Sentences with phrase «who sacrificed their children»

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«The most important and fulfilling thing in my day to day life is taking care of my five children, who are ages 3 - 13 but on the business side, it's knowing CSSCS has so quickly made a difference in people's lives that makes the sacrifices I have made all worthwhile.

If by God is meant the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, who redeems his children by the atonement and sacrifice of his Son Jesus Christ according to the predestined plan of salvation revealed in the Bible and ascribed to by the Christian churches, then the answer obviously is No — Schweitzer does not believe in God.

Books and letters are among the artefacts featured in a new exhibition which honours a Scottish missionary who sacrificed her life to rescue Jewish children from the Nazis.

What makes the New Testament household codes powerful and countercultural is that they actually challenge those hierarchies by instructing all members of the household — even the masters, who in that culture held unilateral authority over their slaves, wives, and children — to imitate Jesus Christ in their relationships by modeling his self - sacrificing love.

Jesus promises brothers, sisters, mothers and children to believers who have sacrificed for him (Mark 10:29 - 30).

Thank you for your self - sacrificing service, your unfailing love, and your patience toward all your children, both those who are growing and grown.

The same God who accepts without comment Jephthah's sacrifice of his own daughter, who allows children to be mauled by a bear for taunting one of his prophets, who threatens Israel with such devastating famine that they will be forced to eat their own infants.

1 Corinthians 11:14 (Men should not have long hair) 1 Corinthians 14:34 - 35 (Women should remain silent in church) Deuteronomy 13:6 - 16 (Death penalty for Apostasy) Deuteronomy 20:10 - 14 (Attack city, kill all men, keep women, children as spoils of war) Deuteronomy 21:18 - 21 (Death penalty for a rebellious son) Deuteronomy 22:19 - 25 (Kill non - virgin / kill adulterers / rapists) Ecclesiastes 1:18 (Knowledge is bad) Exodus 21:1 - 7 (Rules for buying slaves) Exodus 35:2 (Death for working on the Sabbath) Ezekiel 9:5 - 6 (Murder women / children) Genesis 1:3,4,5,11,12,16 (God creates light, night and day, plants grow, before creating sun) Genesis 3:16 (Man shall rule over woman) Jeremiah 19:9 (Cannibalism) John 3:18 (He who believes in Jesus is saved, he that doesn't is condemned) John 5:46 - 47 (Jesus references Old Testament) Leviticus 3:1 - 17 (Procedure for animal sacrifice) Leviticus 19:19 (No mixed fabrics in clothing) Leviticus 19:27 (Don't trim hair or beard) Leviticus 19:28 (No tattoos) Leviticus 20:9 (Death for cursing father or mother) Leviticus 20:10 (Death for adultery) Leviticus 20:13 (Death for gay men) Leviticus 21:17 - 23 (Ugly people, lame, dwarfs, not welcome on altar) Leviticus 25:45 (Strangers can be bought as slaves) Luke 12:33 (Sell your possessions, and give to the poor) Luke 14:26 (You must hate your family and yourself to follow Jesus) Mark 10:11 - 12 (Leaving your spouse for another is adultery) Mark 10:21 - 22 (Sell your possessions and give to the poor) Mark 10:24 - 25 (Next to impossible for rich to get into heaven) Mark 16:15 - 16 (Those who hear the gospel and don't believe go to hell) Matthew 5:17 - 19 (Jesus says he has come to enforce the laws of the Old Testament) Matthew 6:5 - 6 (Pray in secret) Matthew 6:18 (Fast for Lent in secret) Matthew 9:12 (The healthy don't need a doctor, the sick do) Matthew 10:34 - 37 (Jesus comes with sword, turns families against each other, those that love family more than him are not worthy) Matthew 12:30 (If you're not with Jesus, you're against him) Matthew 15:4 (Death for not honouring your father and mother) Matthew 22:29 (Jesus references Old Testament) Matthew 24:37 (Jesus references Old Testament) Numbers 14:18 (Following generations blamed for the sins of previous ones) Psalms 137:9 (Violence against children) Revelation 6:13 (The stars fell to earth like figs) Revelation 21:8 (Unbelievers, among others, go to hell) 1 Timothy 2:11 - 12 (Women subordinate and must remain silent) 1 Timothy 5:8 (If you don't provide for your family, you are an infidel)

Sometimes we think the elders in the church, pious Christians, pastors or other brave souls who make sacrifices for their faith are the real Christians, the real children of God.

We who sacrifice fabulous resources to fatten the most inhuman form of violence so that it will continue to protect us, and who pass our time in transmitting futile messages from a planet that is risking destruction to planets that are already dead» how can we have the extraordinary hypo crisy to pretend that we do not understand all those people who did such things long before us: those, for example, who made it their practice to throw a single child, or two at the most, into the furnace of a certain Moloch in order to ensure the safety of the others?

Look how many sacrifices are made by mothers who truly love their children.

We thank mothers for their self - sacrificing service, unfailing love, and patience toward all children, both those who are growing and grown.

The Morozov cult was not quite as horrifying as the worship of Moloch, the dreadful Carthaginian deity who required fiery child sacrifice.

This comes from a mother who sacrificed to send all three of her children to Catholic Schools AND put a son through the University of Notre Dame.

Maybe it will be the mother of several young children who sacrifices all of her time, energy, and personal desires to do what is so rare and so difficult these days: to raise up her children so that they love God and love others.

However, Sinkinson insists that there is no conflict in affirming a historical basis for the story while appreciating its message of progressive revelation — that Yahweh was not the kind of God who required child sacrifice.

Patterson goes so far as to compare women who choose not to have children to the people who practiced child sacrifice in the Bible!

I'll merely suggest the obvious: The future of the Catholic faith belongs to those who create it with their fidelity, their self - sacrifice, their commitment to bringing new life into the world and raising their children in truth, and their determination to walk Christ's «narrow way» with joy.

Near the bottom are most missionary children who were sacrificed so their parents could save the heathen.

The children of those who now sacrifice for their sake will be the first to be destroyed by scarcity and pollution.

And these children are the same people who as adults will be called upon to make enormous sacrifices to support China's growing ranks of the elderly — for not only is China graying, it is doing it faster than any population in history.

Crispina is a mother who, like all mothers, was willing to sacrifice her all for her children, but her love for Christ, comes above all else thus she was willing to even give up her life with her children for Christ's sake.

Tell your children about James Maina or someone else you admire who makes great sacrifices to help others in some way.

Let your children see you giving generously — whether that's opening your home up to those in need, serving in a local soup kitchen, going on a missions trip, giving to a charity near and dear to your heart, or sacrificing time and effort to help someone who is struggling.

As a culture, we seem to operate under the misguided notion that attachment - style parenting is one in which parents — and particularly mothers — sacrifice their lives entirely for the good of their children, and compete over who can breastfeed the longest and make the most nutritious baby food.

If you find yourself expecting a child, you must MAKE A BLOOD SACRIFICE TO SHE - WHO - SPINS - THE - CLOUDS GODDESS FRIGGA SO THAT THE NORNS MIGHT DETERMINE A FAVORABLE FATE FOR THE LITTLE ONE.

While there were then, and are now, lots of very protective parents, at the other end of the spectrum, there are still some parents who are, sad to say, willing to sacrifice their child's safety and — in the case of concussions, their long term health — at the altar of a winning performance, a touchdown scored, a scholarship won, a pro contract inked, not just fathers, but mothers, too (for proof, one only has to watch the recent reality television show, «Friday Night Tykes.»).

It takes focused attention, planning, participation, research, and so much more to be an empathetic, responsive parent who is in tune with their child's needs and who is prepared to make whatever sacrifices are necessary to meet those needs.

But what do kids learn from divorced parents and what do they learn from parents who sacrifice their own happiness for their children?

But for women like you who are making what many people consider is the ultimate sacrifice by creating an adoption plan and putting your child's needs before your own, it can be a very lonely and confusing time.

I truly hope that anybody expecting a baby gives breast feeding a fair try before they decide its not for them because when you make the choice to be a mom your already sacrificing your body so what difference will a few more months really matter to give your child the best possible start and who says you can't pump all your milk and put it in a bottle so you can live a normal life and work a job.

Who is going to make the most sacrifices for the well - being of the children?

So grateful for a husband who sacrificed so I could raise our children.

«The new Huggies Pure & Natural diaper is designed for moms who desire to provide their babies the best and most gentle care without sacrificing comfort and protection, while using a product that includes organic and natural materials,» said Robert Thibault, president of Kimberly - Clark's North American Infant, Baby & Child Care business.

I want daughters who view the great sacrifice of staying at home — how we moms give our best years to personally, actively care for our children through all of the hours of the day (and night), regardless of the income we won't have or the worldly validation we won't get.

More please, starting with the ultra-orthodox rabbis who have been sacrificing children for the sake of appearances.

«If we don't have people who will sacrifice their time and energy to impact knowledge on our children, then like I said, we have lost the future.

What you have to ask yourself right now is whether you are prepared to sacrifice lives - the lives of children being raised in poverty, the lives of patients being left to die on trolleys in hospital corridors, the lives of disabled people who are cut off and abandoned to their fates, the lives of the elderly left shivering at home or shamefully neglected in profit - driven care homes.

commend the UFT nurses who traveled to Colombia in April, sacrificing their personal vacation time and working long days to provide much - needed surgical care to impoverished children and their families; and

The idea of asking families who are struggling to help their own children get a college education to sacrifice tax dollars so convicted criminals can get diplomas, too, is difficult to swallow.

«But I think we have been very open as a government that it is right that people at the top who earn much more than people with average incomes should be asked to make an extra sacrifice and that it is justifiable to say that people at the top don't receive child benefit in the way people do on ordinary incomes.

«The AG is proud to donate all income from his appearance on Blue Bloods to the New York Police and Fire Widows» and Children's Benefit Fund, an organization that provides vital support to the families of those who've made the ultimate sacrifice to protect New Yorkers,» said Schneiderman spokeswoman Amy Spitalnick.

«We will be doing a significant media buy on the issue of who should be sacrificing, whether it's the wealthy or school children,» Iannuzzi said.

It turns out, however, that they've sacrificed themselves on behalf of a child who carries the virus and goes on to infect the rest of the world.

According to Reinhard, the children who served as sacrifices were in effect deified and worshipped as intermediaries to the gods.

researchers found parents who had mortgaged their homes, given up their jobs, or liquidated their retirement accounts, among other sacrifices, to nurture their children's talents.

It was a way of honuring her mother who had passed and honoring the sacrifices mothers made for their children.

Finally, those divorced singles may also be parents who feel that since their careers allow them less quality time with their children already, they are reluctant to sacrifice any more family time in pursuit of romance.

But as he comes to know them, playing with the children and befriending Mundek (Benno Fürmann), a brawny thug who insists on returning aboveground to look for a missing girl, Socha puts himself at risk, sacrificing his own safety and standing in the community to help the frightened fugitives.

Retaining his line of work in the much bigger city, Cal gets called in the middle of a night to provide a psychiatric evaluation of Tom Lopez (Jimmy Smits), an upset police officer who has discovered a child dead at an altar in a long - abandoned theater, the apparent victim of a ritualistic human sacrifice.