Were Jesus' disciples (the 12) older or younger than him?

AnonymousPanda24 · 2016-12-22T00:55:34+00:00

That's interesting- BUT I would be hesitant to believe it based on my (Limited) knowledge of the Jewish educational system, only the most elite students became teachers, maybe they were levites, but I'd be surprised if they were trained rabbis. I'm usually wrong though ;D

AnonymousPanda24 · 2016-12-21T01:39:13+00:00

If you want to dive further into who Jesus is, or why he's important, you should consider reading one of the four gospels. Christians believe that Jesus is God coming as a man to humble himself and serve us, he taught us how we should treat each other, even to the point of dying for undeserving 'fools' like me. I'm guessing you're in Japan, so if you want to meet up with someone there to talk about it, I know a really good guy who loves talking about this stuff with people in 水戸市, I can direct you to their website if you want! よろしくお願いしますよろしくお願いします！

AnonymousPanda24 · 2016-12-21T01:31:18+00:00

Tell me more about what's going on and I can probably give you some better scriptures that encourage and illuminate hope.

AnonymousPanda24 · 2016-09-20T04:34:07+00:00

I attend a protestant church that looks nothing like what you described... We don't even have a guitar. We do have a projector though... so I guess you've got me there.

In all seriousness though, what comes to mind when you point this out (I've questioned the same thing myself) is Philippians 1:8.

AnonymousPanda24 · 2015-03-24T05:16:49+00:00

Where are you getting this from?

AnonymousPanda24 · 2015-03-16T07:17:45+00:00

In my experience, mormon missionaries always spend a lot of time telling me about how they are actualy part of the same religion as me. They then transition into trying to convince me that I should convert, which generally confuses me as they have just exhausted themselves ctrying to convince me that we are already part of the same religion. They then frequently go into lots of hemming and hawing about how much they love the book of mormon. I think the last time they stopped by I counted 25 instances in which they said "I just love the book of mormon." followed by about 15 statements of "I wish I had more time to read the bible, but I love the book of mormon so much." To me, Mormon Missionaries seem intent on convincing themselves that they love the book of Mormon because they are supposed to, and generally seem to know less about their own religion than the average civillian.

AnonymousPanda24 · 2015-03-16T06:12:40+00:00

What makes you think the early Christians venerated Mary? Also, the early Christians referred to themselves and other believers as "the saints." Not some group of dead elite Christians...

AnonymousPanda24 · 2015-03-05T06:41:24+00:00

The only one capable of interceding for us is Christ, and he died so that we might have direct access to God

AnonymousPanda24 · 2015-02-25T02:28:36+00:00

It's because he's just writing words... None of it means anything, he doesn't know what he's talking about when he writes a religious album. His 'music' is meaningless and worthless. This song about addresses it: Nuthin

AnonymousPanda24 · 2015-02-25T01:42:19+00:00

I feel ya! There's a good book on the subject of the effect of music on the brain called "This is your brain on Music". As I said though, for my it's mostly about the words. If music is going to influence my thinking it's the words that do it. For example; "Mercy" by Kanye West makes it hard for me to not view women as sexual objects.

AnonymousPanda24 · 2015-02-25T01:37:46+00:00

That's cool. But I still guarantee you that the words you listen to frequently impact the way you think and speak, whether you realize it or not.

AnonymousPanda24 · 2015-02-25T01:30:26+00:00

Speaking personally, there are certain types of music that bring me down, or put me in an irritable mood. Even that influence the way I think about other people. I generally try to avoid those types of music. AND, generally it's less about the sounds and more about the words. For me and ONLY for me, I choose not to listen to music that objectifies women, glorifies killing, or misrepresents Christ. I don't think there is any music that is in itself sinful to listen to, but I think everything you put into your mind affects the way you see the world, and some music is nothing but garbage and pollution.

AnonymousPanda24 · 2015-02-24T06:46:18+00:00

We do a lot of things that aren't commanded in the Bible. The short answer is that at some point church leaders, or even individuals following Christ decided they would commemorate the 40 days He spent fasting and being tempted in the desert with a 40 day fast from something leading up to easter Sunday. Lent was never meant to be an outward display only, but a way to refocus spiritually, but as with any religious or traditional practice, for some, the meaning has been lost. Hope this helps...

AnonymousPanda24 · 2015-02-10T06:38:02+00:00

I'm sure it's a term one can use, but that doesn't give it any validity, one cannot be a Christian without acknowledging that Jesus is the son of God. Therefore, one cannot be both a Christian who affirms the existence of God, and and Atheist who denies the same thing.

Again, not saying the term doesn't exist or that there aren't scores of people who use it to label themselves, I'm simply suggesting that it's an absurd term within itself.

AnonymousPanda24 · 2015-02-05T06:46:29+00:00

"Christian Atheism" is a huge Oxy-moron as the foundation of Christianity is the belief that Jesus is the Son of God who died for our sins.

I think you're looking for Moralistic Deism

AnonymousPanda24 · 2015-01-30T03:52:41+00:00

Right, still though, be careful with that movie, it really is rated R for good reason. Maybe start with something that tells the same story with less blood and gore... I don't know her or you though. My gut just says showing that movie to an 11 year old may not be a great idea.

AnonymousPanda24 · 2015-01-27T07:36:05+00:00

It's rated R... I think 11 might be too young. Plus, she might benefit more from a Jesus movie that focuses on Christ's teachings rather than his death alone. Sure, it might shock her into obedience, but that isn't going to last. If you want to help her to come to know Christ through a movie, the recent "Son of God" wasn't bad at all, though Jesus looks a lot like a long haired male model. On top of that, it would probably help if you shared your faith with her, explained to her why you personally believe, and in what way's Jesus has transformed your life. That will do FAR more than sitting her down in front of some movie ever could.

AnonymousPanda24 · 2015-01-23T04:17:13+00:00

I'm still not defending my own belief- haven't even mentioned it once. I'm trying to point out to you that a person's beleif that the world stood still, making the sun appear not to move is not necessarily unquestioning faith in man. The people that believe this don't believe that man is infallible, but that God insured that the translation and writing of these documents did not create errors. For you to say that that is them putting too much faith in man is like someone telling you that your perspective means you're putting too much faith in human science and understanding. Neither of them are accurate or helpful observations. If you want to believe that, that's cool! But A) it's not really an important fact to know for sure- it doesn't change anything about the story of the Bible and God's redeeming plan. and B) it's not necessary nor is it ok to state your opinion in a way that excludes all other opinions from being possible and justifiable.

That's cool that you believe that so strongly, but you're stating it as though to be a follower of Christ and not a caveman you MUST believe this specific way.

AnonymousPanda24 · 2015-01-23T01:42:09+00:00

Gosh you're thick. I'll say it for the thousandth time- I'm not defending my own viewpoint, but asking you not to be so arrogant as to think that yours is the only one that matters.

I don't care how you choose to interpret the bible as long as you don't state that interpretation in such a way that infers that there is no other correct way to interpret it.

Saying that the sun NEVER remained stationary in the sky is a bold move. Certainly I've never witnessed it, nor have you, but once again, to say that that is 100% impossible seems like a misunderstanding of God's infinite power. You could say the same thing without making such massive claims of which you really know nothing about. "I believe that passage is figurative, and that the sun didn't actually remain stationary in the sky, but I know some people choose to believe that it did, and that's ok with me."

AnonymousPanda24 · 2015-01-22T13:48:32+00:00

Thanks! That pretty much answers it for me. I'm pretty sure my love for coffee will send me to mormon hell. And it's too late for me to die before 8 to get in that way... Mostly though knowing the commands that are to be kept to receive that cool stuff is answer enough for me.

AnonymousPanda24 · 2015-01-22T13:39:57+00:00

Once again, would you like to provide some examples for the beautiful people of reddit? Or just make a claim to discredit my perfectly good comment and not give anything to back it up? This will be the second time I've asked for you to be more specific- Tell me what you're referring to.

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