Religion & Spirituality - 2 November 2007

2007-11-02 03:23:28 · 6 answers · asked by G's Random Thoughts 5

Or only partially?

The question dedicated to Mr. TT.

2007-11-02 03:20:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-02 03:20:01 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

My husband and I (ages 22 and 23) are pregnant with our first child. My husband was raised as a Jehova's Witness, and I was raised in a laid-back Christian, but non-church-going family. My family loves God and we pray every day and celebrate Christmas and other religious holiday's, etc. Jehova's Witnesses, however, do not believe in celebrating ANYTHING- no birthdays, and absolutely no holidays. My husband has not been to the Kingdom Hall ("church" for Jehova's Witnesses) in a few years but he wants us to start going now, and wants the baby to be raised as a Witness. I have mixed feelings about this and do not want my child to never experience Christmas or celebrating his/her birthday. Not to mention it would be a complete lifestyle change for myself, because Witnesses have TONS of stipulations they live by. I don't know if I want to do this because I'm not sure I share the same beliefs as them. Someone plese help with advice?!

2007-11-02 03:18:45 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous

curious

2007-11-02 03:17:45 · 10 answers · asked by spicante1234 1

Do you not know that the 144,000 are Jewish bond servants who will help Jesus Christ in His second coming

Revelation 7
1And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.

2And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,

3Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.

4And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

5Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.

2007-11-02 03:17:25 · 18 answers · asked by tebone0315 7

I am a Christian I will start of by saying. And so I can understand why we don't celebrate Halloween. But your thoughts on Christmas? I do hear some Christians say its Pagan this and that. But I have to say Christmas is a time when families get together and show how much they care and love each for each other is that so bad? I dunno I as a Christian would have to say I draw the line on this matter and it is probably more a matter of conviction do you agree? I'll probaly get torn down by some Christians but this is just my opinion.You r thoughts?

2007-11-02 03:16:27 · 23 answers · asked by mariposa 3

What is it attributed to?

2007-11-02 03:11:41 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-02 03:11:11 · 41 answers · asked by G's Random Thoughts 5

2007-11-02 03:08:04 · 4 answers · asked by Hannah! 1

If you lose your knowledge of evil and still know good, then why do you say you can't know good without knowing evil?

2007-11-02 03:05:42 · 9 answers · asked by Meat Bot 3

Is this question worthy of a violation notice? How about if I ask atheist to demonstrate they know basic knowledge?

Obviously those both must be very evil questions because I keep getting my questions deleted. So what is wrong atheist, are you just running from something that scares you? Why would any atheist report either of those questions?

I don't think I will post any more logic puzzles, most have already shown that logic is not an atheist strong point. I know they pride themselves on their logic, and I'm sure that is why I am getting notices...but that was kind of my point...so you are just kind of helping me out. Just because you realize you aren't the most logical person in the world, doesn't mean you have to also act childish.

Isn't this the kind of behavior that atheist hate? Running and dodging questions, reporting people when they get questioned? Hurling insults instead of answers?

2007-11-02 03:05:33 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0016/0016_01.asp


Do you think lying and misrepresenting things would book a place for such christians in heaven?

2007-11-02 03:03:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-02 03:00:43 · 9 answers · asked by G's Random Thoughts 5

i've found that there are many fundamentalist christians who get offended at the idea that humans are animals. why is this? aside from higher brain functions which is evident throughout the rest of the animal kingdom, i.e. chimps have higher brain functions than dogs, are we any less an animal than any other animal?

2007-11-02 02:56:26 · 7 answers · asked by just curious (A.A.A.A.) 5

The more a man knows, the more he forgives.

-Confucius

Namaste

Peace and Love

2007-11-02 02:56:04 · 16 answers · asked by digilook 2

The Bible promises us, that if you look for God you will find him:

Matthew 7:Ask, Seek, Knock
7"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

Romans 3:23
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God

No matter who we are, we are all sinful, even Chrisitans, none of us are perfect. Nothing we could ever do could earn us right standing with God.

John 3: 16"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,[f] that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

God does not want to condemn or judge you, he wants to be your friend, he wants you to know the immense love he has for you. So since we could not pay the price for our wrongdoing, he paid it for us by sacrificing his own s

2007-11-02 02:55:40 · 11 answers · asked by ianptitchener 3

A soul is not seperate from your self,despite d'cartes idea.if you die you die.....simple.you no longer exist.A spirit world does,but there are no earthly humans chillin out with ronald macdonald!!see you there

2007-11-02 02:54:12 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am not religious in anyway, I don't know if there is a god. ( I don't want any pushing here of beliefs and please do not bash any religion other than your own here also)

back in 1992 my friend asked me to go with her. I enjoyed it very well. I was consumed with inner peace that night. With all the families being there and singing. Hand shaking that everyone was doing. I was moved to tears.

I would like to go again. Is there a specific church that I guess you could say agnostics could walk into? Also I am married and I know my family is not interested in going. Sorry to sound ignorant but I know nothing of religion.

Thanks in advance.

2007-11-02 02:53:46 · 21 answers · asked by Evey 6

When you read the bible, do you care about who wrote what, or just think it's all the same? I've realized that people who haven't read the bible all the way through claim it is consistent throughout, even though it teaches many differing views because it has works in it by people who disagreed theologically.

No one can say that Paul and James were of the same mindset when it comes to works and faith. Paul said works are meaningless as faith is all that matters, James said faith without works is dead. They never agreed on this, but both are in the bible trumpeted as "the word of God." Why would God disagree with himself?

Perhaps he didn't. Perhaps the books that were voted into the Christian bible were just that, books that were voted into the Christian bible, and not divinely consistent works that mystically assembled themselves.

2007-11-02 02:52:53 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Will Zeus smite them for their insulin? ...er, insolence?

2007-11-02 02:52:28 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-02 02:49:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-02 02:48:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Assalamualikum to all my brothers and sisters of Islam , deep down I am feeling sad about the unjust point of view towards Islam.Just because a few uneducated arabs(Afghanistan , Iraq) who kill people the whole Islam community must bear the shame and the blame. Islam is a peaceful religion which had been send down by revelation towards prophet Muhammad to the people of the worlds not only for the arabs.It is first sent to the arab because they are horrible and cruel people which kill their own daughters.So please , all non -muslims pls dont treat Muslims as murderers and terrorist because we are frm the religion Islam taken from the word 'salam' which means peace.To all Muslims out there pls spare me some ideas on how to repair the image of Islam which had been sabotaged.Assalamualikum -May Allah's blessings and peace be upon you

2007-11-02 02:47:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Bible data: The 3 Eastern astrologers, star gazers, or what have you who came to pay homage to the baby Jesus were practicing a sin that in the Bible carried the death sentence when caught! But since they were looking for Jesus in the stars they are OK! (Bible Ethics 101) These Heathen kings were very stupid! They came all the way to the Royal Palace of King Herod the Roman client King of the Jews to ask him candidly, "where is the newborn king of the Jews?... for we have seen his star in the East” and so on... BTW, this newborn king is the rightful king of the Jews!

God had to protect baby Jesus and told the Heathen kings not to go back to King Herod, but to sneak out of Judea without telling anybody (Bible Ethics 101). King Herod got mad and sent his troops with a royal order to slaughter all the Jewish baby boys up to 2 years of age. God said that without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins. A lot of innocent blood was shed at the birth of Jesus Christ already!

2007-11-02 02:46:39 · 9 answers · asked by Opus 3

2007-11-02 02:45:38 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

In South Korea there are millions of Pentecostals and more rising....Does this tell us the Holy Spirit is giving up mostly on America and going elsewhere?
America needs to be on her knees crying out to God to get us in the Holy place he has called us to.

2007-11-02 02:42:08 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-02 02:37:56 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hebrews 6: 4-6 (NASV)

4For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit,

5and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come,

6and then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame.

Now I'm often told that it is possible to understand the Bible better not by taking passages, but by reading them in context. But even IN context with the rest of Hebrews chapter 6, or even the rest of Hebrews, this appears to say exactly what I think it says, namely that it is UNFORGIVEABLE to be an apostate (Be a Christian, and forsake the faith).

Tell me if I'm wrong, and if so, what the actual interpretation is. If I'm not...doesn't that mean there's no point in trying to convert me, being that I used to be, and am not now, a Christian?

2007-11-02 02:35:43 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've read in a book in the past that talked about relationship and dating. I can not remember what book i read it in but i know its in the bible, i just can't rememeber what book it was out of and where the verse was. But the general idea was:

Knowing two years to know someone before making any commintment issues.

2007-11-02 02:35:12 · 7 answers · asked by αмαи∂α 5