Although blacks and whites
expressed their faith in their separate worship services in quite different ways, the verbal content of their faith seemed similar.
What
expresses the faith of a congregation is not numerical data but rather the stories that the numbers only grossly approximate.
In many countries where religion is a crucial part of the society, people
express their faith through their clothing, ornaments or body decoration.
He will show us
how express our faith and live it out in a way that expresses love toward Him and humanity.
Apart from the fact that it's about religion, I though it was a really cool way to
express your faith with something we use in our everyday lives.
Evangelical faith is largely personal; evangelicals view themselves not as instruments of a church but as individuals
freely expressing their faith.
But the 3 short answer questions also give you the opportunity to
express your faith even further in an effort to find like - minded believers.
Used with year 11 GCSE to introduce Religious expression and
discuss expressing faith through what is worn, highlighting key words - identity and faith.
This means that these workers with strong religious beliefs are free to
express their faith privately but can not insist their employer accommodate them at the workplace.
[88] There may be much to commend the substantive outcome here,
which expresses faith in the democratic process and in the ability of municipalities to reach rational results.
These sagas of Abraham and Jacob may be said to be myths which
express the faith into which Israel found herself called by reason of her encounter with YHWH through the course of history.
In the family life of church members, parents mediate the values of the world to children even if they
also express their faith in Jesus Christ in family relationships.
It is not their precedent which compels us to
express our faith as did they, which in any case would be in many regards impossible.
Inculturation should not be understood merely as intellectual research; it occurs when
Christians express their faith in the symbols and images of their respective culture.
Most people in this country are ashamed to
express their faith because it is only a religious duty to them and not a real spiritual relationship with the only true and living God!!!
Hartshorne in fact claims (p. 29) that Anselm adopted the Greek view and consequently that he sacrificed his right to say that his
formula expresses faith.
Still other
educators express faith in the vestiges of what were considered vital practices in democratic education in the past, including classroom voting, whole school meetings, student courts and similar mechanisms.
Just look at how Bush Administration happy - face appointees at the FDIC and
IMF expressed faith that risks were declining in 2007 - 08.
What is the purpose of fighting for the various religious and personal rights of our citizens if we are so critical of someone who is
expressing their faith just because we do not like her politics?
Moreover, as William Beardslee insists, the story form tells the individual «where he has come from and where he is going,» since «by creating its own ordered world, wherein through struggle and action an end is achieved, the
story expresses faith in the ultimate reality of order and life.
«Half (50 %) of Americans approve of
athletes expressing their faith publicly by thanking God during or after a sporting event, compared to only 4 % who disapprove.
Growing up, I was taught that anyone who does not
explicitly express faith in Jesus Christ and convert to Christianity is, without a doubt, bound to eternity in hell.
To suggest that we ought to return to «orthodoxy» is to suggest that we can
best express our faith today by disregarding the development of human philosophy subsequent to the original, or «orthodox» expression of that faith.
What's important is that we don't treat such concepts as if they were improvements on the ordinary ways in which the
saints express the faith; they are simply shorthand terms, a tool kit which helps us keep certain crucial aspects of the gospel alive in the mind and worship of the church.
For Niebuhr, then, the symbols of
eschatology express the faith that God's final act is to perfectly justify and sanctify history; God's final word to history is the perfect fulfillment of grace.
What proves more tantalizing are the ways in which the study of other religions gives me fresh access to the nature of congregations, enabling me to glimpse better how local churches particularize their religious behavior and
concretely express the faith.