Society & Culture - 10 September 2007

Why did God create us? The answer that the bible seems to provide is: for His pleasure (Revelation 4:11) (Colossians 1:16)

According to Matthew's Gospel, the very essence of the Law and the Prophets is to love God and to love others (Matthew 7:12), so loving God is essential to being a Christian.

There are so many of us who use the freedom of choice that He knew, being the omnipotent being He is (Matthew 19:26), would lead us to choose a path that excluded Him. He knows and says that many of us will go to Hell and few will make it to Heaven (Matt.7:13-14) How can I love someone that says He Loves me, but has chosen not to allow me to live forever with Him in Heaven, but has created an environment where I can possibly go to hell? Why doesn’t God just bypass the suffering and create our soul with him in heaven where of course there is only joy?

How can I love someone who has made me and placed me here to struggle and suffer through life for His pleasure?

2007-09-10 03:50:17 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have never been a religious person but have been feeling a pull to become so. I realize I can’t handle all life's challenges on my own and have been told all you have to do is ask Jesus to come into your life and be your savior. I have done this numerous times but I am not getting anywhere. I don’t except for my life to change at the snap of a finger but, I just don’t feel like I am getting anywhere. What can I do? I need some support and "help". I want to know he is with me and I am not alone trying to get through it all on my own. I just don’t know what else to do, as far as how to ask. One more thing and this is a stupid question I know; I hear people say they have found Jesus and/or found god. Is their a difference? I thought God was Jesus’ father. Dumb I know but I have just obviously had very little exposure to formal religion. Bare with me, I am trying.

2007-09-10 03:49:52 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I am a Cristian and I , based on my own findings and studies of the Bible, do not believe that it is a sin for a man to have more than one wife. So long as he is following the standards of God , as any man should follow according to the treatment of his own wife. I do not wish to debate the issue, but only wish for the ones who pratice it or know about it to answer and let me in to there lives a bit. For a man, why does he desire it , I know some of the resons why a woman would. Tell me about your reasons, please.

Thank you.

2007-09-10 03:48:13 · 5 answers · asked by poobear 3 in Religion & Spirituality

...show me where Jesus specifically said God was triune and that he was God the Son, the second person of the trinity? I already know that the word "trinity" is not in the Bible, but if the trinity concept is a Christian teaching, there should be clear evidence of it in what Jesus taught his followers.

2007-09-10 03:47:51 · 20 answers · asked by LineDancer 7 in Religion & Spirituality

If your heart is the strongest muscle, why does it break so easily?

thank you all xx most appreciated

(remember to tell me what language it is!)

2007-09-10 03:46:43 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

While Christians have no need for prozac, self help books or psychologist. Read about the fruit of God's Spirit if you doubt me. Gal 5:22

2007-09-10 03:43:48 · 44 answers · asked by Theophilus 2 in Religion & Spirituality

over religious views? It's really interesting how many of the questions are about religion and Atheist vs. Christians. So, I've come up with a theory about why Atheist takes such an interest in Christians and vice versa. Here it comes: They just can't understand how someone can/can't believe!

And when most people don't understand something they take an interest in solving the "mystery". I mean, how many of you Atheist can't possibly understand some of the things Christians believe in, or just believing in a God? An Christians, how many of you just can't picture NOT believing at all? Strange, huh? So if there is such a fundamental difference between religious and non-religious people in how they think; does it still have to be so hard understanding and respecting other peoples views/beliefs? (Not my own opinion, just the general idea of all Q&A i experience here.)

2007-09-10 03:42:47 · 18 answers · asked by Victoria T 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-10 03:41:38 · 6 answers · asked by Meat Bot 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Sometimes tv and fiction is based on hidden knowledge. Do you think the government has a stargate that they have used for centuries?

Some think the computer came from the stargate. Look at how fast technology has advanced since the 1940s

2007-09-10 03:41:38 · 15 answers · asked by digital 1 in Mythology & Folklore

This is the top debate at my Christian University (Southeastern in Lakeland, FL).

2007-09-10 03:40:40 · 10 answers · asked by JIM 1 in Religion & Spirituality

i told her i get nervous while speaking in front of people, i mean most people do. i was just telling her that i get nervous sometimes so i avoid situations like this. i took a speech course in college i know how to give a persentation.

might i add i got caught talking badly about her so now she is ordering me to take public speaking courses on my spare time. is this bull?

2007-09-10 03:40:31 · 9 answers · asked by pookie 1 in Etiquette

So how are you today?

2007-09-10 03:40:23 · 13 answers · asked by manoula04 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-10 03:40:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

This past Saturday??

2007-09-10 03:39:55 · 11 answers · asked by Rita 6 in Religion & Spirituality

It is believed that the author of the gospel of John was the apostle John, a son of Zebedee and the brother of James.

The following are from the Holy Bible, King James Version:

John 21:1 states: “After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias; and on this wise showed he himself.” Who was this wise? Was he one of the “two other of his disciples” mentioned in the next verse?

John 21:2 states: “There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.” John, one of the Zebedee brothers, is therefore not one of the “two other of his disciples” who were unnamed.

Who, in your opinion, do you think is the author of the gospel of John, and how did you arrive at this conclusion?

2007-09-10 03:39:34 · 5 answers · asked by Peace Crusader 5 in Religion & Spirituality

for example current bun is sun, and tinkle on the old statue is i'll give you a ring.......

2007-09-10 03:38:58 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

There's as many answers for this as there are people.

Is it at all possible that faith is simply believing that Jesus' death was enough to save all mankind, forgoing our beliefs that we must do something?

Faith in the belief that God so loves His creation that He sent salvation for all mankind?

Salvation through man's effort has always been with us, since the time of Nimrod and well before.

People have sacrificed and sacrificed since the dawn of time trying to attain their god's favor.

So isn't it time to really state there was and is and will never be anything any of us are, were, or are going to be able to do to be eligible for His salvation?

Isn't this faith the very mustard seed of being in a relationship with Him, believing that His death is and always will be enough for mankind everywhere?

Doesn't it make more sense that He is getting rid of humanity and not human beings?

Do you understand the difference between the two?

2007-09-10 03:37:09 · 15 answers · asked by web_trace 1 in Religion & Spirituality

because if he did then maybe more people would consider the possibility that Jesus did exist.

Also, how does He feel about people who once we're Christians then turned and gave Satan credit for all gods work?

I know someone who once had sex imagining Satan raping her, and later she turned to God, then left God and gave Satan credit for all Gods work. Now she regrets it and feels Satan and demons around her tormemnting her and her heart is growing stiff.

2007-09-10 03:36:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It started with Luther who wanted to change some of the corruption within the church. He didnt want to leave it.

When he did leave, he still believed in the physical presence of christ in communion. Some others who followed him didnt and over time that got diluted to being just symbolic.

Luther himself took some books out of the original new testement that had been there for almost 1200 years.

Quickly because of the lack of cohesivness and the focus on scripture alone the Luthern group split into Anglican, Prespeterian, Lutheran, Calvinist etc.

So with such a fragmented group believing whatever they want how can anyone have absolute faith in their own interpretation.

Responses I get tend to be, where does the bible say thus and so in relation to Catholics but how can a group take direction from a book that a man decided to take a lot of books out of to suit his own beliefs. It is not the orignial bible that God inspired men to put together.

2007-09-10 03:35:56 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Have you ever heard the phrase "Misery Loves Company!" ???

Is THAT why you Christians seem so anxious to convert the entire planet to "Christianity"???

2007-09-10 03:35:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I was pretty well prepared for the recent storms in chicago but many of my friends for themselves scrounging for candles and had no battery operated radio or tv's, did not know where the nearest shelters were etc... I wonder just how many people ARE prepared for a real large scale disaster? Natural or otherwise.

2007-09-10 03:33:49 · 20 answers · asked by Bella Noir 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-09-10 03:33:45 · 13 answers · asked by WhAteVr 1 in Religion & Spirituality

How would God stop him from doing so if he has free will?

2007-09-10 03:32:05 · 9 answers · asked by Meat Bot 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I Corinthians 13

"If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."

All religion preached righteousness, but there is no righteousness without Love. Would you please just love?

2007-09-10 03:31:19 · 5 answers · asked by Janet Reincarnated 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-10 03:30:40 · 27 answers · asked by G.xi 1 in Religion & Spirituality

They'll need a miracle to beat Australia. I'm supporting Australia on Saturday.

2007-09-10 03:29:46 · 12 answers · asked by elizadushku 6 in Religion & Spirituality

There is only maximum life or maximum death. If you choose God and Jesus, then you will end up with maximum life in the New Heaven and New Earth. If you do not choose God and Jesus, then you will end up with maximum death - which will be the Lake of Fire and Brimstone. There are no middle or neutral grounds! It's all or nothing. It's God or the Devil. It's heaven or hell. It's maximum life or maximum death. It's really all black and white.

Think about it.

2007-09-10 03:29:31 · 12 answers · asked by Theophilus 2 in Religion & Spirituality

This is the phrase that I refer to...

"It's all about the money! If I was a Pastor at a church and my family's wellness depended on my income, I too would go after the Mormons. I would twist their words and search for anything that could be controversial. I would do everything in my power to convince my people that they are an evil cult. Why would I ever agree with anything they say if that meant I would loose Tithing?"

2007-09-10 03:28:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

See what the Living God has to say about them and those who worship them!

Isaiah 41

21 "Present your case," says the LORD.
"Set forth your arguments," says Jacob's King.

22 "Bring in your idols to tell us
what is going to happen.
Tell us what the former things were,
so that we may consider them
and know their final outcome.
Or declare to us the things to come,

23 tell us what the future holds,
so we may know that you are gods.
Do something, whether good or bad,
so that we will be dismayed and filled with fear.

24 But you are less than NOTHING
and your works are utterly WORTHLESS;
he who chooses you is DETESTABLE

2007-09-10 03:27:48 · 32 answers · asked by Theophilus 2 in Religion & Spirituality

In the movies it seems like america , but have u gone anywhere and really felt the "Christmas spirit"

2007-09-10 03:25:54 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas