They believe that if the South had been let alone it would have produced a civilization superior to that of modern America.

They seem to believe that a person will act automatically as soon as he contacts something new.

They have indicated the direction but they have not been explicit enough, I believe, in pointing out Faulkner's independence, his questioning if not indeed challenging the Southern tradition.

They suspect it plays a role in the production of adrenal hormones, and they believe it is essential to the transport of fats throughout the circulatory system.

They believe that Christ visited spirit prison ( 1 Peter 3: 18-20 ) and opened the gate for those who repent to cross over to Paradise.

They believe that the soul belongs to the spiritual universe which has its origins in God.

They believe that it is more probable that Amos was from the North because it has conditions more suitable for the cultivation of sycamore figs than the Tekoa of the South.

* They hold that the practice within Independent groups of ordaining women demonstrates an understanding of Priesthood that they vindicate is totally unacceptable to the Catholic and Orthodox churches as they believe that the Universal Church does not possess such authority ; thus, they uphold that any ceremonies performed by these women should be considered being sacramentally invalid.

They also use the biblical verse of Romans 10: 9 " That if you confess with your mouth, ' Jesus is Lord ', and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

They forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving for those who believe and know the truth.

They believe that its current structure has made it more of an eyesore than a landmark ; some have dubbed it the " Mistake on the Lake ".

They believe that the Orthodox Jewish movements, on the theological right, have erred by slowing down, or stopping, the historical development of Jewish law: " Conservative Judaism believes that scholarly study of Jewish texts indicates that Judaism has constantly been evolving to meet the needs of the Jewish people in varying circumstances, and that a central halakhic authority can continue the halakhic evolution today.

They believe strongly in traditional values and traditional politics, and often have an urgent sense of nationalism.

They believe that the star, dubbed the " Champagne Supernova " by University of Oklahoma astronomer David R. Branch, may have been spinning so fast that centrifugal force allowed it to exceed the limit.

They view certain verses, which they believe refer only to homosexual rape, as not relevant to consensual homosexual relationships.

They believe that they play a role in determining their own behavior and so feel responsible for their own behavior.

They regard the Bible as inspired by God and, therefore, believe that, in its original form, it was error free ( errors in later copies are thought to be due to ' errors of transcription or translation ').

They also believe that the phrase Holy Spirit sometimes refers to God's character / mind, depending on the context in which the phrase appears, but reject the orthodox Christian view that we need strength, guidance and power from the Holy Spirit to live the Christian life, believing instead that the spirit a believer needs within themselves is the mind / character of God, which is developed in a believer by their reading of the Bible ( which, they believe, contains words God gave by his Spirit ) and trying to live by what it says during the events of their lives which God uses to help shape their character.

They believe he is the Son of Man, in that he inherited human nature ( with its inclination to sin ) from his mother, and the Son of God by virtue of his miraculous conception by the power of God.

They believe that God raised Jesus from death and gave him immortality, and he ascended to Heaven, God's dwelling place.

They do not believe we can be sure of being saved, believing instead that salvation comes as a result of a life of obedience to the commands of Christ After death, believers are in a state of non-existence, knowing nothing until the Resurrection at the return of Christ.

They believe that the word devil is a reference in the scriptures to sin and human nature in opposition to God, while the word satan is merely a reference to an adversary ( be it good or bad ).

They also contend that those who believe in paranormal phenomena do so for merely psychological reasons.

They believe that this is the only annual religious observance commanded for Christians in the Bible.

They were west of the Sabine, but only God knew where.

They simply turned to God filled with gratitude and faith.

They have insisted, rather, on living fully and completely within modern culture and, so far from considering this treason to God, have looked upon it as the only way they could be faithful to him.

They earnestly desire to do the will of God.

They claim that, for this moral order to exist, God must exist to support it.

They arrive at the borders of Canaan and send spies into the land, but on hearing the spies ' report the Israelites refuse to take possession of Canaan and God condemns them to death in the wilderness until a new generation can grow up and carry out the task.

They also assume, in their view of theology, that God always rewards good and punishes evil, with no apparent exceptions allowed.

" They came and began to work on the house of the LORD Almighty, their God, on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month in the second year of King Darius.

" They teach that to see the Kingdom of God one has to be born again.

" ( King James Version ) They consider that when Jesus said in John 3: 5 that one has to be born from " water and the spirit " to enter the kingdom of God, it was not a command but a necessity, because the text states " Ye must be born again ".

They further maintain that Jesus bodily ascended into heaven where he rules and reigns with God the Father.

They include instructions to worship only God and to keep the Sabbath, and prohibitions against idolatry, blasphemy, murder, theft, and adultery.

They seek a new understanding of celibacy that is focused on God rather than a future marriage or a lifelong vow to the Church.

They represent a trinity in unity, three in one, — the same in essence, though multi-form in office: God the Father-Mother ; Christ the spiritual idea of sonship ; divine Science or the Holy Comforter.

They also indicate the divine Principle of scientific being, the intelligent relation of God to man and the universe.

They are said by some to reflect how the unified consciousness of humanity ( the immortal human being or the soul ), is divided to manage different aspects of earthly life ( body / instinct / vital energy / deeper emotions / communication / having an overview of life / contact to God ).

They often interpret passages of the Bible as being less a record of actual events, but rather stories illustrating how to live ethically and authentically in relation to God.

They tend to interpret biblical verses on homosexual acts to mean that the heterosexual family was created by God and that same-sex relationships contradict God ’ s design for marriage and violate his will.

They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator — who is forever praised.

They consider some verses such as those they say support slavery or the inferior treatment of women as not being valid today, and against the will of God present in the context of the Bible.

They consider marriage a solemn covenant between wife, husband and God.