Religion & Spirituality - 2 November 2007

I hope that bible **** is not true, really. People and I, deserve to get punished, you should not be able to get away with things, what if you killed someone, you can just be forgiven? And most people commit sins regularly and don't regret them, and just keep doing them without learning from them. I want to be punished for what I did wrong. It is not just or right for someone to get off so easy. I hope God is not so forgiving and that He really teaches us a lesson and sends us to hell. The way the human race is is so offensive. I don't think anyone, not even Him woudl be happy with what we are doing to ourselves and His world that He created for us.

2007-11-02 07:10:07 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is this something Jesus said in the Bible? If so, what does this imply about the laws given?

2007-11-02 07:09:12 · 14 answers · asked by River 5

I know one uses icons and the other doesn't, which is which and what are other diffrences?

2007-11-02 07:07:47 · 8 answers · asked by Buffy 4

You are basically saying that if you do A knowing B will happen as a result, you are choosing for B to happen. This has to apply to other areas of life, doesn't it?

If you eat a chocolate bar knowing you will get fat, did you choose to get fat? If you give someone a present, did you choose to get a thank-you card? If you donate to charity, did you choose to feel good about yourself?

2007-11-02 07:07:33 · 10 answers · asked by Meat Bot 3

I keep willingly repeating a sin. I don't even know why. It's like it's not even me commiting this sin because it is so out of character for me. At this point forgiveness and God seeem so far away. What can I do?

2007-11-02 07:07:10 · 61 answers · asked by Skyline 4

I know of 'guacamole', for sure...

2007-11-02 07:07:06 · 17 answers · asked by Brandon's been a dirty Hore 5

In your personal opinion, which of these statements do think are true for yourself?

And do you think if you accept any of these as true, can they help you in your beliefs/spirituality?

Can they help in the pursuit of your truth, whatever you pursue as a truth religion/science/nature (could be all of these)?

Which one do you think would benefit society if everyone would accept it?

I know less than I think I do.

I know less than I really know.

I think less than I think I do.

I think less than I know I think.


Don't just read over them quickly. Read them and think what each one means for you personally. Anser any or all of the above questions. I'm just curious. Be creative.

2007-11-02 07:06:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

At my work, we had to go through an ethics/harassment audit. A coworker had a bumpersticker-type sign on her desk that said 'Jesus Loves You'. The auditor said that the sign was borderline inappropriate and should be taken down. If the sign had said 'Jesus Loves Me' that would have been okay.

What are your thoughts? And if it were not Jesus but another religious figure would you feel the same?

Thanks.

2007-11-02 07:06:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm just curious if those who believe that the story of creation is literal, believe that there is symbolism elsewhere in the Bible

hint: Jn 10:7 .

2007-11-02 07:05:57 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

“For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Mat. 16:26).
In 2 Peter, we are told that someday the earth will undergo a fiery renovation. All of nature and everything man has created will be completely destroyed.

“..The heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness” (2 Pet. 3:10-11).

What is more important to you?

2007-11-02 07:05:22 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

Rev 6:16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

I thought Jesus is the Lamb.

2007-11-02 07:05:01 · 10 answers · asked by revulayshun 6

Y!A... you make connections with people only to find that they are gone- either of their own will or through the report trolls... I'm saddened... is it strange that I form connections with the "community" that Yahoo claims this to be only to be let down and dissappointed by the loss of our loved ones? Or is this normal?

2007-11-02 07:04:27 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-02 07:03:34 · 7 answers · asked by Kim 4

Isn't that the essence of Christianity?

2007-11-02 07:03:00 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I consider myself agnostic. The statement got brought up that if you are agnostic, you are either atheist or theist. After discussing this with my atheist boyfriend he told me the burden of proof does not lie on the athiest, but the one making the claim, which I do believe.
Now the question is since I believe there is a possibility of things that have not been proven existing, does that make me a theist, even if I do not worship a deity?

2007-11-02 07:01:25 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

the same goes for all the times that your god did something to help his people in the bible....So? Free Will or NOT?

You keep telling us that although we live our lives at pleasure, we'll have to respond to God in the end of times, and that all depends of how we make use of our "free will"....

Did the people of Sodom or Gomorrah have the chance to exercise their free will or not (especially the babies living in those cities)?

2007-11-02 07:00:30 · 18 answers · asked by Lex Fok B.M.F. 3

2007-11-02 06:58:48 · 12 answers · asked by River 5

Either face-to-face or online?

What was the outcome?

2007-11-02 06:58:40 · 34 answers · asked by Eleventy 6

2007-11-02 06:58:11 · 29 answers · asked by Buffy 4

According to the Christian doctrine, Jesus died on the cross as a sacrifice for our sins. The idea here is that every human is born with sins, or that all humans will sin, and therefore it was necessary that someone as pure as Jesus would be the crucified to nullify these sins. The question is; why does anyone have to die for our sins when God, the All-Merciful, could as easily give us forgiveness if we ask for it? Isn't God the one who makes the rules? Why does He have to make someone suffer for our sins or for someone else's sins? Isn't that unjust of Him? According to the Bible the way to redemption could be obtained without the need for sacrifice. The Bible says:
Ezekiel 18:20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

2007-11-02 06:56:22 · 10 answers · asked by hamad 2

2007-11-02 06:56:06 · 9 answers · asked by Meat Bot 3

June 5, 2012. Venus crosses the Sun. Probably a sign of hope. This would again be connected with this new Messiah figure who brings hope to the world.
12-12, Dec. 12, 2012, is (6 years, 6 months, 6 days) after 6-6-06, June 6 2006. 12 is the number of completion, as Christ had 12 disciples. So perhaps the cycle completes on 12-12-12, the Mayan Calendar transformation time. Astrologically unusual then is that 4 planets are at or near 8 degrees on Dec. 22 2012, near Christmas: Jupiter at 8 Gemini (Air sign), Saturn at 8 Scorpio (Water sign), Pluto at 8 Capricorn (Earth sign), Venus at 7 Sagittarius (Fire sign). So Earth/Air/Fire/Water, the 4 elements, and note that "888" corresponds to "Jesus" in Greek. This all adds up to a time of great change for the world
The 666 people live their lives without God, wholly according to adamic fallen human nature. In doing this, willingly or unwillingly, they are in Satan's grip. The 888 people are a total contrast. They follow the Lamb...

2007-11-02 06:55:18 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

According to the Christian doctrine, Jesus died on the cross as a sacrifice for our sins. The idea here is that every human is born with sins, or that all humans will sin, and therefore it was necessary that someone as pure as Jesus would be the crucified to nullify these sins. The question is; why does anyone have to die for our sins when God, the All-Merciful, could as easily give us forgiveness if we ask for it? Isn't God the one who makes the rules? Why does He have to make someone suffer for our sins or for someone else's sins? Isn't that unjust of Him? According to the Bible the way to redemption could be obtained without the need for sacrifice. The Bible says:
Ezekiel 18:20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

2007-11-02 06:55:18 · 9 answers · asked by hamad 2

2007-11-02 06:53:20 · 60 answers · asked by hottie 2

...that there had to be a watchmaker, and that pascal's wager proved darwin's theory of the big bang wrong?

if i didn't ask this question i'd be hammered...

2007-11-02 06:51:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Did you know Pride is a sin, and if you don't think you have sin, then there is sin right there, we all have sin, when we ask forgiveness even if we don't see it right there, when we accept Jesus Christ into our lives, We have the Holy Spirit, and we will be convicted of those sins, then we will realize it, WE ARE NOT PERFECT, CHRIST CAME IN THE FORM OF FLESH TO BE SPOTLESS AND AS A SACRIFICE FOR OUR SINS.

2007-11-02 06:50:59 · 5 answers · asked by Lynn C 5

Westboro Baptist Church were fined US$10.9m (UK£5.2m) in damages for 'Cheering a US Soldiers Death'. Did the court make the right decision?

2007-11-02 06:50:01 · 29 answers · asked by ƒαηтαѕтι¢ ☞CAT☜ 7

…I mean, for a non-Christian to do this makes perfect sense!
But why so many Christians…?

Some Christians would say that hell doesn’t even exist!
Some Christians would say that only Satan and other fallen angels go to hell, and none of mankind!
Some Christians would say that only a few number of people go to hell, and that eventually get out of hell!
Some Christians would say that hell only exists for a short time, and then all people there are erased from existence (annihilation)!
Some Christians would say that hell only means “separation from God” and seem to indicate hell is not so bad!
Some Christians would say that hell is nothing more than what this world currently is!

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2007-11-02 06:49:36 · 33 answers · asked by yachadhoo 6

Where do we get this idea of mortal and veneal sins,

surely all sins carry the same price,

Adam ate a fruit and bougfht sin and death onto the world

How come his punishment and the resulting curse on all of mankind was far greater for eating a piece of fruit then it was for Cain who killed his own brother


lets weigh it up

eating a bit of fruit- vs murder

surely by your catholci reckoning the murderer is the more guiltier and should spend further time in purgatory

if that's the case why did cain not recieve a much harasher punishment then that which adam incured...the destruction of paradise?

isn't it written

Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 19


which of the 10 commandments is the smallest?

the 1st,

the second?



or do they all carry the same penalty?

2007-11-02 06:48:56 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-02 06:46:10 · 7 answers · asked by KrishanRam(Jitendra k) 3