Sentences with phrase «toward other faiths»

Everybody is aware of a marked change on the part of missionary leaders toward other faiths.

Not exact matches

Faith - Based, because there is zero credible, verifiable evidence one way or the other toward Atheism OR Theism!.

As I frequently like to ask those of Christian faith who spew hatred toward others and announce «so and so is going to hell.»

Increasingly, as Ruether has observed, these religious believers have become more and more intolerant toward others who have rejected the new faith or who depart from it.

Others were groping down false paths toward the reform of an institutional Church that, for all its integration with culture and society, was becoming evangelically flaccid and sluggish, perhaps in the complacent conviction (not unlike that of the recent past) that the faith could be transmitted by cultural osmosis, as a kind of ethnic heritage.

Where are today's counterparts to the giants who gave us the ecumenical building blocks toward unity in faith and order, life and work of the church: Visser t» Hooft, Niles, Nygren, Lilje, Newbigin, John XXIII and others who took Jesus» prayer to heart?

And with no imagery available, other than that of supernaturalism, to suggest such nuances or sensitive ground for pointing toward dimensions of grace or spirit, Christian faith could mean for the modern consciousness only confidence in the resources of man's moral idealism.

Finally, Stanley I. Samartha of India, who is director of the WCC's program on Dialogue with People of Living Faiths and Ideologies, sums up the new attitude toward other religions by asserting:

The faith of the privileged person or dominant race failed to address or even recognize the injustices of their practices toward the other.

Granted that our relationships with others mostly work toward an end, but I've noticed that the «faith - relationhip - with - God» takes on the look of «if we do this, then God will do that»... of course, when our expectations are not met, we often turn on ourselves and think,» what did we do wrong»?

Cherished faith is above all other things and faithfully submit yourselves toward a finding of peace.

If it does so, it will reverse the trend of Pietism, Revivalism, and other similar movements, but it will follow them in their indifference toward denominationalism (cf. World Council of Churches, Commission on Faith and Order, The Nature of the Church, 1952).

I felt contempt toward Jesus, and kept questioning even though I had the feeling it might be blasphemous and had the though «I believe that jesus heals by the holy spirit» but kept debating / questioning, maybe even tried to throw the other person off their faith but didn't outright say that I believed it (and don't) until I realized it may be the blasphemy of the holy spirit and stopped.

The WCC Commission on Faith and Order, meeting at Bristol, England, in i967, said: «In working toward the time when the churches, in spite of their existing differences, could accept each other in eucharistic fellowship, the ecumenical movement also works toward the time when a true Ecumenical Council can become an event.»

To the contrary, they were all too prone to mistakes, misstatements, wrong attitudes, failures of faith, and bitter resentment toward others.

Many will take issue with the ODF's reading of the scriptures, but is it really arrogance toward other world religions to make a faith claim on the basis of 1 Timothy 2:5: «There is one God; there is also one mediator between God and humankind»?

A note which permeates biblical thinking, in contrast with the cyclical or static views often found in other faiths, is that all history moves toward the fulfillment of a divine purpose — toward an end in the double sense of both finish and fulfillment.

As well as creating a spirit of love, the church can create an attitude of trust and faith toward other human beings, thus stressing the potentialities of man rather than the immediate realities.

What I like best about the book is that Brian encourages Christians to nurture an attitude of openness and cooperation toward people of other faiths without compromising Christian identity.

In the midst of scandals, intra-ecclesial ideological battles, and a widespread attitude of indifference — if not scorn — toward religion in general and the Catholic faith in particular, a steady stream of courageous souls continue to convert from other confessions — or no confession — to the Catholic faith.

Were we able through faith in Jesus» revelation to come to a more accepting posture toward our own shameful side, we would likewise be delivered of the compulsion to project it out onto others.

Nevertheless Werner proceeds to examine other doctrines and teachings: the Law, the gospel, faith, sin, flesh and spirit, sacramental teaching, eschatology, the view taken of the primitive apostles, the attitude toward the Jewish people, also that toward the heathen; and he concludes with an examination of the vocabularies of the two writers.

Indeed, such diversity could be an asset as a demonstration not only of the American way of freedom of worship but of the rich variety of gifts within the household of faith, if the churches understood each other and were working toward a common end.

Because their faith dictates that adherents strive toward a particular sexual ethic - one that confines sexual relations to those between a husband and wife and requires celibacy in all other circumstances - they seek to help patients manage sexual impulses through «cognitive behavioral change.»

But watch this... if we who no longer sit in a pew on Sunday morning are also part of the family of God through our faith in Jesus, our commitment to follow Him, and our regular fellowship with other travelers on this road, then we too are part of the local and universal church, which means that when Wytsma criticizes us, he is criticizing «the church,» which means that according to his definition, he too is a terminal Christian and headed toward separation from God.

Well, evangelicals have two wings, one devoted to that mystical ascent of faith and the other toward the rational exposition of the faith.

How is it that some congregations turn their concerns away from their own survival toward the needs of their local situation, mount credible programs of education and retain an ecumenical spirit to the point of dialogue with Jewish and other faiths?

Many times, when people of faith are challenged about their anti-gay views, they cite biblical verses or other religious texts as a safe haven when they are unable to articulate why they hold prejudiced atudes toward LGBT people.

Gil you have asked some very good questions why does bad things happen in the world i personally do nt know God did nt explain to Job either why he had to suffer.What i do know is that God desires that none of us should perish but that all would have eternal life in him through Jesus Christ.This world will one day pass away and the real world will be reborn so our focus as christians is on whats to come and being a witness in the here and now.Both good and bad happens to either the righteous or the sinner so what are we to make of that.What we do know is that God will set all things right at the appointed time the wicked will be judged and the righteous will be rewarded for there faith isnt that enough reason for us to believe.Free will is only a reality if we can choose between good and bad but our hearts are deceitfully wicked we naturally are inclined toward sin that is another reason whyt we need to be saved from ourselves so what are we to do.For me Christ died and rose again that is a fact witnessed by over 500 people that were alive at the time and was recorded by historians how many other religious leaders do you know that did that or did the miracles that Jesus did.As far as the bible is concerned much of the archelogical evidence has proven to be correct and many of prophetic words spoken many hundreds of years ago have come to pass including both the birth and the death of Jesus.Interested in what philosophy you are believing in if other than a faith in Jesus Christ so how does that philosophy give you the assurance that you are saved.Its really simple with christianity we just have to believe in Jesus Christ.brentnz

Rightly understood, faith and justice are in principle different because, while faith is a matter of human existence, of authentic self - understanding in trust and loyalty in response to God's love, justice is a matter of human action, whether right action toward all others (its generally moral sense), or right structures of social and cultural order (its specifically political sense).

Are the reachings out for spiritual community with sincere believers of other faiths to be one - sided, in that the insights of Western Christianity alone are to be held true and sufficient, and the insights of Hinduism and Buddhism and Islam (and Judaism, for that matter) simply yearnings toward fulfillment in Christianity, as has been held for so many years?

It makes no sense to spread one's national charities in the Faiths concernments of all nationally gathered charities to try and make but token accolades toward other nations» infirmaties with no real saving graces for such otherly nations to be cured!

While feelings toward evangelicals have remained stable (even among Democrats), Americans gave warmer responses to every other faith group this year than they did in 2014, according to Pew Research Center findings released today.

More nearly than any other faith it has progressed toward the attainment of that goal.

Having been raised in an evangelical family, I know too well the evangelical feeling toward other «faiths.»

Of course, I also pray that he doesn't convert to Buddhism, but that God both reveals himself to my son while shaping his heart in respect for and kindness toward believers of other faiths.

On the one side, Christians were to exercise undiscourageable goodwill toward evil men, even praying for those who slew them when no other manner of expressing goodwill remained; but, on the other side, the new faith retained the hopeless torture chamber of Gehenna, where punishment was supposed to go on in endless agony long after moral purpose in the torture had been lost.

The heavenly city's faith is in God; it hopes for eternal life; and its love is directed toward God and others in God.

But the real changes in popular attitudes toward Catholicism happened more slowly, as Catholic Church leaders and scholars engaged in a new kind of dialogue with each other and representatives of other faith groups, most dramatically at the Second Vatican Council during the early years of the 1960s.

Later describing himself as an atheist who is becoming more open - minded toward faith, Oswalt questions the widely - held practice of respecting other's beliefs and proceeds to attack those who vote against gay marriage amendments because «they like a book», equating the Bible with any old literature.

Indeed, the very same motivations that led me toward the ministry - a desire to live out my faith in a practical way, to help others, and to make a positive contribution to society - now lead me toward the law.

2 Leigh's conflation of divergent sensibilities, histories, and artistic impulses fits into a respected lineage of artists who are oriented toward feminist and civil rights activist discourses, such as Faith Ringgold, Barbara Chase - Riboud, Noah Purifoy, and Miriam Schapiro, among others.

To proceed with honesty, respect, and good faith toward the other attorney and toward the spouse represented by the other attorney.

Whether you are dealing with communication issues, financial difficulties, conflicts and arguing, infidelity, past hurts and distrust, christian marriage counseling can help guide you toward growing and learning together, understanding each other on a deeper level, forgiveness, rebuilding honesty and trust, and strengthening your connection to each other and to your faith in God.