Sentences with phrase «sinful behavior»

But some people dislike the idea of removing the negative consequences of what they consider sinful behavior.

A recognition of the existence of humanity's sinful nature is not a reason to embrace sinful behavior.

We've seen today that sinful behavior stems from a sinful mind — a sinful way of thinking.

But I am quite sure that we will not understand this aright unless we insist that forgiveness is freedom from sin, not only from past guilt, but also from sinful behavior in the future.

We repudiate tolerance for sinful behavior patterns that stem from making misguided assumptions that pleasure produces human fulfillment and that such fulfillment is the main object of life.

Let us keep in mind that hom.os.exuals define themselves as a group based on sinful behavior.

It's not sinful behavior if the gay couple is married before your god moron, that the point.

But there is no doubt that the Christian machine is a formidable force that seduces too many souls into sinful behavior rather than toward liberation.

To be fair, the papacy has already openly supported sinful behavior, and it has already had publicly known sexual deviants in office; and I'm not takling about the modern scandals.

Second, if you point out sin in other people's lives, but then justify your own rude sinful behavior by saying, «Well, nobody's perfect,» what kind of hypocrisy is that?

They do this of course to support their belief that homosexuality is an inherently sinful behavior and if an individual is born with such a condition it would seem to imply some sort of endorsement by God.

This lack of authority to chastise does not mean that we must condone sinful behavior.

I have a relative who only watches CNN and wouldn't believe me when I told her that Obama was invoking religion to promote sinful behavior.

In Spain last year, Bishop Juan Antonio Reig Pl was threatened with police action after preaching a Good Friday homily in which he spoke of the nature and effects of destructive sinful behavior.

Racism in my humble opnion is one the biggest sins in America and until American deals with it (and other corporate sinful behavior) in a real Christian manner, Giod will continue to chastise us as a nation.

The Journey cited a range of ongoing sinful behaviors over the past few years including manipulation, domineering, lack of biblical community, and «a history of building his identity through ministry and media platforms.»

Kinda like today — SOME people who «lose their faith» or engage in highly destructive and sinful behavior end up destroying their lives and falling spectacularly, sometimes even into quick deaths.

Although we are focusing here on a predisposition toward sinful behavior, in another setting we might provide a parallel analysis of caring behavior.

That encourages sinful behavior, tormenting others who are similarly sinful, and looking foolish when people discover your hypocrisy.

There is no such thing that exists that is a case for Christians endorsing sinful behavior, and whosoever does, they are not at all a Christian, but a pretender.

And this is the reason comparisons of homosexuality to other sinful behaviors often ring so false.

The implications of this position are troubling, for they leave us with a God who wills and orchestrates sinful behavior, a God who presides over every rape of a child, every battery or enslavement, every murder, every abortion, every abuse, every abandonment.

Third, yes, yes, yes, I am falling into the same trap here myself by pointing out sinful behavior in the lives of others instead of just letting the Holy Spirit do it, and yes, maybe my tone here is not that loving or kind toward my sinning Christian brethren who talk rudely and unkindly toward others.

However Grace does not do away with the requirements that God has instituted for getting into heaven, and the penalty that must be paid for sinful behavior.

It's French social theory wedded with Calvinist theology: Everyone is inextricably bound up in self - perpetuating systems of sinful behavior; when everyone is totally depraved, no one is; God, in the end, becomes a celestial umpire, naming this one «just» and that one «damned» according to arbitrary fiat.

You're right, the carnal man can and does justify sinful behavior, only when the spirit is quickened by the Holy Spirit can man begin to experience God's holiness.

Imagine (or perhaps you don't have to imagine because it's a reality)... but imagine living in a community where temper tantrums are considered sinful behavior, an expression of rebellion against Jesus.

A lot of it is caused by smoking... One can go a step further and argue smoking is a sinful behavior (it does defile the body which is the temple of the Holy Spirit).

Nowhere in her autobiographical writing does she explicitly connect the sinful behavior in her home with the demonic infestation that accompanied it.

But over the years, as I have personally engaged in hypocritical and sinful behavior, and as I have watched other Christians do the same, I have found that there are several excuses we give for our poor treatment of other people, and for sin in our own lives.

But that doesn't mean we should not call out sinful behavior.

I did not see anything in the post that suggested «supporting» anyone's «sinful behavior».

If you have no loving friendship, then you should not point out their sinful behavior.

Don't blame your sinful behavior on me.

We are all born into sin, or sinful behavior.

If they are totally closed to getting right with God, then I would tell them they probably should stop their sinful behavior, and that if they want to come to your church, that they need to lay off the public display because it could corrupt the people in the church.

Most pastors and church leaders now realize that addiction is not merely «sinful behavior,» and that individuals who are truly addicted are not able to just stop their substance use or addictive behaviors simply by having more faith / willpower.