Religion & Spirituality - 4 July 2007

According to The History of Joseph The Carpenter as told by Jesus himself,Joseph was 90 years old when god told him to marry the 12 year old Mary.
And for those who would say that it was common practise in those days and that people did not know any better,surely god would have known better.He is supposed to be all knowing.

2007-07-04 10:28:08 · 18 answers · asked by darwinsfriend AM 5

The Bible provides a chronology of history that extends back to the creation of Adam and Eve and to the creation of the earth. From this chronology it is possible to determine the date of the creation and hence the age of the earth.

Archbishop Ussher of Armagh (1581-1657) had calculated the year of creation to be 4004 BC If that was not precise enough, Dr. Lightfoot of Cambridge worked out that the exact time when God completed His creation was 9 a.m. on Friday, October 23, 4004 BC (see the book 7whinking about God by Sr. R. W. Maqsood, p. 63).

Many religious groups and sects have used this date in predicting precise dates for the end of the world, but all such predictions have so far proved erroneous. The one fact against them is that the world is still intact and we are very much alive. One reason al1 of those predictions failed is that they are calculated from a false date of creation. If 4004 BC was the year of creation, that would make the earth less than six thousand years old. No scientist can accept this today.

Modern scientists estimate that the earth is 4.5 billion years old with a maximum error of 2.2 % (see The Bible, the Quran and Science, p. 148). Knowing this, many educated people lost faith in religion. They naturally felt that the Word of God should not contain errors of this kind. Others maintain that the Word of God was meant to teach only that truth which God wanted put into the scriptures for our salvation It if therefore immaterial if the book contains historical or scientific errors. As the scientist Galileo put it, the Bible is there to teach people how to go to heaven; it is not there to teach people how the heavens go. Some maintain, therefore, that it is understandable that the book will contain some historical and scientific errors since it was written by human beings who lived a long time ago and did not share our modern knowledge.

The Quran, on the other hand, does not contain any historical or scientific or any kind of error. God challenges us to test this claim by examining the book for ourselves (see Quran 4:82).

The Quran does not repeat the incorrect biblical chronology we have seen above. The Quran does not give a chronology since its purpose is not to provide us with the details of history, but only to teach us the lessons arising from specific events in history.

The Quran does, however tell us that God measured the sustenance of the earth in four periods (Quran 41 :10). As to what could be the significance of these four periods, Dr. Bucaille comments as follows: "One could perhaps see in them the four geological periods described by modern science, with man's appearance, as we already know, taking place in the quaternary era. This is purely a hypothesis since nobody has an answer to this question" (The Bible, the Quran and Science, p. 150).

How did the author of the Quran avoid the mistake in chronology committed by so many others, and believed in by so many others even up to our present day? Could a man in the seventh century have known that the earth was much more than six thousand years old? How could he come by this modern knowledge unless God was revealing knowledge to him?

2007-07-04 10:26:17 · 13 answers · asked by MUHAMMAD 3

2007-07-04 10:25:32 · 9 answers · asked by tandypants 5

2007-07-04 10:25:16 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

What's the point?

2007-07-04 10:24:40 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you look at his profile,he didn't ask any questions,but he has so many best answers !
What does this mean ?

2007-07-04 10:23:21 · 9 answers · asked by Laff -Hugs 4all- 5

With endless suffering throughout history it would seem that G/god really doesn't intervene in the affairs of man. He seems so impartial that his own begotten Son would feel suffering without any intervention. Does this mean that a million human lives could be wiped out and they would be no more important than the life of an ant? If so, then maybe an ant's life is just as important as a human life, or that an ant's life is just as unimportant as a human life. Whatya think?

2007-07-04 10:23:03 · 15 answers · asked by Bogey 4

I want to know a online calender from 1978
with all festival, Holidays information for Christian,
Muslim etc

Please let me know or show a site where I can get all the information

2007-07-04 10:20:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-04 10:18:48 · 24 answers · asked by ? 1

How can you have happiness for eternity while missing those you love all the while?

2007-07-04 10:18:35 · 15 answers · asked by Frank 6

2007-07-04 10:18:28 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I.E. The higher a persons IQ the more likely they are to be an aethist, wereas the lower their IQ, the more likely they are to be relgious. This is not always the case, but is considered the norm.

2007-07-04 10:17:37 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

THIS QUESTION IS NOT ABOUT AMPUTEES WHO PRAY FOR LEGS (OR ARMS OR WHATEVER).

It's about amputees who do N O T pray for legs.

THIS QUESTION IS NOT ABOUT PROSTHETIC LEGS.

It's about real legs.

This is the question:
Concerning amputees who do not pray for legs, why don't they?

(If you personally know an amputee who has never prayed for a new leg, your input would be appreciated.)

AGAIN: THIS QUESTION IS ABOUT REAL LEGS. If you feel the need to talk about prosthetic legs go to the Prosthetic Section of Yahoo Answers.

2007-07-04 10:17:18 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think being Muslim would be fun and interesting

2007-07-04 10:16:34 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

(with apologies to Harlan Ellison)

2007-07-04 10:16:23 · 7 answers · asked by HawaiianBrian 5

2007-07-04 10:15:10 · 8 answers · asked by Devolution 5

Christians being told their God is the only true one, and all other believers' Gods are false?

2007-07-04 10:14:46 · 7 answers · asked by HawaiianBrian 5

2007-07-04 10:11:42 · 14 answers · asked by HawaiianBrian 5

2007-07-04 10:11:37 · 22 answers · asked by supamariobro46 2

2007-07-04 10:09:29 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

“Is freewill perfect? Then nothing imperfect can come from it. Is freewill imperfect? Then why does god have freewill? If god has no freewill, then why can god love/ can’t do sin? Is god both have freewill and can love/can’t do sin? Why not create man that way?” – influenced by Epicurus

2007-07-04 10:08:14 · 13 answers · asked by 8theist 6

Why do Christians think it is necessary to preach to those that are not believers in Christ? You don't want people with other belief ideas shoving their thoughts in your face! Also, the Christ I know didn't do that, He loved people for who they were and where they were. He didn't argue with them, He taught, preached, and lived.

And to Athiests, I am sorry, on behalf of Christians, for the way in which we continue to bash your beliefs and thoughts in the exact same way we hate to be treated and told about our beliefs. On the other hand, for questions about the Bible and Christian beliefs, is it really necessary to blast Christianity and tell the person asking the question that the Bible is fake, God is not real, and make fun of his/her beliefs.

Can't this system of asking questions and providing answers for each other work for educational purposes as well as give people an opportunity to find real answers to their real questions?

2007-07-04 10:04:23 · 22 answers · asked by BayouBengalBeliever 2

2007-07-04 10:03:58 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

in Islam we beleive that Jesus was a sacred prophet but we dont put him on Gods level instead of saying oh thank you jesus or help me jesus we say thank you God and help me God, dont get me wrong muslims love Jesus but we love God more

2007-07-04 10:03:51 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-04 10:03:45 · 3 answers · asked by Maheswari 2

Any religions are accepted

2007-07-04 10:03:00 · 21 answers · asked by Maheswari 2

2007-07-04 09:58:41 · 3 answers · asked by Blue 3

And where can this be found in the bible?

Thanks.

2007-07-04 09:58:20 · 7 answers · asked by John 4

i find it har to believe that there are so many atheist out there. with all the wonder of God,s creation, it does not take a rocket scientist to figure this one out. but i believe all these people know there is aGOD, they are just to full of pride to accept it.

2007-07-04 09:55:33 · 47 answers · asked by jasminebudd 4

Even if it existed what is the worst thing that can happen?
As it is,apparently,the soul that goes to hell and as the soul is not a physical entity and does not have a nervous system.The soul cannot feel pain.
Therefore it doesn't matter how hot it is we won't be suffering in any way

2007-07-04 09:54:02 · 33 answers · asked by darwinsfriend AM 5