Religion & Spirituality - 18 February 2007

The Internet is a tool of Satan!!!

2007-02-18 01:20:45 · 27 answers · asked by Jimmy Page 2

2007-02-18 01:18:09 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

The word satan referred to an accuser, especially in a law court (plaintiff). The name lucifer was the old name the planet venus (the morning or day star) and the first use was in reference to the king of babylon, who was compared to the morning star for his beauty, untill his arrogance caused his downfall and the downfall of babylon. Beelzebub (or baalzebub) was the pagan god of the philistine city of Ekron. The word daemon (demon, devil) meant any divinity ranking between men and gods. It also meant a guardian spirit, inspiring or inner spirit. The word Belial (also used to denote the supposed fallen angel) simply means something or someone who is useless or wicked.So why do people feel it's necessary to make up a spiritual bad guy to blame for their own bad decisions. No devil, demon, satan or whatever makes men do bad things, they are more than capable of doing evil all on their own. Even the idea of hell is a recent addition, based on hades of mythology and sheol (a grave).

2007-02-18 01:15:15 · 15 answers · asked by Enigma®Ragnarökin' 7

...that the bible hasnt been meddled with since it was not written by jesus himself but rather his followers moreover many many yrs after his cruxification...so wad if the infos were wrong? What if they intentionally changed some infos? What can you do except to deny all the way that the bible is the truth, in the 1st place without any solid evidence?...Im not dissing you people, but jus that if u can disbelieve the da vinci code becuz its not proven, why cant i ask this question?...becuz ther is not a single proof that only the words of jesus are purely found in the bible...lets say u love ur galfren so much, and i ask u to write a book about her...i bet u will exaggerate about ur galfren to a very high extent...cuz u love her n wanna put her into good light...so same could have happened to bible?

2007-02-18 01:11:52 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-18 01:06:48 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-18 01:05:26 · 12 answers · asked by Jimmy Page 2

Let's debate sensibly

2007-02-18 01:00:18 · 20 answers · asked by akband 4

2007-02-18 00:57:39 · 12 answers · asked by Bullet 1

2007-02-18 00:53:59 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-18 00:53:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-18 00:53:05 · 11 answers · asked by Wing commander 3

Im not sure how to ask this question but ill give it a go.

If Jesus was a Jew, Then why are Catholics the most prominent and well known religion? Why is the Head of the Church, the Catholic HQ in the Vatican City?

Why would Judaisim not be considered to be the religion to follow if Jesus was a Jew?


I think you should get the jist of what Im trying to ask.
Thanks.

2007-02-18 00:52:08 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am just curious..I am a Christian

2007-02-18 00:45:32 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Yeah, this question is kind of morbid, but I was thinking the other day how I would like my funeral to be. I don't want it to be this big sad occasion with everyone sobbing and crying and looking at me in a coffin. I want to have a party. A lunch, where everyone gets to come and talk about me in a good sense, remembering what I did during my life and how I acted. I plan on being cremated, and I don't want prayers said over me (I'm an atheist). Instead I want poetry read that I have written, or that others have written. I'd just rather people not be sad at my funeral.

2007-02-18 00:44:46 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Don't you love your child?

Does God love his children? If God knew(since he is all knowing, right?) that if he showed adam and eve the fruit, they would eat the fruit and damn the human race, why would he present the fruit to them?

2007-02-18 00:44:19 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

eg Drinking? The Pastor told the congregation that he can suspend you if you commit sin, is this right because I was under the belief otherwise. I could understand if you hit the Pastor or to that extreme, but surely is this correct?

2007-02-18 00:44:06 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

did you find fasting helpful with your connection with God, was there meaning to your fasting?

2007-02-18 00:43:25 · 8 answers · asked by noodle 3

http://atheism.about.com/b/a/258698.htm

2007-02-18 00:43:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please answer that A.S.A.P.! Thanks very much!!

2007-02-18 00:41:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please answer that. Thanks very much!!

2007-02-18 00:39:53 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

My favorite poker player is Jewish, and I know a lot of Jewish people who play poker...is it a sin or only to Christians?

2007-02-18 00:31:59 · 5 answers · asked by Rocker Chic 1

2007-02-18 00:29:36 · 25 answers · asked by b n r 2

2007-02-18 00:28:08 · 1 answers · asked by Mike R 1

God knows what is and will be. So He knows which path, to hell or heaven, I will take. This leaves me only with the illusion of free will, and a lifetime of hanging around on this planet, which is like some big christian-filter for sorting out the good ones (although He already knows how it is going to turn out).

Why does He bother with the whole life charade? Does He like game shows?

2007-02-18 00:26:13 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-18 00:24:16 · 15 answers · asked by gasp 4

could it be that they evolved to successively higher levels?

2007-02-18 00:19:47 · 27 answers · asked by Brendan G 4

Is it stupid to rebuild New Orleans when global warming is going to cover it in water in 50 years, and no levy will stop it.

2007-02-18 00:19:09 · 3 answers · asked by theFo0t 3

which of these categories applies, if not one of these name another

2007-02-18 00:18:11 · 16 answers · asked by gasp 4

Allaah chose him even though he had grown up as an orphan and was illiterate, knowing neither how to read or write. All good qualities and virtues were perfected in him, to the point of ultimate perfection. All these good qualities were combined and firmly established in him, something which no one else can attain except the Prophets whom Allaah protected and guided. This combination of perfect qualities is one of the greatest proofs of the truth of his Prophethood (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).

The revelation of Allaah was bestowed upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). The Angel of Revelation, Jibreel (Gabriel), who is recognized by all the People of the Bo
ok [Jews and Christians], came to him, and when he received revelation, there were unusual effects on him that indicated the intensity of the effort involved in receiving the Message of Allaah from Jibreel, upon whom be peace. His Companions witnessed this when he received Revelation and they believed that the revelation was something that came from an outside source and was beyond his control; it came to him from (Allaah), the Wise and Praiseworthy.

Allaah supported the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) with physical miracles, with which he challenged his people. Among the most important of these were the splitting of the moon and the Night Journey to Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem). They were unable to match these miracles, and so they were a decisive, divine testimony to the truth of his Prophethood (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).

Allaah supported him with miracles and evidence for people of reason and understanding, the greatest of which was the Qur’aan. This was the greatest sign, which contains in its pages miracles of both style and content, which all of mankind cannot match or imitate, even if they gather together for that purpose. This is clear from the statements of the most eloquent of the Arabs, who were completely unable to match it. The Qur’aan was – and centuries later still is, praise be to Allaah – an eternal miracle as is evident in its brilliant style, its information about the Unseen, its fulfilment of the promises of Allaah, the superiority of its laws, and the fact that its rulings are appropriate for every time and place – in addition to the fact that it has such a moving impact on people’s hearts.

The Qur’aan refers to the signs and proofs surrounding the person of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), which testify to his truthfulness. For example, he was free of sin and trivial spitefulness; he grew up illiterate in the Arabian Peninsula, and did not receive any religious knowledge from beyond its borders, nor did he spend time acquiring any religious knowledge. When he reached the age of forty, he brought divine knowledge that none of the earlier or later generations could produce. He also received special protection and care from Allaah, which kept him safe at times of crisis; if it were not for this protection he would most certainly have been doomed to destruction. None of this could have happened except to one who was truly sent from Allaah.

His coming was foretold in the Tawraat (Torah) and Injeel (Gospel), and some of the People of the Book saw that these prophecies applied in totality to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), which led them to embrace Islam. There are still passages in the Bible, in both the Old and New Testaments, in the versions that are accepted by the People of the Book, that clearly refer to the Prophethood of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) – for example in the Gospel of Barnabas, which is considered by Christians to be the most authentic Gospel.

The Message of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was not unique to him, but was in nature and content similar to the message brought by other Messengers before him. Allaah had sent Prophets and Messengers, such as Moosa (Moses), ‘Eesa (Jesus) and others, to the Children of Israel, and great numbers had believed in them and borne witness to the truth of their Books, which were similar in general terms to the message brought by the Qur’aan. This was eloquent testimony to the truth of the Message with which he was sent, especially as it belonged to the same type of Message to whose truth they had testified.

When Allaah sent Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) with the same Message as the Prophets who had come before him, the Qur’aan came to confirm their Books and their Prophethood, and to call people to believe in them. So when the People of the Book disbelieved in him and his Book, it meant that they were disbelieving in their own Books and Messengers. As the Qur’aan contained the same principles as their books, and confirmed them, this meant that it was the least likely to be fabricated or to have come from a source other than Allaah, because all of them came from Allaah, may He be exalted.

In summary, then, the proof of truthfulness is quite clear in this case. The evidence is there both in (historical) reports and on the grounds of common sense. This will cure the ill (i.e., the one who has doubts) and quench the thirst (of the one who longs for knowledge), as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “… Indeed, there has come to you from Allaah a Light (prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)) and a plain Book (the Qur’aan), wherewith Allaah guides all those who seek His Good Pleasure to ways of peace, and He brings them out of darkness by His Will unto light, and guides them to a Straight Way” [al-Maa’idah 5:15-16].

In order to provide the Christian mentioned in the question with proof and evidence, it should be sufficient to give him a translation of the meanings of the Qur’aan. If he believes, then praise be to Allaah, and if he turns away, then destroy not yourself in sorrow for him (cf. Faatir 35:8). Allaah leaves astray whom He will and guides whom He will, and He is the Most Knowing of Guides.

2007-02-18 00:12:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

With so much energy being wasted on letting each other's religion down a study of all the holy books will make a difference

2007-02-18 00:12:28 · 17 answers · asked by akband 4