Sentences with phrase «understanding of their spiritual natures»

Several times in the gospels Jesus expresses frustration with his disciples» lack of understanding of their spiritual natures.

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Most Christians overlook the fact that Jesus was a spiritual genius and understood the intertwining of spiritual law and the laws of nature.

Yet much can be done in the way of making clear the understanding of man's spiritual nature, his high destiny which points beyond this life for its fulfillment, the meaning of the Kingdom for this life and the next, the Christian concepts of judgment and salvation with eternity in their span — in short, the goodness and power of a God who, having given us this life, can give us another in which to attain to his nearer presence, enjoy a richer happiness, and do his will more perfectly.

Not being particularly Aristotelian in my understanding of the soul, I feel no great need (or desire) to guard the metaphysical and moral partition between sensitive and rational natures, or between animal and spiritual souls.

Third, in both classical schooling and higher education, a self - conscious recovery of a biblical and philosophical understanding of created nature and the practical and spiritual relationship to it that fosters the human good must have a place in the curriculum.

In the ensuing conversation Anthony gives Vincent with much patience and humor what can only be described as spiritual direction, explaining the nature of suffering, the need for detachment, and the importance of outside counsel in understanding and treating one's spiritual ills.

This shows his spiritual and free nature: he is able to understand and know himself as «self», to use the refexive pronoun, to form an understanding of himself as a knowing, personal being.

It is a physicalism claiming to escape determinism without recourse to a properly spiritual soul, if «soul» is understood as implying that man's nature is composed of an entity ontologically distinct from his purely physical being.

The understanding of the form is important, I believe, because authors of fantasy are often visionaries of the spiritual nature of man.

One aspect of human nature is our sexuality, largely a matter of physiology but (as we now increasingly understand) involving emotional, psychological, and spiritual qualities as well.

Religion has to do with our understanding of God, our understanding of our moral and spiritual nature and our relationship with God.

As an agnostic scientist I feel more spiritual, a better understanding of life, nature and even death.

Sexual difference must therefore be understood as a fact of nature, infused with spiritual intentions.

Midwifery care is holistic in nature, grounded in an understanding of the social, emotional, cultural, spiritual, psychological and physical experiences of women and based upon the best available evidence.»

It's great for self - help gurus, spiritual evangelists, salespeople, and multilevel marketers because it's based in the same kinds of mythology on which they've always relied: There's a timeless principle, a preexisting law of nature only now becoming understood by science but completely easy for you to use to make your life better.

His research includes taking brain scans of people in prayer, meditation, rituals, and trance states, in an attempt to better understand the nature of religious and spiritual practices and attitudes.

By uniting the wisdom of spiritual traditions, the theories of science, and the nature of biology, Dr. Kurapati empowers readers to understand the complex workings of our mind and the role this plays in our journey to happiness.

In our Natural Medicine courses, you will develop an understanding of and appreciation for Ayurveda, an ancient Vedic system of medicine; discover how to get back into harmony with one's true nature with Traditional Chinese Medicine; learn to make and use Dr Bach's flower remedies to enhance your spiritual and emotional growth.

King Pen was already a skilled fighter, but the wise teacher helped him to understand the spiritual and philosophical nature of warfare, turning the penguin into an unstoppable force.

Yet it is also clear from Hofmann's writings that, apart from a persistent undercurrent of a mystical, rather Germanic sense of the spiritual in nature, his approach to teaching was profoundly informed by his pragmatic understanding of vanguard modernism.

Neto's career long investigation of our relationship with nature is further amplified in the exhibition as its informed by the Huni Kuin's spiritual and corporal understanding of the cosmos.

I am a native Floridian who thrives on Mother Nature, spiritual conquests, and furthering my understanding of the human condition.