Sentences with phrase «viewed as a sacrifice»

While, from a pagan perspective, the crucifixion itself could be viewed as a sacrifice in the most proper sense — destruction of the agent of social instability for the sake of peace, which is always a profitable exchange — Christ's life of charity, service, forgiveness, and righteous judgment could not; indeed, it would have to seem the very opposite of sacrifice, an economic and indiscriminate inversion of rank and order.

Not exact matches

- At the same time, both Iran and Iraq must make sacrifices for Saudi Arabia to accept the deal, Iran takes opposite view, insisting Saudi should cut more, as it boosted output most in recent years: oil producers that raised output in past years while Iran was subject to sanctions «will have to shoulder a bigger share of the output drop and accept more responsibility»: oil minister Bijan Zanganeh

Such sacrifices include money spent on fulltime childcare and viewing it as an investment in the earning potential of her career over the long term, compared to leaving then returning to the workforce.

Similarly, a belief in subsitutionary atonement, or other views of Jesus as the divine sacrifice for our salvation would be unusual, and technically not in keeping with our Universalist heritage.

But to buy into a view of atoning sacrifice as punishment is hugely problematic.

Feminists as a whole, she says, deride all forms of service or self - sacrifice and «consider any view of marriage as sacrament or covenant a self - serving deception» that oppresses women — a gross misrepresentation of many feminist theologians who affirm both marriage and altruism.

This interpretation of the scriptures and understanding of Christian anthropology gave Christian spirituality a view of God as a harsh judge who wanted the sacrifice of the life of Jesus as expiation and atonement for the sins of humanity.

On the other hand, if we too readily draw the boundaries and allow for no sacrifice or inconvenience, then it may be as clear from the friend's point of view that no investment in friendship is forthcoming from us.

«Therefore, brothers and sisters, in view of the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your true worship.

When sin is viewed as a burden, people want to be relieved of this burden, and so this leads them to send it away through sacrifice.

This book presented a non-violent reading of Scripture in light of Girard's mimetic theory, but more than anything, this book was a defense of how the Catholic Mass could still be practiced and not be viewed as a perpetual sacrifice.

Christs life does not have to be viewed as a self sacrifice he wished not to forfeit his life and he found no joy in it.

In spite of the fact that everyone now agrees that this was from the imagination of Joss Whedon, we all still view as heroic the person who sacrifices their own life for the sake of others, and this heroism is understood in the moral sense.

Not every trace of tension, however, can be assuaged without sacrificing some of the power of Bergson's account of creativity As proposed at the outset, such tensions are unavoidable in a view that affirms the idea that creativity advances knowledge, a tradition, and all intelligible process by generating new intelligible outcomes, new forms or kinds that were unpredictable.

The great achievements of the Hebrew prophets, from one point of view, were their insistence that God is not to be approached in this external fashion and their success in securing a general consent by the Jewish people to the proposition that «the sacrifices of God are a troubled spirit» — that God wishes the offering to Him of the whole life of His people, both as individuals and as a group, not for His own glorification but rather so that He might effectively use them for the accomplishment of great ends: the redemption of the world and the opening of rich life for His children.

Many secular critics attack this view of love as self - sacrifice in all its Christian forms.

Despite our tendency to view ministry as a profession, and the work of the Gospel as worthy of the sacrifice of marriages and attendance at school concerts, our value to God is not buried in our workhorse mentality.

To view the poor as people just like themselves, but with worse luck, would have required them to disparage their own sacrifices and achievements.

Moreover, to accept such a view is not only to give up any conception of man as an «individual,» but to sacrifice any profound and dynamic or creative concept of human community.

Roman 12: 1 - 2 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God — this is your spiritual act of worship.

In the face of a threat to public order, those with public power and the responsibility for maintaining peace, even if they care about justice, as Pilate did, are sometimes under pressure to sacrifice justice — and with it, all pretense of determining whose views are correct when it comes to life's big questions.

Romans 12:1 says, «Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God — this is your spiritual act of worship.»

While I view table fellowship with God as the constant over the whole range, atoning for human failure is at least a part of what God provides for in sacrifice.

The Trinitarian view of sacrifice is totally lost when the Christological Mysteries are separated from the Trinitarian Mystery, as they have been in much of the contemporary theological thinking in the Latin / Western Church.

The near - sacrifice of Isaac can be viewed as child abuse in modern eyes, but Fretheim notes that Isaac's questions show both his and Abraham's unwavering trust in God.

Because of God's mercies, the only worship that makes sense (logikhn is inexplicably translated as «spiritual» by the NRSV and NIV) is, in Paul's view, to offer our very lives, our bodies — our physical being, our imagination, our skills, our possessions — as a «living sacrifice.»

On the other hand, at first sight, the quotations may serve to strengthen that view of sacrifice as an appeasement by blood.

Furthermore, there is a kind of embarrassment in talking about sacrifice in catechesis, not only because it is seen as something negative in itself but also because it can conjure up what is often seen as the Protestant view of the angry God who seeks blood to be appeased and is only fully appeased when Jesus dies on the cross, shedding His blood in our stead.

The question asks whether Christ is really present, or whether he is present as a sign or figure, as he was (in St Thomas» view) in the Old Testament sacrifices.

It is the special privilege of the sportswriter as opposed to the ordinary reporter to view the workaday world of struggle, conflict, sacrifice and triumph in a form stripped of the real world's meanness and ugliness.

The modern emphasis on ever - earlier independence and academics seems to inadvertently be sacrificing the very things they are designed to accomplish, and the modern view of parenting as a «competition» is setting the stage for stress, conflict, and failure.

I think of how a woman who takes medications during pregnancy or medications that interfere with breastfeeding is demonized for attending to her own need to alleviate her physical / mental suffering and is therefore viewed as not making the type of sacrifices that a «good» mother should.

Society views men as stoic, self - sacrificing, and above all, strong.

«Let's not just talk the talk, let's walk the walk and G.I.V.E. Back to our disabled veterans by truly thanking them for everything we hold dear as Americans and as New Yorkers by offering them a birds eye view of the government they sacrificed their blood, sweat and tears and nearly their own lives to protect.

Republicans in the state Legislature, viewing Buerkle's re-election chances as slim because she was a conservative in a swing district, were willing to sacrifice her job in March 2012 as part of the once - a-decade redistricting process.

This distinction is seen as important, as self - sacrifice is commonly viewed as an act of high self - control.

About the author: Marina Smiley is the author of «Your Russian Bride - The Shocking Truth», an e-book challenging the common view on Russian women as family oriented and sacrificing, and revealing facts that marriage agencies will never tell you about.

Those who are successful view authorship as a business with all of its benefits and sacrifices.

According to journalist Jeffery Trachtenberg, publishers viewed this pricing change as involving «some sacrifice, but they felt it was worth it to keep Amazon in check».

Unfortunately, many aspiring retirees view the process as one of sacrifice, where you have to cut back now in order to enjoy the retirement you deserve down the line.

While Turner subscribes to a «man before the mission» philosophy (convincing his compatriot to save Red and the rest), Pierson believes in serving the greater cause and is willing to accept what he views as being minuscule sacrifices to make, in order to win the overall battle.

The typical view of law firm life in places like New York is that you get there and stick it out for as long as you're willing to put up with the lifestyle sacrifices, and then you leave.

But they had sacrificed so much on the way, that the returns were modest if viewed as deferred.

As I speculated above regarding climate change, it appears that solicitors fear if they act with regard to the April 2013 changes this will involve an immediate change for the worse to their present standard of living and there is a view that life is already hard enough without making further sacrifices?

If you don't mind sacrificing aspects like the app drawer or familiar settings, then you are likely to view this as a nice interface, one which packs in more features than you need and above all else, offers software value for money.

But then I realized if you used «servant» or «sacrifice» or any similar moniker that is viewed so negatively in our society of selfishness, you might not have sparked as many people to read and comment.

pdf (viewed 5 February 2010)[43] Veterans» benefits are distinct from welfare benefits, as the former are provided to support those who serve or have served in defence of the nation and commemorate their service and sacrifice.

They prioritize finding a place that fits within their budget, is in a safe neighborhood, and takes their pets, sacrificing other features such as square footage, a yard, garage or view in favor of a home they can afford in their desired location.

As long as you keep in mind your end goal of selling your home, these will all be small sacrifices (but you are entitled to get annoyed if you cancelled on a night out for a viewing and you get a no show from a potential buyerAs long as you keep in mind your end goal of selling your home, these will all be small sacrifices (but you are entitled to get annoyed if you cancelled on a night out for a viewing and you get a no show from a potential buyeras you keep in mind your end goal of selling your home, these will all be small sacrifices (but you are entitled to get annoyed if you cancelled on a night out for a viewing and you get a no show from a potential buyer).