The pope can only remit sins or guilt by announcing that God has actually remitted the guilt. ... It is morally right for someone to use marijuana as medicinal because it has been tested for medication. ... In the sacrament of penance, Christians confessed sins and found absolution for them. The process of penance involved satisfaction paying the temporal penalty for those sins. ... Once tested, then it should be consider morally right from wrong. ...
Jones was convicted in 1989 before DNA tests were available, but when they were made available in 2000, the request for a DNA test was ignore, and Jones was executed. In 2007, the Innocence Project filed a law suit requesting for the hair so that it could undergo DNA testing. ... In the Old Testament, God's rules did in fact say that certain sins were punishable by death. However, this was before Jesus came from Heaven to earth to die on the cross for our sins. ... " God says that all sin will get you to hell, so as sinners, who are we to condemn another person to death? ...
The people of iniveh were dead in sin. ... They believed Jonah, and turned, every one of them, from sin. ... My sins are forgiven, but I continue to sin for the rest of my earthly life. Only God is without sin. ... That's a tough test of my love for God. ...
They would no longer be slaves of their sin and false beliefs; rather they would be free to seek God's wisdom and blessing in a way that unbelievers never could. ... 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". ... The other agents represent sin and corruption, as they follow sinners without mercy. ... The Bible says that through forgiveness: all sins shall be as white as snow, as sugge...
They believe physical birth gives bodies to these spirits, along with that, the opportunity to choose right from wrong, making our present life a period of probation in which we are tested. ... Catholics believe that babies have original sin and must be cleaned. Mormons do not believe in original sin. Instead, we can only commit sins if we are aware that it is a sin. ... A teenager stealing clothing from a department store is a sin. ...
While holding the high office of a minister he commits a grievous sin, the act of adultery. ... This is a great example of sin displayed in a selfish way. ... People still want to make sin attractive to justify their failures. ... When they sinned Hester's view of God was that of Hester's view of Dimmesdale. ... Although Jesus did not sin, He was willing to take the humiliation and penalty for our sin. ...
The story of Job from the Old Testament was a purely a test of faith of Job. ... In Job's case, the trial is a test of faith in "the belly" of Satan. ... Job is put through this definitive test to prove himself to God. ... Satan requested that God test Job by having him suffer. ... Just think, Job loses everything and still through all of the suffering he is put through, he never sins. ...
The soul is implanted into a person at conception so if they are not properly conceived i.e. in a test-tube the soul may not be present. ... A Christian may believe that transplant surgery means that the doctors are 'playing God', this is a sin. ... Muslims believe that all life is sacred and to damage a person's body whether they are alive or not is a sin, this is also why they do not use post mortems. ... Humans have no right to interfere with God's will and, in deliberately changing people's genes; we are doing so for humans to do so is to "play God", which is a s...
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. ... When followers turn away from God and act in disobedience from his word that is called "sin". Christianity's notion of "original sin" teaches that man is bent on sin and has inherited this through Adam and Eve. ... An Islamic life is one of tests and if Allah and if his guidance has been rejected in any way, it is a sin. ...
He did the opposite of what he announced because he forgave those who sinned and in other cases he took it upon himself to show his people how merciful he truly was. ... He did this by showing mercy and forgave them for the sins that they had committed. ... God had shown mercy, not because he regretted his decision to have Isaac sacrificed in the first place, but rather because he tested Abraham to see how faithful he was to his Lord. ... God's forgiveness in this situation was shown in great measure, considering Cain had committed the sin of murder, which is one of the greatest sins ...
Another example of Jesus' admirable personality was that Jesus was able to live his life without sin. ... Even though Jesus was tested, mistreated, and beaten, he never sinned. An example of Jesus being in a situation in which sin would probably be a result was when Jesus cleared the temple in John chapter two. ... He was constantly tested. ...
Voltaire has Candide born out of wedlock, a sin according to Christian principles, to prove that he is born into sin. ... Unfortunately, due to the sins of Adam and Eve, man must live life on Earth before he can reach the perfection of Heaven, and the trials of life on Earth, brought on by the Devil, are meant to test man's faith in God. ... He explains to Job that no man can claim that there is nothing else he can do to praise God because that is a sin. Elijah also tells Job that demanding to speak with the Lord and receive explanation for his work is a sin. ... The Lord asks Job to repe...
Romans 3:23 states, "We all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God." ... 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. ...
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. ... Total depravity, unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace and perseverance of the saints are all grouped together to state that there is no denying that Adam's sin will affect all and God's predestined selection will be the only ones saved. ... Anyone who tested this theory would be considered crazy. ... It...
Elihu trys to tell Job that he adds rebellion to his sin but Job knows that he has not sinned. Well in those times they only understood that if you were punished in some way that you must have sinned. ... All of this was done to test and educate man, to see if one righteous man could do it right. ...
Through her generous accomplishments the community realizes she is a person who, regardless of her sin, can affect the community in a positive way. ... Their fear of sin and wickedness drove them in their quest to do what they felt was right. ... "Thus the young and pure would be taught to look at her, with the scarlet letter flaming on her breast as the figure, the body, the reality of sin" (83). ... So they used her and were willing to overlook her sins when she looked to be of value to them. ... Thus saying that within a community there will always be individuals to test the limits of soc...
In his sin blackened hands the ring has the power to rob the creatures of middle-earth of their one fundamental right endowed by God himself; their precious freedom. ... Throughout the book Frodo faces hardship after hard ship, test after test, each growing harder and harder, and each allowing him to grow as a leader and enabling him to contain the urge to allow the ring and it's powers to seduce him. ... Yet at the same time are unwilling to repent of the very sins that have put us there. ...
These times were tests of faith and how strong their belief was willing to be taken, while keeping their utmost loyalty. ... Although a child has no sense of sin and is full of hypothetical innocence, they are baptized to rid them of the sin that the Lord already knows they will commit. Through Baptism, a person is cleansed of original sin and receive sanctifying grace, the life of God within our souls. ... This is also the physical symbol of Christ's sacrifice of his body and blood for all the sins of the world, and all that is asked of in return is to let one's grace grow and a liv...
He can't be at rest after what he has done; at this point he knows he will pay for his sins in the afterlife. ... Her innocence in sleep is being interrupted by her sins. ... Her peace is being disturbed by her guilt and sin. ... She knows she is going to hell for her sins and it has disturbed he sleep, this is why she kills herself. ... They want to test him and see him suffer. ...
They all showed Jesus" authorities and power over demons, sins and sickness. ... His authority is seen in his teaching, in his power over demons, in his healing the sick, and his forgiving people's sin. Jesus speaks of himself as the Son of Man, who came to give his life to set people free from sin. ...
(CGD) Cell models and animals are guinea pigs for testing the vectors. It is a trial and error with the faults in the vectors, but once enough research and experiments are tested to finding a perfect vector, there will be major benefits for gene therapy. Scientists make and test the vectors in special laboratories to assure their product is high quality and perfect to use in patients. ... He made us all in his own image and if we use science technology to do that then Christians feel like it is a sin. ...
Vanity, which is one of the seven deadly sins, is a product of evil, which is quite prominent in the play. ... Turned away by both Regan and Goneril, Lear rages against a storm, and bellows "I am a man more sinned against than sinning" (Act III, scene 2, 56-57). ... After Gloucester is blinded, Edgar's philosophy is tested even more, and he no longer is certain that he will attain happiness again, but his will and resolve is strengthened. ...
Second, I am aware that it is a sin and I am sure that people of the community are aware of this too. People have their own and different natures of sin. ... A way to produce a child without sexual intercourse is through "test tube babies" or in vitro fertilization. ... The only negative thing about it is that it is considered to be a sin, which is why the church strongly opposes it. ...
The frequency of genetic testing in criminal investigations (more than 1,000 in the U.S. since 1987) has been increasing dramatically despite the inconclusive testing by the scientific community in many aspects of forensic identification. A correlation between DNA patterns taken from a crime scene and taken from the suspect has often been enough to charge a person with the offense in spite of proof that some procedures for testing DNA are fallible by legal and scientific standards. ... DNA testing has ventured out of the courtroom in an effort to show a genetic link between race and ...