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Religion & Spirituality

Throughout human history, humans have been searching for meaning. Many people find it in religious or spiritual worship or practice. The questions of religion have occupied humanity since our beginnings. Questions here include the ancient, organized, and new & evolving religions; faith, spirituality, and alternate pathways; as well as those of people still searching. Questions about the origins of religion, comparison of religion, and Atheism are also found here.

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What authority did god give humans when he created them?

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The god have given the authority to take decisions and conquer the world.

What is the meaning of God gives the increase?

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I Corinthians 3:6 "I have planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase."

The analogy of plant growth reminds us that although we can perform the planting and watering, the increase or growth is due to God's blessing of life. In like manner, we can speak the truth that produces a spiritual harvest, relying on God to supply the miraculous increase.

I Thessalonians 2:19 "For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?"

I Corinthians 3:7 "So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase."

Why do people sacrifice things for others?

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Sacrifice originally means to give up something for something better, or sacred. To sacrifice something for someone would essentially be giving up one thing for something better. So if you sacrifice not going to a football game to spend time with your family essentially that would be giving up a moment of happiness to forge a lasting family connection and quality time with people that love you. But some times the thing you sacrifice can be for something worse if its for the wrong person or reasons.

What did medieval Jews believe the soul might experience upon death?

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The soul is a spiritual entity created by God and imbued into us (Genesis 2:7), granted free-will (Deuteronomy, end of ch. 30) and responsible for its actions. The soul continues to exist after the death of the body.

What names have not been used for a hero?

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John Baker, Phil Reynolds, Sue Miliken, Dave Stewberry.

Who is the strongest god ever?

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I believe it to be the All Father. There are many gods, but Odin must be the strongest. He is in control over Asgard and has a strong foundation over the other eight realms. Midgard and Nifelhime. But lets not fool ourselves in thinking he is invincible, no god is. He has his weaknesses.

We as mortals have our lives ruled by the Norns who sit at the base of the tree of life Yggdrasil and spin our thread, weaving it in and out of others lives until they decide to cut the thread short. Not even Odin can change their minds, however he can persuade them to following a course he desires.

In much the same way, Zeus in Olympus is like the All Father, however born from a titian he doesn't have the same level of power.

Goddess Isis and the god Osiris of ancient Egypt are weak in power, and Jesus... well as far as I understand, the best thing he could do was make two fishes and five loafs of bread feed five thousand men. He couldn't even break a man made wooden cross with man made nails to free himself, not very strong. I could almost understand if they were dwarf made, but nope, simply man made. He is weak.

There are more gods than we know, but it is in your best interest to research and choose which you feel is the strongest. Ragnarök will come and it is good to prepare

What is the sneetches about?

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"The Sneetches" was about the Holocaust, it was supposed to teach tolerance

Do I have to subscribe to EEW Magazine to read the men's issue on wwweewmagazinecom?

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Yep, I'm a subscriber. EEW Magazine is an online magazine and it's free. You just log onto http://www.eewmagazine.com to read all of the articles and stuff. I've been reading it for a couple of years now and I love it. I think EEW stands for "Empowering Everyday Women" and all kinds of people have been in it like: Bishop Eddie Long, CeCe Winans, Dr. Myles Munroe, Israel Houghton, Sharie Addison, Crystal Aikin, Tamela Mann, Lisa McClendon, Da T.R.U.T.H. and a bunch of other celebrities.

What gospel has more of a sense of mystery than the other gospel accounts?

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The Gospel of Philip is in a condensed form and contains many mysteries.

Among them he writes: 'Is it permitted to utter a mystery?' Whereupon he talks of the bridal chamber.

In the latter part of his gospel he writes, 'The mysteries of truth are revealed...' and 'But the mysteries of this marriage are ...'

Where do Hindus go when they die?

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It depends on your point of view:

  • Atheists would say they reenter the carbon nitrogen and water cycles with no immortal bits to worry about.
  • Moslems amd Christians feel they go to eternal damnation for not converting - except for some Christian sects which allow for post death conversions.
  • Buddhists themselves feel they are reborn in another cycle of death and rebirth, Ultimately, after enlightenment, they may go to Nirvana a place of non-being where the ultimate attachment of wanting to be a separate entity is finally given up.

Summary of gitanjali poem 11?

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critical summary of gitanjali

Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror But you are eternity and you are the mirror?

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An unusual question but on that demands some sort of answer. Let us take the word Beauty, and I have chosen this definition "An outstanding example of its kind". And the word Eternity for which I have chosen "Time without end". So what do others see us as,

an outstanding example who will have no end for our lives are eternal? And is that how we see ourselves? We reflect only that which we are.

How do you download free books to the slick e-reader from Amazon?

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If you mean any of the books that are up for purchase, that means that you DON'T get them for free - at least not legally. Rather, you need to actually pay.
I am not sure whether they have a section of free books. However, you can find lots of books online for free - books whose copyright expired. For example, you might look at Project Guttenberg.

In what way might a written folk tale differ from a spoken one?

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Written stories are narration of events or anecdotes detailing factual descriptions similar to the oral narration in passive/past narration.

How did Buddha learn about the Four Sights?

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One day, he asked his driver to take him out onto town to see the outside world, even though he wasn't allowed. (His father kept him in the palace surrounded by high walls so he would not be able to see.) They went out into the street and then Buddha saw a sick man. He asked his driver what that was and the driver said that's called sickness, it happens to people. And so on

What religion was Macbeth?

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Origin Name: Clan MacBeth Origin of Name: Son of life; a man of religionThe Gaelic for whiskey is uisge beatha which translates as `water of life'. Uisge (pronounced ooshke) means water and beatha means life. As an aside, this is the same Gaelic root as Macbeth, the 'son of life'. The famous Macbeth who was King of Scots, actually had Macbeth as his Christian name, *not* his surname. [-- Brian Russell, Edinburgh]

One of the exceptions among the `Macs', the name MacBeth means not the son of any person `Beth', but `Son of Life' or a man of religion. It developed separately from the name MacBean, and has also become confused with forms of the Norman name Bethune.

Shakespeare, playing his immortal light over the old Celtic throne of Scotland, brings to focus the ruler of Moray who enforced his family claim thereon by the murder of King Duncan in 1040.

What are Walt Whitman's and Emily Dickinson's differing view of God?

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Walt Whitman was a poet and journalist. He was born on Long Island, New York in 1819. He also worked as a teacher, and during the Civil War, volunteered as a nurse. His poetry is still studied in high schools and colleges around the country. Emily Dickinson is famous for her poetry. She was born in Massachusetts in 1830. Over the course of her life, Dickinson wrote close to 1,800 poems, though fewer than a dozen were published while she was still living.

What are the five religious books?

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They are the Qur'an, the bible, the tawrah, the zabur, and the suhuf.

Who are the characters in the story of how the world was created?

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This depends entirely upon which culture you are talking to. Every group of humans has their own story about how the world was created, so each one has different characters. You'll need to write a more specific question telling which story you mean.

In what way might a written folk tales differ from a spoken one?

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It is written and the other isn’t. Robin Hood started as an oral poem and through the centuries it has changed and characters added to the story.

Would you Explain the poem gods minute by dr Benjamin mays?

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God's Minute by Dr. Benjamin Mays

I've only just a minute,
Only sixty seconds in it.
Forced upon me, can't refuse it,
Didn't seek it, didn't choose it,
But it's up to me to use it.
I must suffer if I lose it,
Give an account if I abuse it,
Just a tiny little minute,
But eternity is in it.

Explanation :

The poem for me is all about Salvation. Salvation is free. Not by our own good works, God gave it by His grace through our Faith that no one can boast.

From the beginning we are created by God in his own image. But the disobedience of Adam and Eve made sin to be planted in man's heart.

And God is a merciful and loving Father. He loves us so much that He gave His one and only son, Jesus Christ, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have Eternal Life.

So, now that we are saved by the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, a minute in walking with God is the first step to start, don't lose it, don't abuse it. It is our duty to be worthy of God's calling that we have received. We have sixty seconds per minute to fulfill our destiny as a Christian - Be disciple and make disciples. Make every seconds count. You have now the power to claim what is yours as an heir to the Kingdom of God. Make one good thing that you can do every second, in a minute it will be sixty good deeds that will make your Faith Alive! Pray for one friend you want to receive Salvation per second, in one minute you can bring 60 people whom you love to Jesus Christ! Our God is an awesome God!

"For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do Good Works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." (Ephesians 2:10 NIV)