Sentences with phrase «things on faith»

Unless this platform is created, I think we are going to be taking some things on faith instead of rigor, and the faith based approach may cause considerable problems on down the road.

«As long as young people have access to institutions and experiences that intrigue them (for example, children's museums, travels to interesting sites) and are in regular contact with individuals who themselves are curious — and don't take things on faith or for granted or are cynical about everything — the kids will be...

«As long as young people have access to institutions and experiences that intrigue them (for example, children's museums, travels to interesting sites) and are in regular contact with individuals who themselves are curious — and don't take things on faith or for granted or are cynical about everything — the kids will be fine.»

«Without love, faith is nothing», as St Paul says: «If I had the tongues of angels and could speak of the highest things on faith and have not love, I am nothing.

It is the rejection of taking things on faith.

When you take such things on faith... you have already lost perspective, and you ** will ** inevitably hurt someone, in the name of them.

It's a classic moment in Lost history because it perfectly encapsulates John and Jack's characters, and because it points to a predicament to which we can all relate: Some of us really struggle to accept things on faith, while others seem to find it easy.

But what none of us should do is take these bad things on faith, or believe them on the strength of second - or third - hand reports.

People who accept things on faith, without evidence, won't be swayed by evidence.

so who on Earth can possibly live, make decisions, and find meaning to their life without taking some things on faith?

Or perhaps like the poor gullible fool you are, you just accept things on faith knowing that nothing was written about this character until 30 - 40 years after death and knowing that stories told like that so many years after could very well hold little accuracy.

Religion forces you take things on faith.

We refuse to accept a thing on faith.

Not to mention that he is a BORN skeptic and hasn't taken a thing on faith, like, ever.

Not exact matches

Faith was engaged to producer Scott Hendricks, but she and McGraw kissed while on the tour, and she quickly called things off with Hendricks.

He signed an executive order creating a «White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative» that will, among other things, make recommendations on policies that affect faith - based and community progFaith and Opportunity Initiative» that will, among other things, make recommendations on policies that affect faith - based and community progfaith - based and community programs.

I had in my heart and tongue the Name of Allah when ever I had fears, troubles or depression of any kind but from Jan 05 1995 when had lost my father and second brother in a car accident, it was the time I really felt am alone at age of 33 to face all the challenges my father has left upon me to run and manage among other partners therefore had been investigating the Quran as to understanding every word of it rather than to memorize it, have been did a lot of reciting verses of prayers begging God to look upon me and give me strength... am sure through such difficult times if I had no faith in God I would have perished and lost every thing long ago... Another thing my heart always gave me signs and my mind gave me logic of what to believe although have read many books abroad in my youth of many beliefs out of curiosity but could not belief in other than that God is one and Muhammed is his last prophet in all belief of the Quran he brought upon me / us in all that it says... Should mention at times had experienced dreams seeing signs and warnings long in advance of things going to happen A year or more before losing my father in a car accident I had seen him in my dream good bye wearing white cloth and going to board a tourist ship all crew dressed in white uniform rolling a red carpet on front of him and when was on the top of the stairs weaver smiling good bye... seen in another dream how or wealth will be stolen and what I will hold... so many things like that..

But in the real world, I think atheists and people of varying faiths probably work together on various things for the good of mankind — often not really knowing fully about each others» beliefs, yet still accomplishing good things together.

Most of the «rules for blogging» I have come across — like Alan Jacobs's «Rules for Deportment for Online Discourse» — focus on very basic things like avoiding ad hominem attacks and not arguing in bad faith.

Atheists: I know many there are many people that practice religion just by fanaticism, I've seen many people in my opinion stupid (excuse the word) praying to saints hopping to solve their problems by repeating pre-made sentences over and over, but there are others different, I don't think Religion and Science need to be opposites, I believe in God, I'm Catholic and I have many reasons to believe in him, I don't think however that we should pray instead of looking for the cause and applying a solution, Atheists think they are smart because they focus on Science and technology instead of putting their faith in a God, I don't think God will solve our problems, i think he gave us the means to solve them by ourselves that's were God is, also I think that God created everything but not as a Magical thing but stablishing certain rules like Physics and Quimics etc. he's not an idiot and he knew how to make it so everything was on balance, he's the Scientist of Scientist the Mathematic of Mathematics, the Physician of Physicians, from the tiny little fact that a mosquito, an insect species needs to feed from blood from a completely different species, who created the mosquitos that way?

If we go by your premise that «Some of us do the right thing because it is the right thing» and those of Faith because we are threatened, then why have we not acted more on the prescribed punishments that are threatened and demanded by God?

It's an awesome thing to walk together with this guy on a journey of faith.

I guess I've always had a confidence in God and faith; you know, it's almost like God saying, «Just hold on Andy; wait until we see what happens,» and the things we've been praying for, obviously, God's answering those prayers... the licensing thing on the album with it coming out on the final Matrix trailer and things like that.

All I can say is one day God will will and we all will be judged for the people we hurt and judge, but one thing I can be sure of is that when it comes to respecting people of other faiths I will not have blood on my hands for harming Gods children.

If Bachmann says she is going to bring her Faith to her governance and I was ok with Sotomayor very open statement saying she is brining her race and gender into her actions on the court... then why would I not be ok with Bachmann saying basically the same thing?

This led to a big split among those that latched on to the words that having faith in Jesus is what is needed to get to heaven vs words that say things like how it's easier to get a camel through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into heaven or help the poor.

America has wasted enough time on things of no value like the questioning of a good person's faith.

What Lasch described in 1972 as «the familiar materials of popular discontent, quietly persisting through three decades of «affluence,»» are once again on the rise: «distrust of officials and official pronouncements; cynicism about the good faith of those in positions of great power; resentment of the rich; a conviction that most things in life are «fixed.

You have been blessed to see life start and life end, but the most important thing is to see life continue at the end of this journey on earth, and the only way that can happen is to put your faith and trust in Jesus who created you and at that moment you step off that curb into the next life, it will be holding Jesus» hand and smiling into his face... blessings to both of you....

One thing I found really interesting is that one conclusion the book came to is that these «faith wars» had a direct impact on the fall of the Roman Empire because the gov» t had to deal with the internal struggle and the external enemies had to take a back seat in importance or at least drastically distracted the leadership.

Philippians 3:8,9 «More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith,»

d 12The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, «The man who does these things will live by them.»

People of all faiths do or do not do illegal things based on their value systems, their needs, and their basic moral principles.

I cintend that the bible also calls us to do the same thing — it calls us to action and then says when we have donr everything we can and there is nothing else we are to stand in faith that it will work out — of course i paraphrase — but wht do people think all christians do is sit on their butts and pray and look pie eyed at the sky - this christian worked her butt of on the streets - and look at Mother Thresa - and other christians working for humanity all over the world - i think athiests have the wrong idea about chtistians...

Over the years, the kids have grown and gone on to great things, thanks to their faith.

It's not a negation of truth or absolute truth, it's just a recognition that we might be as confused over things as our kin in the faith who chained up Bibles, burned the bones of reformers, tossed bombs into the basements of black churches and burned crosses on the front yards of black people, who ignore the plight of the homeless and the poor while we struggle to decide between the 36 and 72 inch plasma screen tv.

The things that you're applying the label faith to is also backed up by evidence, these are calculations and assumptions based on history and predictions.

Nuns on the bus, proved that doing the Right thing for the American People, doesn't have to collide with your faith, if you are doing what is best for all Americans, not the chosen few.

On the other hand Muslims who obviously hate the west and all things western so passionately should be actively encouraged to go back to Muslim - dominated countries where they can practice their faith in deep purity free from corrosive Western cultures and freedoms.

So many people who advocate or speak publicly for political or personal reasons aren't acknowledged as much when it comes to religion when someone is wanting to speak out about there faith a light bulb goes off and says we don't want to hear, or talk, or, air any thing that has to do with the mentioning of God but because of the high profile story and because this is the President of the United States it's ok hats off to them for not being ashamed to speak about there faith I agree with Richard some people just because they profess there faith doesn't mean there trying to push there beliefs on anyone people of faith have a right to free speech also.

I know many atheists and peoples of other faiths that look down on Christians because of the things we say and do, dragging down the whole religion.

Is his faith the only thing he won't flip flop on?

How can one possibly discern between things that should be accepted on faith and things that shouldn't be

Salvation comes by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone ----- Except if God placed you in a region on earth where christianity doesn't exist, then you've never heard of Christ, and will likely go your entire life without learning the first thing about him.

You called me out as being disingenuous when I said «that as time goes on however, I'm finding things that are helping to disprove things previously held as fact among Christians», so I have provided you an example that not only wasn't it a disingenuous statement, but that I've done my homework, on both sides of the argument, and came up with something that no one has been able to give me a response with even either the slightest chance of being possible, or falling back to the old status qua of «mysterious ways» and «having faith».

Certainly, some things we believe in can been seen, but the great faith described in the rest of Hebrews 11 is the faith that is confident in God's promises based on what is known about God's character and God's Word.

The one thing they all have in common is willingness to believe without question based on nothing more than faith — the world's worst decision - making method.

If we define faith as «confidence» or «conviction» based on the evidence presented, and once we recognize that there is no such thing as «degrees of faith,» then this leads to the truth that faith is not a work.

To expand on this a bit, we could say that faith substantiates, or sees as reality, that which we previously only hoped to be true; it is the evidence, conviction, or confidence in things we can not see.

If you rely on mechanical things that have a track record of performance, you have neither faith nor trust, you have confidence.