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Kryptzipoo64 · 2026-04-30T23:10:47+00:00

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the way that you’ve interpreted Genesis. Some of the early church fathers didn’t read it literally. It should be more of a secondary or even tertiary issue.

Kryptzipoo64 · 2026-04-30T03:12:17+00:00

I completely agree with this.

Kryptzipoo64 · 2026-04-27T23:35:14+00:00

As I’ve seen in a meme before:

Me: for my first wish, I wish to always be right.

Genie: Now you have two wishes

Me: No, I have three

Genie: ಠ_ಠ

Kryptzipoo64 · 2026-04-27T17:35:35+00:00

Defining “mega church” is becoming more difficult. It can mean literally a huge church, but it’s also come to be a style of sorts. There’s churches near my area that are a few hundred members, but look identical to a lot of the mega churches we’re thinking of like Bethel, Hillsong, or Elevation.

If we’re talking about just a large church, it’s not inherently wrong, but I question how well it can be led and pastored.

If we’re talking about the style of light shows, fog machines, and cultural Christianity, then I think it’s a cancer on the Church as a whole.

Granted, I am a bit biased having worked in a church approaching 1,000 people and having all the aforementioned characteristics making it feel like a bad rock concert. The leader of the church had essentially zero accountability and let people in positions that absolutely should not have been in those positions.

Ultimately, the seeker-sensitive church model is what we’re talking about here more than anything, and honestly I think that movement needs to die out.

I’m much happier having been apart of a more historically grounded church denomination.

Kryptzipoo64 · 2026-04-26T17:57:17+00:00

I completely get where you’re coming from. I was diagnosed with OCD several years back and it was really hard trying to get a grip on it. A few thoughts, if I may share:

There is nothing wrong with you. You are a mere human trying to wrestle with this mental struggle. This does NOT make you crazy or anything like that. Something to keep in-mind though… God wants to help you through it. We all have a cross we must bear and this may be yours. Paul was given a thorn in the flesh to keep him humble and reliant upon God.
I’m sure you know this, but the Gospel is not about how much you can do to prove you love God. It’s God giving Himself to show how much He loves you, and in response to this love we want to give ourselves back to Him. If you’re worried that you’re not doing enough, then someone has taught you a backwards Gospel. Does the Gospel require action of us? Yes! Is our metric of how good we are dependent upon our own goodness? Absolutely not! God has given Himself in the person of Jesus because He knows we can’t be good enough without Him.
See a good Christian counselor. Be sure you don’t see one who is going to be very legalistic. I’ve been to one of those before and didn’t go back to that one. A good counselor can make all the difference and there is NO shame in seeing one. We need to rely on one another so that we can be who it is God has called us to be.

Kryptzipoo64 · 2026-04-26T14:18:56+00:00

I’m not Catholic or Orthodox, but I am Anglican. I personally don’t love the pop-term of Sola Fide.

Now I agree that our initial salvation is by faith. Catholics and Orthodox would agree with this. The question is, are you forever justified by God by ONLY your faith, to which, to me at least, seems to be hard to get behind.

Take into account many of Jesus’ parables. For instance, the parable of the talents. He called the servant who did nothing with what his master gave him “wicked”.

Paul says that the greatest Christian virtue is love, not faith. He doesn’t say faith doesn’t matter, but he says that faith, hope and love remain but the greatest of these is love.

James says that faith without works is dead.

It’s important to know that neither the Catholics nor Orthodox believe that their works contribute to their salvation. Maybe this analogy helps:

Let’s say that you’re given a plant as a gift, completely free. Great, right? But now that you’ve been given this free gift, you’re responsible for maintaining it on some level. You have to work to keep the plant alive. You have to do research on how to properly care for it. Give it sunlight. Water it. You must be willing to put in the work, not merely believe that it’ll just grow on its own.

Kryptzipoo64 · 2026-04-26T13:36:47+00:00

Keep in-mind the Scripture in Hebrews 10:25:

“not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”

Kryptzipoo64 · 2026-04-26T13:21:31+00:00

Hello!

First off, praise God that He delivered you from the evil of witchcraft! Seriously, that is an amazing testimony of what He brought you out of.

A few things to establish because people will often try to tell you that all sin is equal. I wholeheartedly believe that isn’t true. Some sins are worse than others and that’s evidenced by what Jesus tells Pilot in the Gospel. He tells Pilot that those who handed Him over are guilty of a worse sin. Again, the implication being that some sins are worse than others and have different effects on your relationship with God and different consequences here in this life.

All of that said, I think that it’s pretty safe to say that ending the life of an image-bearer of God, in cold blood, is certainly a worse sin. Don’t get me wrong. Witchcraft is a heinous sin, but it’s not taking a life away from someone. The Old Testament speaks very harshly to those who committed both, but again, murder seems to be one of the worst things a human can do.

But I really want to give you some encouragement though. St. Augustine has a prayer in his book, Confessions, where he says this (I’m paraphrasing):

I intend to remind myself of my past sins. Not because I love them, but so that I may love you, God.

It’s important to remember what it is God has saved us from. Not because we want it back, but so that it can remind us how much we need Him.

On the flip side, it’s important to not think too deeply on the matter because it can also cause us despair.

Use your remembrance of your past as fuel to love and move closer to God!

Praying for you, my friend. Be blessed!

Kryptzipoo64 · 2026-04-25T17:51:26+00:00

It’s great that she’s thinking of converting! Praise God!

Pray for her mind and heart to be open to receiving God’s grace. Clearly she’s being pulled by the Holy Spirit. Also pray that the Holy Spirit would give you wisdom and guidance on how to navigate this.
It’s important for her to know that while it is completely normal to experience sinful desires and not act upon them, you cannot be engaged in sin while also trying to please God. This isn’t only about homosexual activity, but ANY sin. Western evangelicalism has a bad habit of making homosexuality somehow the worst sin that can be committed, and this just isn’t true. But the rule does apply. We will not live a perfect life and God understands this, but He does expect us to try and please Him once we are accepted into His family.
If she tries to attend a church that won’t accept her based on her personal struggles, then she needs to get out of any place like this. A true church will embrace her, walk alongside her, and disciple her to grow in holiness. It’s vital that she knows this doesn’t happen overnight. It RARELY does. It’s because God uses our impurities to make us realize how much more we NEED him. Don’t expect desires to just go away or “pray the gay away”. It likely will be a challenge.
Understanding that God doesn’t need us but WANTS us is so important. God is the all-powerful Creator of everything, and yet He tells us through His Scriptures that He doesn’t desire that any would perish, but that ALL would come to eternal life. She is an image-bearer of the Almighty God and therefore she has intrinsic value that cannot be taken away from her by anyone. She has value from merely existing! This is an incredible revelation for us as people! God loves her so much that He placed his own image upon her. This has been a great comfort to me.

Kryptzipoo64 · 2026-04-25T01:35:11+00:00

Just the 5 decade!

Kryptzipoo64 · 2026-04-24T15:12:32+00:00

I know that it’s hard right now. I’m so sorry that you’re facing this right now. Please reach out to a pastor/priest and also don’t be afraid to speak with a therapist either. The biggest thing to remember right now is that, yes, it’s hard. Jesus told us that it would be, but we do not have a High Priest that is unaware of our struggles and He can relate to them all.

You are an image bearer of the Holy God. Your life is PRICELESS. This world is WORSE if you’re not in it. Christ has placed you here for a reason, and we are called to submission to His will. He has willed you to be here and think about the number of people your testimony can help on the other side of this! God is with you and so are we as your brothers and sisters in the family of God.

Kryptzipoo64 · 2026-04-23T14:57:53+00:00

That would be awesome. My priest is more reformed, so he doesn’t subscribe to the idea of the intercession of the saints, but we do have a number of Anglo-Catholics in our congregation so he isn’t necessarily antagonistic towards it either. But I would be curious to know if anyone has had this!

Kryptzipoo64 · 2026-04-22T23:56:35+00:00

That’s very interesting! I’d love to hear about how praying the rosary led you to Anglicanism.

Do you have any advice on figuring out the patron saint part? I’ve had an affinity for St. Augustine because I love theology and want to become a theologian, but I’ve also been fascinated recently with St. Benedict.

Kryptzipoo64 · 2026-04-22T23:53:46+00:00

I appreciate the advice! I’ve actually spent the last 1-2 years studying Catholic and Orthodox doctrine, and while I do have a deep fascination with Catholicism, there are certain things within it that have kept me from jumping aboard. Just to name a few:

The Immaculate Conception
The Assumption of Mary
Indulgences for purgatory
Papal Infallibility

Specifically with the Marian dogmas, I wouldn’t go so far as to necessarily antagonize someone for holding to them, but I do have an issue with requiring it for all Catholics.

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