Religion & Spirituality - 13 December 2007

Oba 1:1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.
Oba 1:2 Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.
Oba 1:3 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation [is] high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
Oba 1:4 Though thou exalt [thyself] as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.
Oba 1:5 If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave [some] grapes?
Oba 1:6 How are [the things] of Esau searched out! [how] are his hidden things sought up!
Oba 1:7 All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee [even] to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, [and] prevailed against thee; [they that eat] thy bread have laid a wound under thee: [there is] none understanding in him.
Oba 1:8 Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise [men] out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
Oba 1:9 And thy mighty [men], O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.
Oba 1:10 For [thy] violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.
Oba 1:11 In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou [wast] as one of them.
Oba 1:12 But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.
Oba 1:13 Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid [hands] on their substance in the day of their calamity;
Oba 1:14 Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.
Oba 1:15 For the day of the LORD [is] near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.
Oba 1:16 For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, [so] shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.
Oba 1:17 But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
Oba 1:18 And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be [any] remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken [it].
Oba 1:19 And [they of] the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and [they of] the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin [shall possess] Gilead.
Oba 1:20 And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel [shall possess] that of the Canaanites, [even] unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which [is] in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.
Oba 1:21 And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD'S.

2007-12-13 01:03:38 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-13 01:02:15 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2Co 12:7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

What are 'thorns' a symbol of in Scripture?

2007-12-13 01:01:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does God enjoy genocide?

2007-12-13 00:59:58 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Gen 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

2007-12-13 00:59:26 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

"Every outcry against political oppression, or against whatsoever is morally hideous, affirms the cardinal principle that human beings are not to be violated, not to be used as mere tools by others, but to be respected and revered as an end in themselves."

2007-12-13 00:57:21 · 7 answers · asked by auntb93 7

It seems to me that in these times of extreme sectarian violence,that no head of any religious group is big enough to step forward, forget their differences and find a way to stop this lunacy.Any takers?

2007-12-13 00:56:42 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Jesus christ peace be upon him was asked by Scribes and Pharisees "MASTER, WE WOULD SEE A SIGN FROM THEE". (Matthew 12:38).
Jesus replies: "AN EVIL AND ADULTEROUS GENERATION SEEKETH AFTER A SIGN; AND THERE SHALL NO SIGN (no miracle) BE GIVEN TO IT, BUT THE SIGN (miracle) OF THE PROPHET JONAS: FOR AS JONAS WAS THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE WHALE'S BELLY; SO SHALL THE SON OF MAN BE THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE HEART OF THE EARTH." Matthew 12:39-40). did he fullfil this prophecy according to bible?Point to keep in mind is AS JONAS WAS THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE WHALE'S BELLY; SO SHALL THE SON OF MAN BE THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE HEART OF THE EARTH.........

2007-12-13 00:56:11 · 12 answers · asked by Just Me 1

2007-12-13 00:55:08 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

What are the things you dont like about Christian people and why?

2007-12-13 00:54:54 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

"For a good life, love must prevail, truth must be respected, honesty esteemed, justice secured, and freedom protected."

2007-12-13 00:53:41 · 4 answers · asked by auntb93 7

2007-12-13 00:53:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-13 00:51:39 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

"Love your intellectual enemies and keep an open mind to opinions which repel you. The views most contrary to our own are sure to contain some element of truth which we cannot afford to disregard, and which will serve the purpose of correcting and supplementing such truth as we may ourselves possess."

Do you see it's applicability to R&S?

2007-12-13 00:50:53 · 8 answers · asked by auntb93 7

A simple survey of Protestant beliefs, all presumably based on the Bible, will find endorsements of a broad range of serious sins. For example, the Episcopalian organization is currently in schism over whether to ordain practicing homosexuals as bishops. Many Protestant organizations think a mother has a right to kill her unborn child. Don't we need the true Church to take authority over such false doctrines?

2007-12-13 00:46:08 · 36 answers · asked by Bruce 7

Do you think this is the case, or do You think God shielded Him from this foreknowledge until He was 12 and was teaching in the Temple, or was 30 and began His earthly ministry?

2007-12-13 00:44:55 · 12 answers · asked by Cinnibuns 5

In John 20:17 we read:
"Jesus saith unto her, ...I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your."

and if u say jesus was gods son
god have sons by tons in bible

So again, what does “Son of God” mean? And if Jesus Christ has exclusive rights to the term, why does the Bible record, “...for I (God) am a father to Israel, and Ephraim (i.e. Israel) is my firstborn” (Jeremiah 31:9) and, “...Israel is My son, even my firstborn” (Exodus 4:22)? Taken in the context of Romans 8:14, which reads, “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God,”

2007-12-13 00:43:27 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Taking into consideration the whole church body in the U.S., do you yourself believe that we as a group have compromised our faith?
And, if one denomination has, do you think it diminishes all of us?

2007-12-13 00:42:27 · 4 answers · asked by Jed 7

Atheists sometimes tell me that Atheism is a religion, and sometimes that it's not... But it is a set of beliefs and definitely rule out a God. God can not be ruled out scientifically (Quantum Physics) so in my mind it is a religion/belief system of no-God.
Agnosticism on the other hand leaves the possibility for God and the possibility for No God open, so I can definitely see that this is not a religion.
Please explain why my thinking on this is wrong, thank you.

2007-12-13 00:41:36 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've got the feelings of Peace and greetings which I would like to send to all church members on Answers and Christians from The Greek Orthodox of the Holy Land and the Latin Patriarchate Christians and Envangelical at any time of year!

2007-12-13 00:39:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-13 00:38:39 · 20 answers · asked by Mahal 1

As a Muslim/Muslimah, it's HARAM for us to touch different gender who's AJNABI... How you turned down people who want to shake hands with you ? How about in special or formal occasions, how you deal with this?

2007-12-13 00:37:19 · 11 answers · asked by yusdz 6

were you aware that to create all the stars in the milky way galaxy at six days each would take 6.6 billion years? I am fairly sure we can all agree that stars are bigger than planets. when you consider the constuction of the known universe it would be safe to assume that gods full time job is making new celestial objects for the hubble telescope to observe. at least for the next 500 billion years.

2007-12-13 00:32:18 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

(with the current exception of the iraq sunni & shittes)
all muslims, buddhist, hindus have no conflict among themself WITHIN their own religion. Atheist & agnostic have no conflict too in their set of beliefs or codes

why then, christians have conflict & differences among themself. catholics versus protestants, non-pentecostal vs pentecostal, fundamentalist vs liberals, mormon vs main stream churches vs JW ?

2007-12-13 00:29:34 · 18 answers · asked by BorgPet6of10 2

bearing in mind we, borgs are of one mind even with our supreme head collective.

maybe not religion but atheism or agnostic instead?

2007-12-13 00:27:50 · 12 answers · asked by BorgPet6of10 2

what facility for the congregation does one christian religion have that the others dont

2007-12-13 00:27:06 · 5 answers · asked by anthony p 3

Does anyone have a website on Joseph Smith that tells about his background?

2007-12-13 00:25:28 · 10 answers · asked by elaine 3

I left my husband almost a year ago because of his drinking and I had to give my daughters a better life.He has already met someone else and now they are having a baby in a month.I know in my heart I did everything but he always lived a seperate life from me.I left him so he could get better but we are getting a divorce for sure now because he has someone else in his life.I feel like I let the Lord down because I am supposed to be by my husbands side at all times.I left so my daughters could live a normal life and I just hope the Lord will not be mad at me for that.What do you think?

2007-12-13 00:24:11 · 34 answers · asked by lvbrdy4vr 1

What makes you sure that the bible was translated correctly?

I'm pretty sure people left some things out of it... maybe many jesus' teachings.

what make you all people so sure that the main base of Christianity is really auntentic and true

2007-12-13 00:21:17 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2wPglHZQf-0&feature=related

2007-12-13 00:20:42 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous