Sentences with phrase «stand upon the belief»

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If you doubt the accuracy of the Bible, then how was a man named Job able to say with precision that «the earth hung upon nothing» (Job 26:7) some 3,600 years ago, since the most learned men even a thousand years later held to the belief that the earth was held up by elephants standing on the back of a giant turtle?

Yes, many aspects of Christendom are not so reasonable, and can be safely discarded, but the core beliefs of Christianity as founded by Jesus and centered upon Him can stand up to any and all challenges.

We recognize, of course, the relatively late emergence in the Old Testament of a positively and precisely articulated belief in Yahweh's universal creation, and that it is not, indeed, until the time of Second Isaiah that such a belief is taken for granted.24 On the other hand, the J story of creation in Gen. 2 reflects an early if imprecise creation faith25 while the eighth - century prophets clearly stand upon a thoroughly practical though untheoretical belief in Yahweh's creative function.

Since the Christian belief system is forced upon people at the moment of birth and since the majority of people born in the Western world are born into the Christian faith then it stands to reason that most atheists would be former Christians.

But even as the Darcsens are looked down upon and persecuted, there will be at least one who stands up to fight against those beliefs — by whatever means he has to.

However chilling the effect of such government scrutiny upon his art and life, Norman's paintings stand as a testimony to his talent, determination, unfaltering conscience, and to his ultimate belief in humanity.

Although the parents gave evidence that they were relying upon their religious beliefs in insisting that their daughter continue to receive treatment to keep her alive, they also stood to suffer a serious legal disadvantage if she were to die, because they would then likely be charged with either manslaughter or murder.