Unlike all subsequent Pauline epistles, 1 Thessalonians does not focus on justification by faith or questions of Jewish-gentile relations, themes that are covered in all other letters.

Unlike confirmation and profession of faith, Baptism is a sacrament in the UMC.

Unlike Eanfrith and Osric, Oswiu held to the Christian faith in spite of his brother's defeat by the pagan Penda.

" Unlike the earlier Harmonist settlement, the Owenite community was not based on shared religious faith and a strong spiritual leader.

Unlike his German peers, Virchow used to have great faith that clinical observation, animal experimentation ( to determine causes of diseases and the effects of drugs ) and pathological anatomy, particularly at the microscopic level, were the basic principles of investigation in medical sciences.

Unlike Clifford, he took the Test in 1673 and remained in office, successfully concealing his faith till on his deathbed, when he " declared himself an adherent of Roman Catholicism.

Unlike Granada and Valencia Moriscos, they did not speak Arabic but as vassals of the nobility were granted the privilege to practice their faith relatively openly.

Unlike many of the prelates of that region, Anatolius ' faith in Christ remained always pure and his attitude towards the Roman Pontiff most respectful.

Unlike most of the English settlers, the Brownes soon reverted to their old Catholic faith and made matches with the leading Catholic families in Munster and Leinster-Ó Suilleabháin Mór ( O ' Sullivan Mor ), Fitzgerald of Desmond, MacCarthys, Butlers, O ' Briens, Plunketts and many others.

Unlike previous Christian humanist conceptions, Drake-Brockman attempts to build a new Christian theology around the proposition that Jesus predicated any salvation on good works-especially the need to express compassion-and not on faith, either in Old Covenant Judaism or in Christ as the Lord and Redeemer.

Unlike his brother, Stephen Post had trouble believing Strang's account of the plates ' origin and discovery: " With all the faith & confidence that I could exercise ," he later wrote, " all that I could realize was that Strang made the plates himself, or at least that it was possible that he made them.

" Dr. Stefani Koorey in her Voice of Youth Advocates review maintained, " Unlike many sports novels, Choosing Up Sides does more than offer a mere glimpse of the grand old game of baseball — it takes a deeper look at faith, truth, and individuality ," going on to dub the tale a " well-designed study of personal choice.

Unlike the other members of the Schmalkaldic League, Constance had refused to negotiate with Emperor Charles V unless they could obtain the right to keep the Protestant faith.

Unlike her evil husband, she was a pious and believing woman who accepted the faith that Moses and Aaron were preaching, according to the Torah, in Israel at the time.

Unlike reason, faith and feelings provide no boundary to limit any delusion, any whim.

Unlike martyrs, passion-bearers are not explicitly killed for their faith, though they hold to that faith with piety and true love of God.

Unlike other Irish Comprehensive schools with a faith based sponsor the Jesuit Provincial enjoys a perpetual majority on the Board of Management, a privilege shared only with Protestant schools at Cork and Donegal redesignated as Comprehensives in the 1960s and 70s.

Unlike some other " thinkers " of this time, Reuchlin submerged himself into this, even creating a guide to preaching within the Hebrew faith.

Unlike some other Christian televangelists, Winter took an intellectual approach to faith.

Unlike common grace, which is universally given, special grace is bestowed only on those whom God elects to eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ.

Unlike Pentecostals, Evangelicals and Fundamentalists generally do not believe that physical healing is within the anointing.

Unlike the thematic tones of healing and forgiveness found in Ceremony, Almanac for the Dead has been criticized for its questionable support of violent revolution.

Unlike Kiryl or the hero, she cannot learn any multi-target healing spells other than the Kerplunk spell ( which knocks her out to heal everyone at once ), but only she can use her Tarot weapon as a battle item to generate random effects, similar to the Chance ( or Hocus Pocus ) spell in other DQ games.

Unlike most traditional definitions of the Paladin class, the Paladins of Fire Emblem are not holy warriors and cannot wield any form of magic ; the exception is Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu and Fire Emblem: Thracia 776, in which female Paladins are able to wield healing staves.

* Medical Power: Unlike most Ultra-heroes, 80 has powerful healing abilities.

Unlike the Hulk, Abomination, or even She-Hulk, Samson hasn't demonstrated any accelerated healing powers.

Unlike wizards and other arcane spellcasters, they can cast a small number of healing spells like Cure Light Wounds ( a relic of the druidic origins of the class ).

Unlike reforms in the United Kingdom, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia and soon to be Western Australia, this law does not have a retrospective effect, which is unpopular with some advocates of the reform.

Unlike earlier proponents of containment, however, the doctrine's advocates also held that the Soviet Union was overextended globally, beginning to face major opposition at home and abroad and that even one high-profile victory for these anti-communist forces was likely to expose these vulnerabilities, inspiring democratic rebellion against Soviet-supported governments around the world and within the Soviet Union itself.

Unlike his former years, he no longer advocates militancy, although does not denounce it, only denouncing militancy that leads to violence.

Unlike anarchists, however, the World Socialist Party advocates a political revolution because it argues that as the state is the " executive committee " of the capitalist class, it must be captured by the working class to keep the former from using it against the will of the latter.

Unlike Sigmund Freud, Jung thought spiritual experience was essential to our well-being.

Unlike the other rulers, who neglected their spiritual welfare due to preoccupation with worldly concerns, Henry appears to have been relegated to Ante-Purgatory for neglecting his kingly duties out of an excess of religious piety.

Unlike its spiritual successor Madlax, Noir is mainly about reality's criminal underworld while Madlax is about supernatural events.

Unlike dibias, spiritual students do not see the spiritual world and are not even in need to do so.

" Unlike the cruel heathen deities, it was the spiritual surrender alone that God required.

Unlike humans, they were thought to lack spiritual and mental attributes such as immortal souls and the ability to use logic and language.

Unlike their Chinese counterparts, the basis of Arab nationalism is not ostensibly doctrinal, but cultural and spiritual.

Unlike Western vampires, Kuei-jin are revenants and thus spiritual beings in nature.

Unlike many fundamentalist Christians, and despite her own strict Catholic upbringing as recounted in her book, after receiving her near-death experience, Eadie refers to God as " he " instead of " He " and insists that all religions are necessary for each person, claiming that each religion is necessary for each person because of their different levels of spiritual enlightenment, contrary to the views shared by many Christians worldwide that only Christianity is the one true valid religion.

Unlike any of the band's previous work, Lament is the band's first concept album, a song cycle about one man's disillusionment with the harshness and cruelty of life and his growing realization that things cannot change unless he experiences spiritual redemption.

Unlike his grandfather he avoided expressing any opinion on the Zohar, beyond saying that it was preferable to draw one's spiritual sustenance from the works of Maimonides.

Unlike classical art, Late Antique art does not emphasize the beauty and movement of the body, but rather, hints at the spiritual reality behind its subjects.

Unlike coastal Sumatra, where Islam was adopted by elites and masses alike, partly as a way to counter the economic and political power of the Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms, in the interior of Java the elites only gradually accepted Islam, and then only as a formal legal and religious context for Javanese spiritual culture.

Unlike St. Augustine, who was a supporter and founder of the theology of Christian love, Caesarius stressed the clarification and integration of implications for spiritual activism.

Unlike other non-Nicenian Gospels, the Gospel of Judas is Sethian in orientation in that Adam's son Seth is seen as a spiritual ancestor.

Unlike general prayers in the Bahá ' í Faith, there are specific regulations concerning the obligatory prayers ; however, obligatory prayer is a personal spiritual obligation and thus no Bahá ' í administrative sanction can be obtained if a Bahá ' í fails to say his prayer daily.

Unlike the NSAC Spiritualist churches, the denominations of the spiritual church movement generally do not maintain Spiritualist Camps or a Lyceum system of extra-liturgical education.

Unlike its shikai, Zabimaru's segments are held together by Abarai's spiritual power, allowing him to separate and reattach them at will.