Religion & Spirituality - 1 March 2007

22"The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23In hell,[a] where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.'

25"But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. 26And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.'

27"He answered, 'Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my father's house, 28for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.'
29"Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let

2007-03-01 18:56:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was raised in the Catholic church and still belong, gone to several bible studies, born again and had many awesome spiritual experiences along the way. My faith used to be extremely strong.

Now, for the past few years I have been having growing doubt. First it started with my daughter having her doubts then telling me she was agnostic. Then lately I have become disallutioned by the leaders in this country with their beliefs and idiology that I used to look up to.

Now I question what I really believe in. Is the story of Jesus raising from the dead really true? I ask myself that but I still have a little seed faith that I am clinging to that it is true. Otherwise I would not be able to stay in the church and receive the Eucharist. Maybe I should not be allowed even do that. I don't know if it is a sin to receive if I have so little faith?

When I look back I can't believe how far away I am from what I used to believe. I wish I could force myself to believe but I don't know how?

2007-03-01 18:53:36 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can anyone explain to me the significance of lighting a candle in church to remember someone by. Where does this tradition come from, Is it mentioned in the bible? Is there a story to this? I would be interested to know and happy to give ten points to anyone who can shed light on this.

Urban

2007-03-01 18:51:52 · 3 answers · asked by urbanrt 3

We can never praise God for everything He has given us, but we can try. Write your thankfulness and praises for Him here to try to make Him happy.

2007-03-01 18:50:23 · 15 answers · asked by wijy 1

Im a little wasted so dont question my spelling or gramar,
you believe in god
you believe in someone who created you
im not trying to start an agrument
im just trying to make you think
are you that importaint just because you feel ow so alive that someone took the time to create you and
when you die everything is going to be perfect
like heaven
think about heaven
sounds pretty good
did you make it up in your mind
is that a place where you feel comfortable
in control
every thing is "a ok"
life is not "a ok"
life is change
life is death
life is not fair
is there no answer except within yourself?
look at what you are
who told you about christianity
who made you believe
i am not trying to give you a hard time about what you believe
i am trying to make you think
with your own mind
the christian question is
How Good Is heaven?
Is everything perfect in heaven?
Will you be safe in Heaven for ever?
Does god make you feel good?

if im stirring up contoversey
i guess someone has to
impermanence

2007-03-01 18:48:21 · 15 answers · asked by ddcass 3

What would you call that Spark, ?
(my words mind you might not be the best description).
Some say in conception we start another life, Cells meet. multiply etc.
So what is the Start, that jump starting spark.
That goes out when we die.

2007-03-01 18:44:56 · 10 answers · asked by A Lady Dragon 5

I am a Christian, have an opinion on the subject, but have never studied the scriptures enough to know what the Bible actually dictates. Can anyone shed some light on that for me?

2007-03-01 18:41:50 · 21 answers · asked by Liz 1

would you then believe that the Bible is the true Word of God? Would you accept the Bible, is the perfect,infallible truth? Would you accept Jesus as the only way to God, like the Bible says?
****because I can.

2007-03-01 18:41:47 · 8 answers · asked by Erin 3

Fear of God makes one wise. I don't understand how it is that people ask questions or give answers that are so offensive to God.

Unbelievers, what if you are wrong about God? What if He gets tired of your aweful remarks and decides to make an example of you? Doesn't the thought of that put some fear in your heart and mind?

"It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God."
(Hebrews 10:31)

2007-03-01 18:40:56 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just a thought. Romans to me are the most gorgeous men creatures on earth,Silly question i,ll probably get a silly ans,

2007-03-01 18:40:43 · 3 answers · asked by becca 2

For praying 5 times a day, and what are all those poses about?

2007-03-01 18:39:35 · 12 answers · asked by sk|TTLes™ 6

2007-03-01 18:37:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

or do they still want the same respect as other women?

2007-03-01 18:35:32 · 7 answers · asked by chris t 1

Even if its a 100% correct and polite answer you get reported.
Anyone else find this comical?

2007-03-01 18:35:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

and he condemns you for having worshipped a false god?

2007-03-01 18:32:19 · 15 answers · asked by Brendan G 4

2007-03-01 18:29:48 · 18 answers · asked by Alucard 4

If not, then what originates psychic abilities? The Mind? The foot gland?

2007-03-01 18:28:52 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

In that arid land, will the people leave behind hatred, greed ,avarice, all that is negative? if not, what will they achieve there?

2007-03-01 18:28:28 · 12 answers · asked by kumarcl 5

2007-03-01 18:28:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-01 18:27:11 · 6 answers · asked by Mr Hex Vision 7

I need God to change my bf. I want him to come closer to God . I want him to treat me better, to understand me. Thank you in advance and God bless you. Also If you need me to pray for you please write down what it is you want me to pray about and I will Thanx again and may God always be with you!

2007-03-01 18:26:45 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I feel the urge to learn more of this wise purple one, who speaks a langauge of jibberish to me...

2007-03-01 18:24:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-01 18:22:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do twins represent a soul that has split, or do each twin still have several souls?

2007-03-01 18:20:22 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-01 18:18:29 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please dont post scriptures, i just want your understanding of what a Soul is.

Thankyou.

2007-03-01 18:15:29 · 22 answers · asked by A Lady Dragon 5

is He unstable? What if you get to Heaven and the angry, vengeful, smiting and genocidal OT God is back in charge?!

2007-03-01 18:13:09 · 10 answers · asked by Brendan G 4

"Wives Submit to your husbands in everything."

Our culture has tagged this as negative and insulting.
Can anybody think of why this is actually a beautiful word used in the above biblical quote context?

2007-03-01 18:12:40 · 11 answers · asked by 10 Point Shoe-In 3

We have no idea how He really looked, so aren’t these “images” just coincidently reminiscent of 16th Century European artist's loose interpretations of how THEY felt He looked?

2007-03-01 18:11:22 · 16 answers · asked by John Matthews 2

2007-03-01 18:10:22 · 14 answers · asked by ? 4