Religion & Spirituality - 28 October 2006

Why do we sleep in church but...when when the sermon is over we suddenly wake up? Why is it so hard to talk about God but so easy to talk about sex? Why are we so bored to look at a Christian magazine..but so easy to read a playboy magazine?.. Why is it so easy to ignore a Godly BEBO messages...yet we repost the nasty ones? Why are churches getting smaller...but bars and clubs are growing??.... Think about it...are you going to repost this or ignore it because you think you'll get laughed at? Just remember God is always watching you.
Repost this "dont look if you're under 12"
if you truly love God and you know he's always there
Jesus said, "If you deny me infront of your friends, i will deny you in front of my father

2006-10-28 07:33:55 · 20 answers · asked by Alexandria♥ 2

the stories in the bible? THey must be real good story tellers/fiction writers back then.

2006-10-28 07:33:43 · 11 answers · asked by Evil Atheist Conspirator 4

2006-10-28 07:33:27 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Sometimes i look around, and all i see is suffering and death.
What happens to the kid that was born disabled? He can't even understand the gospel, does that mean he will not be saved?
What happens to the baby that died at birth?
What happens to the little girl that was raped and traffiked into prostitution?
What about the child that was born with cancer or aids?
What happens to the abandoned kid?
What happens to the kids sold for slavery at the age of 5?

2006-10-28 07:32:39 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

They seem to say it is the same God... but when muslim converts to christianity or judaism , he is murdered as an apostate.

Therefore, if a muslim worships the God of the Bible, he is punished for turning away from allah..... therefore the creator God of the Bible (of christians and jews) and allah are not the same god? Correct?

See answer from a muslim to my former question
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AuCSOofMLJlIwilrJYHXbbrsy6IX?qid=20061028085725AAAgiPN

2006-10-28 07:32:12 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-28 07:29:23 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-28 07:27:48 · 10 answers · asked by Alion 7

TO START: When you like someone, dont you want to look as "available" (as in NOT taken) as possible?--RIGHT??

Here's my story:

There's a guy at my church that I am interested in but have not talked with formally---(We'll call him Timothy)

Anyway another guy (We'll call him James) and his family were announced by the pastor as distinguished visitors. James is a freshman at a Distinguished College, and I happen to go to another Distinguished College across the street.

Anyway I introduced myself to James just to be nice to say (hey I go to a neaby college), BUT His parents got so excited that they wanted me to take pictures with him ----So I once again obliged to be nice.

Anyway, Timothy, (whom I have a crush on) happened to walk by and James's mother asked him to take our (me and James's) picture.

NOOOOOO!!!-----My crush took the picture of Just me and James. (it was like a couple's picture)

NOWWW!!!----Timothy probably thinks that me and and James will be a possible couple---NO

2006-10-28 07:23:50 · 13 answers · asked by What gives? 5

The forerunner,
Firstborn amongst many brethren,
The bright and morning star,
The dayspring,
The full harvest moon,
The anointed one of Israel,
The Messiah,
The Lion of the Tribe of Judah,
The Redeemer,
The Deliverer,
The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world

WHAT IS HIS NAME? DOES HE HAVE OTHER TITLES?

Be careful even a demon can say he is Lord, come in the flesh and ascended bodily on high.

2006-10-28 07:21:33 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

i heard its only a sin when you get drunk

2006-10-28 07:20:49 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

And why can you get married by a justice of the peace, who is an officer of the state courts? Why would the state get involved in a purely church matter?

What if a church wants to marry a same-gender couple? The state won't issue a same-gender marriage license. Why would the state favor one religion's practices over another?

2006-10-28 07:20:39 · 7 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

2006-10-28 07:20:36 · 5 answers · asked by booellis 5

The forerunner,
Firstborn amongst many brethren,
The bright and morning star,
The dayspring,
The full harvest moon,
The anointed one of Israel,
The Messiah,
The Lion of the Tribe of Judah,
The Redeemer,
The Deliverer,
The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world

WHAT IS HIS NAME? DOES HE HAVE OTHER TITLES?

Be careful even a demon can say he is Lord, come in the flesh and descended bodily on high.

2006-10-28 07:19:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it ok for Christians to celebrate Halloween if you don't dress evil?

2006-10-28 07:18:58 · 17 answers · asked by Jessica B 1

2006-10-28 07:17:24 · 18 answers · asked by Stephan 2

Is there any other 'god' that caused as many innocent to suffer?

2006-10-28 07:16:07 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know that jihad means to strive against, to struggle with and not "Holy War". I'm interested in learning about the doctrine as it's practiced, not propogandized. I've recently read that jihad of the heart, mind, and tongue are the lesser and jihad of the sword is the greater. At first I thought "lesser" and "greater" were a value judgement, as in, "not as good" and "better", but after thinking about it, I don't think that's actually the case, or isn't the only case. In what context is the "greater" and "lesser" thing used? What, do the average Muslim take this to mean as applied to the practice of living?

2006-10-28 07:14:11 · 3 answers · asked by Muffie 5

2006-10-28 07:12:51 · 6 answers · asked by nicole_rebelo 1

Okay now I belive in the bible. I believe that God created the earth. I think that those who think evolution all started with a "BIG BANG" Are idots. Now dont get me wrong, harvard and oxford dont just hand out diplomas to anyone, but tell me. How can you belive that because of an explosion we are here today. That you can possibly belive that our emotions and physical and spiritual NEEDS, came from a monkey. There is proof that god created the earth all around you, the beauty And physical proof. Im gonna give you a few examples of why i belive evolution is retarded.
#1: people used to think the earth was flat and that the sun revolved around the earth. All theroies, proved wrong.
#2: Evolutionists themselves are in a fight to belive exactly how the earth came to be. If they cant belive one thing, how can they expect the rest of us to?
#3: The bible. The number 1 seller ever. Belived by most of mankind.
#4 THE MISSING LINK. A gap between animals and humans. There is no ape-like person

2006-10-28 07:12:21 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Did they just skip this verse
Genesis 6:9
These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
2 Chronicles 15:17
Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
Perfect just means to be mature, whole, things like that...

2006-10-28 07:08:16 · 32 answers · asked by jayr 2

a) smoking
b) drinking
c) lawing
Hint: Rom 4:15; 5:13; 1Cor 15:56

2006-10-28 07:08:00 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

now lets say hypotheically that i am evil and i walked down the street and get stabbed and as i lay on the ground bleeding to death i say jesus im sorry i want you to be my savior will i get into heaven even tho i was evil and never believed god until i was almost dead anyway cause if i were god id be like get out of here and throw him out

2006-10-28 07:06:37 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do mormons believe that god has a physical form ?
If so then what about the scripture at John 4 v 24 ?

2006-10-28 07:06:27 · 9 answers · asked by djfjedi1976 3

Witches have their spells...
Psychics have their 'abilities'...
Astrologers have their charts...
Is that right so far?

Witches can't demonstrate their spells to scientists or skeptics.. so they just don't work!
Psychics can't prove their 'abilities' to scientists or skeptics.. so their 'abilities' are imaginary or decietfull!
Astrologers can't explain how a rich man's son and a poor man's son could have completely different lives...even if born in adjacent rooms at the exact same time.. so it just doesn't work!!
But prayer does work, although you can't show it because that would be testing god, is that right?

2006-10-28 07:04:57 · 19 answers · asked by eantaelor 4

2006-10-28 07:03:05 · 32 answers · asked by DaveyMcB 3

Yourdictionary.com defines religion as:

a. Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe. b. A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship.

Alright, now with this definition, I have heard two odd statements on this site: "Christianity is not a religion" and "Atheism is a religion".

Firstly, If Christianity isn't a religion, (though judging by the above definition, it seems to be), but actually a "Personal relationship with Jesus". Then is there such thing as religion? I mean, couldn't we just define all religions as personal relationships with Allah, the Goddess, etc.?

Secondly, if atheism is a religion, is anarchy a government type? Is not eating, a food choice? Seriously, how is the absence of religion a religion?

2006-10-28 06:55:34 · 19 answers · asked by John S 4

John 16 26 says 26At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:
I have always started my prayers saying Father God in the name of Jesus is this correct.

2006-10-28 06:54:24 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

need ur opinion for a school project...
thanks!!

2006-10-28 06:51:17 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

Could we have an entire army of invisible extensions thats part of us yet opporate without our conscious mind being aware of them?

2006-10-28 06:48:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

why woulld god care if responsible consenting adults have sex without being married? How does it bring him glory that we should suffer impossible temptation like that? it seems like such an arbitrary demand. It is an inherent desire in humans. Why does sex have to be "bad" for you? the desire between two people who really care for each other, whether they are married or not, is innocent and pure. do you think that jesus is crying in heaven when two people have a close enough relationship that they want to give each other pleasure? You can't claim it's because of the inherent risks ( STDs, AIDS, unwanted pregnancy) because responsible people use protection and try to protect their health. Even if that does leave SLIGHT risk of pregnancy, you still say anything about young unmarried adults who responsibly accept that risk. They know what they are doing and a prepared for the consequences.

2006-10-28 06:48:10 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous