Really? How about this verse from the book of Daniel:
Daniel 12:2
Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.
Hey all!
I was curious to know what all adherents of Abrahamic religions thought of the concept of Hell, and what they thought it was like. Hence your arguments may be both scriptural and/or merely the fruit of your imagination.
I'll start with my own view. I hold the theory of the Seventh Day...
Faith and works is a subject that has divided Christians for centuries. A hard-core Catholic will tell you that to go to heaven, you must be baptized, go to mass, go on a pilgrimage, take communion, be buried in Christian land, and lots of other rituals. On the other hand, the extremely liberal...
"Who is jesus"
That's one question I've been struggling with for a very long time. I do believe he is the Son of God and the Messiah promised by God, but in that case, are He and Yahweh the same person? As Christians, who should we pray to, Jesus or God? If we can do both, isn't that polytheism?
Thanks Levite :)
In that case, would it be accurate to state that the Pharisees were what we call fanatics, or extremists, since they proned a strict application of the Mosaic Law? Forgive me if this sounds insulting, but could we parallel them to the Taliban for the Muslims?
Another question...
Ok, here's the deal:
My sister has an anorexic friend, and she's being trying to help her for a while, but no matter how hard she tried, the girl didn't seem to want to change life.
Now I know what the Bible says about helping your brother, but does it ever talk about a situation when the...
Thanks, it reassures me to know that it was not in God's will to kill so many people. Though this doesn't concern you, also understand why Jesus protected the woman from beign stoned.
Peace :)
Hey all, I'm Chris, I'm 16 and I love debating religion and metaphysics.
I am Lutheran, but I find discussions with other Christians, over religions atheists very interesting.
Greetings everyone,
I was just wondering if you could enlighten me on the following subject:
Was the Jewish Law as described in the Pentateuch meant to be fulfilled in the strictest sense? In other words, did the Jews really kill kids who cursed their parents?
Or was the Law just there to give...