Sentences with phrase «weak things»

God has a pattern of choosing the «weak things of the world to shame the strong.»

Hitting a big Orc or bear sounds substantial whereas hitting smaller, weaker things does not.

But not in the sense of small weak things being fragile — it's about a larger more structural fragility — like what a teacher of art encounters in thinking about the future of her students.

But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; — 1 Corinthians 1:27, NKJV

The makeup of the group underscores another popular religious theme in King's work that's reflected in this line from the apostle Paul in the first Book of Corinthians: «God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.»

27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

«For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in his presence.»

God has chosen the foolish things of this world to shame the wise, and the weak things of this world to shame the things which are strong.

What implications does Paul's statement, «God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong» (I Cor 1:27) have for the way we communicate as Christians?

1CR 1:27 - 29 «But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, [yea], and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in his presence.»

But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty (1 Cor 1:27)

My only complaint is that Deb's boyfriend Anton continues to get less and less interesting (their subplot was the weakest thing in season 3) and Rita seems relegated to the old «ball and chain» role this season as Dexter's wife.

Unfortunately, Braff is probably the weakest thing about the film, and though Paramount seems insistent on promoting it as a companion piece to his indie hit, it's actually pretty far from it.

One of the weakest things about the film is that the storyline isn't really anything special, so I found myself a little bored at times.

The battery might be the weakest thing around the Note series, even though it is still far better than other premium phones.