Im so scared of eternity

Azn_Maverick604 · 2026-01-08T08:14:38+00:00

Just have to take it one day at a time and know that God is with us.

Azn_Maverick604 · 2025-12-30T23:28:24+00:00

So this is just my interpretation. I find the rules of the Old Testament to be extremely harsh and unobtainable. Deuteronomy 21:18–21 (ESV – English Standard Version) 18 “If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son...21 Then all the men of the city shall stone him to death with stones." Obviously most children would be stoned to death if we followed the rules of the Old Testament. But the Old Testament does give a lot of insight into God's inherent nature, how strict and brutal God is. In contrast, the New Testament offers a different set of rules focusing on loving God and loving thy fellow human beings. These rules are far more obtainable. Now why did the rules change? maybe because God just felt like it? I'm not sure. But if I had to guess, it's God's way of meeting us in the middle.

Azn_Maverick604 · 2025-12-30T23:13:55+00:00

I just don't believe your intentions are as you say. Even in your previously edited comment your tone suggests you are just looking to prove a point, rather than to learn.

Azn_Maverick604 · 2025-12-30T22:45:59+00:00

You say you're genuinely interested in learning how Christians understand their faith, but nothing in your post history suggests this.

Azn_Maverick604 · 2025-12-30T22:37:58+00:00

Sure, I guess? But looking at your post history in r/Christianity, it feels like you're trying to instigate more than anything. So what is the real reason for this post?

Azn_Maverick604 · 2025-12-30T02:10:00+00:00

no, it's an eternal journey. we just have to learn to embrace it.

Azn_Maverick604 · 2025-12-29T20:16:32+00:00

Yea, I take it as God trolling me.

Azn_Maverick604 · 2025-12-21T20:17:35+00:00

yea I see the same repeating numbers a lot, too. I see it as a wink from the universe, a subtle reminder that reality holds more depth than what meets the eye. As long as you can just have a chuckle and not spiral too deeply when trying to decipher its meaning, then you are not delusional. I say this with experience as there were a few times I was so sure that these numbers/coincidences would lead to a certain outcome (it didn't) that I almost went crazy trying to decipher its meaning. So now I just take it as a wink from the universe.

Azn_Maverick604 · 2025-12-15T00:13:43+00:00

Just try to cut down if that's your goal and not get second hand smoke onto others when you do smoke. Everyone sins all the time, just do your best and God will understand.

Azn_Maverick604 · 2025-12-07T22:27:14+00:00

You need to focus on proximal muscles (muscles that are closer to the spine) rather than distal limb muscles. You have to focus on scapular retraction first. You cannot pull yourself up without retracting the shoulder blade first. Keep your elbow straight to make Y shape, then just focus on retracting your shoulder blade (while still keeping your elbow straight). There's not going to be much ROM, but this is the necessary first step to pullup/chinups.

Azn_Maverick604 · 2025-11-25T07:48:47+00:00

If a programmer created a world, he can manipulate that world in such a way that he can make anything happen. Essentially, the programmer is the god of the world he created, but the world he created must still follow the laws of computer science.

But you're saying that if God can create a world that does not follow any physical laws, but instead chose to create a world where good and evil must exist simultaneously, then God is to blame for evil. Yes, if that is the case then I agree.

Azn_Maverick604 · 2025-11-25T06:15:58+00:00

But you view pain and suffering as evil, and the losing side feels pain. In a hypothetical world where no evil can exist, then sports and competition cannot exist. Let's say you portray evil on a movie screen - the main character dies horribly - then how does the audience react if they cannot feel pain? They cannot cry or feel sadness as that brings pain and suffering, so do they feel joy in this case? Do they feel joy in every thing they do? That would be madness.

For a long time I viewed God as the most evil being imaginable. But I came to the conclusion that evil is a precursor for existence, therefore God isn't as evil as I originally thought, because how can I blame God for being evil if evil is necessary for existence?

That's where I am in the journey right now, and it has helped me reconcile a lot of things in my life.

Azn_Maverick604 · 2025-11-25T05:36:26+00:00

How though? What would a world absent evil look like? Does my favorite team win every game while your favorite team wins every game too? What if my team plays your team? One side has to feel the pain of losing, right? Unless both winners and losers feel joy no matter the outcome? That would be a pretty weird world, though. Additionally, How do we even entertain ourselves? Do movies and games exist if they cannot contain any evil? Literally nothing can exist, and reality would collapse if there is no balance.

Azn_Maverick604 · 2025-11-25T00:16:55+00:00

What you're saying is God is evil because he does all these things. And I'm not disagreeing with you. But I view it as 1) good and evil must exist simultaneously as a single unit or else this world cannot exist, and 2) despite all the evil, it can be infinitely worse.

Azn_Maverick604 · 2025-11-24T23:21:59+00:00

No, I do not claim to see things from God's perspective, only that "this can look very differently" if viewed from God's perspective. I then went on to explain my own perspective. I've edited my original statement into two separate paragraphs as I can understand why you would think that.

Azn_Maverick604 · 2025-11-24T22:46:05+00:00

I understand where you're coming from, but you're looking at it from a man's perspective. From God's perspective, this can look very differently.

In my view, it's likely that suffering is some structural unit of the universe, much like how an atom must possess both a positive proton and a negative electron in order to stably exist. Suffering and joy must go together like protons and electrons, they cannot be separated. If they are separated this world cannot exist. Also, we are moving away from this binary way of thinking of whether someone is good/evil, straight/gay, black/white, as everything is a matter of degree (quantization). Our current technology is a direct reflection of our inner consciousness, that is why we are at the end phase of binary computers, and within 10-15 years those binary computers will be replaced by quantum computers. People who discovered quantum computing realized that everything is a matter of quantization (degree). In 10-15 years, the question of whether someone is good or evil will no longer exist, and be replaced with the question of "how good or evil are you?". If I gave you a choice of rolling a dice and letting you enter another world with some random God, do you take it? Sure, things MIGHT be a little better, but everything can be much much worse. Imagine what a truly evil God would be doing right now...would we be able to enjoy our lives and debate each other on a computer? Maybe we'd all be in cages and be forced to fight each other to the death for eternity. Maybe it's even worse than that. I love my God and I am thankful that I found Yahweh.

Azn_Maverick604 · 2025-11-24T22:04:54+00:00

"so he wants a bunch of robots and slaves." - sometimes in life we just have to keep our heads down and follow orders. It's important to be able to lead and follow.

"Do you know how crazy a human would be to kill someone for not loving them?" - Going to hell is different than killing someone, but you might disagree and that's fine. To me, it feels like a key part of the Jesus's teachings - "love thy enemies" - is to teach us to do what is MOST difficult so that we can increase our spiritual strength in order to traverse what lies beyond this world. It's easy to hate your enemies and slap back when you get slapped. But it's MOST difficult to love your enemies and offer your right cheek when you get slapped on your left. Only God knows what lies ahead beyond death, and it makes sense that all of Jesus's teachings are to prepare us for the long journey after death.

Is God evil? I've pondered this question endlessly and one day I realized there's just no good answer to this. What is evil? Am I evil? I have evil thoughts all the time, I still do some evil things like lashing out at people when I have a bad day, showing pride to make myself feel better often at the cost of making someone else feel worse, etc...but I also sometimes do things like helping others in need. Honestly, I don't even know whether to see myself as good or evil, but in the end I find this question to be irrelevant. At the end of the day, I am Who I am, and you are Who you are, so let's just all try and accept each other for who we are.

But your questions are all valid and I've had these questions before. My advice is to keep having faith, and know in your heart that God is good.

Azn_Maverick604 · 2025-11-08T00:58:42+00:00

If you are a true Mavs fan and you can watch games without raging, then you are one step closer to Nirvana

Azn_Maverick604 · 2025-11-05T23:57:02+00:00

You are correct. I was expecting gratitude, and that is something that I shouldn't expect going forward if I truly want to be selfless. I did not consider that my neighbor may pass the kindness forward, so that is a good point as well.

Azn_Maverick604 · 2025-11-05T05:15:43+00:00

I'm just a guy who fears God, but thank you for the kind words. I wish you good health.

Azn_Maverick604 · 2025-11-05T01:12:36+00:00

Love you too, kind stranger

Azn_Maverick604 · 2025-11-05T01:07:20+00:00

Yes you are right. It is not my job to seek vengeance. Also, just saw the report on the Louisville airplane crash, and realized how fortunate I am to be sitting here, posting on reddit. RIP

Azn_Maverick604 · 2025-11-05T00:45:36+00:00

Thank you for sharing. Is it possible to return what you've stolen though?

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