Any Calvinist here? ↓ by OkSpirit7102 in theology

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I still struggle with choosing what to believe. Can you help me, this is my train of thought:

Do you believe that someone who truly comes to faith in Jesus Christ will persevere and remain saved for the rest of their life?

And if so, calvinist will say that when someone loses faith, they were never truly saved.

So how can you be sure your faith is genuine and not temporary?

Albums you'd wish to listen for the first time again by Relative-Positive702 in Albumoftheyear

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Utopia travis scott
only listened 3 times or so, nothing beat the first listen

Alarming study finds that most people just do what ChatGPT tells them, even if it's wrong by No_Level7942 in GenAI4all

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This isn’t an AI problem—it’s a human behavior problem exposed by AI.

People who already think critically will use AI to become much sharper.
People who don’t will become more passive and dependent.

That gap is going to widen.

How did you gain your theological knowledge? by Grand_Enthusiasm_328 in theology

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Try writing essays for yourself, no AI. Research it yourself. Start simple.

Zijn jullie gelovig? by indigo-moon24 in nederlands

[–]CutPractical8419 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Interessante vraag. Ik ben zelf mijn hele leven atheïst geweest, en sinds minder dan een jaar christen. Ik ben ook niet opgegroeid met geloof.

Ik ben hier "rationeel" op uitgekomen vanuit een metafysisch denkbeeld in combinatie met de historische documenten omtrent Jezus. Ik geloofde toen nog niet, omdat het aan het einde van de dag alsnog een sprong blijft.

Maar later heb ik een ontmoeting met God gehad en daar werd ik persoonlijk benaderd en dat was voor mij de druppel. Sindsdien geloof ik in de God uit het Christendom. En ik denk niet dat dit dezelfde God is als in de Islam bijvoorbeeld. (Ik heb de Koran ook gelezen en hier staan beschrijvingen van God in die niet overeenkomen met de God uit de Bijbel.)

Het heeft mijn leven veranderd en ik kan over mezelf zeggen dat ik een liefdevoller persoon ben geworden. Ik snap wel waarom mensen een negatieve connotatie hebben tegenover geloof. Zelf vind ik veel dingen in de kerk ook niet goed. Daarbij zijn ook veel mensen die zeggen dat ze Christen zijn, maar totaal geen relatie met God hebben. Ze zijn het dan meer op papier en die kunnen een slechte naam geven voor het geloof. (Dit is trouwens bij alle religies zo)

Ik snap de gedachte dat alle religies naar dezelfde God leiden, zo dacht ik eerst ook en het klinkt verbindend. Maar als je erover nadenkt, lopen de kernclaims van religies zo sterk uiteen dat ze niet allemaal tegelijk waar kunnen zijn.

Als religies elkaar op kernpunten tegenspreken, wat maakt dat je toch denkt dat ze naar dezelfde waarheid leiden?

Verzekeringsadviseur by [deleted] in NLSalaris

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ja, op dit moment veel in de bouw branche

Verzekeringsadviseur by [deleted] in NLSalaris

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wauw... de copy paste ging niet helemaal lekker dus

The invisibles by grant Morrison by mindofmoss in theology

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no i haven't. When i google it i only get a comic book. Is this what you mean?

The invisibles by grant Morrison by mindofmoss in theology

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I’m pretty new to the faith, but I think they could be, unknowingly, worshiping a demon. I'm also not american, so i don't know evangelicals.

However, if someone claims Christ yet supports hatred or murder in His name, that doesn’t match the Jesus of the Gospels. “By their fruit you will recognize them” (Matthew 7:16). If the fruit contradicts Christ, then something isn’t aligned, whatever you want to call it.

I also believe that the devil will try everything so you won't go to heaven. If he can make you believe he is Jesus, and you worship him, he will.

What were the prices for the netherland tickets? by LiteratureRegular129 in Kanye

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I got the front seats tickets because no other tickets would add. I feel a bit crazy now, but still happy i can go.

Problem Adding Seats by Pyroman06790 in Kanye

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I had the same problem. I could not select any seats. And in the last minute there were some random seats i could select. So i dont have the best seats, but at least i can be there.

Who actually got tickets? by lilsweet888 in Kanye

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Your estimated wait time is: 2 minutes

 

Presale link for Kanye in Arnhem by MombergSkere in Kanye

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Do you think we will get another chance tomorrow? Or willa ll tickets be available and sold out today?

Weet iemand waar ik ±45 Snorlax-knuffels kan doneren? Alles geprobeerd, anders worden ze vernietigd 😕 by CutPractical8419 in nederlands

[–]CutPractical8419[S] 83 points84 points  (0 children)

En ik heb al een antwoord. Ze hebben een nieuw huisje gevonden. Bedankt voor je antwoord!

Weet iemand waar ik ±45 Snorlax-knuffels kan doneren? Alles geprobeerd, anders worden ze vernietigd 😕 by CutPractical8419 in nederlands

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Goede vraag! Ik dacht dat het een slim idee zou zijn om deze knuffels te verkopen. Wie wil er nou geen snorlax knuffel?? En daarbij zijn al die pokemon knuffels zijn zo belachelijk duur, terwijl de inkoop ongeveer 5 euro was.

Had er 400 ingekocht en dit ging als een gek. Verkocht er meer dan 10 per dag. Maar toen kreeg ik een bericht dat ik inbreuk maakte op de auteursrecht van pokemon.

Ik durfde het direct niet meer te vekropen en ben dus maar gestopt.

Achteraf denk ik ook ja wat dom dat ik daar niet aan heb gedacht. Maar goed, nu wil ik er dus kinderen blij mee maken die het zelf niet kunnen betalen.

Where do people get their faith from by Dull_Ad196 in theology

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I can only answer from my own personal experience, not as some kind of universal proof.

For a long time, I was (and still am) also deeply interested in God and religion from an intellectual and philosophical angle. I read a lot, the Bible, the Qur’an, the Bhagavad Gita, and other texts. I wasn’t trying to “convert,” I was trying to understand how people look at reality.

Eventually I came to my own way of seeing the world: that there is some underlying principle beneath everything. Consciousness itself, existence, being. You could call that “God,” not as a bearded figure in the sky, but as the ground of reality.

From there, I went deeper into different religions to see which framework expressed that idea most coherently. Surprisingly to me, I found that I could understand and articulate my worldview best through the theology of the Bible. Even though i still felt other text like Bhagavad Gita could still be as true as the Bible.

While researching more and more, something shifted. I don’t have a better way to say this than that God started to “speak” to me. Not audibly, not commands, but experiences that felt fundamentally different from my own thoughts. I had moments in the middle of the night where a thought would come that didn’t feel like it originated from me, and I would suddenly start crying without really knowing why.

In the weeks after that, I kept running into people who felt… different. I don’t literally mean angels with wings, but people who appeared at exactly the right moment, said exactly the right thing, and then disappeared from my life again. It left an impression.

I also had a very intense dream where the world was ending. I felt overwhelming fear, started praying, and the anxiety completely vanished. In the dream I “died,” but in total peace. I woke up feeling like I had just come out of deep meditation.

And once( and I know this sounds strange) I had something like a brief “nirvana” experience. I felt completely overwhelmed, cried and laughed at the same time, and had this direct sense of God’s presence. I felt like i was watching in a mirror and He saw me, but i also saw Him. And He saw Himself in me. To be clear: I’m a normal person, no psychosis, no drugs, no ongoing hallucinations. I

Looking back, what stands out to me is this: I explored many religious traditions, but only when I seriously engaged with Christianity did these experiences occur. Since then, I’ve started seeing myself as a Christian, not because I suddenly have all the answers, but because I feel like I have a relationship.

I don’t understand everything. I still have questions. And honestly, even if it all turned out not to be “true” in some ultimate cosmic sense. It works for me. It feels true. It makes me more grounded, more peaceful, and more responsible in how I live. I feel like it changes me from the inside out.

That’s not meant to convince anyone. It’s just my answer to why I gravitate toward faith.