Religion & Spirituality - 22 November 2007

"Just as a reservoir is of little use when the whole countryside is flooded, scriptures are of little use to the illumined man or woman, who sees the Lord everywhere."

Do you agree or disagree? And just for fun, guess where this passage comes from.

2007-11-22 11:47:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i really needed to know for a college midterm paper im writing, how did islam contribute to this world, like its influences around its beginnings and information like that.

2007-11-22 11:47:01 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-22 11:46:55 · 21 answers · asked by anonymous_genius63 2

Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Six days shall you labour and do all your work. But the SEVENTH-DAY IS THE SABBATH OF THE LORD YOUR GOD......." Exodus 20:8-10

isn't the seventh day saturday....so why do so many christians worship on sunday??

even Jesus worshipped on Sabbath (the seventh day)

God never changed the day, so what right do we have to change it?

There is no scriptural authority to change the sabbath day from saturday to sunday. Why do we worship on sunday? Please tell me why? who changed it and why? I heard Roman Catholic church was the one to intitiate this change. But I only HEARD pelase tell me why it was changed and by who also when.

2007-11-22 11:45:28 · 20 answers · asked by bboyballer112 2

There are several Christians here who have used England as an example and don't see why we can't make Christianity the "official religion" (I suppose besides that whole First Amendment thing) Why? WHY must Christians plaster thier faith on every street corner, in every school, in every part of our lives and then blame the worlds woes on the fact that we all don't want to believe like them? Why is respecting thier fellow man to make thier own choices so hard? Why on earth would we want it to be the official religion? REGARDLESS of what you THINK this country was "founded on" it has EVOLVED ( Oh no the "E" word!!) into a country of melting pot faiths. People rise thier lives to get here in order to have FREEDOM OF RELGION. THAT is what America is based on, why change that?

2007-11-22 11:42:47 · 18 answers · asked by ~Heathen Princess~ 7

2007-11-22 11:42:30 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do people say that Christianity is the same as Islam. I'm a Christian and our religion is worst than theres!Islam is way way better than Christianity my honest opinion.

2007-11-22 11:41:49 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

In whose name might I rebuke these persons?

Thanks!

2007-11-22 11:37:15 · 28 answers · asked by I'/\/\AZILLA2 3

what is the difference between primitive baptist,southern baptist and just baptist.thanks

2007-11-22 11:33:36 · 6 answers · asked by honeypot0214 4

just how much man is usurped by the enemy to hate God. The responses here truly give you a vivid understanding of how our thoughts reflect the enemy who hates God and hates man. Does anyone here truly believe that the enemy cares about man? Satan has done so much damage to so many here, by making them 1.Not believe that God is real. 2. Causing man to blame everything on God and use that as a reason to hate Him. 3. Rob these very ones of who they truly are as beings made in God's image and likeness to contain and express God. .. Something, by the way, satan never was able to do. Its no wonder He hates man.. this mere man has been given the dominion that satan craved. Been given the place of honour that he wanted.
So tell me .. what do you think as a believer of this kind of deceit and the responses toward God as seen here on R&S?

in Christ
sandy

2007-11-22 11:33:01 · 32 answers · asked by Broken Alabaster Flask 6

that number is emphasized three times, because they know that out of the billions of people that have lived on earth there is no way they are going, so they have to deny it so they can think they are going because to them the only other choice is Hell?

2007-11-22 11:31:21 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

In the Bible, Jesus (A.S.) says,

If you love me, Keep my commandments. And I will pray to the Father and He shall give you another comforter that he may abide with you forever.
(Bible, John 14-15/16)

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, and he also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.
(Bible, John 15-26/27)

I have yet many things to say unto you, but you cannot bear them now. How be it when he, the spirit of Truth will come, he will guide you into all truth, for he shall speak not of himself, but whatsoever he shall hear, that he shall speak, and he will show you things to come. He shall glorify me, for he shall receive of mine, and he shall show it unto you.
(Bible, John 16-12/14)


Don't believe me? Open the Bible and see for yourself...

Now, my question: Why deny the truth (that Muhammed PBUH was truly a Prophet)?

2007-11-22 11:28:05 · 14 answers · asked by Ahlam♥ 2

He's omniscient, and omnipresent huh?? Wow He must feel incredibly guilty...

if you saw a woman being gang raped, or a child being molested, wouldn't you try and stop it?? Doesn't common sense and morality move you to stop it?? Wouldn't you feel terrible if you just let it happen??

Wouldn't it be immoral, or at least amoral, NOT to stop it?? That is, if stopping it would cause you no harm...

God has the power to stop that drunk teenager from crashing. God has the power to prevent that child from being raped.

But he just sits by and watches...man if I just sat by and watched all that I'd probably hate myself.

God sits by and watches every crime that happens...He does nothing to intervene...wow He must really hate himself.
Right?

2007-11-22 11:26:52 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

To forgive another is to open up a new pathway in your spirit.

2007-11-22 11:25:05 · 9 answers · asked by inteleyes 7

2007-11-22 11:23:48 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I work at Social Services, and currently we have 1,600+ children waiting for adoption (with twice as many more in overcrowded foster homes) -- many of these children borne to mothers who "didn't believe in abortion," or were talked out of it with the soothing words, "you can put your baby up for adoption." While the very large fundamentalist Christian community around here is exceptionally vocal about abortion being a sin and murder, they represent less than 5 percent of the people applying for adoption, and those that are, are not interested in mentally/physically challenged or "racially diverse" children. Gay men and women represent the largest number of people wanting to adopt, and don't care as long as they can care for a child (thank you gay men and women).

So, why don't anti-abortionists -- particularly those who demonstrate the loudest -- put their money where their mouth is?

2007-11-22 11:23:23 · 47 answers · asked by Lucky Luka 3

if it didn't, then who made the the decision what books to be included in the compilation of the Bible and what books to be discarded? and if everything must be done according to what the Bible says, without the Bible saying what books to be included in the Bible, what gave the compilers any idea what books to be included in the Bible and what's to be discarded?

if it is all about the decision of group of fallable individuals, then with what did they base their decision on, and what makes the Bible infallable if fallable individuals compiled it, not to mention, fallable men wrote it?


(NOTE: don't tell me it's the Holy Spirit)

2007-11-22 11:22:58 · 19 answers · asked by Ťango 3

2007-11-22 11:22:19 · 12 answers · asked by I'/\/\AZILLA2 3

that he was divine? If I saw someone revive a truly dead person (which Jesus is said to have done all over the place) or turn water into wine, I would NEVER doubt his divinity, and would tell everybody I know about it.

I suppose my question is: why did Jesus have only 12 apostles, and not 12 million, i.e. all his contemporaries?

unless... he actually didn't perform those miracles???

2007-11-22 11:21:17 · 23 answers · asked by Thou Shalt Not Think 3

i dont get it. if you believe in God and Jesus why are you so scared to let other people know? you should be strong and let the whole world know that you love jesus and that hes your savior.

2007-11-22 11:19:29 · 32 answers · asked by XunknownX 1

Some times God allows some things to be taken away from you so that he can give you something bigger and better. Sometimes God allows injustices to happen such as rape , or domestic violence in order to prepare you to help someone else who may deal with it in the future with your testimony of how he got you through it and didn't allow it to destroy you. We blame the devil when in a lot of cases God is speeding up the process to get you out of a bad situation
that you put yourself into. You may have been raped but God allowed it in order to prepare you to minister to rape victims. You may have been destined for wealth but God allowed you to have a broke period so that you could have
more compassion for the people who don't have it.I am not living in a dream world . Satan can only do what God allows him to do so why do we give Satan the credit when God orchestrates everything .If you would use your brains
that God gave you you would understand the other question.

2007-11-22 11:17:22 · 14 answers · asked by snakeeyes 2

Did God create him?

2007-11-22 11:17:01 · 9 answers · asked by . 4

can someone clarify this scripture for me?

2007-11-22 11:16:13 · 12 answers · asked by <>< captivated 1

I really want to believe that, but i cant. My life is really bad, and a couple of weeks i was real close to commiting suicide. I feel very lonely in life. I never really had a dad in life, my sister never is home because of her boyfriend, my mom is the only person i can talk to but she is always at work and doesnt understand me because she grew up in Russia where it was different. All my other family is in Russia, so i have no real family. I dont have alot of friends, never had a girlfriend, never been on a date and i am already 21. I hate the way i look because of braces, big nose (broke it couple of years ago), freckles, tall and skinny (6'2" 140lbs). Everything about my self i hate and i regret so much of my life. It is my fault that i have no friends because i never go out. I am way too shy and have social anxiety. I just want to be happy and have fun in life, but i really dont see that happening. Anyways, do you think things happen for a reason and life does get better? Thanks

2007-11-22 11:13:37 · 13 answers · asked by datzme240 1

when you point out where they are disobeying their god?
its their god-if they have a problem with obeying him shouldnt they take it up with him?
any thoughts-smile and enjoy the night--hope your turkey was real unhappy

2007-11-22 11:11:48 · 19 answers · asked by lazaruslong138 6

2007-11-22 11:11:33 · 12 answers · asked by I'/\/\AZILLA2 3

He wants us to worship him like slaves, and do his bidding, whatever it is. It would see he is little more than an arrogant tyrant, caught up in his own power.

2007-11-22 11:10:49 · 13 answers · asked by mannzaformulaone 3

Jesus says in matthew 11:28,29,30.Come unto
me,all ye that labour and are heavy laden,and I will give you rest.
God knows that the wicked heart has no rest,even though one labours to find it.
His rest is free.

2007-11-22 11:08:56 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it me or do they seem to protest alot when something upsets them.

2007-11-22 11:04:09 · 27 answers · asked by insert_ nickname_ here! 5

2007-11-22 11:04:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous