Sentences with phrase «than pride in»

Valencia are playing for no more than pride in the second leg of the cup semi-finals following the ruthless dismantling by Luis Enrique's side at Camp Nou.

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Representatives of two gun control advocacy groups, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Everytown for Gun Safety, plan to speak at more than 20 pride events around the country this weekend, according to a statement from the groups.

In its decade and a half of existence, it has grown from two to more than 250 employees and prides itself on combining the attention of a small company with the capabilities of a large one.

Rather than expanding locally, Farley simply opened offices wherever prospective employees happened to live, which is why Pride's non-New England locations are in the random states of Washington, Nevada, Florida, and California.

Companies are running leaner than ever, and because of that VCs are more willing to invest in companies who don't pride themselves on their burn rate.

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To find her, Pride had to trawl through hundreds of advertisements on Backpage.com, a site that in 2012, the last date for which stats are available, was hosting more than 70 per cent of the US market for online sex ads.

From our head office associates to our associates in store, more than 85,000 of us carry that name with pride.

More than 50 Deaf baristas received green aprons with «Starbucks» embroidered in ASL fingerspelling to serve as a visual communications cue for customers and a point of Deaf cultural pride.

Have you ever 2Timothy3: 1 - 5 It speak about in the last day critical time hard to deal with will be here.2 men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money,self - assuming, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, 3 having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self control, fierce, without love of goodness, 4 betrayers, headstrong, puffed up with pride, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of god, 5 having a form of godly devotion but proving false to its power, and from these turn away.God speak of these thing occurring in our day.

The Scriptures held pride of place in this matrix but in a conjunctive rather than disjunctive mode.

Wills's work is more intelligent and substantial than Carroll's, and he writes from a deep faith; he notes, not without pride, that he prays the Rosary daily and recites the Lord's Prayer in Greek.

The most painful part of the process, though, was when friends and well - meaning mentors dismissed my questions as silly, or, even worse, questioned whether my doubt was nothing more than an attempt to justify some sort of secret sin in my life, usually pride.

Thus, because the ultimate objective, the totality to which my nature is attuned has been made manifest to me, the powers of my being begin spontaneously to vibrate in accord with a single note of incredible richness wherein I can distinguish the most discordant tendencies effortlessly resolved: the excitement of action and the delight of passivity: the joy of possessing and the thrill of reaching out beyond what one possesses; the pride in growing and the happiness of being lost in what is greater than oneself.

It was pride on my part that stopped me entering into that deeper walk i wanted to do it in my strength but we can not the more we walk according to the flesh the more of a foothold the enemy has on us so we struggle.When we crucify the flesh and the works of the flesh and draw closer to God and rely on him we become as he is and that is who we are called to be.So we do not fail but continue to overcome in his strength not looking to the flesh at all but to Christ.You and i were called to be overcomers more than conquerers.May the Lord continue to strengthen you in your walk and faith as you grow in him.Your brother in Christ brentnz

society, where sin is viewed as little more than psychological maladjustment, or behavior arising out of corrupt economic structures, or as a failure of the educational system, baptism reminds us that, in spite of Gestalt and I'm OK, You're OK, what we do naturally is not the best we could do, that our inborn selfishness and pride are life - and - death matters, that Christians are made, not born.

Gay pride means making sure that the next generation has an easier time in school than they did, having families more accepting of their sexual orientation and gender identity than families in the past.

It shows how completely the pride and opinion of men, rather than the Holy Spirit, rule in the consciousness of Christian people.

Pride, anger, greed, judgmentalism, and gluttony, for example, are condemned all over the place in Scripture (way more than homosexuality), and yet most Christians are content to live in such destructive lifestyles while they point the finger at homosexuals and call down God's curses upon them.

This attitude shows how completely the pride and opinion of men, rather than the Holy Spirit, rule in the consciousness of Christian people.

To the degree we do have a Christian heritage in America, that understanding should be marked with humility more than pride.

You seem to have highlighted particular sins as though some are worse than others all sin leads to death not just the big ones because we all are sinners.All have gone astray none are righteous.I believe the worst sin is pride idolatry is the first commandment we set ourselves as Gods.Regardless of what the sin is, our hearts are condemned by our pride.It wasnt the sin of homosexuality or sexual deviance that destroyed sodom.It was there pride and it is one of our biggest stumbling blocks in our christian walk or it certainly was for me.We look at the story of the adulterous woman and we think adultery is a terrible crime but the story is for our benefit to show that we all are sinners that Jesus does nt condemn us but came to save us.And when Jesus says go and sin no more he was not only talking to the woman but everyone else that was around judging her for her sin its a universal message that we all need to see that we all are condemned because of our sin that Jesus came to save us and that we turn from our sin and follow him.Because he is the way the truth and the life.brentnz

The new orthodoxy puts more emphasis on sinful inner motives, particularly pride, than the old orthodoxy; and at least in the American scene it has more social emphasis.

Dr. John Bennett remarks in his discussion of the Gospel record that the recorded words of judgment spoken by Jesus against the faithless generation, the exploiting groups, and the pride of the «righteous» are more prominent than the words of forgiveness.6

Ministers also and the laity of the Church will know what is expected of those who hold this office For the present it is possible only to feel after and to describe in sketchy outline what this new conception is, a conception that we may believe is at least as much gift of grace as consequence of sin and perhaps more something produced by historic forces under divine government than the creature of human pride and fickleness.

Tommy God has already forgiven you for your sin the moment you asked Jesus into your life and confessed him as Lord.From that point he paid for your sin in full past present future.It is not sin that stops us from being with the Lord so you are saved.The problem you are experiencing is the battle for your life in the here and now satan is out to destroy you and he knows our weaknesses.If you are honest there were already issues in your life that you struggled with and never got the victory over.So where do you go from here as i found myself in the same situation i was a christian but walking according to the flesh.God does nt change his mind he always loves us but because of our choices we distance ourselves from God.The issue is that we like sin thats our wicked hearts and to be fair we cant change our nature only Christ can do that our old nature must be crucified with Christ.The stumbling block is our pride we have to admit that we cant do it For me that was terribly difficult i was so independent thinking i could do anything but the truth was a made a real mess of things.I sense you are at a crossroads and are feeling desperate and confused.So as a brother in the Lord you need to confess your sin to God and tell him that you are weak -LCB- we all are -RCB- and that you cant do it in your strength -LCB- None of us can -RCB- but ask him to send the holy spirit to help you deal with the temptations and the sin that you struggle with and he will help you to change your life he will empower you as he did me.Rather than look at who you are look to Christ and walk in him and he will make you a new man and sin will not have dominion over you.Jesus came to set us free from bondage.Having once been a slave to sin i know what it is like to have been set free by the power of God and that is what Christ is offering you today.All it takes is a desire to change or repent and admit we cant do it and trust him to give you the strength to walk in him regards brentnz

If a woman (without a man for her) is intent about talking in the ekklesia, she will either be blessed in wisdom to soon discover her approach as less than ideal (so to help from her sisters), or she may depart along with her pride by feeling that she's not being heard.

I think one part of this came out of the strict religious traditions that highlighted hypocrisy, exhibited pride in self - ability to carry out religious ordinances or «procedures», and were founded in mere tradition rather than from some higher power or actual scriptural foundation.

«Nature or God didn't give me my edge, I did» would actually make more sense than ever; people would have more reason than ever to take proper pride in what they've accomplished.

That means, of course, that he's only a Republican when he feels like it, plays to the press more than Republican voters, and prides himself in being too classy to attack Obama.

Nevertheless, human pride being what it is, some exponents of this prophetic social gospel seemed to lay more stress on the human builders than on the activity of God in the process.

Niebuhr said that the spiritual pride of nations has two aspects in its unconditional claims: «The nation claims a more absolute devotion to values which transcend its life than the facts warrant; and it regards the values to which it is loyal as more absolute than they really are.

In our day we are probably more conscious than Niebuhr was in his that self - surrender, sloth, and inordinate self - humiliation need to be emphasized as much as pride to fully understand man s siIn our day we are probably more conscious than Niebuhr was in his that self - surrender, sloth, and inordinate self - humiliation need to be emphasized as much as pride to fully understand man s siin his that self - surrender, sloth, and inordinate self - humiliation need to be emphasized as much as pride to fully understand man s sin.

If a new building program is for the pride of its membership rather than the effectiveness of its ministry, then the church is in danger of a bad building program.

Then I would hope that someone would point out that I have a pride issue, rather than let me remain in it.

The sin of pride, for example, is rampant in Christianity, and according to Scripture, is much more serious of a sin than some of the others many Christians like to condemn in other people.

Barth had many friends, but he also made many enemies (not a few of whom were former friends) The number of enemies can be attributed in part to the fact that he was probably more successful in overcoming sloth than pride.

Let me respond as gently as I can by pointing out, first, that Mary's pride of place among, and indeed above, the saints hasn't been in doubt since the Council of Ephesus, and, second, that anyone who writes as rhapsodically as I do about the Mother of God could more justifiably be accused of Mario latry than of Marian understatement.

they would respect the injury of those at the trade center and relocate their proposed center... offering opportunities of reconciliation... rather than «we think it is best...» the spirit of false pride is in Islam as well as Christianity... we must be ever alrert!

Until i got to the place where i realised my identity is in Christ not in what i do and so i put him first that has radically changed my life and i am much closer to him than i ever was.May God bless you and show you what he wants you to do just trust him tell him that you cant do it thats important because the flesh wants to be able to do it in its own strength and that comes from our pride we must admit that without him we can do nothing.Let go of who you were so you can become who you are menat to be in Christ.regards brentnz

He does not want his son to be killed any more than any other parent, but he sends him off with a lump in his throat and pride in his heart that his boy is patriotic enough to fight for his country instead of sitting it out like some yellow C.O.'s in his church.

Jimmy C. Newman has a fine updated countrified take on the Cajun sound; another contemporary group is L'Angelus, often too watered - down or boringly «Celtic» for my tastes, but able to rip - it when paired with old - time musicians, and potentially interesting to First Things readers by their being proudly Catholic and in a Christian way, more than in an ethnic pride way.

No, the real source of the soul's disorder is pride, «the vice which made the soul prefer to imitate God rather than to serve God».6 Now pride is a failure in love's proper ordering.

The progress of mankind does not lie in the destruction of national identity and the denial of patriotic pride and devotion — any more than civic virtue would be improved by undermining family loyalties.

Charles Krauthammer of the Washington Post noted with great pride that the United States is «in fact, more hegemonic in the world in 1990 than in 1950.»

There is every reason to believe that a life of material austerity, of pride and pleasure in the quality of workmanship rather than in the amount consumed, a life lived in a warm and supportive community, would be far healthier for our society, ecologically and sociologically, than our present dominant pattern of ever - accelerating consumption.

His impression is that the Fundamentalist is more concerned with his code than with the vast spiritual issues of life — love, kindness, patience, tolerance, pride, self - righteousness, bitterness, or humility... It is against this mind - set in Fundamentalism that the writer wishes to protest.

You come along and tell me I am not just deceived, but that I place my standards higher than God's, that I simply give lip service, accused me of not believing God, of being influenced by Satan, stated I am condemned by Jesus and the apostles, stated I have arrogant pride in myself over the Word of God, (need I go on?

It is no exaggeration to say that, rather than values, they are «anti-values»; concretely, the three spirits of a godless world listed in the Bible: the concupiscence of the eyes, the concupiscence of the flesh, and the pride of life (cf 1 Jn 2:16).

As I thought about how to apply these teachings practically, a lot of strategies came to mind — putting the needs of others before my own, buying less and giving more, humbling myself when engaged in political or theological debates, embracing rather than complaining about those «one - way relationships,» praying for others more sincerely, saying «yes» a little more often, working on that ubiquitous sense of entitlement and pride that keeps me from going the extra mile.