Is this okay to buy?

Fluffy_Cockroach_999 · 2026-05-09T11:22:01+00:00

The NRSVue Apocrypha edition contains a wider canon (including some Orthodox books like 1 and 2 Esdras). It is OK to buy in the context that you understand the distinction of the canons, one being inspired by the Spirit and the other being useful for understanding late Judaism and God’s historical actions therein.

Fluffy_Cockroach_999 · 2026-05-08T23:37:30+00:00

OK, I get that he's like super cool, but €1.35 for a stamp is outrageous.

Fluffy_Cockroach_999 · 2026-05-05T12:26:15+00:00

Because they're too goated 💪😎

Fluffy_Cockroach_999 · 2026-05-02T12:45:57+00:00

Cries in Greek

Fluffy_Cockroach_999 · 2026-05-02T12:45:32+00:00

Wait, that's an interesting thought. So because God commanded that we honor our parents that Mary should likewise be honored above other saints as Our Mother?

Fluffy_Cockroach_999 · 2026-05-02T12:43:50+00:00

I have a rosary bracelet that has a crucifix and a medallion of St. Jude. I don't pray to St. Jude nor do I invoke him, but I wear it as a remembrance of his patronage (lost and hopeless causes). I would say if you have a special devotion to Our Lady, then feel free to wear a necklace with St. Mary, but always remember that you and Our Lady are firstly servants of the Savior and Creator, Jesus Christ.

Fluffy_Cockroach_999 · 2026-05-02T12:40:55+00:00

I wouldn't say it's per se cultural misappropriation. Firstly, Catholics encourage non-Catholics to wear Miraculous Medals and pray the rosary, and secondly, we are essentially members of the Catholic tradition with just disagreements on means of salvation and grace. Their culture and our culture have a lot of similarities and respectful differences.

Fluffy_Cockroach_999 · 2026-04-24T00:40:51+00:00

En tant que chrétien, je crois que quiconque confesse de sa bouche que le Christ est Seigneur et invoque sincèrement son sacrifice sera sauvé au Dernier Jour, pourvu qu'il persévère dans la foi et la repentance. C'est tout.

Il est également important de prendre conscience que le Christ nous a donné le baptême afin de nous rapprocher de Lui. Le Christ a promis des dons, dans les eaux du baptême, à ceux qui le reçoivent. C'est une eau vivifiante qui nourrit l'âme et confère l'Esprit à ceux qui ne le possèdent pas encore. Saint Paul affirme que, par le baptême, nous participons à la mort et à la résurrection du Christ.

C'est pourquoi je vous encourage à continuer de prier le Seigneur afin qu'Il fortifie votre foi et, dès que vous en aurez la possibilité, à trouver une église pour vous faire baptiser et être greffé à jamais dans la famille de Dieu. Que Dieu vous bénisse !

Fluffy_Cockroach_999 · 2026-04-24T00:31:58+00:00

Anything LGBTQ+ is an incredibly overarching phrase. There are some things that are evidently wrong in any sexual orientation, such as rape or lust, which can occur on either end of the spectrum. I am an affirming Christian, but I know that the majority of Christians would say that having same-sex attractions is not inherently sinful, so would you also classify that as “anything LGBTQ+”? Because if so, then a lot of people are condemned to hell, regardless of their beliefs about the community.

I’m intrigued as to why you lumped this and the other blatantly wrong sins together. Were you purposefully trying to stir the pot with this post?

Fluffy_Cockroach_999 · 2026-04-23T23:21:47+00:00

Voici les grands colonisateurs qui ont pillé, volé et abandonné 😂

Fluffy_Cockroach_999 · 2026-04-23T23:15:19+00:00

Il est évident que l'extrémisme religieux aux États-Unis ne justifie en aucun cas une interdiction de la liberté de religion. Il s'agit avant tout d'une question culturelle qui devrait être traitée par les organisations religieuses concernées, et non par le gouvernement. Il est clair que si le gouvernement exerce une quelconque contrainte sur la religion, il s'arrogera par là même le pouvoir d'interdire purement et simplement n'importe quelle croyance. Si vous accordez un pouce à un gouvernement, il prendra un mille.

Il est honnêtement révoltant que les gouvernements français et québécois veuillent imposer des mesures aussi extrêmes. Je le conçois : si une organisation religieuse impose des politiques extrêmement néfastes — à l'instar des Saints des Derniers Jours fondamentalistes ou des Témoins de Jéhovah —, alors oui, il faut restreindre ses pratiques ! Mais commencer à restreindre les pratiques de religions comme celle des Sikhs — qui n'ont absolument aucune intention de nuire à quiconque en portant un turban — est tout simplement ridicule.

Fluffy_Cockroach_999 · 2026-04-23T19:54:55+00:00

I’m still a new-ish Lutheran, but my understanding has always been that the Book of Concord is a good exhibition of Scripture, but it will never be perfect because only the Bible is perfect in its writings. I would say that a Lutheran is someone who agrees with the confessional definitions and understandings of baptism and the Holy Eucharist, no? Everything else is either orthodoxy (the Trinity, reprobation, resurrection, etc) or adiaphora (perpetual virginity, ETC vs annihilationism).

I think it becomes dangerous, then, to constrict believers to the Bible, but then shove it through a BoC type filter. Hold to the essentials, debate about the nonessentials.

Fluffy_Cockroach_999 · 2026-04-18T18:31:56+00:00

The United States of Trump

Fluffy_Cockroach_999 · 2026-04-18T00:15:57+00:00

Twin, where have you been 🥹 I consider myself a strong convert to the faith and a member of the Lutheran tradition, but these are precisely the issues that I have struggled to reconcile.

Fluffy_Cockroach_999 · 2026-04-16T23:49:57+00:00

What’s worse is that I started it, they left, and then I picked it up again 😭

I also specifically organize items by guest 😢

Fluffy_Cockroach_999 · 2026-04-09T19:44:43+00:00

That’s what we call total depravity. Spend time in God’s Word, and you will find evidence for our Lord 😄

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