I spoke of some of the most elementary facts in physical science, and of the manner in which they directly contradict certain of the ordinary teachings of the clergy.
The apparently divergingteachings of the Teleologist and of the Morphologist are reconciled by the Darwinian hypothesis.
But suppose we prefer to admit our ignorance rather than adopt a hypothesis at variance with all the teachings of Nature?
The Rosicrucian Brotherhood from time to time gives out occult teachings to the public in such a manner that their expression conforms to the intellectual development of the times.
Among those who availed themselves of the opportunity was a gentleman who had for many years been a veritable “metaphysical tramp,” roaming from lecture to lecture, hearing the teachings of everybody and practicing nothing.
There are a few who cannot contribute, and who need these teachings as much or more than those who may take comfort from financial ease or affluence.
Those who desire knowledge and guidance along the Path of the Western Wisdom Teachings will find this magazine a constant aid.
Many a man of the world is bewildered to find Newton's disciples building upon or refuting the teachings of the master, or to learn that Darwin's doctrine is itself subject to the universal law of change and development.
For him the teachings of Adam Smith and Turgot were idle sophistries.
One of Hartlib's chief hopes for the regeneration of England, if not of the whole world, rested on the teachings of the educational reformer Comenius, a bishop of the Moravian Brethren.
They held, instead, that the present ills of the world came, not from obeying but from disobeying the teachings of Political Economy.
II Thou art the Muse of whom the Grecian knew, The power that reigneth in each loving heart; From thee the sages their great teachings drew.
To despise the holy teachings of the faith, to break sacred bonds, to be recreant to every law which is revered by nations and sovereigns, are acts of impiety which cannot always go unpunished.
Try to understand its teachings better; study your Bibles with more earnestness; believe more fully than you have ever done that in that great Gospel there lie every truth that we need and guidance in all circumstances.
I cannot, of course, dwell upon this point with sufficient elaboration, or take up one after another the teachings of the New Testament, in order to show how close is their bearing upon practical life.
While patient reflection is necessary to do due honour to God's teachings and to discover their bearing on events, it is generally true that events unfold their significance as meditation alone never can.
No such teachings appeared in the old catechisms; they were not to be found in the catechism of Peter Mogilas, or in that of Beliokof, or the abridged Catholic catechisms.
Morality, he said, must be sought in theteachings of the Stoics and the Brahmins, and in the Talmud.
And then he utters the teachings reported by Matthew (v.
The following summary of the teachings of the Orthodox Greek Church is taken from Prof.
But the application of this doctrine to life, as expounded by Moses, was very different from the teachings of Jesus.
What was to me the most important of the teachings of Jesus was not so regarded by the Church.
He bases his conclusions on a direct and literal interpretation of the teachings of Jesus as expressed in the Sermon on the Mount.
I examined the teachings of the early Fathers of the Church, and found them to agree in obliging no one to judge or to condemn, and in urging all to bear the inflictions of justice.
You have to go deeper down than the sand of man's thinkings and teachings before you can reach what will bear without shifting the foundations of a life's credence and confidence.
There is nothing in the facts of the world or in the teachings of the gospel which countenances the notion of a God whose fondness prevents Him from scourging.
Undisguised communism was preached by a wandering priest, John Ball, and the injustice of the claims of the property-holding classes was a very natural inference from much of the teachings of Wycliffe and his "poor priests.
When they had grown up, the rich man of Thawattie became a disciple of Buddha, but his friend followed the teachings of the heretics.
The Life of Buddha, with some portions of his preaching, will convey notions of his principal teachings and doctrines.
The Indian orthodox Buddhists of old declared that the Mahayana sutras were the fabrication of heretics or of the Evil One, and not the teachings of the Buddha.
The Buddhist precepts are different from the Confucian teachings in the form of expression, but they agree in their warning against the evil and in encouraging the good.
Each of the two great Indian teachers, Çilabhadra and Jnyanaprabha, divided the wholeteachings of the Buddha into three periods.
Therefore the followers of these doctrines adhere to them as the perfect teachings without knowing that they are merely temporary.
Judging from these sources, it seems to us that most of Shakya Muni's original teachings are embodied into the four Agamas.
It implies the whole body of teachings and discipline peculiar to a Buddhist sect now popularly known as the Zen Sect.
Each of them gave his teachings in a way different from the other two, that they might meet the spiritual needs of his time and fit to the capacities of men.
Of what use (then) are the teachingsof Lao Tsz and Chwang Tsz?
Yet, when one studies the ritual and the oath of the Ku Klux Klan but little blame can be attached to the men in Beaumont for obeying what seemed to them the teachings of the "Invisible Empire.
The "News-letters" also indicate that the teachings of Simmons are taking firm root in the minds of the religious element of the country.
Called to the presidency, he at once took his stand againstteachings so dangerous to Christianity as those of Drs.
Whatever may be thought of his general system of philosophy, no one can deny his great service in neutralizing the teachings of his predecessors and colleagues--so dangerous to all that is essential in Christianity.
On the teachings on Protestantism as regards the Copernican theory, see citations in Canon Farrar's History of Interpretation, preface, xviii; also Rev.
The revelations made by the sciences which most directly deal with the history of man all converge in the truth that during the earlier stages of this evolution moral and spiritual teachings must be inclosed in myth, legend, and parable.
Under the influence of teachings like these--and of the winter rains--new wonders began to appear at the salt pillar.
Comte's teachings are a combination of empiricism and socialism.
Practical effect to the teachings of Saint-Simon, Fourier and Louis Blanc was given by the establishment of the so-called Crèches, or infant asylums for the temporary care of children of working mothers.
Italy, as well as that of the teachings of Mazzini, the Italian patriots took heart again.
In a way the teachings of these men gave an impetus to Russia that their death could not destroy.
So long as such conditions continue, so long will ignorance, disease, and misery exist, and consequently there will exist in the human system needs of the consolation and hope which can come to man only from the teachings of religion.
And he will not only require the teachings of religion by which to be guided and its admonitions to influence, but also such hopes and anticipations as it alone can offer as to a higher and better condition of existence hereafter.
The actuality of the sealing ordinance in marriage finds an illustration in the personal teachings of the Savior.
Under the teachings of the Church, marriage is the duty of all who are not debarred by physical or other effective disability from assuming the responsibilities of the wedded state.
May thy Holy Spirit dominate the teachings given therein and also control the hearts and illumine the minds of the students.
May their lives be strong in virtue and adorned with humility; may their ministrations be effectual, their prayers be availing, and their teachingsthe path of salvation.
Why not confess with contrition your unscriptural teachingsand practices?
Why Jesus tells you that the teachings of the bible have no other foundations to stand upon.
It is a test of our fellowship for one another, and we may just as well be ashamed of theteachings of the bible as to be ashamed or afraid to practice what is clearly taught.
We have no wish, neither do we uphold any one who does not follow the teachings of the sure word.
A second will tell you that the new testament contains all the commandments and teachings that are now required of us.
Your term, law of Moses, according to all your teachings on this subject, includes the law of commandments.
Then in 38-48 verses, shows us that under the Gospel, we are to follow his teachings and that we are now about to make the change from the ministration of Moses to that of his own, in the Gospel.
Answer—not the strictly keeping the holy Sabbath and other commandments, but by listening to, or following such unrighteous and deceptive teachings as you set forth.
For proof of this I appeal to the teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ, what we must do to be saved, “If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Because these teachings were usually given in the stillness of some distant retreat, where the noises of the world could not disturb the tranquillity of the contemplative life, they are known also as Aranyakas, Forest Books.
When to Villa Maria will come again Spring, with opening buds and gentle rain, Though her place be vacant there, The spirit of her teachings will ever dwell In the earthly home she loved so well, Treasured with sacred care.
He hopes that through contact with the friends her interest in the Teachings will be considerably increased and she will be stimulated to help in spreading their knowledge throughout South Africa.
No rule whatsoever that would tend to be rigid and uniform should be allowed in such secondary matters, particularly as there are no specific instructions in the Teachings regarding them.
A good periodical fully representative of the spirit and teachings of the Cause is the greatest help the Movement can have in establishing itself in a country.
He is ardently entreating Bahá’u’lláh that through your inspiration and guidance their interest in the Teachings may wax stronger and lead them to eventually espouse His Cause.
Regarding your question whether there is any special ceremony which the believers should perform when they wish to “name” a baby; the Teachings do not provide for any ceremony whatever on such occasions.
The world is in great distress and its only salvation is in the spirit and teachings of the Blessed Beauty.
Some pure soul or souls go to some land and sow the seeds of the heavenly teachings in the hearts of few who are most pure and so most receptive.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "teachings" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
