"We will let you go," growled the guard, "but first, you must spit on this book of lies. ... Does this story shock you? ... "Do you believe in God." ... Yes, they are "Christians", but they only act like one on Sundays. ... I hope that you will remember this question every day for the rest of your life: He died for you, will you die for Him?...
What does Heaven look like to our eyes? ... It said 76% of Americans believe in Heaven; and of those 71% believe it's an actual place that you will go to live. 19% believe Heaven looks like a garden. 13% believe Heaven looks like a city. ... What will Heaven be like? ... Kind of like a balance sheet. ... So what will Heaven be like? ...
There would be no problem with posting the commandments if they didn't seem like they were trying to enforce religion. ... You have to be fair. ... Some people don't believe in the Hebrew and Christian God so it is like you are telling them their religion is wrong. ... People argue that if you don't like something just ignore it. ... In a like manner if you are a buddhist, you wouldn't want your child learning about a religion thought not to be true. ...
My expectations of the movie were very low because I didn't think that a movie could actually make you think about the way you live your life, or the way you think about religion like everybody I had talked to about the movie had said. But it proved me wrong; a movie like this can make you realize many things. ... At first, the movie seems like any other regular movie, but then you start realizing that this movie is deep. ... Like Mark Twain said "Faith is believing in what you know ain't so". ... I really didn't know what to say to my friend when he asked "Well, how did y...
They are not allowed to receive care for curable bacterial infections or illnesses or common emergencies, like pneumonia, spinal meningitis, diabetes, poisonous bites, or ingestion of poison, etc. ... Those that oppose these religious groups state that "you can't beat, sexually abuse or starve your kids, but the law allows parents to refuse medical care in favor of magic. ...
God is upset because he knows what this world looks like. This place is like hell on earth to God. ... File sharing is just like stealing from businesses. ... To stop this, the government are put laws against the use of drugs like prescription drugs without a prescription and illegal drugs like marijuana. ... It may seem like heaven is unreachable to some, but there is a way in which you could get into heaven without a problem. ...
Christian Doctrine seems like a quite contradictory way of explaining why a soul goes to Hell. ... These days though, it's more like Christianity is just still around out of respect for its history. ... These days in countries like the United States, England, Canada and any other democratic countries law has taken over as a sort of Hell where you are punished in certain manners according to the severity of your crime. ... Like I said before if makes no sense to be sentenced to Hell if it does not exist in you own belief system. ... This seems quite idiotic, being affected by something you...
You can analyze the words of god and think about it but this comes after you believe. ... But also to believe you have to trust the person who is transmitting the message to you. ... Then if you believe and have faith in this religion then, you have to act according to your faith which means changing some habits (like after the witness in Islam, Muslims can't drink wine for example.) in your life so that you act accordingly with your new faith like the baptism in Christianity and the witness in Islam and thus when you do these two things for example, you can't change back your mind....
I am like a Tootsie Roll Pop, with a inner core center full of juicy, gummy, sweetness. ... The outer Wax wrapper every Tootsie Pop is first seen with represents what people see me as in a worldly sense, the paper like image that has no part of me but covers God's creation. ... Life is really like a box of chocolates, you never know what you will get, you never know what you could have gotten. ... Just like that, every chocolate in a box of chocolate represents opportunity. ... Every opportunity I take in living out my purpose to glorify God, I take a step closer to becoming like Jesus Ch...
This is Jesus directly telling us to go and care for those who are in need, or maybe even suffering like the man in the parable. ... You should not make them come and do work for you just because you helped them. ... If you do not help those in need, or if you are mean to them, it is just like being mean to God. ... You can only get this gift if you give. It is a feeling of happiness and like you have accomplished such a great task. ...
So, now I would like to share with you some of my thoughts and experiences. ... Whatever you believe is ok for you, we can all have our own truths. ... You cannot take the Bible literally. ... He is making falsehood look like righteousness, and for the most part the Brethren Church is buying into it, and why not? ... Now I want to ask you to be in prayer. ...
The bible says Jesus had hair of wool, his skin was like burned brass, his eyes were red, and his voice was like the roar of an ocean. ... Would you like him more or less if he were black or some other color? ... I like this essay because of the author's points. ... I didn't like this story for only one reason, and that is that all these points had to be brought up. ... Church is a place where you should have your sprit-up-lifted or where you should come to worship the lord and savior Jesus Christ. ...
"Old Man And The Sea" "Old Man And The Sea" written by Ernest Hemingway is a book that makes you think. It makes you think not only about the characters and how you can relate to them but as well as many of the hidden messages and relationships that help create the books main point. ... While reading this book it may not seem like there may be an actual meaning to the theme. ... The old man does not have dreams like these but dreams about lions. ... Reading this book is like reading about the life of Jesus strait forward from the Bible. ...
He wants us to communicate with Him, like a person-to-person phone call. ... Our desires will become more like His. ... Vanish, and He'll make you shine like the sun. ... I wanted you to know that Emily shared with me the sweet thought you sent her. ... You are amazing....
Melvin Green John McCloud GENE 100 Making of the Christian Mind 14 January 2015 A worldview is exactly what it sounds like. ... You understand that the bible is the living word of God, and that Jesus died to save you. ... Now if you take that theory and look at what the Bible says you can find that it is somewhat false. ... " Think about what it would have been like to see God to speak everything into existence. ... It is like a built in filter that everything gets put in and filtered through. ...
The academic study of religion seems like a very cut and dry topic, but in entails a great deal of detail and understanding to comprehend. ... You must fully envelop yourself in the other person's perspective, just as you would want them to do. Although it may seem like a difficult task to undergo, not utilizing interreligious dialogue to understand other's beliefs is like putting together a puzzle in the dark with no edge pieces. ... Once you have mastered a truly unbiased view of religion as a whole, you can finally begin to open your mind to studying others. ... It is also impor...
You don"t look like you got a bit of common blood. I know you must come from nice people!" ... Before the Misfit shoots the grandmother, he says "If he did what He said, then it's nothing for you to do but throw everything away and follow Him, and if he didn"t, then it's nothing got you to do but to enjoy the few minutes you got left-(132). ... The grandmother is also symbolized as a God like character when she states, "Why you"re one of my own babies. You"re one of my own children!" ...
It also means you should do many things during your life. ... You are not forced into helping people, it is a voluntary thing that you may or may not choose to do. ... But in the Bible for serve it says many things like, to serve is to help one another. ... Treat them all, as you would like to be treated. ... But it is not something that can be forced upon you. ...
Reading this book was like having a talk with a good friend. ... Like in the above situation, all too often I find myself wallowing in some form of self judgment. ... "Each time you judge yourself you break your own heart," Bapuji says. ... If you do something wrong and you hate yourself for it, you lose sight of God because you are so consumed with what you did wrong instead of merely trying to do right. ... (p. 62) It seems like dawn is just around the corner on December 13th. ...
Since you have Christ in your live, you no longer have any need for the things that you once longed for so badly. ... Are you satisfied in your life with Christ if you are looking forward to the next best video game, or you "can't"" wait for the upcoming sale at your favorite store because you "need"" new clothes when you just went shopping the week before? ... Do not chase after worldly things, they are empty, shallow and you have no need for them if you have Jesus. 2. Live like Christ, that you may have a solid testimony for Him. ... Give God the glory for why you are like you are....
Anguttara Nikaya 3.60 Jesus: "Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me." ... Vinaya, Mahavagga 8:26.3 Jesus: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. ... Luke 6.20 Buddha: Let us live most happily, possessing nothing; let us feed on joy, like radiant gods. ... Luke 6.41-42 Buddha: The faults of others are easier to see than one's own; the faults of others are easily seen, for they are sifted like chaff, but one's own faults are hard to see. This is like the che...
You can do the same. However, it may not do you any good if you don't know the Arabic. ... Allah is the Creator of prophets like Jesus and Muhammad (peace be on them). ... However, it may not do you any good if you don't know the Arabic. ... Allah is the Creator of prophets like Jesus and Muhammad (peace be on them). ...
The subject of my argument, if you haven't already guessed, is that of religion in schools. ... These men all believed that you couldn't even call yourself an American if you didn't believe in God. ... If you emigrated here from another country then you should have known what you were coming to. ... Like I said earlier what could it possibly hurt? If you don't like that you can pack your bags and leave as far as I"m concerned....
Simply stated as, holiness is being like Christ. ... To be holy is to be like God because He is the Holy One (27). ... I believe to be holy means to be like Christ. ... Is it because we are taught the Christian definition of holiness is being like Christ? ... And he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." ...
I don't like it here. I'd like to stretch my wings. ... He didn't like it at home; he fell out with his father and lost fellowship with him. ... He began to remember what it was like being in fellowship with his father. "I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired hands."" ...
