border war against drugs.

Snakes and Doves I am sending you out like sheep among wolves.