Sentences with phrase «who hear»

Conditioned as the American public is to the image of success and the false idea that America is a Christian nation, the truth will be viewed as unpatriotic, unbiblical and unacceptable by most of the people who hear it.

We need elected officials who hear voices and believe it is perfectly ok to reduce others to 2nd class citizenship?

Later in Jesus» life, He is teaching, and a woman shouts out from the crowd, «Blessed is the womb that bore you...» Jesus responds by saying, «More than that, blessed are those who hear the Word of God and keep it!»

Most people who hear my accent assume I must have had a homogenous upbringing in flyover country.

it is specifically «the gospel of Jesus Christ» that we are to preach, that, those who hear and believe might be saved.

We are His sheep who hear His voice and will NOT follow another, but there is one comment by Jesus that for years has made me think along the lines of what you've written.

For the symbolism of baptism to work properly, the symbolism has to be understood not only by those getting baptized, but also by those who observer the baptism, including the surrounding non-Christian culture of friends, neighbors, and coworkers who hear about it.

Jesus, however, replies, «Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!»

Between them they have nearly 4.5 million listeners, whereas Falwell has only 1,440,000 who hear him regularly.

Second, it sets the boundaries of the community, because it shapes those who enter into the story in a way that others who hear it can not be shaped.

This does not include the radio listeners who hear Dobson's broadcasts on 2,500 stations in 95 countries (in six languages); or the 600 million radio listeners in China.

In addition, people who hear god speaking to them in this day and age should be given anti-psychotic medication.

God Bless Your works and more than that the «Word of God and those who hear it!»

Also...... In matt 7:26 - 27 Jesus said that those who hear and do what He said are wise.

Now, at last, we who hear this text know where we are to stand; Paul's rhetoric on the good law and its good use forces us to choose sides.

There is much evidence that those who hear us also prefer that we roll our own.

People with schizophrenia who hear voices hear them frequently.

There are still some people out there who hear «Buzzfeed» and think «13 Baby Turtles Who Are Too Extra for Their Own Good» or whatever.

It is the sober opinion of many concerned Christians, some who give the sermon and some who hear it, that preaching is an anachronism.

This call extends to all who hear the gospel.

This is most difficult to do, for any preacher full of his subject wants to possess and control only the subject but all who hear it lest it fall to the ground.

Those who hear the proclamation may have full confidence in the God of which it speaks: If... how much more must... Luke, concerned with the ongoing life of the Church and experience of the Christian «way», understands the reference to be to confidence in prayer; but it seems more probable that the original reference was to the totality of the proclamation as it challenged the hearer.

For example, how many urban legends start with «a friend of my cousin», or something similar, and are believed by many who hear it.

I have a neighbor, Tom Cruse, and a former student, Julia Roberts, who hear all kinds of comedic responses when they use their credit cards or present an ID.

In him there is the appearance of a novel response to a complex situation; and as such, he brings about new ways of understanding and new kinds of adjustment to the world which then may be shared and developed by those who hear him and accept his message.

... Those who hear the good news and reject it are condemned not because they were unable to believe, but because they rejected the saving message and hence in effect judged themselves unworthy of eternal life!

Luke has used this earlier (13:30), referring to those who hear the word but do not practice it.

Many who hear him in his preaching and teaching roles are in attitude - molding positions as parents, teachers, and community leaders.

He is still in the business of protecting His word so that any who hear it will be without excuse.

They do not inform, they form those who hear and share them for a life of faithfulness.

And those who hear actually hear, since they know that you do not have other agendas in mind, as do so many religious people.

I think his example will stay in the minds and hearts of all who hear what he did.

And with situations like this it is public whether the families want it to be or not and most of the people who hear this kind of thing are saddened and mourn the loss of the victims as well — or at least civilized human beings do.

It's nice to see moderate atheists; good counterpoint to the loud - mouthed angry anti-theists who we hear about so often.

Therefore, those who hear parables are given a choice.

Now, of course, one of the truths of the Word of God is the truth that people can receive eternal life through faith alone in Jesus Christ alone, so in this sense, the parable of the four soils does apply to those who hear the truth about how they can receive eternal life.

Yes, mental hospitals are stocked with many like him who hear voices claiming to be God or God's agents.

Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

Jesus is explaining that those who hear and learn from the Father, will be instructed by the Father to hear and learn from Jesus (John 6:45).

Yet a high proportion of the young people who hear the speeches pay no heed and by the time they are middle - aged they are absolutely mummified» (Gardner, Self - Renewal) Mummified mid-years marriages both reflect and increase inner mummification.

Such faith and trust, Jesus» parable suggests, are found more often among the «tax collectors and prostitutes» who hear the good news and believe than among the self - righteous guardians of religious order.

«But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you... Love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men.

The simple folk who hear them may well be impressed by the organ music, but they can not help laughing as they see such a ridiculous show going on in the choir.

Any who hear his call to «repentance» and accept from his teaching the direction for their «change of mind,» are members of the Israel - to - be.

One of the tasks of a preacher is to bring to those who hear him exactly this understanding of the human predicament: a genuine sense of value in human life but yet an accompanying grasp of its incompleteness, frustration, and inadequacy.

cf. Luke 6:20 - 26 the beatitudes ``... But how terrible for you who are rich now: you have had your easy life... But I tell you who hear me: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you...»

There are those of us who hear the «Christian nation» rhetoric and know that it's a step towards denying people who do not fit the mold.

The job of a Christian preacher, he said, is to «proclaim the given gospel to the given world,» The given gospel — that is to say, the gospel which has come to him from the Christian tradition which he represents and for which in his preaching function he speaks; the given world — that is to say, men and women in their actual concrete situation, with their interests and worries, their concerns and their problems, And the two are to go together, so that the gospel will be heard and (one hopes) accepted by those who hear its proclamation as directly relevant to their own lives.

The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will come to life» (v. 25).

Language bears the personality of the speaker, and when inferior words are spoken, personality is degraded, both in the one who utters them and in those who hear them.