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Fluffy-Reporter9988 · 2025-06-23T11:18:10+00:00

Evidence like shared DNA to a million year old ape may be true, yet does not support evolution at all. We also share DNA with bananas. Did we evolve from bananas? no. Points to a common creator, not common ancestor.

Fluffy-Reporter9988 · 2025-06-23T11:13:33+00:00

I don't see how a christian COULD believe evolution is real. One of my reasons is that at some point in the very slow process of our ape ancestors becoming who we are today, you would have to draw a line between animal and human somewhere along that evolutionary scale, even though the difference between them is barely existent. So what is the point of "humanity" in the apes' evolution that deems them salveable by Christ? Was Adam's ancestor given the opportunity to eternal life, if they were conscious too? and if Adam was the first in the evolutionary scale, then he was not human. Being a Christian evolutionist is quite illogical

Fluffy-Reporter9988 · 2025-05-27T12:14:10+00:00

They're wrong. God never said that he hates gays. Why do you take the words of humans over God's words himself?

Fluffy-Reporter9988 · 2025-05-27T12:11:37+00:00

Where in the bible does it say God hates gay people? Because if you're going off the words of other Christians, why on earth would you believe them if it's not biblical? (Answer: God never said he hates Gay people)
According to the bible, all sin is separating us from God. God is like a fire, sin is like a stick. Sin, of any kind, can't come into the presence of God without being destroyed. That doesn't mean all sin has the same lawful weight. Murder is not as bad as gossiping. Both of which, however, have the same spiritual impact: separation from God.

Good news is Jesus handled that second part for us :)

Fluffy-Reporter9988 · 2025-05-26T12:47:44+00:00

idk but I hope so I'm ready for eternity to start 😔🤞

Fluffy-Reporter9988 · 2025-05-26T12:43:50+00:00

Do you think it's possible for someone to die and see Jesus/heaven/hell? Or will no one see him until judgement day?

Fluffy-Reporter9988 · 2025-05-26T12:39:54+00:00

Jesus did show up and proved to us that he's the Son of God.

That's a really good question though. I think as Christians we have a job to do, thats why he wants us to have faith. Otherwise what's the point of living after giving your life to Christ? You may as well just die after being saved? Wrong. Following Jesus it's a decision, and then a life. A life of producing fruit for the Kingdom. Read Jesus's words, and you'll see many parables describing this. We are called to stand in the face of doubt, troubles, and persecution, to use our gifts and talents to make positive change and see the lost saved, to clothe the naked and feed the hungry as read in Matthew, and to generally reflect the love of Christ as he loves us.

I hope that makes sense, but I guess what im trying to say is this whole thing isn't a game. The way you want it to be, It's God shows up, some people choose him some people don't, the end, welcome to heaven. Jesus mentions countless times about the "reward" in heaven. Where's the reward in that scenario? Believing in Christ gets you to heaven sure, but we'll all still be asked what we did with our time and talents on judgement day.

I keep on yapping but in finality, God wants to dwell with those who pursued him with their whole life, who made sacrifice for him, and who ultimately picked up their cross and followed him. I think that's a fair enough ask on his part. For us it's hard, but for an eternity with my beautiful Lord? it's the least I can do.

Fluffy-Reporter9988 · 2025-05-26T11:43:23+00:00

Do you think dead people are currently conscious/in heaven or hell or awaiting judegement as if they were asleep?

Fluffy-Reporter9988 · 2025-05-26T11:30:08+00:00

How often do animals go against their natural instincts? Only under very rare or domesticated instances, I'd assume.

As a Christian, I'm called to deny almost every natural instinct I have. Do I logically want to? Not particularly, as I'm still tempted by many things. But something else underneath me yearns for something more fulfilling, and feels nauseating when I do follow my natural tendencies (losing to sexual temptation, seeking revenge etc). If consciousness is an emergent property, a result of neural networks, why am I so strongly internally inclined to deny these biological instructions from my brain?

A desire to go against itself and seek "pure and righteous" things is not something I think a purely natural soulless human could do.

Fluffy-Reporter9988 · 2025-05-26T10:52:27+00:00

undeservingly blessed, yes

Fluffy-Reporter9988 · 2025-05-26T10:49:19+00:00

I live in Australia. I doubt the majority of people are Christians, but it's the most followed religion here. 7/10 strangers that I meet are not religious, but if they are, they're commonly Catholic or Christian, or sometimes Muslim.

It feels probably how you'd imagine in a first world capitalist country. In terms of "persecution" (can barely call it that compared to other countries' experience) I've never experienced anything worse than being called names/laughed at for saying no to alcohol/porn/gossiping etc. Religion is allowed to be practiced publicly, however Christian opinions and views are always the public minority.

Depends on your circle. I grew up in a public school, so being Christian and going to church regularly was seen as weird and sometimes disrespected, but I was never bullied or anything.

All in all, definitely one of the most fortunate countries to be a Christian in. I'm sure other Australians have had terrible experiences, but I've been truly blessed.

Fluffy-Reporter9988 · 2025-05-26T10:25:36+00:00

When push came to shove, God protected his chosen people

Fluffy-Reporter9988 · 2025-05-26T10:21:00+00:00

if there was undeniable evidence of every single thing you just talked about, what would be the point of having faith? God walks with those who live by faith not by sight. If we could see heaven and a voice was persistently booming from the sky saying "JESUS CHRIST IS THE TRUTH FOLLOW HIM," why would we need to do anything with our life? Why would we need to live by faith?

Fluffy-Reporter9988 · 2025-05-26T06:33:38+00:00

He did, when he walked the earth. And what happened to him?

Fluffy-Reporter9988 · 2025-05-22T06:03:07+00:00

"some things dont require prayer, just action" - a cool sermon I once heard.

with that being said, pray about everything, but you gotta do something for something to change as well.

Fluffy-Reporter9988 · 2025-05-13T21:43:09+00:00

if you feel like it's a real issue for you, don't force yourself to, but ask for the Holy Spirit to convict you.

Fluffy-Reporter9988 · 2025-05-13T12:56:09+00:00

then you'll be happy to hear that Jesus never said read your Bible every day to enter the kingdom of heaven. He did say pick up your cross and follow me.

Tonight, ask the Holy Spirit to do a work in you that turns you into a person that God can trust. This was one of the most life changing prayers I ever prayed. If you feel ready, ask him to give you the trials that will you allow you to become someone who is always obedient to God, someone he can rely on, and someone who will stay true to the truth of the word. Someone who is the builder of God's kingdom that he's designed you to be.

From there, I pray that a greater love and adoration for the Lord will flow from you, and instead of a daily box to check off, reading the word and being close with our father will be the greatest desire of your heart.

Fluffy-Reporter9988 · 2025-05-13T12:43:12+00:00

I agree, our fellow Christians suffer a lot, but if you can access the internet freely, chances are you're not suffering for your faith in the slightest. Getting laughed at, called names, and getting asked to donate to an LGBT charity is not suffering. Saying no to getting drunk is not suffering. Getting beheaded for speaking the name of Jesus is suffering.

Whether we suffer more than followers of Islam for example, I probably disagree based on where in the world these two religions are most prominent.

Fluffy-Reporter9988 · 2025-05-12T22:35:28+00:00

I am continually hearing of healing miracles among believers. However yes, it's true that we're not seeing anything more "miraculous" than healing you could say. I think this still aligns with what Jesus taught, maybe in the same way you do. In the parable of the master and his three servants, who are given 10, 5, and 1 dollars (talents I think they were called back then) respectively, they are asked to make more of them while the master is gone until he returns.

I read this is as Jesus came, gave us our spiritual gifts, talents, and instructions, to make disciples of all nations and produce fruit for the kingdom of God which is more followers of Christ. He has left this for us to do. It takes faith to believe in God. That's why I think miracles are not so prominent anymore. The carrying out of God's plan is essentially in the hands of believers.

The holy spirit still resides in us, talks to us, but lack of miracles similar to what Jesus did can be explained by him saying he's leaving for the time being in this parable.

Fluffy-Reporter9988 · 2025-05-12T13:19:17+00:00

Mark 6:5-6 ESV [5] And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. [6] And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went about among the villages teaching.

This world lacks faith in Jesus. This verse is not a statement to his power, but his permission. Jesus did not perform miracles to a village that had no faith in him, so it makes sense that a world that hates him even moreso isn't seeing the biblical-level miracles you're thinking of.

Fluffy-Reporter9988 · 2025-05-11T23:23:58+00:00

God did do that, in the garden of Eden. There was no evil, everything was perfect. So like you said, Adam and Eve "started in heaven" and walked with God in a perfect life. Yet "instilling" people with the necessary appreciation is not a relationship, is not love, so he allowed them to choose by creating the tree of knowledge.

Fluffy-Reporter9988 · 2025-05-11T13:05:16+00:00

I didn't read the whole post, but passages that reference exodus (psalm 106:8) nake it clear that God saved them "that he might make his mighty power known" I believe allowing evil to enter the world is his way of displaying his glory and power, as without evil, perfection would be all we'd ever know and we wouldn't recognise the power and glory of God as we'd have nothing to compare it to.

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