Religion & Spirituality - 29 September 2007

Prominent creation scientist Em Adjineri has recently returned from her vacation, where she encountered several omens suggesting the rapture was at hand.

On the first night of her vacation, Em Adjineri saw a skydiver. The skydiver emerged from the clouds and alighted to Earth. (Revelation 1:7)

His hair was white, and his eyes were red (he was old and wore contact lenses to look cool.) (Revelation 1:14)

On his hand was a tattoo of the Pleiades (seven stars), and his beard was shaved to look like a sword. (Revelation 1:16)

On the second night, Em Adjineri went to make some bets at the track, where she saw four horsemen. (Revelation 6)

On her last night, she went to an animal show, where a bunch of seals were locked up in cages. They were then opened one at a time by a lamb. (Revelation 6:1, 6:3, 6:5, 6:7, 6:9, 6:12, and 8:1)

Since all these prophecies from the book of revelation are coming true, isn't the rapture upon us? Repent!

2007-09-29 03:29:22 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I believe the Word of God to be The Truth--the Living Truth--that shall set us free.

What are Christian organization teaching in regards to false christs and false prophets?

What biblical guidelines are christians to follow to help them discern whether something they are being taught is the truth or a lie or even a deception of those false Christs and false prophets?

Matthew 24:23-27, "Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."

2007-09-29 03:27:44 · 8 answers · asked by steinbeck11 6

2007-09-29 03:27:13 · 18 answers · asked by aj 2

does this act of prayer not just empty your conscience of guilt, for not taking direct action. I see prayer as a way to satify your conscience, not as a way to help others

2007-09-29 03:24:35 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

why do atheists & muslims & hindus & protestants go out on wars killing people of god, why don't they learn to love each other and become a CATHOLIC because JESUS said to them it is best to become a CATHOLIC and to be in heaven, when will GOD come and finish these evil people from our earth ?

2007-09-29 03:24:29 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-29 03:17:48 · 19 answers · asked by Ask Donna 3

2007-09-29 03:17:04 · 6 answers · asked by Advocate 2

2007-09-29 03:16:39 · 24 answers · asked by aj 2

In Some Countries women have been jailed for failing to cover up

and in some other they have a free choice to choose wether wear it or not

During to Islam which one is right ?
(I mean No offend to any country's law , Just Curious to know)

2007-09-29 03:14:14 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

over Christ, the HEAD of HIS Church YES or NO! I've got chrch history

2007-09-29 03:10:50 · 17 answers · asked by hamoh10 5

Please tell me how can you possibly think that ALL these beatiful things, trees, lakes, WATER?!?!, birds, LIVING creatures, it makes me sad that you persecute Jesus when HE died for us ROTTEN sinners

2007-09-29 03:10:46 · 37 answers · asked by piratechic67x 1

Has anyone ever asked you if you are "saved"? Some people promote a very attractive idea: All true Christians, regardless of how they live, have an absolute assurance of salvation, once they accept Jesus into their hearts as "their personal Lord and Savior." The problem is that this belief is contrary to the Bible & constant Christian teaching.

Recall this Scripture: "If we have died with him [in baptism; see Rom. 6:3-4] we shall also live with him; if we persevere we shall also reign with him" (2 Tim. 2:11-12). So, ff we do NOT persevere, we shall NOT reign with him. In other words, Christians can forfeit heaven. Jesus tells us, "He who endures to the end will be saved" (Matt. 24:13; cf. 25:31-46). Ergo, if you do not endure to the end, well........

The Bible makes it clear that Christians have a moral assurance of salvation (God will be true to his word and will grant salvation to those who have faith in Christ and are obedient to him [1 John 3:19-24])......

2007-09-29 03:08:41 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please explain to me why you can possibly believe that this earht evolved or in that weird D dude?

2007-09-29 02:58:27 · 14 answers · asked by piratechic67x 1

Despite the tens of Thousands of peer-reviewed papers supporting Evolution. Despite thousands of transitional fossils. (which you claim don't exist)
Despite the fact that there isn't a single solitary shred of evidence supporting the existence of your imaginary sky pixie.
Yet you still persist in your childish belief that somehow, some being "up there somewhere" created the universe and everything in it on a whim?
Do you all still believe in Santa or the Easter bunny too? Because there is as much evidence for their existence as there is for you god's...

Here are a couple of links for you to ignore, they're scientific and are based in reality, so they're probably not for you;
Evolution is a fact AND a theory;
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/evolution-fact.html

Transitional fossils;
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-transitional.html

And last but not least, 29 evidences for Macro evolution;
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/comdesc/section1.html#pred4

There you go. Ignore at will.

2007-09-29 02:58:25 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Christ has the last word does He not? is it NOT written that he is the HEAD of the Church? Was not ALL thengs given to him? Including power & authority? ROME! how can you have more than Jesus? Answer please ANSWER!

2007-09-29 02:55:32 · 8 answers · asked by hamoh10 5

Sherman: What will you do to win the votes of the Americans who are atheists?

Bush: I guess I'm pretty weak in the atheist community. Faith in God is important to me.

Sherman: Surely you recognize the equal citizenship and patriotism of Americans who are atheists?

Bush: No, I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God.

Sherman (somewhat taken aback): Do you support as a sound constitutional principle the separation of state and church?

Bush: Yes, I support the separation of church and state. I'm just not very high on atheists.

2007-09-29 02:52:26 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-29 02:41:27 · 61 answers · asked by Kidd! 6

Several people online here have made the claim that the Roman Catholic church was founded in 325 by Constantine. I would like to find a detailed, SCHOLARLY statement of this claim -- book length, with footnotes, the whole nine yards. Scholarly. Detailed. A graduate-level course bibliography would be a good answer to my question.

Please don't explain the claim here. Just bibliographic info, please.

Also, please don't refute the claim here. If you can point me to a detailed, scholarly, SPECIFIC refutation of the claim, fine. But I'm not interested in general histories of the early church that don't specifically address this claim -- I have several histories of the early church.

Did I mention I'm interested only in SCHOLARLY works? :-)

2007-09-29 02:40:02 · 14 answers · asked by wilsonch0 3

2007-09-29 02:33:35 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-29 02:32:39 · 26 answers · asked by Kidd! 6

I asked: What name is Jesus talking about in his prayer? And why is the name of God omitted from most Bibles including KJV?

Here is the questions with some answers:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Akjart24BDsXUg9cxIO06tbsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20070929054942AAOB8sq

PART 2:

Jesus states: I have made your name manifest to the men you gave me out of the world." (John 17:6)

So why don't most bibles show the name of God? Why don't they make God's name clear or evident like Jesus came on earth to do?

God's name was clearly of crucial importance to Jesus, since he mentioned it repeatedly in his prayers.

Yahveh or Jehovah, appears in the original scriptures 6800 times.

But it is omitted by most Bibles and Most Christians are ignorant about God's name.

God wants his name known.

Isaiah 43 :10 "You are My witnesses," declares the ">>LORD<<"

Original scriptures: "You are My witnesses," declares Jehovah.

2007-09-29 02:29:36 · 6 answers · asked by sfumato1002 3

The catholic church in america and the hispanic countries and the roman ctholic churches in some european countries, and do both churches believe in the trinity.

2007-09-29 02:29:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

From someone in a Christian view here please. When God shows you a vision or some kind of sign concerning your future and where your going in life,bascially your plan; are you suppose to let him lead you; are you suppose to go forth and try to get to it; whatever it may be?

2007-09-29 02:23:50 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-29 02:21:49 · 41 answers · asked by ADRIAN B 1

I do not understand it, even in the context of the story it doesn't make sense.

Ezekiel 4:12-13 Eat the food as you would a barley cake; bake it in the sight of the people, using human excrement for fuel." The Lord said, "In this way the people of Israel will eat defiled food among the nations where I will drive them."

2007-09-29 02:15:44 · 12 answers · asked by Jon 4

On an earlier question I was told that to emphasize light rather than sacrifice for sin is the "Gnostic Gospel."

I was told that I should stay away from that kind of thinking.

Gosh! I thought to myself... I better stay away from those Four Gospel because Jesus speaks about light all the way through those 4 Gospels ... and when he addressed the subject of sacrifice he said "I will have mercy, and not sacrifice." (from Matthew 9:13) source: http://gospelenigma.com

So are the Four Gospels in fact the Gnostic Gospels?

2007-09-29 02:10:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

How often do you speak to Jesus? Jesus hears us every time we pray, after a while he gets to know you... and you can just think about him and he's there. :D I feel the warmth of his presence daily now, I've seen many people healed by his name, even blindness!

If you don't have a healthy relationship with Jesus, I just encourage you to pray. Prayer is so much more then I ever thought, it has healed my heart of all depression.

Jesus is a very safe person. I go to him with everything.

2007-09-29 02:07:04 · 9 answers · asked by Alright22 3

In Dhammapada, it is written:


136. A fool does not know when he commits his evil deeds: but the wicked man burns by his own deeds, as if burnt by fire.
137. He who inflicts pain on innocent and harmless persons, will soon come to one of these ten states:
138. He will have cruel suffering, loss, injury of the body, heavy
affliction, or loss of mind,
139. Or a misfortune coming from the king, or a fearful accusation, or loss of relations, or destruction of treasures,
140. Or lightning-fire will burn his houses; and when his body is destroyed, the fool will go to hell.

For sins as small as lying or speaking rude words [which in Islam or Christianity would most likely be forgiven after simple repentance, if one stays away from bigger sins] people would have their tongues cut off. Please see:
http://www.thaiworldview.com/wat/wat6.htm

American Buddhists like to claim that Buddha did not believe in God. But how can one believe in Hell and not in God?

2007-09-29 02:00:20 · 8 answers · asked by Sincere-Advisor 6

God Bless America !

Shalom

2007-09-29 01:58:01 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

From my observations there are women who are gossips and there are women who are sluts. Rarely have I seen one that is both although they do exist. So my question is to all the women here, do you guard or not?
In Islam we are taught to do this, sometimes gossiping can be an issue for me.

2007-09-29 01:54:59 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous