Religion & Spirituality - 13 June 2007

26For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

27For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

I do =) I like the whole chapter come to think about it...

God Bless

2007-06-13 07:44:39 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Who can separate his faith from his actions, or his belief from his occupations?
Who can spread his hours before him, saying, "This for God and this for myself; This for my soul, and this other for my body?"
All your hours are wings that beat through space from self to self.
He who wears his morality but as his best garment were better naked.
The wind and the sun will tear no holes in his skin.
And he who defines his conduct by ethics imprisons his song-bird in a cage.
The freest song comes not through bars and wires.
And he to whom worshiping is a window, to open but also to shut, has not yet visited the house of his soul whose windows are from dawn to dawn.
Your daily life is your temple and your religion.
Whenever you enter into it take with you your all.
Take the plough and the forge and the mallet and the lute,
The things you have fashioned in necessity or for delight.
For in reverie you cannot rise above your achievements nor fall lower than your failures

2007-06-13 07:41:23 · 8 answers · asked by The More I learn The More I'm Uneducated 5

I'm so broke my clothes are wearing out, my car is wearing out, I can't go out, and the debt keeps piling up. I take any work I can get, even though it's sometimes humiliating. I keep trying and trying. I'm so tired of being poor.

2007-06-13 07:40:46 · 15 answers · asked by artsy_lovely_lady 5

I remember Jesus saying something to the pharisees that they try to attain salvation by reading the scriptures. Where is this?

2007-06-13 07:40:05 · 8 answers · asked by Rob 3

Are there any conditions under which either of these practices would be approved or disapproved?

Please cite any references to support your answer, and please state your religious affiliation (denomination) if applicable.

2007-06-13 07:39:49 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-13 07:38:56 · 19 answers · asked by DJ JP 1

I find it madening sometimes. Specialy when people mock us and mocks God and Jesus. I have no problem when they test what we believe, but it angers me when they make fun of what we believe. It's look like their belief holds much either. What they need to understand that we believe in faith, not in facts, but facts were also found and have proven what we believe. I wonder how God feels when he sees all this madening junk down here. Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit has no forgiveness, and I've seen people here that will surely go to hell because of that.
It might be just me, but I doubt it.

2007-06-13 07:37:57 · 26 answers · asked by HideousStrength 2

2007-06-13 07:36:58 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-13 07:35:25 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

we are struck with the awesomeness of the creator but, can you imagine how beautiful Heaven will be after seeing this beauty which is finite and will pass away?

2007-06-13 07:35:24 · 12 answers · asked by Midge 7

2007-06-13 07:35:17 · 13 answers · asked by ali 1

2007-06-13 07:31:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Its really quite simple yet people want to disect the Bible word for word. I believe in God but some of you people are on the verge of insanity with all your scripture quotes. Do any of you think for yourselves?

2007-06-13 07:31:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a BS in Physics, a minor in mathematics, im taking post secondary education courses in philosophy and have 2 letters of recomendation to attend a Masters course in consciousness research, well versed in the Pythagorean Quadrivium(mathematics, harmonic theory, geometry and astronomy) and how those 4 subjects are related. I know mathematical history better than most of the professors I have had. But yet when I mention I believe in God and an underlying intelligent order to the Universe I am automatically labeled " Christian fanatic"( Im not Christian) or a believer in superstition or weak of mind etc etc etc . I know how science works, I know the laws physics and astronomy, but I still believe in God, so why does that make me "stupid"?

2007-06-13 07:31:21 · 22 answers · asked by trailerparkbobpart2 1

Someone else asked a question that got me thinking about this.What kind of scientific knowledge about fossils do they have?Do they have Paleontologists who actually got an education at an accredited university?What kind of knowledge do they have about dating methods such as radiometric dating (including potassium, argon, uranium series, and carbon-14 dating) ?How many archaeologists do they employ?What method of science do they use to reach their conclusions?Is it all guess work to coincide with belief?Do they consider themselves to be educational?In what manner do they think they have achieved a level of academics over religious propaganda?Why do they only teach the Old Testament version of creation?Don't other beliefs deserve consideration?How can they be considered anything more then a self fulfilling delusion museum?

2007-06-13 07:31:14 · 5 answers · asked by Demopublican 6

Please, I sincerely, just want to hear your thoughts,
please no hostility.

When one ask questions like,
" Who created the creator? "
" How could God always have been? "

When these kind of questions arise, as they should naturally, and they do not seem to make any sense,
have you ever thought that the finite can never understand the infinite?

How can a finite being ever fully comprehend an infinite being?

By those dynamics alone should that not tell someone that just because it does not seem to make sense to the natural mind one should not just right it off as nonsense?

2007-06-13 07:30:58 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

It's very very important, lots of important things in it, and I can't find it, been searching for 2 days. It's bright pink with a butterfly on it.

2007-06-13 07:29:20 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-13 07:29:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

"The grace of God through Jesus Christ our Lord must be understood as follows:grace is the only thing that delivers human beings from evil; without it, they do absolutely nothing good, whether in thought, or in will and emotion, or in action. Grace not only makes known to people what they ought to do, but also enables them to perform with love the duty that they know."

2007-06-13 07:28:38 · 26 answers · asked by Soundtrack to a Nightmare 4

A lot of atheists tout the richness and happiness of a genuine life, but I still think there's something missing. Personally, I think the desires that have inspired people to create fantasy afterlives, where they have no hardship and can be with their loved ones, are genuine and valid human needs. We suffer bacause of the facts of life. Do you agree that it would be a great thing if we actually COULD have this type of afterlife?

2007-06-13 07:27:34 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I cant understand why do some people think there is nothing behind your knowledge.I dont know why some people think that they are the most intelligent, they can't think of anything else without their limited knowledge. If your logic tells you that there is no god, Why do you think there is actually no real god? Forget religions, I'm not going to prove my religion here, cause my proof will not be able to enter most of you people's INTELIIGENT(???) head But don't say there is no god! There is one creator, all religions worship the same god in different manners, that's the difference. but the god is only ONE, and HE is there.
Did you get it, PEOPLE? AND THAT's IT!

2007-06-13 07:26:23 · 26 answers · asked by Purbasha 2

And which do you think will be in the future? And why?

2007-06-13 07:24:25 · 29 answers · asked by leech 2

2007-06-13 07:22:25 · 7 answers · asked by Tiffany R 2

I just took a cab and the guy behind the wheel started to talk about atheistic materialism. Then he went on speaking about how Evolution and Darwinism are a religion and the National Academy of Sciences attempts to quell debate on this subject. He also talked about the singularity of the Big Bang, then stated there must be a god behind it. I answered all of his points and corrected his misinformation on evolution.

Then he jumped to huge assumptions. He said that scientific unknowns must be evidence for the God of the Bible and Jesus, literally interpreted as in Genesis and the New Testament. How can a smart guy make such philosophical missteps, much less believe in the literal interpretation of the Old Testament?

He ended the debate by wishing for the conversion of my soul, and stating hat public schools forced atheistic materialism down children's throats.

2007-06-13 07:22:11 · 14 answers · asked by Dalarus 7

2007-06-13 07:20:02 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

in the old testament he's an angry god - what other elements of god expose a dark side

2007-06-13 07:18:52 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Like if you have been baptized and comfirmed and change religions or want to not have a relgion.

2007-06-13 07:18:29 · 15 answers · asked by abcd098 2

"cite your source" without answering the question, can we then deduce that the *somebody else* 1) failed basic reading comprehension or 2) is dodging the question because he or she has no hope of answering the question or 3) God intelligent designed them to be useless?

2007-06-13 07:18:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

How many Catholics have reflected on the parallel of the Christian Mass to the story of the road to Emmaus? Is not the discussion of scripture a parallel to the liturgy of the Word? Is not the recognisation of Jesus in the breaking of the bread the Eucharist?

2007-06-13 07:16:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Everyone tells me that being a wiccan is wrong. Is it?

2007-06-13 07:15:58 · 22 answers · asked by mcr_lvr_1993 1