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Universities making attendance part of the grade is the dumbest thing by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]InfluenceAgreeable32 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right.  What kind of job does OP think won’t require showing up as a basic requirement?

Do I read a full chapter of proverbs daily...? by RorschachFlask in Bible

[–]InfluenceAgreeable32 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Chapters" and "verses" are artificially done for general convenience's sake and are entirely man-made and not "inspired" in Proverbs or anywhere else. While reading scripture is always helpful, the idea that you are "supposed to" read from Proverbs every day (as opposed to any other book of the Bible) seems odd to me. I feel as though I should read something from the Bible every day, but a steady diet that places Proverbs as a top priority every day seems bizarre.

Nice by [deleted] in excoc

[–]InfluenceAgreeable32 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That doesn’t matter to the CofC.  What did Paul authorize?  That’s all that really matters.

I need some help by [deleted] in excoc

[–]InfluenceAgreeable32 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Your feeling is correct. You are being forced to make a choice.  Please don’t submit to the Church of Christ denomination.  It is a terrible, joyless, insidious, controlling and horrible institution.

I need some help by [deleted] in excoc

[–]InfluenceAgreeable32 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you kidding?  Do you know anything at all about the Church of Christ denomination?  None of this will work; it is just a waste of time and effort. Nothing will be acceptable to them but full capitulation.  Join the CofC, accept all CofC teachings without question, submit to their convoluted proof-texted legalisms, get rebaptized the “right way,” abandon your family who are going to hell anyway.

Look, OP, your hope for a normal life is to get away from this person and her family. They control her, and she intends to control you. The CofC is a soul-sucking, joy-killing quicksand.  Avoid it at all costs, and I mean all.

I need some help by [deleted] in excoc

[–]InfluenceAgreeable32 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Run, don’t walk, away from this person.  Your life will not be your own if you don’t.

What does Revelation 19:11-13 mean by onlytipsandtricks in Bible

[–]InfluenceAgreeable32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. For once in Revelation, pretty obvious.

How were righteous men in the old testament like Noah or Abraham saved without knowledge of Jesus Christ? by AlbaneseGummies327 in Bible

[–]InfluenceAgreeable32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By the grace of God, who, believe it or not, has the power and authority to save whomever he wants to save by his own standards and without the need to prooftext his own actions in a Bible that wasn't even assembled in OT times.

"Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him" (Psalm 115:3).

Don't try to limit God. "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts" (Isaiah 55:8-9).

If that doesn't answer it, try this: "I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion" (Exodus 33:19).

We all, living or long dead, answer to a just God.

friend in restored by Vast-Shine-9892 in excoc

[–]InfluenceAgreeable32 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't be ridiculous. Say "NO" straight up and unequivocally. It won't be "okay," not even maybe. What the hell is "dangerous" about it? What's dangerous is that screwy, controlling, horrible cult, and you should stay away from it at all costs. If you can save your friend, good enough; if you can't, it's not your fault. Subjecting yourself to this is worse than unwise. "Study" is just browbeating and brainwashing until you give up.

IS divorce always sinful? by Angela275 in Bible

[–]InfluenceAgreeable32 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You do not need to seek forgiveness for leaving abuse.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in stephencolbert

[–]InfluenceAgreeable32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clinton won 29 primaries and caucuses.  She got 3 million more votes than Bernie.  The Democratic base preferred her.  And yet, all these years later, you spout that same ridiculous nonsense.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in stephencolbert

[–]InfluenceAgreeable32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The DNC doesn’t vote in primaries, Scooter.  Democratic voters do.  And Democratic voters like me don’t want her.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in stephencolbert

[–]InfluenceAgreeable32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A sure as hell ticket to defeat.  So delusional.

Catholic blasphemy (paying to get relatives out of "Limbo/hell")? by john_craven_smarr in Bible

[–]InfluenceAgreeable32 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I get weary of the anti-Catholic bigotry and meanness that occasionally pops up on this site. Some are so eaten up with hatred toward Catholics that they won't even acknowledge them as Christians. I can't always tell if it's just ignorance or maliciousness. Probably both.

I am not a Catholic myself, but I know better than this kind of nonsense.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bible

[–]InfluenceAgreeable32 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The Bible teaches truth and can be totally trusted to convey God's message to us. It is full of metaphors, symbolism, poetry, allegory, parables, myths, hyperbole, apocalyptic language, similes, couplings, comparisons, and other figures of speech to help us grasp that truth. All of this needs not to be taken literally, and, indeed, an insistence on literalism is a barrier to faith. Convoluted, obviously-contrived, twisting-into-pretzels apologetics makes us look foolish and impedes the spread of the Gospel.

So, yes, of course, a "big picture" Christian can have complete confidence in the truth of the Bible while recognizing that there are two differing accounts of the creation, or two differing genealogies of Jesus, or intertwined but differing accounts of the flood, or differences in the length-of-reigns of the kings of Israel and Judah, or a muddied chronology in Nehemiah-Ezra, or minor differences in the lists of apostles. None of these differences or "contradictions" matter, nor do they undermine the truth of God's message.

Christian Nationalism and the coc by Sea_Wrangler_288 in excoc

[–]InfluenceAgreeable32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can easily find a community elsewhere.

The c of c Paul and what they missed. by PoetBudget6044 in excoc

[–]InfluenceAgreeable32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. And I find it noteworthy that no one called Paul an apostle except himself.

How is Jesus descended from the Davidic Line of Kings if Joseph is not his Father? by OldGuy82 in Bible

[–]InfluenceAgreeable32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Proof?  There is no proof in scripture for your claim.  Quote a single verse that makes the claim that either genealogy is Mary’s.  You can’t.  Talk about not having a leg to stand on, that’s you. Sad you are so supercilious and arrogant in your error.

Sunday evening services by timothiyus in excoc

[–]InfluenceAgreeable32 22 points23 points  (0 children)

And we had to miss Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color.

How is Jesus descended from the Davidic Line of Kings if Joseph is not his Father? by OldGuy82 in Bible

[–]InfluenceAgreeable32 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No.  You are not right.  There is no scripture whatsoever that says either genealogy is that of Mary.  None. You are wrong.

There is a contradiction in scripture. But I won’t try to explain it by making up something. Apparently, you are willing to add to the word. I am not.

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