Religion & Spirituality - 25 May 2007

My father is a Pastor and if I ever told 'em I wasn't a good little Christian he'd disown me and I wouldn't get any Inheritance.
Luckily, he's in a different Country.

2007-05-25 13:52:06 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

God sent Hagar and Ishmael into the deserts of Arabia when he was a small baby.

Gods plan was to protect the progeny of the first born from all invasions, disasters and
hellenization so that the Last Prophet would come from the land of Ke'dar.

God revealed his name to Abraham and Abraham taught Ishmael who thereafter taught all the Arabs.

The Name "Allah" was known in Arabia even before the coming of Prophet Mohammed.

Allah is the personal name of the Lord of Abraham which has been forgotten by the Israelites.


The MOST famous name for God in the OT is called the Sacred Tetragrammaton –It is YHWH.

Yahweh was changed into Jehovah by Christians -- Mark 12:29

Harpers Bible Dictionary says that the name JEHOVAH was "the result of the translators' ignorance of the Hebrew language and customs" (1985 edition , p. 1036)

Jehovah is a mistaken name of YHWH.

The Book "World Religions From Ancient History to the Present" says : "The name Jehovah is a medieval misreading and does not occur in the Hebrew Bible" (edited by Geoffrey Parrinder, p. 386)

The Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible says the name Jehovah is "an artificial name" (vol. 2, p.817)

Asimovs Guide to the Bible says that the name Jehovah "arose by mistake" (vol 1, p. 135). The author further says : "This mistake has persisted and will probably continue to persist" (p.135)

"When it came to God's name instead of putting the proper vowel signs around it, in most cases they put other vowel signs to remind the reader that he should say "Adonai". From this came the spelling Lehouah, and eventually Jehovah ...(pg. 8 ,Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, 1984)

"The truth is , nobody knows for sure how the name of God was originally pronounced". -(page 7- Watchtower Bible and Tract Soceity, 1984.)

The name Yahweh is derived from the statement God made to Moses in Exodus 3:14. Moses asked God as to what his name was and he got the reply -- "ehyeh esher ehyeh" .

The editors of the NEW JERUSALEM BIBLE explain this as : "The Hebrew can be translated literally 'I am what I am' , which would mean that GOD did not wish to reveal his name to them" (p. 85)

"The truth is , nobody knows for sure how the name of God was pronounced" (Pg. 7 - Watchtower Bible and Tract Society)


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2007-05-25 13:51:26 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Am9YjWwFOaJMolVUDL1KHyfsy6IX?qid=20070524155017AAxYn4J

I find it strange that people who are always going on and on about how much they love and care about the human race are perfectly ok with their god tormenting the people they love for all eternity. (See the third answer.)
If you actually do care about people, wouldn't you ask god to show mercy no matter if the people are alive or dead? Why do you get off the hook once they are dead and say 'well, god's judgement, I'm not even going to ask him to be compassionate, too late'?
Torturing people for all eternity for crimes they commited in a finite lifetime seems incredibly unreasonable.

2007-05-25 13:51:17 · 23 answers · asked by Biggest Douche in the Universe 3

I'm specifically looking for the map as it is known in the King James Bible. The one in mine is zoomed so that the outer bordes are not shown. I want to see the whole area so that I can see the borders. All the King James Version on-line Bibles have text but I can't find one that shows maps? Or is the one in my King James Bible it?

2007-05-25 13:49:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

For the first time the Name of God will be revealed by Maestro Eraño M. Evangelista for the healing of the people of the world.
http://www.thename.ph/thename/index-e.html

2007-05-25 13:46:03 · 20 answers · asked by Miltant_Agnostic 2

the most common place for Bibles to have this name (its also written as Yahweh at times) is at Psalms 83:18, many bibles have removed the name (its sometimes stated in the first few pages of your bible stated that the name has been removed and replaced by LORD or GOD).
Check this link, it is in the King James Version: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms%2083:18;&version=9;
Psalm 83:18 (King James Version) 18That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.
& not in the New American Standard and not in many others. Psalm 83:18 (New American Standard Bible) 18That they may (A)know that (B)You alone, whose name is the LORD, Are the (C)Most High over all the earth.
Would your worship mean more to you if God's name was incorporated more?
Does it matter to you if Gods name was removed from your bible?
What if your minister/preacher knew God did have a name but didn't use it in his sermons or didn't tell you about it?

2007-05-25 13:41:39 · 26 answers · asked by Dazie 3

2007-05-25 13:39:41 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I, The Thumbs up fairy, will not accept this!! what should i do!? help?

2007-05-25 13:38:13 · 18 answers · asked by DEPRESSED™ 5

creatures and folage and rocks just for the sole purpose of one human going to a heaven of joy and another going to the BBQ?

2007-05-25 13:38:08 · 8 answers · asked by gar69azusa 6

2007-05-25 13:37:25 · 21 answers · asked by henry 1

I've been wondering alot lately. What happens when we die, I'm Catholic, and just starting to become one, but what if all of it is a lie, I don't want to go my whole life, and then find out it was all for nothing....I know that's why we have faith, but could you imagine if the world found out the Bible was just a book, nothing holy, it was fake....the world would go crazy seeing how we've believed are whole lifes in something that's not true.

What do you guys think?

2007-05-25 13:35:49 · 16 answers · asked by Pain Is All I Know 5

2007-05-25 13:35:21 · 19 answers · asked by henry 1

You'd probably need to be Catholic or Christian to know this!

2007-05-25 13:32:27 · 11 answers · asked by □□□□□ 2

2007-05-25 13:31:00 · 37 answers · asked by patd_girl67801 1

2007-05-25 13:30:51 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-25 13:30:18 · 13 answers · asked by U-98 6

After all, you must purify your flesh.
Doesn't it say in your book to pluck out your eye if it causes you to sin.
You christians are in violation of your own bible!
How do you expect people to trust you when you don't follow your own rules.
I demand that you keep your idiotic thoughts to yourself.
Please try to think this time.
At least I went to college, what did you do?

2007-05-25 13:29:44 · 15 answers · asked by ATHEISTS WILL CONQUER AMERICA!!! 1

Imagine... no possessions?

Clearly a communist.

2007-05-25 13:26:10 · 11 answers · asked by Shawn B 7

This is assuming that we don't kill ourselves first. In the vastness of the universe, it is insane to think that we are the most intelligent life. Look at our behaviour, we obviously are not that smart.
Again, try to imagine the immensity of the known universe. Our brains cannot even begin to fathom the distances involved, and the amount of matter out there.
Look at this, read about it, and tell me that we are the most intelligent life....with a straight face!
http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/the_universe_collection/pr2004007a/
Will religious people give in to logic?

2007-05-25 13:25:54 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-25 13:25:27 · 17 answers · asked by Smiley 1

2007-05-25 13:24:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or other similar charity. Like the heart association or even to help abused animals. Do they believe that giving money to rich people will get them into heaven?
That always suprised me. Why do they give to those people who do not good and just get rich?

2007-05-25 13:23:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

considering that the story is set in Caesarea, a Gentile area loyal to Rome, and Jesus is obviously claiming the ability to cast out the Roman occupiers?

How did that turn out?

2007-05-25 13:21:34 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Would "thank you for not killing him/her altogether" be appropriate?

2007-05-25 13:21:15 · 21 answers · asked by TheDoll 3

What's with the fanaticism? The suicide bombings? beheadings? Veiling up a woman to the point of asphyxiation? And what's with hating the Jews? I really want to understand why the hate and violence? Will we ever be able to share common ground or just have to see who can kill more of the other? And is that truly in line with the glory of God? For non-Muslims, please don't give any political correct crap, that's not an answer. For moderate Muslims, please comment on your Muslim brethren who's activism is death to America, israel or the self. If I don't get it-please, help me understand.

2007-05-25 13:16:54 · 13 answers · asked by America scarica 3

I've never really understood why God would give free will then damn you to hell if you did not do what he wants. I think of God as all loving but this sounds pretty cruel to me. I can't marry the two. It makes God sound like a tyrant. Also does anybody know anything about the devil being created in religious texts in the 13th century? Someone told me this once and just wondered if it were true.

2007-05-25 13:15:25 · 11 answers · asked by Stella 2

2007-05-25 13:14:03 · 12 answers · asked by xXThe SorrowXx 2

2007-05-25 13:11:25 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a professor. He is really a goof professor, but he has something against Christians, particularly Catholics. I've had teachers like this before. I usually just let them spill their hearts out and avoid confrontation; however, this teacher actually will ask students specifically, for instance he’ll ask: "Johnny, are you a Christian." Then he will define what a Christian is, and if Johnny disagrees then he says: "You are not really a Christian you just have never questioned what you were told to believe.” Now I really don't mind if a professor doesn’t like a political party, religion, and so on, but I do have a problem when one gets personal. He told one student that he really doesn't worship God, but only the God of himself. Whether one believes it is true or not is irrelevant. I would not mind if he had said: “people in general only….” It bothers me that he gets personal. The other day I think he noticed my cross, and I’m afraid he might have it out for me. I’m pretty soft spoken, and I’ve only gotten A’s from him. I don’t want to rock the boat. I just want to know the proper way to deal with this without making a big deal of it.
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One friend told me to just deny being Christian, but I don't want to lie or think I should have to. Any advice?

2007-05-25 13:11:21 · 28 answers · asked by pinacoladasundae 3

It is a fact of life that every person has dreams of evil intent.
So tell me christians, does your imaginary friend forgive you in your dreams?
Please be honest!
I am in no mood to hear your drivel.

2007-05-25 13:09:12 · 28 answers · asked by ATHEISTS WILL CONQUER AMERICA!!! 1