Sentences with phrase «simply mean»

Otherwise, as Paul Ramsey has suggested in a neat rendering of the meaning of eros,» «I love you» may simply mean, in all sorts of subtle ways, «I love me, and want you.»»

The flesh can not simply mean the body, since the works of the flesh include idolatry, enmity, jealousy, and the like — passions not obviously rooted in our biological makeup.

In the above statement, Whitehead does not simply mean that propositions require metaphysics.

By «postmodern» I do not simply mean the period succeeding modernity, however one wants to date that.

When Paul says «I» does he simply mean himself?

They simply mean that my attention has left God and gone somewhere else.

«This historic Christian doctrine of the divinity of Christ does not simply mean that Jesus is like God.

By «adversity», I don't simply mean what Shakespeare calls «the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to».

By «work», I simply mean anything done in our own strength.

Relevance might simply mean wanting to understand why so many young people have said that attending U2's Elevation Tour and hearing Bono close the show with choruses of «Hallelujah» was like being in worship (but a whole lot better).

I simply mean that following the teachings of all the religious leaders do not end up being the same thing do not lead to the same implications for life on the planet in the years to come.

So then does «living water» simply mean fresh water?

What I mean by Theology, continues Newman, is none of these things: «I simply mean the Science of God, or the truths we know about God, put into a system, just as we have a science of the stars and call it astronomy, or of the crust of the earth and call it geology.»

Does preaching simply mean repeating word for word what the Bible says?

See also Romans 8:3, where «in the likeness of sinful flesh» can not simply mean that he looked like us.

And, lastly, though I usually find myself on the opposite of the fence from fishon, I had the same thought about what you guys said about «that can't simply mean Israel has the divine right.»

(And I am assuming you are not being condescending and that by «Your own ignorance», you simply mean that there is always a possbility for something to exist somewhere that we are unaware of.)

Patriarchy does not simply mean that men rule.

It may simply mean that he acts.

It may simply mean that in that denomination evangelism is a separate function — and therefore needs to develop a holism of its own — or that the materials sent me represent a larger slice of that denomination's life than what others would call «evangelism pure and simple.»

«By untenable I do not simply mean that it is wrong, but rather that it is literally impossible, at least when attempted consistently on its own terms.

Update: By this I simply mean that some couples prefer that one person be more dominant - not necessarily the man, by the way - and I don't think that should be categorically condemned.

To be «orthodox» in attitude does not simply mean that one's opinions happen to coincide with the Magisterium.

The need to stop being a congregational pastor may reflect that you made a bad decision in the first place — or it may simply mean that your decision was right for that time, and now a new decision is needed for this time.

because you want us to fixate on one definition of supernatural that implies a god, without having any proof to make the connection, when there are other definitions that do not involve a god or magic, that simply mean we don't know.

We simply mean that legend looks at the past, distant or near, and retells it in a spontaneous and intuitive manner.

By this I simply mean that we live during the period of modernity — that period of Western cultural history that began with the Enlightenment of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and continues into the present.

Two verb forms frequently appear (pi'el and hitpa'el), unquestionably derived from the noun, but they simply mean «to play the nabi» role»; that is, «to act the nabi» part.»

Instead, my single — and by single, I simply mean unmarried — friends in San Francisco have ranged between the ages 24 to 40.

Mockery, satire and sarcasm aren't simply mean - spirited responses, they're rhetorical weapons in the hands of those on the bottom.

The analysis of these texts will be much shorter than the analysis of the flood in Genesis 6 — 8 because explaining all the texts in detail would simply mean that many of the same arguments and ideas presented as an explanation for one text would simply be repeated in an explanation for a different text.

Love that is unconditional can simply mean feeding someone who is hungry, or giving someone a ride to church.

My argument in a nutshell: many of the people who argue for such a right don't simply mean a right to be free from others» interference; they mean subsidized....

If the answer is yes, rising rates may simply mean fewer competing bids and lower home prices — in other words, the home that formerly fetched $ 250,000 may only sell for $ 230,128.

Although token issuers do not want their projects labelled as securities, this designation wouldn't be the end of the world — it would simply mean the digital asset must follow existing rules and regulations.

Burning tokens simply mean that the company will take the tokens it buys completely out of circulation.

Hence, high pension fees today simply mean higher government spending in the future

«If you assume that for many years China has been misallocating investment (by which I simply mean that the resulting increase in productivity generated by the investment was less than the correctly calculated debt - servicing cost)...» How about not «assuming» and offer proof?

It would simply mean conceding that Europe does not yet have the institutions needed for the currency union to survive, and that the capital, labor, banking and fiscal frictions that remain in place ensure that the flexibility eliminated by currency union will re-emerge in more destructive ways.

I simply mean that American businesses or governments are fully able to fund all investments on their own merits.

While their lack of responsiveness may simply mean they are overworked rather than unhappy with your services, their unpredictability still impacts your ability to schedule future work.

This can mean that they see no future with you in their business, or it could simply mean that there are things happening in the business that are going to affect the future, like a sale, a restructure or a new boss.

Successful people understand this, and are extremely efficient with email, which means their first 10 minutes of the day may simply mean a quick scan and prioritizing of emails to answer later as part of your pre-planned day — not necessarily diving into the entire mass at once.

Or it can simply mean taking a breather for a few minutes, and pausing to relax and unwind.

These differences in generational thinking don't mean you shouldn't bring on interns, they simply mean you should have policies in place to forestall potential culture clashes.

The right to free speech simply means that when you attempt to speak (or write) no one may rightly take action to forcibly stop you from doing so.

These regulations will likely prove to be a point of controversy, even if they're simply meant to protect investors from fraudulent activity.

Natural language simply means consumers and potential customers are now asking questions of the Internet the way they would a person.

One caveat, however: Net neutrality, which simply means that ISPs are required to treat all content equally, regardless of what it is, and they can't give preference to some digital content providers over others, including yours.

In the context of this study that simply meant more anxious subjects tended to feel more irrationally negative about the neutral word puzzles that accompanied stressful images, but in real life this effect could cause actual trouble.