Religion & Spirituality - 21 May 2007

Out of curiosity I have two questions for the non-Christians here who do accept the fact that Jesus was a real person.
1. What do you believe happened to the body of Jesus?
2. What do you think about the statements Jesus made about being God or the Son of God? (i.e. do you think He was a liar, or crazy....etc.)

Thanks in advance.

2007-05-21 10:53:45 · 10 answers · asked by Veritas 7

Ephesians 4:11
it was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,

2007-05-21 10:53:11 · 10 answers · asked by Hamzeh 2

My grandpa is pretty sick and is now in a nursing home for the remainder of his life(hopefully a very long time). There was a time when we thought we were going to lose him so the priest in our town went to see him. My grandparents went to church every sunday, so they knew the priest pretty well. Before leaving the hospital after visiting my grandpa, the priest said something like"don't forget about me and the church in your will". This made me so mad. How many priests have brainwashed the elderly into leaving money to the church? Was he out of line or is ok to ask someone with 4 children and 12 grandchildren to leave his money to the church? I don't need the money, but I want it before it goes to the church!

2007-05-21 10:51:48 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

GIVETH AND TAKETH AWAY>>>??

AND WHY?

2007-05-21 10:50:48 · 4 answers · asked by mikey 3

now in the bible days there was no piece of paper to say you were married.. you just went out and said your vows in front of your tribe and god and that was it.. no piece of paper.. well no divorce eighter,,why is it today living together is suppose to be wrong if you are married in your hearts..

2007-05-21 10:50:01 · 13 answers · asked by vis 7

2007-05-21 10:49:07 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

just wonderin how many of ya'll are mormons!

2007-05-21 10:49:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Seriously, what would possess someone to give a portion of their salary in order to build a huge expensive building in which to worship?

I understand giving, when it helps those less fortunate...when it is used to clothe the poor, feed the hungry, and care for the orphans, widows and children.

However, just knowing that the money you are giving to "God's work" is simply paying for a large spire in the sky and bricks and mortar, possibly a basketball court, etc...how do you justify that as giving to God's work?

Wouldn't a simple structure large enough to house the parishoners, be all that God would construct? WWJD? Wouldn't he just preach from a donated warehouse or building that an entrepreneur would loan, (probably for a tax write-off). Why do so many pastors and churches have to build bigger, more expensive buildings just to feed their ego?

2007-05-21 10:48:50 · 10 answers · asked by G.C. 5

Sometimes there are more then one outstanding and satisfying answer.
One feels guilty of not giving any credit to the other person who has consumed time for us, and we can't do anything except thanks.

What r your views about it?

2007-05-21 10:47:36 · 7 answers · asked by ManhattanGirl 5

I really dont know much about the bible, but my best friend is trying to get me more active in her church, we've been writing scripts for her youth group and we've been asked to write a script about "why did jesus rise from the dead?". I was wondering if anyone could help me out. If you could that would be great.
Sorry, I dont like posting stuff about religion because I know it brings up controversy, but this isnt to get people to believe in god or diss other religions, i'm just trying to write a script.
Thanks so much.
simply,
amelia

2007-05-21 10:45:07 · 27 answers · asked by aaammeelliiaaa 1

19:10 His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be
so with [his] wife, it is not good to marry.
19:11 But he said unto them, All [men] cannot receive this
saying, save [they] to whom it is given.
19:12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from
[their] mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive [it], let him receive [it].

2007-05-21 10:44:32 · 14 answers · asked by Terry 7

if gays believe that god ( or their god ) DOES accept gay marriage, then why should we undermine their interperetation on god in favour of conservitave christians belief on god and the bible?

in simpler terms, if gays believe god wants them to get married, how can we say "no"? Wasnt this country (U.S.) built on religious acceptance and equality?

2007-05-21 10:42:05 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay, all of my friends are Evangelical Free and I'm a Lutheran. What is different between what we believe? My teacher makes it sound like there is a big difference . . . please help? Thanks!

2007-05-21 10:41:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

yoohanna.matta.marghos. loogha

2007-05-21 10:40:40 · 9 answers · asked by Behnam ch 1

I am going to meet my boyfriend's parents for the first time in California, (I live in New Hampshire) and they are practicing non-denominationalists. While we are visiting we are going to attend Sunday church with them, and I just wanted to know what to expect. I was raised roman catholic... are there any similarities between the two? Is there a comunion part of the ceremony?

2007-05-21 10:39:56 · 14 answers · asked by serendipitychic21 1

If God want's "his children" from every religion, race, color, in other words "eveyone" to get along in harmony. Why then did he discourage those people from building the Tower of Babylon..Gen. Chap.11?

2007-05-21 10:38:01 · 18 answers · asked by kayboff 7

It seems that in today's society religion is dead, yet more than 90% of Americans believe that most, if not all, problems can be solved using basic teachings in the bible.

2007-05-21 10:36:47 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean no disrespect and obviously I am not Christian, so I am curious as to why so many times in the bible God has either killed people (plagues, etc) and even requested that someone sacrifice a son/daughter just to prove that they love him? It makes no sense to me, I would never asked someone I loved to do harm to anyother to prove a point. Thank you for any answers or opinions.

2007-05-21 10:36:04 · 19 answers · asked by zeldaba 2

2007-05-21 10:34:10 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Namaste

Peace and Love

2007-05-21 10:32:52 · 11 answers · asked by digilook 2

2007-05-21 10:32:10 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

if some one had a mental disorder or severe depression.......can he be cured by just praying to god and asking him....i know god is the creater=createrd us from sperm and egg, and created the skies and the earth and he knows every thing about us....but ....still i donnu i am depressed and i am praying and asking god but i am still depressed....

2007-05-21 10:30:43 · 24 answers · asked by osama200000 1

1. If the baby will be catholic...Do the god parents have to be catholic?
2. If the god parent is catholic, does he/she have to be confirmed

2007-05-21 10:30:09 · 17 answers · asked by sra 2

a) We need god, or some source of moral authority, to tell us explicitly that Certain Things Are Wrong.

b) We can figure it out for ourselves (a process usually but not always involving a certain amount of trial-and-error).

2007-05-21 10:29:54 · 37 answers · asked by ? 7

I don't want to start a bashing session. I want to ask a question and I hope to get some serious answers. I am a Christian and I don't know a lot about what it means to be Atheist or Agnostic. I'm not looking to convert but I want to know more about what other people believe. I hear the word Atheist on the news and I have looked up the definition but I am still unclear exactly what it really means and what the differences are between Agnostic and Atheist. I don't want to be disrespectful about asking, but I am curious. Would anyone have a few minutes to point out some beliefs and differences for educational purposes? Thanks.

2007-05-21 10:28:19 · 28 answers · asked by Delete 4

Do our souls choose which society, time period, gender, race, etc....we are born to?

2007-05-21 10:23:52 · 26 answers · asked by ĦΣŊ®¥ ЈǾ 3

4.3 billion years ago the earth was formed.

As it cooled it developed a hard rocky crust.

It rained on the ROCKS for millions of years.

It formed soup.

Amino acids formed in the soup.

The "soup" came alive and began to evolve.

All living things we see today evolved from the soup that came from rained on rocks.

So do you believe you evolved from a rock?

I don't.

2007-05-21 10:23:32 · 17 answers · asked by s2scrm 5

why is it different just because the two havet joined yet? If abortion is murder than why isnt wearing a condom murder too? in both cases, the "baby" is at the same level of conciousness, they are both living things that are not human >yet<, they both cant "defend themselves" and in both cases you are terminating a potential life. so why is it so different?

2007-05-21 10:22:59 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-21 10:21:44 · 18 answers · asked by Timo 1

2007-05-21 10:20:50 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous