Sentences with phrase «young ruler in»

He references Jesus» command to the rich young ruler in Matthew 19 who asks, «What good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?»

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Jesus confirmed them in His answer to the young rich ruler in Matthew 19, Paul mentioned them in Romans 7, Romans 13 and in other places (read Romans 3:31!)

In which case I sincerely trust that you are not and have never claimed to be a Christian, because that is EXACTLY what Jesus tells the Rich Young Ruler to do if he truly wants to live a righteous life: «Sell all you have, give it to the poor, and come and follow me.»

The Armenians were a minority community that excelled in the arts, academia, and the professional classes; successful, intelligent, and very much «the other» in a Turkey whose young rulers were influenced by the racialist ideologies then prominent in Europe.

In addition to his advice to the young ruler, there was his clear injunction to store up treasure not on earth but only in heaven, his rather pointed remarks on the impossibility of dual service to both God and Mammon, his parable about the rich man and Lazarus (which was not, I think we can grant, merely a warning against dissipation), and so oIn addition to his advice to the young ruler, there was his clear injunction to store up treasure not on earth but only in heaven, his rather pointed remarks on the impossibility of dual service to both God and Mammon, his parable about the rich man and Lazarus (which was not, I think we can grant, merely a warning against dissipation), and so oin heaven, his rather pointed remarks on the impossibility of dual service to both God and Mammon, his parable about the rich man and Lazarus (which was not, I think we can grant, merely a warning against dissipation), and so on.

The teaching of Christ in the gospels is full of exhortations to «works righteousness,» however inconvenient they may prove for certain established strains of Christian dogmatics, and the episode of the young ruler is wholly lacking in the sort of exegetical ambiguities that might allow for reassuring evasions of that sort.

Jeremy thanks for your comments alot of this i never really thought about before until you provoked me to seek the truth in the word it is what we all should be doing finding the truth for ourselves God wants to reveal mysterys if we are open to hear.If we have been christians awhile we just take the word of whoevers preaching or whichever clip we see on god tube its knowledge but not revelation.Because the story sounds plausible we tag that on to our belief for example for many years i believed that the rich young rulers problem was money so the way to deal with that problem is to give it away and be a follower of Jesus sounds plausible.Till you realise every believers situation is different so the message has to be universal.So the reason its not about money because it excludes those that do nt have it and does nt make room for those that do have it but do nt worship it.The rich young ruler was not a bad person he lived by a good moral code but he made money his idol he put that before God.The word says we shall not have any idols thats a sin and a wicked one.In fact there wasnt any room in his heart for Jesus that is a tragedy.So when we see the message is about Idolatry we all have areas that we chose not to submit to God thats universal everyone of us whether we are rich or poor.I believe we are unaware that we have these idols what are some of them that was revealed to me our partners our children our work our church our family i can sense some of you are getting fidgetty.

For example, Jesus said to the rich young ruler, «Go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.»

This concept is seen most clearly in his admonition to the rich young ruler: «You lack one thing; go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come follow me» (Mark 10:21).

Despite our apparent desire to serve in the present world food crisis we are often like the rich young ruler who «went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.»

It was started by Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron and is based on a particular understanding of what Jesus is saying in Luke 18 to a rich, young ruler.

It's definitely a movie made for a non-reading public, as when the when the young party girl asserts that Gatsby is a nephew or cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm, adding, in case you didn't know, that the Kaiser was the ruler of Germany.

Especially with the rich young ruler — he allows this man to walk away because he's not willing to give up what he needs to in order to follow Christ.

I had a fascinating conversation with Max Stackhouse of Andover - Newton Seminary who felt that one of our greatest needs in the subject area of this book was for an examination of the history of preaching on certain texts as the «Rich Young Ruler» to see how sermons related to different contexts.

Rather, in Mark 10:21, Jesus tells a «rich young ruler», «One thing you lack.

The motif recurs in the story of Oedipus himself: a babe abandoned, a young man at the crossroads, a mature ruler at Thebes, and an old man at Colonus.

Many churches view their buildings, possessions, and prestige in the community the same way this rich young ruler viewed his vast wealth.

I think the rich young ruler actually breaks the law twice in Jesus» presence.

Jesus was trying to point out to the rich young ruler that in God's economy, all are blessed, all are welcome, all are accepted.

I've often marveled at the fact that Jesus» instructions to the rich young ruler to sell all of his belongings and give to the poor are rarely applied universally (because we interpret them as being spoken to a specific person in a unique circumstance), while Paul's instructions to Timothy are often applied to all women at all times, (despite being written to a specific person in a unique circumstance.)

There are also a few mentions of some people we just don't have enough details on to make a judgment call (including the otherwise nameless «rich young ruler» in Mark 10).

Their founder was Peter Waldo, a rich merchant of Lyons who, seeking salvation, in 1176 took to heart the advice of Jesus to the rich young ruler, paid off his creditors, provided for his wife and children, gave the remainder to the poor, began begging his daily bread, and traversed the countryside and the cities preaching the Gospel as he found it in a vernacular translation of the New Testament.

The young local ruler, Count Palatinate Pfalzgraf Wolfgang, was a graduate of Wittenberg and was happy to ask Luther, along with the Observants» Superior, Father Staupitz, and Luther's old friend the Erfurt Prior, Johann Lang, to a grand meal: «We enjoyed ourselves in pleasant and delightful conversation while we dined and wined.

They were not «sinners» in the conventional sense: the call to discipleship, Jesus» table - fellowship with sinners, the «conversion» of Zaccheus; the woman who anointed Jesus» feet (Luke 7:36 - 50): Jesus» healing of the sick: Jesus» acceptance of children, the shepherds, and the wise men who were present at Jesus» birth; the centurion of Capemaum; the rich young ruler; the Eunuch (Acts 8), and Cornelius; Nathaniel, Joseph of Arimathea and the women at the tomb.

In Uganda, Francis will commemorate the canonisation by pope Paul VI in 1964 of the first African saints — 22 young people killed in 1878 on the orders of the local ruler because they refused to renounce their Christian faitIn Uganda, Francis will commemorate the canonisation by pope Paul VI in 1964 of the first African saints — 22 young people killed in 1878 on the orders of the local ruler because they refused to renounce their Christian faitin 1964 of the first African saints — 22 young people killed in 1878 on the orders of the local ruler because they refused to renounce their Christian faitin 1878 on the orders of the local ruler because they refused to renounce their Christian faith.

In this epic movie, Cate Blanchett plays Queen Elizabeth I during the golden age of her reign when the young ruler is challenged by threats of war from King Philip II of Spain (Jordi Molla), questionable council from her advisor Sir Francis Walsingham (Geoffrey Rush), an assassination attempt by her cousin Mary Stuart (Samantha Morton), and the yearnings of her heart for Sir Walter Raleigh (Clive Owen).

Hunger is a powerful motivating force, one made palpable in the first film adaptation of Suzanne Collins» bestselling, alternate - history, young - adult book series about a nation of have - nots under the boot of a fascistic ruler.

But what the wicked ruler never imagined is that the young woman threatening her reign has been training in the art of war with a huntsman (Chris Hemsworth, Thor) who was dispatched to kill her.

Here we are witness to a ceremony in which an old ruler will receive a mystical transplant from a virile young man.

In the movie Eragon, a young farm boy discovers, that despite his age and obscurity, he has been chosen to liberate his people from the grip of an evil ruler.

Although the most common image of Victoria is that of a stout, stern - faced widow, the story by Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park) imagines the young queen as a work in progress, a strong - willed but naïve ruler struggling to distinguish her desires from those around her.

Pointing to the imminent rediscovery of the ruler who created England, Francis Young reveals the true Edmund in this compelling account.

To keep his country's dream of independence alive by means of a government in exile, the young ruler would not only have to brave battalions of enemy soldiers and the whiteout conditions waiting on the slopes of the Himalayas» highest peaks, he'd have to overcome a different type of blindness: the naïveté intrinsic to his sheltered palace life and his position as leader of a people who considered violence deeply taboo.

Set in Citadel City, you play as a young woman named Luditte who has been cast out as a heretic by theocratic ruler, the Copper Hand, for associating with an AI named Jasper.