Religion & Spirituality - 29 July 2007

Do they all just go to hell?

2007-07-29 05:23:13 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

(I wasn't sure where I should categorise this one,so I put it in Religion & Spirituality)

2007-07-29 05:19:49 · 34 answers · asked by Dave H 1

...the operation to first remove my brain.

Will it hurt? Is it really necessary?

2007-07-29 05:19:40 · 11 answers · asked by Anyone Know? 2

For those who believe God elects people for salvation based upon His foreknowledge of their positive response to the gospel.

What's your take on Ephesians 2:3, which says that the believers at Ephesus, prior to conversion, "were BY NATURE children of wrath, JUST AS THE OTHERS." (caps for emphasis) Does this contradict the popular idea that God elects those who are PREDISPOSED to respond favourably to the preaching of Christ ?

Also, the later verse 5 states that, "even when WE WERE DEAD IN TRESSPASSES, (God) MADE US ALIVE together with Christ" (caps & insert mine). So, if this deadness refers to a SPIRITUAL state, how could any sinner have it WITHIN HIMSELF to accept the gospel? For 1 Corinthians 2:14 says, "But the natural (i.e. spiritually dead, unregenerate) man DOES NOT RECEIVE THE THINGS OF THE SPIRIT OF GOD, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned."

Your sharings, please ?

Thanks in advance for all polite answers.

2007-07-29 05:18:58 · 13 answers · asked by Carlito 3

Is it wrong to tickle someone to tears?

Someone asked this in general but I expect more answers here, and this is a good place for moral questions.

2007-07-29 05:18:06 · 26 answers · asked by Link , Padawan of Yoda 5

2007-07-29 05:16:32 · 5 answers · asked by nicholas d 1

in context of astrophysics (pls don't quote "his dark materials", only astrophysics or against material).
if there is dark material, what is then the white material. If there is a white material..what is then soul? If there is soul what is anime?
(for my athiest friends

2007-07-29 05:15:15 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

My hubbie is disabled he is young only 42 years old. He has fibromialga , bulging disk in his back and neck shoulder problems knee and hip I know this all sounds terrible but he loves our Lord and follows his word every day. He is a wonderful Christian man and studies his Bible. Some of you might say why is he disabled? Why would God let this happen. We know it is so we will be closer to our Lord! Sometimes we all need a little kick in the pants to get back to our Lord. And after we are back he is so good to us!

2007-07-29 05:10:56 · 23 answers · asked by Nancy L 3

Are we being careful to discern our own spirits, lest we fight against each other? It's fine to disagree, yet, do we need to give the enemy more ammunition against us?

2007-07-29 05:09:54 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

"Christianity is the standard by which all religions are measured."

2007-07-29 05:06:59 · 46 answers · asked by Top Cat 3

im looking for the different types of meditation the way they work, what they achieve and especially where i can learn them. If you know anything about even just one form , post!

2007-07-29 05:04:44 · 6 answers · asked by zush 1

Neither does Jesus. He likes to be remembered in his prime time while preaching and teaching such as his representation in Rio da Janeiro. The perfect symbol of the renewal of the catholic faith is: Bring Jesus Down From The Cross!

2007-07-29 05:01:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2007-07-29 05:01:19 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I believe it is the people. What do you think God believes is most important: your overall faith and the way you live or the fact that you wake up early to travel to a "sanctified" building (the reason for the quotation marks is because a lot of churches are full of heavy sinners)? Some hard-core Believers think you must pay your dues and attend church in order to earn your way to heaven. What do you think?

2007-07-29 05:01:05 · 12 answers · asked by Jade | My Brain is My Shepherd 5

Islam teaches there was no such thing as original sin and that each individual will be judged on his or her own merit. Apart from that, they do not accept that Jesus was divine or that he was resurrected. How, then, could a Christian present and defend the teaching that Christ died for our sins?

2007-07-29 04:59:11 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

In christianity...you have a God that wants blood sacrifices in the old testament. In the new testament you have a god that needed the blood of jesus to wash away everyones sins. A god that has a talking snake, bush and donkey, A god thats best idea to populate a world was putting two people on it so that their kids would have to commit incest.
So there you have it, a church with blood sacrifices, talking animals and incest...plus countless murders by the god.....what else could you possibly call your beliefs other than a cult?

2007-07-29 04:57:09 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

to be honest, I know i should!!

2007-07-29 04:56:11 · 21 answers · asked by 100% ♥Creole♥ 7

first church and the many wives and children of its founder? As they say, God provides.

2007-07-29 04:55:31 · 11 answers · asked by JiveMan 2

2007-07-29 04:55:30 · 1 answers · asked by witchfinder general 3

"Whoever sacrifices to any god other than the LORD(Jesus) must be destroyed. (Exodus 22:20)


They entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul; and everyone who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. (2 Chronicles 15:12-13 NAB)

"If anyone secretly entices you--even if it is your brother, your father's son or your mother's son, or your own son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your most intimate friend-- saying, "Let us go worship other gods" you must not yield to or heed any such persons. Show them no pity or compassion and do not shield them. But you shall surely KILL them; your own hand shall be first against them to execute them, and then the hand of all the people. Stone them to death for trying to turn you away from the Lord your God." (Deut 13:6-10)


"Thus saith the LORD of hosts....Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ***."
--I Samuel 15:2-3

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2007-07-29 04:55:21 · 8 answers · asked by kloneme 3

2007-07-29 04:53:12 · 8 answers · asked by Death follows us all 5

I have often pondered that. Humans have varying interpretations of God and no one can seem to agree what God really is.

People point to the bible as a source, but I think of it as a folklore because of the game of Telephone. You played it as a child.

Put children in a circle, whisper a story in one child's ear, then pass it on. In the end the story is always different.

That is why the bible has morphed from one version to another. For centuries it wasn't even written down. Can you imagine how much change happened in story tellers heads?

That is why I believe in one thing, the GOLDEN RULE, the rest is smoke and mirrors.

Yes I know, as a non believer, I will go to hell. Yet the basis of all religions is the GOLDEN RULE and that trumps all.

Peace

Jim

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2007-07-29 04:52:02 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok, all this Evolution crap I don't believe...some reasons are because if we evolved from apes or monkey's then why don't we have it still in our gene's to swing and fly from trees in seconds flat? further more why then can humans be trained 1000 times easier than an ape in a zoo? and why can humans drive, and operate thousands of machines to make other thing's etc, and even if evolution was true, then who created all the planets, dinosoars, and plant life, on all these planets in out solar system?

2007-07-29 04:48:07 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

God may speak to others through you, vis. the verse u will say.

Good luck!

2007-07-29 04:47:10 · 22 answers · asked by cleopatra 4

2007-07-29 04:41:30 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

People say they chose their religion on their own, but how many of them had "parental guidance" and were taught about it from birth?

I was a Christian for 21 years, and I didn't think I was brainwashed either. Once I snapped out of it like being awoken from hypnotism, I realized, holy crap I WAS. So how can you know if you are brainwashed when you are still under the spell?

2007-07-29 04:40:31 · 30 answers · asked by Jadochop 6

I know this sounds stupid, but I'm just wondering... My house was built during World War II, and I had alot of family die of old age, and some cancer. Does that mean their spirits are in heaven or still in the house? Thank you.

2007-07-29 04:40:12 · 8 answers · asked by ? 4

But that story wasn't good enough?

And so they added another:
He rose into the sky and became a god.

C'mon, church folks -- your whole religion is based on two wild stories --

Question:
Is there even one scientist who will believe either story?

2007-07-29 04:39:42 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-29 04:39:00 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

How should I approach things? I've been called that so many times because I tell people I follow leaders that lived ago such as Muhammad bin Abdul Wahab.

Even Muslims call me those wierd names.

I dont know why.

2007-07-29 04:37:30 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous