Since the will and word of God are for them concentrated in Christ-like love, it seems clear to them that non-violent resistance is quite another thing.

Since the First seven Ecumenical Councils, Christendom places emphasis on correct belief ( or orthodoxy ), focusing primarily on the New Covenant that the Christian Triune God made through Jesus Christ.

" Since the adoption of the Amidah, the acknowledgement of God through the declaration from Yishayah 6: 3 " Kadosh, kadosh, kadosh, is HaShem, Master of Legions ; the whole world is filled with His glory ".

Since Jews believe that one need not be a Jew to approach God, there is no religious pressure to convert non-Jews to their faith.

Since everything is a reflection of God, the school of Sufism practices to see the beauty inside the apparently ugly.

Since its beginnings, the faith has proclaimed itself to be Christ's Church restored with its original authority, structure and power ; maintaining that existing denominations believed incorrect doctrines and were not acknowledged of God as his church and kingdom.

Since therefore all that the inspired authors or sacred writers affirm should be regarded as affirmed by the Holy Spirit, we must acknowledge that the books of Scripture firmly, faithfully, and without error teach that truth which God, for the sake of our salvation, wished to see confided to the Sacred Scriptures.

The most influential and dominant school of Indian philosophy, Advaita Vedanta, rejects theism and dualism by insisting that “ Brahman reality is without parts or attributes … one without a second .” Since, Brahman has no properties, contains no internal diversity and is identical with the whole reality it cannot be understood as God.

Since a good God would not manifest or work through the evil or fallen material world of the demiurge.

Since the soul is a spiritual substance it is not brought into being through transformation of matter, but directly by God, whence the special uniqueness of each person .." Fifty years later, Pope John Paul II, stating that scientific evidence now seemed to favour the evolutionary theory, upheld the distinction of Pius XII regarding the human soul.

Since, it is argued, free will is inherent to the nature of the universe, God is not omnipotent in Whitehead's metaphysics.

Since the earliest Christian times, it has focused on the redemptive act of God in the death and resurrection of Christ.

" So God said to him, ' Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, I will do what you have asked ...'" ( 1 Kings 3: 11-12 ) The Hebrew Bible also states that: " The whole world sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.

In the words of Thomas Aquinas, " Since human beings are said to be in the image of God in virtue of their having a nature that includes an intellect, such a nature is most in the image of God in virtue of being most able to imitate God ".

Since our concepts of good and evil as instilled in us by God are only intended to facilitate ethical behaviour in our relations with other humans, we should have no expectation that our concepts are accurate beyond what is needed to fulfil this function, and therefore cannot presume that they are sufficient to determine whether what we call evil really is evil.

Since evil has no positive reality of its own, it cannot be caused to exist, and so God cannot be held responsible for causing it to exist.

Since most theologians hold that God would not have created something sinful, it follows that souls are not created directly but are generated.

Since 1997, the South African national anthem has been a hybrid song combining new English lyrics with extracts of the hymn Nkosi Sikelel ' iAfrika ( God Bless Africa ) and the former anthem Die Stem van Suid-Afrika ( The Call of South Africa ).

Since God created these laws along with His universe using His omnipotence, He has demonstrated two things.

Since the breakdown of the philosophical foundations of scholasticism, the new nominalism did not bode well for an institutional church legitimized as an intermediary between man and God.

When he became pope, Leo X is reported to have said to his brother Giuliano: " Since God has given us the Papacy, let us enjoy it.

Since 1980, the World Health Organization has warned doctors of developing countries not to use Imodium because it can paralyze a child's intestines.

Since their child's birth, Force Hood has announced her retirement from competitive racing.

Since his symptoms did not seem to resemble those of the plague, Rieux records his death as a " doubtful case.

Since Sancho was not a popular king, the order was not hard to enforce ; he was exiled to Castile and Afonso III became king in 1248 after his brother's death.

Since she was Raymond's only child, they became rulers of Toulouse at Raymond's death in 1247.

Since the death of Elissa Aalto the office has continued to operate as the Alvar Aalto Academy, giving advice on the restoration of Aalto buildings and organising the vast archive material.

Since his death in 1979, Al Capp and his work have been the subject of more than 40 books, including three biographies.

Since October 1993 the nation has suffered from massive ethnic-based violence which has resulted in the death of perhaps 250, 000 people and the displacement of about 800, 000 others.

Since October 1998, Chadian Movement for Justice and Democracy ( MDJT ) rebels, led by Youssuf Togoimi until his death in September 2002, have skirmished with government troops in the Tibesti region, resulting in hundreds of civilian, government, and rebel casualties, but little ground won or lost.

Since Stalin's death, relations between Mao-controlled China and the Soviet Union had been lukewarm at best.

Since 1991, Croatia's death rate has continuously exceeded its birth rate ; the natural growth rate of the population is currently negative.

Since the Roman consular fasti make it somewhat easy to confuse 87 – 57 BC with 84 – 54 BC, many scholars accept the dates 84 BC – 54 BC, supposing that his latest poems and the publication of his libellus coincided with the year of his death.

Since the death of Medellín cartel leader Pablo Escobar in a police shootout during December 1993, indiscriminate acts of violence associated with that organization have abated as the " cartels " have broken up into multiple, smaller and often-competing trafficking organizations.

Since Emperor Meiji, it has been customary to have one era per emperor and to rename each emperor after his death using the name of the era over which he presided, plus the word Tennō.

Since her death in 1968 and the publication of her daughter Imogen's autobiography, A Childhood at Green Hedges, Blyton has emerged as an emotionally immature, unstable and often malicious figure.

Since Arafat's death, he is formally head of Fatah's political bureau and chairman, but his actual political following within Fatah appears limited.

Since Carangi's death, she has been considered a lesbian supermodel and icon and is said to have epitomized " lesbian chic " more than a decade before the term was coined.

Since his death, Parsons has been recognized as an extremely influential artist, credited with helping to found both country rock and alt-country.

Since Chapman's death, the speculation of a Python revival was inevitably diminished.

Since " Barbellion " was the real author's pen name, many reviewers believed Wells to have been the true author of the Journal ; Wells always denied this, despite being full of praise for the diaries, but the rumours persisted until Barbellion's death later that year.

Since Caprino's death, his son Remo has had great success developing a computer game based on Flåklypa Grand Prix.

Since Henry's death, none of the Jacobite heirs have claimed the English or Scottish thrones.

Since this fountain ends in death, it may also simply represent the life span of a human, from violent birth to a sinking end.

Since 2003, following the death in custody of a prisoner, Naseem, the Maldives experienced several anti-government demonstrations calling for political reforms, more freedoms and, and end to torture and oppression.

Since Tod is a direct cognate to " death ", in that case it would be a German borrowing.

Since Mieszko II was politically active before his father's death, Bolesław I the Brave appointed him as his successor.