Religion & Spirituality - 18 December 2007

Nephi says you are saved after all you can do. The Bible says in 1 Cor. that God provides us with a way to escape temptation. If we have ever sinned we have failed to use God's escape plan from temptation- thus failing the requirement of doing all we CAN do.

Where are 2 Nephi 25:23 and Moroni 10:32 reversed by the saying -"by GOd knowing we have tried our best"

ANd can you ever say you have tried your best?

2007-12-18 07:17:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Matthew 10:34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

2007-12-18 07:14:21 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Me first friendly helpfull honest

2007-12-18 07:14:04 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

((non-human animals))

If so, does this mean that cheating is natural?

If not, does this mean animals have higher moral standards than humans?

2007-12-18 07:13:04 · 16 answers · asked by Eleventy 6

Eve was seduced by lucifer,esther never reveal her true identity to her king and lied to him.samson was betrayed by delilah and lost his power.herod was seduced by his daughter to kill john the baptist.sarah told abraham to exile his first son whom was born to a slave woman.these are facts.

2007-12-18 07:12:29 · 29 answers · asked by dolphin61wolf 1

2007-12-18 07:11:37 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

is The Maid of Heaven supposed to be the Holy Spirit, or just an Angel?

or both? LOL.

and do Baha'is believe in other angels?

2007-12-18 07:10:36 · 3 answers · asked by Bobby The Wolf JPA 3

No son of Noah died in the flooding and the ark was parked on mount Ararat not in Mosul

2007-12-18 07:09:54 · 5 answers · asked by David Drakov 3

I get so tired of hearing Christian friends of mine qualify Bush's presidency with Old Testament references. Are churches not emphasizing Jesus and his teachings enough? Even as i say it it sounds like a ridiculous question.

2007-12-18 07:09:29 · 22 answers · asked by bobdole_13 3

No one dies 'early'.

2007-12-18 07:08:06 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've asked before why people believe in god at all. The answer that seems to make the most sense to me is that people have had personal experiences that led them to believe that god exists. Many people were helped through troubled times by what they perceived to be "god".

My question for these people is why they believe in the specific god they believe in. I can understand that if, for example, a person falls from a tall building and survives that person might believe that god saved them. What doesn't seem to make sense is that often they will say that Jesus (or some other specific incarnation of god) saved them. How do they know it was Jesus?

On a related note, do people with specific religious beliefs think that those beliefs would arise in them even in the absence of outside influence? Would you hold the religious beliefs you hold even if there were no religious texts or religious institutions telling you that those were the correct beliefs?

2007-12-18 07:07:21 · 10 answers · asked by smcwhtdtmc 5

Okay, priest is to Catholicism as rabbi is to Judaism as ????? is to Islam?

2007-12-18 07:06:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-18 07:05:44 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have only caught his telecast a couple of times and I am just wondering what is the main focus of his "ministry?"

2007-12-18 07:02:30 · 24 answers · asked by beattyb 5

What do you think?

2007-12-18 07:02:29 · 23 answers · asked by Naturescent 4

2007-12-18 07:01:47 · 11 answers · asked by Adam L 5

2007-12-18 07:01:08 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous

It is certainly true that nothing occurs in the world unless the Lord knows about it. He is omnipresent. He knows all things (1 John 3:20). Also, the Bible tells us that God is all powerful. Therefore, if God knows all things and is all powerful, then that means He is in control. If that is so, and we sin, then is God making us sin?

2007-12-18 06:59:57 · 39 answers · asked by pulse. 6

this stupid boy at work keeps telling all of us that we are going to go to hell for having a christmas tree in our houses that we are satan worshipers if we have one I know it does make anti God but how is this against God I'm not worshiping the tree oh and according to him christmas balls represent heads of people who were killed for loving God

2007-12-18 06:58:15 · 16 answers · asked by etta lenn 2

The so called Blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans do not know or consider their true nationality of an Israelite according to the Bible. Have you ever asked yourself, who are the children of Israel according to the Bible? This important question is not frequently considered amongst the true descendants of Israel. Isaiah 1:3"The ox knoweth his owner, and the *** (donkey) his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider." Moses taught the children of Israel that they will be cursed because of their disobedience to God's commandments. These curses/prophecies are a sign unto the children of Israel for ever, to be able to identify themselves and repent of their sins. These curses can be found in Leviticus chapter 26 and Deuteronomy 28:15-68. As we read the signs (curses), ask yourself to what group of people does this prophecy fit?

2007-12-18 06:58:12 · 6 answers · asked by mrcool 3

I dont think so, cause I am never mentioned as an answer.
*cries*
*Yells*
*screams* "Worship me damnit!"

2007-12-18 06:56:56 · 15 answers · asked by queen of snarky-yack again 4

Ungodliness is sin. This article doesn't say that God's grace is freely given- or even that it comes by repentance. It says you have to deny ALL FORMS OF UNGODLINESS to have God's grace be sufficient.

"When we deny ourselves ‘of all ungodliness,’ then and only ‘then is his grace sufficient’ for us (Moroni 10:32)” (“Plain and Precious Truths Restored,” Ensign, October 2006, p.53).

The Bible says we all have sinned- so we haven't denied all forms of ungodliness- so it would seem that God's grace would never be sufficient.

The Bible says in 1 Cor 10:13 that God always makes a way for us to escape temptation. If we have ever not used God's escape for temptation- i.e. if we have ever sinned we can't say that we have "done all we can do (2 Nephi 25:23).

So according to your beliefs- how do you ever merit God's grace?

2007-12-18 06:56:12 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

My name is Jessica and it means the grace of God

2007-12-18 06:54:54 · 48 answers · asked by America's_Suiteheart 2

Which one would you allow to remain, and why?

2007-12-18 06:54:52 · 27 answers · asked by frenzy-CIB- Jim's with Jesus 4

What exactly does being saved mean? I need a better explanation than accepting Jesus Christ as your personal saviour. I would appreciate any insight into this phenomena, particularly from a Baptist viewpoint.

2007-12-18 06:53:55 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

Most of you know about the great miracle that will happen just before the end, when we will see ourselves as God see’s us , some people will want to die, but can’t. It’s a chance for those who do not believe to come to believe. I don’t know when this will happen, but I do know that when Jesus ascended into heaven he said that the end won’t happen until all the prophesies in the bible and from Moses have been fulfilled.

It seems to me like that might take a while, but who knows it’s probably at the door right now. When the great miracle occurs, how many people do you think will convert? Where do you think you’ll stand and will you be able to look at yourself? That’s my fear, will I be able to withstand the truth about myself, or will I want to die like the rest? What is your opinion on this?

2007-12-18 06:52:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

"Put it in God's hands;" "Trust God;" "The Lord will provide." Aren't these all just excuses for lack of effort? or rationalization for earlier failures?; or plain-old whistling in the dark because we don't, and can't, know the future?

I think the reader can guess what I believe: that attitude is lazy, delusional, and at worst dangerous, but very seductive to the credulous and the pollyannish. Someone who thinks different, try and convince me...

2007-12-18 06:52:02 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

So, I was putting my kids to bed last night and while trying every threat in the book to get them to at least lay down I resorted to telling them that Santa was watching and if they were not good, there would be no presents. My mother said it to me when I was young and it just kind of slipped out.

Christmas is a very stressful time of year for alot of people. Its year end so work is stressful, with the holidays and the cold weather and everything that just piles up. Maybe Santa was kept around to try and make things a little better for parents? What do you think?

2007-12-18 06:48:06 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

"A DISTURBING "sing-along" DVD for children which appears to glorify suicide bombing was last night under police investigation after being found on sale in Yorkshire.

The video begins with an Arab woman playing with her two children, then leaving her home with dynamite tucked in her dress, blowing herself up after being challenged by uniformed soldiers, and her children and husband finding out about her death on TV.

But there is a disturbing change of tone towards the end of the track. Rummaging around her mother's wardrobe, the girl finds a stick of dynamite hidden in a drawer and, turning to look at the camera, concludes with a steely gaze and the chilling words: "My love will not be by words. I will follow my mother's steps."
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/39Suicide-bomber39-DVD-for-.3598753.jp

How can this happen? Wake up, England!

2007-12-18 06:47:39 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-18 06:47:16 · 5 answers · asked by I_B_WHO_I_IS 3