Why do you not follow his teachings?\nAnd why do you say (PBH) after you say certin names?\nI mean no disrespect, just want to know. Thanks. :)
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First of all Islam means totally submitting to God's will in every aspect of life. We believe that worshiping God alone and submitting to Him (Islam) is the core of every message that God has sent to the world, and thus the most important teachings of all God's messengers are the same.\nDifferences in the messages were in secondary issues and not in the core beliefs. Each message was appropriate for the time period in which it was sent. Since Islam was the last message sent by God, He Glory be to Him made it appropriate for every time and place.\n\nSo in the core beliefs we are Muslims (submitters to God) just like Jesus peace be upon him and all the messengers from Adam until Mohammed peace be upon them all.
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Dear Francis B:  It is not for me or anyone to press God and His Realm upon others who do not wish to know of it.  If you will bear with me, I would like to say a few things about this:\n\n1.   As one who pursued the Intellect of my human mind most of my life and looked at all things, and felt pride in my Intellect's comprehensive ability to learn and understand , I now present to you what I learned :  The Intellect is but an exercise of mind.   Scientific theories come and go each decade.  The Sciences get up close to God and then, sadly, have no ability to mathematically formulate His Reality and Truth. To prove Him.  I would offer:  Don't rely on just the Intellect to live by.\n\n2.    Later in life, I opened up to Spirit Mind.  Nothing denominational, nothing very traditional, no dogma , and  began receiving "experiences" of Spirit. \n\n "Temporal Lobes of the Brain" is a discussion of the illusionary-type reality we experience here in the physical world.  But, you know, we are much more than just physical.  Made of something much more powerful. . .and, sooner, or later, we all come to Know.  Our Creator is not dependent upon our "belief" in Him.  He exists  - whether we choose to deny Him or recognize Him.  He looks upon what He created and listens while it turns to other creations He created and yells, "There is no God." And, He MUST think to Himself. . .how strange that is; my creation is acting as if it doesn't know me !  Yet, I AM  - and certain of myself !  Even a human father might find it a bit disconcerting -  when a child of his denies him. Same thing, really.\n\nAnyhow, spiritual or religious experiences come not from the human Intellect - but, from the soul/spirit part of Mind.  That "thing" that certainly exists, but is not reflected by the physical matter of "brain."  In thinking upon ourselves, perhaps we need to consider ourselves more in terms of a totality - rather than just one part of us as "real" and that there is nothing MORE to us.  That may be something to contemplate. . .\n\nI would like to submit to you further these truths of spiritual experience (or religious experience), as I have learned of it:\n\n1.   Spiritual or religious experience "reverses physical laws."\n2.   These experiences are often experienced during prayer or study.\n3.   These experiences undo the past in the present and release the future.  They are outside the laws of the physical world.\n4.    Spiritual or religious experiences REFLECT, therefore, the laws of Eternity, not of time.\n5.    Through spiritual or religious experience you feel God's constant Forgiveness upon you and are impelled to extend it to others.\n6.    Spiritual experiences (or religious . . .let's now use the words interchangeably) are part of an interlocking chain of forgiveness and is at work in all the dimensions of Time.\n7.    Spiritual experiences are healing because they deny absolute body-identification and affirm spirit-identification.  This places spirit at the Center of Mind where it can communicate directly.\n8.    Spiritual experiences honor you.  They dispel illusions about yourself.  They help restore your sanity.  They restore the Mind to its fullness. . .. \n9.    Spirit's strength leaves no room for intrusions.  Nothing can take the experience and its effects away from you.\n10.  By perceiving the light IN the experience, darkness automatically disappears.\n11.    Whole-ness is the perceptual content of spiritual experience.  It corrects the faulty perceptions of lack, or being separated.\n\nBest regards, Lana
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Paul says that women should not lead, but Jesus himself never says this. Do you want to put your faith in Jesus and follow his example? Or do you want to put your faith in a certain traditional or modern interpretation of a set of ancient manuscripts? Jesus did not preach unthinking adherence to dogma. He taught from the Old Testament, but he did not follow it blindly. He updated the old laws in light of the new era in which he lived. His message was to help us find a direct, personal relationship with our creator; he did not exhort people to simply accept whatever doctrines happened to be popular at the time. His faith was not in the Bible as it existed in his day; his faith was in the living spirit of his Divine Father. If you put your faith in Jesus and want to follow his example, then you need to seriously consider the example that he set for the people of his time. He said that he was the way to truth. Does this sound like he is saying "Find out what people have written about me, then blindly follow it with without regard for what seems right and true to you in light of your own experience and the cultural/historical context…"? No, Jesus did not tell us to worship any book, no matter how old and full of wisdom it may appear to be. He did not tell us to blindly follow any of his apostles. Jesus was a living spirit who knew his Divine Father directly. When he said he was "the way", he was inviting us to join his spirit, and this spirit was a spirit of rebellion against the soul-stifling dogmatism of his day. It was a spirit of love for humanity and fairness to the weak, poor, and downtrodden. It was a spirit of adventure – drop your old habits and knee-jerk prejudices; seek God directly through prayer and deep contemplation. THIS was the spirit of Christ, and this is what he meant by "I am the truth and the light…" Whenever you forfeit your own inner light, you forfeit your connection to the true spirit of Christ.\n\nNow, in a prayerful and contemplative mood, consult your own inner light. Ask honestly and with a truly open mind: "Should women be allowed to lead?" Does it REALLY seem right to you that men should monopolize the structures of power in the church and in government? Is this truly what is best?\n\nIf your are feeling uncertain about how you really feel, you might try imagining this: Suppose that God personally told you to do what I have just suggested. Suppose he says, "I'm going to let you write a new book of the Bible because in my divine opinion the Bible needs to be updated, and I'm picking you to write the new book." He goes on to tell you that it is crucial that you be brutally honest with yourself about how you feel. The weight of God's new message to the world rests on your shoulders, and the fate of the world rests on your ability to be insightful and honest about your feelings. Now, again, ask yourself "Is there anything truly wrong with a woman being a pastor?" What would you want to write in your new book of the Bible? Would you really feel right about telling women all over the world that they cannot have God's blessing if they acquire a position of leadership?\n\nTHIS is what it means to truly follow in the spirit of Christ. Find your own inner light –your own connection to Divinity – and speak from there. This is what Jesus did. This is what he wants us to do. The Bible is not the end of truth, it is just the beginning.\n\nAs for my denomination, I have none. Mine is the path of self-knowledge and truth, wherever it may lead.
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I'm a catholic and you know i never even thought of that. Glad you did and pointed it out. As far as Don up there maybe the reason he didn't go see it. Is because he's to much of a chicken, he would realize what kind of person he really is. He claims to be a christain but is always bashing the catholics. Calling us a perverted & cult like religion. A true christain doesn't bash another for their beliefs and religious practices. They are kind and understanding. If you are a christain and honestly feel  that some other religion is wrong the best  thing to do is pray for those ppl, not bash them . Thats the true christian way.
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It's called 'do as I say, not as I do." A shocking number of people follow that logic and don't think anything of it. \n\nHonestly though, I don't think alot of people know to practice what they preach unfortunately.
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I saw Mr. Snoid pee on the slide of a playground in Chicago.  I don't know what he was thinking, but I'm not following his start-up religion.  And the meditations?  I'm not sitting in Jello to mediate on anything.  No thanks.
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I don't know if he did anything above and beyond what the others did.  But, Jesus told him that he would deny Jesus 3 times and he did.  Was a great lesson there.  Like how many times have we "denied" Him, even tho we swear we'd never do such a thing, and yet he still loves us, keeps us, and forgives us.  Peter went on to be a teacher.
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Thank you very much Frankly Frank, because you were able to look right through Benny Hinn and see him for the Fraud, Fake Phony, Impostor that he is.  \n\nYes, you are right for a second time it was a child that died, what a nerve, that never can wanna be healer has.   You're right for a third time,  I don't really think that there are any real healers today.  Whats so bad about this is there are  a lot of people trusting that this guy's  word is straight from God, therefore they go away believing their healed.  How disgusting and deceitful of people like BH.\n\nI believe that if God is going to heal someone this day and age he'll just do it.  I certainly don't think he needs any fakers as BH.\n\nI got the scoop studying the back ground of BH and others like him, do you know that they believe that they are God?\nSick I know, but that's how it is with these money hounding fake, pretending to be men of God, only out for the money and dragging the name of the Lord down in the process.\n\nMay the Lord deal with him justly.
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My source of morality growing up (and up until Pangel helped me to see things differently) has been what was drilled into my head by very conservative Christianity, as it relates to the Bible.  I'd probably consider it my church teachings first, ego second, Bible third, and fear of damnation fourth.\n\nNow, however, I still consider myself a Christian, but I would call human decency first, and the Bible second (interpretted very differently than before).  They practically go hand in hand.  I now interpret the Bible based on the world I see around me.  How do the teachings of the Bible fit with the observations I see in my day-to-day life?\n\nGod bless!
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Making fun of a bald prophet...\n\nHey, it's in the book...\n\nIsn't it interesting that a Buddhist can recognize a Biblical allusion while several Christians cannot?
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Friend you did not offend me, But one thing I do say, is That Ishmeal was not a Prophet. He was a agitator, why do you think Sarah told Abranham to kick him out of the house, Because he agitate his half brother Isaacc, & a true prophet will not agitate.
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doesn't he speak in the language that someone understands?\nso he can make himself understood? \n\nsometimes it is not even language he speaks to make himself understood - sometimes its signs etc...\n\nthe q is: do we listen?
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he(PB UH) is the best man ever exist.I WANT YOU TO TELL ALL THE CHRISTIANS WHY WE LOVE THIS GREAT MAN(PBUH).TELL THEM them that he(PBUH) loved us without seeing us.he cried because he(PBUH) miss the muslims who will come after him(PBUH) and beleive that he(PBUH) is the messanger of Allah without seeing him(PBUH).tell them that he(PBUH) learned us everything and he(PBUH) loved us more than everything.JUST LET THEM KNOW WHO IS THE PROHET MUHAMED(PBUH).may Allah bless and reward u.
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To the person in front of me (you do not have a username?): why is it that people are always quick to label those who speak up against what is wrong "judgemental"?  You're right, it is in GOD'S (singular, not plural) final  authority to judge, but aren't we whom are created in His image, His hands and feet?  Shouldn't we give a damn when our fellow brothers and sisters are acting immorally?!\n\nIt is NOT only his opinion, it is God's!  So take your complaints up with God, because HE made the rules!  You are not moral if you disagree with God - period!\n\n"Moral" people who don't follow Jesus are not really moral, it's just an illusion!  Because they don't truly follow God, they still places themselves on this pedastal where THEY get to decide what is right and wrong.  No, no, no; there can't be five different "acceptable" ways to look at one wrong thing.  There can only be one; that is just the facts of the law.  When you put in man, however, that is when we get many crazy ways of looking at what is wrong.
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How does anyone know what Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) looks like? How do you know those cartoons are of Him? Just because someone says "look, I drew this man and he is Prophet Mohammed (PBUH)", will you believe that??\nWhere were these rioters when Muslims were killing others in the name of Prophet Mohammed, PBUH? I feel that the insult caused to Prophet Mohammed (PBUH)'s name by killers who kill in His name is a 1000000 times worse than these silly little cartoons.\n\nWomen are killed in honor killings in the Prophet's name and no one is upset. Innocent people like Danny Pearl are beheaded on camera and no one is upset. And yet some Danish newspaper publishes some silly cartoons and the whole Muslim world is suddenly upset. When will the followers of Islam look inside and realise how much the religion has been destroyed from inside??\n\nAdded later:\nNow you have used his name on this page. What does that mean? Muslims should realise that just because THEY don't do something, it does NOT mean that the rest of the world can't do it.\nExample: Muslims eat beef, which is holy to Hindus. You don't see Hindus upset about Muslims eating beef!\n\nWhy were there no riots when an Edyptian paper published the cartoons in October: http://egyptiansandmonkey.blogspot.com/2006/02/boycott-egypt.html
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becuase the most bible were re-written by some people who called themselves scholars and  thought it is too sacred and that they strictly followed the commandment not to take his name in vain so they reverted to titles such as lord, god and as such.\n\nbut the truth is, are we going to desecrate god's name if we use? even jesus his son, in his model prayer urged us to sanctify his name, so then how can we sanctify it if we are too afraid to use it?\n\nits not becuase you are not one of the Jehovah's Witnesses taht would prohibit you to use his name\n\nanother reason to use his name specially if youre praying, is that it would identify WHICH god you are talking to!! hello!! are you not aware that even satan was called god? god of evil for that matter, that even in rome... a lot of god and goddeses exist!!
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I'm neither a cult member nor a Muslim.  And I have nothing against the guy personally – to me he and his views are  essentially “irrelevant”.   But to answer your question sincerely, I think because most of the people who attack him genuinely believe that he is a fiend who is ultimately here to use and abuse the Y!A platform to convert people to his faith via his make believe "charm" - that's why.    I’m NOT saying that’s what he is really up to, I’m just saying that’s the impression one gets from reading the answers to his questions by people who are not very found of him.    The reasoning being, if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck and acts like a duck; then it must be a duck.     ...I am certain that Rev. Kip is not only old enough to defend himself but also intelligent enough to realize that his faith-directed views and overall presence and exposition on Y!A is extremely controversial at best; even if he actively attempts to look and act COOL.   …Still, he does not seem to sweat over his critic’s views - the question is: Why should you?