Sentence examples for purpose of faith from inspiring English sources

And if religion does have an effect, is a 20-year period long enough to find it?Equally, religious people would say that prosperity is not the purpose of faith.

Despite his atheism, he is fascinated by the church and the purpose of faith; while writing The Loney, Hurley thought of his grandparents, whose social lives revolved around their religion.

Such a warped view of religion is not just incompatible with the concept of peace, but the purpose of faith for the one rule that lies at the heart of every major religion is that we do unto others as we would have them do unto us.

"The original purpose of faith schools was also to fulfil the demands of their faith by providing for the local neighbourhood and this objective may have become too secondary".

Such a warped view of religion is not just incompatible with the concept of peace, but the purpose of faith – for the one rule that lies at the heart of every major religion is that we do unto others as we would have them do unto us.

The purpose of the Baha'i Faith is to unite all the people of the world in one universal cause and one common Faith.

Kierkegaard brought this potent mixture of discourses to bear as social critique and for the purpose of renewing Christian faith within Christendom.

In their original historical and cultural setting, Sufi teaching stories of the kind popularised by Shah – first told orally, and later written down for the purpose of transmitting Sufi faith and practice to successive generations – were considered suitable for people of all ages, including children, as they contained multiple layers of meaning.

In the speech, Kennedy announced his agreement to negotiations "toward early agreement on a comprehensive test ban treaty" (which resulted in the Nuclear Test-Ban Treand) alsoannouncedunced, for the purpose of showing 'good faith and solemn convictions' his decision to unilaterally suspend all U.S. atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons as long as all other nations would do the same".

Speaking in eloquent, often colloquial, English, Mr. Awlaki and other Internet imams from the Middle East to Britain offer a televangelist's persuasive message of faith, purpose and a way forward, for both the young and as yet uncommitted, as well as for the most devout worshipers ready to take the next step, to jihad, officials say.

I wondered if a monk had somehow noticed that I hated it, and had given it to me on purpose as a test of faith.