Society & Culture - 12 October 2007

I am a Calvinistic Christian as most of you know. We adhere to the Scriptures as literal & true. Our common denominator is the Lord Jesus Christ. The last thing I want to do is cause a division in the body of Christ.....but I need to ask this:
Do you agree with the fundamental points of the acronym TULIP? I certainly do

T. Total Depravity: People are completely sinful and depraved and can do no good on their own
U. Unconditional election: Since people cannot choose for themselves, before the beginning of time, without any goodness on their part, God has chosen for Himself a select number of people to be counted as righteous.
L. Limited Atonement: The effects of God’s atonement on sinful humanity are limited only to those he has chosen
I. Irresistible Grace: The grace God extends to the chosen cannot be refused since it has been decreed by God.
P. Perseverance of the Saints: (Once saved always saved): Since God has decreed the salvation of the elect, it cannot be changed.

2007-10-12 04:42:57 · 24 answers · asked by primoa1970 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-12 04:41:09 · 20 answers · asked by kkkk l 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Me and this co-worker flirted a lot, but we never really got a chance to see where the flirting would take us. he was fired over the weekend and did not get to say goodbye. I only know his name and the kind of car he drives. I want to see him again, but I have no way of contacting him. How can I will him to contact me? He doesn't have my info either, but there are ways he could get his info to me if he needed or desired.

2007-10-12 04:37:42 · 3 answers · asked by Nyema 3 in Mythology & Folklore

They call it the Hydroplate Theory. Despite what their Bible says about God opening the heavens and sending rain, they have created this drivel about there being pockets of water that God put in the earth that errupted into the sky, flooding the earth, during "Noah's Flood". Never mind that there is no evidence for this at all, nor is there enough water on the earth, even with the ice caps completely melted, to cover all the land.

It is sad & pitiable, that they want so badly for their superstitious nonsense to be true that they will invent lies to dispute observed reality.

If they want to believe Noah's flood then they are worshipping the wrong god. The story is of Babylonian man named Ut-napishtim, which predates the bible. So instead of Yahweh, they should worship the god Enki, who sent the flood in the original story.

Also, if the flood explains the extinction of the dinosaurs, then why did sea reptiles, too, go extinct at the same time? Salinity drop wouldn't matter.

2007-10-12 04:37:03 · 14 answers · asked by coralsnayk 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I am a Muslim woman and I love Islam. I like to cover myself and be chaste. I think most non Muslim doesnt know the beauty of Islam. they r just being prejudiced and stereotyping Islam. Why not go to mosques and see the peace it will give you when you are in it? It is a religion with the highest number of converts in this century as it makes sense and gives u the truth if you really study it thoroughly. Please dont make propaganda about Islam. Learn it and dont be surprised that you will end up believing and discovering the truth of this universe and the Creator. Say He is God, the one and only, He begets not nor is he begotten and there is none like onto him.

2007-10-12 04:36:45 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

and whome should we worship?

2007-10-12 04:35:48 · 25 answers · asked by sean paul 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Then why do you insist that we Go to heaven or Hell, and that when you die you will spend eternity there, when the Bible clearly states that you wont? You will spend it here on earth, Not in Heaven, and that is only after the resurection, till then you sleep. it will be a very long time before you even see heaven, if you ever do.

2007-10-12 04:35:42 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Prov. 9:8

I guess we can tell who all the scorners are.
umgh...cough...all the ones who mock this question...cough...umgh....

2007-10-12 04:35:04 · 5 answers · asked by ~Living4HIM~ 4 in Religion & Spirituality

For me, its "Love"

2007-10-12 04:34:37 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I personally believe God has a sense of humor so I asked him to keep my car from falling apart today...if he has the time... :D

2007-10-12 04:32:15 · 15 answers · asked by Marie 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-12 04:32:13 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

First of all we don't know that this man was never baptized in his entire life, he could have been baptized unto John's Baptism.

Second being baptized in Jesus name was necessary after the death of Jesus because the Lord died for us. We must now accept His death (through repentance), burial (full immersion in water baptism), reserrection (receiving the Holy Spirit, which is being born-again).

As he stood before the counsel and testified of Jesus, Peter declared, "And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God has given to them that obey him" Acts 5:32

2007-10-12 04:30:52 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Then what difference does it make to be married at all? Why should we care of people get divorced? or polygamy? Why not just shack up?

Why would people want to fall in love, dedicate your whole life to one person, have children with that person, etc., only to be divorced at death, not be together for eternity, not even know each other? How can one go from deep and abiding love, to not caring at all, about someone?

"Gee, God, I really loved my man, he was my whole life, but I'm glad you tore us apart! Heaven is a much better place because we can't be with the ones we love!"

2007-10-12 04:30:39 · 22 answers · asked by mormon_4_jesus 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-12 04:29:45 · 6 answers · asked by oksiti 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Just an innocent questions here, why do Christian/Catholic Bibles have the Old Testament? Its mostly about the Israelites and there policies/laws.

2007-10-12 04:28:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Only the law imputes sin: Romans 4:15; Romans 5:13.
Law imputed sin imputes death: 1Cor 15:56; Jam 1:15.
And it imputes death unto the legalistic IMPutors of sin:

By THY words, Matthew 12:37
THOU art either justified(graced) or condemned(lawed).

When THEY say Peace & Safety (in another law), then
no escape sudden destruction comes upon THEM: 1Th5:3

So then, perhaps sin IMPutors should stop lawing themselves to death, since law is not only the ministration of condemnation: 2Corinthians 3:9, but it's also the strength of sin's death sting: 1Corinthians 15:56; thereby "the ministration of death": 2Corinthians 3:7. For law imputed sin, when "it is finished", brings forth death(not life): James 1:15. Selah.

2007-10-12 04:25:57 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

and what is your comment?

http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=3e458112-a9b6-4ec9-9a53-32bff67efdd0&k=0

2007-10-12 04:22:08 · 21 answers · asked by Midge 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Are you not sure how to get there? What you have to do? If you want to be SURE you are going to Heaven, just e-mail me. I will be glad to help you understand.

2007-10-12 04:21:28 · 24 answers · asked by ~Living4HIM~ 4 in Religion & Spirituality

1. I heard greed is sin, so why does the church always want more money? (i never see it put to good use, only fund raisers)

2. Whats the name of that religion where you dont need to believe in god but just love(or something like that)?

3. Whats the point of having a Religion?

4. Cant one just believe there may be a god and do good things without having to offically say i am a "whatever" and still go to heaven/after life?

5. what the hell is the bible, no ones deciding, word of god, dictation that man wrote down for god, a whole bunch of tails and trails to stay good?

6. the future of the earth is moving toward a scientific total take over, so shouldnt the children be learning more from public schooling and not church so that have a better off life?

7. should the bible just say "Be good, pass it on?"

8. they say the end is now cause of all the signs but worse things and many things have happend in the past that are similar, so why didnt the gods and prophets come?

2007-10-12 04:21:09 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I mean, it just seems kind of depressing to not be able to celebrate things like birthdays, Christmas etc...So, what do JW's do for fun? Do they have any other kind fo parties? Do they go to Putt Putt? Just wondering....Also, if an non-JW gives you a gift or a card on your B-day or a holiday, do you decline it?

2007-10-12 04:20:58 · 25 answers · asked by bellesnail 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Are there are stereotypes or misconceptions you'd like to address?

2007-10-12 04:19:58 · 23 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-12 04:19:19 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

haw can u hilp me ?.................... thanks

2007-10-12 04:17:51 · 3 answers · asked by ramadan y 1 in Valentine's Day

belief system is Christian faith?

2007-10-12 04:16:45 · 20 answers · asked by Nina, BaC 7 in Religion & Spirituality

idk wut i should do anymore. i wated to be a celtic pagan and was learning about it but then i found out about it was connected to drudis who scrficed ppl and all...though rare idk anymore...and i don't really want to be a wiccan. i beileve in my gods and goddesses is that all i sohlud beileve? or have a denomtnation??

2007-10-12 04:16:15 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i keep reading in YA people saying "im a catholic - im a proud christian"-or "as a jehovah witness my christianity"...and so on--isnt christianity a religion of it's own-i HAVE read a history book or three-however im confused by this-i thought catholic and jehovah witnesses,etc are different religions-they perceive god and jesus and mary differently,correct?ALL of these have very specific very different teachings.please clarify if you can.

2007-10-12 04:12:11 · 20 answers · asked by berlytea 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I'll start...

Thank you all so very much for giving me the assurance of burning eternally in hell ... and for showing me that the Bible can mean whatever you want it to mean! Your super intelligence and inside information regarding my whereabouts in the afterlife are so appreciated!

2007-10-12 04:12:04 · 16 answers · asked by The Raven † 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Every time I see a lolreligion question on these boards, it's mobbed by atheists with their thumbs ups and thumbs downs and their pithy comments and their "science."

If God was good enough for your parents, it's darn well good enough for you! I demand that you heed convention and bow to the invisible babysitter! You'd know the truth if only you'd open your heart to haysoos. (srsly)

You know what would be a good idea? Let's go across the country and replace all the encyclopedias with Bibles. All your measly "science" has is like, look at me I'm a theory disprove me with a better theory I'm not really that sweet anyway. But the Bible is all like, yo, I'm the Bible, I get a capital B, and I'm the truest, cuz my dad says I'm the truest, and he wrote me, and he's got invisible juice, and is the best dad ever, even after that whole send your son to his death thing.

Stop being such fanboys. Science is silly when you can get daps from the Lord.


~Swingers

2007-10-12 04:11:12 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-12 04:11:01 · 18 answers · asked by Nina, BaC 7 in Religion & Spirituality

A friend told me that when she visited a household in the US, she was astonished that when Bush came on the TV, the child of the house, aged about 6, promptly stood up and saluted!
She was told that American children are trained to regard the president as some kind of god-like figure, an object of respect and awe.
Question being, is this really the sort of thing that goes on over there? It sounds dangerously like indoctrination to me - like the way the German kids used to be taught to stand to salute Hitler. This kind of attitude is completely alien in the UK, where the only thing we are taught as kids in regard to our prime minister, whoever he be, tends to be a healthy disrespect and cynicism.

2007-10-12 04:08:28 · 9 answers · asked by SLF 6 in Other - Society & Culture