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We can not use the opinion of other people as the sole basis for what we believe or what is in fact true. so it doesn't matter if people with prejudicial attitudes do Not think that the One God is the same for all people. also, sharing my own personal experience....at work sometimes my...

Yeas indeed, God created and designed everything, including the laws of the universe...He is an unchanging God...He is consistent...He will continue to "operate"(for lack of a better word) in accordance with the perfect laws He created.

don't have freedom of choice....do you mean that we are free to choose but only one choice is the one leading us in the right direction?

Dear Amica, I loved reading your reply...so much truth in your content

Again, in case this was not received....I know I can not begin a thread, but can I suggest one? Do believers feel it is important to ACT in this world? Do they think God needs His people to DO something in this world to make it better? Are we trapped and made powerless by our concepts? Are we...

I can not start a thread, but I'd like to suggest a topic: Why do some faithful belivers choose NOT to act? I think they are trapped/made powerless by concepts. Shall we just sit and pray while the society goes to (blank)? Don't believers believe that God works through His people...that God...

Netti Netti the flower speaks to me "there is God and we reflect His nature"

Netti Netti I love the photo you chose of the flower reflected in the water

Sometimes it may be lesser beings working for God who actually guide us (angels, our own good ancestors like grandma, saints). The guidance may take many forms...intuition, dreams, yes, good coincidences, once, I had a 4 year old child unknowingly give an answer to my prayer...this child was...

sorry, in my response i meant "feeding the early Christians to the lions...making them martyrs"

again, Wil, I love your logo, the many symbols and the dove flying around them---please tell us about it.

in comparison to the number of people alive at the time of Jesus, there were more people rejecting Jesus than believing in Him. There were more Romans feeding the early Christians to the martyrs than Christians following Jesus. That does not take away from Jesus' victory or the victory of the...

Wil, I love your icon, the many symbols with the dove flying around them...can you tell me more about it?

With a choice of being a slave to the evil one or the benevolent one...I choose Allah/God. Yes, if we turn to God/Allah good things will come to us. God is above us all....how could anyone dare think they are greater than God/Allah. Yes, if we surrender to Him we can accomplish amazing things...

didn't know where to reply....just want to say that i read the rules about posting sacred texts for discussion...my compliments go to you/your fellow moderators...this is a wonderful(for lack of a better word) web site. i am so inspired to see such an interfaith exchange and the emphasis on the...

religion come to an end?...in the far distant future, i think. but until people achieve the purpose of religion, which is to connect to God/Allah/the source/whatever name you use, religion is an aid, a tool, to get us there. There are other tools as well: prayer is a valuable one...singing to...

adults can believe in whatever they choose, having already had exposure to ideas and practices which guide a person to higher/highest "whatever you call it". When you raise children, children need to be given such education/exposure....doing it alone as a parent(s) leaves much to be desired...

I am new to this web forum...I enjoy reading the perspectives from those of the 3 Abrahamic faiths. I have heard that some seminaries have gone "interfaith". I think these are ways toward peace.

All is foreseen but free choice is given...all possibilities are foreseen but the choice we make, the action we choose to do effects the outcome...perhaps the probable future is foreseen

re:free will sometimes passion overrides our better judgement. Still, because we have free will, we also bear the responsibility for the consequences of our actions.