Okay well her is my proublem on christmas my brother got me 2 pairs of shoes but i only got him a key chain and my shoes were like 200 dallors and he payed for his and my mom buyed my what do i do because we were suposto spend more but i couldent what do i do
2007-12-25 09:39:51 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas
2007-12-25 09:39:23 · 1 answers · asked by American Spirit 7 in Christmas
2007-12-25 09:38:14 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality
2007-12-25 09:38:00 · 4 answers · asked by tweetie545 3 in Christmas
My boyfriend and I are looking to start attending church again. We're both in college on the east coast. We grew up on the west coast, where he attended a Baptist church when he was young and I attended a Lutheran church. We both stopped attending around middle school and would like to find a church again.
We don't really know where to start. He felt like Baptism was kind of extreme in terms of how conservative they were, and I was too young to really understand the nuances of being Lutheran. We're looking for a denomination that's fairly liberal, not too strict in terms of dress code, and not really extreme (ie churches that hate gay people, creationist).
Does it just depend on the church and not the denomination? Should we just start attending different churches to find the best fit? I guess, either way, it would help to know which denomination churches would definitely not fit what we are looking for so we could rule those out when we start looking...
Thank you so much.
2007-12-25 09:37:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality
me and my fam were talking about it the other night and were wandering what the oldest religion was. if you could give me the dates when the religion started that would be great.
2007-12-25 09:36:04 · 14 answers · asked by *Ruffian* 3 in Religion & Spirituality
...and what is it that knows what is true? Not 'who is it' that knows what is true? But, What is it? What is the entity that knows and how does it operate?
Who is the knower. Who is the thinker. Who is the controller? It is my self, right?
What is the self, the me the I?
If I say I am this or I am that, is that actually what I am? Or is it something else? Perhaps what I think I am is just a bundle of memories organized into an image that I carry around about myself.
Does the organizing of memories into an image that I have about myself occur in the brain? Is it a material process?
Words and pictures are images, right?
When I think of myself, that is, when I have a picture of myself which I can also put into words and feelings to describe myself, I then have an image of myself.
Am I not using the same faculties when I imagine and describe God.
Imaging and describing, no matter what the subject, seem to be cast from the same stone?
2007-12-25 09:36:03 · 4 answers · asked by David P 2 in Religion & Spirituality
Whether you believe Christ was born on this very day is beside the point.
So, what IS the point?
2007-12-25 09:35:55 · 5 answers · asked by Molly 6 in Christmas
Whether you believe Christ was born on this very day is beside the point.
So, what IS the point?
2007-12-25 09:35:07 · 9 answers · asked by Molly 6 in Religion & Spirituality
too over-commercialized, don't you agree? The real meaning behind Christmas, is to celebrate Jesus' birthday, not run out to Nordstroms and go into debt to buy your wife expensive jewelery. Who else agrees with me that in America, Christmas has become just another excuse to spend money?
2007-12-25 09:34:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas
Remain attached to the Quran. Nobody should surpass you in being intent on it, or more sincere in implementing it for God said in the Quran:
In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful
You are the best people raised for the good of mankind; you enjoin good and forbid evil and believe in Allah.
And hold fast, all together, to the rope of Allah and be not divided; and remember the favour of Allah which He bestowed upon you when you were enemies and He united your hearts in love, so that by His grace you became as brothers; and you were on the brink of a pit of fire and He saved you from it. Thus does Allah explain to you His commandments that you may be guided.
Surely, God has purchased of the believers their persons and their property in return for the heavenly Garden they shall have; they fight in the cause of God, and they slay and are slain - an unfailing promise that He has made binding on Himself in the Torah, and the Gospel, and the Qur'an. And who is more faithful to his promise than God? Rejoice, then, in your bargain which you have made with Him; and that is the mighty triumph.
Those, who love that indecency should spread among the believers, will have a painful punishment in this world and the Hereafter. And Allah knows and you know not.
....they will spare no pains to ruin you. They love to see you in trouble. Hatred has already shown itself through the utterances of their mouths and what their breasts hide is greater still. We have made clear to you Our commandments, if you will only use your understanding.
God has promised to believers, men and women, Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide, and delightful dwelling-places in Gardens of Eternity. And the pleasure of God is the greatest of all. That is the supreme triumph.
Holy Quran
I advice whosoever receives this message, to be conscious of God, to remove your differences, and to strengthen your ties. The Prophet said: "Reconciliation of your differences is more worthy than all prayers and all fasting.
The Almighty God said : "The believing men and the believing women , they are guardians of each other , enjoin good and forbid evil... "God attaches primary importance to enjoining good and forbidding evil " as a duty for men and women. For he knows that if it were fulfilled all the other duties , easy or hard , will be accomplished. That is because "enjoining good and forbidding evil" is a call for Islam , it regains the rights of the oppressed and opposes tyrants.
Who is more faithful to his promise than God??
2007-12-25 09:33:45 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Ramadan
2007-12-25 09:32:45 · 7 answers · asked by Evanescence 2 in Religion & Spirituality
And please let me know if you like my Santa get up, also am I better looking without my dark glasses. I will await your answers and let them be good, btw when I say this is a true story, you can bet your boots it is not.
2007-12-25 09:32:45 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens
do you enjoy your Christmas day with ya friends here or you rather go to deliver gifts.
2007-12-25 09:32:11 · 9 answers · asked by @NGEL B@BY 7 in Christmas
If you saw rudalph what would you do
2007-12-25 09:31:06 · 19 answers · asked by Hot Quity 2 in Valentine's Day
2007-12-25 09:30:14 · 4 answers · asked by S i r i 1 in Other - Society & Culture
Merry Christmas everyone! I've just officially eaten my self sick! LOL. it's not really funny, but hey! Christmas only happens once a year! Anyone else ate so much they can't move without stomach ache? LOL
2007-12-25 09:28:18 · 6 answers · asked by Daniel B 2 in Christmas
2007-12-25 09:25:25 · 15 answers · asked by drunkandisorderly 3 in Christmas
mine was a Zen Vision W (like an iPod Video) and a Guess Purse!! <33
2007-12-25 09:25:18 · 9 answers · asked by ♪♥First To Fall Last To Know♫ 4 in Christmas
2007-12-25 09:24:19 · 35 answers · asked by Joe S 2 in Christmas
1. Easily passing a "fantabulous" Noel period
2. Query Regarding Identity of Descendant
3. Listen! The Foretelling spirits harmonize
4. Noel Austrian Dance
5. The Coniferous Nativity
6. Cerulean (maybe cobalt) Yuletide
7. Joyeux Noel (en espagnol)
8. Gambling Toy (X's 3) fabricated in porous earth
9. Clinking Cup-shaped instruments
10. Gyrating the circumference of the noel arbor
11. Cup shaped instruments with a beat
12. Father Christmas, sweet nothing.
13. Make sure that you pass a superior though miniscule
14. Look, arriving is the fat elf
15. Schunckums, its frosty in the out of doors
16. The sum of my desire is that I could spend Noel with you
17. Merry Noel (hostilities have ceased)
2007-12-25 09:15:09 · 1 answers · asked by / 2 in Christmas
According to religion,god gave us intelligence and wants us to use it.So why would it be wrong to use the intelligence that people think god gave us to notice all the inaccuracies and contradictions in the bible that would lead a person who uses the gifts of reason and logic to come to the conclusion that the bible is no more than a good read.
Why would god give us reason and logic then tell us to ignore them and blindly follow the teachings of a book written by man that uses itself as proof of its own authenticity.
Can anyone help me understand this
2007-12-25 09:14:30 · 23 answers · asked by upside 4 in Religion & Spirituality
Jesus was a real man who believed what he did, lived his life preaching about love and truly living his life in this manner, then suffering and dying on the cross, saying "forgive them for they do not know what they do." Can you even imagine that a human being had this much love inside him and wanted to let others know. How beautiful would a person be that truly believes and lives his life this way? No matter what you do believe, is it wrong to have this much love for all people in your heart?
2007-12-25 09:14:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality
2007-12-25 09:11:55 · 9 answers · asked by Doubledown 2 in Christmas
Hey could you please, translate this Danish into english...my friend sent me this text and i tried to translate it on an online translator but it didn't work! So please help!
"Du må være lidt kreativ! Tror også at jeg sendes dig et billede hvor jeg maske slet ikke har noget på! Men jeg vil lige tænke over det! Hvad laver du så lige nu? Xx
2007-12-25 09:10:31 · 2 answers · asked by youlookingood 1 in Languages
i was watching this show about the bible, and some ancient texts said somthing about another women by the name of "Lilth", has anyone ever heard of this
2007-12-25 09:09:40 · 17 answers · asked by Checks and Goats 5 in Religion & Spirituality
Does any one know where I read it? Im not a raceist , I have best friends that are of a different race I was just trying to remember where I read it.
2007-12-25 09:07:43 · 26 answers · asked by littlejewel34 2 in Religion & Spirituality
2007-12-25 09:06:42 · 18 answers · asked by Destiny 4 in Christmas
To take your christmas tree down before new years day?
2007-12-25 09:05:13 · 3 answers · asked by Army♥Wife 6 in Christmas
Some Forgotten Sayings of Jesus>
Peace be Upon him
Anyone can call God "Father" according to the Bible:
"I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your
God." (John 20:17 RSV 1952)
Jesus, at the end of his mission, made it clear that God is not only his father, but father of all, and God of all, and even his own God whom he worshipped throughout his earthly career.
"We cry, Abba, Father." (Romans 8:15 KJV 1611)
Here the writer is Paul and he made it clear that anyone can address God as "Father." Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples:
". . . Do not call anyone on earth 'father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven." (Matthew 23:1,9 NIV 1984)
According to Matthew, Jesus taught everyone to call God 'Father'. He said to them: "This, then, is how you should pray: 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name . . .' " (Matthew 6:9 NIV)
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Jesus made it clear that he is not God
"Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone." (Mark 10:18)
A man had ran up and knelt before Jesus and called him "Good Teacher." Jesus used the opportunity to make it clear to people that they must not praise him more than a human being deserves to bepraised.
Jesus depends on God for Authority: God depends on no one:
"I can do nothing of my own authority" (John 5:30)
"I do as the Father has commanded me." (John 14:31 RSV)
Needless to say, God does not receive commands from anyone.
"The words that I say to you I do not speak of my own authority." (John 14:10 RSV)
"I do nothing of my own authority but speak thus as the Father has taught me." (John 8:28 RSV)
God has full authority, and full knowledge. He cannot be taught, but He teaches.
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Jesus is not Equal to "The Father"
"The Father is greater than I." (John 14:28 RSV)
People forget this and they say that Jesus is equal to the Father.
Whom should we believe--Jesus or the people?
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Jesus Does Not Know Everything
Speaking of the Last Day, Jesus said:
"But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only." (Matthew 24:36)
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Did Jesus Raise Himself up?
God raised him up. (Acts 2:24)
Jesus did not have power to raise himself up. God had to raise him up, as the author of Acts says. ----------------------------------------... Jesus prayed to God: God prays to no one
"Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee; remove this cup from me; yet not what I will, but what thou wilt." (Mark 14:32)
Jesus fell on his face and prayed to God, begging God to save him from crucifixion. This also shows that Jesus had a will different from God's will. The writers of Matthew, Mark, and Luke tell us that it was Jesus's wish to be saved from crucifixion, but it was God's will to let the crucifixion take place.
"My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Matthew 27:46)
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Jesus did not know the tree had no fruit
He [Jesus] was hungry. And on seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it , he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
(Mark 11 12-13)
When he saw that the tree had leaves, he thought that he might find fruit on it. But when he came up close to the tree he realised there were no fruits. After all, it was not even fig season.
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"Behold my servant whom I have chosen." (Matthew 12:18 In this passage God calls Jesus His servant)
The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus. (Acts 3:13)
For truly in this city there were gathered together against thy holy servant Jesus. (Acts 4:27)
Everyone, except for God, are God's servants. Jesus, too, is God'sservant.
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Who was real Worker of Miracles?
Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: (Acts 2:22 KJV)
People say that since Jesus worked many miracles, he must be God. But here we see that God did the miracles; Jesus was the instrument God used to accomplish His work. Jesus was a man whom God approved of.
This means he was a righteous man.
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Jesus cannot guarantee positions
"To sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father" (Matthew20:23)
Therefore if we want to secure our position with God in the life hereafter we must turn to God and ask Him.
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A Misunderstood saying
I and the Father are one. (John 10:30)
People like to quote this saying, but they forget the followingsaying:
John 17:11 Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
This shows that what was meant was one in purpose, not one in substance as people think. The disciples could not become one human, but they can pursue the same goal. That is to say, they can be one in purpose, just as Jesus and the Father are one in purpose.
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Did Jesus say everything John says he said?
John 14:9 Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.
John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life.
John 8:12 I am the light of the world.
John 8:58 Before Abraham was, I am.
John 10:7 I am the door of the sheep.
John 11:25 I am the resurrection, and the life.
John 14:6 I am the way, the truth, and the life.
John 15:1 I am the true vine.
Christian scholars tell us that if Jesus had made all these fantastic claims about himself, the first three gospels would surely have recorded them. Mark was written around 70 C.E., followed by Matthew and Luke somewhere between 80-90 C.E. John, written around 100 C.E., was the last of the four canonized gospels. The Christian scholar James Dunn writes in his book The Evidence for Jesus:
"If they were part of the original words of Jesus himself, how could it be that only John picked them up and none of the others? Call it scholarly skepticism if you like, but I find it almost incredible that such sayings should have been neglected had they been known as a
feature of Jesus' teaching. If the 'I ams' had been part of the original tradition, it is very hard indeed to explain why none of the other three evangelists made use of them." (The Evidence for Jesus, p.36)
Similarly, the New American Bible tells us in its introduction, under the heading How to Read Your Bible: >
"It is difficult to know whether the words or sayings attributed to Jesus are written exactly as he spoke them. . . . The Church was so firmly convinced that . . . Jesus . . . taught through her, that she expressed her teaching in the form of Jesus' sayings." (St. Joseph Medium Size Edition, p.23)
What we have in John, then is what people were saying about Jesus at the time John was written (about 70 years after Jesus was raised up).
The writer of John simply expressed those ideas as if Jesus had said them. Rev. James Dunn says further in his book that, almost certainly, the writer of the fourth gospel "was not concerned with the sort of questions which trouble some Christians today -- Did Jesus actually say this? Did he use these precise words? and so on." (The Evidence
for Jesus, p. 43)
2007-12-25 09:04:22 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality
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