Sentences with phrase «word for holiness»
The Hebrew word for holiness, «kedushah,» carries with it a connotation of separateness or distinctiveness.
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The first is Romans 1:2, but there the word Paul uses for «holy» is hagiais instead of the normal word for divine holiness, hierais.
This is the foundation of our faith» (Pope Paul VI)-- and it comes with a responsibility for «my brothers» holiness», in other words, evangelisation.
The message for us seems to be that if we are to truly be able to influence Muslims then we should hope to emulate the holiness of St Francis, to preach the Gospel to them boldly but humbly, to be truly inspired by the Holy Spirit, so that our words and actions are not merely empty sounds and gestures.
Indeed, our pride ought to be shattered when we pray, «and lead us not into temptation,» for by these words we recognize that we can never be self - sufficient in holiness and virtue.
A word that once stood for faithfulness to historic orthodox Christian faith and a commitment to personal holiness, to the proclamation of the good news, and to ministries of compassion and justice has been hijacked by those on the right and the left who have narrowed the meaning to «white Republican.»
The word for sanctification is hagiasmos; Greek nouns which end in - asmos signify not an act but a process; and sanctification is the road to holiness, and it is precisely that road that the Christian must for ever walk.
It is an indication of the degree of holiness assigned to these saints that their miracles are described by the Arabic word which in Muslim dogmatics is used only for miracles performed by God's messengers, rather than by the word customarily used to refer to the miracles of saints.
The primary quality conveyed in the Hebrew term for holiness is separateness, set - apart - ness (the root of the word, qdsh.