Sentences with phrase «unbelievers understand»

Martin fails to help both believers and unbelievers understand what the alternatives are for dealing with this issue of faith and history because, in a fashion now considered politically correct, he advocates what he calls «multiperspectivism.»

Can the unbeliever understand the things of God?

Not exact matches

Of course, as a Christian, I understand that the enemy (yes Satan does exist) has darkened the minds of unbelievers.

One of the core points overlooked by unbelievers is that human understanding is not exhausted by mapping the world of nature.

Perhaps a more thoughtful translation would be for us to understand that Paul did not want believers of the first century partnering with unbelievers who would impair the work of spreading the «good news» to build the early church.

But if these beliefs had not been presented to him at all, or were presented in a hateful way, or were presented in a true and right way but he was incapable of fully understanding them, or even if he were capable but died before being fully convinced — in such cases a man is not an unbeliever according to Almighty Judgment and will not suffer everlasting punishment.

For unbelievers who have the will not to believe they simply do not understand the whole thing.

14 But the unbeliever [a] does not welcome what comes from God's Spirit, because it is foolishness to him; he is not able to understand it since it is evaluated [b] spiritually.

I have no idea how to understand these since it sounds like God must unblind the unbeliever thus causing them to automatically believe.

I don't need to offend nor hurt unbelievers who may already be hurting nor understand who He could be for them.

This is the strongest of the possible words that could have been used here, as it implies that Satan is in complete control of this world and therefore, unregenerate unbelievers have no ability to understand, respond, or believe the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Yahuwah has made it simple to understand that he does not accept worship done the way that unbelievers worship their gods.

At one point, you did get close when you wrote,» unregenerate unbelievers have no ability to understand, respond, or believe the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ,» but you incorrectly linked this with Satan being in control of the world.

Clive, you point out how others often don't understand what Jesus was saying; but while Jesus often labors to try and make things clear to the unbeliever («Oh, you of little faith) or at the very least the author tries to make it clear for us in retrospect (At the time they didn't understand that he spoke of this...), in this case Jesus switches from something that might be figurative to essentially say «no, I seriously mean this» and it concludes not with Jesus saying «don't go away, this is what I actually mean» but confirming that people would refuse to accept that God intended for them to actually fill themselves with the life that He offered so they stopped following him.

I hear what Sabio freely thinks I will understand you better if I think of you as an unbeliever and I hear that you are thought of as an unbeliever form what you freely say.

Yes, unbelievers often do not understand the things of God... bu then, many «believers» struggle with this as well.

So in the end, 1 Corinthians 2:14 is not about an unbeliever's inability to understand the things of God, but about the incapacity of reason and emotions to understand the things of God on their own.

The believer sees in the unbeliever's understanding of himself and his world a perverted misunderstanding of the revelation that God makes of himself in his whole creation.

Satan will allow unbelievers to do all sorts of spiritual things, as long as they do not understand and believe the Gospel.

Are there any other blogs you are aware of which helps us understand the way unbelievers think?

I am convinced that we can not adequately reach out to this world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ unless we understand how the unbeliever thinks, what they value, and why they make the decisions they do.

I have often said that the Christian's vocation in the world, and especially in politics, is that of dialogue, not merely the dialogue of Christian and unbeliever, which is banal, but the dialogue of enemies and of those who do not understand one another, in which the Christian can play the role of bridge or interpreter, helping them to understand one another.

But I think that most who read this blog are genuinely interested in understanding how unbelievers (and former believers) view Christ and Christianity.

If there are 20 steadfast men among you, they shall vanquish 200; and if there are a hundred, they shall rout a thousand unbelievers, for they are devoid of understanding.

If you don't understand that hell was made for Satan then perhaps you also don't believe that we as Christ followers have an enemy and his role here on earth... most unbelievers are living a hell down here so when I preach or do one on one evangelism, I most certainly inform them of hell... I could quote verses here but really you just need to have solid theology....

Saul, the unbeliever became Paul, the believer who through his manipulation of the Credo of Judaism undoubtedly shows that he understood Jesus Christ to be truthful in proclaiming himself to be the Son of God.

many non believers have been deceived by the catholics etc as they also have the wrong information about Our God and this is why so many remain unbelievers because don't have the correct information given to them if thye did they may understand and accept that the truth is about Compassion.

He would understand you better, I think, if he thought of your as a unbeliever.

I believe these verses speak of the faithfulness of God to the saints rather than the salvation of every one, although I understand that some could argue that they only refer to those unbelievers who are predestined to be found.

busy with so called ministry, busy doing outreaches to bring in the unbelievers, yet still so lonely because most of us do not understand the true meaning of community, nor do we walk in it because it takes our time, a commodity that many of us don't want to give up.

When it comes to the word of God, the Bible, unbelievers can't understand it (1 Cor 2:14).

In 2 Corinthians 6:14, Paul bluntly says Christians shouldn't be, «yoked together with unbelievers,» a passage generally understood to refer to marriage among other things.

Both believers and unbelievers can understand God's instructions in Scripture, see the devastating consequences of sin in their own lives, and as a result, repent of their sin and seek to follow God instead.

2Cor 2: 12 What we [believers — NOT you unbelievers] have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us.

I wonder why so many christians find it acceptable to put themselves on a pedestal for understanding something that unbelievers do not.

Many unbelievers say, â $ œI believe in God, â $ or â $ œI believe in Jesus, â $ or perhaps some might say, â $ œI prayed a prayer and the preacher said I was saved.â $ The problem is in the understanding of the word believe.