Introduction Abraham is a prime example of how God tests us. ... The Testings Abraham was firstly tested when he was led to leave his homeland. ... He then brought back Lot, his family, all their goods, along with many other people who had been captured. ... God was not testing Abraham's reason. ... Genesis 22:1 says, "God tested Abraham." ...
Eliezer, along with the Jewish people, was a great worshiper of God and believed that their faith will not be shaken by any means of distraction. ... He was sickened by enduring the pain for every beat he received from The Kapos, suffering from starvation and witnessing a lot of innocent people being judged and sentenced to death. ... At the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Day of Remembrance, which celebrates the creation of the world and the responsibilities of the Jews as God's chosen people ("Rosh Hashanah"), Eliezer is pitiful while observing his fellow Jews of sanctifying...
The other is to be believed as a test faith and correct unbelief. Generally, suffering tests belief; a true Muslim will stay faithful throughout life. ... I agree strongly about the test you did by taking away his property and possessions. ... People might in your religion forget to listen to the prophets or maybe even fail to serve God you. But in our religion we call these people kurf, we do not intend on killing anyone. ...
Jesus replied with the answer " No, the scriptures say that people need more than bread, they must feed on every word of God." ... Every one of the temptations tested different aspects of Jesus" character. ... Every temptation we face with our lives test those aspects as well. ... The scriptures say that People need more than bread for their life." ... Here we see that Satan is using scriptures now to try and test Jesus, but Jesus replies, " The Scriptures also say, "Do not test God"." ...
If I had the chance to cheat on a test I would not do it. ... Cheating off someone's test would not help me or benefit my needs anymore than failing the test. I would learn more by failing the test, to see what I missed and what I needed to study more, than to cheat. ... People will kill themselves to avoid punishment. 2) If we could get away with crimes, we would commit them. ... (Benko, notes) We should behave justly even if there were no gods because people would get along better, there would be less violence, and plus why would people want to behav...
Many believed the concentration camps to be tests, to judge character, and prove that God loved them. ... Even though there were warnings from survivors, people felt like god would watch over them. ... Tests have definite right and wrong answers, and neither of these could be found in the current situation. ... The belief that people hold when it comes to their religious beliefs acts like a protectent to them. ...
The testing of one's faith develops perseverance and, in turn, reinforces that one constantly requires a personal relationship with God. ... God continually tests one's faith to keep them on the right path. ... God is faithful to His children and will not permit them to be tested beyond what they can bear. ... God does not test one to see if they will fail, but to see how strong he/she is. ... God is going to take away all the hurt, anger, frustration, downfalls, defeats, and failure, and unconditionally love His people for eternity. ...
" I believe these parables give a little insight of how people follow the belief of God to grow a closer relationship with him and how society incorporates the teachings of God into their lives. ... " Knowing that Jesus was being tested to see whether or not he was truly the Son of God, he refused to sacrifice himself knowing that God wouldn't put him to this sort of test. ... The forty days that Jesus going into the wilderness leads us to the meaning of "time of testing." In which it is testing our purification from sin and restores our relationship with God himself...
Was it a test? Is God playing with us and testing out faith and loyalty? ... Some people later argued that God tolerate evil because he is not all-good and others believed God can't prevent evil, even though he would like to, because he is not all-powerful. ...
One may ask, if God is omniscient and good, why does evil and suffering exist, especially for good people? Why do good people have to suffer? Evil is the lack or absence of good; the reason why people suffer and experience evil is because God is love in and of itself. ... One may ask, does God test us with suffering? ... When God allows suffering he is testing if our faith is real or not. ...
The early Puritans were tested many times in their faith. ... Trying times was welcomed as a test of ones character and devotion to God. ... "The Lord test the righteous, Psalm 11:5" (Tydale 920). ... It is related to the argument that Adams Fall was not misfortune but that it opened the door for Christ to redeem his people. ...
To be as knowledgeable as Ben Franklin and test the theory of Calvinism was brave and considered a major historical turning point. ... Many will agree that following the favored party is better than testing it; that is what they thought back then at least. ... Anyone who tested this theory would be considered crazy. ... Once people started to believe that there could be another reason for God's existence besides Calvinism, it was expressed in many different ways, such as Benjamin Franklin's diary, Anne Bradstreet's poems and William Bradford's journal of his journey. ...
Given the Holy Spirit, Jesus commissioned the Apostles to go and preach the Good News to all peoples of the earth. ... A person who exercises agape love does not lose patience with people. Love is the most perfect of God's gifts in that it is entirely selfless and draws His people into communion with Himself and one another. ... This kind of love survives and stands the tests of troubles and time....
For different reasons many people believe in the lie that there is no God or that many gods exist. ... In the movie, reality is portrayed as a world very different from the peoples" perception of it. ... Also he tried to convince Jesus to leap from the highest point of the temple in Jerusalem so that nonbelievers would respond to God's power, but Jesus showed his trust in his Father's emphasis: "Do not put the Lord your God to the test". ... I"m going to show these people what you don't want them to see. ... A role reversal occurs in Neo's first test, the "jump program,...
This life acts as a test that we must get through to prove that our love for God is true and that we are truly faithful to him. ... But people could argue that this relationship is not the one truth, but through my personal experience I have seen people with this kind of bond with God and they have always been content and happy with their lives. ... Nowadays people see sex and violence as just any normal thing. ... And people might ask, "What if a person believes that God told he/she to kill someone?" ... Our lives are a test that determine whether we will go to hell or heaven. ...
Humans are the highest creatures here on earth and have godlike characteristics within them but the human right to free will is bound to test those characteristics. ... An Islamic life is one of tests and if Allah and if his guidance has been rejected in any way, it is a sin. ... It is also important to keep a kosher diet as God instructed the Jewish people to do. ... The world is a place of abundance to be enjoyed and people need to maintain the humanity, respect and harmony of this earth. In the Islamic faith, God is believed to be everywhere all around the people. ...
Disappointment with God The story first starts out on a journey of a young man who has lost so much and had his faith tested. ... I think that this is something that we don't think of, and we just figure that those people are frustrated because God showed himself through the miracles back then and not now. ... A faith described as "fidelity- is a deep faith that is strengthened through testing. ...
This list of people can even be further categorized to spiritual heroes and heroes whose exploits on the battlefield or through life threatening quests make them relevant. ... This makes him more celebrated because it shows that he was able to overcome his tests and struggles, which comes hand in hand with being a hero. ... It is these two volatile feelings that will be used to define the lives of Saint Augustine in the Confessions and Sir Gawain in the Green Knight, for lust and love will test them and break them. ... Furthermore, it is through this test of controlling the flesh that the hero...
Although the Anglo - Saxon people, the original English people, fought a great deal, they had a common language, and a set of common values. ... '"'The Seafarer'"', another anonymous work, also tells us what these people valued. ... Since the Seafarer obeys his conscience and does his duty and obeys his feelings to remain on the sea, he puts a test to the phrase "A man's character determines his fate". ... People who don't think of god or don't pray death will leap them, but for those who live respectfully will go to heaven or as some people say they will h...
There are many examples in the beginning of Night where people are trying to keep and strengthen their faith but there are many more examples of people rebelling against God and forgetting their religion. ... You can also tell by reading Night that some people can go on believing in their religion under horrific circumstances and that some people will give up their faith at the first test of loyalty....
Hawthorne criticizes this community who believes they are pure but the evil resides just as in the people they persecute. ... He fails devil's test because he lost his faith in living life and has no hopes. Do we also see that pink ribbons or we have all that Faith in people? ...
His family was not very strong religious people, but Pi, with his love for stories and his curiosity, became attached to Christianity and Islam as well. ... He does not bother himself with worrying about what people think of him. ... This is the ultimate test of courage and the will to live. ...
As long as humans are graced with a mind, they will no doubt be curious and search for a universal truth. The truth may never be agreed on, nor may it never be found. Either way, truth is an aspect of life that dumbfounds and confounds humankind. Socrates is said to have been on a search for ...
Most people do their theology through the eyes of their personal style. ... Even if people are salt they still must use it by being salty. ... I know many people who could be considered salty and they are very interesting people. ... The young people are the future generation of the world and need to realize they can have a positive influence of other people's lives. ... Situations put to the test of our ability to be like Christ. ...
They are put to many tests, given covenants, and communicate constantly with God. ... In the mist of his people doubting him and the Egyptians on the chase, Moses reassures his people to put their faith in God. ... They both managed to keep the faith of their people in God and they lead the people to the places they were destined to go. ... Moses gets a message to free God's people and lead them into the promise land. ... In conclusion, both Abraham and Moses were great leaders of their people. ...
