Sentences with phrase «takes true faith»

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

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When a person of Mormon faith is taking a crap, and the crap pieces fall in a manner that makes this person believe their feces is the one true prophet, heir to Brigham Young and Joseph Smith, leader of men and receiver of revelation.

I'm all for blind faith in God, but please don't take other people's opinions as true unless you have actually done your research.

Out of all the postings on this site today, I found «Derp's «post the most fascinating and informative, as well as deeply revealing.Even after boasting of what seems to be a practically perfect live by any measure, he informs us that he takes pleasure in mocking and ridiculing those of faith who are presumably his opposite; I can only wonder if, given all his supposed accomplishments, he is smart enough to realize how deeply revealing of his true character his remarks are.As a believer, I rarely engage in arguments with my atheist friends, and like to think I wouldn't lower myself to the level of juvenile name - calling and personal attacks against whatever my atheist friends hold dear.Most of the time we simply agree to disagree; when they hold forth with misinformation or ignorance on their assumed «knowledge «of my faith, I try to gently correct them; I certainly don't allow any disagreements we have to devolve into hateful insults and name - calling.

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 read.

Upon the basis of Paul's teaching, taken alone, Christianity might possibly have foundered a century later in the rising sea of Gnosticism; possessing Mark's compilation of the historic traditions, later amplified by the other evangelists, the church held true to its course, steering with firm, unslackened grip upon the historic origins of its faith.

While artistic license has been taken, we believe that this film is true to the essence, values, and integrity of a story that is a cornerstone of faith for millions of people worldwide.

If you are going to argue that your perspective is more true than ours, then you should really take a look at the foundation for your beliefs and see if you can really put faith in that foundation.

But in spite of this concern, when I take into account all the information available, I embrace my faith because I ultimately believe it to be both true and the most intellectually satisfying.

I take for granted here the notion that Christian faith involves cognitive content — meaning propositions capable of being true — and that Christian theology involves the defense of their truth.

In Kierkegaard's earlier works are found the germ of some of Buber's most important early and later ideas: the direct relation between the individual and God in which the individual addresses God as «Thou,» the insecure and exposed state of every individual as an individual, the concept of the «knight of faith» who can not take shelter in the universal but must constantly risk all in the concrete uniqueness of each new situation, the necessity of becoming a true person before going out to relation, and the importance of realizing one's belief in one's life.

The way in which members of each faith can help members of the other find a truer balance takes us back to the starting point of this chapter.

Sure, David goes on to say that he was uneasy with such a claim and wasn't even sure that it was true, but still... how do you write a book which is supposed to be about taking back your faith from the American Dream and start the book by stating that you are the youngest megachurch pastor in American history?

GAW: There is no such thing as a true atheist... What you can't take with you after this life, and the faith therein is proof enough for me and good enough reason for anyone's conversion, even yours, on your last day.

We may prepare for our next section, then, by affirming that, for Christian faith, by the prevenient Action of God a human life was taken and made into the instrument for the gracious divine operation; in more traditional idiom, the eternal Word, Self - Expression of very God, was clothed with a true humanity, crowning the rest of God's work in and for God's human children.

The image of God within was restored and true communities of faith took root, some multiplying a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

And those of us who are Christians (and I believe the same is true of Jewish natural - law thinkers, such as Rabbi David Novak) acknowledge that the faith we affirm has itself been enriched» and in certain dimensions even partly shaped» by taking onboard their insights and integrating them into theological reflection.

Atheism offers nothing to me, it never has and never will, it doesn't make me feel good or comfort me, it's not there for me when I'm sick or ill, it won't intervene in my times of need or protect me from hate, it doesn't care if I fail or succeed, it won't wipe the tears from my eyes, it does nothing when I have no where to run, it won't give me wise words or advice, it has no teaches for me to learn, it can't show me what's bad or nice, it's never inspired or excited anyone, it won't help me fulfill all my goals, it won't tell me to stop when I'm having fun, it's never saved one single soul, it doesn't take credit for everything I achieve, it won't make me get down on bended knee, it doesn't demand that I have to believe, it won't torture me for eternity, it won't teach me to hate or despise others, it won't tell me what's right or wrong, it can't tell nobody not to be lovers, it's told no one they don't belong, it won't make you think life is worth living, it has nothing to offer me, that's true, but the reason Atheism offers me nothing is because I've never asked it to, Atheism offers nothing because it doesn't need to, Religion promises everything because you want it to, You don't need a Religion or to have faith, You just want it because you need to feel safe, I want to feel reality and nothing more, Atheism offers me everything that Religion has stolen before.

It is true that he begins when he meets them on the road by asking about their discussion, that he takes them where they are; but this is because they are where they should not be - they need to come to faith, these foolish men so slow to believe what was in the scriptures.

That is also what happened to me I am 12 and the devil put it into my mind but I know it's not true and don't think it is and I was so scared because it happened like 2 days ago and I realized the problem is that you have to ask lord to free you this is the devil trying to make you miserable you need to have faith today I asked god to forgive me because I don't know why it came into my head and I didn't think god loved me but I told my dad what happened and he said that it is I felt you say notice say it to someone that it's the truth that is what it means and I felt god in me today and he took away all my bad thoughts and now I know I am forgiven all you need to do is captivate those thoughts and say god free me because if you have committed the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit it's not that god doesn't want to forgive you it is that the person that has done it made up there mind and they don't want forgiveness.

It takes a lot of courage to admit you no longer believe and a different kind of faith, faith in oneself to finally take the first step toward true freedom.

The promotion of the Peters Projection thus seems to have taken on some of the same single - mindedness as claims for an «only true faith» or a panacea patent medicine.

One takes a look at the modern world, finds it alien and hostile to one's beliefs, and retrenches into one's own tradition, claiming on authority that it is the one true faith and all other beliefs misguided and perverted.

If only we would let pastors of all other Christian faiths speak in our pulpits and let the faithful of all denominations take communion in our churches, we would be on our way to showing the «true ecumenism of the Spirit.»

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....

In response to Mormonism where is the factual evidence from what this Faith is based on: 1) Prove that reformed Eygptian is a true language 2) Provide a map showing the journey in American the Nephites and the Moronites took to establish themselves will validating their establisments 3) The Book of Abraham has been proven false so why is still accepted as scripture 4) Joseph Smith was not a Jew or part of the tribe Levi, but believed that the rights of the priesthood was given to him.

Maybe God planted the Bible as a test of faith, and everyone who takes it literally as 100 % true is failing?

Complaints such as Prof. Johnson's would be taken more seriously if they engaged carefully nuanced reflections on the problem, such as the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith's 1990 document, «The Ecclesial Vocation of the Theologian,» or Avery Cardinal Dulles» 2003 essay, published in these pages, «True and False Reform.»

On the contrary, Lehner argues, Catholics were often very much involved in the Enlightenment project, so much so that one can indeed speak of a «Catholic Enlightenment», one which took on board many aspects of the wider, secular Enlightenment, but did so while remaining true to the Catholic Faith.

Insofar as any of us take to ourselves the attributes and power of God in our lives, whatever we style ourselves, then we will be deluded and a snare to true faith in God.

-- but it is precisely because the models of faith are taken as trustworthy, that is, believed to be in some sense true, that their non-cognitive functions are possible.

Whether it was deliberate or unintentional, I would hope in the future the author of this article would use better judgment or take more time to research the Catholic teaching on the Eucharist (to at least put Sebastian's statement in context) before quoting a statement that is clearly an error to any Catholic that has a sense of reverence («frozen holy wine transformed into the blood of Christ» on popsicle sticks) but could mislead those with simple faith or those who are unfamiliar to the true Catholic teaching.

It is beyond my understanding to believe that any true believer, one born again by His Spirit might be able, in a moment of supreme weakness, to deny their redeemer and all the experiences they may have had because of faith and the transformation that took place within them.

With this definition of faith in mind, it is absolutely true what most Calvinists say, that God must take the first step.

If your claim were true, then suicide attacks would be ok because they are only taking such action because of their faith.

Philosopher when you theorise that God created sin that path will take you to a place of unbelief and a mistrust in God as it is a place of doubt and unbelief if you see God as evil.That is one path everyone is free to take.The scriptures say that without faith it is impossible to please God.The other path is that we believe that the bible is true that God is holy and righteous and sin does not dwell him.Ultimately if we believe and trust him then we shall be saved.What does your theory offer is there hope or is there eternal life in your belief the answer is no because unless we believe in Jesus we shall not be saved and eternity is a long time if you are wrong.brentnz

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).

Don't take off, leave a magic book of violence, science errors and sillyness threatening to kill everyone who does not have faith in you, like that is true morality..

If they mutually agree to take the risk, the act must be orientated to its true purpose: unitive through procreative (see Faith March 2006, Editorial, Confusion over the Meanings of Marriage).

A certain king of that region, of the school of Nestorian Christians, who was of the race of that great king who was called Prester John of India, attached himself to me the first year of my coming hither and, being converted by me to the truth of the true Catholic faith, took the lesser orders and wearing the sacred vestments served me as I celebrated; so that the other Nestorians accused him of apostasy.

Regardless of the positive results seen thus far, it is still a big call from Chelsea to offer a new deal so soon into his tenure, but if true, they clearly have plenty of faith in Conte to continue to lead them forward and take them back into Europe next season to continue their success.

I took a leap of faith and made a choice to more deeply honor my true self.

I'm a very out going girl I take care of my family and stay true to my faith I'm proud of the woman I've become I understand that mistakes Happen in life but I never let them define me I am currently a full time college student and a dancer no not the kind that involves a poll lol I like to have...

This is exactly what can take place for you also, if you're seeking to discover true really like having a person that has a powerful sense of faith, morals, and beliefs.

I can understand if she brings to the table that she needs some help but the fact that she couldn't wait a few days or even take your good faith gesture with helping her with half till you could meet up shows she's a true golddigger..

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

It's a self - published author's dream come true: Imagine having enough faith in your story that you take the leap and self - publish — and then your book not only flies off the shelves, it's turned into a cinematic piece of art!

True, a life change like this takes a huge leap of faith.

We are able to must wait and look what OPPO would possibly perchance have faith in its ROM that will likely be primarily based completely on Android Nougat and we are hopeful to have faith a look at that the ROM doesn't have faith everything of its bear and takes some of the true featurees of the Nougat ROM.