Religion & Spirituality - 12 October 2006

The Bible - Could you believe just the red lettering (Jesus Words) alone?
This is a question I have asked before and have had some seriously disappointing answers:

If Jesus was/is God (Son of God) then his words, the red letters in the New Testament, should be enough to base your faith around Yes? No? Why or why not?

If yes, where does that leave the rest of the Bible? Why do you think people added to the words of 'truth' and recorded their own 'spin' on his simple message?

If no, were Jesus' words not enough for truth and did he not say enough? Why do you need more than the red letters to live and believe?

2006-10-12 00:51:08 · 15 answers · asked by quay_grl 5

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15228489

2006-10-12 00:45:36 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-12 00:45:21 · 25 answers · asked by prem 1

If so, why? If not, why?

2006-10-12 00:43:26 · 33 answers · asked by lumpydonut21 3

2006-10-12 00:42:57 · 22 answers · asked by prem 1

Is there a 'locker room' where souls reside, waiting for two people to conceive a child so the soul can inhabit a body?

Or does the act of conception create a new soul?

Does God have a spiritual 'factory' churning out souls?

What creates a soul?

2006-10-12 00:41:57 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't understand the "Christian Apologetics". This is new to me.
I am a Christian, a believer in Jesus.

If you have knowledge or an inkling as to why they chose to call themselves "Apologetics"?

Feel free to type it in. Thanks

2006-10-12 00:39:37 · 4 answers · asked by Philadelphia 2

When I lived in Italy, some of my Italian frineds were angry that priests were telling their congregations to vote for the Christian Democrats (Democrazia Cristiana), even after the massive corruption scandals that they were heavily involved in.
Do your priests, pastors, rabbis, imams etc. tell you who to vote for. If so do you think this is meddling/propoganda, part of your religious duty, or just advice to take or leave as you see fit?

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

2006-10-12 00:37:59 · 13 answers · asked by Chris C 2

2006-10-12 00:34:01 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

...on these selected quotes from Yahoo Answers:

Eternal life in heaven is very beatiful. Don't you get it! You'll never feel pain, no sadness, no sorrow, it is all about happiness! You can play with lions, tigers, or even dinosaurs because God will remove the emity between animals and humans

If at the moment before he died, Hitler was sincerely repentent of his sins, and asked God to forgive Him through His son Jesus Christ, he would have been forgiven and granted access to heaven.

There many so called GOOD People out there - but if they have't recieved Jesus into thier hearts - they simply walking on the road to HELL! SORRY man - BUT that is TRUE!!!

Jesus was never a athesist, He cried my father why hast thou forsaken me, God never did forsaken Jesus, God only let Jesus feel the sins of the whole world upon him, If you think God had forsaken Jesus, why was there a great earthquake after Jesus gace up the ghost.

Abraham was willing to sacrifice his only son because God told him to.

2006-10-12 00:31:50 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Book of Revelation (The Apocalypse of John) 13:18 "This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666."
If we replace the “b” with the “6” in the word “bibbia”, it results "6i66ia" and so, the number 6 is found 3 times. Is its name, "6i66ia", revealed by an italian word, to identify at the same time the residence of the beast, the State of the Vatican City?

2006-10-12 00:27:42 · 8 answers · asked by Gospel of Thomas 2

If i turn to Islam today and I die today will I go to heaven? I have never read the Quran, prayed to Allah, or kept the rest of the 5 pillars of faith.
This is not for Christians so please don't tell me the Gospel. I already know it.

2006-10-12 00:25:52 · 23 answers · asked by Smart_Guy 4

2006-10-12 00:24:00 · 9 answers · asked by boardr 1

In Deuteronomy 18, Moses stated that God told him: “I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers; I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. If anyone does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name, I myself will call him to account.” (Deuteronomy 18:18-19).1From these verses we conclude that the prophet in this prophecy must have the following three characteristics:

1) That he will be like Moses.

2) That he will come from the brothers of the Israelites, i.e. the Ishmaelites.

3) That God will put His words in to the mouth of this prophet and that he will declare what God commands him.
http://www.islam-guide.com/frm-ch1-3.htm...

2006-10-12 00:20:22 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why is his early life carefully airbrushed out...was there something shameful about it?

2006-10-12 00:13:25 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-12 00:09:23 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Right, you keep telling me that I have to accept Christ in to my heart because that's the only way to eternal life, and you also say that if I DON'T accept Christ in to my heart, I'll go to hell.

Well, for me, eternal life would BE hell. They are the same thing to me. I NEED things to have a beginning, middle and end. I can't think of anything more horrorfying than eternity.

So, if I'm going to end up in hell either way, why bother with Christ?

2006-10-12 00:06:05 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-12 00:04:09 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-12 00:02:15 · 8 answers · asked by jumpin0jack0flash 3

I am being teased everyday. Im absent today so that i would avoid the teasing. Kinda stupid reason for being absent no? I'm weak..but because i believe that i will be saved. but i feel that the teasing will keep on going stronger and stronger each second. what should i do..

2006-10-12 00:02:09 · 11 answers · asked by Lonez 2

Since, according to Christian legend, I am morally superior to God.

I would never try to kill all living things with a flood, I would never kill all the firstborn sons of Egypt. I would never send fireballs raining down on earth, I would never send pestilence,poision rivers, or even drown an unwanted puppy. I am morally superior to the God of the Bible. He should worship me and ask my forgiveness for all the Evil that he has done.

2006-10-12 00:01:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

And yet, in the whole Apocalypse of John, there are often many long numbers but they are all written in letters. In the following, I am quoting some passages:
Revelation 21:17 “Then he measured its wall: one hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.”
Revelation 14:3 “They sang as it were a new song before the throne, before the four living creatures, and the elders; and no one could learn that song except the hundred and forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth.”
But in the most ancient version, I presume that’s the greek one, are the numbers written in figures or letters?

2006-10-12 00:00:25 · 7 answers · asked by Gospel of Thomas 2