So they trust in the deity of the Old Testament, an incontinent dotard who soiled Himself and the universe with his corruption, a low-budget divinity passing itself off as the genuine article. (Ask the Gnostics.) They trust in Jesus Christ, a historical cipher stitched together like Frankenstein's monster out of parts robbed from the graves of messiahs dead and buried - a savior on a stick. They trust in the virgin-pimping Allah and his Drum Major Mohammed, a prophet-come-lately who pioneered a new genus of humbuggery for an emerging market of believers that was not being adequately served by existing religious products. They trust in anything that authenticates their importance as persons, tribes, societies, and particularly as a species that will endure in this world and perhaps in an afterworld that may be uncertain in its reality and unclear in its layout, but which states their craving for values "not of this earth" - that depressing, meaningless place their consciousness must sidestep every day.
To some believers, being on the pill or using a condom is a nonverbal way of telling God to go to hell.
It goes without saying that even those of us who are going to hell will get eternal life—if that territory really exists outside religious books and the minds of believers, that is. Having said that, given the choice, instead of being grilled until hell freezes over, the average sane human being would, needless to say, rather spend forever idling in an extremely fertile garden, next to a lamb or a chicken or a parrot, which they do not secretly want to eat, and a lion or a tiger or a crocodile, which does not secretly want to eat them.
Belief is a wonderful way to pass the time until the facts come in.
No matter how dysfunctional your background, how broke or broken you are, where you are today, or what anyone else says, YOU MATTER, and your life matters!
Religious faith is by nature the most fundamental set of beliefs that one can have. It is how a believer views the world, and is how the believer judges himself as well as the other people, things, and events in that world. It colors everything about them. It is for this reason that people who adopt a faith out of convenience appear so phony, and why it is simply not possible for an individual to have a "religion d'jour.
Half the people in the world think that the metaphors of their religious traditions, for example, are facts. And the other half contends that they are not facts at all. As a result we have people who consider themselves believers because they accept metaphors as facts, and we have others who classify themselves as atheists because they think religious metaphors are lies.
When it's your time you will walk right into your blessing.
Whenever He answers prayers, God usually prioritizes those by people who, instead of their mouths, have prayed with their hands and/or feet.
Most priests wish they were as righteous as they seem to most members of their congregations.
We must read, mediate and affirm the writings of Holy Scriptures, to partake in the divine nature and overcome the struggles of life.
Awe-inspiring God.Amazing God.Awesome God.Almighty God.
Blessed is the person who desired to read the Holy Scriptures. It’s brings great reward to those who believe, trust and obey the Holy instructions.
When you encounter unexpected situation, don’t panic. Close our eyes, take a deep breath and pray. It will relief you of any anxiety.
May our lifestyles be a testimony of the hope we have in Christ Jesus.
Believe in God, the Creator of all possibilities.
All that we are and will be, praise be to God.
The manifestation of physical victory was first won spiritually. Prayer is our greatest weapon!
May God guide you on the new travel path.
Pursue your God-given goals.
The miraculous wonder of this blessed day is beyond my comprehension.
May God guide and lead us to a glorious future.
God’s word is lamp that lights my path.
The more you read the Bible, the more transform your life will be.
If you observe nature daily, it brings harmony with you and God.
Men ought to read the Bible and hear God speak.
The more we abide in Christ, the more His grace and power transform us into His image.
May the power of the Holy Spirit give us the grace, strength and wisdom.
We are God's chosen people.We are God's treasured possession.Let us rise in mighty strength to possess our rightful places as God's children.
May we unite in our diverse pursuits to create a peaceful world.
Hang on! God will be thy strength in any act of your pursuit.
Ten greatest gifts; love, joy, peace, patience, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
In the moment of decision, may you hear the voice of the Creator saying, ‘This is right road, travel on it.
Overcome darkness, so that you may walk in the light.
The Lord is supreme.The Lord is strong.
Every nation must have prayerful men and women to intercede for the country’s well-being.
Path of life, path of light!
Love thy soul, manifest thy light
We wait expectantly for what we hope for.
God of miracles.God of wonders.
Elohim! Elohim!Great is the Holy God.
At the end of life, nobody knows where the spirit goes.
Giving is the only way to receive more.
My greatest privilege is being married to a gentle loving husband. I am very grateful God made our path cross.
Heavenly Father, pour your spirit upon me, I desire to do your will in Jesus Name. Amen!!
We are endowed with different kinds of gifts for different kinds of services.
Believers are achievers, therefore believe and achieve!• Believe that you are responsible for your own accomplishments God deposited in you!• Believe that success is not luck; it is the result a deliberate effort to do a hard work!• Believe that prayer works through faith and action!• Believe that great people took great steps. Weak people took weak steps!• Believe that you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you!
A prayerful life, spiritual act of upholding all that you are capable of being.
I admire successful men and women who endured and overcome unusual circumstances to fulfill their dreams.
God can use you. You must be willing to follow His leading.
Every victory won was first won spiritually!
Everlasting light, everlasting glory.
We all have that divine moment, when our lives are transformed by the knowledge of the truth.
Jasmine had endured enough parochial schooling before middle school to have a residual attachment to the beautiful parts of believing, the certainty of knowing one is loved by something beyond comprehension, but also a niggling fear of those who believed too much in anything they could not touch. Believers were the sort to wave pictures of dead fetuses at her when she went to her gynecologist for a checkup.
Of all the wars that have taken place wince then, none has endured so long as the conflict between knowledge and belief. For centuries now, knowledge has attempted, unsuccessfully, to supersede belief. But the entire clash stems from a misapprehension of the nature of belief. We can't not believe; and we won't ever know everything. We know this much: knowledge remains an endless advance toward an end point that endlessly recedes.
Heavenly Father, your ears are ever open to our prayers.Save us now!
Keep the faith. Allow Christ full reign in your life.
Elohim is my salvation, my strength and my song.
The greatest privileges:You are saved.You are a child of Most High God.You are co-heirs with Christ.You share in Christ suffering, life adversities.You share in Christ glory, strength of will and survival of life's difficulties.
The gift of the Sabbath must be treasured. Blessed are you who honour this day.
Lord grant me a humble spirit and a willing heart.
The love of God knows no end.Lord may your boundless and unfailing love surround us.
Abundant grace, mighty power of God.
May the Lord grant you, your every desire.
Within you lies your strength.
We can do nothing on our own except by the power of the Holy Spirit.
We have to walk by faith to possess all that is duly ours.
Hold fast to your faith.Keep your hope in the Lord.Embrace the love of God.
As we plant in tears, we shall harvest with joy.
Seek grace and guidance from God.
Religion is a subject which, if the believers used the same "reasoning" to address problems at work as they use to defend their beliefs, they'd soon find themselves unemployed. And if they found their child applying that kind of "reasoning" on a homework assignment they'd wonder what the hell was the wrong with their child.
Seek God's power and presence continually.
Last-Minute Message For a Time CapsuleI have to tell you this, whoever you are:that on one summer morning here, the oceanpounded in on tumbledown breakers,a south wind, bustling along the shore,whipped the froth into little rainbows,and a reckless gull swept down the beachas if to fly were everything it needed.I thought of your hovering saucers,looking for clues, and I wanted to write this down,so it wouldn't be lost forever - -that once upon a time we hadmeadows here, and astonishing things,swans and frogs and luna mothsand blue skies that could stagger your heart.We could have had them still,and welcomed you to earth, butwe also had the righteous oneswho worshipped the True Faith, and Holy War.When you go home to your shining galaxy,say that what you learnedfrom this dead and barren place isto beware the righteous ones.
If you are religious, you believe that your religion is the 'right' one—and, in many cases, all others will be sent to hell. Similarly, a nationalist believes his or her nation is better or more advanced—and a racist believes that an inherent difference between each race make his or her ethnicity superior. All of these ideologies spawn the hate, philosophical disagreements, and prejudices that have been the catalysts for various atrocious acts throughout history.
Lord I am willing to walk with you, take my hand.
all believers should “submit to each other out of reverence for Christ.” In many ways, wives should submit to their husbands in the same way any believer should submit to other believers, specifically by living according to the lifestyle the apostle Paul lays out earlier in the chapter. This mutual submission is an accountability to be held to God’s standards, an accountability in which both husband and wife are called to participate.