I am not judging, just asking
I do care and hope most have
and that some will be after reading this
2006-10-27 05:25:27 · 24 answers · asked by ? 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus told Nicodemus, "You must be born again" (John 3:7). What did our Lord mean? ... the sacrament of Baptism...."Unless a man be born again of water and ...
2006-10-27 05:29:07 · update #1
Yes, and Thank You for caring.
2006-10-27 05:27:03 · answer #1 · answered by Stiletto ♥ 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I was born and raised Roman Catholic. Around 13/14 years old, I made the conscious choice to accept Him personally as Lord and was born again. My faith at the time was absolute and without question. I began to prepare for the ministry as I had a deep calling for teaching and truth.
However, by the time I was 19/20, I had basically learned too much to keep believing.
So I suppose in the long run, when I die, if there is a deity, he'll have some questions to answer and some to ask, if not, I'll be dead and gone anyways. One can only follow the conclusions of the knowledge and experiences he has had.
2006-10-27 05:33:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Since when the body, and brain die, and consciousness end, the $14.00 worth of chemicals that I get to use for about 80 years returns to the dust from which it came. (and It will go on to become living again, in some other format --I possess molecules that Beethoven used, but none from Elvis -- he hasn't been dead long enough....so in a way, yes, I have been born again, and will be multiple times, but not anything in which I will retain memory.....) I get to be a grain of sand on a large boulder, in a universe as big as, say Colorado. How could anything so small be very significant in the larger order of things? I am not so selfish as to think this tiny grain of sand has any value. Heaven is in my mind, and I make that heaven by doing and being part of lovely things. When I again become dust, it is over for my consciousness....but my molecules live on..... Answer your question?
2006-10-27 05:47:58 · answer #3 · answered by April 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
heaven is right here and now, another way of living and viewing life through "gods" eyes
hell is also here and now if you so choose, keeping people away and limiting thier ability to share and love you with your greediness and moral high ground
"the kingdom of god is nigh thee, even in your heart" not after you die... the time is now. being borne of the spirit isn't claiming you are a christian by absence of fact and call it "a believer" rather you become a doer of loving acts to others because you ARE the miracle, you ARE the change you wish to see in others, and it has nothing to do with some deity, you are the one to communicate and interact and be the answer to your prayers
you have been given talents, use them for mutually beneficial things
2006-10-27 05:33:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like a cult to me. How do you know you are right? Did God speak to you directly? I didn't think so. It is really narcissistic to believe that your religion is the only one. If there is a God, and there is NO way of knowing until we die, then he will love us all equally because it makes no sense to have him pick one group out of billions of lives.
Definition of the word "Cult" from Miriam Webster Dictionary
Etymology: French & Latin; French culte, from Latin cultus care, adoration
1 : formal religious veneration : WORSHIP
2 : a system of religious beliefs and ritual; also : its body of adherents
3 : a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious; also : its body of adherents
4 : a system for the cure of disease based on dogma set forth by its promulgator
2006-10-27 05:35:40 · answer #5 · answered by KK 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Jesus said..." You must be born again"
"Except a man be born of flesh and of Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God"
2006-10-27 05:28:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Most ridiculous garbage I have ever heard. You believe in Santa too? I'm an Atheist and can think for myself.
2006-10-27 05:40:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, its very kind of you to be concerned. And if someone thinks about it then the question was worthwhile. God Bless
2006-10-27 05:27:20 · answer #8 · answered by huggz 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, I was born right the first time.
2006-10-27 05:32:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Yes I have! Thank you! Keep up the faith. Keep up the good work! May God richly bless you and may you win many souls to Jesus Christ.
This is my prayer for you.
2006-10-27 05:32:37 · answer #10 · answered by LARRY S 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋