Religion & Spirituality - 22 November 2007

In the above verses we read "if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you." The comforter can not be the Holy Ghost because the Holy Ghost (according to the Bible) was "with" them already (and even quite active) long before the coming of Jesus (peace be upon him) himself and then throughout his ministry. Read for example.
Genesis 1:2 "And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters."
1 Samuel 10:10 "And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them."
1 Samuel 11:6 "And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly."
"Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him?" (Isaiah 63:11)
"For he (John the Baptist) shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb." (Luke 1:15)
"And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee." (Luke 1:35)
"And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost" (Luke 1:41)
"And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying," (Luke 1:67)
"And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him." (Luke 2:25)

2007-11-22 15:01:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

your own family or the poor helpless being on hunger for many days.

2007-11-22 14:58:46 · 33 answers · asked by hot sexy lips 5

John 14:16 "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever"
John 15:26 "But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, [even] the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me"
John 14:26 "But the Comforter, [which is] the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you."
John 16:7-14 "Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Of sin, because they believe not on me; Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, [that] shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew [it] unto you."

2007-11-22 14:58:39 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

In response to my previous question about whether a God would accept believers of other faiths into heaven if they had led a good life:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071122194508AAqwK9v&pa=FYd1D2bwHTHwLb9hHOM.QXOWFwMSwwzBefwqOh.XeyTiJdF.TCxBT5Rc1MwcBI7bdKeG4gYDXRX86Q--&paid=asked&msgr_status=

Some of the people concluded that "no, you had to accept Jesus Christ to get into heaven".

In which case, what happens to people living in countries who've never even heard of Christianity?
They could be leading perfectly good lives, but don't stand a chance of getting into heaven?

(I know this is a stretch in today's world, but 200-300 years ago, there were most certainly tribes and probably entire countries that hadn't heard of Christianity - and I assume God was still operating back then).

2007-11-22 14:58:17 · 16 answers · asked by Adam L 5

If given a chance, would you sacrifice yourself to end all the suffering in the world (like hunger, abuse, diseases, wars, political corruption?) But you won't be allowed to die just yet, you would have to stand weeks of incredible amounts of physical pain and torturing for all of our sins... If you choose not to do it, the world would stay the same....

2007-11-22 14:58:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

are saints not just Catholics.
he said anyone that follows Jesus is a saint.

2007-11-22 14:56:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I won't to know what you think of this,I am very curious what other think about it.Durning the christian inqusition a lot of people where torturted and killed for not believing what they did or for being a witch all in the name of god.Then durning the witch hunts many where burned for being witches and I think the witch hunts where directed by the church(I would have to double check to be sure)But now many people say witches are fake and not real,whats up with that?So your telling me millions where killed by the church for being witches and now you say there not real.Theres something weird about that,something is being hidden here and either way its a lose lose situtation for the church.

2007-11-22 14:54:35 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you bless Israel's decision to recognize gay marriages or do you curse the decision?

http://web.israelinsider.com/Articles/Politics/9915.htm

2007-11-22 14:54:23 · 6 answers · asked by Guardian 3

I don't sin and neither does the cartilege in my neck.

2007-11-22 14:53:07 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

if god does not exist than how this universe will be created and why still millions n trillions are alive in this world. ?

2007-11-22 14:53:00 · 15 answers · asked by hot sexy lips 5

2007-11-22 14:52:25 · 17 answers · asked by realchurchhistorian 4

question question

2007-11-22 14:51:17 · 19 answers · asked by pyaramor37 4

2007-11-22 14:51:13 · 5 answers · asked by Wondering Faith 2

I mean all christians give a similar response mostly but the outsiders(another good book) still think the read it right even though it is our book. Why? Like when it says that all of Jezebells children will be slain, it realy means all of her followers will go to hell.

2007-11-22 14:49:46 · 16 answers · asked by (o_o) 4

2007-11-22 14:47:24 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

If the Christian god is a personal god, why is there so much disagreement amongst his followers? There are many Christian sects and denominations and all of them claim to be Christian and, at bottom, followers of Yahweh. However, they all disagree with one another. There is even extensive disagreement with members within the same denomination regarding what they believe god does and does not want...

Granted, the bible may be inspired by god, even if it was not directly written by god, so there is room in the written word for human error and misunderstanding. However, if you are in direct contact with god, why is he/she telling you something different than your fellow followers of Christ?

Why is Yahweh, the personal god, so unclear and seemingly contradictory?

2007-11-22 14:46:02 · 13 answers · asked by mam2121 4

I ask because I would have thought that if you lived a very good, honest, decent life - like many people of all religious and non-religious backgrounds do - that if there turned out to be a different God to the one you were expecting, you would still be accepted into heaven because you led a moral life?

However if that were the case, why is it neccesary to believe in one religion over another?
[I mean, entire wars have happened due to religious differences right?]

Or why is it neccesary to believe in a God at all, as long as you lead a good life?
[I say this because I know some religions believe it to be their place to try and introduce/convert you to their religion - Jehovah's Witnesses at your front door for example].

2007-11-22 14:45:08 · 26 answers · asked by Adam L 5

why does'nt he just forgive us because he loves us because human make mistakes?

2007-11-22 14:42:22 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

When in real life witches worship nature (not the devil)
witches use their spells for good things like to heal a sick relative
I'm pretty sure wicca has rules against cheating on your spouse and stealing

2007-11-22 14:39:44 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

A. The Jews
B. The Palestinians
C. God
D. God & The Jews
E. God & The Palestinians
F. Zionists
G. Gentiles

2007-11-22 14:39:30 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-22 14:38:05 · 19 answers · asked by Je Marche Drôle 3

I really think that legal action should have been taken against the Westboro Baptists long ago. What really sets me off is the documentary on the BBC, entitled The Most Hated Family in America. In it, Shirley Phelps-Roper broadcasts her young( about 5 year old) son chanting "god hates this fa.g nation",etc. This pisses me off even more than the funeral protests. Not only are they actively poisoning America, they are now poisoning the future generations of America!

And the funeral protests are ridiculous. These troops gave their lives to protect the Phelps' pathetic hides, and yet they are dishonoring the deceased that fell for their country.

I am religious, however, I think that legal action should be taken against them. I mean, come on. How in the hell can chanting "God hates fags" and "god hates America" be protected in the First Amendment? Freedom of speech is not unlimited.

At least I'll have consolation knowing that every last one of the WBC's members will burn in Hell.

2007-11-22 14:34:08 · 14 answers · asked by Agent 007 4

Will it be cloudy, kindof cool, with like lightning bolts and a firey red glow?

or

Will it be a bright, cloudless...about high 60s to low 70s kindof humid...but not too much....

which one?

2007-11-22 14:30:58 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-22 14:30:45 · 25 answers · asked by Hekate 3

I think that is nonsense.
Do you really believe it? Why?

2007-11-22 14:25:07 · 42 answers · asked by Anonymous

Yes, I do.

2007-11-22 14:23:18 · 25 answers · asked by Pierce 2

Hi, My name is Salavain! I was wondering why so many people on R&S believe in demons.

If any of you have payed any attention to any of the 'Demon' based questions. You would have noticed that many people have said over and over again that there is no such thing as 'demons'.

My question is:
WHY DON'T YOU BELIEVE THEM?

2007-11-22 14:22:45 · 13 answers · asked by Salavain 2

2007-11-22 14:21:02 · 11 answers · asked by Astro 5

they said SOLITION as the reason........WERE "THEY" TOO IGNORANT TO REALIZE THAT MY SPECIAL GIFT? I "SO CALLED WAS (TRYING TO SELL) WAS A DAM METAPHOR..... ?UGHHHHHHHHHHH ORRRRRRR THEY DONT LIKE WHAT IM DOING , UNDERSTOOD THE GIFT AS BEING A BLESSING, METAPHOR , FOR GIFT FROM GOD WHICH IS NOT BOUGHT, BUT DIVINELY GIVEN.>>ANNND ......BLAMED IT ON SOLICITATION BECAUSE THEY DIDNT LIKE THAT I WAS SPREADING A MESSAGE SECRETLY ON THEIR WEBSITE?? WHO KNOWS? Who runs yahoo answers? monkeys in cubicles outsourced in india.....? people of intelligence? government? corporate junkies? computer tekys? random people from home?? who knows??? any advice?

2007-11-22 14:16:59 · 36 answers · asked by Livefor2day 3

I know many people believe Christians are basically asleep in their graves. But Paul says to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. This does not seem like they are asleep to me. Can you explain how this fits with the idea of soul sleep?

2Corinthians 5:6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
2Co 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
2Co 5:8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

2007-11-22 14:08:48 · 16 answers · asked by Bible warrior 5