Whether it was deliberate or unintentional, I would hope in the future the author of this article would use better judgment or take more time to research the Catholic teaching on the Eucharist (to at least put Sebastian's statement in context) before quoting a statement that is clearly an error to any Catholic that has a sense of reverence («frozen holy wine transformed into the blood of Christ» on popsicle sticks) but could mislead
those with simple faith or those who are unfamiliar to the true Catholic teaching.
With very reduced financial means, but
with a simple faith and the overflowing energy of a man of action and an peerless organizer, he started a publishing network which circulated books by the million».
Death had no triumph, and he died as he had lived,
with the simple faith of a trustful child, and the superb gallantry of a great soul.
Acceptance before God, forgiveness and peace with him can be received
with simple faith or trust.
But, for all those problems, it was a beautiful chapter in the life of the Church, filled
with simple faith, devotion, and sacrifice.
Not exact matches
I offer a few
simple questions: — How can we possibly believe the words written in a book 2000 years ago; or 200 hundred years ago; should be taken
with so absolute
faith as to be blind to the inconsistencies.
By the
simple definition of
faith, the ability to accept something without proof, and that's OK
with believers.
This may all be less problematic
with simple, concrete objects («chair»), but is far more difficult
with abstract concepts and ideas, particularly about God, religion, politics, metaphysics, etc. («love», «
faith», «nature», «sacrifice», «purity», «freedom»).
John Montague came by his mature
faith honestly: Sent back to his family's Ireland from the Brooklyn of his birth, enduring separation and a
simple life in the complex North, he married in his works the intimately human and the broadly historical
with a seamlessness that few have achieved.
The core of that
faith is
simple: If we have died
with Christ in baptism, we have hope to live
with Christ in eternity.
With a firm and simple belief in God which could be understood by the humblest and least educated, with a fiery confidence in Mohammed as the supreme prophet of God, with reverence for Jesus but declaring that Christians had misrepresented him, that he was not the unique Son of God, and that to Mohammed had been given a later revelation, with the type of fatalism and belief in heaven which reinforced ardor in battle, Islam proved the faith of warri
With a firm and
simple belief in God which could be understood by the humblest and least educated,
with a fiery confidence in Mohammed as the supreme prophet of God, with reverence for Jesus but declaring that Christians had misrepresented him, that he was not the unique Son of God, and that to Mohammed had been given a later revelation, with the type of fatalism and belief in heaven which reinforced ardor in battle, Islam proved the faith of warri
with a fiery confidence in Mohammed as the supreme prophet of God,
with reverence for Jesus but declaring that Christians had misrepresented him, that he was not the unique Son of God, and that to Mohammed had been given a later revelation, with the type of fatalism and belief in heaven which reinforced ardor in battle, Islam proved the faith of warri
with reverence for Jesus but declaring that Christians had misrepresented him, that he was not the unique Son of God, and that to Mohammed had been given a later revelation,
with the type of fatalism and belief in heaven which reinforced ardor in battle, Islam proved the faith of warri
with the type of fatalism and belief in heaven which reinforced ardor in battle, Islam proved the
faith of warriors.
actually you do nt have to prove the many deities or Gods that they really exist, because they really had existed in their times, They are part of the evolutionary process for us humans to transcend to higher consciousness.To simplify the analogy, when we were young and we are in the lower grade school, we were taught
simple subjects not advance literatures but
simple stories even mythicals, The same
with religion, thousands of years ago when there was no science yet, primitive people had a religion, of course man made
faiths to conform
with their state of mind or intellect.But later atfter thousands of years we evolve into a more educated people and so new concept of God again was presented to them, another man made concept, and this go on and on, until a few thiousand years ago.monotheism, Judaism, christianity, islam, buddhism, etc also evolved, But
with the accelerated evolution, these
faith again is threatend
with obsolesencs because of of scientific developments and education.In panthroteistic
faith, the future religion needs to conform to evolutionary process, This proves that God is always there guiding the change.And it his will that made this a reality in history since the begining of the universe 13 billion years ago, and this will continue to exist until He will completely fulfill His will to infinity, Thats PANTHROTHEISM, the futue, man made religion under His guidance through scientifiic evoluition after the Bi Bang
When our conclusions regarding regarding troubling passages in the NT contradict the clear, positive statements out of the mouth of Jesus in John 3:16, 18, 5:24, and elsewhere, regarding eternal life being a
simple matter of
faith we need to keep seeking until our understanding of those passages agrees
with that He said.
I would have to disagree that its that
simple, Know many people of many
faiths who choose their religion after study and what they felt fit in
with their morals and life, not brainwashed in the least.
Although we have proceeded
with this discussion in a structure much
simpler than that of Professor Paul Tillich, we shall attempt what he calls a «method of correlation,» whereby man's existential questions are met by the answers of our Christian
faith.
While there are many decisions we are faced
with that have a
simple black - and - white identity, there are also many more gray areas in our
faith.
In reacting from the too
simple idea that
with sufficient
faith prayer can change anything, we rightly emphasize the new power that we receive from it.
I think Bob has stated perfectly why people are leaving this
faith, because many aspects of it are implausible and unreasonable... which many Christians fully admit (God doesn't want us to use the brain he gifted us
with, He just wants
simple obedience /
faith — like a drone or slave).
I went to a Bible study once where one guy said,
with a straight face, how he has «no interest» in learning more about his
faith because it's meant to be a «
simple faith».
As a result of this strategy some students switched from one version of Protestantism to another; other students left Protestantism entirely and became Orthodox or embraced certain features of Catholic teaching such as no longer practicing artificial contraception; others returned to their own branch
with a greater sense of where its strengths and weaknesses resided; and still others discovered that their journey away from the Christian
faith was not as
simple as they had once conceived.
It was no better than the piety of bourgeois idealism
with its naive preachments about moral optimism, its identification of the ideal society
with the Kingdom of God, and its
simple confidence in the possibility of implementing in public life the absolutes of the Christian
faith.
For
faith to reject the historical traces of its most important figures doesn't make sense to Catholics, of course, who venerate shrines associated
with saints and martyrs, but Wahhabi doctrine is clear and
simple.
As for his politics, i do nt agree
with Obama's Policies and therefore pray he is not re-elected, but when it comes about God, Ya'll have no spiritual or earthly authority to Judge a man's
faith for the
simple reason that you really HATE his politics or the color of his skin, or the religion of a father he's never / seldom seen.
Why not just have the
simple, straightforward Catholic
faith, unassociated
with any theological school or cachet?
He speaks
with God in the
simple speech of a child, and one knows whence is the secret of the great
faith and enthusiasm that has called him to give his life to the establishment of pure Christianity in America's new possession in the Orient.
He is one of the founders of The
Simple Way, a «new monastic» Christian community in Philadelphia, USA, that promotes radical
faith in Christ and radical engagement
with the global poor through principles of peacemaking, communal living and hospitality in «the abandoned places of empire».
Even when dealing
with faith, wouldn't the
simplest, most reasonable solution be true?
But the main stress in the sacrament is found not so much in that kind of talk (which may be appropriate enough for an adult) but in the
simple words
with which the minister of baptism signs the baptized person
with the sign of the cross as he or she is «received into the congregation of Christ's flock»: that «hereafter he [or she] shall not be ashamed to confess the
faith of Christ crucified, and manfully to fight under his banner, against sin, the world, and the devil, and to continue Christ's faithful soldier and servant unto his [her] life's end.»
With reason relativised, people are tempted to attain reality through a felt experience, a leap of
faith, an effort of will, or
simple scepticism.
The
simplest way to characterize this note is to say it is a remarriage of theology
with ethics, or a renewed insistence that Christian
faith inexorably involves a style of living in a concrete, actual time and place.
Our extended family represents a mixture of
faiths, so for us the
simple motzi of my
faith (Praised are you, Adonai our G - d, who brings forth bread from the earth, Amen) is recited,
with additional thoughts expressed by others around the table if so desired.
In one way I've had no need of it as my
faith is a
simple one and I read the Bible as Gods love story, knowing that I was undeserving of it and taking Gods word as a given and what He dishes out I accept
with a thankful heart.
Her message is
simple: «If we choose to wrestle today
with God's role in suffering, our
faith is better prepared for tomorrow's pain.»
Dr. Hayhoe is the co-author of the book A Climate for Change: Global Warming Facts for
Faith - Based Decisions and describes herself as «a spokesperson
with one principal goal — to bring public awareness to the
simple truth that the scientific debate is over, and now it's time for all of us to take action.»
Gil you have asked some very good questions why does bad things happen in the world i personally do nt know God did nt explain to Job either why he had to suffer.What i do know is that God desires that none of us should perish but that all would have eternal life in him through Jesus Christ.This world will one day pass away and the real world will be reborn so our focus as christians is on whats to come and being a witness in the here and now.Both good and bad happens to either the righteous or the sinner so what are we to make of that.What we do know is that God will set all things right at the appointed time the wicked will be judged and the righteous will be rewarded for there
faith isnt that enough reason for us to believe.Free will is only a reality if we can choose between good and bad but our hearts are deceitfully wicked we naturally are inclined toward sin that is another reason whyt we need to be saved from ourselves so what are we to do.For me Christ died and rose again that is a fact witnessed by over 500 people that were alive at the time and was recorded by historians how many other religious leaders do you know that did that or did the miracles that Jesus did.As far as the bible is concerned much of the archelogical evidence has proven to be correct and many of prophetic words spoken many hundreds of years ago have come to pass including both the birth and the death of Jesus.Interested in what philosophy you are believing in if other than a
faith in Jesus Christ so how does that philosophy give you the assurance that you are saved.Its really
simple with christianity we just have to believe in Jesus Christ.brentnz
All they took
with them, besides a few
simple possessions, was their
faith.
«By increasing the knowledge and awareness among the different
faith sectors, they can put some very
simple safeguards in place - and also if they have any concerns that they understand what to do
with those concerns so that action can be taken very quickly.»
In dealing as theologians
with the Christian
faith as a body of truth, we have often been too abstract, too limited in our diction to traditional terminology, possibly too afraid to be
simple lest our peers might suspect our lack of theological acumen!
Because of the complex interaction of religious broadcasting
with other social characteristics such as broader religious and cultural movements, changing social uses of mass media, and changing historical circumstances, it is unlikely that a
simple cause - effect relationship between the viewing of religious programs on television and individual
faith and church interaction could ever be isolated.
He had met and spoken
with Christians of many denominations and
with both educated and
simple adherents of other
faiths.
No man has insisted on this more vigorously than Baron von Hügel, who
with all his deep
faith in the fullness of our Lord's embodiment of God, was yet ever ready to maintain that in other religious traditions, and likewise in science, art, philosophy, ethics, as well as in the
simple humdrum experiences of daily life, God in some way and to some degree has been found and known.
But we are found
with a multitude of verses that condition eternal life on
simple faith in Christ for it.
All the preceding comments,
with their attempts at witticism and vilification of the Chrisitan
faith, pale in comparison to those
simple truths.
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simpler process of divestiture», ACCC monitoring powers (wants Minister to direct ACCC to use price monitoring powers to «monitor prices, costs and profits relating to the supply of drinking milk») and mandatory code of conduct (wants mandatory code and «Ombudsman
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Maybe after they have retired some of those who left Arsenal will come out and write a book
with comments such as «no
faith in Wenger to win an EPL title», «too many
simple mistakes by Wenger», «too slow in the transfer market», «Wenger's desire to win is non-existent», «too busy experimenting
with player's positions...» etc..
I tend to think that the decision facing the Tories is a rather straightforward one, and it essentially consists of not trying to face two ways at once - do you secure your base, who really are losing
faith (
simple longing for power is all that seems to be keeping the ship afloat for the time being), or do you keep on flirting
with LibDem / floating voters and hope that gets you over the line?
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