Religion & Spirituality - 22 July 2007

just the hem of the garment is enough...

2007-07-22 03:29:27 · 6 answers · asked by Sky in the Grass 5

Have you ever wanted to go to chruch or something like that and the christians or representatives of jesus turned you off.

A lot of people do like christianity but dont like christians and feel that in general they are not representative of christ.

Any thoughts.

Also do you have any examples of stupid things people do or say to get you to go to church and do you ever wonder why they try to do that.

2007-07-22 03:28:18 · 14 answers · asked by Luke L 1

Imagine yourself meeting a person who seems very reasonable and cultured. You'd naturally think that whatever this person says is a reflection of the culture and intelligence you assume him to have. But when he begins to speak, even though you perceive no other change in his reasonable demeanor, he startles you with his incredible nonsense. He may insist that white is just a lighter shade of black, for example, or claim that the clouds in the sky are simply huge bunches of cotton. He believes things that no reasonable person with normal awareness and judgment could believe. He claims it is raining even though the sun is shining; and if you take him outside and show him the evident sunlight, still he persists in his claim that rain is falling and he even declares that he's getting wet! If you saw such a person, you could describe him in several ways. You might say he was being illogical, deluded, or even that he'd lost his mind, or even that he was crazy.

2007-07-22 03:25:44 · 28 answers · asked by THE WAY 1

If they think God is going to destroy the souls of those people anyway, what would prevent them from rationalizing that it is okay to cheat, steal from, abuse, do bodily harm, etc. to the "unsaved." Isn't that the mindset that allowed "witches" to burned at the stake in the Middle Ages?

2007-07-22 03:22:56 · 17 answers · asked by Pascha 7

is jesus &his dad playing mind games with us?

2007-07-22 03:19:48 · 21 answers · asked by Q.xi 1

the connection between your thought, and what you call "The World"?

2007-07-22 03:18:43 · 8 answers · asked by Sky in the Grass 5

2007-07-22 03:17:36 · 24 answers · asked by Marina 1 6

I think those who hold the belief in the "Inerrancy and Infallibility of the Bible" doctrine have the difficult task to try and do apologetic gymnastics to try to make things harmonize.

Maybe it wasn't meant to be in 100% harmony. Maybe you just have two christians with different points of view eh?

James liked works and Paul liked faith. It's not like there never were any conflicting view points.

Heck, Jesus and his crew had conflicting view points from time to time. Paul even criticized Peter at one point.

So is far fetched to believe that maybe the writers of the new testament simply had a different point of view?

Is it necessary that they have to agree with each other? Aren't we able to gain wisdom from different points of view?

2007-07-22 03:16:15 · 8 answers · asked by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5

If Baptism produces faith, it stands to reason that one can be baptized before they believe.

1 Peter 3:21 - …and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also – not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, ...



NIV notes on 1 Peter 3:21 – Baptism is a means of salvation, a means through which the Holy Spirit produces faith as a gift of God because of God’s grace.


OK off my soap box and Off to Church!!!!!

2007-07-22 03:09:58 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Noble Silence is an acceptable answer... :-)

2007-07-22 03:09:42 · 15 answers · asked by goodfella 5

grateful for today?

I am grateful to have life, to be in health, to be in recovery from cancer, to have my faculties about me, and to be loved.
I am grateful for so many things, even for the most unlikely sometimes bad things turn into blessings.
Thank you for answering my question.

2007-07-22 03:09:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Matthew 28:19 – Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.



Does this include or not include infants?



Acts 16:33 – At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his family were baptized.



Immediately and all his family?? Did they do it in church so everyone could see? Did his family include children? Although they preached to the whole household, would babies have been able to speak for themselves?

2007-07-22 03:06:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was once informed that it sets a bad example and a scandal to the faithful to be involved in SCA; Renaissance Faires, etc. What are your thoughts on this?

2007-07-22 03:05:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

God is One, the Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creatures need. he begets not, nor was He begotten (he has no sons or daughters, nor was he born). And there is none co-equal or comparable to Him. Quran: 112
Jesus was the Prophet of God and not the son of God. Jesus, like Prophet Abraham, and Muhammed is also a prophet who had to convey the message of God. So saying Jesus was God is indirectly saying that Maryam is his wife which is nonsense. And on Judgement Day Prophet Jesus will speak against those who say that Jesus is the son of God, or even God Himself. The biggest sin anyone can commit is by associating God with His creation, and that includes saying God has a son. GLORY TO HIM, God of the heavens and the earth, no son does he need.Another thing to think about. If Jesus is God's son then how could God leave him, his own son, to be torchered in the cross. Jesus did not die for our sins, we are responsible for our own. All this info is found in the holy Quran. God's true words.

2007-07-22 03:03:17 · 12 answers · asked by sally4dolphin 2

2007-07-22 02:58:06 · 14 answers · asked by CESAR D 1

What a ridiculous book the Bible is, and how ridiculous are people when they try to justify it!!!

2007-07-22 02:54:56 · 9 answers · asked by americanhero_aa 2

2007-07-22 02:49:56 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

in todays time?

2007-07-22 02:42:04 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've experienced life enough to realize that "Evil," is complex. Rarely are good and evil in their absolute true forms, it's mostly lukewarm, and mixed bag wherever you go and the people you meet. The evil is mostly complex, and subtle and light, meaning, jealousy, judgements, competition, materialism, not caring about the next guy, apathy, greed, those types of evil, rather than gung-ho machine gun, I want to kill humanity types.

Though nowadays, we're getting many road-rage, frustrated, drug using/selling, shady types as well.

Question is, how do NORMAL/GOOD people, who have good intentions and just want to go day by day doing normal regular things like working, shopping, and enjoying life, deal with all the F8cked up people allllll around us? You can't tell simply by looking at them but MANY out there are frustrated, conniving, shady, living paycheck to paycheck, nasty, rude, opportunists, MANY types of so called "evil?"

You're either part of the problem or not.

2007-07-22 02:40:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

this is a question for Christians t make me understand it better,of course would already know atheists would say he doesn't exists.
But everything you see has to maid by something.
But if the creator of heaven and earth is so strong,why doesn't there comes a voice out of heaven saying he exists,then its over between the war against Muslims and atheists right?

2007-07-22 02:40:26 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-22 02:39:43 · 6 answers · asked by G.xi 1

Jesus on earth infallibility worship? I have been talking to some Baptists and Methodists and Catholics and it almost sounds as if they are giving up on this stuff. I say horay! Sounds like they are all but saying it is a lie!

2007-07-22 02:35:51 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

the servants of thier senses?

2007-07-22 02:35:25 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Would all of them go to hell because they didn't accept Jesus as their savior?

2007-07-22 02:29:12 · 10 answers · asked by marhama 6

2007-07-22 02:28:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you worship on Sunday and what time does your services start?

2007-07-22 02:26:54 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm talking metaphysically here, thoughts/beliefs creating reality etc.

If you affirm a particular belief (ie: I AM SUCCESSFUL) then that belief becomes your reality, with regular repetition.

But what would happen if you affirmed an actual concept (ie:SUCCESS, HAPPINESS, HEALTH, GLORIOUS LIFE) and repeated that over and over in your mind.

Would that also have the same effect?

I read that it can sometimes be better to change your thoughts this way, because with beliefs, you sometimes get doubts cropping up, but you don't get that if you are merely affirming a concept.

2007-07-22 02:25:09 · 8 answers · asked by The Global Geezer 7

in this verse it mentioned "children of God" and "children of devil". the word Children is not litterally mean children as we understand today, but the word children of God means the follower of God or the servents of God. God is not your daddy. and the Bible has many translator errors.


In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
1 John 3:10

2007-07-22 02:20:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

How can a human being be God ? Jesus ate and slept, so if he was actually God, then why wouldl he need sleep and food to keep him alive.If Jesus is God then who created Adam the first man to be created ? Obviously not Jesus because he came way after Adam. And if Jesus was only created from only a mother and Adam with no parents at all, then Adam would be seen as being greater than Jesus, but how can Adam be creater that God. Therefore Prophet Jesus is not God.
The Bible says - Matthew 14:23----- And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a moutain apart to pray........
- If Jesus is God or a part of God, then why did he pray. Praying comes from those who are submitting, needy and dependent. And God is none of these.

2007-07-22 02:15:20 · 23 answers · asked by sally4dolphin 2

I notice there have been many questions about Tammy, who I gather has recently died.

Who was she?

2007-07-22 02:13:36 · 12 answers · asked by HP 5