Religion & Spirituality - 23 September 2007

I feel like I am being convicted about my salvation, but that doesn't make sense because I was definetly saved a while back. The rest of the time that I am not convicted, I feel more than sure that I am Christian. Anyone who wants to make remarks like, "God isn't real" or "haha, conviction, that's a good one", please resist the temptation. Thank you so much for your answers.

2007-09-23 08:11:07 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-23 08:09:21 · 7 answers · asked by [♠]k[♠] 1

2007-09-23 08:07:05 · 11 answers · asked by TSG 1

If you had lived during a religious persecution, would you have pretended to go along with the beliefs of the persecutors to ensure your safety and that of your family?
Have you ever lied about or covered up your true beliefs because of fear of prejudice, at work for example, or in a social situation where you feared negative consequences?

2007-09-23 08:07:05 · 13 answers · asked by Pascha 7

may I share with you what the Catechism of the Catholic Church says about it, and then hear YOUR answers:

CCC 1 - God, infinitely perfect and blessed in himself, in a plan of sheer goodness freely created man to make him share in his own blessed life. For this reason, at every time and in every place, God draws close to man. He calls man to seek him, to know him, to love him with all his strength. He calls together all men, scattered and divided by sin, into the unity of his family, the Church. To accomplish this, when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son as Redeemer and Savior. In his Son and through him, he invites men to become, in the Holy Spirit, his adopted children and thus heirs of his blessed life.

2007-09-23 08:05:53 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/index.php?rn=222561&cl=4189938&ch=222562

What are you thoughts on why this is happening? Free to be witty, but I'm also looking for serious responses.
thank you

2007-09-23 08:04:46 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

What does this mean to you and how does it effect free will?
Romans 8:29&30-
For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image to His Son, that He might be the first-born among many bretheren; and whom He predestined, these He also called; and whom He called, these He also justified: and whom He justified, these He also glorified.

Yes I read all of the book.
no I'm not taking it out of context.
Our preacher preached on it today.
I have a bunch of questions but I guess my two biggest ones would be:
1) If I am predestined (and thank you, God, by the way) did I really have free will to begin with or did it just appear to be free will since it was God ordained that I was to be a Christian?
2) Why does God allow people to be born that He knows are going to hell?
Maybe these are stupid questions. Please don't be rude.

2007-09-23 08:04:34 · 9 answers · asked by christian_me 3

seems like most of them try to suit the Bible according to their personalities and liking.

just something I had noticed.

2007-09-23 08:04:00 · 3 answers · asked by Ťango 3

of life without flinching, without hiding behind dogmas, wishful thinking, and slavish following of nonsensical texts and teachings?

2007-09-23 08:02:30 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

From: http://www.lezbeout.com/ancientgaymarriageoftwomalesaints.htm

"Professor Boswell discovered that in addition to heterosexual marriage ceremonies in ancient church liturgical documents (and clearly separate from other types of non-marital blessings of adopted children or land) were ceremonies called, among other titles, the "Office of Same Sex Union" (10th and 11th century Greek) or the "Order for Uniting Two Men" (11th and 12th century).

These ceremonies had all the contemporary symbols of a marriage: a community gathered in a church, a blessing of the couple before the altar, their right hands joined as at heterosexual marriages, the participation of a priest, the taking of the Eucharist, a wedding banquet afterwards. All of which are shown in contemporary drawings of the same sex union of Byzantine Emperor Basil I (867-886) and his companion John."

Why deny and protest your own history?

2007-09-23 08:01:59 · 14 answers · asked by serious troll 6

I think this says a lot about the masses of people who are susceptible to religious "tendencies"

2007-09-23 08:00:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

What guys on here do you girls feel you'd like to know in person and why? I'm curious, also I'm a girl.

2007-09-23 07:59:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

all I've learned I've read but I'm having a hard time retaining the info. I'm more of a hands on learner and retain better when there is some one there explaining in detail the answers to my questions.

2007-09-23 07:58:09 · 11 answers · asked by babyzodi 1

2007-09-23 07:57:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-23 07:56:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok so I have heard about visualization for healing but its hard, but I recently figured I would do it right before I enter sleep because its easy to visualize then. So I visualize like a army of cells coming to my injury and healing it, like a vacum cleaner sucking away the bad cells and making new ones. Anyways ive only done it two nights but one night I really got into it with sounds and all in my mind before I eventually fell asleep. But this seems like a much more powerful and effective way to do this, right before dream state so your visualizations come alive. Anyone had any success with this? Thanks

2007-09-23 07:52:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-23 07:52:19 · 5 answers · asked by Platinum. 1

it is one of my ?s and i added to it...

i need some more responses... and comments....

thank you!!!

2007-09-23 07:52:04 · 5 answers · asked by joan31235 2

Could be like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xie4XmNMOKg

Or would a real robot see it more allegorically?

2007-09-23 07:51:49 · 18 answers · asked by Jadochop 6

What cataclysmic, world changing, ground breaking, intensly logical, extremely rational, monumentally sound, perfectly plausible, air tight, finely detailed and overally earth shattering thoughts have you conjured up that will forever change the world?

I would love to know what makes you "free thinking" advocates so "special" that you feel the need to define yourselves from everyone else in a sense that you must be the geniuses of the Earth.

2007-09-23 07:50:48 · 17 answers · asked by NoneOfYourBusiness 1

I can't find this information anywhere. All I can find is the fact that it doesn't appear in the Bible. I need to connect the Trinity into this paper about the Holy Spirit, so that's why I need to know

2007-09-23 07:50:44 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-23 07:49:55 · 17 answers · asked by YouDon'tKnowMe 3

2007-09-23 07:47:50 · 15 answers · asked by just a man 4

matter how small, physical or meta-physical, or is belief in life after death just a forlorn hope of the desperate?

2007-09-23 07:47:17 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

“Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.”

–Luke 15:4-7

2007-09-23 07:46:15 · 11 answers · asked by sego lily 7

Hi, guys. I didn't mean to bother you or waste your time. But after that rant about christians(and I'm very sorry fot that). When I saw what happened in canada a few weeks ago. I was angry at them. But, I suddenly realize that they are scared of what they don't understand. And I want to HELP them understand. But I'm not sure if I'm doing a good job. But, as a witch you have to support religious tolerance. I had many e-mails sent to me saying how arrogant I was, or go back to your silly faith, stupid fluff. They told me I was only making everything worse. They assume I was intolerant, stupid. And all I'm doing is trying to make peace with other religions starting with Christians.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AskKoNlA3ImXCJ4IqXe7imrsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20070922134622AAYQr7G

This is the link to my question. I want your honest opinion, I feel pretty stupid doing this. I got out of my little shell of hatred and intolerance and I really wanna help.

2007-09-23 07:41:00 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-23 07:38:35 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Dear God:
I know that I'm a sinner. I deserve Hell. But You sent Jesus to die for my sins. I believe that He died and rose again. I ask you now to forgive my sins, once an for all. I now receive Jesus Christ as my Lord and Personal Saviour. Please come into my heart and save me, Help me to know I am saved and live for You, the rest of my life. In Jesus' Name I pray, Amen.

2007-09-23 07:38:14 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

rather than plagiarizing the title "Christians" that the Catholics originally have?

2007-09-23 07:36:13 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Now, I'm a Christian myself, but still find this so frustrating and annoying.

Don't you just hate it when other Christians denounce or degrade a particular group of individuals as a whole? Even though in the Bible it clearly states that Jesus came on this earth to "love your neighbor as yourself".

Example: The whole muslim thing. There is such a thing as radical Islam, but don't forget that this doesn't account for the whole of muslims! As Christians, we hate it when people take us for Bible pushing preachers! Likewise don't make an idiot out of yourself and accuse every muslim of being "a crazy, immoral being. Who should die!" Seriously, stop being hypocritical! You're making all the Christians look bad! Damn it!

Now don't throw me a line from the Old Testament. From my understanding, Jesus down to make it simple: Love your neighbor as yourself. Sanhedrin threw the Old Testament laws at him but his message was clear. Can't you follow that message? Doesn't this make you mad

2007-09-23 07:35:20 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous