Sentence examples for convinced believers from inspiring English sources

The practice was abandoned by most churches in the 18th century when Jonathan Edwards and other leaders of the Great Awakening taught that church membership could be given only to convinced believers.

In order to ward off moods of doubt – to which even the most convinced believers in improvement are occasionally prone – the device would broadcast sound versions of the uplifting statistics.

In order to ward off moods of doubt – to which even the most convinced believers in improvement are occasionally prone – the device would broadcast sound versions of the uplifting statistics.

They believed it had refused to obey the Bible, so they formed small groups of convinced believers outside the church.

Ath: While I don't think there's much leverage in trying to convince believers that they are wrong, I do believe there is value in trying to convince the hundreds of millions of agnostics that we should move beyond theism.

In fact, James was famous for his efforts to show that the desire to believe or have faith was rational, and he especially wanted to convince believers of their power to act on their beliefs.

Rather, the Saudis have to redouble their efforts to use the domestic and international institutions of Islam that they created and funded to convince believers that Salafi Islam itself prohibits the acts of violence perpetrated in its name.

Most scholars believe that the Nicolaitans, Balaam and Jezebel had convinced many believers that it was OK to participate in social gatherings and public events, including meals, despite their religious dimensions.

It's doubtful that Nickell's experiment convinced many believers.

She had to have the zeal of a convert to convince true believers.

Swartz tells his story through profiles of activists, politicians and evangelists who tried to convince fellow believers that the Gospel demands social justice.