Religion & Spirituality - 27 July 2006

If a guy claims to be Jesus, and can do things that seem to be miracles, how could you tell if he was the real deal? He might just be a damn good magician.

2006-07-27 15:57:10 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.wisehearts.com/yaam.html

Peace and Love

2006-07-27 15:56:30 · 18 answers · asked by digilook 2

The Jews, to whom these Holy Scriptures were originally given

OR

The Christians, who inherited these texts and added their New Testament to them

Please offer a brief statement to support/explain your decision.

2006-07-27 15:55:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-27 15:54:20 · 9 answers · asked by Syikien 3

in the book of Romans it says Isreal is reduced to relgions splitted up by relgions and so forth the world became that way to.
according to the bible People should not be part of any relgion It is only the belief that should concern

2006-07-27 15:53:43 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Since I know that censoring the airwaves might not be enough for you

I know that there are at least a few out there.

2006-07-27 15:53:18 · 14 answers · asked by leedo2502 2

The Protoindo European god Yayash, Yaë or Yave, a protective god whose symbol was a tree, signifying possibly '"walking", "going", "a pilgrim", has been dated back to the Indus River valley, circa 2900 B.C.E. He has been identified with the Turko Syrian Yahveh, a "sacred animal or organization".

"Yahweh appears to have been originally a sky god - a god of thunder and lightning. He was associated with mountains and was called by the enemies of Israel 'a god of the hills'. His manifestation was often as fire, as at Mount Sinai and in the burning bush." "A shorter form, 'Yah', was also used (Exodus 15:2) and some scholars believe that this is the older form, originating in an exclamation to God - 'Yah!' - which came to be accepted as the divine name. Others claim that it is from the root 'hayah', 'to be' or 'to become', and that it meant 'I am that I am' or I will be that I will be'. According to one tradition of the call of Moses, the divine name Yahweh was revealed to him in Egypt: - Great Events of Bible Times

"Originally, these four consonants [in YHWH] represented the four members of the Heavenly Family: Y represented El the Father; H was Asherah the Mother; W corresponded to He the Son; and H was the Daughter Anath. In accordance with the royal traditions of the time and region, God's mysterious bride, the Matronit, was also reckoned to be his sister. In the Jewish cult of the Cabbala God's dual male-female image was perpetuated. Meanwhile other sects perceived the Shekinah or Matronit as the female presence of God on Earth. The divine marital chamber was the sanctuary of the Jerusalem Temple, but from the moment the Temple was destroyed, the Matronit was destined to roam the Earth while the male aspect of Jehovah was left to rule the heavens alone." - Laurence Gardner, Bloodline of the Holy Grail, p. 18

One of the last items faced concerning the Scriptures is of more recent origin and may account for the vast majority of the linguistic problems that occur. I refer to the reworking of the Hebrew language by the Masorites and Tiberians, between the 6th to 12th centuries C.E. The Masorites were responsible for many of the alterations in the vowels and definitions of the Hebrew words. In that the language had not been a spoken one for at least a hundred years before their endeavor, and not until 1948 was it brought back to life again after not being spoken for nearly 1600 years. This is one reason why meanings of a number of words are unknown thus making it difficult for the modern scholar to rely solely on the Hebrew version as the last authority. This is why the tablets from Ebla are still important as the language is akin to the Hebrew and can give us a clearer understanding of 'uncertain' words.
- Rev. Robert Palmer (private correspondence).

Because the Hebrew language does not employ vowels in its written form, the correct pronunciation of the Ineffable Name of God was lost & not rediscovered until about 300AD by the Kabbalists who gave it the title Tetragrammaton, "the word of four letters," & "the square name," or more simply, "the square." At that time the Shem-ha-meforash became represented by the simple form YHVH. -Charles Ponce, Kabbalah, p 175

This hypothesis is not intrinsically improbable, and in Aramaic, a language closely related to Hebrew, "to be" actually is hawa--but it should be noted that in adopting it we admit that, using the name Hebrew in the historical sense, Yahweh is not a Hebrew name. -Ency Brit 11Ed Vol 15 p 321

2006-07-27 15:51:41 · 21 answers · asked by whynotaskthemoron 1

and ask them why they made a smashed minivan? If not, then why do people look at the corrupt world and ask God why He made a corrupt world? Ford didn't make a smashed minivan, and God didn't make a corrupt world. Man screwed up the van, man screwed up the world.

2006-07-27 15:50:51 · 11 answers · asked by indiebaptist 3

The tax supported religion of humanism?

Do you: believe in evolution, deny the Lord your God, believe man is supreme, that government is the best for the welfare of all, etc?

2006-07-27 15:47:42 · 12 answers · asked by indiebaptist 3

can you give me some scriptures (7 year tribulation,etc.)...if not, then, I have a feeling that the rapture is one big lie...especially w/ the popularity of the "Left Behind" books. I think that too many Christians are buying into it and expecting it to occur> what do you think>

2006-07-27 15:46:27 · 22 answers · asked by esero26 3

Before I say anything else, I do know that the Bible says no man knows the day or the hour, not even the son, only the father....

*BUT* If you saw signs of His return like in prophesies and the antichrist and the seven year treaty and stuff like that occurring, would you expect him any minute? Doesn't the Bible also say, "They will say, "Where is this 'coming' he promised? Ever since our fathers died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation." So, does someone have to be legitimately disappointed that he did not meet their expectation.....?

(Kinda makes you wonder if Answers is the fulfillment of this prophesy, doesn't it.....?)

2006-07-27 15:45:39 · 13 answers · asked by midnight_190884 2

The bible does not tell us we need to worry about self esteem... We are not to focus on ourselves and our feelings, but on how to serve the Lord. Satan focuses on making man a god, making man focus more on himself.. Why does the average Christian subscribe to the self esteem bologna?

2006-07-27 15:42:42 · 18 answers · asked by indiebaptist 3

2006-07-27 15:42:17 · 22 answers · asked by rohn 1

Historically, a hermaphrodite was viewed by the church as the pinnacle of creation, the closest to perfection attainable in the human form.
Because men are not complete. Adam had parts removed to make Eve.
A hermaphrodite is neither gender - therefor closer to Adam, the original human, and closest to what we are supposed to be.

How this goes in the modern church, I do not know, but as it was, to marry a hermaphrodite was a blessing, and to have one in your church was likewise blessed.

2006-07-27 15:42:01 · 4 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3

I see alot of people talking about the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints(mormons) here. Most of the the stuff is brought up by Non-mormon people. But the truth is that you really dont know what they are talking about. My question than is: what is a mormon? How much do you really think you know about them? A lot of concepts that people believe of the mormons are wrong. For example Poligamy: Yes we did practice it for a short time. We did abandon it though. We no longer practice it. There are those that still do practice it and they call themselves Mormons. But, they are not mormons. It is now against our religion to have more than one wife.

Please I would like to hear peoples answers. I would like see what you really do know about our church.

2006-07-27 15:40:33 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-27 15:39:35 · 8 answers · asked by Nur lizz 1

Just say me or yes or something to let me know....I am just wondering.

I am!

2006-07-27 15:38:32 · 31 answers · asked by goodcharlottefreak040404 2

God instituted marriage with Adam and Eve. They didn't go up to the courthouse and get married...they got married in the eyes of God. God in His word tells us it is better to marry than to burn (in our lust) (see Paul for details). Why do many Christians believe cohabitation is better than marriage, when God is clearly against fornication, adultery, etc. and gave us the institution of marriage for a reason.

2006-07-27 15:37:23 · 13 answers · asked by indiebaptist 3

i never read the bible so you must tell me. any how i dont see whay the catholic church says BC is Brong, do you really think god wants people to have 10+ children and have thoes people not be able to support their 10+ children. some how i think god would shun people having more kids than they can handle.

but hay! give me your view and tell me if the bible says BC is bad because like i said i have not read the bible.

2006-07-27 15:35:03 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

for sending children to public school to learn humanism religion in the ways of evolution, psychology, self first, self esteem, violence, etc. We are not allowed to express our religious beliefs in school regardless of grade or age, why allow humanism to take over and push out the Lord?

2006-07-27 15:33:56 · 41 answers · asked by indiebaptist 3

2006-07-27 15:33:49 · 10 answers · asked by xyris 1

I really get a wierd feeling when i step foot in the church then when the preacher starts talking and just want to sream out " you greedy bastard go to hell! " Is there something wrong with me ? Why is this happening? My mind wont even believe what I went there to learn. I keep telling myself he a faker, or he's just in it for money ( he meaning the preacher ) . Why does this happen??

2006-07-27 15:33:21 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just too much trouble.

2006-07-27 15:33:07 · 14 answers · asked by Gingerbread Man 3

I'm really losing it with all the links that say lurid things a baby would have a hard time believing.

2006-07-27 15:33:07 · 5 answers · asked by Brigid O' Somebody 7

If a person receives an organ transplant and is left behind, and the donor is a Christian will that organ be take away during the rapture?
Think about it...

2006-07-27 15:31:51 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am looking for the layout and meanings for each position.

2006-07-27 15:29:51 · 3 answers · asked by queenjulie1 1

Evolutionists believe dinosaurs (from the words meaning "terrible lizard" lived before humans. Please explain why dinosaur bones and human bones are found in the same earth strata?

2006-07-27 15:29:28 · 10 answers · asked by indiebaptist 3

A friend of mine lost his 20 some year old cousin about 5 yrs ago because she refused a transfusion after traumatic childbirth. She refused because she was a Jehova's Witness. The family are devastated. She was an only daughter and lost the baby too.

2006-07-27 15:29:04 · 8 answers · asked by happydawg 6

Ok - seriously - read "Natural Family Planning" (and think: "best way to get pregnant"), the so-called "piety" in forcing monks, nuns, and priests to be celibate, and many jihadists' dreams of 77 black-eyed virgins in heaven etc etc etc.... Am I the only one to notice that? (I am Presbyterian).

2006-07-27 15:26:55 · 24 answers · asked by Mishy 1

Then they get the thrill of killing each other for their god and innocent people will not be the ones getting hurt.

2006-07-27 15:25:07 · 24 answers · asked by Gingerbread Man 3