Sentences with phrase «takes faith in something»

It still takes faith in something that you didn't personally witness to believe.

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It takes true faith to believe in something that is completely void of evidential basis.

The faith it takes to not believe in something beyond a earthly existence is the greatest faith of all.

As for numerologists, scientists, and non-believers in general... to explain anything within our universe completely and fully (even the big bang theory or evolution), one must eventually take a leap of faith and believe in something that equations or definitions can't quantify.

Corecco added that in today's globalized, multicultural, and secularized world, where the faith is something that can not simply be taken for granted, it becomes necessary to require a more explicit faith of the contracting parties, if we really want to save Christian marriage.

It is the DEFINITION of «faith in something despite the presence of all evidence to the contrary» Indeed, it takes FAR more faith to be an atheist, than a Christian for you are believing that which is impossible to demonstrate..

It is quite obvious that not believing in something there is no evidence for takes zero faith.

Proof, something that not one religion has you take your religion on faith, and that doesn't fly in this world, try telling a bank to give you a loan of faith, try convicting someone of a crime based on faith, try claiming ownership over something on faith.

Something you fail to address is why any rational person would be motivated to invest the time and energy it takes to develop faith in any god if he sees no reason to believe he exists in the first place.

It actually doesn't take faith to not believe in something for which there is no evidence.

«There are a lot of people of faith still in our country and when somebody takes a step of faith like Mark and [co-executive producer Roma Downey] did, people want to get behind it and see good quality, you know, production of something that's... dear to all of our hearts, and that is the scripture and the bible,» said Osteen.

In the graciousness of the book (something often lacking when people engage Emergent, no names but...), in its passionate for the Scriptures, in its understanding that true faith shows itself in love, in its acceptance of the many things postmodernism has going for it without capitulating to todays culture, and especially in the willingness to both take on and unite both sides, Wittmer has written something here to be commended for, and something that all believers no matter what side they lean toward would do well to reaIn the graciousness of the book (something often lacking when people engage Emergent, no names but...), in its passionate for the Scriptures, in its understanding that true faith shows itself in love, in its acceptance of the many things postmodernism has going for it without capitulating to todays culture, and especially in the willingness to both take on and unite both sides, Wittmer has written something here to be commended for, and something that all believers no matter what side they lean toward would do well to reain its passionate for the Scriptures, in its understanding that true faith shows itself in love, in its acceptance of the many things postmodernism has going for it without capitulating to todays culture, and especially in the willingness to both take on and unite both sides, Wittmer has written something here to be commended for, and something that all believers no matter what side they lean toward would do well to reain its understanding that true faith shows itself in love, in its acceptance of the many things postmodernism has going for it without capitulating to todays culture, and especially in the willingness to both take on and unite both sides, Wittmer has written something here to be commended for, and something that all believers no matter what side they lean toward would do well to reain love, in its acceptance of the many things postmodernism has going for it without capitulating to todays culture, and especially in the willingness to both take on and unite both sides, Wittmer has written something here to be commended for, and something that all believers no matter what side they lean toward would do well to reain its acceptance of the many things postmodernism has going for it without capitulating to todays culture, and especially in the willingness to both take on and unite both sides, Wittmer has written something here to be commended for, and something that all believers no matter what side they lean toward would do well to reain the willingness to both take on and unite both sides, Wittmer has written something here to be commended for, and something that all believers no matter what side they lean toward would do well to read.

That «something else» is that the event of Jesus Christ is to be taken in faith as peculiarly and distinctively a disclosure of God, the dependable, worshipful, unsurpassable reality who is creatively at work in everything that takes place, even in that which is evil.

In its own way an interview on faith history is something like the history a family physician takes of a new patient.

It is the opinion of many of us who are involved in Faith that he did indeed have something of importance to say and to offer to the Church and that his work does at least deserve to be taken seriously.

When one must suspend all knowledge and logic and take something on «faith» in the absence of any verifiable fact then it will always be a best selling work of fiction.

To Ken Margo: I am totally agree with you about this evil thing going around the earth... this evil minded people is there everywhere regardless of faith... that was not what i was trying to say... my point was to be able to recognize the One True God who is Unseen and who has no partners as He is not in need of any partners but we the creation is in need of Him... thats all... I wish I could do something to stop all these taking place around the earth... I think we human fear the fed laws more than we fear the laws of our Creator, for example not to associate any partner with Him, taking the life of others, drug dealing, human trafficking, believing in hereafter and so on... I remember a story that I was talking with one of my friends... I was telling him look we all obey the law of the land so much like for example when we drive and no one moves even an inch when there is a school bus stop to pick / drop kids as it is a fed laws but when it comes to the laws of our Creator, we don't care... like having physical relationship outside of marriage and many more... then he said something nice... he said that its because we see the consequence of breaking the law of the land but we do not see the punishment of hereafter even though it is mentioned very details in Quran, it even gives pictures of hereafter....

The reply given by the Johannine Jesus appears at first to confirm this by saying, «If a man has faith in me, even though he die, he shall come to life», but then proceeds to add quite a new interpretation of the resurrection power of Christ in the words, «and no one who is alive and has faith shall ever die».13 C. H. Dodd concludes that «the «resurrection» of which Jesus has spoken is something which may take place before bodily death, and has for its result the possession of eternal life here and now... The evangelist agrees with popular Christianity that the believer will enter into eternal life at the general resurrection, but for him this is a truth of less importance than the fact that the believer already enjoys eternal life and the former is a consequence of the latter.»

It will not do to take leave of the Enlightenment — or of the forms of religious faith that flourished alongside and nourished it — without having something better to put in their place.

In the words of the great Christopher Hitchens «The offer of certainty, the offer of complete security, the offer of an impermiable faith that can't give way, is an offer of something not worth having...»»... take the risk of thinking for yourself, much more happiness, truth, beauty, and wisdom will come to you that way.»

«Faith is something my generation is meant to be casting aside, not taking up,» writes Megan Hodder, writing in the English weekly The Catholic Herald.

It takes just as much faith to believe in a God created universe as it does to believe the universe and all it's order was created from an explosion of something smaller than the tip of a pin.

Dr Bill Toth «It takes just as much faith to believe in a God created universe as it does to believe the universe and all it's order was created from an explosion of something smaller than the tip of a pin.»

Delving into the text of the encyclical itself one finds that it addresses, appropriately, the utter incomprehension the dominant culture manifests towards something quite taken for granted in generations past: the very notion of faith.

But suppose that Ahmadinejad means what he writes to Bush about the importance of their shared faith, and that his appeal to Bush to take his Christianity seriously as something that should bring him close to Islam and to Muslims is at least in part serious.

That the whole constitution of many persons may be such that this paradox repels them is indeed true, but one ought not for this reason to make faith something different in order to be able to possess it, but ought rather to admit that one does not possess it, whereas those who possess faith should take care to set up certain criteria so that one might distinguish the paradox from a temptation (Anfechtung).

To go from not believing in the existence of any God, Hindu or other, to faith in the love and guidance and loving arms of a Father in Heaven is, indeed, a huge «leap» for some, that takes not only that BELIEF but the FAITH that something, or someone, or a higher being is here with us even in Spirit, will comfort, will love without condition, will forgive no matter what and endlessly when we sincerely ask fofaith in the love and guidance and loving arms of a Father in Heaven is, indeed, a huge «leap» for some, that takes not only that BELIEF but the FAITH that something, or someone, or a higher being is here with us even in Spirit, will comfort, will love without condition, will forgive no matter what and endlessly when we sincerely ask foFAITH that something, or someone, or a higher being is here with us even in Spirit, will comfort, will love without condition, will forgive no matter what and endlessly when we sincerely ask for it.

At last, something I can believe in and it didn't take me a leap of faith to do it, no man is created in gods image, just plenty of gods created in mans, at least some faiths put a bit of cows and elephants in there, even some trees and the sea.

I guess I was trying to make the point that any belief system, even the belief that there is no God, takes a measure of faith, faith being defined as «firm belief in something for which there is no proof».

Falcao found the back of the net four times for the Red Devils, however he did something to impress Blues boss Jose Mourinho, who has taken a huge gamble and will be hoping his faith in his new striker is repaid as the club look to retain the league title.

Think it would take something herculean for Arsene to lose faith in RvP and B52, especially with 5 senior places spare!

Attachment parenting in today's western society takes something else too, faith in our ability to parent our own children and a reliance on our inner knowledge of our children to guide us in raising them.

Deep down, I always knew I wanted to make something on my own, but it's taken almost 10 years for me to finally put the faith in myself to get it done.

Take a leap of faith in your online connection and allow the chance for something truly great to develop.

I think it's essential to learn one's love language to bring about a true connection I am optimistic about having something real with someone but realistic in knowing it takes work and commitment.My life is good and it has been my faith that has brought me this far and is the foundation of all I am

That Lee was able to make a $ 100 million dollar movie about these themes at 20th Century Fox was impressive enough, that he turns it into something of a Rorschach test for the audience (I felt that the film was suggesting that belief in God is a comforting fiction, religious friends took it as an affirmation of their faith) even more so.

That he's handsome is something I'm taking on faith in the one woman he beds, a woman whom maybe he shouldn't have.

There are also changes in policy or other unknowns that 30 years will bring, so it takes faith I don't have to lock away a large chunk of my savings in something I can't touch without hassle and penalty until then.

Schemers and their schemes, in addition to taking money from them, stand to also take away something even more important — their faith.

From being bullied in school, taking a leap of faith by leaving all behind and starting a new life solo in NYC to turning the negative into something positive like a brand.

Treyarch is really taking a leap of faith by incorporating something we've never had in a Call of Duty game — or any FPS that I know of — and that is curves.

That's why in science I don't have to believe something, take something as an act of faith, and neither should you.

I'm getting another case ready for trial where I have to explain honest and consistent statements given in good faith to the insurance company that their lawyer is not trying to take completely out of context to make them stand for something very different than I originally contemplated.

Though it is rarely perceived as a willful act, many lawyers have taken a leap of faith and left permanent employment to take on a contract in a bet for something better.