If it were primarily a believing fellowship, it would recruit believers from all social and economic ranks, something which most congregations of the New Protestantism ( with a few notable exceptions ) have not been able to do.

If this letter were to Ephesus, one would expect it to have more of the warmth evidenced in Philippians ... We may safely assume the letter was a general letter to Gentile believers in southwestern Asia Minor and that it became identified with Ephesus as the most important city between Rome and Antioch.

If it was written to the believers in South Galatia, it would likely have been written in 49.

* If baptism is a sign that a person is a member of God's covenant community, and if the children of believers are members of that community, it follows that the children of believers should receive the sign that they are members of God's covenant community by being baptized, as an infant is entitled to a passport that indicates the child as a member of a particular country.

If an Almighty creator is recognized in vodun pantheon, the believers do not address themselves to that particular deity.

Similarly, God has said: “ If two parties among the believers fall into a quarrel, make peace between them ; but if one of them transgresses beyond bounds against the other, then fight against the one who transgresses until he complies with the command of Allah ; then, if he complies, make peace between them with justice, and be fair: for Allah loves those who act fairly ” ( Qur ' an 49: 9 ).

If " good " and " bad " events occur at random to everyone, believers in good luck will experience a net gain in their fortunes, and vice versa for believers in bad luck.

" If a church does not receive all kinds of genuine believers, it is divisive and becomes a sect.

He has since become a critic of religious belief, appearing at Freedom From Religion Foundation's annual conventions and stating in its paper Freethought Today, " If, as the true believers claim, the word ' gospel ' means good news, then the good news for me is that there is no gospel, other than what I can define for myself, by observation and conscience.

If political principles were typically defined or imposed in a completely inflexible, non-negotiable way, a likely result would be sectarianism or factionalism, since few people beyond " true believers " could support a political practice based on such rigid positions.

If a religious authority acquires influence over the " hearts and minds " of people who are believers in a religion, and therefore can " tap into " the most intimate and deepest-felt concerns of believers, it can also gain immense power from that.

If this tradition had been accepted as worthy of inclusion at some key juncture in the formation of the Christian Bible ( and hence integrated in one way or another among the Canonical Gospels ), arguably many modern Christians would find it quite embarrassing — especially strict believers in biblical inerrancy.

If this attitude is seriously questioned in the Soviet Union, it does not necessarily follow that the majority of the society in which I live is too aware of the necessity for clarity on this ethical as well as aesthetic point of view.

If a man dies, shall he live again?

" If you live in a country like Sweden, with five, six months of snow, and the sun disappears totally for like two months, that would be reflected in the work of artists ," he said.

" If this refers to Mordecai, he would have had to live over a century to have witnessed the events described in the Book of Esther.

If the 15 minutes of a quarter expire while the ball is live, the quarter is extended until the ball becomes dead.

If the letter to the Colossians is authentically Pauline, then Philemon must live in Colossae.

If there is a desire to live in a more coexistent world that is benefited by communication and global assistance, then globally free software should be a position to strive for, according to many scholars who promote awareness about the free software movement.

If we live on a brane ( as hypothesized by some theorists ) this " leakage " of gravitons from the brane into higher-dimensional space could explain why gravitation is such a weak force, and gravitons from other branes adjacent to our own could provide a potential explanation for dark matter.

* If a man wants to throw his son out of the house, he has to go before a judge and say, " I don't want my son to live in my house any more.

Islamists have asked the question, " If Islam is a way of life, how can we say that those who want to live by its principles in legal, social, political, economic, and political spheres of life are not Muslims, but Islamists and believe in Islamism, not Islam?

If MNT were realized, some resources would remain limited, because unique physical objects are limited ( a plot of land in the real Jerusalem, mining rights to the larger near-earth asteroids ) or because they depend on the goodwill of a particular person ( the love of a famous person, a live audience in a musical concert ).

Rand summarizes: If chooses to live, a rational ethics will tell him what principles of action are required to implement his choice.

If he does not choose to live, nature will take its course.

If the live blind checks, the betting round then ends.

If in captivity, prairie dogs can live eight years or more.

If a new media stream is added to a presentation ( e. g., during a live presentation ), the whole presentation description should be sent again, rather than just the additional components, so that components can be deleted.

" He is quoted, " If you're reluctant to weep, you won't live a full and complete life.

"… they are obliged to live in a separate part of town …; for they are considered as unclean creatures … Under the pretext of their being unclean, they are treated with the greatest severity and should they enter a street, inhabited by Mussulmans, they are pelted by the boys and mobs with stones and dirt … For the same reason, they are prohibited to go out when it rains ; for it is said the rain would wash dirt off them, which would sully the feet of the Mussulmans … If a Jew is recognized as such in the streets, he is subjected to the greatest insults.

If the software is expected to live for only a month or two ( e. g., very small mobile phone applications developed specifically for a certain campaign ) very little requirements documentation may be needed.

If a crucified person were to survive three days of crucifixion, that person would be allowed to live.

Morton gave a statement, later known as ' Morton's Fork ', that no one was to be exempted from taxes: " If the subject is seen to live frugally, tell him because he is clearly a money saver of great ability, he can afford to give generously to the King.

If instead the outfielder opts to try to find the ball in the ivy, the ball remains live and any baserunners may advance.

If they failed to live up to their obligations, the Admiralty Courts could and did revoke the Letter of Marque, refuse to award prize money, forfeit bonds, even award tort ( personal injury ) damages against the privateer's officers and crew.

If both parents of a child have achondroplasia, and both parents pass on the mutant gene, then it is very unlikely that the homozygous child will live past a few months of its life.

If the clergy relies on papal pronouncements, it must be subjected to obedience to the king.

If after twelve months ' probation he perseveres, he may promise before the whole community stabilitate sua et conversatione morum suorum et oboedientia -- " stability, conversion of manners, and obedience ".

If raised correctly, they are noted for excellence in obedience, agility, weight-pulling, and Schutzhund.

This possible process is described thus by the late Munich dogmatic Prof. Michael Schmaus: " If in terms of theology death is a meeting of a man with God in so far as God calls man and he answers obedience, readiness and love, it would be surprising if in the moment of dying the chances of taking position never were given, even contrary to the outward look.

If advice be given, a man is free to proffer obedience ; if there be a command, he is a servant bound to compliance.

If the pope will not move in the matter, the princes, and notably the emperor, must act in co-operation with the bishops, summon national councils even against the popes will, defy his excommunication, and in the last resort refuse obedience in those matters over which the papacy has usurped jurisdiction.

If for a just cause a religious was expelled, the vow of chastity remained unchanged and so rendered invalid any attempt at marriage, the vow of obedience obliged in relation, generally, to the bishop rather than to the religious superior, and the vow of poverty was modified to meet the new situation but the expelled religious " could not, for example, will any goods to another ; and goods which came to him reverted at his death to his institute or to the Holy See ".

If for a just cause a religious was expelled, the vow of chastity remained unchanged and so rendered invalid any attempt at marriage, the vow of obedience obliged in relation, generally, to the bishop rather than to the religious superior, and the vow of poverty was modified to meet the new situation but the expelled religious " could not, for example, will any goods to another ; and goods which came to him reverted at his death to his institute or to the Holy See ".

If for a just cause a solemnly professed religious was expelled, the vow of chastity remained unchanged and so rendered invalid any attempt at marriage, the vow of obedience obliged in relation, generally, to the bishop rather than to the religious superior, and the vow of poverty was modified to meet the new situation, but the expelled religious " could not, for example, will any goods to another ; and goods which came to him reverted at his death to his institute or to the Holy See ".