Religion & Spirituality - 19 November 2007

I am in the process in reading the bible.
Many times I hear people refer to having faith and reading the bible with an open mind.
I see before me a rampant cycle which I do not understand the starting/stopping point.
If one looks at the bible as a historical context of God/Jesus..one has to look at the bible with a degree of skeptism.
If one is to have faith shouldn't they have an understanding of the historical context written in the bible?
I do not get this...
Thanks

2007-11-19 01:58:48 · 18 answers · asked by queen of snarky-yack again 4

2007-11-19 01:56:38 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

I often listen to online lectures like Chabad site. I am curious if you have heard some really good ones? There was one from a School in PA I believe but forgot his name. Anyone know who that is also?

2007-11-19 01:54:10 · 5 answers · asked by tekheletorah 2

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2007-11-19 01:53:49 · 15 answers · asked by Thankful 1

our GOD should not be blamed for any kind of disasters on earth, cause we, all the world are choosing to go our own way and not his, because of what we choose, GOD is punishing us, so we should blame ourselves! don't you think so?

2007-11-19 01:53:38 · 22 answers · asked by a francis 2

That being born again is being water baptized into their Church?

Then they write John3 & don't write the whole thing & say this proves that being born again means being water baptized in their Church?

Jesus clearly said that being born of water is being birthed from our mother into this world. The first person is born flesh. The second peson is born spiritual. The being born again is because of spiritual death/blindness. We all do this (die/blinded/hardened conscience) when we rebel against Gods love & truth. So? we must be born again. Born of the Spirit.

Born of the spirit isn't water baptism. It is God puting a Holy Seed in our souls that is our new born spiritman.

And Catholics & Mormons use John3. If you use John3:5, you should write it as it is written in the bible, including what is written about being born of water & the spirit. John3:6 is That who is born of the flesh is flesh (human) & that who is born of the Spirit is spirit (spiritual human).

2007-11-19 01:53:22 · 23 answers · asked by t a m i l 6

Did the Bible writers endorse slavery? Or did they impose limitations on the peculiar institutions common to the ancient world?

2007-11-19 01:52:20 · 8 answers · asked by christiandefenderfaith 4

2007-11-19 01:52:09 · 4 answers · asked by browneyedgirl 3

2007-11-19 01:50:44 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-19 01:49:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-19 01:49:17 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

is it illogical and unreasonable for humans to attempt to argue for his existence using logical and rational arguments?

2007-11-19 01:48:45 · 10 answers · asked by Eleventy 6

I mean, I disagree with them, but you gotta give them credit:

Atheists are the most ballsiest people on the planet. You gotta give it up to a group of people willing to risk eternal damnation (presumably) because of things like "logic" and "evidence" and "science".

I'm hitting the bar tonight, and I'm having one on you. Even if you're a woman, you're much more of a man than I.

I'd hate to spell it out for ya, but I kinda have to. This question is not meant for the "Live and let live" atheists (my favorite kind), but rather the "Take God out of money, schools, and everything else" kind of atheist (my least favorite kind and the objects of my ridicule).

2007-11-19 01:47:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

do you see any comparison with that and being told you are going to Heaven if you merely put your faith in Jesus Christ?

2007-11-19 01:46:26 · 12 answers · asked by I'm an Atheist 3

when the govenment puts together it's new anti exclusionistic laws will it mean it'll be illegal not to let other faiths use places of worship their own uses?

What mosques, therefor, would be kool spaces for Christian bands to perform in? I want to be the first to organise one!

2007-11-19 01:45:16 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Not by mans will but by the will of God?

We must be born of water= made flesh & we must be born from above= born spiritual.

Being born of water means being born into this world a human. Not water baptism.

When a person is born again, born of His Spirit, then the anointing, the Spirit is with this person & will fill this person. When the filling of the Holy Spirit happens, this is baptized in His Spirit. But the born spiritually is the new born spirit in the persons soul. The body & mind isn't reborn yet. That won't happen till resurrection day.

Doesn't this mean that when we are water baptized that we aren't born again a new flesh yet, that it represents dieing to the old man flesh & washed clean in His blood & raised up with Chirst, new spiritual person?


Doesn't it represents the death & resurrection of Christ, & we are baptized into His death & raised up in His Resurrection?. And we will raise up like Him on resurrection day?

2007-11-19 01:43:55 · 20 answers · asked by t a m i l 6

Saturday I tried this...with real people and everything.
I am really not trying to be "snarky" on this one, because it all reality with the assistance of alcohol people bring there inhibitions down and open up a lot more. I asked questions and I found that even with the amount of alcohol in my system nothing still seemed feasiable.
However I did discover that playing the "drinking" game in real context was much more difficult..in keeping up that is.
So I am wondering if anyone has had any luck converting another person under the infuence of alcohol?
Thanks.

2007-11-19 01:42:25 · 14 answers · asked by queen of snarky-yack again 4

Yet they deny that Christ had a physical Resurrection?

2007-11-19 01:40:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are you offended that R&S is listed right under Mythology and Folklore?

2007-11-19 01:39:31 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-19 01:39:23 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

i mean, did god place an already fertalized egg in mary's womb? or did he deposit his seeds somewhere inside of her, letting nature take it's course? or did he just point his finger at her and "poof" she was pregnant?

what do you think?

even if you're not of this religion, if it had happened, how do you think it would have occured?

2007-11-19 01:38:12 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

Romans 1: 26-27, teaches so, did you read it?

2007-11-19 01:34:12 · 23 answers · asked by ? 2

Look at the tower of babel, people are cooperating, and getting along, he blows them apart....

currently, we're trying to get along, what seperates us? religion...

if you believe in such a being, can't you see this?

2007-11-19 01:32:32 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

why are there preachers, churches, Sunday school, Bible classes, etc.?

2007-11-19 01:29:17 · 20 answers · asked by I'm an Atheist 3

Can someone give me a list of some of the most popular Christian music singers...music like

Jeremy Camp
33Miles
Bethany Dillon
Shane and Shane
Relient K

That kinda stuff. Thanks!

2007-11-19 01:29:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Like
sun - 1
Moon - 2
Jupiter 3
Rahu - 4
Mercury - 5
Venus - 6
Ketu - 7
Saturn - 8
Mars - 9

2007-11-19 01:28:02 · 7 answers · asked by kumar 2

I mean...to feel very close as if you known each other for way long or at least to build a relationship as in real life ?

2007-11-19 01:22:55 · 14 answers · asked by Laff -Hugs 4all- 5

2007-11-19 01:21:55 · 6 answers · asked by Ping69 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjpmjvCQw3o

2007-11-19 01:21:55 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

And before I forget, Merry Christmas! I can't wait for Easter!

2007-11-19 01:19:17 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous