Religion & Spirituality - 25 July 2006

In Genesis, were Cain kills his brother Abel out of jealously, God put a mark on Cain that who's so ever finds him, will kim him as well, now after all that he's cast out of the garden of Eden and goes to the land of Nod were he finds his wife. One, other then his parents, who else is gonna find him to kill him if they are the only people on the Earth, and secondly/lastly, where did this wife that he came to find come from? Did I miss a page here? Help me out here please?

2006-07-25 08:25:15 · 9 answers · asked by ticoman0719 1

Do you love him because you are scared of him?

(I use the term 'him' out of convention).

2006-07-25 08:24:12 · 30 answers · asked by R.I.P. 4

God? hey if you read history God is one of the leading causes of death, Hindus, Muslims, Christians and Jews all killing eachother because God told them it was a good idea. and we eat animals we hunt animals, and we have the death penalty... so we get to chose which forms of life are sacred, and we get to kill all the rest... NEAT DEAL Isn't it? You know how we got it? we made the whole thing up

2006-07-25 08:23:58 · 17 answers · asked by Luis T 3

1. Christians will tell you that Jesus sacrificed himself to atone for our sins. Or God sacrificed him. Or something of that sort.

2. Christians will also tell you that Jesus was betrayed by Judas, and this betrayal is what got him killed.

3. Now if you're betrayed by a member of your party and then killed, you can't then say that it was your plan all along and that you were sacrificed to save humanity. It's like saying you were pushed AND you jumped. Logically it doesn't work at all, when you think about it.

4. But then along comes this Gospel of Judas, which supposedly said that Jesus secretly instructed Judas to betray him. This is much better, because now you CAN jump, while appearing to be pushed, so there's no logical problem with it. Instead the problem lies with the church, which declared the Gospel of Judas to be heretical.

Question:
If mainstream Christians don't believe the Gospel of Judas, what exactly DO they think happened? Did He jump or was He pushed?

2006-07-25 08:23:19 · 14 answers · asked by Alex 42 2

History shows that Muslims have lived in peace with others...

so NO to war, enough of this bloodshed and no reason killing, for the greed of world leaders...

dont u agree???

http://www.myislamweb.com/forum/index.php

2006-07-25 08:23:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-25 08:21:57 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-25 08:21:42 · 23 answers · asked by YAHWEH! 1

Before you answer, please do some research and understand that free will is incompatible with predestination. The two can not coexist.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Determinism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_will

2006-07-25 08:20:27 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Would you still say that Jesus was cool even if he was preaching Buddhism or some other philosophy? I don't claim to know all about Jesus but I think he was cool because of his message. Did he really say he was God's son or that we are all God's kids? Did he say he was some kind of favorite or did he just want us to live for a higher power?

I think he was cool for his teachings.

Thoughts?

2006-07-25 08:19:55 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been trying for some time to put my thoughts together on the subject of God and what life is all about. Here's what I've come up with so far (I really want your honest input - tell me what you think):

We are living for no reason at all.

We 'became' only because random 'sperm met egg'; a being was formed and it grew to adulthood then passed away - a life-cycle similar to ANY other life-form.

Humans, unlike lower level beings, having the unique ability to analyze, process information, create structures and to control the environment, began to think that our lives MUST have some profound meaning. It could not possibly be merely accidental.

Some were/are afraid that's all there is and so a superior spirit was conjured up to give comfort that we will live on ethereally.

But perhaps it is as simple as: We live, we die, then we become manure - giving nourishment back to the earth so that the circle of life continues.

2006-07-25 08:17:48 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-25 08:17:10 · 11 answers · asked by polestar 1

I was eating breakfast of Captain Crunch when I figured it out. This happened about twenty years ago.

2006-07-25 08:16:13 · 28 answers · asked by animalmother 4

2006-07-25 08:15:11 · 3 answers · asked by conanmac 1

Creationism is *true* and
Evolution is *false*

Someone just posted that there are "so many poofs to back up the Bible and and evolution doesn't have one." Of course, said person presented none of these proofs to support said claim.

(and let me say that I am one who believes that both are possible, that they can coexist.)

Okay - let's have them.

2006-07-25 08:15:06 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

MARK 4:10-12 But when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parable. And He said to them, "To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables, "so that'Seeing they may see and not perceive, And hearing they may hear and not understand; Lest they should turn, And their sins be forgiven them.' "

2006-07-25 08:13:40 · 25 answers · asked by Atheist 2

They are terrorists and extremists too.

Muslims can be evil; but the Jews are just as bad.

2006-07-25 08:13:16 · 16 answers · asked by Ether 5

These are people who are not bothering anybody and who deserve the same rights that we all have. wouldn't it be better if everyone just minded their own business?

2006-07-25 08:11:50 · 39 answers · asked by Luis T 3

I hope you get to your heaven or you find complete happiness in your everlasting life with your ever loving god-but what you believe is that some (what sounds like) an acid fantasy trip by John in Revelations has you Christians believing that These are the last days and that you will be saved-WELL HOW ABOUT SAVING MOTHER EARTH-she is dying because you think you are saved-Look at the stupidity of the war in IraQ-and while we kill there under the guise of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Chemical agents it's the oil that provides the fuel to this radical HATE of muslims-What if insteasd of putting all of our goddamned money into this war we used it to finD alternative methods of energy-Hey the world turns and there is no fuel propelling it or her travels in orbit-she flies through space by the pull of gravity and magnetism-but here we are stuck on this oil-WHICH IS A HIGH POLLUTANT LIKE COAL-and see Mother Earth is running a fever-STOP DRIVING-Walk like I do-She's Sick-CHRIST! walk! walk!

2006-07-25 08:10:53 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-25 08:09:30 · 19 answers · asked by A. E 2

"But those mine enemies, who would not that I should reign over them, bring them hither, and slay them before me"

A- Hitler
B- Saddam
C-Mohammad

2006-07-25 08:09:17 · 6 answers · asked by Sailor 2

Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

2006-07-25 08:09:06 · 11 answers · asked by Atheist 2

2006-07-25 08:08:45 · 41 answers · asked by nathan b 1

Would you still believe in "god"? Would there be a point to still believing in "god"? I'm especially curious to see what agnostics have to say, since they believe in god, but not religion. In other words, what's the point to believing in a God, if not for the afterlife?

2006-07-25 08:08:42 · 23 answers · asked by Ann Tykreist 3

"I am a historian, I am not a believer, but I must confess as a historian that this penniless preacher from Nazareth is irrevocably the very center of history. Jesus Christ is easily the most dominant figure in all history." --- H.G. Wells, British writer, 1866-1946

2006-07-25 08:08:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

At one point the Pharisees come to Jesus and ask him for a sign.

1. In Mark 8:12 Jesus says that "no sign shall be given to this generation."

2. In contradiction to Mark, in Matthew 12:39 Jesus says that only one sign would be given - the sign of Jonah. Jesus says that just as Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so he will spend three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Here Jesus makes an incorrect prediction - he only spends two nights in the tomb (Friday and Saturday nights), not three nights.

3. In contradiction to both Mark and Matthew, the gospel of John speaks of many signs that Jesus did:

a. The miracle of turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana is called the beginning (or first) of the signs that Jesus did (John 2:11).

b. The healing at Capernaum is the "second sign" (John 4:54).

c. Many people were following Jesus "because they were seeing the signs He was performing" (John 6:2).

Confusing contradictions?

2006-07-25 08:08:14 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

what deos it mean???
when does people get baptism???
why people need that???

2006-07-25 08:07:44 · 11 answers · asked by peace 2

Because if he can, then there's something he cannot do. Therefore he is not omnipotent and therefore not god. If he cannot, there is still something he cannot do. Therefore, he is not omnipotent and therefore not god.

2006-07-25 08:07:08 · 14 answers · asked by concept 1

what are they for and why do they only have one tag.

2006-07-25 08:04:53 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-25 08:04:12 · 10 answers · asked by devotionalservice 4

a. In Matthew 27:5 Judas hangs himself.

b. In Acts 1:18 he bursts open and his insides spill out.

c. According to the apostle Paul, neither of the above is true. Paul says Jesus appeared to "the twelve" after his resurrection. Mark 14:20 makes it clear that Judas was one of the twelve.

In Matthew 19:28, Jesus tells the twelve disciples, including Judas, that when Jesus rules from his throne, they will sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Very confusing all these Contradictions? Im sure Christians have a good way of knowing which is the true version?

2006-07-25 08:03:57 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous