Religion & Spirituality - 15 June 2007

Since Jesus is supposedly God and therefore his own father does he need to give him anything? This is all very confusing.

2007-06-15 01:50:34 · 14 answers · asked by Murazor 6

I'm asking a serious question. I think a lot of modern evangelists have the wrong idea. They have an us and them mentality and I don't agree with that. I believe that all are loved by God and deserve my respect.

Should I do with action? Should I have a low-key open discussion? What are your thoughts?

2007-06-15 01:48:47 · 25 answers · asked by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5

Revelations 21:8 makes abundantly clear that God will kill us for not loving him.

Do you know many non-christians who respond well to the threat: "Love me or I throw you in a lake of fire and brimstone"?

And why do so many people believe a god is capable of such a threat? Don't they degrade the definition of "god" by worshipping a 'god' who makes threats like that?

Doesn't a religion that worships a 'god' who says "love me or your dead meat" simply encourage abusive behaviour towards others?

I mean, if 'god' is the example we are to follow, then throwing tantrums (the Flood, Sodom and Gomorrah), being sadistic (massacre of the first born in Egypt, the crucifixion of Jesus), and making death threats (Revelation 21:8 amongst many others) are not exactly examples of 'godly' behaviour, are they?

2007-06-15 01:44:58 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-15 01:44:27 · 13 answers · asked by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5

2007-06-15 01:38:11 · 6 answers · asked by Gypsy Gal 6

Any news on Debra M?

2007-06-15 01:37:37 · 9 answers · asked by ZombieTrix 2012 6

2007-06-15 01:35:12 · 9 answers · asked by CHEESUS GROYST 5

Is there a change?
Could you imagine living without Jesus Christ as your Lord?
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Testimony?

2007-06-15 01:29:20 · 18 answers · asked by Vinny 2

Matthew
Mark
Luke
John

2007-06-15 01:27:26 · 8 answers · asked by Omar 1

Namaste

Peace and Love

2007-06-15 01:25:51 · 12 answers · asked by digilook 2

after a religious figure?

2007-06-15 01:25:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

i m catholic..it seems like the holy spirit is inside us?can you feel it?do u guys know that Christian is the truth?and those who are not Christian,does that mean they did not feel the love of Christ?and those who are Christian felt it?how is the feeling can u describe?

2007-06-15 01:19:53 · 12 answers · asked by truth set free 1

Are you? and if you are; What kind of people do you catch? Why them? And who do you throw back?

Loaded with fishing analogies today....

2007-06-15 01:19:05 · 11 answers · asked by shakalahar 4

In Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, etc do they say that trying to reach "enlightenment" is what everyone is supposed to do? Or do they see it as just one path to take in life? I've heard that after one becomes enlightened, they see life as just a game, perhaps a play. They're free of attachments; they can have preferences about what they'd like to happen, but they don't need this or that outcome to be happy. But do folks who are enlightened recommend this as the ideal path in life for everyone?

2007-06-15 01:18:09 · 10 answers · asked by ComfortZone 2

Matthew 5:22

2007-06-15 01:14:48 · 16 answers · asked by Sandy S 2

It's important the people should know what you stand for. It's equally important that they know what you won't stand for.
-Mary H. Waldrip

Namaste

Peace and Love

2007-06-15 01:14:25 · 8 answers · asked by digilook 2

And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD : "If you give the Ammonites into my hands, whatever comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in triumph from the Ammonites will be the LORD's, and I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering."

Then Jephthah went over to fight the Ammonites, and the LORD gave them into his hands. ... Thus Israel subdued Ammon.

When Jephthah returned to his home in Mizpah, who should come out to meet him but his daughter, dancing to the sound of tambourines! ... When he saw her, he tore his clothes and cried, "Oh! My daughter! You have made me miserable and wretched, because I have made a vow to the LORD that I cannot break."

"My father," she replied, "you have given your word to the LORD. Do to me just as you promised, now that the LORD has avenged you of your enemies, the Ammonites. But ... (g)ive me two months to roam the hills and weep with my friends, because I will never marry."

"You may go," he said. ...

2007-06-15 01:10:32 · 4 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

There are books written by Christ's followers that were not included in the Bible, obviuosly or why did they get together to canonize the ones they did. In some of those books it mentions that Jesus was maried to Mary Magdeline, again just as obvious, it's not in the Bible.
Would it change your belief in Jesus Christ as the son of God if it was confirmed that he infact was married?
Then the logocal next step, would he be the perfect sacrifice if he were married and not a virgin?
Please explain.

2007-06-15 01:07:58 · 13 answers · asked by Diogenes 3

2007-06-15 01:07:57 · 12 answers · asked by irishumanist 1

2007-06-15 01:02:47 · 14 answers · asked by irishumanist 1

2007-06-15 01:00:04 · 13 answers · asked by CHEESUS GROYST 5

Would you be the faith you are if you had not been born into a family that was that faith?
For example, if you are Amish (then you're not reading this because you don't have a computer), but if you were Amish would you choose to follow the Amish practices if you hadn't been born to an Amish family?
In other words, if all the religions were laid before you, Christianity, Islam, Hindu, Jew etc.; you have explored the different faiths and understand why they believe what they believe; you leave aside the personal bias of how you were raised, and make a free choice. Are you certain you choose the faith that you are?
Please explain.

2007-06-15 00:59:51 · 20 answers · asked by Diogenes 3

then why do they not believe the word of God which is written in the Holy Bible? That is not worship. Worship christians is worshiping God in spirit and in truth. Becasue if they worshiped God they would also belive that Jesus was not just a prophet he is indeed the living Begotton Son of the living God, and they would also belive in miralces as God is a God of the supernatural, they would also believe that God gives dreams and visions for today, they would also call God Father, and if they worshiped God they would not deny the Holy Spirit, and if they worshiped God they would know that no man comes to the Father expect through His Son Jesus. Christians be joyful as we know the truth and as Jesus said "You shall know the truth and the truth shall sent you free" It is also written he who has the Son is free indeed. Awsome. Hallelujah!

2007-06-15 00:57:52 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-15 00:57:10 · 11 answers · asked by MMMM 2

can a saved person get out of the will of god and not lose salvation but just lose
wil of god

2007-06-15 00:51:09 · 7 answers · asked by jerry a 1

Why does the "Virgin" Mary have "no memory of the Archangel Gabriel's visitation, or of the swarms of angels, both telling her she is the mother of God?" he asks; "everything her son does comes to her as a complete surprise. What can he be doing talking to rabbis in the temple?" (Christopher Hitchens)

2007-06-15 00:44:48 · 9 answers · asked by CHEESUS GROYST 5

This blanket dismissal of evolution ignores important distinctions that divide the field into at least two broad areas: microevolution and macroevolution. Microevolution looks at changes within species over time--changes that may be preludes to speciation, the origin of new species. Macroevolution studies how taxonomic groups above the level of species change. Its evidence draws frequently from the fossil record and DNA comparisons to reconstruct how various organisms may be related.
These days even most creationists acknowledge that microevolution has been upheld by tests in the laboratory (as in studies of cells, plants and fruit flies) and in the field (as in Grant's studies of evolving beak shapes among Galápagos finches). Natural selection and other mechanisms--such as chromosomal changes, symbiosis and hybridization--can drive profound changes in populations over time.

2007-06-15 00:43:33 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-15 00:42:34 · 19 answers · asked by ? 6

I'm really surprised that there are people out there who don't accept Evolution because it goes against their "creation" belief.

2007-06-15 00:42:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anyone know exactly where on Earth the Garden of Eden was? My friends and i are very curious, we would like to go and check it out oneday c",)*

2007-06-15 00:38:01 · 13 answers · asked by marny 1