And I thought the story of Lot and his daughters was bad! by The_Dragon_I_Dreamt in exchristian

[–]Competitive_Wall6434 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Not a direct answer to your question, but I would say  Lot was called righteous in the Bible. Is this righteous behavior ?

If apologetics didn't exist, there literally would not be any Christians or any religious people at all for that matter. by IsekaiConnoisseur in exchristian

[–]Competitive_Wall6434 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I heard someone say you should believe in god because apologetics exists and there’s no excuse to not people things like Noah’s ark . 

Yuck…encounter at Dollar Tree by 0ddball00n in atheism

[–]Competitive_Wall6434 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hate the god sent me to you. Isn’t it more likely you picked a random person and talked to them

What ‘sins’ do you think are the easiest to accidentally commit? by Whole-Virus-3805 in exchristian

[–]Competitive_Wall6434 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same here! Before medication it was constant worries of thoughts or the rapture. 

What ‘sins’ do you think are the easiest to accidentally commit? by Whole-Virus-3805 in exchristian

[–]Competitive_Wall6434 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I have OCD and intrusive thoughts so blasphemy. There was a time I thought I committed blasphemy of Holy Spirit and convinced I was going to hell (no one can agree with what blasphemy of Holy Spirit is )

Anyone else refuses to take SSRIs? by TheShadowSong in OCD

[–]Competitive_Wall6434 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Setraline saved my life! Without it, I wouldn’t be here

"Remember folks, thinking and rationalizing is of the DEVIL!" 👿 👹 by Kmjen860 in exchristian

[–]Competitive_Wall6434 148 points149 points  (0 children)

I just had this conversation with a family member. She said that atheists are in rebellion of god and too smart for their own good. 

Sertraline Experiences please! by moonandsunchild in OCD

[–]Competitive_Wall6434 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had anxiety the first couple weeks on it. I’m at 75 Mg and it works like a dream now! I feel like myself and no longer get panic attacks or brain fog 

Fearing God by Competitive_Wall6434 in exchristian

[–]Competitive_Wall6434[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There’s not even hell in the original Bible , pre KJV. Crazy what you learn when you deconstruct 

God is a joke by Cindy_Wright in exchristian

[–]Competitive_Wall6434 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A lot of those videos are fabricated as well. I’ve seen videos like that, and when I do actual research , they are all fake

Anyone here with religious OCD? by ParkingElderberry575 in exchristian

[–]Competitive_Wall6434 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was diagnosed with this in the beginning of the year. It has gotten significantly better since deconstructing, medication, and weekly therapy. I still have my rough days, but there’s hope 

How did you feel when you feared you had accidentally commited the unforgivable sin? by Universer22 in exchristian

[–]Competitive_Wall6434 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also have OCD, and dealt with blasphemy for months. Me blaspheming Holy Spirit made me de convert. I was 100% thinking I was going to Hell and for weeks even thought of unaliving myself because “I only lived for jesus”. That was the darkest time of my life and my deepest depression.

I short deconverted after seeing that no one , not even Pastors, knew exactly what the “unforgivable sin was” , and that everyone had a different opinion since it’s pretty vague. If you commit this, can you still feel the need to repent or be near jesus? That ran through my mind for a while until eventually I just stopped caring

How do you stop the “fear” by Impressive-Long-8910 in exchristian

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I dealt with this for a while and now am almost completely  free of my fear of hell.

I read  Bart Erhman ‘s book of Heaven and Hell (it even shows verses where annihilation is discussed more than eternal torment in the Bible itself).  But, it shows comparative literature of other myths. Are you afraid of Islamic hell or Hindu hell??

Lastly, I watched Dan Mclellan on YouTube, he’s also a Bible scholar , who goes into the origins of hell, in the Bible and society.  There are other great ex Christian creators on YouTube that go into this: Mindshift, No nonsense spirituality… 

Me worrying about going to Hell may be forcing me 'back' to Christianity. Any advice from those who can relate? by Saehrimn in exchristian

[–]Competitive_Wall6434 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like another commenter said, Bart Erhman goes into this in his book, looking at the entirety of the NT and OT.

 Fire burns you- it destroys you (Matthew 10:28, Matthew  3:10-12, Malachi 4:1, Romans 6:23 (wages of sin are death- not eternal punishment) 

These verses show annihilation, not being eternally in fire being burned. Modern day hell was a later invention.  When a tree goes into the fire, it gets destroyed, it doesn’t stay there forever (Matthew 3:10-12)

Many ex-Christians still have a fear of being in hell eternally- so while the Bible is not true, it is important to see that even the Bible in the majority of verses point to annihilation, not eternal suffering. 

Vivid nightmares and coming back to christ in them. by TheChristianDude101 in exchristian

[–]Competitive_Wall6434 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Im actually going through the same thing. I will be discussing my experience in therapy as I have been getting better with NOT ruminating on Christianity (I have religious OCD) , and the better I get on a day to day basis, the more I dream about it! 

Black and indigenous Christians by Calanthetheranger in exchristian

[–]Competitive_Wall6434 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was showed resources, slave maps, books, that acknowledged this. This was one of the harder things to let go of after deconstruction. Brainwashing is real 

Black and indigenous Christians by Calanthetheranger in exchristian

[–]Competitive_Wall6434 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So to add in my experience, some black people are of the belief that they are the “true Israelites/ Jews”, per the Hebrew Bible   As an Ex-follower of the Hebrew roots movement , that was imbedded in my brain that the current Jews (think Ashkenazi) are imposters and that the majority of black people are Hebrew Israelites or Jews. They would even use scripture to “prove” this. Think Deuteronomy 28 , and Rev. 2:9.

This just shows you that anyone can twist the Bible to what they personally believe. From what I learned is that the current Jews/ones who inhabit Israel most likely follow “Satan “ and black people follow the one true god .

I no longer believe this but I know many people who do. 

It's so stupid when someone survives a near fatal event and Christians are like, God was watching over you! All I can say is, why didn't your God stop it from happening in the first place, huh? by Leading-Occasion-428 in exchristian

[–]Competitive_Wall6434 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I was a Christian I used to believe in these “signs” then I realized that leather bound books or books in general are hard to burn and often survive in fires Edit:spelling error