Sentences with phrase «vain creatures»

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20 For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse: 21 because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened.22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four - footed beasts, and creeping things.24 Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves: 25 for that they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever.

844 In their religious behavior, however, men also display the limits and errors that disfigure the image of God in them: Very often, deceived by the Evil One, men have become vain in their reasonings, and have exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and served the creature rather than the Creator.

Yet God is the One who values and uses, because God incorporates into the divine life which is everlasting the good that takes place in the historical sequence; and God overrules or uses for good that which comes from the «vain imagination of foolish men» in their sin and defection — and, we may add, from anything else that is evil or wrong thanks to the free decisions made by the creatures in their divinely granted capacity to choose among relevant possibilities.

Anyone who believes in blaspheming others or making vain attempts to humiliate the Believers in God are as soulless and are mindless creatures of habitualized tendencies

J.W, why is your god, your purportedly omnipotent creature, so vain and demanding of praise and adulation?

Later, she actually swallows another creature in a vain attempt to more carefully use her lips in the act of kissing.

THQ's heebie jeebie inducing Deadly Creatures, which cast players in the unorthodox and unsettling roles of a scorpion and tarantula, was praised by those who played it — unfortunately, critical acclaim didn't translate into commercial success, but that doesn't mean the work that went into this strangely satisfying title was in vain.

But the Barrister, weary of proving in vain That the Beaver's lace - making was wrong, Fell asleep, and in dreams saw the creature quite plain That his fancy had dwelt on so long.