Dan Walters - Our Savior
... But what if it was just that easy? What if it was even easier than writing a letter to get your requests heard and answered? What if not only people in the United States but people all over the world could present their requests to someone and expect not only that those requests would be heard, but ...
... But what if it was just that easy? What if it was even easier than writing a letter to get your requests heard and answered? What if not only people in the United States but people all over the world could present their requests to someone and expect not only that those requests would be heard, but ...
Deontological Ethics
... about it The second, however, is “So act that you use humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, always at the same time as an end, never merely as a ...
... about it The second, however, is “So act that you use humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, always at the same time as an end, never merely as a ...
True Contentment in this Life - Community Bible Church, Placerville
... yes the possession of it seems to be a secret to most men. Philippians is not an essay on positive thinking. When Paul insists that we think about or ponder things which are “true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, of good repute, excellent and worthy of praise,” it is clear that there are no things i ...
... yes the possession of it seems to be a secret to most men. Philippians is not an essay on positive thinking. When Paul insists that we think about or ponder things which are “true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, of good repute, excellent and worthy of praise,” it is clear that there are no things i ...
Summa Theologica
... another, for nothing can be in motion except it is in potentiality to that towards which it is in motion; whereas a thing moves inasmuch as it is in act. For motion is nothing else than the reduction of something from potentiality to actuality. But nothing can be reduced from potentiality to actuali ...
... another, for nothing can be in motion except it is in potentiality to that towards which it is in motion; whereas a thing moves inasmuch as it is in act. For motion is nothing else than the reduction of something from potentiality to actuality. But nothing can be reduced from potentiality to actuali ...
Incarnation in Christian and Hinduism Arts Manifestation in Islamic
... aspects both with the same goal of leading human to prosperity and perfection. But art does not enjoy such a plain definition as religion enjoys, let alone those like Wittgenstein and his followers who believe that art is an open concept and for the very reason it cannot be defined and some sociolog ...
... aspects both with the same goal of leading human to prosperity and perfection. But art does not enjoy such a plain definition as religion enjoys, let alone those like Wittgenstein and his followers who believe that art is an open concept and for the very reason it cannot be defined and some sociolog ...
Little Children - Sunset Ridge Church of Christ
... Do you remember what John said about how you can tell who “knows” God? In verse 4 John says that if you “know God you will keep His commandments.” These “children” had kept His commandments…and therefore, they had fellowship with God. Now, if their sins are forgiven…and if they know the Father ...
... Do you remember what John said about how you can tell who “knows” God? In verse 4 John says that if you “know God you will keep His commandments.” These “children” had kept His commandments…and therefore, they had fellowship with God. Now, if their sins are forgiven…and if they know the Father ...
Half Term Homework – Ontological Revision
... cannot come into existence. For if He did He would either have been caused to come into existence or have happened to come into existence, and in either case He would be a limited being, which by our conception of Him He is not. Since He cannot come into existence, if He does not exist His existence ...
... cannot come into existence. For if He did He would either have been caused to come into existence or have happened to come into existence, and in either case He would be a limited being, which by our conception of Him He is not. Since He cannot come into existence, if He does not exist His existence ...
Lessons from the Journals of Joseph Smith
... feelings on the ocasion in a verry feeling and pathetic manner even with all the sympathy of a father whose feeling were wounded deeply on the account of the difficulty that was existing in the family, and while he addressed us the spirit of God rested down upon us in mighty power, and our hearts we ...
... feelings on the ocasion in a verry feeling and pathetic manner even with all the sympathy of a father whose feeling were wounded deeply on the account of the difficulty that was existing in the family, and while he addressed us the spirit of God rested down upon us in mighty power, and our hearts we ...
Word Definitions - Theological Words
... Reason is a way of thinking characterized by logic, analysis, and synopsis. It is often contrasted with emotionalism, which is thinking driven by desire, passion, or prejudice. Reason attempts to discover what is true and what is best. Reason often follows a chain of cause and effect, and the word " ...
... Reason is a way of thinking characterized by logic, analysis, and synopsis. It is often contrasted with emotionalism, which is thinking driven by desire, passion, or prejudice. Reason attempts to discover what is true and what is best. Reason often follows a chain of cause and effect, and the word " ...
truth(2:2-3)
... God’s commandments (cf. also Matt. 15:1–3). • It was that self-righteous spirit that Jesus repeatedly undermined in the Sermon on the Mount. – After declaring, “unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven,” He charged that the pers ...
... God’s commandments (cf. also Matt. 15:1–3). • It was that self-righteous spirit that Jesus repeatedly undermined in the Sermon on the Mount. – After declaring, “unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven,” He charged that the pers ...
Vanity of Vanities
... v.2 Vanity of Vanities...= Empty v.3 Under the Sun= Leaving God out v.4- Six pictures of Vanity v.4 - Unending cycle of Generations v.5 - Unending circuit of the Sun v.6 - Unending whirling of the Wind v.7 - Unending flow of the rivers labor...unsatisfied...unfulfilled v.9 - Nothing new man is unim ...
... v.2 Vanity of Vanities...= Empty v.3 Under the Sun= Leaving God out v.4- Six pictures of Vanity v.4 - Unending cycle of Generations v.5 - Unending circuit of the Sun v.6 - Unending whirling of the Wind v.7 - Unending flow of the rivers labor...unsatisfied...unfulfilled v.9 - Nothing new man is unim ...
Paradoxes of Omnipotence
... • Should we think free will is valuable enough that it justifies God allowing evil? • We said a few weeks ago why free will is incredibly valuable: moral responsibility, rationality, consciousness, identity; many also add the ability to form relationships and love. • One important question is, is th ...
... • Should we think free will is valuable enough that it justifies God allowing evil? • We said a few weeks ago why free will is incredibly valuable: moral responsibility, rationality, consciousness, identity; many also add the ability to form relationships and love. • One important question is, is th ...
God Gives Second Chances (Part 3)
... you can start a fresh new relationship with the Lord. 2. How do you start all over with God? 3. If you are not a Christian, God wants you to do five things in order to get your life right with Him. a. First, God wants you to believe in Him and in His Son Jesus Christ. (Heb. 11:6) “And without fait ...
... you can start a fresh new relationship with the Lord. 2. How do you start all over with God? 3. If you are not a Christian, God wants you to do five things in order to get your life right with Him. a. First, God wants you to believe in Him and in His Son Jesus Christ. (Heb. 11:6) “And without fait ...
cox`s exposition of some pelagian errors
... Lord to be their God, but this they do when they are effectually called, and not before. This they do, not of themselves, not only by the well using of an ability or power given to all men, but by the special grace of God, afforded to them, Who works in them both to will and to do and this according ...
... Lord to be their God, but this they do when they are effectually called, and not before. This they do, not of themselves, not only by the well using of an ability or power given to all men, but by the special grace of God, afforded to them, Who works in them both to will and to do and this according ...
The Overcoming Christian Life
... Jesus. When Jesus died, He redeemed us, or bought us back, from the power and authority of Satan. However, even though we were given new spiritual life through Christ, we still live in this sinful world. Our sinful nature is still something we have to struggle against. One day, God will bring a new ...
... Jesus. When Jesus died, He redeemed us, or bought us back, from the power and authority of Satan. However, even though we were given new spiritual life through Christ, we still live in this sinful world. Our sinful nature is still something we have to struggle against. One day, God will bring a new ...
Comments on Bill Maher`s “Religulous” Dr. Dave Yount March 12
... states), how can you mock anyone who believes anything about religion? This argumentative strategy commits the fallacy of Argument from Ignorance; namely, it concludes from a premise that states that one does not know something, that one side or the other side of an issue is true. For instance, no o ...
... states), how can you mock anyone who believes anything about religion? This argumentative strategy commits the fallacy of Argument from Ignorance; namely, it concludes from a premise that states that one does not know something, that one side or the other side of an issue is true. For instance, no o ...
Week 30 - Intellect - North East Islamic Community Center
... generosity also did much to repair the Makkan chiefs’ wounded pride. Some younger Ansaris, despite their devotion to God’s Messenger and Islam, became upset. They did not desire the spoils themselves; rather, they did not want to see such formerly staunch enemies of Islam, in their view, rewarded. T ...
... generosity also did much to repair the Makkan chiefs’ wounded pride. Some younger Ansaris, despite their devotion to God’s Messenger and Islam, became upset. They did not desire the spoils themselves; rather, they did not want to see such formerly staunch enemies of Islam, in their view, rewarded. T ...
Today, we`re in Jeremiah chapter 18. It`s 600 BCE. We`re going to be
... you‟ll continue to pray night & day & to ask Me for help. You need this situation as a reminder that ‗ “People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God”. (Deuteronomy 8:3 & Matthew 4:4 [NLT] ) You need this situation so that I can accomplish my purposes in y ...
... you‟ll continue to pray night & day & to ask Me for help. You need this situation as a reminder that ‗ “People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God”. (Deuteronomy 8:3 & Matthew 4:4 [NLT] ) You need this situation so that I can accomplish my purposes in y ...
GOD AND MORALITY
... from moment to moment, gives us knowledge and power and friends; and our other benefactors can only provide the benefits which they provide because God sustains in them the power to do so. Hence it becomes a duty to thank him abundantly, and also to obey his commands. If children have limited obliga ...
... from moment to moment, gives us knowledge and power and friends; and our other benefactors can only provide the benefits which they provide because God sustains in them the power to do so. Hence it becomes a duty to thank him abundantly, and also to obey his commands. If children have limited obliga ...
God Is… - Saint Patrick Church
... In the fall and before the holidays we looked at Who Jesus is with the question from him asking us “Who do you say that I am?” In answering this question we remembered that, by our baptism, we are called to be disciples of Jesus. Both groups had a retreat and we were reminded that our life is all ab ...
... In the fall and before the holidays we looked at Who Jesus is with the question from him asking us “Who do you say that I am?” In answering this question we remembered that, by our baptism, we are called to be disciples of Jesus. Both groups had a retreat and we were reminded that our life is all ab ...
Isaiah 53 - The John and Kathleen Show
... showed him something about the way the very issues he was concerned about could be addressed. He really wanted his own people to find their way back to God. And he wanted their overlords as well to come to discover the real truth about the real God and give up those idols of theirs that were so impr ...
... showed him something about the way the very issues he was concerned about could be addressed. He really wanted his own people to find their way back to God. And he wanted their overlords as well to come to discover the real truth about the real God and give up those idols of theirs that were so impr ...
Thoughts and Reflection
... experience his perfect will for our lives. Ultimately our desire is to have a heart like Jesus; to love GOD, and to love others. During this time of consecration we believe GOD will reveal to us, areas of our lives that do not line up with his perfect will for us. He will then give us an opportunity ...
... experience his perfect will for our lives. Ultimately our desire is to have a heart like Jesus; to love GOD, and to love others. During this time of consecration we believe GOD will reveal to us, areas of our lives that do not line up with his perfect will for us. He will then give us an opportunity ...
The Muslim Concept of Surrender to God
... God, even “created” by God. The human individual simply “acquires” them from God. By this “doctrine of acquisition” (kasb) a person does what he does “in virtue of a created power.” 24 That power is not his own; it is put in place by God at the very moment it is needed, and not before. There is no t ...
... God, even “created” by God. The human individual simply “acquires” them from God. By this “doctrine of acquisition” (kasb) a person does what he does “in virtue of a created power.” 24 That power is not his own; it is put in place by God at the very moment it is needed, and not before. There is no t ...
1. Knowing and Embracing God`s will for us in times of Xenophobia
... foreigners and to the evil people). A light shining in the darkness. If you plead with God to use you, I am certain He will – Because this is His will! But I expect fear, distorted perspective, and pleading for safety… speaking as one who knows I would be doing the same. But God’s missionaries, runn ...
... foreigners and to the evil people). A light shining in the darkness. If you plead with God to use you, I am certain He will – Because this is His will! But I expect fear, distorted perspective, and pleading for safety… speaking as one who knows I would be doing the same. But God’s missionaries, runn ...
Ash Wednesday – February 25, 2009
... deserve, and instead save us for an everlasting life with him in his new creation. We are wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. How so? Because God’s Word has demonstrated its capability and its power in us. On the spec sheet, there’s a second thing God’s Word has the capability to do. A ...
... deserve, and instead save us for an everlasting life with him in his new creation. We are wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. How so? Because God’s Word has demonstrated its capability and its power in us. On the spec sheet, there’s a second thing God’s Word has the capability to do. A ...