Sentences with phrase «understanding of faith based»

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For true Christianity we understand based on Jesus» prophecy in the book of Matthew the 24 chapter verses 11 and 12 that many would leave their faith because of the hypocrisy of their leaders and truly not being able to help mankind out as a whole.

Craig that was exactly my understanding however if we believe that in that traditional sense a person could lose there eternal life by there actions by not walking in the Lord which i do nt think is right as eternal life is a free gift from God not based on works.Jeremys definition is that we are saved by faith in Jesus Christ to eternal life.I believe the term salvation has the meaning to be saved not necesarily to eternal life but saved from ourselves Christ gives us the power to be transformed into his likeness or to be Christ like.In the eternal picture our actions determine how we are rewarded from God although its not the motivation of the reward but because we love the Lord.regards brent

If there is a God and there is just as much for as against, But lets say there is a God and he made everything Including you and He gets to make the rules because lets face it hes a lot bigger then you, So unfortunately he only wants those who believe in him based on the information given, Lets look at the facts based on the Book,, Some of his own angels turned on him and they see him every day... That had to hurt, So he decides With man he only wants those with the faith to believe based on His book and faith found thru the holy spirit, If you refuse to believe then he cant use you, cant trust you, so he will choose to toss you aside, Hey I understand It ai nt fair, Your important, Your Smart, But unfortunately hes bigger then you and he has the Juice, You either play by the rules or wait and see what not believing leads too.

Psychologist Sue Johnson, a pioneer in applying Bowlby's attachment theory to couples» therapy, posits, «The relationship between God and people of faith can be understood as an attachment bond, in which God is a safe haven, a secure base, and the ultimate source of comfort and care.»

Is our understanding of the gospel in this regard truly based on faith, on a theologically just conception of the poor?

Our theological beliefs about the community of faith, the images of God we find meaningful, ethical perspectives based on our understanding of justice and care, and our interpretation of suffering and healing, sin and forgiveness, ground us and guide us in responding to the crises of members of our congregations.

As for «drop (ping) the theistic aspect» — this would imply that my faith was based on a particular understanding of creation such that I would question my faith when I questioned the mechanism of creation and / or my interpretation of Genesis.

He spoke of the importance of «faith - based schools» for civil society and underscored that the purpose of interreligious dialogue is not only to enhance mutual understanding but «to discover the truth.»

Back to the main point of your post, which I think if I understand you right your question is, «Why do atheist come to the * faith * based blog to chat about religion, or in your words, bash religion?

Some how it's felt that values, morals, virtues are not there in a secular world only faceless solid lifeless laws of men rather than what has been relayed by Holy books that calls for good deeds and reject bad deeds and to build a faithful societies, communities, nations since communications among nations or even among the nations of mixed cultures and beliefs... Laws or God and universe are to be prepared by some thing that is equivalent to UN but built on nations beliefs to achieve the code of understanding among nations but as can see now it is build on groundless bases if not of words of God to faiths... in addition to those non spiritual secular beliefs to make decisions of faith but at the moment the secular world make and take the decisions while the beliefs and faiths has to pay for it when it becomes a war between all faiths or religions outside your world, it would become back into your inside among the mixed culture and beliefs of the nation or nations under one country flag...!

ok i've decided — after soul searching and observing my and other's reactions to these religious blog news on CNN learning more about religion from this alone and about the mideast than from anywhere else in my USA educated life i need to be more tolerant of others having religious based governments THAT is what is confusing me — that religion are governments are not seperated that is hard for much of USA population to understand perhaps it is for me i think you would have to actually live in a society like the mideast to truly understand it i mean — actually be part of the society the religious part is truly offputting — since most in USA seperate church and state like — church is for faith and imagination and celebration and family and community involvement and state is for protection and education and health and infrastructure, etc., for all it is hard to be serious about religion — when the serious side of society is state it is hard to see religion being the serious side of enforcement — and the state enforcing the faith based side of society egad — doesn't god get lost in all that?

well just thinking about these wars in the muslim / mid-east world over religious differences (which may reflect mental states in many ways) in a world where most realize that living in the present moment is best way to happiness and being in the moment in non-strife and awareness through the teachings of masters such as found in the buddhist, taoist, zen, etc., etc., etc. spriritually based practices of religious like thought and teachings, etc. that to ask these scientifically educated populace whom have access to vast amounts of knowledges and understandings on the internet, etc. to believe in past beliefs that perhaps gave basis and inspiration to that which followed — but is not the end all of all times or knowledges — and is thus — non self - sustaining in a belief that does not encompass growth of knowledge and understanding of all truths and being as it is or could be — is to not respect the intelligence and minds and personage of even themselves — not to be disrespected nor disrespectful in any way — only to point out that perhaps too much is asked to put others into the cloak of blind faith and adherance to the past that disregards the realities of the present and the potential of the future... so you try to live in the past — and destroy your present and your future — where is the intelligence in that — and why do people continually fear monger or allow to be fear — mongered into this destructive vision of the future based upon the past?

It also provides a background for prior belief in God's existence and activity as a basis for understanding the significance of Jesus as the Christ for Christian faith.

Unfortunately, in the Western Church, after the substitution of «right beliefs» for «works» or «fruits of the Spirit» as the sign of authentic faith by in classical Protestantism and the Enlightenment's emphasis on a reductionistic understanding of reason based solely on empirical logic, faith became confused with orthodox theological beliefs.

Despite trends toward secularization, most Americans continue to profess religious faith, which, I suggest, enables them to understand the importance of faith - based practices and the value of accommodation.

Their fidelity to the faith and their acceptance of the truths of the faith are based less on obedience to their pastors than on understanding and conviction.

They usually are content to demythologize it.11 Here again, if one makes the opposite judgment as a systematic theologian, based in Scripture and tradition, that belief in the resurrection of Jesus is not only necessary to Christian faith, but one of its most distinctive and important elements, one may find it possible to express that belief in Whitehead's understanding of the person.

It's difficult to understand by the author — John Blake — would write such a ridiculously one - sided article based upon Borg's narrow, secular view of the Faith.

Science has helped us to really understand our world and will continue to prove that many faith based ideas of our world are not the truth.

It is a good - faith effort on the part of some Roman Catholics and some Evangelicals to say, with as much clarity as possible, how they understand God's gracious gift of salvation on the basis of the Word of God.

The tenets of Christianity are based in a mutual understanding that we are not of this world, so trusting the opinions and advice of the «mainstream» can be considered riskier than putting faith into the ramblings of an outsider.

These must be the basis of continued growth in understanding the meaning of the Christian faith, in finding God's power in one's life, and in that self - commitment in action from which intellectual debates can be an escape.

It does not require profound knowledge of human psychology or vast experience of life to understand why the imagination can never provide a basis for a common faith.

Consider as an example of strictly conceptual presuppositional analysis Ogden's claim that «To exist as a self at all is possible solely on the basis of faith, so that the statement, «Unless you believe, you shall not understand,» is true in a sense not only of the Christian or the religious believer but of every human being simply as such» (TPT 69, emphasis added).

If what you meant is to outlaw the practice of the Muslim faith in this country then you don't understand or appreciate the basis on which this country was founded.

It would be interesting to survey that 51 % and ask them if they based that belief upon their understanding of science, or because they have a faith?

This way of understanding the human person, which stems from the unique dignity of the person created in the image and likeness of God (Gen 1:26 - 27) and called to eternal redemption in Christ, is rooted in revelation, but it can be appreciated or grasped as true even by those who do not share our faith, on the basis of natural moral law.6

ALL scientists understand that to believe requires a leap of faith, and that actual science is based on facts.

Most people of faith understand that their belief is based on the concept of faith.

You clearly do not understand the basis of faith.

Since their commitments are not in fact based on faith seeking understanding, the understanding that emerges from faith is of little interest to them.

I wonder why theists ALWAYS say that atheists base their understanding of the world, somehow, on a faith of sorts.

It only comes down to a need for «faith» due to the fact that you have nothing else in which to base your understanding of the universe.

Our faith is based on that which is beyond the scope of the limitations of human understanding and pride - based reasoning.

That conflict is a proof that faith has not yet discovered the proper terms in which to express itself, it has not realized that it can not be logically proven, it has not clearly understood that its basis and its object are identical, it has not clearly apprehended the transcendental and hidden character of the divine activity, and by its failure to perceive its own «Nevertheless» it has tried to project God and his acts into the sphere of objective reality.

Two influential, non-Catholic figures immediately come to mind: sociologist Max Weber described a «Protestant work ethic» that explained the rise of capitalism and modernity on the basis of a disembodied understanding of salvation inherited from the Reformers; and systematic philosopher Georg Hegel hailed the Reformation, «the all - enlightening Sun,» as ushering in modern times by freeing «the specific and definite embodiment of Deity» from any «outward form» so that one may be reconciled to God «in faith and spiritual enjoyment.»

In a culture where sex is seen as a commodity and freely available, the writers wanted to provide a programme that would inform students» understanding of their own faith and allow them to make «informed choices» based on that faith.

Gothard's ministry, the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP), is based in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook, and MCO is only seven miles away in Lombard — but the two groups are worlds apart in their understandings of Christian faith.

Rockland Human Rights Commissioner Constance Frazier is already engaged in a renewed plan of action that will include faith - based organizations, community groups from all corners of our county, religious leaders and everyone else interested in promoting understanding and respect.

• The report also states that «Some within the Methodist Church have argued to end our involvement with faith - based schools on the grounds that they generate a privileged elite within the national system and take a disproportionate amount of the Church's attention when it should be focusing on the needs of the poorest community schools... we find it hard to understand how promoting Christianity within all schools will be assisted by removing» the privilege» of greater contact with Methodism and therefore with Christianity in 79 schools.»

Sweeney found that the mechanistic answers that Pinker offered about the mind — the brain - based mechanisms of thought and consciousness being discovered by modern neuroscience — inspired her to replace her Catholic faith with science's empirical skepticism, which she finds, after many hilarious detours, «a much more powerful and reliable tool for understanding the world.»

This is an interesting idea, executed with a reductive, tin - eared understanding of what constitutes art to go along with a faith - based movie's reductive, tin - eared understanding of what constitutes entertainment.

Dr. Scott seeks to identify, understand, and elevate the work of exemplary faith - based supplemental education programs and faith - based advocacy organizations.

She understood the benefits of a faith - based education combined with academic excellence.

I don't understand science as formulating models based on best understandings of how the world might work and having faith in those projections.

To be valuable and worthwhile, faith must be based on a clear understanding of reality; reality as it is, not as you believe or wish it to be.

«The NOAA scientists responded in good faith to the FOIA requests based on their understanding of the request and in accordance with the legal guidance provided in 2007,» Glackin said.

Peisley points out that the facilitative / evaluative divide has been almost an article of faith in mediation circles for the past 15 years (citing Professor Leonard Riskin's theory of mediator orientation as facilitative or evaluative and the problem definition as either «narrow» [position - based] or «broad» [interest - based]-- Riskin, «Understanding Mediator Orientations, Strategies and Techniques: A Grid for the Perplexed» (1996) 1 Harvard Negotiation law Review

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In addition, as the UN Special Rapporteur on Treaties has noted, the process has much to offer such as: The creation of new juridical standards negotiated and approved by all parties The building of mutual trust based on good faith Mutual understanding of the other party's vital interests, and A deep commitment from all to respect the eventual results of the negotiations.