Religion & Spirituality - 26 May 2007

do you either disagree or have a problem with?

2007-05-26 09:45:29 · 10 answers · asked by bonsai bobby 7

if you stare at your computer long enough?


:)

2007-05-26 09:43:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-26 09:43:28 · 20 answers · asked by : 6

We present here some traditions attributed to prophet Jesus (may peace be upon him), in which that great prophet talks about the Chief of all Prophets, Hazarat Muhammad (may God bless him ever more). The traditions are naturally in the form of prophecies, since the Prophet Jesus lived before the time of our Prophet Muhammad. But they have value not merely as prophecies: they also provide one of the most beautiful tributes to the glory of the Prophet of Islam ever written. The traditions are from a version of the Gospel of Barnabas compiled by a thirteenth century Italian on the basis of early Christian sources.


Jesus said, "Philip! God is a Good without which there is nothing good: God is a Being without which there is nothing that has existence; God is a Life without which there is nothing that lives. He has no equal. He had no beginning, nor will He have an end, but to everything has He given a beginning and to everything shall He give an end. He has no father nor mother; He has no sons, nor brethren nor companions."
Philip answered:

"Master, what sayest thou? It is surely written in Isaiah that God is our father: how, then, hath He no sons?"

Jesus answered:

"There are written by the prophets many parables, wherefore one ought not attend to the letter, but to the sense. For all the prophets, that are one hundred and forty-four thousand, have spoken ambiguously. But after me shall come the Splendor of all the prophets who shall shed light upon the ambiguities of all that the prophets have said, because he is the Messenger of God.

"Verily, I say unto you that every prophet when he is come has borne the mark of the mercy of God to one nation only. And so their words were not extended save to the people to which they were sent. But the Messenger of God, when he shall come, will be given as it were the seal of the hand of God, insomuch as he shall carry salvation and mercy to all the nations of the world that shall receive his doctrine. He shall come with power upon the ungodly, and shall destroy idolatry for, so promised God to Abraham, saying: 'Behold, in thy seed I will bless all the tribes of the earth; and as thou hast broken in pieces the idols, O Abraham, even so shall thy seed do.'

"I therefore say unto you, that the Messenger of God is a splendor that shall give gladness to nearly all that God has made, for he is adorned with the spirit of understanding and counsel, the spirit of wisdom and might, of fear and love, prudence and temperance; he is adorned with the spirit of charity and mercy, of justice and piety and gentleness and patience, which he has received from God three times more than He has given to all His creatures combined. Blessed will be the time when he shall come to the world! Believe me that I have seen him and have done him reverence, even as every prophet has seen him. And when I saw him my soul was filled with consolation, saying, 'O Admirable One! God be with thee, and may he make me worthy to untie thy shoe-latchet for obtaining this I shall be a great prophet and holy one of God.'

"As for me, I am now come to the world to prepare the way for the Messenger of God, who shall bring salvation to the world. By the living God, in whose presence my soul stands, I am not the Savior whom all the tribes of the earth expect."

Then said the Priest:

"How shall the Savior be called, and what sign shall reveal his coming?"

Jesus answered:

"The name of the Savior shall be the Admirable One, for, God himself gave him the name when he had created his soul, and placed it in celestial splendor. God said, 'Wait O Admirable One (=Muhammad), for thy sake I will create paradise, the world, and a great multitude of creatures, whereas I make thee a present, insomuch that whosoever shall curse the shall be cursed. When I send thee into the world, I shall send thee as My Messenger of Salvation, and thy world shall be true insomuch that heaven and earth shall fail but thy faith shall never fail. Admirable One is his blessed name."

Then the crowd lifted up their voices, saying:

"O God send Thy Messenger. O Admirable One come quickly for the salvation of the world."

2007-05-26 09:42:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Am I risking perscution and discrimination if I'm open about becoming Wiccan? I'm not one of those people who hides their beliefs because of fear of what others may think. Am I risking too much if I'm really open about it? I would never force my beliefs on anyone...just curious.

2007-05-26 09:37:55 · 30 answers · asked by Water Witch 2

An sutdy in a uknwon unievrsity has found out thta olny by raeding the fisrt and lats letter of a wrod, you may get the mesasgge.

Graet, ist'n ?it

2007-05-26 09:37:24 · 9 answers · asked by LawNerd 2

2007-05-26 09:36:35 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

what do you think you would do?
try to explain that there was not enough proof?
show him text books and theorys that state facts he dose not exsist?
blame others for wrong teachings and info?

2007-05-26 09:36:01 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

What was the pope's rationalization for this? I heard that given the number of abortions the Catholic chuch was sort of in"limbo" themselves on this issue. You know like on one hand acknowledging the innocense of the unborn child's soul but then on the other hand sticking the innocent soul in a place called limbo, the place they claim is between heaven and hell.

2007-05-26 09:33:34 · 10 answers · asked by Suzanne 4

2007-05-26 09:31:56 · 39 answers · asked by MrsOcultyThomas 6

that doesn't exist.

All of humanity is guilty of committing sin against God. Which one of us is not guilty of at least one of these; evil, covetousness, malice, envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness, gossip, slander, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, foolish, faithless, heartless, and ruthless. We not only do them but approve of those who do. We also know that God has decreed that those who practice such things deserve to die.
So will doing some good stuff set all this aside? Hitler employed, fed, and educated millions of Germans. Should God set aside his guilt for the Holocaust because more people benefited than were harmed? All reasonable people can see this is ridiculous.
The Lord Jesus Christ was once asked this question, “What must we do, to being doing the works of God?” Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” John 6:28-29 Jesus Christ is that one as is proven by His resurrection from the dead.
Do you want to be justified before God? This is all that is required of you, come to Him as a sinner and confess you sins to Him if you do “He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1John 1:9 So how do you believe in Him? It is quite simple. In Romans 10:9 we are told that “if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” Oh, the simplicity of Christ!
Paul said in 2Cor 5:20-21, “We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake He made Him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.”
Will you be righteous before other people? Chance are no, you won’t. That is not the point. We know that all of us are going to die. When we do, is it humanity or God that will be important? Whether we believe in God or not, we are guilty and no amount of denial or rationalizing will excuse us.
There are no contradictions in the Bible. All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Only God can fix the problem.

2007-05-26 09:31:01 · 11 answers · asked by HAND 5

Oh, and we're absolutely positively certain that he is a him?

Have I got that right?

2007-05-26 09:30:34 · 18 answers · asked by ? 7

2007-05-26 09:27:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

"Why dont you believe in the tooth fairy?"

"Is it because your teeth rotted out?"

"That's not The tooth fairy's fault"

Wouldn't you think they're way way way off base?

2007-05-26 09:25:47 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-26 09:22:48 · 29 answers · asked by MrsOcultyThomas 6

were they tungsten tip or just standard nails

2007-05-26 09:22:33 · 13 answers · asked by uiyui u 1

If not, how do you reconcile that?

2007-05-26 09:17:44 · 22 answers · asked by MrsOcultyThomas 6

Let's say you discovered a serial killier saying bible scriptures right before he murdered.

Let's say you discovered they're more problems in private Christians schools than public schools.

Would you release this information to the public?

2007-05-26 09:13:21 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

if you stop playing with him?

2007-05-26 09:11:34 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

& tell me what religon you believe in?

2007-05-26 09:11:22 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-26 09:10:13 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Matthew 19:26, Mark 10:27
With God all things are possible.

Luke 1:37
For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Luke 18:27
The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

Revelation 19:6
The Lord God omnipotent reigneth.

but

Judges 1:19
And the Lord was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.

Mark 6:5
And he could there do no mighty work.

Hebrews 6:18
It was impossible for God to lie.




so, what to believe?

2007-05-26 09:08:28 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-26 09:07:32 · 21 answers · asked by яєαℓ єγєs яєαℓìzє яєαℓ ℓìєs 2

How can anyone remain a member of a church if they admit that they doubt almost every doctrine of the church?

2007-05-26 09:07:30 · 17 answers · asked by shericomes 3

2007-05-26 09:06:44 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

God doesn't make mistakes, right? Apparently, He thought that this was the moral thing to do, right?
Did they legalize gay marriage, or gay adoptions, or abortions,...what was the offense?

2007-05-26 09:06:11 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Anyone who is Wiccan, can you give me the basics? Do you worship more than one god, or just the many aspects of God? Just curious. Thanks! :)

2007-05-26 09:02:10 · 7 answers · asked by Water Witch 2

I'm just curious--

I know several people who have tried out the Mormons' challenge to study their book and then pray about it. The result was that most of these people realized the book was not true (with the exception of one of my neighbors, who says he discovered it WAS true).

So why are people receiving conflicting revelations?

2007-05-26 09:01:21 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why?

I have been inspired to ask this. Somewhere in our lives we have all faked it. Whether its in bed, at our church, our job, or with our families. Why do we feel this need? Why do we find it necessary? Where do you fake it most often? What would the concequences be if you were honest?

And for you who fuss about technicalities,
What would God think about you faking it?

2007-05-26 08:59:57 · 16 answers · asked by Aria 3

i'm not an atheist i just want to believe.

2007-05-26 08:59:29 · 33 answers · asked by JH 2