Religion & Spirituality - 24 April 2007

2007-04-24 17:17:02 · 13 answers · asked by JOHN 7

Greetings all;
I am very curious to find out how you celebrate your Sabbath days. I tend to enjoy Sabbath school alot more than Divine Service or even A.Y. How about you? How do you spend the Sabbath hours, and as a youth; are there any programs you think the church should implement to re-capture our youth and young -at-heart folks back. (Thanks, God Bless)

2007-04-24 17:16:19 · 5 answers · asked by Skip2MyLoo 3

It's life in the right now, what's it like to You?

2007-04-24 17:15:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

It is abundantly clear from the story in Gen. 21:14-19 that Ishmael was a little baby at that time. Following is the documentation of this statement:

According to Gen. 16:16 Abraham was 86 years old when Ishmael was born. And according to Gen.21:5 Abraham was one hundred years old when Isaac was born. It follows that Ishmael was already fourteen years old when his younger brother Isaac was born.

According to Gen. 21:14-19, the jealousy incident took place after Issac was weaned. Biblical scholars tell us that “the child was weaned about the age of three”.

It follows that when Hagar and Ishmael were taken away Ishmael was a full grown teenager seventeen year old.

The profile of Ishmael in Gen. 21:14-19, however , is that of a small baby and not of a teenager.
Why ?

First : According to the Interpreters Bible , the original Hebrew for Gen.21:14 was “…and put the child upon her shoulder”. The same reading is rendered in the Revised Standard Edition of the Bible.

How would a mother carry a Seventeen year old teenager “upon her shoulder? Certainly he was strong enough to carry his mother !
Ishmael must have been a baby .

Second : In Gen. 21:15 we are told that Hagar “cast” the child under one of the shrubs. Again, according to this Biblical text Ishmael must have been a baby and not a seventeen year old man.

Third: In Gen. 21:16 we are told that Hagar sat away so that she may not see the death of the child before her eyes. Is that a profile of a husky seventeen year old teenager who was probably capable of being worried about his mother dying before his eyes? Or is it obviously a profile of a small helpless baby or at most a small child?

Fourth : According to Gen. 21:17, the angels told Hagar “arise lift up the lad”. Is a seventeen year old young man a proper object to be “lifted up” by a woman? Or is that a reference to a small child or baby?

Fifth: In Gen. 21:19, we are told that Hagar went to fill the bottle with water “and give the lad a drink”. One would expect a strong young man of seventeen to go and bring water to his mother instead. (Arab history has shown the miraculous well in Mecca was the first sacred spot to the Ishmaelites long before the advent of Prophet Muhammad.)

The non Jewish version of the story is fully consistent and coherent from A to Z; Ishmael was a baby and Isaac was not born yet when this incident took place. This coherence and consistency are confirmed by centuries-old traditions and even actual locations in Mecca where Hagar and Ishmael settled. This clearly implies that the real reason behind their settlement in Arabia (Paran) was not the dictation, jealousy, ego or sense of racial superiority on the part of Sarah. It was rather God’s plan; pure and simple.

It may be relevant to indicate that this issue is not the only instance of inconsistency in respect to Ishmael’s story. The Interpreters Bible compares the story of Hagar and Ishmael in Gen. 21:14-19 with that in an earlier chapter (Gen. 16:1-16) and concludes “the inclusion in Genesis of both stories so nearly alike and yet sufficiently different to be inconsistent, is one of many instances of the reluctance of the compilers to sacrifice any of the traditions which has become established in Israel.” (Interpreters Bible, ibid, p. 604)

2007-04-24 17:14:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-24 17:14:18 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous

i feel hell does not have the fire as we see... but it is a place of seperation from god.... in sense to say that God is a person with positivity and negetivity was never chosen by him... and negetivity was chosen by the satan... so i think ppl in hell will have a storng feeling of guilt burning as fire... and i also think that as god has a plan for human beings not to go to hell... even if they would have to as sinners... sake of gods love they would not... and if i can add a question to this.... if god has a plan to save the humanity wat about the angels which are fallen... is he going to save them out of his gacious love??

2007-04-24 17:13:05 · 18 answers · asked by joeldavids 1

theres only one right answer to this one

2007-04-24 17:03:49 · 14 answers · asked by trinity 5

I have a good friend and she has confessed to me a little about her beliefs. I just was wanting to know what does it mean to be a pagan ? What does this belief teach ?

2007-04-24 17:00:25 · 7 answers · asked by Jenblossom 6

That he has a book of remembrance that he has that written down in?

2007-04-24 16:58:27 · 9 answers · asked by wisdom 4

2007-04-24 16:56:18 · 18 answers · asked by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6

"For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:"
Romans 1:20

2007-04-24 16:52:08 · 14 answers · asked by JayDee 2

THIS VERSE: Chapter 15, Verse 19-30

How does the Bible view menses (menstration) ?
How does the Bible treat women who have menses ?
In the Bible we read that a menstruous woman is unclean seven days and must be "put apart". The author of the Bible argues that whoever touches her is unclean. He also argues that the bed and furniture shall become unclean when touched by a women in her menses. This discriminating law can be found in the book of Leviticus [ which belongs to the Old Testament ] , Chapter 15, Verse 19-30

VIEW THE FULL AND COMPLETE ANSWER & VERSE:
http://islamic-answers.com/how_does_the_bible_view_and_treat_women_during_their_menses__

THEY VIEW HER (menstrating woman) AS DIRTY, and everything she touches is dirty and unclean. And women, if you are married your husbands can not touch you if you are menstrating.

**And DONT say that you checked your bible, and the verse isnt there. Bcause I checked my bible (King James Version) and it was there LOUD AND CLEAR**

2007-04-24 16:51:05 · 28 answers · asked by . 3

The black stoned building in Mecca is called the Kaaba and it is located right beside the miraculous water well.

It was the first house built to worship the One God. Buit by Abraham and his first son Ishmael, who became the father of the Arabs.

"God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness(of Arabia), and became an archer." --- Genesis 2:20

The Kaaba is the most holiest Semitic spot on the earth and all Muslims face that direction in a united belief in the God of Abraham.

Whether the building is there or not, the direction of Mecca is the "Qibla" for all Muslims.

Mecca is the spot where God sent Hagar and her suckling child to permanently live….. 14 years before the birth of Isaac.

"..putting [it] on her shoulder, along with the child." --- Genesis 21:14

"and she cast the infant under one of the shrubs." --- Genesis 21:15

“Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying as he lies there. Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand, for I will make him into a great nation.” --- Genesis 21:17-18

Gods plan was to save the Ishmaelites from the disasters that were to befall the inhabitants of Jerusalem and prepare them to host the Final Prophet who would be most praiseworthy. They would be a people who would never be conquered or Hellenized. A people who would fight like wild donkeys before ever submitting. The perfect people to entrust with a divine message.

Nearby is the miraculous water well given to Hagar and the infant Ishmael.

An angel was sent down and with his wing he scooped the earth and a water well appeared by the command of God.

Muslims drink from this blessed water well and perform prayers in the holiest of holy places built by Abraham.

Unlike Judaism, women are allowed to pray equally as men in the Islamic Holy of Holies.

Mohammed was the "Moses" for the Arabs and God sent down the final Law and Revelation through him.

5 times a day you will hear the call to Prayer from the mountain tops......


“Let the wilderness of and the cities therof lift up their voice, the villages that Ke’dar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.” (Isaiah 42:11).

. Ishmael dwelt in the wilderness of “Paran”(Gen.21:21) He beget twelve sons one of whom was named “Kedar”. (Gen.25:13)





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2007-04-24 16:50:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-24 16:47:26 · 6 answers · asked by Derek J 2

Drinking a bottle of fine Russian Vodka with God? Or some cheapass schnapps with Satan?

2007-04-24 16:47:20 · 8 answers · asked by Fatty 2

I am confused about a few things. First off, if we evolved from monkies, where do you propose the monkies came from?
Also are monkies that are on the earth now just waiting to evolve into humans?
I am not trying to be sarcastic or demean your beliefs, I am just genuinely curious about some of this stuff because I was talking to someone about evolution earlier.
Thanks for your time!!!!

2007-04-24 16:47:17 · 20 answers · asked by McLovin 3

2007-04-24 16:46:58 · 9 answers · asked by sokrates 4

Have any data that sheds any light on the Lamanite proposition and so on? I'll tell ya what I know later : )

2007-04-24 16:46:32 · 9 answers · asked by nativearchdoc 3

Science clearly stated years ago that he was floating on a piece of ice and it made him look like he was floating on water. It's not because Jesus is the Lord, or any crap like that. And other "miracles" were false. He definitely did not come back from the dead. A tomb with Christ inside has been reported to have been found. His ressurection is improbable and it's like believing aliens are real, to be honest. And we have a hard time even proving he existed, never mind all of these "miracles".

2007-04-24 16:42:58 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

Since it is wrong for Christians to judge others, and Athiests are mainly objective, why is it, these two groups seem to always be at war with one another?

2007-04-24 16:42:18 · 22 answers · asked by nativearchdoc 3

My wife and I are Christian and we have a 10 month old daughter. I want her to have Christian beliefs and thoughts but I hate organized religion. I pray on my own. I thank GOD when good things happen and I pray over difficult things. I got by background from church obviously but I hate going and always have. I have always seen going to church as a waste of my day. I don’t need to sing and all that stuff to believe in Jesus. If it was just the sermon I could deal. Well we take our daughter to church like twice a month. I work 6 days a week and if I go to church the day is shot I can’t work in the yard or just relax on my only day off. So my question is can I give my child a good Christian background from home

2007-04-24 16:40:22 · 18 answers · asked by Big Daddy R 7

2007-04-24 16:36:40 · 23 answers · asked by Girl Machine 7

I have heard that the Masons are a spiritual mob, with all the best parts of religion in their ceremonies - brotherly love, harmony, good deeds, etc. But NONE of the stuff that causes conflict, such as "you MUST believe in this or that, otherwise you will be damned forever". Does anyone have experience of the Masons, and if so, what was it?

2007-04-24 16:34:27 · 8 answers · asked by Spikey and Scruffy's Mummy 5

because this man is!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-jk3VvjGoE

gets up and preaches to a group of atheists, glory, glory, glory

2007-04-24 16:34:20 · 1 answers · asked by kaltharion 3

2007-04-24 16:32:15 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

We are having sevear thunderstorms here in Iowa, and I love them. I like to sit and watch the activity in the sky. A little while ago I saw some lightning and it made me think about the soon return of Jesus for his bride. He will come like lightning flashes across the sky, it will be that fast and all true Christians will be gone. Nothing left but a pile of clothes, I cannot wait. Next time you see lightning think about it, are you ready for His soon coming return?

2007-04-24 16:31:42 · 49 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are they REALLY "devil worshippers"?

2007-04-24 16:30:15 · 9 answers · asked by Spikey and Scruffy's Mummy 5

2007-04-24 16:24:28 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

If I do first and think second or speak first then pray am I a person who asks what would God say? or do?

2007-04-24 16:24:28 · 7 answers · asked by Spread The News Acts 238 1

He actually identified himself more as a Protestant Christian because Protestantism enabled him to invent his own form of "Christianity" that allowed him to kill any one that opposed him, including Jews and Catholics.

The KKK is the same way, that's why, like Hitler, they hate Catholics.

2007-04-24 16:24:09 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous