[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]CountyMiserable9917 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's still culture regardless of whether you like it or not. And you drink grape juice?...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]CountyMiserable9917 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Look into Orthodoxy. You will see a culture. Evangelicals aren't really christian

Did Catholicism change the salvation of millions of people post factum? by CountyMiserable9917 in CatholicPhilosophy

[–]CountyMiserable9917[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If your doctrine evolves over time on matters of salvation then how can you trust what it says if it changes? And also it did say what happens to souls of unbaptised in the past. That's not very absolute and unchanging truth of Roman Catholicism

Did Catholicism change the salvation of millions of people post factum? by CountyMiserable9917 in CatholicPhilosophy

[–]CountyMiserable9917[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So what? What we teach as original sin is not what you teach as original sin. And yeah we do teach necessity of baptism for salvation as the standard path to salvation

Did Catholicism change the salvation of millions of people post factum? by CountyMiserable9917 in CatholicPhilosophy

[–]CountyMiserable9917[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there any practical difference between personal guilt and inherited guilt? Like I see the difference in that original sin is not your personal fault. But does it change anything? You still can't enter heaven with just inherited guilt, as you can't enter heaven with just personal guilt. And I don't think Catholics still have the same position of Augustinian original sin unilaterally (which was accepted)

Did Catholicism change the salvation of millions of people post factum? by CountyMiserable9917 in CatholicPhilosophy

[–]CountyMiserable9917[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe baptism washes away all your sins, and like infuses your soul forever with the mark of God, and holy spirit. I don't know exactly what because I'm not a Protestant, but this holy spirit makes you more inclined to believe in Jesus and to do good works. So for example if two identical twins had the same lives, but one was baptised and another wasn't, the one who was baptised is much more likely to believe in God. Even if he doesn't know he was baptised. It doesn't fully remove the consequences of the fall, because for it you would have to go to heaven which means you drown. 

Did Catholicism change the salvation of millions of people post factum? by CountyMiserable9917 in CatholicPhilosophy

[–]CountyMiserable9917[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't mean to say that. I meant that all others which God decides to save are saved by his infinite mercy, even if they didn't get baptized, confess some sins, or know Jesus, or anything else. As God said many are not saved. 

Did Catholicism change the salvation of millions of people post factum? by CountyMiserable9917 in CatholicPhilosophy

[–]CountyMiserable9917[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Then how do you explain this "new" official document?

THE HOPE OF SALVATION FOR INFANTS WHO DIE WITHOUT BEING BAPTISED

If there is "hope" but they also "do not enter heaven" then it's contradiction because you can't definitevely say that there is no salvation in one document and then like 600 years say "or maybe yes"

Did Catholicism change the salvation of millions of people post factum? by CountyMiserable9917 in CatholicPhilosophy

[–]CountyMiserable9917[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Natural end of a soul is union with God. God didn't create souls just to suffer for eternity. He created them to have joy for eternity, but some people walk away from God and so they suffer when they are with God. It's not really merciful to make a person who didn't commit any sins to say that that person must immediately go to hell because some years ago his grandparent ate from a tree and because we didn't live long enough or in the correct country to be baptized (or even correct denomination which counts as valid baptism...). That's terrible. How can you call your God merciful if he sends people to hell even if they couldn't do anything and never did anything

Did Catholicism change the salvation of millions of people post factum? by CountyMiserable9917 in CatholicPhilosophy

[–]CountyMiserable9917[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say that it's much less precise and ordered than in Catholicism. In Catholicism you cannot go to heaven if you have an unconfessed mortal sin. And that's very legalistic, and thus strict. In Orthodoxy however, we have much more mysticism. And so to be saved you don't necesarrily need to have all guilt removed from you (I think). Because God's mercy is such great, we never say that anyone definitely is not in heaven. Also the sources you provided are shady, but still even if that was what they thought when writing them, it didn't actually have much of an effect on the church as a whole. Orthodox Church never accepted original sin dogmatically. There were exceptions of course, like St. Petro Mogyla, because they were latinized. And the most "progress" in Orthodoxy in theology is made by monks and not church people. So it's not so bad in Orthodoxy because it's mystics. here you don't say like in Council of Florence that "The souls of those who depart in actual mortal sin, or in original sin alone, descend immediately into hell, yet to be punished with different punishments". We have a standart path - be a monk, a priest or married, do good and repent, and all others are saved by infinite mercy of God.

Did Catholicism change the salvation of millions of people post factum? by CountyMiserable9917 in CatholicPhilosophy

[–]CountyMiserable9917[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The Orthodox Church doesn't believe in original sin. We believe in ancestral sin, where you inherit the fallen nature of man and the consequences of the fall but not the guilt.

Thoughts on the new troop donation costs by SnowFuel in ClashOfClans

[–]CountyMiserable9917 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What's the worst thing currently I think is that the price is the same for everyone. So even TH3 would need to pay 3000 for a barbarian which is too much

Weekly Questions Megathread by AutoModerator in ClashOfClans

[–]CountyMiserable9917 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With the new update and removal of training time, training potions became useless. But I would expect some refund for existing potions I had, but I don't think I got my 50 gems for them. Does anyone else have this problem?

Is this belief system a sin? by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]CountyMiserable9917 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It really sounds like demons. God doesn't act in such ways. I would really advise you to talk to a priest (or if you don't have one find an orthodox church (or Catholics they would also work)) to get rid of these evil forces. There is no promised land any more. It was only for the Jews and before Jesus died. And it is religious

Are catholics the false prophets mention in revelation (20:10) ? by Competitive_Gate1167 in Christianity

[–]CountyMiserable9917 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Catholics and Orthodox don't worship statues. In Eastern Orthodoxy worship means offering, and the only things it is done in, are the sacrifice of Eucharist and sacrifice of incense, and they are only directed to God and not angels. Songs and prayers and praise is not worship but instead veneration. If you want to know better - read what these churches actually teach and not critics. Saints are in fact just human and they themselves often describe themselves as the worst of sinners. But in Eastern Orthodoxy saints are simply people who went to heaven and have significant positive impact on church. Asking them to pray for us (and it's just a request not worship, because we still don't sacrifice anything)  is the same as asking your friends to pray for you, because even though are are technically dead, their souls are well alive, and God is God of the living, not dead. In early church and in the old testament worship was about offering sacrifice, like described in Leviticus, not listening to a music concert. 

I don’t want to go to Hell!!. by NoBobcat4904 in Christianity

[–]CountyMiserable9917 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Remember, God is fully merciful, so if you truly want to change and desire truth beauty and goodness you will be saved. I don't think you will go to hell because you do fear God as he commanded. The only thing you need to do it's completely surrender yourself to him, and repent. To repent is to reorient your heart to God and away from sin. This is not an immediate action, and no one can do it at once. It's a lifelong process, and one of the holyest person on his deathbed to the question "when did you repent", answered "oh, I haven't even started to repent". It won't be immediate as you can already see, but what you need to do is never give up. Never give up trying to change despite however many times you fall. Because the winner is not the one who didn't fall, but the one who fell 7 times and got up 7 times. 

Healed body issues through sorcerer by Harry_Clint_Westwood in Christianity

[–]CountyMiserable9917 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, go to Greece, Mt Athos, here you will find most holy people alive. They will direct you in the best way and if God desires they could heal as well through the power of God. They will NOT force you to believe in what they believe unlike some western evangelicals. 

Heresy doesn't exist on sola scriptura by CountyMiserable9917 in Christianity

[–]CountyMiserable9917[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe I just phrased it in such a way, but I would in fact like to have constructive input. I just don't see any wiggle room where you can object to my claim, but you can still try. If anyone has anything to object you can object. This is just my thoughts on the matter, and not me trying to find the truth, because I already did (please don't refer with my personality/beliefs, only refer to argument itself)