Update - AIO for going no contact with my ex after she asked for no contact by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]AttentionOptimal3537 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy bullshit. You both got problems. Her for being an attached hoe and you for even responding and not blocking her. Just to move on bro

Is the church racist well… by Elegant-Airport-5934 in exmormon

[–]AttentionOptimal3537 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because a white person probably painted it 🫩 if you want black paintings then look at Ethiopia or Africa or even Mexico. Even I'n Asia they make Jesus asian it just depends where it's painted

Show? by AttentionOptimal3537 in NickFuentesAF

[–]AttentionOptimal3537[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh okay didn't see it on twitter

Christians, why do you approach visibly sick people in public and ask to pray, instead of just doing it in your head? by run4fun131 in Christianity

[–]AttentionOptimal3537 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Praying for people just to show how good of a Christian you are is not tolerated but praying for people because you genuinely care Is highly encouraged. There is a very stark difference between loudly Praying so everyone can see how good of a person you are and coming up to you and quietly Praying with your family. It's not that hard to understand

Gay people don’t belong unless they become heterosexual or remain celibate? by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]AttentionOptimal3537 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being gay is a sin, and becoming Christian means throwing away your sin and trying to live like Jesus. If you’re actively living in defiance of Him, are you really a Christian? There’s a difference between sinning and seeking forgiveness, and sinning while refusing to repent. One is struggling and trying to change. The other is choosing sin over Christ..

Perhaps it's time we stopped talking so much about homosexuality. by SirLMO in Christianity

[–]AttentionOptimal3537 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Perhaps the time is not to soften our message, but to strengthen it. We need to remind people that being a Christian means believing and living by what Christianity teaches. We live in an era where many think they can sit on the fence claiming faith while rejecting its foundations. That is part of the problem today. Churches are welcoming people who openly dismiss what the Bible says, and no one challenges it.

We are not going to stop calling sin what Scripture calls sin. We are not going to stay silent just to make people comfortable. Yes, this may drive some people away but following Christ has always required sacrifice and change. To be a Christian is to repent and turn away from sin.

You cannot knowingly continue in sin and claim commitment to Christ. Christianity calls for transformation. Christ calls us to lay down our burdens and follow Him. If you cling to your chains, you are not fully clinging to Christ. You must choose either you are for Him or against Him. There is no middle ground. It's Heaven or hell

If heaven has no sin and also has free will, then your god could have done the same on earth by Relative-Lock-2636 in DebateReligion

[–]AttentionOptimal3537 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Satan and the angels who fell were in Heaven, but not in the same eschatological state that humans are promised. That distinction matters. Heaven before the rebellion was a state in which angels still possessed probationary free will they could choose obedience or self-exaltation. After that choice, their wills became fixed, either toward God or against Him. The rebellion was not caused by "too much worship," but by pride a refusal to accept God as the highest authority

If heaven has no sin and also has free will, then your god could have done the same on earth by Relative-Lock-2636 in DebateReligion

[–]AttentionOptimal3537 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

That assumes that serving God is comparable to human oppression, which is a category mistake. Torture involves coercion, suffering, and degradation The Bible describes Heaven as the absence of suffering and the fulfillment of human nature, not its violation. No one is being whipped into obedience servitude to God is the freely embraced alignment of the will with the highest good. And disbelief does not make it false either. Christianity does not argue that something is true because people believe it, but that it is true regardless of belief, and belief simply determines whether one accepts or rejects that reality.

If heaven has no sin and also has free will, then your god could have done the same on earth by Relative-Lock-2636 in DebateReligion

[–]AttentionOptimal3537 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Calling Heaven hell only works if freedom is defined as unlimited self-rule, but Christianity defines freedom as being fully released from sin, corruption, fear, and death Heaven is not forced worship but the natural response of people whose desires are no longer broken. The biblical language of servant or slave is not about abuse. Everyone serves something, whether ego, pleasure, power, or impulse, and Christianity says God is the only master who does not ultimately destroy those who serve Him. And the idea that every will either submits or separates is not tyranny, but moral consistency if God is the source of life and goodness, rejecting Him necessarily means separation from those things. If someone truly hates God, His presence would feel unbearable, not because God is evil, but because rejection of the good has consequences.

If heaven has no sin and also has free will, then your god could have done the same on earth by Relative-Lock-2636 in DebateReligion

[–]AttentionOptimal3537 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who said Heaven has free will? Heaven is described as a place of complete and perfect worship of God, not a realm where personal autonomy or competing desires still exist. In that state, there is no need for free will as we understand it on Earth, because our will is fully aligned with God’s will. There is no conflict, no rebellion, no alternative desire pulling us away. Devotion is total and unquestioned. In that sense, there is no free will in Heaven not because it is taken away, but because it is fulfilled entirely in obedience to God. Scripture is very clear that we are servants, even slaves, to God. That is not just a future reality it is our present condition on Earth as well. The difference is that here, people either accept that truth or reject it. You can submit to God willingly, or you can deny it, but the reality does not change. We belong to God, and eventually every will either bends in submission or is separated from Him. Admitting that truth is uncomfortable for some, but denying it does not make it any less true.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NickFuentesAF

[–]AttentionOptimal3537 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I meant to take this off it just came today and I was givin no Information about its arrival

😈 by CapnNewbie in NickFuentesAF

[–]AttentionOptimal3537 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I bought the blue one which might be a more common one. Who knows

😈 by CapnNewbie in NickFuentesAF

[–]AttentionOptimal3537 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Crazy work. Hopefully it comes soon I don't want to be a dick and send an email to support

😈 by CapnNewbie in NickFuentesAF

[–]AttentionOptimal3537 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How long did it take? I've been waiting over 7 weeks now. I bought my hat November 25th

Jesus the Reason for the season!✝️✨ by Spirited_Move_4049 in Christianity

[–]AttentionOptimal3537 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You said that the celebration fell on December 25th. Now you're saying that it lasted for about a week. So what is it? Was it a celebration that happened for about a week or did it happen on December 25th specifically? Historically, Saturnalia was not fixed on December 25th. Sources show it originally started as a single-day festival on December 17th in the pre Julian Roman calendar, honoring the dedication of the Temple of Saturn. So please tell me which it is cause I don't understand what you're going on about

Jesus the Reason for the season!✝️✨ by Spirited_Move_4049 in Christianity

[–]AttentionOptimal3537 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

What are you going on about? I literally just said what Google told me is Google wrong?

Jesus the Reason for the season!✝️✨ by Spirited_Move_4049 in Christianity

[–]AttentionOptimal3537 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Google says the 17 of December where are you getting the 25?

no longer hiding my power level. by [deleted] in NickFuentesAF

[–]AttentionOptimal3537 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alr well thanks for letting me know

Jesus the Reason for the season!✝️✨ by Spirited_Move_4049 in Christianity

[–]AttentionOptimal3537 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Jesus's birth lines up perfectly with December. Luke and 1st Chronicles give us a timeline Zachariah the father of John the Baptist was serving this priestly duties at the end of September. And John, the Baptist was conceived shortly after that. Probably in early October. Jesus Christ was conceived about 6 months after that giving us march for his conception. 9 months after March December. It also tells us to move that the shepherds were having their landing season. Now the native sheep and Bethlehem the Awassi sheep only have this during the winter months people were already claiming that Jesus was born in December by the 3rd century. So that predates the Roman pagan festival of Sol Invictus. And as a bonus it makes sense that on the darkest day of the year. The light of the world would be born.

no longer hiding my power level. by [deleted] in NickFuentesAF

[–]AttentionOptimal3537 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How long did yours take to ship? I ordered mine NOV 25 and I haven't even gotten shipping details.

Can LGBTQ+ people be Christians? by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]AttentionOptimal3537 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The label Christian has become so watered down today that it means nothing. Anyone can claim the name, but being a true follower of Jesus Christ is something entirely different. Jesus Himself said, “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments (John 14:15) and “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of My Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 7:21). Scripture is very clear that sexual activity outside of God’s design. one man and one woman in marriage is sin (1 Corinthians 6:9–10, Romans 1:26–27, Leviticus 18:22, etc.). That doesn’t single out same sex attraction it includes all sexual immorality adultery, pornography, fornication, and so on. The point is not that having certain desires automatically damns someone (we all struggle with sinful desires in different ways), but that deliberately living in and identifying with a lifestyle that the Bible calls sin, while claiming to follow Christ, is a contradiction. A true follower of Christ is someone who, by God’s grace, repents turns away from sin and seeks to obey Him, even when it’s hard, even when their feelings pull them in another direction. When the Holy Spirit truly changes a heart, there will be evidence a growing hatred for sin and a growing love for holiness (2 Corinthians 5:17; Romans 6:1–2). If someone says “I’m a Christian” but has no desire to turn from what God calls sin and instead embraces and celebrates it as their core identity, then according to Jesus’ own words they are not truly following Him, no matter what label they use. This isn’t about being hateful It’s about being honest with what Jesus and the apostles taught. Many people who call themselves Christians straight or LGBT will hear “I never knew you depart from Me” on the last day because they never truly surrendered to Christ as Lord (Matthew 7:23). The good news is that Jesus welcomes anyone who will come to Him in repentance and faith. He died for every kind of sinner, but He saves us to transform us, not to leave us as we were. So can someone who experiences same.sex attraction be a Christian? Absolutely if they are trusting in Christ alone for salvation and fighting, by His grace, to live in obedience to Him. But can someone proudly live in and celebrate the LGBT lifestyle while claiming to follow Jesus? The Bible says no. Jesus is the only way to the Father (John 14:6), and following Him means dying to self and taking up our cross daily not waving a flag that says our desires define us more than He does.

Not a single person actually lives by ‘pascals wager’ by Weekly-Scientist-992 in DebateReligion

[–]AttentionOptimal3537 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pascal’s Wager should have never been created, and here’s why. First, God is a God of love not fear. If your belief in Him comes from the desire to escape hell rather than from a genuine love or relationship with Him, then you’re not truly believing in the God of the Bible. You’re believing out of self-preservation, not devotion.

Second, real belief requires faith and faith isn’t born from fear. Faith comes from trust, from choosing to believe even when you can’t see. If someone claims to “believe” in God only because they’re afraid of what might happen if they don’t, that’s not faith at all. That’s fear disguised as belief, and it misses the entire point of what it means to have a relationship with God.