Religion & Spirituality - 8 December 2007

What are your favorite words - values - beginning with the letter E?

For example:

Earnest.

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

2007-12-08 07:33:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

why are we blamed for the death of jesus? we didnt do it it was the ROMANS!!!!! im sick of people at school calling me a "jesus killer" and so sick of the straight minded christians 9no offence) always telling me my religon is stupid apperantly they dont that christianity came from judisim!

2007-12-08 07:32:46 · 16 answers · asked by shalom 2

Do you know why you have trouble with making or keeping friends? I have this problem, but I'M not sure why...

2007-12-08 07:31:56 · 11 answers · asked by tooinvolved1 2

2007-12-08 07:31:56 · 32 answers · asked by Holy Holly 5

Whether it be Baptist, Methodist, Catholic, African Spirituality, Lutheran, Islam, Judaism, Hindu and others?

2007-12-08 07:31:27 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

I see many of you telling Muslims to explain why they kill for honor. I see you accuse all of us of this. Yet when it's proven from the actual religion of Islam that these actions are against Islam, you don't want to hear it or read it. Can you tell me why?

For those who are going to say that none have tried, here is a question I posed, and those who were trashing obviously didn't read it for if they had, they would not have stated what they did.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Atd2L9aLpO0eo0k8E9vx8s3sy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071208115514AA4Ccio

How can you be so narrow minded?

I don't discriminate in my friendships. I don't care what anyone else believes because I'm not them. It's their lives. If somebody respects me, they get respect in return. Out of all of my friends, an atheist is my best friend because she is accepting and just such a great person. So why are you discriminatory?

2007-12-08 07:30:28 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

If we had a anarchy, we would have a perfect government.
Democracy sucks as it only benefits the rich.
We don't need rules as rules only suppress our freedom.
We need to overthrow our Christian government and replace it with a anarchy!!!
Thank you in advance atheists for supporting my beliefs.

2007-12-08 07:27:46 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-08 07:27:30 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous

and if so...which one is it?

2007-12-08 07:25:50 · 21 answers · asked by Lott 1

1) If Jesus was supposed to have visited what is now North America, how did he get here, why did he come here - what happened here?

2) Was the Garden of Eden in Missouri or Minnesota? Any evidence to that fact?

I heard these two facts mentioned on CNN yesterday regarding the Romney religion thing...

Thanks!

2007-12-08 07:23:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

KI1 8:46 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;

CH2 6:36 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;

PRO 20:9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

ECC 7:20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

JO1 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
JO1 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
JO1 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

JO1 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

2007-12-08 07:22:09 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

How do you overcome this?

Thanks for your answer :-)
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2007-12-08 07:20:37 · 24 answers · asked by Axel ∇ 5

The question is raised, Does the Bible speak anywhere about capital punishment, and especially is there anything about this in the New Testament?
Let me begin to answer this, first of all, by indicating that the Bible is one whole. And the statements in the Old Testament are just as much God's will as those in the New Testament. However, we will look both in the Old and the New Testament.
In Genesis 9:6 we read, "Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed. For God made man in His own image." In other words, God has laid down an inviolate rule, and this rule has never been abrogated in the Bible. You can search the Bible, and it has never been set aside. God indicates that when man murders, then he is to forfeit his life.
Now elsewhere in the Bible we'll discover that just anybody can't take that man's life. There are the constituted authorities who must do this. Now going to the New Testament, in Romans 13 we read about the role of government in carrying out the will of God. In Romans 13:1 we read, "Let every person be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore he who resists the authorities resists what God has appointed. And those who resist will incur judgment."
And then it goes on and speaks about government in verse 4: "For he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid. For he does not bear the sword in vain. He is the servant of God to execute His wrath on the wrongdoer."
Now in the Bible the use of the sword was to kill. It was not to beat, it was not to chastise. It was used to kill. It's like the gun is used today. A gun is used to kill. And here God indicates that it is the government's role to wield the sword, death-dealing instruments, in order to execute God's wrath on the wrongdoer.
This is written, of course, totally in the context of the New Testament, after Christ had returned to Heaven, after the cross experience. And so God very definitely envisions capital punishment.
Genesis 9 is one of the best passages that indicates at least one area where capital punishment is to be administered. Another New Testament reference to capital punishment can be found in Matt 26. The Roman guard had come to the Garden of Gethsemane to seize Jesus. Suddenly Peter wielded his sword and cut off the ear of Malchus, a servant of the high priest. Peter's act of striking at the head with a deadly weapon caused serious bodily injury and could have easily taken the soldier's life. Jesus immediately rebuked Peter by saying "all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword." By this statement Jesus is actually reaffirming the death penalty. The language Jesus used was directly parallel to that which is found in Genesis 9:6 - "Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man." Human life is very much valued by God. He gives life and takes away life. Therefore God has a right to require payment or punishment when man usurps God's authority. He can demand that punishment be meted out by the law given in Noah's day, by the unjust Roman government or by our modern day criminal justice system.

2007-12-08 07:20:05 · 9 answers · asked by Allen C 2

2007-12-08 07:16:56 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

hi everyone,
Is there any similarities between the Ancient Egypt religion and the Modern Religion of Egypt? The Afterlife of Ancient Egypt haw does it impact the modern religion? Do they still practice mummification?
Thank you,
Athena225

2007-12-08 07:16:36 · 7 answers · asked by Athena225 2

...satanic messeges in songs? i mean im an open minded person and am not really sure what to believe religion wise but even i am considering the strong possibility that this is true. It is kind of scary... check out the link and see what i mean:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec3RaItdmsk&feature=related

P.s is there anymore of these songs you know of that i can check out to try and decide what i believe about this all.

2007-12-08 07:16:01 · 12 answers · asked by Rufu99 3

2007-12-08 07:15:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-08 07:15:29 · 16 answers · asked by At peace with myself 3

or catholics branch off from the christianity...or are they seperate(i don't know if this made scence)...srry!!

2007-12-08 07:14:15 · 21 answers · asked by :) 2

2007-12-08 07:13:01 · 10 answers · asked by Gypsy Gal 6

is chose, untill a times and a times and a half then the world shall know, who it is that I am, anything but a man! A savoir to some, a man of peace, but the keys of death are mine to keep and the souls thereof are mine beneath! What is my name? who am I?

2007-12-08 07:11:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why"""" do we do that?"""Out gut feelings serve us well?

2007-12-08 07:09:17 · 6 answers · asked by Gypsy Gal 6

with both male and female genitalia.

why would god create someone with this condition?

(btw, most of the answers on the previous question were awful. i thought i'd narrow it down a little for yall.)

2007-12-08 07:08:49 · 15 answers · asked by voodoogeisha 3

What are some of there powers and what do they have in common? What are also some similarites. What obstacles did they both have to overcome?

2007-12-08 07:06:09 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

confessed all my sins and asked God to forgive me,and no matter how many times i ask Jesus to come into my life and cleanse me of all my sins and ''save''me,it just does not work.I just keep falling back into sin.I dont want to,but i cant help myself.I seem to be in bondage to sinful things in my life,and also i cant stop coming out with lies and swearing,and getting bad tempered,as i have excessive stress and pressures in my life.I do so much want to be a christian,but at the moment its just religion with me.I go to a very traditionalist church,an anglican church in the uk,where thereare some Born Again christians may i add,but as regards to myself no sooner i say sorry to God for anything i'm aware i've done,said,or thought wrong,i'm there doing those things again,so what i'd like to know is how can i be set free and delivered from been in these bondages,as every attemp at my trying to turn from my sins and accept Jesus into my life always fails,so whats the matter with me.Sarah,uk

2007-12-08 07:03:07 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

Exodus 20:4 - 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 earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

Deuteronomy 29:17 - And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them

Psalms 135:15-18 -The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not; They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths. They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them.

Acts 17:29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.

There is no physical description of Christ given to us from Scripture. We don’t know if He was tall or short, thin or heavy, medium complexion or darker, and so on. God did not intend to give us a description. Having a picture or image helps us to satisfy our own wanting minds. We keep a sort of superstitious tie to the picture for it would indeed be blasphemous to mar or disfigure the picture in any way. The fact is we are to have no likeness of anything in heaven --- and Christ certainly is in heaven. One may debate this point and say the picture represents Christ on earth. Well if it is supposed to be Christ, did He really look like the picture? If He did not, the picture is a lie. You are saying it is a picture of Christ when it is not. Even if the picture were an exact likeness of Jesus, it would still be a violation of the second commandment. Either way, it is much safer to praise and worship Him without images. Would you keep a picture of the Father? How about the Holy Spirit? We are to walk by faith, not by sight (2Cor 5:7).

2007-12-08 07:01:42 · 25 answers · asked by Allen C 2

2007-12-08 07:00:17 · 14 answers · asked by Marc P, Fundie's Bane 6

Or did he just change his mind a lot....IF he is all knowing shouldn't he decide HOW it is before he dictates it to others?

Serious answers only please....


The sins of the father:

ISA 14:21 Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.

DEU 24:16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

2007-12-08 06:59:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

religion, there is a defense mechanism that goes up without
even thinking! Most people are religious yet disagree on
important religious concepts, especially regarding God.
Although some religions do refer to God in a pleural form
meaning more than one. The basic fundamental religions
of Christianity, Islam and Judaism(spelling) all refer to
prophets. Yet their is a major disagreement of who is a
prophet. This can even be discerned in Christianity itself.
Look at the Mormons, Lutherans, Catholics and other
protestants. Mormons believe that Joseph Smith was
the chosen prophet of the new Church, The lutherans be-
lieve it was Martin Luther both mortal men. Most of the
Protestants focus on Jesus as the Messiah. Why do
you suppose that people are willing to accept that God
would speak to Joseph Smith, Martin Luther as oppose
to anyone else on earth. Just because someone does
something phenomenal,does that necessarily make them
a proclaimed prophet.

2007-12-08 06:58:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Which religion would you absolutely not want a prospective president of the US to practice?

As a person who doesn't give a crap about what religion a person is, I honestly don't care that much, but I guess I'd like to see a non-christian president for once.

2007-12-08 06:57:06 · 14 answers · asked by Viggy 3