Religion & Spirituality - 19 December 2006

God knew if he allowed free will there would be guilt, shame, addictions, torture, fights, a lot of STDs, diseases, death. etc... He created Adam and Eve perfect I know, but why did God give them the choice to sin foreknowing they would? (This question is for Christian theologists only.)

2006-12-19 07:52:50 · 17 answers · asked by Aaron M 2

2006-12-19 07:52:23 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

All beit a very good man who spread the word of God greatly. God is great, I really believe in God... someone had to create out beautiful lives and everything in it.

The Bible did not arrive by fax from heaven…The Bible is the product of man. Not of God. The Bible did not fall magically from the clouds. Man created it as a historical record of tumultuous times, and it has evolved through countless translations, additions, and revisions. History has never had a definitive version of the book.

At the gathering of the Council of Niceau in 324 AD, many aspects of Christianity were debated and voted upon - the date of Easter, the role of the bishops, the administration of sacraments, and, of course, the divinity of Jesus . . . until that moment in history, Jesus was viewed by His followers as a mortal prophet . . . a great and powerful man, but a man nonetheless. A mortal.

2006-12-19 07:52:14 · 28 answers · asked by ♥Princess♥ 4

2006-12-19 07:50:09 · 11 answers · asked by ? 1

2006-12-19 07:49:26 · 8 answers · asked by wildheavenfarm 3

What we think is what we eat?!

2006-12-19 07:49:24 · 16 answers · asked by Brahman 1

2006-12-19 07:46:44 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

We will take the most popular Bibles such as the King James Version (KJV), the Revised Standard Version (RSV), the New International Version (NIV), the Good News Bible (GNB), the Living Bible Version (LBV) as well as the Christian Community Bible (CCB) and contrast the same verses within these Bibles.
Verse Mark 9:44

K.J.V. “Where their warm dies not, and the fire is not quenched”
R.S.V. (not included)
G.N.B. (not included)
N.I.V. (not included)
L.B.V. (not included)
C.C.B. (not included)

Verse Mark 16:9-20

K.J.V. (not omitted)
R.S.V. (omitted in edition 1952 and recently restored with the footnote “not include in the most reliable manuscripts”)
C.C.B (not omitted)

Verse Luke 9:56

K.J.V. “For the son of man is not come to destroy men’s live but to save.
R.S.V. (not included)
N.I.V. (not included)
G.N.B. (not included)
L.B.V. (not included)
C.C.B. (not included)

Verse Luke 17:36

K.J.V. “Two men shall be in the field, the one shall be taken and the other left”
R.S.V. (not included)
N.I.V. (not included)
G.N.B. (not included)
C.C.B. (not included)

Verse John 5:4

K.J.V. “For an Angel went down at a certain season into the pool and troubled water. Whosoever then after the troubling of the water stepped in was made of whatsoever disease he had”
R.S.V. (not included)
N.I.V. (not included)
G.N.V. (not included)
C.C.B. (included, but in parenthesis)

Verse 1 John 5:7-8

K.J.V. “For there are three that bear witness in Heaven, the Father, and the word and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one”
R.S.V. (not included)
N.I.V. “For there are three that testify; the Spirit, the Water, and the Blood and these three are in agreement.”
G.N.B. “There are three witnesses; the Spirit, the Water, and the Blood.
L.B.V. (not included)
C.C.B. “There are then three testimonies: the Spirit, the water and the blood, and these three witnesses agree.”

The word “begotten” is not included in verse; John 3:16

K.J.V. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son”
R.S.V. “For God so loved the world that he gave his only son”
N.I.V. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son”
G.N.B. “For God so loved the world so much that he gave his only son”
L.B.V. “For God loved the world so much that he gave his only son”
C.C.B. “Yes, God so loved the world that he gave his only Son

Verse Matthew 7:21

K.J.V: “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.”
The N.A.B. (1970): “None of those who cry out, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of God but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.”

Verse Romans 7:17

R.S.V. “I do not understand my own actions”
K.J.V. (not included)

Verse Hebrew 12:8

K.J.V. “Then you are bastards, and not sons.”
R.S.V. “Then you are illegitimate children and not sons.”
G.N.B. “It means you are not real sons, but bastards.”
L.B.V. “It means that you are not God’s son at all”

Verse Job 13:15

K.J.V. “Though he slay me yet I trust him”
R.S.V. “he will slay me, I have no hope”
G.N.B. “I’ve lost all hope so what if God kills me.”
L.B.V. “God may kill me for saying this, in fact I expect him to.”

Verse Ezekiel 16:25

K.J.V. “And had opened your feet to every one that passed by.”
R.S.V. “Offering yourself to any passer by”
N.I.V. “Offering your body with increasing promiscuity to who passed by”
L.B.I. “You offered your beauty to every man who came by”
D.R.V. “And had prostituted thyself to every one that passes by”

2006-12-19 07:46:14 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-19 07:45:56 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-19 07:45:38 · 9 answers · asked by Oobi 1

I think that faith doesn't contradict reason, but goes beyond reason by asking and answering philosophical questions that can't be answered by science, such as "why am I here?", "what is my purpose?" etc. I think both are important to human beings.
what do you think?

2006-12-19 07:45:07 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

There are things in the world that although they cant be seen or percieved in any kind of way;there are things that exist despite the inability to percieve or be able to test them?God being one of those things. If you answer yes to this question, then why is it so hard to believe in God(Jesus Christ)?

2006-12-19 07:44:02 · 26 answers · asked by Maurice H 6

2006-12-19 07:43:50 · 24 answers · asked by Evil Atheist Conspirator 4

Or do you have to have the priests, ministers, pastors, congregation, books, doctrine, etc.?

2006-12-19 07:43:05 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

if not where did the female to carry on the race come from, i've looked and i can't find any information..........a minister once told me that they were only figure heads and that the lord produced many more people......is this true? i am not knocking Christians (was brought up as one myself) but would really like to hear your views.

2006-12-19 07:38:54 · 48 answers · asked by Anonymous

having a homosexual affair with my neighbor?

2006-12-19 07:38:47 · 28 answers · asked by whynotaskdoodoo 1

If you wrote " I have "faith" that 2+2=5 " on your homework, you'd get an F.
Saying " I have faith that my green sofa is the portal for my other life" would get you committed for life.
So why is "faith" used as an acceptable reason for the existence of religion?

2006-12-19 07:38:04 · 17 answers · asked by Jmyooooh 4

I don't smoke it for various reasons,but for other people I do not really see it as a "sin".
What about you?Do you think it is ok?What about its medical purposes?

2006-12-19 07:36:54 · 33 answers · asked by Myaloo 5

2006-12-19 07:33:38 · 59 answers · asked by Mariah 1

An atheist can not believe in Creationism. A believer has to believe in Creationism, and may or may not believe in Evolution. Right?

2006-12-19 07:32:51 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-19 07:31:24 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean, his only evidence is The Bible, whose claim to credibility is itself.

2006-12-19 07:30:36 · 60 answers · asked by Privatize 2

I need a little info on the 3 Wisemen who came to visit Jesus.
(1) Anyone of their names
(2) Where did they come from
(3) How long did the trip take
Thanks for your help

2006-12-19 07:27:58 · 12 answers · asked by afalem 2

The food, not the UFOlogist

2006-12-19 07:27:30 · 8 answers · asked by £º$∑® 2

Bearing in mind you have no idea about my life, apart from the obvious fact that I am an atheist..........

2006-12-19 07:26:18 · 48 answers · asked by Anonymous

i can't wait to see all the atheist, non- believers, pagans, christians too- catholics, satanist, witches , you name it.. confesing JEsus christ as the Lord on their knees!! it will be awesome!! Can you wait ??

2006-12-19 07:26:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Christianity is a hodgepodge of Religious beliefs ever adopting to try and recruit more drones.

Christmas adopted to convert Pagans
Easter adopted to convert Pagans
Halloween adopted to convert Pagans
Virgin Birth adopted to convert Pagans
Man-god adopted to convert Pagans
Sunday worship adopted to convert Pagans
etc...

Does anything else matter to them?

2006-12-19 07:26:05 · 10 answers · asked by Quantrill 7

2006-12-19 07:25:38 · 8 answers · asked by dj jigs 1

Matthew 22:21-They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.

Mark 12:17-And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him.

Luke 20:25-And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.

You give credit to Thomas edison for the light bulb,credit to Henry Ford for the car(or mass manufacturing of the car)

You give credit to everyone else for what they've done and accomplished;but why cant you give honor to God for the creation of the universe?

2006-12-19 07:25:30 · 11 answers · asked by Maurice H 6

what was used as calender dates, as no one knew when Christ was going to be born, before hand.

2006-12-19 07:24:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous