Religion & Spirituality - 1 January 2007

Jesus used parables often in his sermons. How do we know that the creation story isn't a parable for the human heart and how susceptible we are to evil?

2007-01-01 13:14:52 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

In terms of psychology.

2007-01-01 13:14:03 · 8 answers · asked by Passion 3

2007-01-01 13:13:04 · 16 answers · asked by JabbaTheButt 2

Would it go to heaven because he hasn't sinned?

What about plants? They don't sin!

2007-01-01 13:12:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Assuming you believe you know the "Truth," why, in your opinion, do others not see things the way you do? What sets you apart in such an elite class?

((This applies to any religion as well as Atheism))

2007-01-01 13:12:04 · 15 answers · asked by Eleventy 6

2007-01-01 13:11:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Christians believe the Jesus Christ will come down to the word in His second coming to end life as we know it. What do Mulims believe? Do they have a Messiah that will save them? What is there plan for the end of the world as we know it?

2007-01-01 13:09:33 · 10 answers · asked by JoJo The Frisco Fireman 2

2007-01-01 13:09:27 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-01 13:07:54 · 37 answers · asked by sfumato1002 3

What have i personally ever done to you?

2007-01-01 13:07:26 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you do can i play dot to dot then? Oh and whats hail mary?

2007-01-01 13:05:59 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

From what I heard those guys did more editing than the Real World staff. I could make Brad Pitt say "I'm...gay," with the right editing.

2007-01-01 13:03:58 · 15 answers · asked by Atlas 6

I remember my first time, but I don't remember why. See if you can help.?
My family and I started using this brand new trash container about 2 1/2 ago. I remember the first time I used it I thought, "Man, this makes sense." Finding out I was patentable is another story, Well, after using this trash container for 2 1/2 years, we have seemed to forgotten the difficulties of using a contemporary trash container. Please give this some thought. First of all, have you ever had a hard time holding the container to the floor as you are removing the trash bag, even if you're not disabled this proves to be difficult at times. What's the cause of that problem? 2nd problem, we all know that they sometimes smell like trash. Third, are these problems worth fixing, 4th If you could! Would Making it E-Z make scents?

2007-01-01 13:02:58 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

a site that has baptism certificates in Spanish, In the Name of Jesus, For free. Like a copy paste sort of thing?

2007-01-01 13:02:53 · 1 answers · asked by Gods Girl...check my new profile 3

2007-01-01 13:02:15 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

in the quran it speaks of god naming jesus as the messiah at surah 3:40 so who is allah and what is name?

2007-01-01 13:01:02 · 10 answers · asked by gary d 4

Jesus used parables often in his sermons. How do we know that the creation story isn't a parable for the human heart and how susceptible we are to evil?

2007-01-01 12:58:59 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-01 12:58:39 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

i just found out my best friend has a serious disease and he's dying :(...he's a strong christian and i know we'll be together in heaven but its hard knowing he's dying and he lives 6 hours away...please pray for him..he's having an M. R. I. done on the 9th...please pray for him...even if its just once...thank you <><

2007-01-01 12:57:53 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have an imaginary God, and I am perfectly content with the one I got; but recently some church people were energetically cajoling me and asserting that their God is real.

When I informed them that I have an imaginary God they said "Why have an imaginary one when you can have a real one?"

But this begs the question, just thinking your God is real doesn't make it real; and why can't you be just as happy if you acknowledge that yours may possibly be imaginary like mine? Why can't we all be reasonable? Then again -- I would be amenable to looking at some of their scientific evidence, if they have some, showing that their God is indeed real.

I think we call all get along.

2007-01-01 12:56:51 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-01 12:56:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

that his destiny is to be left behind and become either one of the 144,000, or a martyr? He also has fallen away from church and has become very busy in his life. He believes that Jesus is His Savior but is not really walking in the Christian walk. I have tried to speak to him but he seems convinced that he's destined to tough it out in the tribulation. All I can do is pray. Is it perhaps he feels guilt, or not fully convinced that Jesus fully loves him, or that God is looking down on him. I have pondered with the reasons why he should believe what he does. It makes no sense to me. Any helpful opinions out there?

2007-01-01 12:53:59 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

in one verse it says Allah is the only protector. in another verse it says that the Jin protect. in one verse it says that the Jin cannot kill and in another it says they do kill. there is also contradiction about who was the first Muslim.

so which i ask you?

what is the role of Jin?
who was the first Muslim?

2007-01-01 12:53:53 · 9 answers · asked by ? 4

Religious beliefs and practices of the Jews. One of the three great monotheistic world religions, Judaism began as the faith of the ancient Hebrews, and its sacred text is the Hebrew Bible, particularly the Torah. Fundamental to Judaism is the belief that the people of Israel are God's chosen people, who must serve as a light for other nations. God made a covenant first with Abraham and then renewed it with Isaac, Jacob, and Moses. The worship of Yahweh (God) was centred in Jerusalem from the time of David. The destruction of the First Temple of Jerusalem by the Babylonians (586 BCE) and the subsequent exile of the Jews led to hopes for national restoration under the leadership of a messiah. The Jews were later allowed to return by the Persians, but an unsuccessful rebellion against Roman rule led to the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE and the Jews' dispersal throughout the world in the Jewish Diaspora. Rabbinic Judaism emerged to replace the beliefs and practices associated with the Temple at Jerusalem, as the Jews carried on their culture and religion through a tradition of scholarship and strict observance. The great body of oral law and commentaries were committed to writing in the Talmud and Mishna. The religion was maintained despite severe persecutions by many nations. Two branches of Judaism emerged in the Middle Ages: the Sephardic, centred in Spain and culturally linked with the Babylonian Jews; and the Ashkenazic, centred in France and Germany and linked with the Jewish culture of Palestine and Rome. Elements of mysticism also appeared, notably the esoteric writings of the Kabbala and, in the 18th century, the movement known as Hasidism. The 18th century was also the time of the Jewish Enlightenment (Haskala). Conservative and Reform Judaism emerged in 19th-century Germany as an effort to modify the strictness of Orthodox Judaism. By the end of the 19th century Zionism had appeared as an outgrowth of reform. European Judaism suffered terribly during the Holocaust, when millions were put to death by the Nazis, and the rising flow of Jewish emigrants to Palestine led to the declaration of the State of Israel in 1948. In the early 21st century there were nearly 15 million Jews worldwide.

2007-01-01 12:52:30 · 9 answers · asked by tubby 1

Jesus says that those who are His friends will never see death. This means that people who die in Christ are more alive in Heaven right now as we speak than you and I are here in this world.

Also, why don't Protestants think that God can provide a way for the Saints to hear our prayers and to pray to God on our behalf? We see that in the book of Revelation, the Saints are doing exactly that. And it says in the Bible "I can do ALL THINGS through Christ that strengthens me." Philipians 4:13

As far as mediating between God and man. The Catholic faith has always taught that Jesus is the one mediator but we can share in this mediation THROUGH Jesus because the Church is the body of Christ. This is why Jesus tells us to pray for each other. And we see that Paul often asked for the prayers of the Saints.

Do people think it would be right in a family if we only talked to our father and never talked to our mother or our brothers and sisters?

2007-01-01 12:51:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-01 12:51:21 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

switch it on and leave them in there (assume they aren't ever going to die, just be in great pain for all eternity). Would them not believing in you be enough?

If I had kids, I would never put them in an oven, no matter what they did to me.

Why would god [assume he exists for the moment]?

2007-01-01 12:51:16 · 12 answers · asked by Om 5

what types of things make people give a lot of money to the pastor. do I have to be good looking for the ladies?

tell me what makes you give your hard earned cash to the preacher man.

2007-01-01 12:48:45 · 16 answers · asked by whore 4 HIM 1

2007-01-01 12:48:07 · 5 answers · asked by Inquisitive125 3

2007-01-01 12:46:34 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous