Posts tagged "Spiritual"

Why do Christians think they have any scriptural authority over Catholics?

Catholics wrote the bible and have had 2000 years of Church history to study it. They know it better than any non-catholic. They have documents listing all the popes back to peter and the writing that they wrote beyond the bible.

Now this is fact, there is documentary evidence, you dont have to believe the evidence but they have evidence.

No one on earth has any evidence that what non-catholic believe was around back then. None, nothing. There is more evidence for creationism than there is that non-catholic doctrine came through the apostles (and there is no evidence for creationism)

And before people start slamming me, I have read the bible, right the way through, I read the whole thing about 3-4 times a year.

Catholics ARE Christians

In our lifelong study of God should we more adequately address the fear of God as much as we do the love?

God is love, and it is because He first loved us that He sent His only Son to die for us. This should invoke a profound gratitude for what God has done for us.
Regardless of what God has done, however, He is still worthy of our praise simply for who He is. This reverence is sometimes lost in many believers, I think.
Psalm 11:10 says, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom…" The fear of God is echoed in many scriptural passages. With the predominant message from most pulpits emphasizing the love of God, at least as I have heard, I think we [believers] miss out on understanding, and respecting this healthy fear of God. Perhaps our understanding of who God is gets somewhat contorted. From my experience, developing this respectful fear of God helps me revere the Lord, regardless of what He has done or will do. What do you think?
There is gratitude we should have toward God for what He has done for us.
There is also reverence for God that we also ought to have that is not dependent on God’s actions. God is worthy of praise for who He is.
I did not mean that in any way to sound like I was attacking God…sorry for the confusion Debi_K.

I think you are on to something improtant.
Have you done a Scriptural word study of the word ‘fear’?

Anybody here study Hermeneutics?

Has it changed the way you approach things?

I am sure somebody will ask me what it is so here is the deffinition: The theory and methodology of interpretation, especially of scriptural text.
Philosophy students use that term too.

As much as I would like to I dabbled in it and then went on to do what I normally do. I still have trouble defining hermenutics as different from exegesis. lol

And then sometimes I think that I do it anyway. I suppose that I am just a layman worker for Christ. I try to put the principles which are found in the Bible in layman terms, so that anyone can understand. I find that the problem typically is; they don’t often want to understand.

Why did the Roman Church elevate Aristotle to a level of authority almost near that of the Bible?

Yes, I realize that many of the same monks who copied and preserved the Biblical manuscripts also copied and preserved (and studied) the documents of the ancient world. But what was it about Aristotle that led the Church to respect his teachings almost to the point of scriptural inerrancy? (And why Aristotle more so than Plato or various other ancient philosophers?)

I suspect its because that a lot of monks were attracted to Aristotelian natural philosophy. Plato has always been boring. You might say as boredom goes, Plato is a platonic ideal.

Should Religion and Spirituality be divided into two separate forums?

Some people have religion and no spirituality.
Some people have no religion and plenty of spirituality.
What do you think?

So maybe a Christian list, an Athiest list, and a Spiritual list. That leaves the two warring factions in their own corner, with spiritually interested people of neither sect free to roam through their thoughts in peace.

Come on people. Lets think about the hateful and spiteful things being said here. I have never asked you to accept my religious views other than to accept my rigbht to hold them. No one here has suggested hell for me, or damnation, but I figure if I am honest that will come in time. I thought Christians were supposed to be experts at love, not hate. Why ever would I respect those who get violent and condemning every time someone elects to say a different truth?

Does anyone know of any good books on science or spirituality?

My dad’s birthday is coming up and I would like to get him a book. He is interested in science and spirituality, would anyone know of any good books?
He isn’t that serious, he just likes to read about it

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins

How do you think spirituality plays into Albert Camus’ "The Stranger"?

Considering Mersault’s clear nihilistic view towards life, do you think he ever even wonders about whether there is a God? Do you see spirituality in other parts of the book?

The Stranger, The Outsider, (L’Étranger) (1942), by Albert Camus, is one of the most famous French novels of the twentieth century and is among the best literary expositions of the absurdity of human existence in an indifferent universe. Philosophically, it is an existential novel, despite Camus not considering himself an existentialist. The Stranger is Meursault, an alienated, anomic French man who kills a native Arab man in French Algiers. At his trial for murder, the prosecution describes him as a remorseless killer; he is convicted and awaits execution. In prison, Meursault accepts his fate, because it is his only true option; neither suicide, nor faith in God are options once he fully grasps the absurdity of the world in which he lives. The story occurs in Algiers, before the Second World War, a locale from Camus’s life.

http://www.bookrags.com/The_Stranger_%28…

http://www.bookrags.com/notes/str/

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/stranger/

http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monk…

http://www.gradesaver.com/ClassicNotes/T…

http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/barr…

What sort of club could I create in school that has to do with religion or spirituality?

I like the topic of religion and spirituality and was wondering whether anyone has any ideas for me and if its even a good idea. someone already has a ‘free-thinkers’ club in my school which looks at things from a transcendentalist point of view. I want a club but something that won’t cause any conflict and can be rewarding.

A Freethinker’s club that’s transcendentalist? Wow, I can hardly think of anything that agrees less with free thought.

Anyway, to your question:

If you want to avoid conflict, you’ve chosen a subject remarkably inimical to your goal. If you make a Christian club, your Christians will do theological battle against themselves. If you make a more universally religious club, all of your religions will contend against all the others.

The only avenue for success I see is to make a club that discusses religion’s place in history and social science from a completely rationalist perspective—that is, the members don’t believe in the supernatural, just study those who do.

Otherwise, you’re inviting the conflict you want to avoid.

Is it a shame that there isn’t a Yahoo Questions category for religion and spirituality?

One where questions of religion and spirituality are actually asked and answered, instead of the same old tired sarcastic arguments lobbed back and forth.

Not that I don’t enjoy a bit of sarcasm every now & then.

Huh? There IS a "questions" category in R&S. The form and manner of the questions and answers are fairly liberal, subject to "Community Guidelines" and/or Yahoo "Terms of Service."

If you’re tired of the "same old tired sarcastic arguments lobbed back and forth," then I suggest that you cancel your account and find something else to do. Leave the rest of us alone to be as sarcastic as we want to be – theist and non-theist alike.

How do you define Spirituality? What does it mean to you if you don’t believe in God?

Spirituality is not Religion, so if you are an atheist and consider yourself spiritual, please tell me your views on it. NOT to argue, just wondering your opinion.

Well, I’m a Buddhist, and we have no concept of god. We generally seek enlightenment from within.