Religion & Spirituality - 25 July 2006

If God were really merciful, then no one would be eternally punished. If hell is really full of pain and toture and stuff, then at some point, every soul will repent and want to go live with God.

I suspect this is the reason Catholics invented the concept of Purgatory.

2006-07-25 04:48:17 · 24 answers · asked by Steven S 3

are one in the same sense that husband and wife are one?
John 14:9-11.

Read your Bibles Christian it is your Guide for all things.

2006-07-25 04:46:28 · 12 answers · asked by Wayne S 3

Evolution and natural selection don't satisfy me. İt can't be a tactic because spider isn't that smart. İt is a very smart move, not like the other examples of natural selection. ( The butterflies which have the colour of trees or leaves survive and this speciality passes to their babies etc...) Who gave this instinct to the spider?

2006-07-25 04:45:09 · 7 answers · asked by skeptic 2

2006-07-25 04:44:19 · 29 answers · asked by go_to_girl 3

If one gets past the age of 30 and things seem still so out of reach for him, what advice would you give that person?

2006-07-25 04:43:33 · 25 answers · asked by Marcelo A 1

In the Book of Acts, in the Bible. What was the denomination of the people when the Church (followers of Jesus) was born on the day of Pentecost?

2006-07-25 04:43:09 · 11 answers · asked by 4HIM- Christians love 7

Please give details, refs if you can. Deep thought required if possible...

2006-07-25 04:42:29 · 39 answers · asked by Atlas 1

as it mentioned in this verse in the Quran, that David and Jesus cursed those who have disbelieved from the children of Israel.

Quran 5:78
[78] Those among the Children of Israel who disbelieved were cursed by the tongue of Dâwûd (David) and 'Isâ (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary). That was because they disobeyed (Allâh and the Messengers) and were ever transgressing beyond bounds.

is there anything similar to this in the New testimony?

2006-07-25 04:42:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

You believe in a book that has talking animals, wizards, witches, demons, sticks turning into snakes, food falling from the sky, people walking on water, and all sorts of magical, absurd and primitive stories, and you say that we are the ones that need help?

2006-07-25 04:41:50 · 19 answers · asked by You really_believe_that_shit? 2

Reference:

Most visited site on Islam (Over 3.25 million hits)
http://www.news.faithfreedom.org

2006-07-25 04:41:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

John 10:30

2006-07-25 04:40:20 · 13 answers · asked by Wayne S 3

.....So Devils should have spines that pop out of their backs and whirl like helecopter blades?

2006-07-25 04:40:00 · 11 answers · asked by ? 5

I thought we were on the same page and with the problems going on in the middle east I find he is on the opposite side of the situation than I am. I am willing to listen to his beliefs and agree to disagree. We have our daughter in Christian school and he knows what I believe to be true but he is being very condisending ans saying only 10% of the Bible is historically accurate. We have talked before and he beleives in God but now he has done a 360. Confused and need advise.

2006-07-25 04:39:01 · 20 answers · asked by monkey f 2

2006-07-25 04:34:58 · 29 answers · asked by csogip 1

Whether it's Greek mythology, Norse mythology, or Christian mythology...People devote their lives to mythology. Does that matter?

2006-07-25 04:34:27 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

23 The sun had risen upon the earth when Lot entered Zoar. 24 Then the LORD rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the LORD out of the heavens. 25 So He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.

Genesis 19:23-25 (New King James Version)

Were the Sodomites on fire for the Lord?

2006-07-25 04:33:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

whats up with all these priests having their way with little boys and why not little girls is there some kind of loop-hole in the bible saying priests cant have any effections toward women but not men?

2006-07-25 04:31:53 · 47 answers · asked by snooka 1

my husband and I are both Christians but we have different interpretations of what certain things mean and how certain things should be done. He thinks I am losing faith and getting frusterated because I pray wrong as I do so quitely, in secret, and not outloud and or with him. He has pointed out several places in the Bible where it states "ask and you shall recieve" or "when 2 or more gather together and ask..." or "profess with your mouth..." and therefore believes we are to pray outloud however I have read that God knows what is done in secret and rewards you for it therefore I believe that I am to pray quietly and it is to be between noone but me and God. So who is right and who is wrong?? Are we supposed to pray outloud together or quietly and alone or does it matter where and how just as long as were doing so in Jesus name???

2006-07-25 04:31:41 · 33 answers · asked by walkingwithjesus 1

Did God ever choose his character and his moral standards? Does God ever know what it is to make a choice?

2006-07-25 04:29:57 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

What took him so long to reveal the truth to people?

2006-07-25 04:29:00 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

People that are Jewish, Muslim, Aethiest, Agnostic, Hindu, Buddhist, etc. are allowed to have religious beliefs and traditions and it's ok. It's what they believe (no matter how politically incorrect they are). And yet, if you are christian, you are automatically labeled as racist-sexist-homophobes that should change their beliefs b/c the times have changed.

Other groups are respected and revered for their history, culture, and beliefs, while others want christians to change theirs b/c their feelings get hurt b/c of what we believe.

2006-07-25 04:28:31 · 34 answers · asked by King H 6

Abortion is not mentioned in the Bible at all. The one of the most common arguments from fundamentalists comes from the Ten Commandments, where we are told "Thou Shalt Not Kill." But this begs the question of "kill what?" Does this commandment mean we cannot kill anything, even a fly? No. It means we should not kill another human being. Of course, the Fundamentalist believes a pre-born fetus is the same as a full-term human being. God, however, does not. In Exodus 21:22-25 we read that if a man accidentally kills a pregnant woman, that man should be condemned for committing murder. However, if he only kills the fetus - that is, if she miscarries - he is not condemned for murder. Clearly, then, God does not consider the pre-born fetus as being the same as a human being, in which case the Commandment of "Thou Shalt Not Kill (a human)" does not apply.

2006-07-25 04:27:52 · 13 answers · asked by acgsk 5

2006-07-25 04:27:39 · 6 answers · asked by You really_believe_that_shit? 2

Thinking means weighing alternatives. But if God knows everything then can God think?

2006-07-25 04:27:01 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-25 04:26:29 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

9 Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, 11 who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”

Acts 1:9-11 (New King James Version)

2006-07-25 04:26:21 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

a plague of frogs would be gross, but a plague of locusts would be annoying, what's worse?

2006-07-25 04:26:19 · 23 answers · asked by Kenny ♣ 5

Years ago I was taught that EGO is Easing God Out and that self esteem was being comfortable living in "ones on skin" I was told that I had a large ego, with a low self esteem. It took me years to see the difference. I was also taught that the wise discuss ideas, the fool justifies ideas. What do you think?

Peace and Love

2006-07-25 04:26:12 · 3 answers · asked by digilook 2

If God didn’t need anything, then why did he create us? To say God’s nature is love and he wanted to share his love with us doesn’t help for two reasons, 1) Most of us will end up in hell, which means he knowingly created heaven for the minority on the screams of billions of people who end up in hell; 2) If life was already perfect for God, then God did not need to share any more love with anyone else. Why break this purported perfect harmony for the pain of dealing with us and the pain of those who end up in hell?

Once God decided to create us, if he planned everything in advance as the Calvinist believes, or if he foreknew everything would happen with certainty, then why bother creating us? What’s the point?

2006-07-25 04:23:52 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is this copied "Why do you say you will pray for atheists because they need help?
"You believe in a book that has talking animals, wizards, witches, demons, sticks turning into snakes, food falling from the sky, people walking on water, and all sorts of magical, absurd and primitive stories, and you say that we are the ones that need help? " crap I keep seeing in questions? Come up with your own ideas, at least and try answering the question if you want to make a point!

2006-07-25 04:21:37 · 15 answers · asked by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7