Religion & Spirituality - 3 March 2007

2007-03-03 13:49:40 · 17 answers · asked by xplodis 1

Heaven is described to be a place of eternal "life". That is, a place where our identity, and thus freedoms, continue eternally. If we have no freedoms, then we are robots and thus we are not ourselves...we are not living.

What if your in heaven and you object to the eternal torment of hell your unfortunate parents are enduring. Every moment you live, your mother is being roasted alive only to be revived for more eternal roasting.

Wouldnt you continue to pettition God to at least spare them the suffering? If God got sick of your whining, could he kick you out of heaven?

2007-03-03 13:48:59 · 24 answers · asked by PragmaticMan 1

2007-03-03 13:48:07 · 13 answers · asked by WWTSD? 5

First I want to say thankyou for the previous people that answered my question before ...
Still I am not convinced .. I want to be saved , but I think I resisted Gods calling for salvation .. I told him yes a bunch of times cause I didnt want to tell God no . Now I think I am just permanently lost ...
I asked Jesus to save me in July cause I was scared I wasnt saved , i would go to church & get excited . Now I dont get excited when I go & I dont even read my Bible much anymore . Im sorry for eveything Ive done ... I dont knwo what to do

2007-03-03 13:45:40 · 46 answers · asked by Anonymous

How do you think the other Baptist churches differ from our doctrine? I'm not putting them down, we are all Baptists and Christians, I'm just curious. Thanks. God Bless

2007-03-03 13:42:11 · 8 answers · asked by the pink baker 6

and does the fact of demographic-influenced religion support that notion of brainwashing?

Demographic Influenced Religion:
"I am so lucky to have been born and raised where the main religion is the one true religion"

or

"I am the same religion as my parents, or the same religion that I was brought up in"

or

"I just changed one delusion (religion) for another, because my demographic is a delusion-oriented area (The Southern and Midwestern United States and Afghanistan)"

2007-03-03 13:41:33 · 20 answers · asked by The Burninator 1

2007-03-03 13:40:36 · 11 answers · asked by Contemplative Monkey 3

Remember....
A thought
A little white lie
Treating someone bad
Cussing

all these things are included..

2007-03-03 13:40:21 · 24 answers · asked by Dixie 6

The primitives who invented the myth of hell created this myth using the most terrifying substance of torture their less developed brains could image...fire.

What if the primitives knew of radiation! Melting into a freakish 3 toed-gorey mess! I think, if our primitive ancestors knew of this terrifying force, they would have created a hell of nuclear radiation where you bloat-up and freakishly contort to death.

2007-03-03 13:39:39 · 8 answers · asked by PragmaticMan 1

Mine is sending energy towards something you want or need and a way to become in sync with the universe

How about you?

2007-03-03 13:39:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-03 13:38:26 · 11 answers · asked by DBA GODZY 3

Okay, I consider myself to be a fairly intelligent person so why believe in something if it doesn't make sense to me? If there is no proof after I searched near and far then why would I believe? This isn't a question of whether or not their is proof.

Point is that I find that a personal God is logically impossible. Am I to throw away my findings, surrender my brain, and have faith that something so absurd to me is true? Am I to believe the man in the alleyway that tells me he is Jesus? Am I to believe the drug addict that tells me he needs money to get gas? Am I to be gulible just because someone says I should?

What about the fact that everyone of every religion, Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Hindui claims that their belief is proven and the right one? Christians can’t even get all of their stories straight; some believe in the trinity, hell, and some don’t.

Am I suppose to respect your beliefs when you tell me if I don't I will burn in hell for the rest of time?

2007-03-03 13:37:09 · 31 answers · asked by Oshihana 2

who knows about the black pope?

2007-03-03 13:34:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

It's based on the book written by Neale Donald Walsh. I read the book some years ago, and truthfully, i dont remember much of it. I'm going to read it again tomorrow. I was wondering if anybody knew if the movie was Neale's true life story. It was a great movie.

2007-03-03 13:33:08 · 5 answers · asked by -skrowzdm- 4

Should the Bible be used to direct science and history?

and would the World be a better place if everyone in the World became a Christian and all governments used the Scripture as the final authority on law, government, diplomacy?

What if there was a archaeological dig somewhere that absolutely proved the Bible and Christianity so that the whole World would just have to believe - Currently, still, about 4 billion people do not believe (The other 2 billion call themselves Christian, but about half of them are cults)...

Would this make Christians who believe without any evidence (like us modern Christians) jealous, because those people believed with evidence while we believed only by faith?

2007-03-03 13:31:31 · 22 answers · asked by The Burninator 1

I feel that Witches have a better connection to God then most Christians do.
I was wanting to know if it is possible for a christian to Worship God and be a Witch? Like Worship the way Witches do, but not cast bad spells or whatever.

Please if you have nothing nice to say don't say anything at all!

2007-03-03 13:31:30 · 30 answers · asked by Kooky 1

and is this what keeps the American economy going?

2007-03-03 13:31:10 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

.....when god filled you with his sticky divine spirit?

2007-03-03 13:29:42 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

One person who knows not the love of Christ, called me a christian. I know they know not Christ because through their words I hear evil. The book says to judge not for with your judgement you will be judged. It's very hard not to judge these people, but I'm not the judge, god is. How do some others feel?

2007-03-03 13:27:14 · 13 answers · asked by Skipper 3

Religious leaders wouldnt have the tool of negative reinforcement anymore, and we all know how powerful that is...even your dog fido knows how effective it is.

2007-03-03 13:26:59 · 18 answers · asked by PragmaticMan 1

Points to Ponder About the Flood and Noah’s Ark
By Dr. Kent Hovind

Second Peter 3:3–8 tells us that people who scoff at the Bible are "willingly ignorant" of the Creation and the Flood. In order to understand science and the Bible, we must not be ignorant of those two great events in Earth’s history.

1. Over 500 Flood legends from all parts of the world have been found. Most have similarities to the Genesis account.

2. Noah’s ark was built only to float, not to ail anywhere. Many ark scholars believe that the ark was a "barge" shape, not a pointed "boat" shape. This would greatly increase the cargo capacity. Scoffers have pointed out that the largest sailing ships were less than 300 feet because of the problem of twisting and flexing the boat. These ships had giant masts and sails to catch the wind. Noah’s ark needed neither of those and therefore had far less torsional stress.

3. Even using the small 18-inch cubit (my height is 6'1" and I have a 21- nch cubit), the ark was large enough to hold all the required animals, people, and food with room to spare.

4. The length-to-width ratio of 6 to 1 is what shipbuilders today often use. This is the best ratio for stability in stormy weather.

5. The ark may have had a "moon-pool" in the center. The larger ships would have a hole in the center of the bottom of the boat with walls extending up into the ship. There are several reasons for this feature: a) It allowed water to go up into the hole as the ship crested waves. This would be needed to relieve strain on longer ships. b) The rising and lowering water acted as a piston to ump fresh air in and out of the ship. This would prevent the buildup of dangerous gasses from all the animals on board. c) The hole was a great place to dump waste into the ocean without going outside.

6. The ark may have had large drogue (anchor) stones suspended over the sides to keep it more stable in rough weather. Many of these tones have been ound in the region where the ark landed.

7. Noah lived for 950 years. Many Bible scholars believe the pre-Flood people were much larger than modern man. Skeletons over 11 feet tall have been found. If Noah were taller, his cubit (elbow to fingertip) would have been much larger also. This would make the ark larger by the same ratio.

8. God told Noah to bring two of each kind (seven of some), not of each species or variety. Noah had only two of the dog kind, which would include the wolves, coyotes, foxes, mutts, etc. The "kind" grouping is probably closer to our modern family division in taxonomy, and would greatly reduce the number of animals on the ark. Animals have diversified into many varieties in the last 4,400 years since the Flood. This diversification is not anything similar to great claims that the evolutionists teach.

9. Noah did not have to get the animals. God brought them to him (Genesis 6:20, "shall come to thee").

10. Only land- welling, air-breathing animals had to be included on the ark ("in which is the breath of life," Genesis 7:15,22).

11. Many animals sleep, hibernate, or become very inactive during bad weather.

12. All animals (and people) were vegetarian before and during the Flood according to Genesis 1:20–30 with Genesis 9:3.

13. The pre-Flood people were probably much smarter and more advanced than people today. The longer life spans, Adam’s direct contact with God, and the fact that they could glean the wisdom of many generations that were still alive would greatly expand their knowledge base.

14. The Bible says that the highest mountains were covered by 15 cubits [20 feet] of water (Genesis 7:20). This is half the height of the ark. The ark was safe from scraping bottom at all times.

15. The large mountains, as we have them (today, did not exist until after the Flood when "the mountains arose and the valleys sank down" (Psalm 104:5–9; Genesis 8:3–8).

16. There is enough water in the oceans right now to cover the earth 8,000 feet deep if the surface of the earth were smooth.

17. Many claim to have seen the ark in recent times in the area in which the Bible says it landed. There are two primary schools of thought about the actual site of the ark. Much energy and time have been expended to prove both views. Some believe the ark is on Mt. Ararat, covered by snow (CBS showed a one-hour special in 1993 about this site). Others believe the ark is seventeen miles south of Mt. Ararat in a valley called "the valley of eight" (eight souls on the ark). The Bible says the ark landed in the "mountains" of Ararat, not necessarily on the mountain itself.

18. The continents were not separated until 100–300 years after the Flood (Genesis 10:25). The people and animals had time to migrate anywhere on earth by then.

19. The top 3,000 feet of Mt. Everest (26,000 –29,000 feet) is made up of sedimentary rock packed with seashells and other oceandwelling animals.

20. Sedimentary rock is found all over the world. Sedimentary rock is formed in water.

21. Petrified clams in the closed position (found all over the world) testify to their rapid burial while they were still alive, even on top of Mount Everest.

22. Bent rock layers, fossil graveyards, and polystrata fossils are best explained by a Flood.

23. People choose to not believe in the Flood because it speaks of the judgment of God on sin (2 Peter 3:3–8). (24:38,39 continued)

2007-03-03 13:26:20 · 10 answers · asked by NONAME 3

2007-03-03 13:26:03 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Seems like a very wargod thing to do.

2007-03-03 13:25:35 · 19 answers · asked by Haiku Hanna 3

How do you react when this happens?

Love and blessings!

2007-03-03 13:25:19 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-03 13:24:33 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

to me, that indicates that deep down inside they know they dont really believe their religion is true at all because if they REALLY believed in their religion they would be comfortable and peaceful even against any criticism or questions.

2007-03-03 13:24:01 · 34 answers · asked by rihannsu 2

2007-03-03 13:23:35 · 3 answers · asked by fred6636 2

2007-03-03 13:22:54 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Atheists like to say they have "no belief" in God, when in actuality the "believe" there is no God. This belief requires faith.

2007-03-03 13:21:26 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Matthew 9:6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.

2007-03-03 13:21:22 · 7 answers · asked by Holy Holly 5