Sentences with phrase «without faith and love»

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>> >» Humans are perfectly capable of loving others and doing good deeds without faith to «compel» them.»

She puts on a smile around me now and says she loves me... even attended a conference on how to «love your gay friends and family without compromising your faith» (what a crock).

Luther's mistrust of the message of James» i.e., that faith without validating works is dead (James 2)» has been inherited by and continues to hamstring Luther's spiritual offspring, who wrongly juxtapose grace and law, mercy and justice, love and holiness, indeed, the ethical standards of the Old and New Testaments.

Without love, faith and hope, what keeps you going?

Without being calloused or cold, let the non-believers have what is to be left of it Hold true to your faith, hold true to your love of the Lord, and do not let your heart be troubled or swayed.

In the graciousness of the book (something often lacking when people engage Emergent, no names but...), in its passionate for the Scriptures, in its understanding that true faith shows itself in love, in its acceptance of the many things postmodernism has going for it without capitulating to todays culture, and especially in the willingness to both take on and unite both sides, Wittmer has written something here to be commended for, and something that all believers no matter what side they lean toward would do well to read.

As Fr Holloway, the co-founder of Faith movement, would often remark, «Truth without love is cold and heartless, but love without truth is blind and diffuse.»

Of course, to the man without faith this appears to be both a piece of evasion of real issues in that it shelves difficult problems, and a piece of wishful thinking in that it believes in the ultimate goodness of God in some nebulous hereafter, even though the daily evidence of life denies such goodness and love.

This approach ignores significant portions of New Testament teachings that suggest that «by their fruit you will recognize them» (Matthew 7:16), that «faith without works is dead» (James 2:20), and that «he that loves not knows not God» (1 John 4:8).

In his recently published book, According to Your Faith, Mr. T. S. Gregory, who produced the meditation when it was broadcast in 1953, wrote as follows: «The Cross is Love without remorse or reprieve, sovereign and everlasting, the sole image of omnipotence known to me».

When we love our neighbour independent from his faith (or colour, nationality, social status, etc.), we preach the gospel without words and most effective, whereby it is God's work to cause the real faith in someone.

I love it when people like you try to present the idea that faith is a wash between spiritual believers and those without a belief in the supernatural.

Buber has said that the modern age is dominated by a Paulinism without grace — we are overwhelmed by alienation, despair and guilt, but we know nothing of Paul's celebration of faith, hope, and love.

Without it, faith, love, and hope do not happen.

But some Bunyan, writing Pilgrim's Progress in a prison where it was so damp that, as he cried, «The moss did verily grow upon mine eyebrows»; some Kernahan, born without arms and legs, but by sheer grit fighting his way up until he sat in the House of Commons; some Henry M. Stanley, born in a workhouse and buried in Westminster Abbey; some Dante, his Beatrice dead, he himself an exile from the city of his love, distilling all his agony into a song that became the «voice of ten silent centuries», or some more obscure and humble life close at hand where handicaps have been mastered, griefs have been built into character, disappointments have been turned into trellises, not left a bare, unsightly thing — such incarnations of fortitude and faith have infectious power.

Jane Jacobs knew that, without ordinary people, their ordinary loves, and their often - extraordinary faith, the public square is an inhospitable and even dangerous place.

Christian Century reviewers also disagreed: Samuel Terrien thought that J. B. presented «modern man's reaction to the problem of evil without the category of faith in a loving God» (January 7, 1959, p. 9); Tom F. Driver found the play afflicted with «a sort of theological schizophrenia,» divided between its religious and humanistic dimensions (January 7, 1959.

Faith creates love» Yes, Steve, insofar that the desire, impetus and inspiration comes from without you and not from within, that does sound pretty cold.

For, if faith is «trust in God's love alone for the ultimate meaning of our lives and loyalty to this same love and to all to whom it is loyal as the only final cause that our lives are to serve,» then a concern for justice, including political justice (the creation of a more humane and just social order), clearly follows from an attitude of faith without being identical with it.

Without it the outlook for faith or hope or love, whether in the individual soul or the social scene, is nebulous and dark.

But no, the hoary old liberal standard - bearer mawkishly burbled, «Pope Benedict XVI's first encyclical confirms him as a man of humour, warmth, humility and compassion, eager to share the love that God «lavishes» on humanity and display it as the answer to the world's deepest needs... This is a document that presents the most attractive face of the Catholic faith and could be put without hesitation into the hands of any inquirer.»

But there is something else that appears to indicate that Thomas» identification of faith, hope and love as virtues is not entirely without difficulties.

Tim i found it liberating to just do what the Lord wants you to do i work within his boundarys and yes i attend church and enjoy it.I love the people and i love hearing the word and worshipping the Lord even if others are still bound up with traditions thats not my walk thats theres.My focus is to do what the Lord wants me to do.There have been times i have said no to the pastor he does nt understand why i choose not to lead the worship.i query him as well regarding the idea that its not just performing a function because there is a need our hearts have to be in the right place so that the Lord can use us but he did nt understand where i was coming from and thats okay because of that i just said no until my heart is right i am better not being involved in leading.But i am happy to be an encouragement to others in the worship team i havent wanted to be the leader i have done that in the past.So my focus has been just the singing and being part of different worship teams i think the Lord has other plans as the groups i am in seem to be changing at the same time i am aware that i do nt to worry about change as the Lord knows whats best.I used to be quite comfortable leading the music but that was before when i was operating in my own self confidence and pride.The Lord did such a huge change in my life that i lost my self confidence and that is not a bad thing at all as my spiritual growth has been incredible.The big change was my identity moved from me and what i could do to knowing who i was in Christ and that he is my strength and confidence.Now i know that without him i can do nothing in fact i am dependent on his empowerment through his holy spirit all the time in everything.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music at another church i attend multiple churchs although i attend two regularly one has services in the morning and one has services in the evening so the two do nt really clash.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music its been two years since i did that and i was worried on how i would go.All i can say is that it went really well and because i stepped out in Faith the Lord really blessed the morning to the congregation.The difference is knowing that i serve the Lord with the gifts he has given me but my heart has to be right and when i do it in his way it builds up the body and it brings glory to him.May the Lord continue to show you what he wants you to do even though others may not understand your reasons i just want you to know that you do nt have to pull away completely just work within the boundarys that the Lord gives you and do nt feel pressured by others expectations to do anything that feel uncomfortable.Be involved just as you feel lead by the holy spirit even if it is in a very minor way take small steps.regards brentnz

«Without question, Day of Truth is a loving and redemptive way students of faith can express their views positively in response to GLSEN's Day of Silence which only presents one point of view,» Candi Cushman, education analyst for Focus on the Family, said in a statement.

@Pontifex #askpontifex As young I love God and my faith burns, how I can share my faith in a society without hope?

For if Bultmann's final defense of an existentialist theology is not that it is apologetically imperative, but that it is, with respect to belief, the contemporary expression of the Pauline doctrine that we are justified by faith alone without the works of the law, it seems to me that the final and comparably sufficient defense of a liberation theology is that it is, with respect to action, the contemporary expression of the equally Pauline doctrine that the only faith that justifies is the faith that works by love.

Christian faith discerns the moral collapse that occurs in a world without God, and thus without supernatural hope and love.

Certainly it seems that the church would not have occurred to him without her, although it has to be said that the euphoria and hyperbole that characterize his premarital letters to her — «Dear love, dear only love forever, dear heart's desire» — are notably lacking in his restrained statements of faith.

If you can't touch a hot stove and without getting burned, that means that either God doesn't love you or your faith isn't strong enough.

Jesus said if love the Lord with all our heart and all our mind and strength and love our neighbour as ourselves we fulfill the Law.The truth is none of us can live it without the holy spirit and abiding in Christ only in him can we do that.We are no longer bound by the Law which brought condemnation and death but have been set free through Christ righteousness which we receive by faith.

But — and this is a huge qualifier — if that message of justification by God's undeserved love is preached apart from an unmasking of the actual power relations which have aggravated these feelings to the level of a social neurosis; if people are released from the rat race of upward mobility only privatistically, with no critique of the economic and social ideology that stimulates such desperate cravings; if people are liberated from a bad sense of themselves without any sense of mission to change the conditions that waste human beings in such a way, then justification by faith becomes a mystification of the actual power relations, and the Christian gospel is indeed the opiate of the masses.

it is a shame that many plp think so little of our faith... they do no understand what is like to be a true christian... and no not one of those plp who say im a christian and go to church from sunday to sunday, not one of the fanatics who advocate hate, not a bigot who proclaim god's name without understanding... this life is a journey to find something greater than spiritual awareness... it is a journey to see the world the way god does, it is a journey beyond any book, any view... that is why i belive in my faith... im a christian and i love my god but im not the one who follows faith blindly and question every thing

Paul VI in his first sermon as Pope spoke to those «who without belonging to the Catholic Church are united to us by the powerful bond of faith and love of Jesus Christ and marked with the unique seal of baptism — one Lord, one faith, one baptism», seeking to «hasten the blessed day which will see, after so many centuries of deadly separation, the realisation of Christ's prayer on the eve of his death — ut unum sint, that they may be one...» 6

And then Fr Luther was heard to be saying something that looked, superficially, like a complete contradiction of his usual theme — he wanted concrete evidence of their faith: «Dear friends, the kingdom of God — and we are that kingdom — does not consist in talk or words but in activity, in deeds, in works and exercises... a faith without love is not enough rather it is no faith at aAnd then Fr Luther was heard to be saying something that looked, superficially, like a complete contradiction of his usual theme — he wanted concrete evidence of their faith: «Dear friends, the kingdom of God — and we are that kingdom — does not consist in talk or words but in activity, in deeds, in works and exercises... a faith without love is not enough rather it is no faith at aand we are that kingdom — does not consist in talk or words but in activity, in deeds, in works and exercises... a faith without love is not enough rather it is no faith at aand exercises... a faith without love is not enough rather it is no faith at all.

«Without love, faith is nothing», as St Paul says: «If I had the tongues of angels and could speak of the highest things on faith and have not love, I am nothing.

To go from not believing in the existence of any God, Hindu or other, to faith in the love and guidance and loving arms of a Father in Heaven is, indeed, a huge «leap» for some, that takes not only that BELIEF but the FAITH that something, or someone, or a higher being is here with us even in Spirit, will comfort, will love without condition, will forgive no matter what and endlessly when we sincerely ask fofaith in the love and guidance and loving arms of a Father in Heaven is, indeed, a huge «leap» for some, that takes not only that BELIEF but the FAITH that something, or someone, or a higher being is here with us even in Spirit, will comfort, will love without condition, will forgive no matter what and endlessly when we sincerely ask foFAITH that something, or someone, or a higher being is here with us even in Spirit, will comfort, will love without condition, will forgive no matter what and endlessly when we sincerely ask for it.

Such a love of humanity is no enemy of science or knowledge, but it can add a quality and a depth to living which are impossible without a true religious faith.

If this is so, and if it is also so that as an American he is fated to be a man without a sense of past or future, then it follows that the theologian today and tomorrow is a man without faith, without hope, with only the present, with only love to guide him.

Chapman: Yeah, he was really wriggling on the hook, and I don't know, I mean think, I've run into, I mean, I have traveled around America a lot and I love actually going into the middle bit where regular people live and, you know, I have met people like that before here and there; and you have to conclude that really what it's about is that without faith, these people couldn't survive and therefore given our choice between faith and evidence, it doesn't matter what the evidence is; you have to chose the faith in order to survive.

You must demonstrate this faith through your willingness to be open, honest and fully loving when you feel it without condition.

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Without telling a literal story of places and people, Struth's subtle photographs reveal how personal feelings of anger, love, fear, faith, and doubt are shaped by public history.

My love and faith in Jesus is the most important part of my life and without him I would be nothing.

This approach recognizes that without a couple first experiencing a change of heart, and making the necessary effort to live out their faith on a daily basis (such as seen in the mandate to love your neighbor as yourself), any strategies that are presented to help them reduce conflict will ultimately fail.