Of course, there are many
sincere people in that industry too but they tend to be the kind of people who try not to let the facts get in the way of their opinions (or financial interests).
«I'm very lucky to have represented some of the most genuine and
sincere people in the country,» he said.
With all of this said, I need to accentuate that I know beautiful and
sincere people in ministry and congregations that do wonderful work.
And re fruit, although I've met many very nice and
sincere people in churches over the years, I have found them to be like all other people - a combination of good and bad traits, common stuff like all humanity.
Not exact matches
Remember, when you approach another
person in conversation, the skill you want to use right off the bat is to immediately show
sincere interest
in that
person.
And, it goes without saying,
people see right through you if your empathy is not expressed
in a
sincere and authentic way.
People perk up when we demonstrate a focused and
sincere interest
in them and their story.
When
people hear from others that you consistently praise them and hold them
in high regard, they'll recognize that you're
sincere and grateful.
It would be different if that
person took a genuine interest
in you instead, asking all about you with a natural,
sincere curiosity.
These guys don't seem to realise that truly confident, well - balanced, non-psychopathic
people know how to (and want to) start real,
sincere conversations with romantic prospects without having to resort to springing bullshit predatory «techniques» on
people in completely inappropriate contexts.
It doesn't matter WHO you are, WHAT your religion is, WHAT your «
sincere» intention was — when you put yourself on an airplane,
in today's environment, with
people of all nationalities, you are REQUIRED to show cognizance of and deference to the small bubble of society that ALL wish to make the trip and land safely.
Although, to be fair, I think there are a lot of very
sincere people stuck
in the third category.
Is this Pope's «man of the
people» approach (which I think is
sincere) what is needed to appeal to the biggest growth potential, poor
in Africa and Asia?
This is not to say that there is a lack of
people within North American churches who truly have a heart for God and for ministry and evangelism; there are many who are passionate and
sincere in their faith.
There are many
people who can have a
sincere and abiding belief
in something they can neither demonstrate nor give evidence of.
But for someone who has a lot of money invested
in a home or business, vehicles or boats, and has a credit rating that he might want to preserve... for that
person to let all of that go, I might believe that he's
sincere in his, ahem, delusion.
I believe the vast majority of religions are the product of
sincere people trying to fill
in holes
in their understanding of the universe, the world around them, of the
people around them.
In every case the
person was very
sincere.
The acute sufferings of that time brought to a head the misgivings about God's providence
in history which had been aroused by long - continued misfortunes and disappointments; for these sufferings not only fell upon a
people which had made
sincere and persistent efforts to observe the law of God
in its corporate life, but they fell most heavily upon the best members of the community.
If we assume, as I think is reasonable, that the vast majority of these belief systems are the creations of
sincere people striving to understand their god or gods, why do they have nothing
in common?
It is
in the
sincere practice of their own faith that
people come into relationship with God, not
in spite of it.
In my opinion it probably served a purpose for a time, but I agree that what may have started as a
sincere desire to question presuppositions now has become a place where
people are about name, career, money, ego, etc. just like every other established religious structure.
They broke bread
in their homes and ate together with glad and
sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the
people» (Acts 2:43 - 47).
They broke bread
in their homes and ate together with glad and
sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the
people.
These events press on us and require us to engage with other
people in sincere expressions of emotion.
If you are
people sincere in your concern for the debt, and aren't just engaging
in partisan sniping, you need to read «The Fiscal Legacy of George W. Bush», by Bruce Bartlett.
Yet it can not be denied that there are, even today, many who are
sincere in their acknowledgment of feeling a deep need for mystery
in their lives — and such
people are generally members of some kind of religious group.
To be sure,
in sincere love for humanity they may care about advancing a program that they believe will enhance the economic and social well - being of
people.
There are indeed many intelligent,
sincere, well - meaning
people who say such things as: «Whatever the controversy, and however strong the scholarly arguments against it, I choose to believe
in the supernatural aspects of my faith, simply because it is very important for me
in the life of my faith to be radically aware of sacred mysteries.»
The idea that «religion» describes
people who are not
sincere in their faith flies
in the face of billions of actual
people's lived experience.
Have leaders and congregants become so programmed by ecclesiastical tradition as to be
sincere yet misguided
in a way that makes Christian community and worship unattractive or even repulsive and not just to
people outside of the church.
He suggests that the «traditional» Reformed groups be more open
in attitude and practice to new ideas and more generous to
people seeking a
sincere spiritual transformation.
But though I am deeply convinced that the ideas and ideals of economism are wrong, I am also quite sure that they are honestly held by
persons who are
sincere in their Christian beliefs and committed to the wellbeing of humanity.
The Second Vatican Council,
in insisting
in the document on Ecumenism that there can be no change or concession within the Church Catholic
in matters of doctrine of faith and morals, has equivalently informed us
in the name of the Holy Spirit, that it is the will of God to give to His Church and to His
people who «seek Him with a
sincere heart» just such new knowledge, new vision, and new unity.
FIX IT and stop punishing the
people who have a
sincere desire to fix it and stop victimizing the
people who left because they were all ready victimized instead of talking about them
in a way that makes it look like it's their fault.
@ grassroots: I would like to believe that you were
sincere in claiming that atheists have a ``... duty (as if being responsible to some authority) to debunk...» (I presume you to mean a belief
in God) ``... via the Internet... [etc]», but when you mix sarcasm with rationality, then you lose creditability with me because you join the ranks of those who just want to poke fun at believers for entertainment and invite a heated argument with no intentions of converting such
people.
Similarly, every true apostle experiences the same feelings for his own family and
people: gratitude for the good received,
sincere readiness to intercede for those who don't know or have forgotten the Lord, and an unbreakable confidence
in God's mercy.
There are plenty of
people in churches who are absolutely
sincere in their beliefs.
The Church, teacher of humanity, never tires of exhorting
people, especially the young of whom you are a part, to remain watchful and not to fear choosing «alternative» paths which only Christ can indicate... Jesus calls all his friends to live
in sobriety and solidarity, to create
sincere and disinterested emotional relationships with others... From you, dear young students, he asks for honest commitment to study, cultivating a mature sense of responsibility and a shared interest
in the common good.
His
people will certainly take what he says into account, obey his orders, be loyal to him and
sincere in whatever they say and do when dealing with him, consider him a blessing that God has bestowed upon them... and strive hard to give him full support
in undertaking his duty.
7 — Each individual potentially understands their need for a Savior and decides whether to accept His grace (through their
sincere FAITH
in Christ; being born again)» 8 — Individual with
sincere faith experiences relationship / communion with God, thereby growing
in faith and love
in their Creator and Savior, and growing more holy as God works within the
person (sanctification).
A religious
person is one who subscribes to a set of practices and has a
sincere belief
in God.
Because of that, I do not believe
in theologians like Karl Barth saying, You do not have to worry about what the philosophers are saying — I think we had all better worry, at least a little, about what any careful, serious,
sincere person says.
If love is
sincere, there is little difficulty
in noting the issues or differences that may arise; on the one hand the indiscriminate instinct of lust with its promptings to seek satisfaction with the first appealing
person available; on the other, the particularised human instinct (the conjugal instinct already present) urging a young
person to keep the gift of sexuality for one; and to respect that «one» when found but withoutthere yet being a mutual conjugal commitment.
An astoundingly good but non-believing
person is doomed
in the vast majority of religions, but a bad
person who has
sincere faith is saved.
In as much as the Church of North India will have within its membership both persons who practise Infant Baptism in the sincere belief that this is in harmony with the mind of the Lord, and those whose conviction it is that the Sacrament can only properly be administered to a believer, both Infant Baptism and Believer's Baptism shall be accepted as alternative practices in the Church of North Indi
In as much as the Church of North India will have within its membership both
persons who practise Infant Baptism
in the sincere belief that this is in harmony with the mind of the Lord, and those whose conviction it is that the Sacrament can only properly be administered to a believer, both Infant Baptism and Believer's Baptism shall be accepted as alternative practices in the Church of North Indi
in the
sincere belief that this is
in harmony with the mind of the Lord, and those whose conviction it is that the Sacrament can only properly be administered to a believer, both Infant Baptism and Believer's Baptism shall be accepted as alternative practices in the Church of North Indi
in harmony with the mind of the Lord, and those whose conviction it is that the Sacrament can only properly be administered to a believer, both Infant Baptism and Believer's Baptism shall be accepted as alternative practices
in the Church of North Indi
in the Church of North India.
They can feel
sincere but detached sympathy, can send money for world hunger projects, write to governments about human rights violations, boycott multinational corporations which exploit Third World
people all without necessarily experiencing disruption
in their own lives.
Furthermore, why does a truely
sincere, honest
person have to promote their religion
in order to appear so?
All this being granted, Father Vagaggini said, it would appear that one can accept a further hypothesis: There is nothing to deny the fact that
in the non-Christian religions even after Jesus Christ there have been elements,
in greater or lesser number — whether of a ritualistic, institutional or doctrinal nature — with a positive value for salvation,
in the sense that God makes use of them to effect the salvation of those
persons of
sincere faith who belong to these religions.
we realize at this late date and due to death the apology will not bear any more strange fruit, but we would like to make such apologies so that
people will think we are
sincere and mean what we say even though our apologies change nothing... and we'd like to apologize
in advance for any future bigoted acts we may make, recognizing that once we apologize we are seen as honorable and
in the clear»