Not exact matches
Amazon's voice - controlled cylinder Echo — which answers to the name Alexa — responds to
spoken commands to search the internet, keep track
of appointments, and control apps like Uber and Spotify.
A former Odgers partner who
spoke on condition
of anonymity adds, «The whole tenor was one
of command and control, even bullying.»
Boyce was known in the diplomatic community for his knowledge
of Thailand and
command of Thai; on the show, he
spoke fluently and elegantly.
The honored guest and presenter was Major General Neal Loidolt, U.S. Army,
Commanding General
of the fabled 34th Infantry Division (the «Red Bulls»), who
spoke about the U.S. Military's role in global security, and the National Guard's role in that ongoing mission.
Speaking last night, Mr Draghi said Cryprus» reform programme «
commanded respect from the rest
of Europe.»
So if we followed that second
command, we wouldn't have the problems you
speak of, the world would be a better place.
Other than an old collection
of supersti.tions and stories about talking snakes, burning bushes that
speak, and
commands to kill each other in the name
of your imaginary sky ogre, you have none.
Acts 4:18 - 19: Then [the rulers, the elders and the teachers
of the law] called them in again and
commanded them not to
speak or teach at all in the name
of Jesus.
I would constantly bring to the forefront that significantly small percentage
of biblical passages (the majority within the framework
of Levitical Law) that
speak about slavery, selling
of daughters, and God
commanding the destruction
of various tribes.
The Almighty is not just on
speaking terms with them, but is apparently very chatty, seemingly issuing
commands about the minute details
of their everyday...
I thought so highly
of John MacArthur and gave for years to GTY, but when I heard John MacArthur's beliefs on the blood
of Christ (that when the Bible
speaks of the blood
of Christ, it's a «metaphor»
of His death), and his belief that those in the Tribulation can take the mark and still be saved, I knew I had to obey the
command in 2 John 1:10 - 11 not to even give false teachers a greeting, for whoever greets him takes part in his wicked works.
1 Samuel 15:22 22 But Samuel replied: «Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices Jeremiah 7:22 22 For when I brought your ancestors out
of Egypt and
spoke to them, I did not just give them
commands about burnt offerings and sacrifices
and earlier says in Matthew 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and
commanded them, saying, Go not into the way
of the Gentiles, and into any city
of the Samaritans enter ye not: 6 But go rather to the lost sheep
of the house
of Israel, that I, being a Gentile, the words HE
spoke don't pertain to me?
Speaking of being a LIAR, is this a list
of commands that would kill WOMEN and REGARDLESS
of whether they are pregnant or not?
Despite priests and religious who adopt the posture
of prophets in their touching eagerness to imitate their secularized betters who control the
commanding heights, so to
speak,
of Canadian culture.
God arranges the encounter, «seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations shall be blessed in him,» and reveals for the first time His true interest in Abraham: «For I have known him, to the end that he may
command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the ways
of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice: to the end that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which He hath
spoken of him» (18:17 — 19; emphasis added).
I am
speaking of... what every one must know in his own case: how difficult it is to
command himself, and do what he wishes to do; how weak the governing principle
of his mind is, and how poorly and imperfectly he comes up to his own notions
of right and truth; how difficult it is to
command his feelings, grief, anger, impatience, joy, fear; how difficult to govern his own tongue, to say just what he would; how difficult to rouse himself to do what he would, at this time or that; how difficult to rise in the morning; how difficult to go about his duties and not be idle; how difficult to eat and drink just what he should, how difficult to regulate his thoughts through the day; how difficult to keep out
of his mind what should be kept out
of it.
When I said above that I believe we're only to love God and those who believe in God, I was
speaking in terms
of the
command to love one another and the
command to love our neighbors as ourselves (I believe the «one another» and «neighbor» is only referring to believers and non-Jewish believers — as per the Parable
of the Good Samaritan).
He rightly
speaks of the Christian concept
of grace, unmerited favor and forgiveness, which is based upon our faith in Jesus as Redeemer, as motivating and even
commanding our forgiveness
of our unworthy neighbors.
He claimed he was
commanded to kill by a demon who
spoke to him through his neighbour's dog and that he was part
of a satanic group.
Even if prejudice is
spoken by a brother - in - Christ claiming to be a prophet
of God... we are
commanded to rebuke them sharply.
In this scene
of dry death, Yahweh
commands the prophet, «Prophesy [i.e.,
speak as prophet,
speak prophetically, from the root nb»]... and say..., O dry bones, hear the Word
of Yahweh!»
The significance
of such declarations becomes clearer when we observe that while the prophets repeatedly
speak of the knowledge which God has
of His people, their knowledge
of God is almost always the object
of prayer, aspiration,
command, or promise.
Always we are brought back to mission, and to explore how we might be more fully together in mission, for there is no doubt that Jesus
speaks to all
of us when he
commands that we «make disciples
of all nations, baptizing them in the name
of the Father and
of the Son and
of the Holy Spirit» (Matthew 28:19).
For this reason, Paul understands man with all his strengths, weaknesses and temptations: «Human nature, the common nature
of the whole race
of Adam,
spoke in him, acted in him, with an energetical presence, with a sort
of bodily fullness, always under the sovereign
command of divine grace, but losing none
of its real freedom and power because
of its subordination.
Sölle too
speaks of a promise along with a demand, but she makes clear that the realization
of the promise is a function
of obedience to the
command.
There is nothing remotely similar for English -
speaking Christians, and without it people lacking
command of classical languages and access to university libraries have no first - hand knowledge
of the past.
Yet, that Paul was not making this an unconditional or universal
command is obvious from the fact that in other epistles he
speaks highly
of Priscilla and Phoebe both
of whom carried on an active teaching ministry.
22 For I
spake not unto your fathers, nor
commanded them, when I brought them out
of the land
of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices.
Of course, the problem there is that if god is invisible and personal,
speaking to his followers only through there heart and minds, then there's no evidence to any outside observer that any atrocity is not good and right and
commanded by god.
What are often
spoken of as Jesus» hard
commands are those that concern his followers» dealings with those who persecute and malign them, their enemies.
20 But a prophet who presumes to
speak in my name anything I have not
commanded, or a prophet who
speaks in the name
of other gods, is to be put to death.»
When I
speak of command, I
speak of a kind
of moral compass that we feel is set for us or we set for ourselves.
Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines
of demons,
speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, forbidding to marry, and
commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
To separate government from the reality
of religion — from that which
speaks to the deepest and highest and most
commanding ways
of understanding what is really real — is to separate government from the people who are the source
of its legitimacy.
The New Testament takes it a couple
of steps further giving us a commandvitation (a word I coined to try to communicate that all God's
commands are invitations to life for those who are thirsty) to
speak the Psalms to one another and sing them in our hearts to the Lord... and sing them when we are joyful (Eph 5:19, Col 3:16 and James 5:13).
Also, the natural can easily be initiated by the Supernatural, just like Creation, it was the natural manifestation
of the Supernatural
Command, that is the Divine
Spoken Word.
Even when Moses was
commanded to strike the rock or
speak to the rock we have a foreshadowing
of Christ.
Other religions
speak of loving enemies too, so I don't imagine you meant «an exclusively Christian
command», do you?
Those old men were under the stricy
command of Jesus Christ's
command to «
Speak consolingly to the depressed souls» among them.
During the days when Hebrew
speaking peoples were the only ones obeying God's
commands, when a man fell on hard times provision was made for him to sell himdelf into slavery to another man, who was bound by law regarding the treatment
of his laborers.
(At which point they could appropriately ask me why I have chosen to ignore James»
command to «be slow to
speak and slow to anger,» after which I could remind them
of Jesus» words about judging... and before you know it, we would be flinging food and Bible verses at one another at will.)
Jeremiah 7:22 — For in the day that I brought them out
of the land
of Egypt, I did not
speak to your fathers or
command them concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices.
All alone, with dreams
of swindled brothers hampering sleep, or when God
commands us first to go and then obstructs the way, or in a limping morning sharp with extra light, we
speak of wrestling with an angel,
of blessings,
of brand new names.
And the prophet
of God wrote it just that way so the writer was
commanding the people to listen attentively and reverently and understandingly because these were Gods very own words that he was about to
speak.
1 Timothy 4:1 - 3: The apostle Paul fortells a time after the death
of the Apostles that some would «fall away from the faith, paying attention to misleading inspired utterances and teachings
of demons, by the hypocrisy
of men who
speak lies, marked in their conscience as with a branding iron, FORBIDDING TO MARRY,
commanding to abstain from foods which God created... etc..
Then the Word at length
commanded, «Son
of man, stand upon your feet, and I will
speak with you» (Ezek.
'» (Judges 11:30 - 1, 34 - 5) No. 7: The Lord is
speaking to Abraham in this story where God
commands him to sacrifice his son: «Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land
of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt - offering on one
of the mountains that I shall show you.»
It
speaks of operations research, systems analysis, technological forecasting, information theory, game theory, simulation techniques, decision theory, Delphi method, cross-impact matrix analysis, statistical time - series, stochastic models, linear programming, input - output economics, computer based
command and control systems, and so on.
20 But a prophet who presumes to
speak in my name anything I have not
commanded him to say, or a prophet who
speaks in the name
of other gods, must be put to death.»