Sentences with phrase «teach much truth»

Not exact matches

Honestly, I had to drop so much doctrinal baggage to find the truth behind most of what I was taught in Conservative churches (and I am still casting off theologies that were biased).

But later I accepted the idea of his divinity — without much reflection — because of the power and truth of what he taught.»

While they contain the best of the higher thoughts and longings of the Jewish people, they also contain much that is far from being representative of the character and teachings of the Father in heaven; wherefore must I choose from among the better teachings those truths which are to be gleaned for the gospel of the kingdom.

II 24.6, that this parable was much used by Gnostics, and, both in Thomas and in the Gospel of Truth where a version of it is also to be found, it has become so much a vehicle for expressing gnostic teaching that the versions do not help us to reconstruct the teaching of Jesus (for a good discussion of the meaning and use of this parable in its gnostic setting, see B. Gärtner, Theology of the Gospel According to Thomas, pp. 234 ff.)

But I believe he's been taught by his pastor father the old school teachings on tithing and other beliefs so much that he hasn't seen the truth in Scripture.

Of the Bible she wrote, «I regard these writings as histories consisting of mingled truth and fiction, and while I admire and cherish much of what I believe to have been the moral teaching of Jesus himself, I consider the system of doctrines built upon the facts of his life... to be most dishonorable to God and most pernicious in its influence on individual and social happiness.»

well just thinking about these wars in the muslim / mid-east world over religious differences (which may reflect mental states in many ways) in a world where most realize that living in the present moment is best way to happiness and being in the moment in non-strife and awareness through the teachings of masters such as found in the buddhist, taoist, zen, etc., etc., etc. spriritually based practices of religious like thought and teachings, etc. that to ask these scientifically educated populace whom have access to vast amounts of knowledges and understandings on the internet, etc. to believe in past beliefs that perhaps gave basis and inspiration to that which followed — but is not the end all of all times or knowledges — and is thus — non self - sustaining in a belief that does not encompass growth of knowledge and understanding of all truths and being as it is or could be — is to not respect the intelligence and minds and personage of even themselves — not to be disrespected nor disrespectful in any way — only to point out that perhaps too much is asked to put others into the cloak of blind faith and adherance to the past that disregards the realities of the present and the potential of the future... so you try to live in the past — and destroy your present and your future — where is the intelligence in that — and why do people continually fear monger or allow to be fear — mongered into this destructive vision of the future based upon the past?

We shouldn't just look at Jesus, but His followers, and also others, including those that seemed to honour much of His teachings, and creation itself, I think to try and see truth and the existence of God.

Jesus used a traditionally accepted form of teaching in a non-traditional way to teach paradigm - shifting and theology - shattering truths which were «too much» for most people to hear, understand, or comprehend.

Just as the revelation of a loving Father is central to all of what Jesus said and did, so also, this truth about the violence that resides in the hearts of mankind also lurks beneath the surface in much of what Jesus teaches.

In this contest for truth, we have much to learn from the Russian literary masters, who teach that we are partners with nature in the creation of meaning.

I like very much what Robert Louis Wilken (also a former Lutheran) said of Pelikan: He found truth in «those teachings that were solemnly declared in the ancient councils and are confessed in the ecumenical creeds.

@ JOregon: «He rejects all those signs and wonders teachings of God talking to people» Yes and we see how much closer to the truth that has gotten him

Did you know that the Gospel contains pretty much every truth taught in the Bible?

Berkouwer rightly sees that the challenge of the nouvelle théologie was taken up by John XXIII in his opening address to the Second Vatican Council in a much - discussed statement: «The deposit or the truths of faith, contained in our sacred teaching, are one thing, while the mode in which they are enunciated, keeping the same meaning and the same judgment, is another.»

He will teach a false doctrine that appears to be righteous truth, so much so that I think that he will be able to convince atheists of his evil teachings, but that doesn't matter, he already has them in his «basket», but they would be extra «tools» to use to convince others of his wicket ways.

Truth, trust, community: much later John Paul II's trinomial would teach me what was missing.

He contrasts the «pure and simple teachings of Jesus», with the developments which Christianity has undergone in the West.17 In his analysis of the role of intellectualism, scholasticism, social solidarity, and activism, and of their historic causes, there is much truth.

Today's generation of Catholics is being infuenced by a much more nourishing diet than was available in the 1970s, and takes for granted the good things available: the Catechism of the Catholic Church, World Youth Day, St JPII's Theology of the Body, the New Movements, Veritatis Splendor, Benedict XVI's teaching on the relationship between faith and reason, and his emphasis on truth, beauty and a personal encounter with Christ, to name just a few.

There's too much beauty in the world to lose hope; too many people searching for something more than themselves; too many people who comfort the suffering; too many people who serve the poor; too many people who seek and teach the truth; too much history that witnesses, again and again, to the mercy of God, incarnate in the course of human affairs.

Well, GES advocates have been much satisfied with their claim that Romans 1:16 does not refer to the message preached to the lost but rather refers to general truth preached to believers for salvation from God's wrath (even though the Bible teaches believers are NOT subject to God's wrath).

Islam, as people know today, was Hebrew teachings or teachings of son of blessed Mary, was never about religion, but truth absolute Thin Allah, so much so, word religion did not exist in Hebrew language or in even in Qu «ran, there is no such thing as religion, but Thin Allah, consti tution of America, other wise known as Law of West.

Bristow demonstrates consistently that the former view underlies the teaching of the Church and of those theologians who cooperate with it constructively, and that the latter is the source of much dissent and of the relativism which undermines the truth about man.

Claim: Osiris taught much of the same material as Jesus; many teachings are identically the same, word for word Truth: There is absolutely no evidence of any of this, and the «wisdom» of Osiris is still available for review.

Truth is, I love teaching and writing so much that I have no intentions on retiring.

But after two decades of being raised in this understanding yoga shed some light onto this concept and way of living that allowed me a much, much deeper look at what I believe my childhood teachers where teaching as well but somewhere along the way also lost translation of this sacred offering of truth.

This might be the reality, but the truth is, you will never be happy teaching to a test — nor will you find much success.

St. Augustine: An early Christian theologian, St. Augustine based much of his philosophy on the teachings of Plato, a Greek philosopher who proposed the idea that there is an abstract truth that his higher and more complete than what we witness in the real, imperfect world.

The sad truth is that many educators aren't allowed the classroom time to teach much - needed social - emotional skills or to test kids for these competencies; and with the exception of just a few states, we don't have policies that support schools in imparting these skills to children.

She was created for a purpose so revolutionary, someone was willing to kill for it.Seventeen - year - old Lexi Matthews keeps two secrets from her elite boarding school classmates she s the daughter of a famous and controversial geneticist, and she can influence people s thoughts.But after new student Jack DeWeese heals her broken arm with an anything - but - simple touch, he forces Lexi to face a new reality her abilities reach much further than speaking to the minds of others.After Lexi s father goes missing and she receives threatening emails, she can t decide whether to fall into Jack s arms or run and hide.As Lexi seeks answers to what she and Jack are, she discovers a truth more unsettling than anything her science books can teach.

Thank you so much for all efforts in teaching truth about good solid trading.

Again, this tip can seem like it wouldn't do much good, but the truth is that taking the time to teach your pet a bird trick, even a simple, easy one, can do a great deal to make you look better in your bird's eyes.

No matter the differences, one truth remains the same: as much as they each love surfing, they even more fiercely love teaching you about life through surfing.»

The sad truth is that many educators aren't allowed the classroom time to teach much - needed social - emotional skills or to test kids for these competencies; and with the exception of just a few states, we don't have policies that support schools in imparting these skills to children.

As with the other blog posts I've written, the Lord just highlights something in my home and unfolds His truth through them... I'm guessing much like the parables Jesus taught with.