Sentences with phrase «taught the faith clearly»

What these bishops did was to remove the totally inadequate religious textbooks and the advisers / inspectors who wrote and promoted them and provide the teachers with sound Catholic text - books which were not only faithful to the Catechism of the Catholic Church but which also taught the faith clearly, comprehensively and without any ambiguity.

Not exact matches

The woman claims to be Catholic yet condones fornication, contraception, and probably other things like abortion which the Catholic Church clearly states are against the faith (and teaches that they are, serious, mortal sins that unrepeated of before death, will put one to hell).

But no matter how you cut it, such teachings are adding faith to works, and Paul clearly says that salvation is not of works in any way, shape or form.

These three clearly taught that «saving faith» is not achieved by trying to believe or even choosing to believe, but it is a gift of God.

We clearly teach that it does not matter what path we have followed to faith, or precisely when we came to faith, but it is crucial that we do now stand in faith before God.

Same goes for theologies that suggest the poor are poor because of their sins, that if only the sick had more faith or gave more money they would be healed, that the tsunami or the earthquake or the flood that devastated a community was clearly the result of God's wrath on its gay inhabitants, that we can stop rape by teaching women to cover up better, that sex before marriage makes a person «broken» and «unwanted.»

The problem under consideration has been clarified considerably by Hendrikus Boers, who identifies several points in the New Testament at which christological exclusivism is clearly transcended: (1) the authentic teachings of Jesus, which «did not bring the love and forgiveness of God, but affirmed its presence... by articulating it» (6:23); (2) Paul's treatment of the «faith of Abraham» in Rom.

In 1 Timothy 4:1, Paul says «The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons».

All in all this book is very good and written with the vigour and zeal of someone who clearly enjoys being a Catholic and feels that traditions which help us to teach the faith are not only worth maintaining but encourage us to feast and be merry.

Nye is correct: Tax dollars should NOT be used to teach people what is clearly a belief that is not based on any fact — it is based on faith.

It is reflected in the Gospel of Mark, brief and one - sided as is its selection of Jesus» teachings appropriate to its own special situation, that of a church facing martyrdom; but it is also reflected in Matthew, with its presupposition of a more settled community life, though at the same time facing a steady threat of persecution; and it is reflected clearly in Paul and in the letters he wrote to those who, like himself, were «in jeopardy every hour» for the faith that was in them.

First let us say that one of the distinctive and abiding characteristics of Faith Movement, clearly stated in our aims and ideals from the very beginning, is the intention to uphold and positively defend the defined teachings of the Church.

1 Timothy 4 1 The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.

Faith here is clearly trust, in this instance in God's provisioning, and the «faith as a grain of mustard seed» in the teaching of Jesus would seem to be an allusion to some such saying as thisFaith here is clearly trust, in this instance in God's provisioning, and the «faith as a grain of mustard seed» in the teaching of Jesus would seem to be an allusion to some such saying as thisfaith as a grain of mustard seed» in the teaching of Jesus would seem to be an allusion to some such saying as this one.

For the same reasons you believe morals are merely opinions, many / most Christians do not have faith in the Spirit, and basically ignore or outright reject the teaching on moral freedom found in Paul's letter to the Galatians (among other places in the NT, but it is most - clearly written out there), though they don't know they are rejecting it and somehow think they are in agreement with it (if they've read the letter at all).

These essays clearly establish that the «legacy» is, first, securing and advancing the teaching of the Second Vatican Council and, second, setting the agenda for the Church's faith and life in the twenty «first century.

I would say that the definition of the word faith is «complete trust or confidence in someone or something,» and its use in regards to Jesus Christ is not compatible with church practice that is clearly antithetical to what Christ taught in the gospels.

I Timothy 4: 1 The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.

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.

For example, in Ordinatio Sacerdotalis he seems to express a further aspect of the role of the Pope: the Pope by his own authority not only teaches the Faith as the head of the College of Bishops but is also able to discern clearly what teachings are indeed infallibly taught by the Ordinary Magisterium of the Church.

The Court's ruling clearly upheld the protections of the First Amendment and will allow clergy to counsel young women according to the teachings of their religious faith,» added Reverend Rebecca Turner, executive director of Missouri RCRC.