Religion & Spirituality - 30 April 2007

2007-04-30 12:39:55 · 7 answers · asked by Jason S 1

Couldn't he just say "sin-be-gone" and there would be no need for that unsavory Jesus episode, considering God is the all-powerful creator?

Or is God just an emo masochist, who also turned out to be a sadist (enter: hell, stage left).

2007-04-30 12:35:55 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous

I honestly can't begin to understand the Trinity.

God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit seem to be one and the same, I get that part. However, when I ask about the consequences of 1+1+1=1, the reactions vary.

When I ask if the Trinity implies that actually God sorta died for our sins too, the answer is usually: "yes, now you're starting to get it"

But when I ask if the Trinity means that Jesus actually impregnated his own mother for himself to be born, then everybody says I'm a blasphemer.

So, why is it that the Trinity only works in certain circumstances, but not in all of them?

2007-04-30 12:35:30 · 17 answers · asked by ? 6

Can anyone give me a circle graph with the accurate information of the religions in the Philippines???

2007-04-30 12:35:23 · 3 answers · asked by hungryaddict124 2

2007-04-30 12:32:57 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Isn't that the goal of religion and spirituality: to seek to be a better person than you were?

I have to wonder about those who mock: why does it bother you that someone else is striving for "perfection" and is running into difficulties along the way?

2007-04-30 12:31:52 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

You can say "you cant prove he isnt real" all you like. Lets have a bit of reality here and just accept he is fake. Who invented him.

2007-04-30 12:30:48 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

For example, I was born into a fundamentalist, evangelical Christian denomination. I'm the eldest of 4, and all of us have Bible names. Mine happens to be Timothy James which means "honoring God" "supplanter"

Now I don't honor God at all. I don't actually believe in him. So, if I'm wrong, does he have it in for me more?

2007-04-30 12:30:01 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-30 12:28:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-30 12:27:49 · 16 answers · asked by Lee 2

2007-04-30 12:27:31 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-30 12:22:45 · 26 answers · asked by ? 6

I went to answer a question and was directed to another question
both the first and the second question opened up

has this happened to anyone else ?

the question that opened up was this one....
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070204193611AAnu82K&r=w&pa=FZptHWf.BGRX3OFMhjNcV4NecYyAAJcAILEWyEQ2RG5jBd2cWg--&paid=answered#DqVxOEHdOXfXW6YqtY3b
now i am curious
can anyone tell me more about him please ?

2007-04-30 12:20:22 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Let me start by saying I don't believe I'm "perfect". Life is a process of attaining perfection, or at least coming as close to it as one can.

But one person who knew me claimed I was so "perfect" I made others feel "inadequate" by comparison. She said I trigger the "too good to be true" syndrome where, if someone seems too good to be true, that person shouldn't be trusted.

Another has told me that being with me is so "perfect" that it is impossible for our two worlds to co-exist. I make her unhappy with her world simply by giving her a glimpse of mine.

What is the incentive to being good, to being more than mediocre, to being thoughtful and sensitive to the needs of others, to loving others as you would have them love you if, in the process, you find yourself increasingly isolated and alienated from a humanity which otherwise complains about the nastiness of other humans?

(yes, this is a serious spiritual question)

2007-04-30 12:20:11 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-30 12:19:21 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Genesis 19
Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed
1 The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When he saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground. 2 "My lords," he said, "please turn aside to your servant's house. You can wash your feet and spend the night and then go on your way early in the morning."
"No," they answered, "we will spend the night in the square."
3 But he insisted so strongly that they did go with him and entered his house. He prepared a meal for them, baking bread without yeast, and they ate. 4 Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom—both young and old—surrounded the house. 5 They called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them."
6 Lot went outside to meet them and shut the door behind him 7 and said, "No, my friends. Don't do this wicked thing. 8 Look, I have two daughters who

2007-04-30 12:18:54 · 16 answers · asked by Jules still rules 1

Wrong category, I know, but I know there are geeks who hang out in R&S. Where can I find the ultimate graphing calculator?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhXnupqC0p1mEQpXnvj7givsy6IX?qid=20070430161432AAY83KQ

2007-04-30 12:18:06 · 9 answers · asked by WWTSD? 5

Read the fourth commandment in Leviticus 20

2007-04-30 12:18:03 · 7 answers · asked by zig 2

Please stop dodging with stuff like "But I don't have to!" and "But Jesus was the only one that could!" My question is - WOULD YOU? It's pretty obvious that many many people would and do give up their lives for strangers on this planet. I think most of us would. Would you? And what does that say about the "sacrifice" a god who gives up his "life" would make?

2007-04-30 12:17:08 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I believe that Jesus is fully God, and fully man and that over 2000 years ago he came was crucified for the sins of the world. So that whosoever would believe in him could be saved.
Now I was an athiest most of my teenage years, but got saved and excepted Jesus in 1999.
Everything was great for awhile, I read most of my bible, prayed constantly, and thought everything was great!
In the past couple of years though, I've noticed that things have changed. I cuss way too much, and I lie, judge other people, watch rated R movies, break traffic laws, and I lust alot too.
Also, I only seem to pray when I'm sad, worried, or something bad is about to happen to me. I only get to church about one sunday a month, and I seldom read my bible, except like I said when something bad is going on in my life.
See my fear is that I'm like the seed that falls on the shallow soil, it grows for awhile, but then it dies.
So am I screwed, what can I do to get back to living a more Godly life.

2007-04-30 12:14:05 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2007-04-30 12:13:04 · 3 answers · asked by rapturefuture 7

2007-04-30 12:11:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Define the problem of theodicy.but but.... could some pleassssssse discuss the VARIOUS proposed responses on the part of THEOLOGIANS TO THE PROBLEM.
thanks


please answere me back as soon as possible

2007-04-30 12:08:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am a Pagan free thinker. I am in high school, and am forming my own life philosophy. I want to wear the hijab, jilbab or abaya, and niqab. I want to do this to show support for my Muslimah sisters and because I want to be seen for who I am, not for being a female sex object. So, my question is: should I? And, would it be wrong or offensive? Thank you.
By the way, I am not considering it as a fashion statement.I would be doing it because I strongly agree with the Muslim principle of being seen as a person, not just a pretty face. And for those who don't know, the jilbab and abaya are loose-fitting robes, the hijab is a headscarf, and the niqab is the face veil. Thank you!
Blessed Be,
Amina

2007-04-30 12:07:22 · 7 answers · asked by Amina 2

act so sure about what they say. The one thing they ask Christians to prove they can't disprove. Many have tried and during their research, have turned Christian. Yet, we hear from people who haven't done any research. They just blurt out accusations

2007-04-30 12:07:03 · 29 answers · asked by safetyusa 6

Just because someone does not share your views on religion does not mean they are any less intelligent than you or that they are wrong.

2007-04-30 12:02:10 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

im after your definition of your personal God..

2007-04-30 12:01:12 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

How about you guys quit playing God and telling me I'm going to hell? From what I've heard, saying things like that is a sin anyhow, let alone rude and intolerant.

2007-04-30 12:00:05 · 11 answers · asked by Stardust 6

Who can wash away our sins?
Who can make us whole again?
Who can make us white as snow?

2007-04-30 11:59:12 · 17 answers · asked by Mandolyn Monkey Munch 6

The idea that Jesus appointed Peter as the first pope is not supported in this verse or in any other New Testament passage.

I can't find one occasion when Peter claimed authority over the other apostles and there is no one in the first century took to himself the authority that the Roman Catholic Church claims for the Pope. The nearest I've found is Constantine's title of Pontifex Maximus.

2007-04-30 11:57:57 · 21 answers · asked by House Speaker 3