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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 God allow suffering' but is distinct. Christian and Jewish scripture states that (Isaiah 45:7): I form the light and create darkness...

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 the wicked are cruel." Their is also the story of Balaams donkey. So i think the 'christian' thing is to not allow animals to suffer too much...

< 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 fascinating, any comments on its authenticity?: "Amoung the people scattered at Babel were a group who climbed over the mountains to the east and settled...

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 Enoch was written by Enoch. It is pseudographia. That is why it is not accepted by either Jews or Christians.

The only 'correct' version is the original greek or hebrew. No translation is perfect. Thats why i use more then one translation for study. www.biblegateway.com is good for comparing. If i want to study deeper i use a greek or hebrew concordance to see where a particular word is used in a...

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 the wicked for punishment.

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 all also believe the world is imperfect, in that evil is very real and that humankind is rebelling against God. However, the reason for that...

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. Either he was a Prophet for all mankind or he was not a Prophet at all. If Mohammed was a Prophet then Al-Quran is correct that: O People of the...

^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 daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.' "Then I put the ring in her nose and the bracelets on her arms, 48 and I bowed down and...

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 apparently): "You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the LORD." Leviticus 19:28 This verse...

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 obey God and minister to man out of free will? How do we explain Fallen Angels - who rejected God - unless they have free will?

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, and the early church did not consider it important to write stuff down. The writings came about to counter heresy The Quran was not collected until...

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 soul. Not that you can separate them as they are symbiotically bound. The Bible teaches that our souls, mind and bodies are created on conception...

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 physical world being evil) The Epistles tell us what the Gospels mean for us on a more practical level, perhaps? They are the Gospel message being...

im not questioning the authenticity of the New Testament, im just wondering why it is mostly in the form of letters (i.e. Epistles).