Religion & Spirituality - 25 April 2007

I've heard people say some have bad lives because of the sin in their life. But then if "good people" are having a hard time, its the devil testing their faith. So, does that mean etiher way we're going to have horrible lives? It really just confuses the hell out of me.

2007-04-25 03:14:30 · 20 answers · asked by LivingDeadKat 4

Just thought you could all use a little "wake-up" drink today.

Enjoy!

2007-04-25 03:13:00 · 7 answers · asked by Maverick 6

From my perspective I will always think I'm alive as long as I can think. From your perspective I will die, but I will think I'm immortal. The question is will I have a conscious experience of the far future? If a many-worlds conception of quantum theory is true I think I might. In a universe where time is an illusion I think I might.

2007-04-25 03:09:01 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Matthew 7:21-23
“Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter. On judgment day many will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.’ But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’

2007-04-25 03:08:52 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Num 23:19 God is not a man, that He should lie; neither the son of man, that He should repent: when He hath said, will He not do it? or when He hath spoken, will He not make it good?

2007-04-25 03:08:26 · 13 answers · asked by Black Hole Gravity Unleashed 3

In the context of treating the Bible as human words of their time, the extraordinarily male-oriented bias in it is unsurprising. I mean not only the shoddy treatment towards women, but the whole thing is essentially addressed directly to men. (Don't try and tell me it's "mankind" unless you want to try explaining why it says things like "ye shall find ye a wife.")

So, if this really were what God said, wouldn't it be addressed to all people - or was the feminist movement purely a result of "free will" and not predetermined?

Plenty of rope there, plenty of petty points to pick me up on, knock yourselves out.

2007-04-25 03:08:13 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Isn't inner peace what the ultimate goal is? How can someone be condemned for finding a path that is right for them, and doesn't harm others?

2007-04-25 03:07:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-25 03:07:21 · 9 answers · asked by shariff B 1

since there was no mention of christ when the 10 commandments came out, only after does anything about Him appear, wouldnt it be safe to say that perhaps we are worshipping Jesus as a false idol, therefore ever christian would be an idol worshipper. im not saying thats right,im saying for the sake of our souls, we should ponder this.

2007-04-25 03:07:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

According to this article:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20070424/sc_livescience/studyreligionisgoodforkids
Religion helps provide positive reinforcement and structure needed in the lives of kids. Studies find that kids who grow up in a religious home are often better behaved.

Pretty interesting, huh?

2007-04-25 03:02:43 · 14 answers · asked by sister steph 6

I have witnessed many people in my own family become so consumed with hatred for people and situations in their life that it ruined them. These people died miserable, lonely deaths and suffered terribly. I was like that too, for a very long time. I finally made some changes in my life, like moving away from those people, giving my time and money to causes that meant something to me and learning about God. I feel I am a better person for that, I am happier and I live a good life.

2007-04-25 03:01:35 · 21 answers · asked by ♥ terry g ♥ 7

2007-04-25 02:53:20 · 11 answers · asked by WWTSD? 5

I've heard many times that all the evil in the world is because of Satan and the Fall. But the world is, by and large, a harsh place. Is everything someone would consider bad, or even non-ideal, the work of Satan?

Do you think the devil suddenly made animals carnivorous,

allowed fire to be able to spread uncontrollably,

opened the earth to blows from asteroids,

introduced defective genes that caused mental retardation,

removed resistance to harsh radiation,

tweaked bacteria so it can adapt and resist antibiotics,
...and this is all just the tip of the iceberg.

Or was it just sin in general, and not specifically the devil? If so, how did "sin" get this magic ability? Wouldn't it have to have been god that gave sin this power, since, supposedly, nothing exists that god didn't create?

Or did god create a harsh world, and then just remove his protection as a punishment for Adam and Eve sinning? Doesn't that make him both capricious, and outright unfair?

2007-04-25 02:52:22 · 14 answers · asked by Eldritch 5

2007-04-25 02:46:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

In my experience, maintaining a grateful heart opens us to receive blessings from God. Please share your experience with gratitude and blessings.

2007-04-25 02:45:38 · 32 answers · asked by PaxMaker 3

A guide to intolerance, and bigotry?

2007-04-25 02:43:38 · 19 answers · asked by mia 5

There are some great stories in the bible that are really very funny (eg. Eli's death - he fell off a chair and died because he was heavy! / the guy who set some bears on kids cause they called him bauld etc...).
Do you have any favourites?

2007-04-25 02:42:10 · 11 answers · asked by Rachel A 1

HELL OR HEAVEN really exist ??????????
or
it is just guilt feeling of human's that make them say now after this i am certainly going to hell.........................( i mean after doing any wrong thing)

2007-04-25 02:39:19 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous

Write back in a week...

2007-04-25 02:39:18 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-25 02:38:45 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-25 02:38:24 · 17 answers · asked by julianchis1223 1

2007-04-25 02:36:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Meditation is about concentrating on certain things.How do i meditate on word?Do i have to picture the meaning in my mind?

2007-04-25 02:35:08 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Genesis 4:9: Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" And he said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"

is this where all our troubles began?

2007-04-25 02:35:07 · 9 answers · asked by patzky99 6

Gasp; are those things patently absurd?

2007-04-25 02:34:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Good people go to hell? Would this make God a just God?

2007-04-25 02:28:02 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-25 02:27:10 · 7 answers · asked by The What Should I Do retard 1

2007-04-25 02:24:41 · 8 answers · asked by The What Should I Do retard 1

This article says religion is good for kids.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20070424/sc_livescience/studyreligionisgoodforkids

2007-04-25 02:23:46 · 8 answers · asked by tebone0315 7

2007-04-25 02:20:58 · 11 answers · asked by The What Should I Do retard 1