Religion & Spirituality - 14 November 2007

I just wonder why they do what they want. Like sacremnets and the Idea of confessing to a man ,and paying to light candels for prayor, and the massive amount of money, and the worship of saints , and heaven through works,worship of mary ,and preasts not having wives ,and bowing down in front of a statue and praying for st. peter or who ever to heal the sick or take care of the dead, and holy water and saint hood of the dead , and nuns, and castreto int the quire, and anulment and all the holy days they have , stations of the cross, ash wednesday,baptisim at birth. I could go on I was a catholic as I am sure you can tell until I had questions like these and never found a reasonable answer that is in the bible .I wonder who thought it all up and for what purpose why not go with the bible and what it teaches us what is the agenda. It looks like man trying to be God , If you can answer one paying to light a candle for the prayor why pay

2007-11-14 14:10:55 · 24 answers · asked by mairszee 3

2007-11-14 14:10:51 · 17 answers · asked by the pink baker 6

2007-11-14 14:10:46 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need this info for umm.... coursework. Yeah, that's it. Coursework.

2007-11-14 14:10:36 · 21 answers · asked by Je Marche Drôle 3

I'm going to read Torah.

2007-11-14 14:07:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-14 14:06:36 · 33 answers · asked by kreacher92 4

is jesus god?why and why not.does he tells us to worship him?also,is it possible that he is only the messenger?

its only for my knowledge guys.i'm not trying to offend anyone.thanx

2007-11-14 14:06:31 · 24 answers · asked by peace 2

Do you believe that those who do not believe in jesus deserve to go to hell? Even though they do not steal, murder or break any of the commandments other than not believing or worshipping god?

2007-11-14 14:04:19 · 26 answers · asked by sweetgurl13069 6

Do Not Despair...

2007-11-14 14:02:41 · 18 answers · asked by conundrum 7

In the book of Revelation or something it is stated as a prophecy of God that Satan will rule the world in terror for seven years.

After that Jesus will descend from heaven to judge humanity.

So in that case, it could be said that as long as that incident does not occur then we won't be seing any Jesus.

So what we should be looking forward to is Lucifer ruling this world and then we would wait for seven years or something for Jesus to come.

Am I missing something?

2007-11-14 14:01:35 · 42 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am 21 and have had severe depression since I was about 12. I took dozens of antidepressants over the years but after high school, they just quit working; they were actually making me more depressed. As I result, I turned to marijuana in order to lift my depression; it worked better than those evil pharmaceuticals. However, just recently, my doctor and I stumbled across a wonderful medication that truly gave me my life back: Adderall (it can be used for severe depression and I'm also ADHD). After all these years of searching, the perfect drug was found. But there's one problem...I developed an arrhythmia during this time, and as a result, I cannot take it. Every medication I take aggravates my heart condition. By the way, I stopped the marijuana many months ago and repented. Now here's what I'm getting at: I am saved and I love Jesus, but the depression still lingers. Could I lose my salvation if I went back to smoking pot? It's my only option at this point. There is no joy anymore.

2007-11-14 14:01:17 · 15 answers · asked by Ben 3

2007-11-14 13:59:36 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

For example, when someone doesn't understand something that's written in their bible, a contradiction or such?

2007-11-14 13:57:55 · 14 answers · asked by xxx 4

Can't there be religious tolerance and cultural differences to be transcended?

2007-11-14 13:57:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

question-do you think its better to live your life as a good and decent person not because you are expecting some reward when you die but because you think that its the right thing to do or because a book tells you that you have to and if you don't you will burn in hell

2007-11-14 13:56:37 · 12 answers · asked by upside 4

I found that faith in Christ for what he has done on the cross for us is complete for our salvation- forgiveness of our sins, freedom from sin and its power, eternal life in Christ. In fact he said "It is finished" (John 19:30-NKJV)

2007-11-14 13:56:14 · 23 answers · asked by Jose elmo D 1

If you don't believe in God and you are "wrong" then you will go to hell. If you don't believe in God and you are "right" then there is no heaven.

So all the world's different religions placed aside (say there's just one big religion w/ one God)... what is the point of being an atheist? Religiously speaking you can never experience the joys of heaven or vice versa the horrors of hell. And logically speaking you have already eliminated the possiblity of going to heaven.

So why risk going to hell or never going to heaven?

2007-11-14 13:50:50 · 43 answers · asked by man on the mountain 3

waiting for you when you checked in (courtesy of the Dawkins Society)?

2007-11-14 13:50:44 · 37 answers · asked by Brendan G 4

Just out of curiosity, are there any Christian vegetarians on here or any that are involved with groups like these?

http://www.all-creatures.org/cva/

http://www.jesusveg.com/index2.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_vegetarianism

2007-11-14 13:49:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-14 13:47:54 · 21 answers · asked by shiningStar 2

What is the documentary"the secret" all about? Im going through tough times right now in life and so someone told me about that but i wanna know what's it about?

2007-11-14 13:46:54 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I hear people say that he died because it was impossible for God to forgive sins otherwise but this makes no sense since God forgave King David of adultery and murder. Two sins which had NO ANIMAL SACRIFICE for them. The penalty was death. He also forgave others before Jesus was born.

2007-11-14 13:43:50 · 11 answers · asked by J.P. 1

Im just hating my life more and more each day.I have a lil mentally chlg.bro who i have been taking care of all my life.And i already have his responsibility now i even have to do house work.My sis is 19 has her own life so she's always out and dont do anything in the house.Im already occupied with my bro and on top of that i have to look after the hous,i NEVER get time for myself.Not just that my life is really tough,i'v been going through depression.

Anyways,there's never a day when i dont cry or feel sad i may be lil happy this moment but then afterwards i always have to cry.It's like life punishes me whenever im trying to be happy.i pray every single day and have my faith in God but whenever i have to cry i always say that God why did you brought me in this world?Im sick of this.It's like life didnt even give me someone to talk to in times of need im VERY lonely and sometimes i feel like killing myself!!!!

My family dont understands me Whenever my mom cries cuz my bro is very violent and sometimes hits her when he's mad and when i try to takecare of him(or try to help my mom)she cusses me out and tells me to go away and that hurts me very bad.I have forgot how to smile i mean i have actually stoped smiling im always quiet.What did i do wrong that God cannot give me my happiness??

2007-11-14 13:43:16 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

"A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD..." -- Proverbs 12:2

Yes

Now consider the case of Job. After commissioning Satan to ruin Job financially and to slaughter his shepherds and children to win a petty bet with Satan. God asked Satan: "Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause." -- Job 2:3

No.

2007-11-14 13:41:33 · 5 answers · asked by Shawn B 7

Ok so in the bible somewhere it says where a guy went to hell and wrote/spoke to their friend my youth minister said im trying to find it but i dont knwo where it is. If i said it wrong im sry but i know it was something like that. i dont know the whole story but he told me to find it because i showed him this video called "A Letter From Hell" an he said that really did happen in the bible.

2007-11-14 13:41:08 · 14 answers · asked by chris w 2

I am completely unsure of where I need to go in my career path. I have been out of work for a few months and my bills just keep on coming... I have only done sales in the past, but all that is out there are commission only jobs, well that doesn't pay the bills... How do I get my answers from God in this area?

2007-11-14 13:40:29 · 17 answers · asked by ? 3

Many poster have said that there is a difference between Icons & Idols. What is the difference?

God's View -
Exod 20:4
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the
(KJV)

Lev 26:1
1 Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.
(KJV)

Deut 4:16-18
16 Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
17 The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air,
18 The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth:
(KJV)

Deut 4:23
23 Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the

2007-11-14 13:40:14 · 6 answers · asked by realchurchhistorian 4

forever on earth?

9 " For evildoers will be cut off, Butt those who wait for the LORD, they will inherit the land. "

11 " But the humble will inherit the land, And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity. "

29 " The righteous will inherit the land, And dwell in it forever. "

The Jehovah's Witnesses think these verses mean that not all good people go to heaven. Some will live for all eternity on earth ( Reasoning from Scriptures, 1989, 163 )

2007-11-14 13:37:15 · 18 answers · asked by Nina, BaC 7

http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Religions/Roman%20Catholicism/pope_burning_in_hell.htm

How sad! How tragic! According to the Bible, Pope John Paul II went straight to burn in hell-fire on April 2nd, 2005. Jesus clearly stated in John 3:3...

"Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

The Pope NEVER spoke of being "born-again." The Pope NEVER made any public profession of faith ALONE in Jesus Christ. On the contrary, Pope John Paul II placed his faith in the traditions and manmade doctrines of the Catholic religion. There is NOTHING in the King James Bible (or the Catholic Bible) about keeping the Seven Sacraments to get to heaven...nothing! There is NOTHING in the Word of God about the Immaculate Conception of Mary. There is NOTHING in the Bible about the Rosary or praying to God through Mary. There is nothing in the Bible about priests being celibate.

I wish it were not so. The fact that the Catholic religion is one of the most popular religions on the earth should be a grave warning sign to us.

2007-11-14 13:37:10 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

"Do not arouse or awaken love intill it it so desires."

I keep opening the Bible randomly and that verse comes up. What is God trying to tell me?

2007-11-14 13:34:58 · 15 answers · asked by lukez_gal<3 2