Sentences with phrase «sinful conditioning»

Up to a point Ash Wednesday is supposed to make us uncomfortable, as we contemplate our sinful condition.

Protestant dialectical theologians from Luther to Barth have insisted that we only truly know our fallen and sinful condition as a consequence of the gift of grace, that only a realization of redemption or of the forgiveness of sin makes possible an understanding of the reality of sin.

The reality of my own sinful condition is perhaps one of the biggest:» evidences» of my faith.

Because of man's sinful condition there is nothing he can do to save himself.

He concluded that what we would term concupiscence was in fact a manifestation of the totally sinful condition which burdens humanity: «carnal, sold under sin.»

Mez had a very difficult background, but his life changed when the Bible «confronted him» with the «awfulness of our sinful condition before a just and holy God».

Niebuhr's analysis of man's sinful condition showed that the self is unable to know the truth with its reason and unable to obey the truth in its will.

He points out that only an event - like Fall can guarantee the goodness of God and authentic hope for salvation; otherwise God must have created our sinful condition, and salvation must be contrary to our created nature.

And then, as if that weren't enough, God says we're all sinners and that only blood sacrifice can atone for our sinful condition.

Dan, i think you miss the crux of Christianity... my take n the teachings of Christianity is that the «rules» are God's standards and because of the sinful condition of the human heart no man has a hopeof reaching the standard... therein lies the dilemma.

Chapters 1 - 3 explain our sinful condition.

But it also refers to her sinful condition.

First, the texts are not statements about the sinful condition of all people throughout time, but are specifically about the people who lived at the time of the flood.

Christ's concern for individuals enslaved by the products of their sinful condition should be motivation enough for Christians to concern themselves with people today who are increasingly demonstrating the signs of

In both we have clearly exhibited the sinful condition of human beings — which human beings in this condition are encountered in a shattering and redeeming way by God's gracious will.

The sinful condition of the priest has nothing to do with the his authority to forgive or retain sins.

After all, very rarely do evangelists appeal to Old Testament texts, unless it is to Genesis 3 to talk about the sinful condition of humanity.

Christ's concern for individuals enslaved by the products of their sinful condition should be motivation enough for Christians to concern themselves for people today — who are increasingly demonstrating signs of electronic narcosis, with consequent effects of isolation, alienation, fear, abnegation of responsibility and loss of joy.

All we need to do is see how beautifully Holy God is, see our sinful condition and what Jesus did for us.

Not exact matches

The problem is that, in our fallen condition, we make sinful choices.

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.

And how do you propose we handle the issue of homosexuality since you seem to be implying that their condition is a sinful one?

Wofie is conditioned to being stroked in life to shove his sinful nature under the rug and can't stand Jesus» truth is being posted.

The beasts, birds, fishes, etc., I blessed their condition, for they had not a sinful nature; they were not obnoxious to the wrath of God; they were not to go to bell - fire after death.

There again Michael you are confusing Roman culture and Greek culture... there is not fact and verifiable to your claim only random hypothosis motivated by an emotional sinful culture to change Jesus» words... instead of proof texting take all the text together they all condition that marraige is between man and woman... and unless you can have babies your arguement is futile.

Whatever the explanation — mere human limitation or sinful results of our freedom — the actual conditions finally determined which of all the possible outcomes of that moment would be realized.

This is seen as a «contradiction,» which he resolved by presenting the notion that «God has a twofold life — a life in himself of unclouded peace and self - satisfaction, and a life in and with His creation, in which He not only submits to the conditions of finitude, but even allows His power to be limited by the sinful will of man.»

Or the portrayal of the human condition as sinful and the potential for transformation because of God's grace in Romans 1 - 3.