Religion & Spirituality - 2 August 2006

Peace and Love

2006-08-02 12:10:18 · 6 answers · asked by digilook 2

Why are people still aping Arabic traditions in parts of the world where they are frankly just out of place.
The Jewish, Christian & Islamic religions are all middle-eastern exports based on the notions and ideals of ancient primitive desert nomads who once lived there after all... not at all suited to modern 21st century life and totally at odds with modern scientific knowledge.

2006-08-02 12:10:06 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just looking to see what is the most common sin out there.

2006-08-02 12:07:55 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-02 12:07:50 · 4 answers · asked by cutiepie 1

Do you think that it will eventually lead to violence?

2006-08-02 12:07:43 · 4 answers · asked by keepitsafe2think 2

The "original sin" is thinking one is separate from God... God is everywhere... thinking one is separate from God is like a fish in the sea thinking it is separate from the water... soooo what's with people thinking that everything that is bad or anything that makes us feel good is a "sin"?

2006-08-02 12:07:38 · 6 answers · asked by notsurewhat4 1

It wems tat among the Jews at that time, circumcision was crucial to obeying the Jewish laws.

Question 1 -why was it so important that in order to recruit followers to his Christian cult, Paul had to say that it was not ?

Question 2- How could Jewish women be important in the religion when it would be impossible to circumcise them?

2006-08-02 12:06:42 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-02 12:05:20 · 8 answers · asked by George S 3

if god is all knowing and all powerful why did he create the world?why did he make the forbiden fruit? knowing that man could not pass the test before them. from the start he gave man free will knowing that man would eat the forbiden fruit, knowing that it would lead to jesus dieing on a cross. why did god create us if he knew we were going to fail, why not save himself the trouble and not make us at all?

what do you think?
for the sake of argument lets just say god does exict

2006-08-02 12:03:13 · 12 answers · asked by specal k 5

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." [Matt22:37-40]

is this possible since if you did your whole life would be based on the bible and you would do everything you could to not sin.

2006-08-02 12:02:39 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Before you all cry that this question is wrongly categorized.
The caged bird is of course the Christian and
the free bird is an atheist.

2006-08-02 12:01:21 · 20 answers · asked by oxyman42 Re-Loaded 1

From what I can gather:

The laws regarding sacrifice/offerings used to maintain the relationship with God and for atonement of sin have been replaced by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

The laws regarding how to live properly, such as how to maintain sexual morality, are still in effect; but some, such as certain practices regarding using animals for food, are not.

Can someone tell me if I am on the right track or way out in left field?

Thanks for your help.

2006-08-02 11:56:50 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-02 11:55:55 · 14 answers · asked by dude 4

I've heard about how different groups have changed the Bible during certian periods to "tell the story more to their liking"... and how a group picked out the books that would be included in the Bible and which ones wouldn't... and of course the various translations from language to language...

So... what percentage do you think has been changed or altered over 2,000 years?

The odds of it being completely unaffected over that period of time are slim to none... especially since some books weren't even included in our current Bible...

2006-08-02 11:55:01 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

I usually pick logic over faith so I'm atheist but it feels empty. Anyone gotta religion to suggest? Please don't just pick your own religion because it is yours but I want the most logical. I know faith isn't logical but I want one with all the answers.

2006-08-02 11:54:05 · 13 answers · asked by JustAnuddaKid 2

have you ever thought about all the people who are not saved whether they know about jesus or not. People who dont accept jesus christ are all going to hell does that make them as bad as satan. when i think of a bad person i think of someone who doesnt belive in God or doesnt like God for whatever reason. alot of my freinds havnt accepted jesus are they as bad as satan

2006-08-02 11:53:21 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

The Bible does not say that it is a sin to have sex before marriage. In Exodus, chapter 20, we read the Ten Commandments, and are told that we should not commit adultery. Adultery however is not defined as simply having sex outside of marriage. It's defined as having sex with a married person. Nothing is said to prohibit sexual relations between two unmarried people. In fact, if we look in the book of Leviticus, we are given a list of every situation in which we should not have sex. We're not to have sex with married people, or with family members, or with animals. We are not, however, prohibited from having sex with an unmarried person who is not in our family.

2006-08-02 11:51:03 · 27 answers · asked by acgsk 5

The Septuagint Old Testament is the same Old Testament that Catholics still use today.

This is a quote from a very PROTESTANT website:
"Luke 1:27 This Greek word parthenos (virgin) is used in Isa. 7:14 inThe Septuagint, the Greek Old Testament translation which Jesus read and quoted."
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=49&version=45#en-AMP-24920

But, the first Protestants rejected that version because of a post Jesus era council (Javneh in the year A.D. 90) of Jewish leaders (the ones who rejected Jesus as Messiah) decided at that time that they were not going to use the Septuagint Old Testament anymore.

The first Protestants rationalized that it was because the 7 books that they threw out were not in Hebrew.

However, the recent discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls has revealed ancient Hebrew writings of those 7 books. But the Protestants still reject them. The way I see it, if the Septuagint Old Testament was good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for me.

2006-08-02 11:50:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

If there's really is a God, why don't God talk to us, be with us. help us in trouble, help me in my severe depression. I want to know God before I die. When am I going to know about God.

2006-08-02 11:50:10 · 24 answers · asked by Corey R 1

Jesus is shown in the Scriptures as being created in Rev. 3:14; Col. 1:15; Prov. 8:22 and Psa. 2:7. If He was created, He can't be God, since God is eternal.

ANSWER: (A) Rev. 3:14 states that Jesus is "the beginning of the creation of God." The word translated "beginning" is ARCHE in the Greek. It also means ORIGIN besides BEGINNING. Since ORIGIN and SOURCE are synonymous, we can now understand why this verse reads in the N. A. B. "the SOURCE of God's creation." This verse doesn't show Jesus is created, but that He is the Creator! After all, since Jesus created EVERYTHING that was created (Col. 1:16), how could He be part of His own creation?

2006-08-02 11:47:15 · 15 answers · asked by Prodical Son 1

I love hearing the stories of why and how u came to the lord

2006-08-02 11:46:14 · 11 answers · asked by lol 2

I wanna play the lottery and try to win............. i have always did this and played a little too late and they always have the numbers the day i dont play..............have you ever seen a ghost or this black figure where ever you have been in your life tell me about it please

2006-08-02 11:44:55 · 12 answers · asked by Babidawl 2

"And becuase lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold." Matthew 24:12 nkjv

2006-08-02 11:40:03 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

And the magical aspects have been played down for centuries, even since Paul/Saul? Performing rituals to ensure salvation still smacks of magic to me. what do you think?

2006-08-02 11:39:05 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

that takes place maybe in a manger or noah's ark that may include bestiality scenes?

this is a totally serious question im not trying to get flamed or anything.

2006-08-02 11:38:28 · 12 answers · asked by X82849 1

i'm a muslim and i have a satellite dish everyday i c ur media convincing u zat we r terrorists.if muslims really did 9/11 it doesnt mean zat all of us r lyk zat.da terrositic group in spain ETA kills innocent people too and it was never said zat christians r terrorists,israel kills daily bout 500 innocent innocent people.......etc isnt dat called descrimination?hint:killing innocent people in islam is 1 of da biggest sins.

2006-08-02 11:38:27 · 13 answers · asked by amable 2

2006-08-02 11:38:07 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Would you run or would you be so scared that you'd freeze in place? This is a hypothetical question, so please answer as such. Also, we're talking here about someone who's been dead for a couple of days, not just a couple of minutes.

2006-08-02 11:37:51 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-02 11:34:53 · 26 answers · asked by crystal 1

where does it say sex before marriage is a sin. What other religions also belive this.

2006-08-02 11:33:50 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous