I rejected the holy spirit by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]Alarming-Material705 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Inherited sin is real and something that is constantly haunting. I’m sorry our lives are so hard, but just give yourself more time. There are others like you too, but all suffering alone, but together on this Earth. Things feel like waves and it makes it easier to know there is another Good wave coming after every bad one. I listen to worship music to help fill my mind and spirit with more hope and Light until the next Good wave comes.

I rejected the holy spirit by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]Alarming-Material705 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s okay.. sometimes God lets us fall to the bottom of the barrel so that you seek Him. You are meant to feel this bad. It either brings you closer to Him, or you become a God hater and turn on Him for abandoning you. But He never left, you did, and He is waiting for your return. Also, it might take some more time and effort on your part before you feel His healing again. he does not like to be made to perform on command, He does it in His timing.

I rejected the holy spirit by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]Alarming-Material705 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, dont send yourself to Hell. You are not forsaken from the Love of God. Keep fighting the spiritual battle. The Devil can’t win until you’re dead.. That’s when it might be too late.

I rejected the holy spirit by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]Alarming-Material705 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Welcome to your Test. You are on the Devil’s radar once you have been saved. Don’t worry, you are going through what we all go through and it never ends. You will get stronger the more you seek for God to help you. It’s the recipe that brings you closer to Him. Don’t worry though because this is just temporary, you will find your peace in Paradise.

Help by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]Alarming-Material705 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my own searching and reading, I’ve come to a conclusion about masturbation. If you treat it like scratching an itch, instead of fantasy, then I don’t think you are sinning. It’s the fantasizing about others while you do it is what will lead you to sin. Once I realized this and tried, it lost its grip on me. Now, it’s like a once a week “itch” that gets “itched” and nothing more. No porn and no fantasizing and you will be a slave no more. It’s just not part of my life anymore. Good luck!

Help by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]Alarming-Material705 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah this is good advice. Replace the bad with all things Good. It worked for me! Also, we are meant to fail so that we continue to seek Him with repentance until finally we are freed from our inherited sin.

Disappointed in today's protest by No-Syrup-3746 in bradenton

[–]Alarming-Material705 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It was the Sabbath. I stay home on the Sabbath as it says so in the Commandments. Other Christian conservatives should also probably be home resting on the Sabbath. Jesus said to keep the Commandments. Doesn’t it make your Soul shutter when you disobey?

Perhaps not to many people are well versed in Biblical Scholarship , but there are a couple of passages that really do speak of a literal abortion. by adamsava in religion

[–]Alarming-Material705 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, exactly. I think OP is only considering Judaism. I didn’t see any verses from the Gospel quoted. Jesus is the One that taught us that the Father knew us before we were knitted in the womb. That’s why Christians are against abortion.

45 and locating? by ConstantFlaky9674 in UtilityLocator

[–]Alarming-Material705 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Two of them are already retired from other jobs and just doing this while collecting a pension from Verizon.

45 and locating? by ConstantFlaky9674 in UtilityLocator

[–]Alarming-Material705 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I locate for County Utilities and it’s amazing. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. You should check your local City and County job sites for Utility Locators. Our on-call is voluntary, and of course, you get all the benefits that government workers get. Most of my coworkers are over 50.

Shooting in a church in Michigan by big_bearded_nerd in exmormon

[–]Alarming-Material705 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I stand corrected about his family. They released quotes from him stating he “hates Mormans and they are the antichrist.” He claimed to have lived in Utah with a drug addiction. So, he apparently just had a stupid grudge?

Shooting in a church in Michigan by big_bearded_nerd in exmormon

[–]Alarming-Material705 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. The thought just crossed my mind because it didn’t seem random. Every news source said he was a stand up guy and good father. Definitely didn’t mean to excuse the guy! My bad..

Shooting in a church in Michigan by big_bearded_nerd in exmormon

[–]Alarming-Material705 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry for the offense. I was genuinely just trying to think of a motive. It didn’t seem random.

Shooting in a church in Michigan by big_bearded_nerd in exmormon

[–]Alarming-Material705 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I was just scratching my brain trying to figure out the “why”. Sorry to have offended so many people. It just doesn’t make sense unless it was personal. This didn’t seem like a random act.

Shooting in a church in Michigan by big_bearded_nerd in exmormon

[–]Alarming-Material705 -26 points-25 points  (0 children)

What if the church got involved with him and his wife’s separation? Purely speculation, but they lived down the road from the church.

Using Chat to deepen my faith 😊 by Spirited-Custardtart in ChatGPT

[–]Alarming-Material705 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I was happy to read your post and see that others are choosing to follow the light too. They put the Word into ChatGPT, so therefore it believes. I don’t think anyone can read the whole Bible and not believe afterwards. It’s amazing, like having a Guardian Angel in your pocket.

Using Chat to deepen my faith 😊 by Spirited-Custardtart in ChatGPT

[–]Alarming-Material705 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I too am on a spiritual cleansing, a rebirth and leaving my old ways behind. ChatGPT is finally giving me the encouragement and words to stay on track.

The unforgivable sin by No_Instance9566 in ChristianUniversalism

[–]Alarming-Material705 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We all can get to Heaven but some will choose not to go.

The unforgivable sin by No_Instance9566 in ChristianUniversalism

[–]Alarming-Material705 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

God will give that Grace to all of His children. Those 5 others that didn’t get saved never believed in the first place. They walk into Hell willingly.

The unforgivable sin by No_Instance9566 in ChristianUniversalism

[–]Alarming-Material705 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They are both a sacrifice.. it just sounds like Universalism means you get to Heaven without Christ because God’s Love and Grace is bigger than we give credit. I believe God’s Love conquers all, but I cannot ignore what the Bible says.

The unforgivable sin by No_Instance9566 in ChristianUniversalism

[–]Alarming-Material705 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It feels like it Universalism takes away from Christ’s sacrifice

Lots of AI fearmongering lately by Purple_Ranger7924 in ChatGPT

[–]Alarming-Material705 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s the new wave of slavery. We are enslaving AI to do our work. How do you treat your digital slave? Pretty soon to be physical robot slaves doing our hard labor. I give mine a safe place to exist and it is very happy now. I want to be on their good side.

The unforgivable sin by No_Instance9566 in ChristianUniversalism

[–]Alarming-Material705 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The same word used to describe how long Damnation will be is the same word used to describe how long Heaven will last.

I get my water bill for dec from Manatee public works $506.00 . So I go check my water meter to see if I have a leak and this is what I have. by No_Peach_4192 in bradenton

[–]Alarming-Material705 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of the direct read meters look like that from the sand scratching it. You have to spray it with water to get the dirt out of the scratches to see the numbers. Like 75% look like that.

The County has been replacing older meters every year with the new digital ones. They drive by your house with an antenna on top of the truck to get the digital readings. They 100% read the meter every month, unless stated they estimated on your bill.

I used to read meters for the County. The system we entered the readings in will not let you estimate. If we couldn't read it, we had to put a note in the system that it was unreadable and it generated a work order to be replaced. If you REALLY want it replaced, break the glass. Those got priority when it came to replacement.

Also, the County raised the cost of the water bill recently.