You don't need to prove to the world that you love your significant other more
than any other person loves his or her significant other.
Not exact matches
As per above, post it more
than that percentage of
people love to receive gift cards instead of
other gifts there are two benefits of gift cards if you give someone he can buy whatever he want or he can sell it for cash.
In this modern age, that can be taken quite literally — rather
than lovers giving each
other paper cards that say stuff like «I Choo - Choo - Choose You,»
people today are more prone to express their
love electronically through various means including e-mail, text messages and social media.
I'll say it again;
people love to see
other people, far more
than they want to see corporate brands.
It never ceases to amaze me: we all
love ourselves more
than other people, but care more about their opinion
than our own.
What if my goal wasn't to win the game, but to leave
people better
than I found them — better
loved, better experiencing their identity as a child of God, better equipped to
love others?
Some
people are just harder to
love than others — we all have that gregarious friend we liked the moment we met them — but
love is not easy, even when you
love a lovable
person.
I have sat with
people dying, and they never spoke of anything
other than their need to connect with their
loved ones and family.
Announcing his resignation (below) to the world he said: «I believe we've made great steps, with more
people in work
than ever before in our history, with reforms to welfare and education, increasing
people's life chances, building a bigger and stronger society, keeping our promises to the poorest
people in the world and enabling those who
love each
other to get married whatever their sexuality, but above all restoring Britain's economic strength.»
The only thing more important
than loving other people is
loving God Himself.
It often seems as the «share» the details of this relationship that Jesus is more like a child's imaginary friend who is always on their side when any conflict occurs with
others rather
than the Jesus who
loved people enough to tell them, without accusing or withdrawing affection, the hard truths they needed to know to encourge them to make more meaningful choices.
Reflect on this a little: Many of the inspirations of the threefold system of political economy derive from evangelical inspirations such as personal creativity, personal responsibility, freedom, the
love for community through association and mutual cooperation, the aim of bettering the condition of every
person on earth, the cultivation of the rule of law, respect for the natural rights of
others, the preference for persuasion by reason rather
than by coercion, and a powerful sense of sin.
An all
loving religion has murdered more
people throughout history
than any
other religion.
He wonders what I think
people ought to do,
other than having their
loved» or unloved» ones put down when their usefulness on this earth has been outlived.
nothing makes the atheist more ticked off more
than when you bring up GOD... God gets all the blame for all the tragedy in the world... If there wasnt a god in the first place, humans would not know tragedy or injustice when we see it... it would be a non-issue to us... survival of the fittest would not permit the emotions of
love, compassion, empathy... Darwininian theory could not allow any of those and many
other of the best of
people's capacity for caring to surface... You cant explain it away by synapse or neurons... without a Supreme Being, there would be no sense of justice or injustice, we would not call it anything because there is no Ultimate Moral Standard to compare it.
Myth and fact are inextricably entangled, and a
person is not necessarily a more authentic Christian by being more firmly grasped by the one or the
other: «For this is the marriage of heaven and earth: Perfect Myth and Perfect Fact: claiming not only our
love and our obedience, but also our wonder and delight, addressed to the savage, the child, and the poet in each one of us no less
than to the moralist, the scholar, and the philosopher.»
The
people will learn that they are ministers also, and that following Jesus is more
than just showing up on Sunday to hear a sermon and sing a few songs, but also involves
loving each
other and serving the world.
In short, married
love, to be true, must be more determined to make the
other person happy
than to be made happy by that
other person.
1 Corinthians 11:14 (Men should not have long hair) 1 Corinthians 14:34 - 35 (Women should remain silent in church) Deuteronomy 13:6 - 16 (Death penalty for Apostasy) Deuteronomy 20:10 - 14 (Attack city, kill all men, keep women, children as spoils of war) Deuteronomy 21:18 - 21 (Death penalty for a rebellious son) Deuteronomy 22:19 - 25 (Kill non - virgin / kill adulterers / rapists) Ecclesiastes 1:18 (Knowledge is bad) Exodus 21:1 - 7 (Rules for buying slaves) Exodus 35:2 (Death for working on the Sabbath) Ezekiel 9:5 - 6 (Murder women / children) Genesis 1:3,4,5,11,12,16 (God creates light, night and day, plants grow, before creating sun) Genesis 3:16 (Man shall rule over woman) Jeremiah 19:9 (Cannibalism) John 3:18 (He who believes in Jesus is saved, he that doesn't is condemned) John 5:46 - 47 (Jesus references Old Testament) Leviticus 3:1 - 17 (Procedure for animal sacrifice) Leviticus 19:19 (No mixed fabrics in clothing) Leviticus 19:27 (Don't trim hair or beard) Leviticus 19:28 (No tattoos) Leviticus 20:9 (Death for cursing father or mother) Leviticus 20:10 (Death for adultery) Leviticus 20:13 (Death for gay men) Leviticus 21:17 - 23 (Ugly
people, lame, dwarfs, not welcome on altar) Leviticus 25:45 (Strangers can be bought as slaves) Luke 12:33 (Sell your possessions, and give to the poor) Luke 14:26 (You must hate your family and yourself to follow Jesus) Mark 10:11 - 12 (Leaving your spouse for another is adultery) Mark 10:21 - 22 (Sell your possessions and give to the poor) Mark 10:24 - 25 (Next to impossible for rich to get into heaven) Mark 16:15 - 16 (Those who hear the gospel and don't believe go to hell) Matthew 5:17 - 19 (Jesus says he has come to enforce the laws of the Old Testament) Matthew 6:5 - 6 (Pray in secret) Matthew 6:18 (Fast for Lent in secret) Matthew 9:12 (The healthy don't need a doctor, the sick do) Matthew 10:34 - 37 (Jesus comes with sword, turns families against each
other, those that
love family more
than him are not worthy) Matthew 12:30 (If you're not with Jesus, you're against him) Matthew 15:4 (Death for not honouring your father and mother) Matthew 22:29 (Jesus references Old Testament) Matthew 24:37 (Jesus references Old Testament) Numbers 14:18 (Following generations blamed for the sins of previous ones) Psalms 137:9 (Violence against children) Revelation 6:13 (The stars fell to earth like figs) Revelation 21:8 (Unbelievers, among
others, go to hell) 1 Timothy 2:11 - 12 (Women subordinate and must remain silent) 1 Timothy 5:8 (If you don't provide for your family, you are an infidel)
The kind of action from social awareness that is demanded by perfect
love is such as must admit the tragic reality that there are
people who are genuinely intent upon using their freedom to destroy the freedom of
others, and that, under certain circumstances,
love itself may dictate that «It is better that many should die prematurely
than that nearly all men should live in a permanent state of hostility or slavery» (MVG 173).
The distinction corresponds to some degree to that between soul and body Agape is disinterested and impartial, without regard to
persons, while eros is interested
love, concerned with this
person rather
than that and desirous of the body of the
other.
The sooner we as so called christians realize that we are the furthist thing from perfect or special the better God so
loved the world
people, that being said the
love part thats His department, and if we would know this 1st part we would examine our own life as we know it and not
others, that we can recieve those promises in His word that this may speak louder
than words.
sometimes... sometimes... I find it easier to
love the addicts that abuse themselves in the tents of the woods,
than to
love the addicts that are abusers of
other people.
Feminism challenges the legitimacy of sex roles Along with
other social movements, feminism is rooted in the critique that a society so constructed that certain
people and groups profit from inequalities — between men and women, rich and poor, black and white, etc. — is a society in which money is more highly valued
than love, justice, and human life itself.
Thus the gospel was concentrated in the
person of Jesus; the hope of the Kingdom receded and became eventually only another name for «heaven,» the
other world, the state of bliss beyond death, or, as in Thomas Aquinas, a term for the divine theodicy in general — though in truth this interpretation really emphasized a fundamental element in the whole biblical conception, in Jesus» teaching as elsewhere — and thus an intellectual concept of the
person of Jesus tended to become central for Christian doctrine, theology, and devotion, rather
than the
person of God, his sovereignty and his redemptive will, his wisdom and his
love.
Your hate blinds you such that you continue to slander me and
others here who have nothing to do with xxxchurch.com
other than I see them as a valid ministry that
loves people in the Name of Jesus and frees them from the sin you hate so much.
Neville there were times when dominionism worked for Israel which were the exceptions rather
than the rule but generally it did nt sadly because of the wickedness of
peoples hearts.Power tends to corrupt
people ie in the case of nebbucanezzar especially when they succeed.Like you i think Gods
people have more impact by just letting Christ work through them could be me but i find politics tends to involve power money and compromise.Regardless of what political state we find ourselves Gods sovereign and his will be done on earth as it is in heaven.My focus is real simple just follow Jesus with all my heart mind soul and strength and
love others as myself and that is just following Jesus daily and trusting him in everything.regards brentnz
BTW I'm a pastor and I'd rather have a congregation of
people who are out there taking on the difficult issues with the
love of God
than a huge congregation of
people who like to sit around blessing each
other with their songs of platitudes waiting for God to yank them away by the hair.
My changes and current views on these questions are causing me to be more concerned about following Jesus, making disciples, caring for the poor, feeding the hungry, loosing the captives, living on less,
loving others, and making friends with
people on the fringes
than ever before.
while breifly going thru this artical it was makeing my stomach turn, this is just what the devil wants is for doubt and confusion, christianity is growing stronger
than ever, souls are being saved and lives are changing every day, and do nt for one minute think any different, or try tp put christians down, why would we loose faith, god answers our prayers everyday, think what you want and do what you do, but do nt try to put things in
other people's opinion or minds, jesus died for our sins, so that we can have better lives and be forgiven for our sins here on earth and move on to a beter place, becouse souls do nt die «read the bible, if you do nt understand it, find a church that can help you learn a better way of life, I pray for everyone out there that does nt know jesus christ as ther savior to accept what he has to offer to you «
love forgiveness and ever lasting life «Christians» stay strong and [ass the word of god on and share all your tedtimonies in life» god bless everyone»»
Stories of long - term spiritual growth and fulfillment in church are, in many ways, similar to stories of long - term growth and fulfillment in marriage: what matters more
than initial compatibility is long - term commitment to growing together, working through conflict, and learning as broken
people to
love other broken
people well.
In fact, a
loving action sometimes is accompanied by no actual desire at all,
other than the desire to do God's will and bless
people.
And according to Paul, even the greatest, most dramatic acts of charity will leave me feeling empty if I do them out of self - interest (easing my conscience) rather
than out of
love (easing
other people's burdens).
The hookup culture also inhibits ethical development through a focus on private indulgence in which
other people are used for pleasure, rather
than on
loving, committed relationships.
When consistently
loving, humble
people who clearly live for more
than our culture offers are repeatedly, publicly bullied and harassed, when charities and schools are fined and marginalized, and when the good and the forgiving turn the
other cheek and get slapped hard across that one too, this conversation will start to look different.
The old adages about not legislating morals, not forcing
people to
love each
other, etc. have been true enough to perpetuate themselves but false enough to prevent attitudinal changes that follow rather
than precede Christian conduct.
«I tell you,
love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you... if you greet only your own
people, what are you doing more
than others?»
A better practice
than memorizing and reciting the creeds might be taking
people out into the community to
love and serve
others.
By classifying some sins as less forgivable
than others, or some
people as less worthy of our
love and acceptance, we have forsaken the Gospel and abandoned the message of life in Jesus Christ, and replaced it with our own unloving, judgmental condemnation of
others.
I would
love nothing more
than to meet
others who feel the same so that our conversations can consist more of hatred of
other peoples» religion.
What if the thing we need most to repent of isn't the sin we are committing in our daily lives, but the sinful way in which we see and portray the most
loving of Fathers, who
loves us more purely and completely
than any
other person this world has ever known.
The idea is absent that sexual conduct can do harm to the health of one «sspirit, of one's humanity; that it can overthrow a
person's human balance, turning him or her obsessively in on self, seeing in
others no more
than sex - objects, incapable of any deep or lasting
love or of the respect that is the very hallmark of
love.
But
people also
love children and produce them for many reasons
other than sexual pleasure.
the power to give, the power to
love, the paradoxical power of «weakness»... God's power is thus much greater
than the compelling force of a tyrant who makes
others submit against their will... his power is sufficient to transform a willful
person from self - centeredness to
love, without destroying or even violating the tender plant of freedom.61
Jeremy good message and quite relevant for today God is still looking at our hearts and motives for serving him or are we serving our own agenda as Jonah was.He did nt feel compassionate towards his enemies and who could blame him they had cruelly killed many Jews it was a question of life or death to his own people.The Jewish nation was no more deserving of Gods grace
than the
other nations that is revealed by sending Jonah to preach a message of hope and life.Ultimately God calls all by faith in him and is willing to be merciful to all nations and
peoples that do not not deserve it just like us it is by grace that we all are forgiven.I am pleased that God is sovereign and knows whats best he is merciful to us.Our human nature is that it is better to kill our enemies before they can kill us and that is essentially Jonahs message that is why he struggled to be obedient to Gods will.Gods message is to forgive those that trespass against us and show mercy.Its complicated and it is natural to protect ourselves and our families from those who would seek to destroy them but ultimately its about trusting God with everything easier said
than done.If it comes to a choice we will have to trust God and ask for his strength because we cant do it in ours.As Christ laid down his life for us are we ready to lay our lives and the lives of our families as a sacrifice for him.To me that is where the story of Jonah is leading to we have the choice to fight our enemies or to
love them as God
loves them.brentnz
The eschatological tension of this situation, constituted essentially as the denouement of a ministry of suffering
love, implies for ministry something
other than mere encouragement to
persons who are suffering.
Christians commonly see themselves as a
loving, helpful
people, but the survey data indicated that
loving and helpful were not valued more by Christians
than by the
other groups.
I
love this blog and visit more often
than I comment — but like all those
other people who commented above I don't want to be another
person you feel responsible for.
When a
person's belief drives them to take a man's children away from him for no reason
other than who he
loves, or drives them to rape a lesbian woman to make her straight, when a
person's faith tells them it is good and right to kill another
person because of their faith or lack thereof... these are harmful.
A good barometer of how much we
love other people is how we act when we encounter someone who thinks differently
than us.