Religion & Spirituality - 5 October 2007

2007-10-05 09:57:26 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I ask some things about him and some answers are mean and disrespectful to him. Don't you know that if Chuck gets to know this some of ya'll will get in HUGE trouble?

2007-10-05 09:57:22 · 7 answers · asked by Love Yahoo!!! wannabe a princess 3

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Joseph Smith said :

". . .I prophesy in the name of the Lord God of Israel, unless the United States redress the wrongs committed upon the Saints in the state of Missouri and punish the crimes committed by her officers that in a few years the government will be utterly overthrown and wasted, and there will not be so much as a potsherd left . . . " (History of the Church, Vol. 5, p. 394.)

How do you explain this ?

2007-10-05 09:56:43 · 10 answers · asked by the shiz 5

In Islam, Jesus (`Isa in Arabic) is considered one of the greatest prophets sent by God to mankind. In the Qur'an, Jesus is referred to as `Isa ibn Maryam, or Jesus son of Mary. The story of Mary and Jesus is best described in the Qur'an primarily in the surahs of Aal `Imran and Maryam.
Mary, the mother of Jesus, is described in the Qur'an as being special. She is born into the pious household of Aal `Imran, and her childhood is marked by a unique piety that everyone around her could sense.

The uniqueness of Mary was spelled out to her by the angels:

*{Behold! The angels said: "O Mary! Allah hath chosen thee and purified thee — chosen thee above the women of all nations. O Mary! Worship thy Lord devoutly: Prostrate thyself, and bow down (in prayer) with those who bow down."}* (Aal `Imran 3:42-43)



The Prophet Muhammad had also related in a hadith reported byAl- Bukhari that Mary was one of the best of the women Allah had created.

The Birth of Jesus

In relating the story of Jesus, the Qur'an describes how Mary, the mother of Jesus, was approached by an angel from God, bringing her tidings she had never imagined: that she would give birth to a son, a Messiah, who would be of the righteous and would be a prophet of God, calling the Children of Israel (the Israelites) to the straight path of God.

*{(And remember) when the angels said: O Mary! Lo! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a word from him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, illustrious in the world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near (unto Allah). He will speak unto mankind in his cradle and in his manhood, and he is of the righteous.}* (Aal `Imran 3:45-46)

Naturally, for the chaste Mary, this news was both strange and seemingly impossible.

*{She said: My Lord! How can I have a child when no mortal hath touched me? He said: So (it will be). Allah createth what He will. If He decreeth a thing, He saith unto it only: Be! and it is. And He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, and the Torah and the Gospel.}* (Aal `Imran 3:47-48)

The very nature of Jesus's birth is so special that God compares the uniqueness of his creation to that of the first man and prophet, Adam.

*{Lo! The likeness of Jesus with Allah is as the likeness of Adam. He created him of dust, then He said unto him: Be! and he is.}* (Aal `Imran 3:59)

However, we are told in the Qur'an of a miracle that Jesus performed when he was a baby.

When Mary carried the baby Jesus to her people, they questioned her; and as a baby in her arms, Jesus gave them the answer. The Qur'an describes this scene in detail:

*{He said: "I am indeed a servant of Allah: He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet; And He hath made me blessed wheresoever I be, and hath enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live; (He) hath made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable; So peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I die, and the day that I shall be raised up to life (again)!"}* (Maryam 19:26-33)

And so the baby Jesus defended his mother from any accusations of adultery, and in a nutshell, explained who he was and why he was sent by God.

Jesus and His Miracles

Jesus was sent to the Children of Israel in order to confirm the teachings of his predecessor, the Prophet Moses. Jesus's birth was a miracle, and, like all prophets of God, he was granted several miracles. He approached his people, telling them —

*{Lo! I come unto you with a sign from your Lord. Lo! I fashion for you out of clay the likeness of a bird, and I breathe into it and it is a bird, by Allah's leave. I heal him who was born blind, and the leper, and I raise the dead, by Allah's leave. And I announce unto you what ye eat and what ye store up in your houses. Lo! herein verily is a portent for you, if ye are to be believers.

And (I come) confirming that which was before me of the Torah, and to make lawful some of that which was forbidden unto you. I come unto you with a sign from your Lord, so keep your duty to Allah and obey me.

Lo! Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is a straight path.}* (Aal `Imran 3:49-51)

In another incident, after which an entire surah of the Qur'an is named, the disciples of Jesus asked him for another miracle.

*{Behold! the disciples, said: "O Jesus the son of Mary! can thy Lord send down to us a table set (with viands) from heaven?" Jesus said: "Fear Allah, if ye have faith."

They said: "We only wish to eat thereof and satisfy our hearts, and to know that thou hast indeed told us the truth; and that we ourselves may be witnesses to the miracle."

Jesus the son of Mary said: "O Allah our Lord! Send us from heaven a table set (with viands), that there may be for us — for the first and the last of us — a solemn festival and a sign from Thee; and provide for our sustenance, for Thou art the best Sustainer (of our needs)."}* (Al-Ma'idah 5:112-114)

God sent them the table they had asked for, but not without a warning.

*{Allah said: "I will send it down unto you: But if any of you after that resisteth faith, I will punish him with a penalty such as I have not inflicted on any one among all the peoples."}* (Al-Ma'idah 5:115)

The End of the Story?

The story of Jesus never really ends in the Qur'an, as we are told that Jesus was not killed, but that rather, God raised His beloved prophet up to Him.

*{Behold! Allah said: "O Jesus! I will take thee and raise thee to Myself and clear thee (of the falsehoods) of those who blaspheme; I will make those who follow thee superior to those who reject faith, to the Day of Resurrection: Then shall ye all return unto Me, and I will judge between you of the matters wherein ye dispute.}* (Aal `Imran 3:53)

The Qur'an also points out that Jesus was neither killed nor crucified. Speaking of the Children of Israel, Allah faults their accusations against Mary as well as their claim that they killed Jesus.

*{That they rejected Faith; that they uttered against Mary a grave false charge;

And because of their saying: We slew the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, Allah's messenger — they slew him not nor crucified him, but it appeared so unto them; and lo! Those who disagree concerning it are in doubt thereof; they have no knowledge thereof save pursuit of a conjecture; they slew him not for certain.

Nay, Allah raised him up unto Himself; and Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise.}* (An-Nisaa' 4:156-158)

The Qur'an confirms that Jesus was raised up by God, and the Prophet Muhammad reassured us that Jesus will be sent down to earth once again before the Day of Judgment in order to re-establish justice and the proper worship of the one Creator.

peace.

2007-10-05 09:55:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-05 09:53:31 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I put it on from time to time and when I see Pat Robertson with his right wing political rants and Benny Hinn with his smarmy self-gratifying drivel and dodgy claims about being able to heal people it just makes me cringe. I mean, what worse advert could there be for Christianity?

2007-10-05 09:53:25 · 31 answers · asked by The Mad cyclist 4

The more I think about it the more absurd the idea of an omnipotent, omniscient god needing a day off gets. What do you imagine He actually did?

2007-10-05 09:52:51 · 5 answers · asked by Partisan Cheese 3

Isn't that totally against what Christianity believes?

2007-10-05 09:52:39 · 5 answers · asked by Fedup Veteran 6

I argue that the pope is wrong and catholics argue back that its the same thing as my pastor? Thats completely false. Protestants dont bow down or praise their pastors in anyway, as do catholics. We dont bow down and kiss nobodys pinky ring and we dont sit in a booth to confess our sins to a HUMAN, when God sent Jesus to take away our sins. We dont use a pastor to intercede for us in anyways. The pastor is just a guide to make sure, that under God's rule, the church the Pastor pastors is in God's order.

2007-10-05 09:50:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

he's the human manifestation of the divinity, what was jesus doing before he was born?
Non existent (doesn't fit the job description for a god).
Any holy rollers with an answer?
The mind boggles!

2007-10-05 09:49:22 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

what would happen if God where to one day forgive the devil? would this make people that believe in God diffrent?

2007-10-05 09:48:59 · 24 answers · asked by Ryan Silva 2

i dont think it matters what church/sect you belong, if you believe in the trinity, i think everyone is incorrect in their theology.

2007-10-05 09:45:10 · 13 answers · asked by Gomakawitnessofjesus 7

2007-10-05 09:44:05 · 39 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4

I do!!! I fear him and I'm always alert because I always think that I will be roundhouse kicked. Everytime I see his picture I start to cry.
Did you know that Superman pisses his pants everytime he heards the name Chuck Norris?

Tribute -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deFRu3KWPqY

2007-10-05 09:43:17 · 9 answers · asked by Love Yahoo!!! wannabe a princess 3

Can you still pray the Rosary, have a devoted Saint, and pretty much 'be' a Catholic without ever getting Confirmed?

Can you also attend Catholic Mass, observe the 7 Sacraments, and go to confession without being Confirmed?

I've never been to a Catholic church so some parts of my details may be wrong or whatever. I was raised Protestant but trying to learn about Catholicism. Thank You and God Bless.

2007-10-05 09:41:08 · 13 answers · asked by oysterchowder2004 3

I live a pretty chilled life in Spain, do as little work as I can get away with and party when I can.

Do you work? Play? Sleep???

2007-10-05 09:40:48 · 33 answers · asked by Grotty Bodkin is not dead!!! 5

2007-10-05 09:38:51 · 27 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4

You know, sometimes it sticks and sometimes it slides off. It slid off in my case. I must have a Teflon coating to which crap cannot find purchase. Do you, as I do, feel sorry for all those children who are born with a surface coating that seems to absorb whatever crap is flung at them?

2007-10-05 09:38:35 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Romans 1:3
Concerning his son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh.

2007-10-05 09:36:57 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

" Do you think all of God can be put into a few pages in one book? Do you think that when that book was finished, He had no more inspiration for His children? Do you think you have come to the end of His power when you have turned the last page of your Bible? "

I am just looking for thoughts on the above
please state your beliefs also
thank you kindly ((((hugGs))))

2007-10-05 09:35:35 · 24 answers · asked by ☮ Pangel ☮ 7

Because God is All-Knowing, he would already know what it is you're going to pray for and would have therefore already decided the outcome. So, is it not foolish to assume that a perfect all-powerful being needs to reconsider his decision? Is is not also insulting to God, because in a way you're saying "I disagree with your judgement, I think its wrong and I want to you reconsider it" by praying for something when he already knows what it is your going to pray for before you do it?

2007-10-05 09:34:17 · 17 answers · asked by Christian 3

When people say most times Christianity is implied.

Do Christians think that anyone who does not deny exsistance of a Higher power is an atheist despite their beliefs?

2007-10-05 09:33:30 · 18 answers · asked by Moonlit Hemlock 3

2007-10-05 09:32:01 · 19 answers · asked by G's Random Thoughts 5

2007-10-05 09:29:09 · 56 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4

2007-10-05 09:27:07 · 32 answers · asked by G's Random Thoughts 5

R & S is a good place to tell about Jesus and a good place to learn about him also so will you help spred the news of his love here ? I do !!!

2007-10-05 09:25:42 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm sorry for being ignorant here.

Ok now that I apologized I'm wondering about Satanism. Is it just a form of atheism, or is it different? I know there's probably some different kinds.

Basic explanations would be nice. Nothing too hard to understand, lol

2007-10-05 09:22:03 · 27 answers · asked by Smee 1

I am studying religion and atheism so would appreciate some imput on some questions.
1.Are atheists more moral than religious people as they try to do the right thing without fearing the wrath of God but for their own conscience, whereas religious people only do the right thing because they fear hell.
2.There are so many ways to interpret the bible, koran etc. Do people abuse their chosen religion for their own gain?

2007-10-05 09:21:56 · 13 answers · asked by windsor_84 1

2007-10-05 09:20:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

if so, happy thanks giving weekend!!!!!

and so i don't get reported, FSM followers, is it against your religion to celebrate thanksgiving because you're honouring a turkey instead of pasta?

2007-10-05 09:20:26 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous