Religion & Spirituality - 15 November 2007

if Mary is the mother and God is the father, and God is spirit not flesh, and the spirit of God got Mary pregnant, where did jesus get his genes? i mean, if God is spirit, then he coudnt have put in any genes. and if the only genes came from Mary, then her baby would have been a perfect clone of her. so why then is Jesus a guy? Now, dont say Jesus didnt have genes... thats straight out creepy. anyways for a human to exist, he or she HAS to have GENES.

2007-11-15 15:03:29 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

When Jesus died on the cross we are told that the veil tore in two. I have always been taught and believe that this means we can go directly to God. That there was no longer a need for a priest. In Hebrews 4:16 we are told we can go boldly before the throne of grace. In 1 Peter 2:9 we see that all believers are declared to be a royal priesthood. So my question is with all the above why is there a need for priests now? Why would God tear the veil symbolizing we can come to Him without priests and then reinstate priests who we have to go to Him through? Isn't it just possible that the office of priest is not needed anymore?

2007-11-15 15:02:55 · 6 answers · asked by Bible warrior 5

Doesn´t that indicate, that the use of a God is obsolete?

2007-11-15 15:02:52 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-15 15:02:48 · 6 answers · asked by American Spirit 7

2007-11-15 15:02:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians%202;&version=9;

2007-11-15 15:00:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-15 15:00:46 · 9 answers · asked by RICK 1

White Christmas
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
Silver Bells
The Christmas Song

2007-11-15 14:59:48 · 43 answers · asked by I'm an Atheist 3

what is up with these athiests insulting and disrespecting christians? What is up with not having a religion, i mean living life thinking you are just here and when you die, where do you think you are going??? ill tell you HELL, and thats where you will stay. just remember there are no athiests in hell, but no matter how much you beg God will not open the gates of Heaven for you. God Bless

2007-11-15 14:58:10 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

to disrupt the harmony of government and big business?

2007-11-15 14:56:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

The dreams are weird, sometimes not good. But they are every nite since I started to meditate. Is there a correlation? Is it a good thing? Bad?

2007-11-15 14:55:14 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=isaiah%2055;&version=9;

2007-11-15 14:55:11 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

even if ur not passionate about it and really don't want to. can you skip town.

2007-11-15 14:54:53 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

or just pets or just families? I think I would like to just be with my cat but i'm not sure yet.

2007-11-15 14:52:39 · 11 answers · asked by srsly 5

Do you think they cared what your religious beliefs were?

2007-11-15 14:52:21 · 35 answers · asked by Enigma®Ragnarökin' 7

2007-11-15 14:51:36 · 10 answers · asked by MOL 3

I was never taught much religion when I was younger and now I feel that I need it in my life. I want to be Christian but I just don't even understand what I am supposed to do. I really don't want to go to church because I have Social Anxiety Disorder and I get extremely nervous around people, even if they are welcoming.

2007-11-15 14:50:12 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was just reading another question asking if fear was a good thing in Christianity. I started to answer that fear is never a good thing, but then it occurred to me that I guess it can be when it keeps you from hurting yourself or getting yourself killed.

In what cases is fear good?

2007-11-15 14:50:08 · 12 answers · asked by Linz VT•AM 4

This verse is the Hebrew Shema: " Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God. The LORD is one!"

Jehovah's Witnesses say that becaue God is "one," He cannot possibly be triune. " The Shema excudes the Trinity of the Christian creed as a violation of the unity of God" (Mankind's Search for God,1990,219)

Is this correct understanding of this text?

2007-11-15 14:49:54 · 22 answers · asked by Nina, BaC 7

Schools suspend people for wearing "Purity Rings"..

2007-11-15 14:49:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

"Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began," - 2 Timothy 1:9 KJV.

2007-11-15 14:48:39 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Was it created or assembled?
If you answered "assembled" then... was it assembled by a Diety?

Now, think of the universe as a VERY, VERY large watch.

2007-11-15 14:48:09 · 15 answers · asked by I'm an Atheist 3

2007-11-15 14:47:38 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Genuine Salvation

"Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

— Matthew 7:13–14


Many people today have essentially believed a watered-down gospel that deletes the message of repentance. They believe in an all-caring, nonjudgmental God who requires no repentance or a change in their lifestyle. They will say things like, "I believe in Jesus Christ, but my God is not judgmental. My God would never send a person to hell. But I am a Christian."

Yet they cannot have it both ways. They can't make it up as they go.

There are many people, even in the church, who hold to a watered-down belief. This diluted gospel may be the most dangerous plague the church is facing today, because it gives a sense of false assurance to the person who believes it.

The Bible speaks of false prophets who give false assurance. In Jeremiah 6:14, God says, "They have also healed the hurt of My people slightly, saying, 'Peace, peace!' when there is no peace."

It would be like going to the doctor when you are having a heart attack, and having the doctor tell you, "Oh, you are fine. You are being so dramatic! You will be OK."

There are ministers today who say, "God loves you and everything is fine. You can do whatever you want and live however you want to live. Let's just love one another and have a great time."

But that is a false gospel. Yes, God loves us. Yes, God receives any person who comes to Him. But He asks us to repent. He asks us to turn from our sins. If we are not willing to do so, then we are not experiencing biblical faith. And thus, we are not going to receive what the Bible describes as genuine salvation.

2007-11-15 14:47:02 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you think that people that have never learned about Christ when they die are reincarnated, so that they can have another chance to learn about God?

2007-11-15 14:45:46 · 44 answers · asked by City Gurl 2

2007-11-15 14:45:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-15 14:44:41 · 20 answers · asked by .skjceuafrepiuahfpoefhpieuaf 3

by extremely wicked, folks like serial killers or rapists, violent people, terrorists who kill innocent people, the cruel and hurtful, etc.

2007-11-15 14:44:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-15 14:43:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I Would Consider That Gross Disrespect, Would'nt You?

2007-11-15 14:42:45 · 18 answers · asked by conundrum 7