Religion & Spirituality - 11 July 2007

Does anyone know why it is gramaticly spelled incorect? You know.. Not following the I before E except after C rule.. Or is it a protest of rules? Not trying to be a smart a**.. My name is also gramaticly spelled wrong...
Contrary to popular belief no it is not Alley, or Jo or AlleycatJo..lol..

So anyway, back to my question..

2007-07-11 12:17:23 · 18 answers · asked by AlleycatJo 5

Are some religions more intellectual than others?
I believe that faith should not be blind, but should be backed up by an intellectual argument.
This doesn't necessarily mean "Facts" because I believe that Faith can be intellectually discussed on a very deep level. What do you think?

2007-07-11 12:14:03 · 16 answers · asked by cassnate 4

I would not say I go looking to get shot by people that is not my plan, but my plan and I don't search for trouble. But I do go out in the World and ask people about Jesus when I am called and yes I could be killed but that is my will to tell about Jesus and if I get shot doing then I get shot!

2007-07-11 12:13:42 · 14 answers · asked by calltoperservence 2

Something about them being too holy?

2007-07-11 12:12:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

26 million people have been infected in the last ten years alone. With all the prayers and worship, why hasn't your god cured one single case?

Christians are always going on and on about the "power of god" and the "power of prayer", but in this case, it seems like god just doesn't care about those millions of babies in Africa. I guess he wants those families to all learn lessons in overcoming adversity?

He cures migraines and arthritis all the time. I know. I've seen people on television with bad headaches literally stand up, pray, and have their headaches go away (which is amazing) but the HIV victims prayers seem to fall on deaf ears. It almost makes you think that "we cannot know god" but when he made this poor Grandmother with bad arthritis get up and moonwalk... well... you just gotta get excited!

I'm not even going to mention amputees.

2007-07-11 12:10:12 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

Had Constantine stuck with the Roman pantheon, millions of people would still be worshiping Apollo, Mars etc

Funny isn't it!

I'm not Catholic at all, I just thought of this and laughed my head off! LOL

2007-07-11 12:10:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-11 12:08:31 · 15 answers · asked by One-Woman 2

When discussing the issue of "ex-gays," several contributors stated that they know many "ex-gays" who are happily living heterosexual lives. One person commented, "I have known both homosexuals and ex-homosexuals. The ex's I have personally met are completely happy with the fact that they have left that life behind them...In fact - their desire is for their spouse...All of those that have - that I know - have no regrets leaving homosexuality behind."

However, the same contributor has also stated, "I may not agree with homosexuality, or think it is natural in anyway shape or form..." It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see why any "ex-gay" who knew her opinion on homosexuality would tell her anything other than he/she is happy.

People eager for your acceptance are going to tell you what you want to hear. What is really in their heart or said in prayer between them and Christ may be different.

2007-07-11 12:06:51 · 18 answers · asked by Michael B - Prop. 8 Repealed! 7

you may not like me sometimes, but that's OK
we all really should consider our life and how we represent our Heavenly Father<><

2007-07-11 12:06:14 · 18 answers · asked by ? 4

If Paul didn't believe in it, declaring to the contrary that:
"If for this life only we have believed in Christ, we are of all men most to be pitied" (I Cor 15:19)

then why is it still in circulation?
Atheists don't accept it,
and Christians should see it as unbiblical.

Can nothing kill the wretched thing off, or will generations of the uninformed evermore wield it like some magic sword?

(Those inclined may drink. Mine's a Bulmer's cider.)

2007-07-11 12:02:43 · 3 answers · asked by Pedestal 42 7

I am Seventh-Day Adventist. Just being curious about everyone else.

2007-07-11 12:02:30 · 20 answers · asked by CJBig 5

Intelligence plays a big part in the religion, it's like their first commandment. Thou shall not be dumb.

For the new ones here Gnostics and Agnostics are two different religions, both interesting.

2007-07-11 12:02:27 · 8 answers · asked by Sean 7

2007-07-11 12:00:29 · 17 answers · asked by John W 6

2007-07-11 11:57:42 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-11 11:54:43 · 18 answers · asked by Sean 7

If not, why not? Doesn't your Bible require you to spread the Word?

If so, what techniques do you use? How successful have you been? And would you be offended by non-Christians converting Christians to their faiths?

Just curious.

2007-07-11 11:52:47 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-11 11:52:21 · 12 answers · asked by MiZz SaAk 6

Seriously, it's just one of them stupid things that has facinated me since hearing it on a tv programme some fifteen to twenty years ago.

2007-07-11 11:51:26 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

the atheists who claim there is no God
or
those who say there is a God, and their lives are a mockery

2007-07-11 11:49:34 · 31 answers · asked by ? 4

but I don't know where to look.

2007-07-11 11:47:20 · 5 answers · asked by CHEESUS GROYST 5

If an individual constantly prays, reads the Bible, and tries to live Christian, and is truly sincere about having a close relationship with God, but blurts out a profanity when angered by someone who is aggressive towards them, before they can catch themselves, does this mean that person's heart is not truly changed, because they can only remain gentle and christlike when not pressured or challenged by others?

What if this happens more than once, and the person ends up quickly grabbing their mouth and saying "forgive me Lord", because the curse word rolled off of their tongue so easily. Is this a sign the person is not saved? What are your thoughts?

2007-07-11 11:41:49 · 17 answers · asked by - 1

2007-07-11 11:41:25 · 10 answers · asked by CHEESUS GROYST 5

I am a born-again Christian with a bad past and hard habits to break but I love God and want to please Him with everything I do. But I also don't want to get baptised and still feel like a complete sinner afterwards. To me, this symbolizes the end of an old life for me and I feel like I've already screwed it up.

2007-07-11 11:40:07 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous

Scripture references?

2007-07-11 11:36:46 · 27 answers · asked by John W 6

Jesus is the only reason people can go to heaven. All other religions are about what you can do to earn your way into heaven. Can we really earn our way into heaven?

2007-07-11 11:33:58 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous

do Catholics belive you need to confess all your sins to go to Heaven?

Because what if you cant remember all your sins to confess do you go to hell?

and im Christian but im just curious

2007-07-11 11:30:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it aligned with what Jesus instructed in the bible?

Would He say the RCC used LOVE and other fruits of the Holy Spirit to reach out to lost souls in need of salvation, today in the media, with the language that was quoted?

What do you think the RCC accomplished today?

2007-07-11 11:30:10 · 14 answers · asked by Dr. G™ 5

2007-07-11 11:27:24 · 7 answers · asked by CHEESUS GROYST 5

I'm sure I remember reading somewhere about a law of online conversation / forum posting which stated something like the longer threads got, the more likely a Hitler comparison was, and in the case of a Hitler comparison arising the person making it has always lost, automatically. Does anybody know if that is the case, and if there are any analogies in R&S? (e.g. it always ends up with Pascals wager or evolution...)? Is that what "drinking questions" are?

2007-07-11 11:26:35 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Question #6 Ref The Bible Answer Book

taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. Ephesians 6:16
This is not an uncertain promise. Rather, it is divine assurance that faith equips us to escape the very extremities of evil. But what is faith?

The bible says faith is: the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1

Faith is the assurance that God's promises will never fail, even if sometimes we do not experience their fulfillment in our mortal existence. Hebrews 11 is talking about the fact that we trust God to fulfill promises for the future based on what He has already fulfilled in the past. Our faith is not blind, but based squarely on God's proven faithfulness.

Do not confuse faith with knowledge. Alot of people hear the gospel message and have the knowledge that can save them. This does not always mean they will act on it with faith.

2007-07-11 11:25:04 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous