Sentences with phrase «upon the command of»

We are going into war upon the command of gold; we are going to run the risk of sacrificing millions of our countrymen's lives in order that other countrymen may coin their life blood into money.

Bone is built upon the command of such hormones.

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Upon receipt of a completed application, the Superintendent may determine whether «the applicant's business will be conducted honestly, fairly, equitably, carefully, and efficiently within the purposes and intent of this Part, and in a manner commanding the confidence and trust of the community.»

Oh, they don't say «you have to go», they say, «it would behoov you to go», or «the commander expects 100 percent participation» or «you don't have to go, but it may reflect badly upon you in the eyes of the chain of command».

They fail to distinguish two types of religious persons who may be part of this group: the first, who depend completely upon the literal interpretation of Scripture and tradition by an authoritarian pastor, and second, those who undertake rescue activity as the command of God, based upon a thoughtful and self - ratified interpretation of the ethical imperatives of the gospel.

It was really eye opening for me — simple insights like the fact that the first wound most men receive in being circumcised is an intentional act of violence commanded by God — the goal of which is to place his mark upon us, reminding us that we are set apart and specially chosen by him.

While researching the spiritual songs of African - American slaves I was surprised to come upon a line that commanded: «When you get to heaven, rub poor lil» Judas's head.»

It is like the dew of Hermon, descending upon the mountains of Zion; for there the LORD commanded the blessing — life forevermore.»

Even if parents are polytheists and even if they strive to mislead their Muslim son to follow them, he is commanded by the Qur» an to be good to them and to treat them gently, for Allah saith, «And We have enjoined upon man concerning his parents... But if they strive with thee to make thee ascribe unto Me as partner that of which thou hast no knowledge, then obey them not.

We have always to remember that it is after and not before I have done all that is commanded (in both faith and order) that I must pass upon myself the judgment of being an unprofitable servant.

The first commandment is nothing less than a command to acknowledge the reality of God's total claim upon their lives.

In the presentation, I mentioned that upon reading the story of Joshua and the Battle of Jericho for myself, I realized it was a story about genocide, with God commanding Joshua to kill every man, woman, and child in the city for the sole purpose of acquiring land.

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God arranges the encounter, «seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations shall be blessed in him,» and reveals for the first time His true interest in Abraham: «For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the ways of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice: to the end that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which He hath spoken of him» (18:17 — 19; emphasis added).

He rightly speaks of the Christian concept of grace, unmerited favor and forgiveness, which is based upon our faith in Jesus as Redeemer, as motivating and even commanding our forgiveness of our unworthy neighbors.

I stemmed the flood of tears and rose to my feet, believing that this could be nothing other than a divine command to open the book and read the first passage I chanced upon; for I had heard the story of how Antony had been instructed by a gospel text.

2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; 3 As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.

Nor is God's election conditional upon Israel's obedience to the commands that God imposes on Israel as the expression of God's will for Israel's conduct.

Ps 133:3 As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.

The dream of the abolition of war is given us in the Bible, but the reason most Christians hesitate to accept that dream and act upon it comes also from the Bible, from all the wars that are recorded and celebrated by God's people, all the wars that are authorized and even commanded by God.

A more beautiful vision To found inter-faith dialogue upon a human nature which is profoundly fulfilled by obeying commands of God, which, moreover, are universal norms, is (again) to play more on the ground of traditional Christianity.

When labeling unfortunate results as «social injustices» leads to an attack upon the free society, with the aim of moving it toward a command society, Hayek strenuously opposes the term.

Hayek made a sharp distinction, however, between those failures of justice that involve breaking agreed - upon rules of fairness and those that consist in results that no one designed, foresaw, or commanded.

They are organizing outside of the Chain of Command for purposes of their own that violate and subvert the Const!tution, the Military Code of Justice, the very Authority upon which the whole military operates!

If you will only obey the LORD your God, by diligently observing all his commandments that I am commanding you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth; all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the LORD your God:

He did not condone or command their actions, but when they set out to live in a way that was contrary to His will and ways, He inspired the biblical authors to put the violent actions of Israel upon Himself, so that He could take the blame and the shame for their sin.

The impact of Sufism has not disappeared completely, however, since everyone is free to pray as he pleases, to follow his own dhikr in seclusion, and to obey the commands and teachings of Allah and the Prophet (the Peace and Mercy of Allah be upon him).

Make us to love; move in upon us, work through us, put pressure on our little selfish lives, so that we may love «that which thou dost command» — the things, the places, the times, the persons, the circumstances in which God has sent us, the whole realm of the divine ordering of things.

The command of God to Moses in Exodus 14:26 to allow the waters to fall back upon the heads of the Egyptians can be understood as God taking the blame for that which He did not prevent.

I think the argument could be made that this Church teaching is not based upon the idea that marital sex intentionally practised during infertile periods is intrinsically «imperfect» - read, «somewhat bad» - but upon the divine command of Genesis 1:28: «Be fruitful, multiply and fill the earth.»

Whereupon the Emperor his Father published an Edict, commanding all his Subjects, upon great Penaltys, to break the smaller End of their Eggs.

Are you saying that Christians, who believe that Jesus was born of a virgin mother, turned water into wine, multiplied a few fishes to feed thousands, brought forth Lazarus from the tomb, walked on water, commanded the sea, took upon himself the punishment for the sins of all mankind, was crucified yet overcame death three days later to walk among his disciples showing them His resurrected body, and yet Christians can not accept that God has worked wonders in our day by calling latter - day prophets who testify of the reality of Jesus?

Obligation to obedience depended no longer upon content but upon formal authority; not what was commanded determined the will of the person acting, but the fact that such and such was commanded.

They have stressed obedience to the Lord's command «Go, and teach all nations» but have been shy of stating the conviction of Scripture and Tradition, up to and including Vatican II, that unless they hear the Gospel and enter the Church, many will remain slaves of the devil, the flesh and the world, and may never attain the eternal life Christ won for them upon the Cross.

Then, just a few verses later we find the strange command, «You shall not breed together two kinds of cattle; you shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor wear a garment upon you of two kinds of material mixed together.»

A faith whose primary command is love and which professes to be based upon the self - giving love of God in Christ was then, as in later centuries, in a variety of ways used to justify barbarities starkly contradicting that love.

The Spanish Crown was slow to recognize the independence of the revolting colonies and insisted upon retaining command of the appointments.

Then the Word at length commanded, «Son of man, stand upon your feet, and I will speak with you» (Ezek.

He went forth upon his marriage morn, nor tarried in dalliance, but having received the commands of his emperor he straightway sought to fulfill them.

Since the priests were the law givers in their theocracy this was a book of laws and traditions based on the Hebrew God's commands as deciphered or decided upon by Moses.

This unquestioning nature of love, which passes beyond all human frontiers (still so unavoidable in this world), Jesus insisted upon in the command to love one's enemies (Matt.

The book called the «Bible» is the most violent ever written, many killers including «Hitler» have been under the brainwashing of this book & have used its commands to practice its evil upon mankind.

15 And King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, saying, «Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening cereal offering, and the king's burnt offering, and his cereal offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their cereal offering, and their drink offering; and throw upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice; but the bronze altar shall be for me to inquire by.&raUpon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening cereal offering, and the king's burnt offering, and his cereal offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their cereal offering, and their drink offering; and throw upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice; but the bronze altar shall be for me to inquire by.&raupon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice; but the bronze altar shall be for me to inquire by.»

The Croat has spent the vast majority of the season out injured, but upon his return has commanded the Railroaders» defence as if he was never missed in the first place.

High Command is based upon a series of interviews he has conducted over a number of years with senior military, civil servants and some former ministers.

The contractor upon receiving this information from the said security man immediately reported the case to the Chereponi police command in his quest to help him find these alleged criminals since the materials aren't properties of the Assembly.

The Cabinet Manual specifies that alternative as follows: Upon resignation of the incumbent, «the Sovereign will invite the person who appears most likely to be able to command the confidence of the House to serve as Prime Minister and to form a government» (§ 2.8).

«The Command wants to assure members of the public that it will not hesitate to make public its findings on the ongoing investigation upon successful conclusion.

The command said upon expiry of the ultimatum, the ongoing mop - up of small and light weapons would be intensified, warning that any person or group arrested in possession of firearms would face the wrath of the law.

Meanwhile, chief Inspector, Takal of Denkyemuoso Police Command and his men upon reaching the scene barricaded the room and has called for crime scene assistant to convey the body to the mortuary for postmortem to find out what cause the death of Mr. Isaac Kuma.