Can you answer one of these questions???
1. Does God exist? - No.
2. Do all religions lead to God? - Since there is no god, no.
3. If God is good, why is there evil and suffering? - God doesn't exist, so is not good or evil
4. Is Jesus God? - No, Jesus is dead.
5. What will happen to those who never hear about Jesus? - The same thing that will happen to those who have heard about Jesus. They will live, die, and decay.
6. Is there really right and wrong? - Sure! To intentionally hurt someone is wrong. To take away someone's rights, such as the atheist's right to hold public office in Texas, is wrong.
7. What about all the wars that have been caused in the name of Christianity? - My belief is that these were started because some powerful men wanted someone else's land and used Christianity as an excuse to start a war.
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2007-11-21 15:47:13
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answer #1
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answered by Weird Darryl 6
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1. Does God exist? I believe God does.
2. Do all religions lead to God? Yes.
3. If God is good, why is there evil and suffering? God is love. I believe that God does not exist in the physical world and cannot influence the physical world. Evil and suffering are things people bring upon themselves when they ignore the love of God.
4. Is Jesus God? Some believe he is. I believe he was just a very wise human being.
5. What will happen to those who never hear about Jesus? Some people believe they go to a place called Limbo when they die. I think Limbo is an invented concept and that those people rejoin with God when they die.
6. Is there really right and wrong? OF course.
7. What about all the wars that have been caused in the name of Christianity? What about them? Were they justified? Not if the only reason for having them was religious differences. I find that religious differences are usually just an excuse and that other reasons exist, such as the desire for land or political control.
2007-11-21 23:48:40
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answer #2
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answered by Chantal G 6
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1. I don't think so.
2. No. Some religions do not require a God. Buddhism, for example.
3. If God was good, there wouldn't be evil and suffering. It seems to me that only an apathetic or malevolent God are logically possible.
4. How about we prove that Jesus was real before discussing his divinity?
5. I've heard some Christians say they go to hell regardless for their not believing and I've heard other Christians say they are treated as innocent and let in to heaven as long as they've lived a moral life.
6. Right and wrong are the same thing seen from different vantage points. For example, if you kill in peace time, you get a life sentence in jail, but if you are a proficient killer in war time you may get a medal of valor.
7. Religion doesn't cause war. War is an economic phenomenon, a struggle over land and other resources. People just use religion to justify war because putting words in God's mouth usually sounds better than "give us your _____ or we'll kill you and take it", which is actually the truth.
2007-11-21 23:49:12
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answer #3
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answered by Subconsciousless 7
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1. Yes
2. No
3. He allows it for now...but in due time will end all evil and suffering. The answer is about Universal Sovereignty and would involve a lengthy discussion.
4. No, he is the only begotten Son of God Almighty and the savior to mankind.
5. They will all have the opportunity to come to know Christ Jesus.
6. Yes, both
7. They were not approved by God.
2007-11-22 00:01:44
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answer #4
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answered by Marina 1 6
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Does God exist? YES! Just look around the universe is full of stuff and scientifically speaking it is impossible for matter to just exist. It had to be placed here by someone.
Do all religions lead to God? In a sense yes, but for the surest salvation you need Catholicism. According to Catholic Doctrine, if you never heard that Catholicism was the surest way to salvation, you will be judged by what you knew. But if you'd heard the previously stated and never made an attempt to convert, you will be judged for that.
If God is good why is there evil and suffering? Because our free will to choose Christ or Not is the answer to that Q. God only wants to love us and this means giving us freedom. But in the end He will give you your freedom in heaven or in hell.
Is Jesus God? YES
John 20:28 My Lord and My God
Revelation 22:13 I Am the begining and the end (a title for the old testament God is I Am that I Am alpaha and omega...)
John 1... this is long but it starts with: in the begining was the word...the word was God.... and the word became flesh.
many others, too many to list.
Those who never hear about Jesus will be judged according to how they lived their lives. We all know what is right from wrong so this is what they will be judged for.
Right and wrong definetly exists, If a child is raped, this is WRONG right?
Questioning wars caused in the name of Christianity is like questioning the legality of the Death penalty unfortunate things happen but those were the times they were living in. They felt war was necessary to preserve one's religion.
2007-11-21 23:49:35
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answer #5
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answered by Atlante A 1
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1. Does God exist? - Yes
2. Do all religions lead to God? - Yes, except for Scientology.... :S
3. If God is good, why is there evil and suffering? Because if we did not know evil, we would not know good either, by comparison.
4. Is Jesus God? Yes
5. What will happen to those who never hear about Jesus? God put them in a remote location where they would not hear about jesus, it's not their fault. They will not be punished.
6. Is there really right and wrong? Yes
7. What about all the wars that have been caused in the name of Christianity? Yes.. what about them? More wars have been caused by money.
2007-11-21 23:47:00
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answer #6
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answered by dontworrybehappy 3
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1. yes
2. Yes many religions many gods
3. It's like an equal balance thing
4. N Jesus is the son of God
5. They will still be saved(they don't know any better)
6. of course
7. They've used God as the excuse for wars because men are cowards & can't take responsability for theyr actions.
2007-11-21 23:47:57
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answer #7
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answered by Anonymous
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Yes, God exists. But no, not all religions lead to God. Each religion has its own beliefs about God. But they can't all be true. Christianity teaches that there is only one way to God, and that is through Jesus. If that is true, then all other religions are false. The Muslims don't believe Jesus was the Son of God. If that is true, then Christianity is false. They believe to get right with "Allah" you have to say a creed and pray several times a day. That of course, would make no sense to a Buddist. How can they all lead to God? God is not that disorganized. It is far easier to say all religions are wrong than all religions are right. Christianity is the only one where God Himself reveals Himself to us, and makes it clear that we can't get to heaven without His help, and He tells us how to do that.
The reason there is evil and suffering is the reason God told us in the Bible that we needed a Savior. Evil and suffering entered God's good creation when Adam chose to disobey God. God told him not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and he did. His disobedience opened the door for Satan to walk into our world and cause havoc on this planet. Had Adam said no to Satan, we would still be living in paradise.
Jesus is God, who came in the flesh so He could tell men about Himself and restore the human race back to fellowship with Him.
Those who have never heard, well, I believe they know in their hearts that there is a God, and depending on how they respond to that knowledge, God will treat them justly when they stand before Him. They cannot have faith if they have never heard of Jesus. But if they have honored God by with their lives by letting their conscience convict them of wrong, it would seem that God will honor them as well.
There is only right and wrong if you believe there is a law giver, who is God. Only He can make the final rules. When we establish laws of right and wrong, we are saying that something greater is responsible for this. If there is no God, then why listen to someone if Joe says this thing is wrong and Sally says it is right? Who are they? Nobody. There's no reason to obey the law- unless there is an eternal consequence by an eternal law giver.
The wars that were caused in the name of Christianity, if you study your history, you will find that most of those who started such wars were pagans wearing Christian titles. When Constantine made Christianity the state religion, a lot of pagan priests were put out of a job. Pagan temples became church buildings for the church to meet in, and pagan priests, not wanting to be put out, just stayed there. Their influence changed the church so much that the Bible was taken away from the people, and non-Christian men came to places of power. In order to keep their power, they began to force people to become Christians, by means of sword and torture. This was never Christ's commission to His church. These wars were not fought in the name of Christ. They were fought in the name of pagans who wore Christian masks to maintain their places of power.
2007-11-22 00:02:49
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answered by Dawn C 5
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1. yes, many.
2. not really, the ones that fail to respect nature will eventually fade away as their adherents become enlightened.
3. the gods are apathetic. it's our responsibility to live in harmony with nature and each other.
4. jesus is a fictional character made up by jewish rebels to challenge the divinity of the roman emporer. funny how he appeared right at about the same time as julius caesar.
5. they will continue on their spiritual path to enlightenment.
6. not really, everything is relative, there are no absolutes.
7. in order to survive and take control of the roman empire, the christians embarked on a massive campaign of genocide against all pagans, excluding only jews among the non-christians in their effort to wipe out all knowledge and wisdom outside of the bible. [thank the gods for the arabs, or who knows how much would have been lost.] this early campaign of hatred set the tone for all future interactions between christians and all other cultures, and even interactions between other christians.
2007-11-21 23:50:50
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answered by bad tim 7
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1. For me God exists.
2. Yes
3. Satan is the reason for tempting humans into wickedness and that the human heart is fickle and can be easily manipulated.
4. For Christianity yes, Islam and Judaism no.
5. It depends on their religion, in Hinduism, Jesus is nowhere to be found.
6. It depends on what you think.
7. I wouldn't know because I'm not Christian, except for the Crusades, it was originally to recapture Jerusalem from the Muslims, but soon it gave way to promises of riches and fame, religion sort of fades out, but in the end it introduced European rise to supremacy.
2007-11-21 23:47:02
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answered by animegirl 2
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