Religion & Spirituality - 8 April 2007

John 10:30 I and my Father are one.

John 14:28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

2007-04-08 21:12:04 · 18 answers · asked by mwj81 2

2007-04-08 21:08:10 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

then why does he give a baby life and take that baby within a few hours,days,weeks, or months,they say it takes you when its your time to go then why give that baby life in the first place.They also say he lets you live your life the way you make it and that depends on wether or not you get to heaven or hell,then why does he allow all the madness in the other countries,some of the children are brought up into this and dont know anything else,such as child soldiers,thats not their fault.can someone please explain.

2007-04-08 21:06:51 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

So many of my christian friends have betrayed me. It's so not fair. I have done nothing wrong, but now I only have a few friends left. Is it God's will? Hey! I'm hurting myself! Why me?!

2007-04-08 21:05:45 · 17 answers · asked by Mariah L 1

2007-04-08 21:00:58 · 5 answers · asked by claire 1

The Bible says that when one speaks in tongues, there must be someone to interpret. But, I have a problem.
When I have heard this "speaking in tongues", it sounded like gibberish. I thought, how can one interpret gibberish? But somone always came up with what they said was the interpretation.
I always wondered, do you REALLY know what you're "saying"? Aren't you ever afraid that you are really cursing God? After all, Satan can disguise himself as an angel of light, so I would imagine he could also disguise himself as the Holy Spirit, making people say things that, if they really knew what they were saying, they would rather cut out their tongues than say it.
Do you speak in tongues? Interpret tongues? How do you know what you are saying, or that it's the truth?
What about where Paul says that one should seek the gift of prophecy rather than tongues, that tongues is only to edify the believers, or that UNKNOWN tongues is to be used only in the privacy of your room?

2007-04-08 21:00:09 · 17 answers · asked by mormon_4_jesus 7

2007-04-08 20:59:07 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can i go murder someone then rape a person then steal my neighbors wife and still be forgiven

2007-04-08 20:57:25 · 16 answers · asked by Volcom57 1

my fiance and i are the godparents of my niece. he is lutheran and i am catholic, although we are not practicing any religion at the moment. my sister wanted to baptize the baby catholic. my question is, is it ok that my fiance is lutheran? can he still help with the baptizm even if he doenst convert? how strict is catolisizm in that area?

2007-04-08 20:56:38 · 12 answers · asked by married1 2

why doees the bible always change its beliefs can't they just stick to one thing.....every couple of years the bible changes... i'm starting to wonder why they cant just stick to one thing. why are there so many different versions of the bible. which is the right one?
every bible says somthing differebnt and it seems that christianity is changing as the century changes. like before christailns used to be covered (nuns) but now it seems chritians are changing within time. ...
could someone plz explain to me what's happening?!?!?

2007-04-08 20:55:18 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

God says: there should be no one before me. I alone is your Lord and God. I am the Alpha and the Omega. The First and the Last.
but catholic created MOTHER of god!!!

2007-04-08 20:53:07 · 26 answers · asked by efurong 2

If so, why?

2007-04-08 20:49:59 · 22 answers · asked by Truth7 4

The human body is extremely intracate and the human brain is incredible. How could anyone think that the answer to our creation could be anything other then that, creation? Just interested in your thoughts. Blood flowing through our veins, the skeletal system, skin, the numerous "systems," breathing, it's all things that we take for granted or overlook on a daily basis but they are all so important for us to go about our days.

2007-04-08 20:44:48 · 24 answers · asked by Jason 3

After the Easter vigil I recieved a certificate saying I had completed RCIA. I was baptised during the vigil, so I don't have a baptisim certificate and need one for different things.

2007-04-08 20:43:18 · 3 answers · asked by fuzzbunny21 1

If the Greeks were the ones who translated...and the Catholic Church decided what books were put into the bible...and what was left out....don't you think we could have all been misled?
By translation and hidden books?

2007-04-08 20:40:23 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-08 20:34:18 · 20 answers · asked by shit 1

When Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, why did God lie about what the outcome would be (Genesis 2:17,9) while the serpent told the truth (Genesis 3:5,22)?

2007-04-08 20:33:08 · 31 answers · asked by Edward Stapleton 1

In the battle of Badr, Muhammad beheaded 800 jewish prisoners who wouldn't convert to islam. The jews who survived the mass islamic beheading were the ones who converted to islam.

Pope Ratswhatever made an issue of this...the only thing worthwhile the stupid old man has done. The pope was criticizing the very existance of such a doctrine...that is...a doctrine that legitamizes forced relgious afflitation.

How do muslims defend this? They just deny it. Here's how the game is played -

"why forced conversions in islam"

there are no forced conversions

"of course there are...it started with muhammad beheading prisoners who didn't convert"

"that wasn't a forced conversion...let me explain...(as if there ever could ever be any explaination)".

2007-04-08 20:32:26 · 14 answers · asked by PragmaticMan 1

Isaiah 7:14, "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel."

2007-04-08 20:30:46 · 8 answers · asked by mwj81 2

2007-04-08 20:26:51 · 9 answers · asked by U-98 6

When I say imposing, I mean bossy, quick with petty, unsolicited advice, pride, judgemental, etc. Aren't we as Christians supposed to be known for our humility?

2007-04-08 20:21:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Christianity, Judaism, and Islam seem to have a lot in common....for example all 3 religions recognize a man named "Adam" to be the first man created by "God" and that he is a prophet. All 3 of these religions originated in the same geographic region...

Personally I am none of these religions, I think fundamental religion is pretty lame...although I respect people that are true to their religion, have their own personal relationships with god, and don't preach their views on everyone and try to convert people....but I want to hear from people why these 3 religions, which have a lot in common, are torn by such hatred for each other?

I want intelligent answers please...

2007-04-08 20:19:44 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do the Romans worship Jesus if they were the ones who killed him? Feels like something is missing in history. Why do they worship someone they wanted dead?

2007-04-08 20:12:27 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

what's the purpose of even giving rules to live by? honestly, if they are as arbitrarily laid out by god as christians would have you believe, without any connection to rules man might have wanted. wouldn't it make more sense to just leave it at accepting christ as your savior. think about it. we have the ten commandments. but even if we follow the ten commandments, it doesn't matter because good deeds won't get us into heaven. by that logic, there's no real reason to define sin as being anything other than denying christ. what do you think?

2007-04-08 20:11:02 · 20 answers · asked by just curious (A.A.A.A.) 5

close friend goads me to try to get me to go to church, any ideas to argue him up, and make him become atheist?

help him see the light of no god

2007-04-08 20:06:57 · 19 answers · asked by Zapking 2

Ok I've celebrated the "Easter" holiday all my life. The history behind the holiday was explained very well to me as a child and as an adult. The subject of the goddess of fertility came up MANY times. It was explained that as pagans converted to Christianity they changed over their holidays to Christian holidays, and they gave things new meanings. For example, the Christmas tree was once a pagan symbol, but now Christians see the tree as a symbol, not only of Christ's birth, but his death. ( he was laid in a manger and and died on a cross) And, on easter we chose to celebrate his resurrection. Maybe our time isn't perfected, but the point is to celebrate it together as a body, and hay... decorating eggs and trees is fun.

God made eggs and God made trees, so there can't be anything wrong with Christians enjoying them.

What do you think?

2007-04-08 20:02:38 · 14 answers · asked by Sweetseve 2

2007-04-08 20:02:29 · 8 answers · asked by KrishanRam(Jitendra k) 3

John 10-28-30 (Two gods)
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.
30 I and my Father are one. (Jesus + god= 2 gods)

John 17:21-22-23 (Fourteen gods)
21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one. (God + Jesus + 12 disciples=14 gods)
23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

2007-04-08 19:55:36 · 29 answers · asked by Punter 2

2007-04-08 19:48:47 · 7 answers · asked by catwomanmeeeeow 6

2007-04-08 19:47:20 · 7 answers · asked by KrishanRam(Jitendra k) 3