Are disasters (such as the Asian Tsunami) simply 'Acts of God'? This is related to questions such as 'why would God create evil' and 'why would...
The only reference i know of to animal cruelty is: Proverbs 12:10 "A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal, but the kindest acts of...
[img] < thats Tripitaka on the left :D
Perhaps this belongs in the language debate in the Philosophy forum, but i would be out of my depth there. I came across this which i found...
The book was written about 200 BC. Enoch was antediluvian, as you say he lived before the flood. Therefore it is impossible that the book of...
The only 'correct' version is the original greek or hebrew. No translation is perfect. Thats why i use more then one translation for study....
i never thought to see it that way, thankyou. isnt there a Proverb of Solomon, which i paraphrase: God created everything for his purpose, even...
Simple question. Maybe the answer is simple. All of us here who believe there is only one God also believe that God is perfect. No doubt we...
While i honour a stance that is non-confrontational and may lead to peace im not sure we can say that Mohammed was a Prophet for the Arabs only....
^TRUE^ Thanks Q. anyway found some more verses, these seem to say piercing is fine: "I asked her, 'Whose daughter are you?' "She said, 'The...
i read that they do not have free will - i think that is Islamic teaching.:confused:
This verse seems to be against ritualistic tattoos - that pledge allegiance or giving honour to a pagan deity (as they did in the old days...
Are angels created as Gods messengers and servents only, to minister to the faithful according to the will of God? Or do angels choose freely to...
Guatama Bhudda did not want his words to be written down - only later were they collected in the Dharmphadda. Jesus did not write anything down,...
i dont have an answer to my questions so im falling flat on my face :D
The plurality in Genesis is also in the Hebrew - it is not a later change. This has caused some to suspect the early Isrealites of Polytheism.
one aspect of the trinity ive been thinking about, but it may well be stating the obvious: I would say that we are all made of mind, body and...
The Bible will be around long after the theories Apolgetics try to defend against.
The Gospels are often very theoretical (especially John). I think these by themselves could be misunderstood. (Such as heretical beliefs like the...
im not questioning the authenticity of the New Testament, im just wondering why it is mostly in the form of letters (i.e. Epistles).
Separate names with a comma.
