We were created
this way by God.
It is primarily through the experience of God's power, whereby our lives are affected in a concrete
way by God's presence, that we come to understand its authority.
According to other religions, christians will be treated
that way by their god.
But man is more able to tend toward God through amor, drawn passively in
a way by God himself, than he can lead himself to God by means of his own reason [ratio), which pertains to the character [ratio) of dilectio, as said above.
In both we have clearly exhibited the sinful condition of human beings — which human beings in this condition are encountered in a shattering and redeeming
way by God's gracious will.
This would be the case if the initial aims provided by the primordial nature were not tempered and modulated in
any way by God's consequent experience.
Not exact matches
Marion eschews an approach to
God by way of deductive proofs of the existence and of the names of
God, and searches in St. Augustine for a
way that passes through our most intimate religious existence.
Undoubtedly, Jesus still loves us all more than either of us could ever fathom but the only
way you, me, we're going to be able to live fulfilled and victorious lives is
by accepting
God's truths as they truly are in the bible and
by leaning on His grace for empowerment to walk in them in our personal relationships with him.
And
by the
way, destroying the environment, choosing greed as your fundamental principle, and badmouthing everyone who is not exactly likw YOU is not reflecting
God in your life.
We don't dig up the bones of «heretics» either the
way some did in the Dark Ages who held grip on the people, ruled over them
by fear, and claimed they had authority of
God, holding keys to heaven or hell in their possession, making people hostages
by their lies... I think you have a lots of things mixed up in your mind friend!
Others believe that just because people die tragically, that in and
by itself is some sort of virtuous
way to go, that will enti - tle them entry into
God's Kingdom.
Oh, and
by the
way,
god is imaginary and belief in
god is delusional.
As for the
way we hear
God other than reading the bible, it is in our mind with a clarity not matched
by any human person on earth.
By the
way I haven't bothered to tell you why I believe in
God.
a) that the bible is an imperfect human representation of
gods word b) that the bible is a mixture of mythology and divine inspiration c) that the bible was created in a
way that people would understand at the time and intended to be updated d) that a pure message was corrupted intentionally
by evil humans or spirits
The common image of Calvinism — and I hear it portrayed in this
way often, even
by people who know some things about theology — is that the religion of John Calvin is a mean - spirited, narrow - minded perspective where a nasty
God decides to save a few people while arbitrarily consigning the vast portion of the human race to eternal suffering.
That is to say, physics is proclaimed «necessary» in the same
way that
God is proclaimed necessary
by theologians.»
Atheists: I know many there are many people that practice religion just
by fanaticism, I've seen many people in my opinion stupid (excuse the word) praying to saints hopping to solve their problems
by repeating pre-made sentences over and over, but there are others different, I don't think Religion and Science need to be opposites, I believe in
God, I'm Catholic and I have many reasons to believe in him, I don't think however that we should pray instead of looking for the cause and applying a solution, Atheists think they are smart because they focus on Science and technology instead of putting their faith in a
God, I don't think
God will solve our problems, i think he gave us the means to solve them
by ourselves that's were
God is, also I think that
God created everything but not as a Magical thing but stablishing certain rules like Physics and Quimics etc. he's not an idiot and he knew how to make it so everything was on balance, he's the Scientist of Scientist the Mathematic of Mathematics, the Physician of Physicians, from the tiny little fact that a mosquito, an insect species needs to feed from blood from a completely different species, who created the mosquitos that
way?
I am not above anyone as a Catholic, I am simply a human who believes that
God is there for me when I need him, but also that
God and Jesus, along with all of their followers have provided me with the tools I need to function in my life without
God by my side every step of the
way.
It is my personal belief that the only
way to know
God is
by accepting Jesus as their Savior.
By the
way it is «
God» and not «god&raq
God» and not «
god&raq
god»
You said, «Basically, the Bible says that
God acts in certain
ways -LSB-...]», and «I am not saying that we know these actions are caused
by God.».
The church is not authorized to represent the reign of
God, his justice and peace, in any other
way than that in which Jesus represented it, namely
by being partners with him in challenging the powers of evil and bearing in its own life the cost of the challenge.
Of course this is only a couple of examples and sources, and i know the only
way this can have a true effect on people is if
God wants it too, but I know the truth, and I can't just stand
by and watch people blaspheme the
God who gives them the very energy they require to contest these facts
By the
way, Atheists don't need to be told what is right and wrong, we know what is and do follow the «Teachings of Jesus» we just don't believe that there is a
God, that is just silly.
@David Johnson: It's a sad coincidence made more sickening
by people using it to justify the greatness of
god and his mysterious
ways.
Of those,
God told one to steal a car and go to Minnesota to receive divine blessings (stopped
by police on the
way); another was «told» to spend all her money on a plane ticket as there was a grant waiting for her in another state to go to college with (there wasn't, and she had to call relatives to rescue her); another was told to cut himself; another was told to harm people (but only avoided doing this because he called police and was put inpatient).
What i mean
by this is that if u read the creation story in the bible, there is no mention that
god created the solar system with the sun in the center, with the other planets, with us in the milky
way galaxy, and all the other billions of galaxies.
This is all about control with religion and it has to stop.Gay people getting married doesn't have anything to do with straight people getting married.People are so full of hatred and disrespect it isn't funny.I'm glad this has come out now, because it really shows how evil people really are.But these people who are so into
GOD, the Bible, Church, and the only
way of life they live 4
god,
by god are the 1s who prmote going around the world starting WARS, killing innocent women, men, children and families because Jesus guides them in everything they do.That is a crock of B.S. if I ever heard it.They will continus to use
GOD and continue their EVIL
ways to get whatever they want and CONTROL who ever they can.
If a christian disagrees, or is disgusted
by something, spew hatred, but do it in a backhanded
way, just in case there IS a
god, maybe he won't notice how much you hate his creations.
President Obama instead «powerfully» states that the right
way of life is that of living
by «universal values» and not
by what the Christ, Son of the One
God, says (which he refers to as a generic religion).
By the
way to others, look up the Aramaic word for
God.
We are saved
by God's grace, but we are given free will to choose good and evil... otherwise anyone from Hitler to Stalin could of said the same words and say I can lie, cheat, steal, and kill right up to the end and be saved... sorry, it doesn't work that
way.
He did all that is necessary for us to «have a relationship» with
God by becoming the sacrifice for sin, and now the
way to relationship with
God is open and available for any who desire it.
...
By the
way, it was the behaviour of some of those «tolerant Conservative Christians» that convinced me there is NO
god!
Ex: «I hate muslims» «Go to your country» PATHETIC FOOLS!!!!!! Muslims are awesome — we actually BELIEVE in a
GOD -
by the
way — Allah means
God in Arabic — DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Again — read a book, get an education.
----- Oh,
God could ------ and
by the
way, I still am waithing for that scientific proof.
god (s): Hebrew word # 430 «elohiym (el - o - heem»); plural of OT: 433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative: [usages of the word in the] KJV — angels, exceeding, God (gods)- dess, - ly), (very) great, judges, migh
god (s): Hebrew word # 430 «elohiym (el - o - heem»); plural of OT: 433;
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme
God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative: [usages of the word in the] KJV — angels, exceeding, God (gods)- dess, - ly), (very) great, judges, migh
God; occasionally applied
by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative: [usages of the word in the] KJV — angels, exceeding,
God (gods)- dess, - ly), (very) great, judges, migh
God (
gods)- dess, - ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
Romans 12:2 (NLT) «Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let
God transform you into a new person
by changing the
way you think.»
The Bible is a book
by which
God speaks to us in various
ways, historical narrative, poetry, instruction, prophecy, figurative language... etc..
But until we come to the end of ourselves then we are going to do and say what we want, even as it was with me: It's one thing to be a heathen, even as I was, but a whole other ball game to set our hearts on
God and His truth; yet, that can only come when we are sick and tired of being sick and tired of our own lives and we just give up, we know then who has given up
by the one they advocate for, even has given place to: Paul said; with my heart I want to do what is right, but my flesh does what I hate: This is when
God's grace is sufficient, because our hearts are right with
God, but our flesh is not: There is a war going on within these temples, therefore; even as our flesh wins out to do what we hate, our hearts are set on
God and His
ways which has been established in the Word of Truth, which then causes us to stand and speak forth what we believe, even as this causes a rending to happen within us, for Christ to be formed in us this needs to be, as we come up in His glories even for a better resurrection for them who believe: The heart wars against our flesh, even as Christ wars against the man of sin within: For out of the abundance of our hearts our mouth doth speak, therefore; if we speak not the Wholesome Words of our Lord, Then our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexandria
By no means, but i will tell you what he did say «I AM THE
WAY AND THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE no one can come to the father except through me «and «I no my own and my own know me» you see, being a true son of the living
God is not a matter of choice of religion but a matter of divine destiny.
Now that I have put to death my old sin nature,
by the grace of
God, I will become more Ch - r - i - st like in my
ways and in my whole being.
That's why issues like the ailing environment, world hunger, and overpopulation are largely ignored
by many Christians; instead of taking responsibility for these problems they leave them up to
God to solve one
way or another.
If this is what you have been reading then I need to tell you that ai nt no Bible or do you just get the word of
God fed to you
by way of deceitful bigoted morons...
By the way, when I see an original version of the Bible written by God himself that is when I will believe it is the word of Go
By the
way, when I see an original version of the Bible written
by God himself that is when I will believe it is the word of Go
by God himself that is when I will believe it is the word of
God.
Oh and
by the
way Christians persecuting Christians directly affected what you believe about
god and CHristianity.
oh and
by the
way guess who is responsible for gravity.It is unfortunate that you have painted yourself into such a tight spiritual corner, but if
God could get a hold of me there might still be hope for you.
Why would this
god that wants us to evolve into his likeness, kill every animal and child on the planet
by the
way of drowning?
He spoke to me through one of my oldest best friends (who
by the
way is also completely non-religious; it was although
God took over his body and voice to speak with me) and delivered so many messages over a period of about 2 hours that my mind feels like it will explode.