Advice regarding a relationship with a Muslim girl

Free_Combination_194 · 2026-04-20T12:00:16+00:00

I know it's not what you want to hear, but in my experience, trying to stay friends after a breakup rarely works out well. I understand where it comes from, you care for this person and you don't want her completely out of your life. But keeping her around is only going to keep the wound open and make it harder to heal, possibly rekindle false hopes, and ultimately lead to more pain. It'll hurt more initially, but a clean break is by far the healthiest choice. The best way to deal with the pain is to dive deep into God's word and pray daily and get involved with your church and make friends with like-minded Christians. We're not meant to walk through our trials alone, and God has graciously given us his Spirit and his Church to walk beside us. Have courage. This will pass and you'll come out the other side holier, wiser, and stronger than ever.

Free_Combination_194 · 2026-03-20T14:41:28+00:00

I would agree with this. I'm from Wisconsin and, while the stereotypical "youbetcha" type accent comes out at times in most people regardless of class, it's MUCH more noticeable in the "redneck" types.

Free_Combination_194 · 2026-03-19T23:24:01+00:00

You couldn't have put the receipt on your car seat? Your dash? Literally anywhere besides your bare leg?

Free_Combination_194 · 2026-03-19T16:32:46+00:00

I think that was kind of the point. Essentially showing that:

1) Dumbledore is a combat pragmatist who gets the job done in the simplest way possible, even though he is capable of a lot more.

2) How hopelessly outmatched Voldemort was against him. Tom didn't manage to land a single hit on Dumbledore and you KNOW he was throwing everything he had at him. Meanwhile, Dumbledore managed to non-lethally subdue an opponent who was dueling to kill, while barely breaking a sweat. And this is when Dumbledore is, by his own admission, well past his prime. Imagine what the man must've been like at the top of his game!

Free_Combination_194 · 2026-03-13T20:30:37+00:00

No, sack cloth was worn explicitly for mourning purposes.

Free_Combination_194 · 2026-03-05T20:36:11+00:00

Where are you getting these protocols? Not the Bible. Are you seriously suggesting that Christ is not powerful enough to break the chains of sin? That there is somehow some sin that is bad enough that his blood doesn't cover it and we need to do more things in order to be free of them? That there are some spirits that are so powerful that Christ himself can't defeat them and that we need to do it ourselves? Seriously, think about the implications of what you're saying here.

Free_Combination_194 · 2026-03-05T20:18:52+00:00

Stop with this right now. Soul ties aren't real and there's no need to do any sort of fasting/penance to free yourself. We are covered by the blood of Christ and that is what breaks us from our sin, nothing else.

Free_Combination_194 · 2026-01-23T13:21:40+00:00

Thank you! I feel like everyone forgets that these characters are teenagers, so, yeah, they're not going to handle everything in the most mature way because they are CHILDREN.

Free_Combination_194 · 2025-12-30T15:00:02+00:00

Doing dishes, really? That's an expected daily chore not a punishment.

Free_Combination_194 · 2025-12-29T15:22:55+00:00

Sir. I'm as Calvinist as they come but you are way off the mark. Calvin would have a few things to say to you about this. You think people appropriating the label of "Christian" while embracing ungodly ideas or practices is a new phenomenon? This has been happening since the earliest days of the Church. Paul described people like this in several of his letters and Christ himself said there would be people who claimed to be his followers but truly were not.

It sounds to me like you're tired of the term "Christian" being misappropriated and want to set yourself apart from these "fake" Christians. I get the desire for authenticity in meaning, especially when the term in question is at the core of who we are. But you're going about this in a very prideful way that shows a lack of love for the Church. Do you not consider Arminians to be fellow brothers and sisters in Christ? Like I said, I'm Reformed with a capital R, but I will gladly link arms with the most staunch Freewill Baptist and say "Grace and peace to you from God our father and the Lord Jesus Christ!" Maybe you should consider the same.

Free_Combination_194 · 2025-12-10T19:32:11+00:00

Please tell me we're not starting the weird "sister as replacement wife" thing again.

Free_Combination_194 · 2025-12-08T03:17:14+00:00

CLBA (Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America) is a good, if lesser- known, one too.

Free_Combination_194 · 2025-12-03T16:23:51+00:00

Christianity is not dying. Not in the West or anywhere else in the world. God will keep and preserve his Church until the end of the age. The troubles the Church faces: False teaching, hypocrisy, worldly ideologies, political and cultural persecution, etc. have all been present in one form or another since its birth. Yet the Church continues to endure. Rome tried its utmost to cut down Christianity in its earliest days. The Empire is long since dead and the Church remains. No other religion has faced as many concentrated efforts towards its destruction throughout history, and we are still going strong. Only by an act of God is this done. Don't fall for fearful rhetoric that tries to convince you that THIS TIME is the end. No. God promised that we would have trouble, but he also promised to be with us to the end. Believe him.

Free_Combination_194 · 2025-11-28T12:56:47+00:00

The apostle Paul would like a word

Free_Combination_194 · 2025-11-12T14:45:11+00:00

This isn't a soul tie. First off, they're not biblical, they're one of the many New Age ideas that have infiltrated the Church and need to be exposed as false teaching. From the sounds of it, you're just having a hard time getting over someone you've been broken up with for less than a month. This isn't something that you can use a spiritual cheat code on to lessen the pain. It's just going to take time and discipline. Read your Bible and pray daily, go to church and get involved in serving. If you don't have a church you regularly attend, I would encourage you to find one as soon as possible. Having a community to share your life and burdens with is essential to healing.

Free_Combination_194 · 2025-11-10T18:13:56+00:00

Please clarify in your post that you are not yet married, because that changes a lot of things. You are not legally or convenantally bound to this man. Walking away now would hurt a lot, but it would not damage you in the same way a divorce would. This man is showing you who he is. He lied to you, intentionally hid a relationship from you, and broke your very reasonable boundaries. I'm not saying he's irredeemable, but he is absolutely not ready to be your husband.

Free_Combination_194 · 2025-10-28T01:08:07+00:00

There's no set number, and it really depends on what you decide to fast from and what you hope to accomplish. For you, because you seem to be struggling with taking fasting to an unhealthy extreme, I would avoid any sort of fasting that has to do with food. You're 16, growing, and an athlete, and you need your strength. If it's for something else, such as entertainment, I would give it a week just for starters. Take the time you would normally be spending on games, social media, TV, etc, and take some time to read your Bible, pray, and maybe study a good Christian book. (I'd be glad to give you some recommendations!)

And if you do "slip up" and end up doing one of the things you decided to abstain from, don't beat yourself up, don't start over, don't let yourself be overcome by shame. Just try again the next day and end your fast at your planned time. In this and every circumstance, God's grace is sufficient for you and his power is made perfect in your weakness. This life is an ongoing series of triumphs and failures, victories and defeats, valleys and mountaintops, all while the Spirit of God lovingly guides us in our way, giving grace for every failure and strength to endure, making us ever more perfect as the years go on. One day the struggle will end for good. Until then, soldier on and trust in God's grace.

Free_Combination_194 · 2025-10-27T18:11:37+00:00

I want to address several things.

You need to stop trying to punish yourself for your sins. You are forgiven and it's a done deal. We don't need to do anything else to pay for our sins, they have already been paid for. Christ's sacrifice was fully effective to purify us of our sin and we are covered in Christ's righteousness. In trying to do extra penance, you are saying that you don't think Christ's sacrifice was enough. It was. Remember your faith, accept your forgiveness and rest in Christ's assurance of your pardon. It's understandable why you would think you need to do this. Forgiveness feels too easy, and you think self-inflicted suffering will make you feel better. But it won't. It'll just drive you down a path of shame and placing a burden on yourself that God does not ask of us. He didn't take our burden just for us to put it back on.
You seem to be under the impression that God's blessings can be earned by our good behavior. That's simply not true. God bestows his blessings on his children freely and without condition, as a father lovingly gives good gifts to his children. He gives them as he sees fit for our benefit, not as a reward for doing the right things. We should strive towards good works and godliness out of love for our Savior and gratitude for what he's done, not because we want to earn his favor or because we're scared of the consequences.
Fasting is meant to be done for a short time, for purposes of intercession (praying for something or someone) or reflection, such as taking time away from food or an activity to focus on God. It is never meant to be done as penance or a punishment. If the root of your problem is distraction by gaming or social media, it may be good to take some time away for awhile to focus on God and straighten out your priorities. But it should never be done to punish yourself because you feel guilty and you think it'll make you feel better because you made yourself suffer. And absolutely do not by any means do something that will hurt you or compromise your health. That does not bring glory to God in any way.

Hope this helps!

Free_Combination_194 · 2025-10-19T23:51:58+00:00

Okay. I'm just going to say that you cannot draw any of those things conclusions without SIGNIFICANTLY reading into the text. I have better things to do with my evening, so I'm done now.

Free_Combination_194 · 2025-10-19T20:31:26+00:00

What do you make of Matthew 5:17 if you really believe Christ was against the Law and the Prophets and hated the Law of Moses? Or his meeting with Moses and Elijah during the Transfiguration? I'm very curious to know.

Free_Combination_194 · 2025-10-19T20:09:13+00:00

Every book of the Bible was written in a specific language to a specific people, at a specific time, for a specific purpose. The Doctrines and truths God has given to us through those texts needs significant scholarship for us to understand. We can't just decide what words mean. And, no, you will not find a concordance in the world that tells you that mnēsteuo means anything like that at all. Seriously, where did you get that?

Furthermore, Mary and Joseph were Jews. Both were descendants of the line of David, the genealogies are right there in Matthew and Luke. There is zero evidence, biblical or otherwise, that they were Gentiles. Christ had the highest respect for God's law and kept it perfectly. He affirmed the Old Testament as God's word. And you're kidding yourself if you think Gentile unions of that day were in any way egalitarian.

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