Religion & Spirituality - 8 November 2006

18:50 Behold! We said to the angels, "Bow down to Adam": They bowed down except Iblis. He was one of the Jinns, and he broke the Command of his Lord. Will ye then take him and his progeny as protectors rather than Me? And they are enemies to you! Evil would be the exchange for the wrong-doers!

acording to the above verse
the command was not directed at satan but at the angels only.
satan was not an angel but ajinn
So he never broke any command.
it is like:
THE TEACHER CAME TO THE CLASS AND SAID: I WANT ALL THE BOYS TO STAND UP. ALL THE BOYS STOOD UP EXCEPT FATUMA.SHE WAS ONE OF THE GIRLS AND SHE BROKE THE COMMAND OF THE TEACHER.
now what command has fatuma broken?
Can the teacher punish fatuma for not standing up?
so in the same way what command has SATAN broken when the command was not directed at him.
And how can he be punished ?
Thanks

2006-11-08 23:58:08 · 14 answers · asked by Omar 1

2006-11-08 23:55:46 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you pray before you eat? If you do, do you also pray in the way you do in the mosque...you know, going down on your knees then your face? And when you're in the mosque, do you start all prayers off by saying' Allahu Akbar', and then do all of you say the same prayers or ones that you feel like saying?

And with all those minarets, are they used for calling people to prayer? If so, why have more than one?

P.S. how do you say 'thank you' in arabic?

thanks

2006-11-08 23:51:45 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Possible placements for the choir loft:

1. In the balcony, out of the congregation's sight.
2. In the chancel area, to one side of the altar.
3. In the chancel area, split onto both sides of the altar
4. In the center of the chancel area (behind a central pulpit).
5. No choir loft (choir sits in the congregation).
6. I prefer having no choir.

Which do you prefer and why?

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2006-11-08 23:49:02 · 4 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

I'm getting sick of religious issues.

2006-11-08 23:35:54 · 21 answers · asked by ANONYMOUS 2

If everyone asked intelligent questions about the other person's religion without insulting them would we even be fighting?

2006-11-08 23:34:58 · 14 answers · asked by . 3

What about David Karesh and Jim Jones....

They claimed they were the Messiah and had a handfull of nutbags themselves following them around...

Some say that Karesh arose from the flames....

You can't prove Jesus arose in 3 days.... it is hear-say! Waht evidence do you have... excluding the fiction book known as the Bible you have none...

There are 100's of book that speak of George Washington and Ben Franklin...

Only one talks about your Jesus!!

2006-11-08 23:34:30 · 23 answers · asked by Queen Bee 1

Would you let your Child sit on his lap? Why or why not? Is it wrong to depict Jesus in this way?

2006-11-08 23:32:31 · 8 answers · asked by ? 2

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2006-11-08 23:30:28 · 21 answers · asked by cpdissa 1

I noticed how christians(not all) like to trash muslim becoz of the crimes that are commited in the name of islam. And i think its ironic that they should do this coz christians use to do the samething in the name of there believe, even killing fellow christians. And jews also made war in the name of their faith(check the bible) and there was also a time when the 12tribes were fighting each other.

So honestly, wher do you (some christians, jews)get your idea that your religion is better or the true one if your "ancestors" were guilty of the same crimes? Seriuosly shouldn't you know better, shouldn't you try to provide help, guidance and to sympathise and assist those muslims that are against these crimes?

I'm not trying to rain on anyone's parade. I just think that it shows how superficial and ignorant some people can be.

2006-11-08 23:29:48 · 7 answers · asked by klora 1

I’m a beginner, but want to learn NT Greek up to a reasonably professional level. My local bookstore has “Learn New Testament Greek” by John Dobson. Is that good?

2006-11-08 23:25:15 · 5 answers · asked by askeverything 1

2006-11-08 23:22:54 · 13 answers · asked by cpdissa 1

2006-11-08 23:20:49 · 19 answers · asked by TUMKURSURESH 1

Also do you believe that we are the highest form of life ever (bar anything angelic or divine)?

I keep seeing evidence that people who believe this don't give a damn about any other animals than humans and that they are even offended at the thought that we are mammals, let alone animals.

Is this just them drawing the wrong conclusion, when they hear the word animal they think something with no morals or thought for others?

2006-11-08 23:17:27 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

A University professor at a well-known institution of higher learning challenged his students with this question.
"Did God create everything that exists?"
A student bravely replied, "Yes he did!"
"God created everything?" The professor asked.
"Yes sir, he certainly did," the student replied.
The professor answered, "If God created everything; then God created evil.
And, since evil exists, and according to the principal that our works define who we are, then we can assume God is evil."
The student became quiet and did not answer the professor's hypothetical definition. The professor, quite pleased with himself, boasted to the students that he had proven once more that the Christian faith was a myth.
Another student raised his hand and said, "May I ask you a question, professor?"
"Of course", replied the professor.
The student stood up and asked, "Professor does cold exist?"
"What kind of question is this? Of course it exists. Have you never been cold?"
The other students snickered at the young man's question.
The young man replied, "In fact sir, cold does not exist. According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is in reality the absence of heat. Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (-460F) is the total absence of heat; and all matter becomes inert and incapable of reaction at that temperature. Cold does not exist. We have created this word to describe how we feel if we have no heat."
The student continued, "Professor, does darkness exist?"
The professor responded, "Of course it does."
The student replied, "Once again you are wrong sir, darkness does not exist either. Darkness is in reality the absence of light. Light we can study, but not darkness. In fact, we can use Newton's prism to break white light into many colors and study the various wavelengths of each color. You cannot measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break into a world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you know how dark a certain space is? You measure the amount of light present. Isn't this correct? Darkness is a term used by man to describe what happens when there is no light present."
Finally the young man asked the professor, "Sir, does evil exist?"
Now uncertain, the professor responded, "Of course, as I have already said. We see it everyday. It is in the daily examples of man's inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil.
To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist, sir, or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat, or the darkness that comes when there is no light.'
The professor sat down.
The young man's name -- Albert Einstein

2006-11-08 23:17:16 · 9 answers · asked by JoJoCieCie 5

Christians have made the claim that Jesus has 2 natures. One man nature, which he took on, and one divine nature which he always had. They claim as a man, he ate, slept and died etc.

They also claim as a man it would be normal for Jesus to say I have a God. Such as in:


John 20: 15-18:

15 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. 16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master. 17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. 18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the LORD, and that he had spoken these things unto her.


Christians have come up with the weak response that this was the man nature of Jesus speaking. For argument sake we will take this response as correct. So we are able to conclude that:

1- Jesus has 2 natures, one divine one human

2- The man nature eats, sleeps, prays and has a God

3- The divine nature does not sleep, pray, or has a God


However so, it may come as a surprise to many people, but however so the supposed divine Jesus also said he has a God!


Revelations 3:12:

12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.


So as you can see, the divine Jesus still says he has a God! This is not Jesus as man speaking anymore, but this is Jesus as divine speaking, so how can the divine Jesus say I have a God? This clearly proves that there is no such thing as a divine Jesus, and that Jesus is not God since he has a God, even when he is in his supposed divine state.

So I would really love to see a response from the Christians on this. Why does the divine Jesus say I have a God?

2006-11-08 23:15:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-08 23:14:17 · 17 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

2006-11-08 23:12:33 · 11 answers · asked by patrick s 2

Doesnt the Bible teachess us that the rapture will be during the time of the second coming. Here is my thaughts on this:
Jesus appears in the sky with all His angels, then the sealed ones get raptured up to meet Him in the air, together with the dead that is also in Christ. Then Jesus will destroy the earth when He puts His feet on the ground, the whole earth will be destroyed. Then we will reighn with Jesus in heaven for a 1000 years, after that we will come down to the new Jerusalem on the 2nd earth. Then all the dead will rise again and God will then only judge the unrightious and satan and his followers. God will destroy them. We will inhabbit the earth again and stay here forever and ever.
This is how I saw it in the Bible. Does this seems right, whats your oppinion?

2006-11-08 23:11:43 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Now that winter is here, and prayers are closer to each other, how is that affecting your prayers and/or schedule, as well as your overall mood?

(For those of us in cold climate)

2006-11-08 23:08:34 · 11 answers · asked by . 3

2006-11-08 23:06:05 · 6 answers · asked by amalatoo 2

would you support invading an unarmed country who never posed any threat to the USA and killing hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians? esoecially when the country that actually attacked us is still one of our supposed allies (saudia arabia)????????????????/

2006-11-08 23:04:36 · 8 answers · asked by foolsowl 3

2006-11-08 23:03:55 · 4 answers · asked by Fritzie 2

I have heard that, we can see jesus,but we cannot see the god the father?

2006-11-08 23:02:07 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I really don't

2006-11-08 23:00:35 · 19 answers · asked by . 3

2006-11-08 23:00:25 · 6 answers · asked by vachool 2

Or does God use a voice more likened unto the ( Not as cool but still ) Celine Deon to instruct the Holy?

2006-11-08 22:58:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is there glorification in the killing of Allahs own children?

2006-11-08 22:56:18 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

If a god exists who created the universe as he deemed best (and why wouldn't he?) then this would have to be the best of all possible worlds. Do you believe that?

2006-11-08 22:51:51 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

so,
many gods
better or worse idea than..
one god? (explain)
and please don't reply with "there is only one god" i don't want to be preached at. explain answers without talking brainwash talk.

2006-11-08 22:49:32 · 11 answers · asked by Neorini 3