Society & Culture - 28 July 2007

When we are baptised we are:

A. Buried with Christ into His death - Ro 6:3-4
B. Raised with Him to newness of life - Ro 6:4-5
C. Crucified with Him, thus made free from sin - Ro 6:6-7,17-18
D. Clothed with Christ - Ga 3:27
E. Washed from our sins - Ac 22:16
F. Recipients of the remission of sins - Ac 2:38
G. Baptized into the body (church) of Christ - 1 Co 12:13

Some Christians don't believe that we have to be baptised but don't you know that baptism is a symbol of death, burial and resurrection in Jesus? When we go down in the water, that symbolizes your Burial, (Immersion fully), When someone is buried they are not sprinkled with water, they are fully covered, When we come up from the Water, it symbolizes Resurrection, the day we will rise to Gods glory.

If we aren't baptised, then we are not obeying Gods command.
Jesus said "If you love me, you will keep my commandments". Baptism is not an outward sign to others, its a comittment to God.

What do you say?

2007-07-28 18:05:27 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-28 18:04:37 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Have you ever prayer for Satan?

2007-07-28 18:00:53 · 4 answers · asked by Joe S. 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-28 18:00:39 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The other day, I was watching a TV chanel that was promoting for christianity. The priest was reciting verses from the Holy Qur'an that indicated how devine Jesus was and he was trying to impose the idea of Jesus as in the christian beliefs. OK, the verses are quite true but they are read in the wrong context. The last time I checked, christians deny the Qur'an but yet they can still use it to prove the devinity of Jesus. How hypocrite do you think that is?

2007-07-28 17:58:35 · 14 answers · asked by Salloo7a 3 in Religion & Spirituality

First, my father's brother passed away about ten years ago leaving a wife of three years. My family hardly ever got to know her and did not have much of a relationship after his death.

My mother was adament that she was not invited to my sister's wedding, which my father initially agreed upon as well. However, his family threatened to not show up to the wedding is my aunt was not invited, therefore my father invited her, also after being handed $1000 from his parents.

About a week later, once my uncle's widow received the invitiation, my father rescinded the invitation, telling her that he only sent it due to the threats from his family. Was this right?

Also, my sister invited one of my friend (well, he's not really a friend, he's someone i've known for the past 10 years amd everyone gets annoyed by). After overhearing from my sister that she did not receive a gift from him, my father calledh im and told him he used poor wedding etiquette. Was this right?

Give yur thughts

2007-07-28 17:58:06 · 7 answers · asked by MLeinart7 2 in Etiquette

http://www.amazon.com/s/104-9674063-5073525?ie=UTF8&tag=mozilla-20&index=blended&link%5Fcode=qs&field-keywords=jefferson%20bible&sourceid=Mozilla-search

2007-07-28 17:57:59 · 11 answers · asked by FORMER Atheist Now Praising FSM! 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I built this memorial web site, and was told it was a sin, because it looks like I am loving him and not God. what do you think?http://www.dave1.bravehost.com/index.html

2007-07-28 17:57:21 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

That talks about putting God first and then your husband/wife.

2007-07-28 17:57:07 · 5 answers · asked by num1grl 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-28 17:56:01 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArBSe9DHybyMvGuRGz0B99vsy6IX?qid=20070728214408AA5HDsM&show=7#profile-info-NYjemqaXaa

2007-07-28 17:55:38 · 17 answers · asked by FORMER Atheist Now Praising FSM! 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I realize that it may be religious profiling, which is against OUR civil rights, but can't people get their terms right?

2007-07-28 17:52:18 · 10 answers · asked by john 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Tom Waits - The part you throw away - from Blood Money.

2007-07-28 17:50:00 · 26 answers · asked by Samurai Jack 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Is there an SCA version of Myspace?

I'm pretty insular- how do I go about finding other SCA people who have interests like my own without either a) volunteering/participating in activity after activity while quietly seeking or b) subjecting people I meet to 'So what are you into, do you like___' etc?

2007-07-28 17:48:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-07-28 17:48:32 · 24 answers · asked by Laptop Jesus 3.9 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I've been ridiculed here for making statements about evolution by atheists who say I don't know what I'm talking about. They say science has proved evolution. Whenever I mention a scientist, the atheists here belittle him, and say he's not a major scientist. Evolution is founded by well educated scientists.

I would like to point out one thing. Can we take the king of evolution, Charles Darwin. This is the man that started the evolutionary fairy tale. Do people here realize that Charles Darwin, "The King of Evolution", wasn't even a scientist? His education in college was in Theology.

So who's more influential in science? A Ph. d. in a scientific field, or someone who has no scientific degree?

Charles Darwin, the leader of the evolutionary movement, had 0 degrees in science. If he was a Creationist, we Christians would never hear the end of that.

2007-07-28 17:43:44 · 27 answers · asked by theo48 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-28 17:41:55 · 10 answers · asked by ladyjinx63 2 in Mythology & Folklore

Is this in the bible? If so, where?

2007-07-28 17:40:32 · 14 answers · asked by KEVIN D 3 in Religion & Spirituality

He flew in to Charleston a day after the Democrats had a debate on CNN from the Citadel (hmmm ... coincidence?)

He landed at 11am, and left at 1:30pm, with the entire entourage of course (his local Republican congregation included, up for re-election). He wasn't performing any essential function, he was proselytizing.

Should politicians have the Treasury purse and other public assets (Air Force One) at their disposal for such wasteful (and merely POLITICAL) purposes?

Have you tried wasting your neighbor's money on frivolous, self-aggrandizing pursuits? Oh you probably couldn't get away with it ... put a politician can!

Would Jesus want our government to be so wasteful (especially His chosen party)?

2007-07-28 17:37:31 · 5 answers · asked by FORMER Atheist Now Praising FSM! 3 in Religion & Spirituality

What if the rapture never comes, will you be prepared to spend the end of days with the rest of us? I have a feeling we're in for one hell of a time, the ultimate test. Will you pass it?

2007-07-28 17:36:19 · 12 answers · asked by Sean 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I was asleep and woke suddenly. I opened my eyes and saw a ghost like, full color image of a man sitting in my bed staring at me. When he saw me see him he said 'hello'. I screamed and he vanished. I jumped out of my bed and took a few moments to think about what happened. I wasn't frozen so this makes me think it wasn't simply a lucid dream, but I don't know. Also, he spoke to me? Can ghosts talk? I am not afraid of ghosts but noone wants to think someone, alive or dead, is watching them sleep without their knowledge. Any explanations besides calling me crazy?

2007-07-28 17:36:18 · 11 answers · asked by Katie Ace 2 in Religion & Spirituality

The king [David] took the two sons of Rizpah, . . . and the five sons of Michal; . . . and he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the Lord. . . . And after that God was entreated for the land. (2 Sam. 21:8, 9, 14.)

And he [God] said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah, and offer him there for a burnt offering. (Gen. 22:2.)

and I won't even get into the Jesus thing....it's all so vile, inhuman, and bloody!

2007-07-28 17:34:29 · 12 answers · asked by Samurai Jack 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Hey They Teach Evolution they Should Also have Bible clases and learn about Cain And Able.

2007-07-28 17:34:25 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

As a small child, you knew nothing and were everything. This is innocence. As you grew, you learned about boundaries; what you are and what you are not; what is possible and what is not. You learned to live within those boundaries. This is ignorance. As you matured, you began to challenge those boundaries, to live in the wisdom of your own secret knowing, to follow the wind instead of your own stifled breath, to follow your heart that would to set you free, rather than your mind which would have you safely imprisoned. This is knowledge.
But what are the boundaries of this infinity which teases you? Where could the boundaries be but within your own treasured knowledge which has thus far led you to freedom but now shows you it's own boundaries; the boundary of mind itself?
Do you know that you are all things manifest and unmanifest? How can mind know this? Mind is one of those things. What you think you know has imprisoned you. You seek a clean slate. Tabula Rasa!

Wadayathink?

2007-07-28 17:34:05 · 4 answers · asked by philmeta11 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I live in a small town (population of about 1000) and i'm just wondering does anybody know what the ratio of gay men is? I know that it's a stupid question but I feel like i'm the only homosexual in the community...

2007-07-28 17:33:29 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Is it that they have created entities called demons by their faith that such things are real to them?
Is it because they are hiding the evil that dwells within them and are afraid of anything that might shed light on their darkness?
Is it because all Christians believe in the malignant spirits that they believe they might become or draw to themselves via their own darkness?

OuiJa is nothing but an amplifier of what is within those who play with this "toy."

2007-07-28 17:32:38 · 13 answers · asked by Terry 7 in Mythology & Folklore

Is it that they have created entities called demons by their faith that such things are real to them?
Is it because they are hiding the evil that dwells within them and are afraid of anything that might shed light on their darkness?
Is it because all Christians believe in the malignant spirits that they believe they might become or draw to themselves via their own darkness?

OuiJa is nothing but an amplifier of what is within those who play with this "toy."

2007-07-28 17:32:12 · 19 answers · asked by Terry 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I do bad things for fun. then I block it from my mind.
Recently I feel bad about what I have done on Tuesday, and Thursday nights...
What can I do, to do far worse things, and not feel bad about it. Being bad... for a good time.

2007-07-28 17:32:01 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

i want to know all about it like where do you go to get in a sauna room, does a hot tub work as well or only a little, is it painfull


thnx

2007-07-28 17:29:35 · 4 answers · asked by mcruz927 3 in Etiquette

I was watching a program about proving evolution last night and began to ponder this.

2007-07-28 17:28:15 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality