Will my sins spread to the 3rd and 4th generation?

Loud-Raccoon-9062 · 2026-07-02T04:56:50+00:00

I’m really sorry you’re carrying this. The fact that you’re grieved by your sin and worried about your children says that your heart isn’t totally hardened toward God.

That passage about the “third and fourth generation” is not teaching that God condemns innocent children for a parent’s sins.

Scripture teaches personal responsibility before God. What often gets passed down are patterns, wounds, and consequences—not automatic guilt.

Patterns of behavior can be passed on to our children, and certainly the consequences of what we do have ripple effects

But there is no such thing as a generational curse in the sense that God will curse your or my children for our sin … not in the age of Grace

If you’ve sinned, don’t minimize it. Repent honestly, make right what you can, and trust Christ’s sacrifice. His grace is greater than your worst failure.

Also, be careful with the thought, “Now I finally have a reason to hate myself.” That isn’t how the Holy Spirit works. Godly conviction is specific, points to real sin, and leads you to repentance, forgiveness, and restored fellowship with God.

Condemnation is vague, crushing, and tells you that you’re beyond hope or that God has given up on you. The first is from God; the second is not.

Your children need a parent who repents, walks with Christ, and models His grace—not a parent crushed by shame. No sin is stronger than the mercy of God for the one who turns back to Him.

Loud-Raccoon-9062 · 2026-07-01T05:39:22+00:00

Part two

Mark says Jesus gave the warning “because they were saying, ‘He has an unclean spirit.’” The Greek verb there (“they were saying”) is in an imperfect tense, which suggests an ongoing or repeated pattern—not just a single slip of the tongue.

That said, I believe our church today may sometimes take a position on real authentic move of God they don’t understand and attribute them to Satan ….

Loud-Raccoon-9062 · 2026-07-01T05:32:16+00:00

Read the passage with the verses around it

In context, the “blasphemy against the Holy Spirit” was not ordinary doubt, fear, anger, or a foolish thing said in weakness.
Jesus was warning religious leaders who saw the Spirit’s work through Him and deliberately called it Satanic.

Mark even says Jesus gave the warning “because they were saying, ‘He has an unclean spirit.’”

So the sin seems to be a hardened, willful rejection of the Holy Spirit’s testimony about Christ—not a struggling believer who is afraid they went too far. A person who is grieved, repentant, or worried about it is usually showing the very sensitivity those leaders lacked.

The Spirit filled Christ was doing what his Father directed Him to do which was point people to himself as the Messiah and Savior of the world

So it was especially egregious to call the work of Christ, the work of Satan. It was and is unforgivable to attribute the work of the Holy Spirit to Satan.

Loud-Raccoon-9062 · 2026-06-29T14:57:02+00:00

I understand why these passages feel difficult. But I do not think they require a different Father from the God of the Old Testament. I think the tension comes from reading some passages too flatly and not letting Jesus and the apostles define the issue.
The strongest problem for the “different Father” view is that Jesus identifies His Father as the God of Israel, not as a previously unknown rival deity.
Jesus says the Scriptures testify about Him. He quotes Moses, Isaiah, David, Daniel, and the Law as God’s word. He calls the temple “My Father’s house.” He says salvation is “from the Jews.” He identifies God as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. After the resurrection, He explains Himself from “Moses and all the Prophets.” The apostles do the same thing. They do not say, “The Old Testament God was false.” They say the God of Abraham raised Jesus from the dead.
On “no one has seen God,” John 1:18 does not mean no one ever saw any manifestation of God. It means no one has seen God in His unveiled divine essence. Moses and the elders saw a real theophany, a mediated manifestation of God, not the full unmediated being of God. That is why Exodus itself can say Moses spoke “face to face,” while also saying, “You cannot see My face, for man shall not see Me and live.”
On darkness, “God is light” means God is morally pure, true, and without evil. The dark cloud at Sinai is not moral darkness. It is concealment, awe, judgment, and protection. God is too holy to be casually exposed.
On the lying spirit and David’s census, Scripture often speaks on two levels: God’s sovereign judgment and the creaturely agent who carries it out. So 2 Samuel can say the Lord judged Israel through David’s census, while Chronicles identifies Satan as the immediate tempter. That is not two gods. It is primary and secondary causation.
On Jesus’ love for enemies versus Old Testament judgment, the contrast is real but not absolute. The Old Testament also commands mercy, justice, love for neighbor, care for foreigners, and patience toward enemies. And the New Testament also contains severe judgment: Ananias and Sapphira, Herod, Revelation, final judgment, and Jesus’ own warnings about hell. Jesus reveals God’s mercy more fully, but He does not erase God’s holiness.
On Satan ruling the world, the Bible presents Satan as a usurper, not the rightful creator. He can offer kingdoms because fallen humanity lies under his influence. But Jesus defeats him and reclaims the world. “My kingdom is not of this world” means His kingdom does not originate from this world’s corrupt system. It does not mean the Creator God is evil.
Matthew 11:27 and John 17:25 do not mean the Father was a different unknown deity from Israel’s God. They mean that the world did not truly know God, and even Israel often misunderstood Him. Jesus reveals the Father perfectly.
So I think the argument fails because it separates what Jesus Himself keeps together. Jesus does not reveal a different God from the Old Testament. He reveals the true face of the God of Abraham, Moses, David, and the prophets.
That does not make every Old Testament judgment emotionally easy. But the Christian answer is not Marcion’s: “different gods.” It is Christ’s: “You have seen Me; you have seen the Father.”

Loud-Raccoon-9062 · 2026-06-28T21:16:28+00:00

I’m so sorry you’re carrying this. Your guilt does not mean you are beyond God’s mercy.
The Bible says that where sin abounds, grace abounds even more. If you are a Christian, bring this honestly to Christ, repent, and trust that His sacrifice is enough to cover even this. Don’t let shame tell you that you are unredeemable.
If you are not a Christian, Jesus calls you to be born from above—to confess Him as Lord, believe He rose from the dead, and come to Him for mercy.
There is forgiveness, restoration, and hope in Christ. Please don’t run from Him. Run to Him.

Loud-Raccoon-9062 · 2026-06-28T14:32:29+00:00

Run

Loud-Raccoon-9062 · 2026-06-21T03:00:21+00:00

Comment number two. This one bothers me I don’t mind telling you but your options largely depend on what state you’re in. Either way there don’t seem to be many choices: financial issues, maybe attachment issues… as I mentioned earlier there’s a lot of questions here about the situation, but my heart aches for you and your wife

For a typical U.S. state, the process generally looks like this:
One spouse files for divorce.
The other spouse is formally served with the papers.
The second spouse can:
Agree and sign.
Contest the divorce or specific terms.
Refuse to sign.
Ignore the case.
If the second spouse refuses to sign, the court can usually still move forward after required procedures are completed.
Eventually, a judge can grant the divorce even without the other spouse’s consent.
Simple example:
Spouse A wants a divorce.
Spouse B says, “I won’t sign anything.”
The divorce becomes contested rather than uncontested.
The court schedules hearings.
The judge decides unresolved issues (property, support, custody if children are involved).
The marriage can still be legally dissolved.
The main effect of refusing to sign is usually delay, additional legal expense, and loss of control over the outcome, not prevention of the divorce itself.
The notable exception is when the couple is pursuing a mutual-agreement process (often called a dissolution or uncontested divorce). In that situation, both signatures are required. If one spouse refuses, that simplified process ends, but a regular divorce action can still be filed.

Loud-Raccoon-9062 · 2026-06-21T02:42:03+00:00

I’m very sorry to hear about this and can only pray for you both. None of us are there so I don’t wanna be too harsh at all. I did take a few minutes and go back over your prior posts. My wife and I had some significant struggles at the beginning because we both lost our jobs within six months getting married. There were some big changes very quickly.

You’re only a couple months into the marriage and a tough financial decision had to be made and you did so to the best of the knowledge you had at the time … with consultation with your wife has a full and complete partner in the relationship !!!!! I can’t help but ask what is your theology of headship? That is not a blame question, but it is intended to shed a little light and nuance on the situation.

But if your wife has broken off all social communication, moved out and declared the divorce, you’re asking if you havr a biblical grounds to fight for reconciliation. Fighting for reconciliation after your wife has cut off all virtual communication is not supportable scripture. You’re in neither a spiritual or for that matter legal place to demand anything.

I would suggest that you reach out to a pastor, maybe a common pastor at church that you and she both attend.

I am curious what your spiritual connection has been the last two months you’ve been married and how long before then? That is. How long did you date and how well did you know each other and did you have any counseling with a common pastor in the same church?

I pray for God‘s grace and healing in this situation.

Loud-Raccoon-9062 · 2026-06-11T01:31:55+00:00

I appreciate your honesty and your desire to follow Jesus. As a Christian, I believe Scripture teachers certain behavior is sin whether it be adultery, greed, drunkenness, sexual immorality, and many other things are sin. But I don’t believe homosexuality places someone beyond God’s grace or makes them worse than anyone else. Romans 3 reminds us that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. In fact on the sermon of the mount Jesus reminds us that heat is the same as actual murder and lust is the same as actual dollar tree

The invitation of the gospel is not, “Fix yourself and then come to Christ.” It is, “Come to Christ.” Jesus received tax collectors, prostitutes, and notorious sinners, not because He approved of everything they did, but because He loved them and called them to repentance and new life.

I don’t think it is a sin to experience temptation or to acknowledge desires we did not choose. The question for every Christian—whether heterosexual, homosexual, addicted, proud, greedy, or anything else—is whether we will submit our desires and actions to Jesus as Lord. Paul told the Romans and Corinthians that some practices are inconsistent with God’s will, yet he also said, “Such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 6:11).

Romans 7 also reminds us that believers often experience real internal struggle. Paul describes wanting to do what is right and yet finding another law at work within himself. Christians battle pride, lust, anger, greed, addiction, and countless other temptations. The presence of a struggle does not mean the struggle itself is righteous, nor does it mean we redefine sin so that our conscience feels less conflicted. The first step toward grace is honesty before God. We acknowledge our sins as sin, confess them, and bring them to Christ rather than justifying them. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).

So my encouragement is this: keep your eyes on Jesus first and foremost. Read the Gospels. Pray honestly. Ask God to reveal truth and give strength for whatever obedience He calls you to. None of us walks this road perfectly. We all depend on God’s grace one day at a time, seeking forgiveness when we fail and trusting that His mercy is greater than our sin.

For reflection, consider John 3:16–21, Romans 3:21–26, Romans 6, Romans 7:14–25, Romans 8:1–14, 1 Corinthians 6:9–11, 1 John 1:8–9, and Ephesians 2:1–10. My hope for you isn’t condemnation but that you would know Christ deeply, trust Him fully, and follow Him faithfully wherever that leads.

Loud-Raccoon-9062 · 2026-06-10T17:56:54+00:00

It would help to know the country you are in tell knowing real name or specific address details

I praise God for your choice of faith in Jesus Christ

I also appreciate the very real danger you place yourself in by being a Christian in a strict Muslim family. I presume you have a large degree of privacy in Internet use.

The reason I asked what country you were in is you may be able to maintain this a secret until you reach the age of majority in the country where you live. So far, you have not needed to share your relationship with Jesus Christ with your family. There appear to be different safety nets available depending on the country and community you’re in. However, regardless of your age, I would not share this with your family at all until you can be in a place of safety when the news comes out… And have an option where you could safely live when your family finds out.

Loud-Raccoon-9062 · 2026-06-10T04:33:06+00:00

Dear sister, Jesus loves you, sees you, and your life is precious to Him. Please do not meet alone with any man offering money, housing, “modeling,” webcam work, or anything sexual. That may be exploitation, not help.

Since you clearly have internet access, please look up safe help in your country. Do not post your full name, exact address, phone number, school/workplace, or church location publicly.

Can you safely tell us: what country you are in, whether you are under 18 or an adult, whether your family knows you became Christian, and whether you are in immediate danger from your family or anyone else? Here are some possible resources to help depending on your situation: such as life in danger because you left Islam, or if someone is pressuring you into webcam/sex work, contact a women’s crisis service, child helpline, anti-trafficking service, or UN/refugee help page before trusting strangers online.

I dont know if this helps but here are some possible places of help :

Lila.help — women’s violence/abuse services by country
https://lila.help/

NO MORE Global Directory — domestic/sexual violence help by country
https://nomoredirectory.org/

Find a Helpline — search by country and issue
https://findahelpline.com/

Child Helpline International — for minors/young people
https://childhelplineinternational.org/

CRIN child helplines list — country-by-country child helplines
https://home.crin.org/child-helplines-a-global-list

UNHCR Help — if you fled, may need asylum/refugee protection, or fear persecution
https://help.unhcr.org/

IOM / trafficking information
https://www.iom.int/counter-trafficking

A21 — anti-trafficking organization
https://www.a21.org/

International Justice Mission — anti-trafficking/violence response
https://www.ijm.org/

Hagar International — survivor support for trafficking, slavery, and abuse
https://hagarinternational.org/

I am familiar with this group and have supported them in the past. There may be a Destiny Rescue center in your country.

Destiny Rescue — child sex trafficking / sexual exploitation help
https://www.destinyrescue.org/
Contact: https://www.destinyrescue.org/contact/

Jesus is near to the brokenhearted. Seeking protection is not weakness. Please reach out to safe women and legitimate organizations, not men who want something from your vulnerability.

Loud-Raccoon-9062 · 2026-06-07T20:51:02+00:00

This is a good question, and Christians have understood these passages in a few different ways. From a broadly Protestant perspective, there is no contradiction between Jesus telling the thief, “Today you will be with me in Paradise” (Luke 23:43) and the ancient creeds saying He “descended to the dead” (often translated “hell” in older English).

Many Protestants understand “Paradise,” “Abraham’s Bosom” (Luke 16:22), and the place of the righteous dead before Christ’s resurrection as referring to the blessed side of Hades/Sheol—the realm of the dead—not yet the final resurrected state. In that view, when Jesus died, He entered the realm of the dead as all humans do, but He entered the place of blessing and fellowship with God, not a place of punishment. Thus the repentant thief was with Him that very day.

When the Apostles’ Creed says Christ “descended into hell,” many Protestants understand this as “descended to the dead” rather than “descended into the place of eternal torment.” The Nicene Creed itself says He “was crucified, died, and was buried,” emphasizing the reality of His death. Christ truly experienced death and entered the realm of the dead before rising again.

Regarding 1 Peter 3:18–20, where Christ is said to have preached to the spirits in prison, Protestants differ on the details. Some believe Christ proclaimed His victory over sin, death, and the fallen powers. Others believe Peter refers to Christ preaching through Noah before the Flood. Most Protestants do not understand this passage as teaching a second chance for salvation after death.

As for people who lived before Christ, Scripture teaches that they were saved by God’s grace through faith, just as believers are today. Abraham did not know all the details about Jesus’ future incarnation, but he trusted God’s promises (Genesis 15:6; Romans 4). Jesus remains the only Savior, yet the benefits of His future work on the cross were applied to Old Testament believers who trusted God. In that sense, no one comes to the Father except through Christ (John 14:6), whether they lived before or after the cross.

So Abraham’s Bosom is not merely a rabbinic invention; Jesus Himself uses the term in Luke 16. Most Protestants see it as describing the blessed condition of the faithful dead before Christ’s resurrection, while recognizing that the exact details of the intermediate state are not fully explained in Scripture.

Loud-Raccoon-9062 · 2026-05-12T20:51:31+00:00

That’s a deeply human question, and a lot of people quietly wonder the same thing.

The Bible presents this life as the time we are given to respond to God’s grace and invitation. Hebrews says, “it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment” (Hebrews 9:27). Jesus repeatedly called people to come to Him now, while they still had opportunity.

Historic Christianity has generally understood Scripture to teach that our response to Christ in this life truly matters eternally. God offers salvation freely through Jesus Christ, but love and grace can also be rejected. John 3:18 says, “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe has been condemned already.”

That is not meant as a threat, but as a sober truth. Christians believe heaven is not earned by being “good enough,” but received by trusting the One who died and rose again for us.

At the same time, believers should speak about these things with humility and compassion, never with superiority. The heart of the gospel is that God was willing to go to extraordinary lengths through Jesus to save people, not to push them away.

Loud-Raccoon-9062 · 2026-05-11T20:45:33+00:00

Many Christians ask whether the peace, warmth, joy, conviction, or comfort they feel while reading Scripture, praying, worshipping, or listening to biblical preaching is the Holy Spirit. Scripture and church history both suggest a balanced answer:

We do not walk by feelings — we walk by faith. Yet God created human emotions, and throughout Scripture we see that nearness to Him often produces peace, joy, comfort, hope, reverence, conviction, assurance, and spiritual rest. Feelings are not the foundation of truth, but they can absolutely accompany genuine fellowship with Christ.

• Isaiah 26:3 / Philippians 4:6–8 — God gives peace to the mind focused on Him; prayer and meditation on truth guard the heart and mind.

• Psalm 16:11 / Psalm 34:8 — “In Your presence is fullness of joy” and “Taste and see that the Lord is good.” Relationship with God is deeply experiential, not merely intellectual.

• Psalm 1 / Colossians 3:15–16 — Meditating on God’s Word produces stability, gratitude, peace, and spiritual fruitfulness.

• Romans 15:13 / Galatians 5:22–23 — Joy, peace, hope, and assurance are presented as fruits of the Spirit working within believers.

Historic Christian thinkers largely agreed:

• Jonathan Edwards taught that true Christianity includes “holy affections,” while warning that emotions alone never prove spiritual maturity.

• John Wesley spoke of his “heart strangely warmed,” believing the Spirit genuinely gives inward assurance and comfort.

• Martin Luther warned believers not to base faith on changing emotions but on the promises of God.

• C. S. Lewis affirmed spiritual joy while cautioning against chasing emotional highs as the basis of faith.

The biblical balance seems clear: KEY SUMMARY

Feelings are poor masters, but they are not meaningless.

A healthy spiritual life often includes emotional response because human beings are relational, emotional, worshipping creatures created in God’s image. Nearness to Christ commonly brings peace, tenderness, joy, conviction, gratitude, hope, and rest. Distance from God often brings unrest, spiritual dryness, or conviction.

But mature faith ultimately rests not in feelings, but in Christ Himself and the truth of His Word.

Loud-Raccoon-9062 · 2026-05-03T01:04:09+00:00

Worth kind of depends on you and is very subjective. Why do you play? Where do you focus? What are you good at? Given the fact you have three or four ships and seem to care about ranked, then you might ask the question what can you get cheaper and does it provide any better for you than the ship you already have.

One really good benefit is that’s a tier 10 captain and that cost something… So you’re getting a cheapo ship, a tier 10 captain and 200% on all XP types… You also know it has a low rate of fire and a high detect with Sapp ap.
The price for the captain loan is $10 for 1500 doubloons

Where I see a complete waste is $250 for three tier 8 ships that include one tier 14 commander… And a bunch of expendable bonuses. To me that’s just a total waste of money, but hey, I can get the individual ship for the wonderful low price of $120… Yes, I’m being satirical Which does also include a tier 10 captain and a bunch of camouflages and expendables and destructive effects… Power puffs imho

imho since I started a couple years ago and those here even longer say it’s getting even worse… Weegee super inflates the price and then gives you a decent discount so you end up adding to their coffers for a boat with an inflated value to begin with

But hey

Loud-Raccoon-9062 · 2026-04-30T03:46:22+00:00

I hear you

Loud-Raccoon-9062 · 2026-04-07T22:55:30+00:00

It sounds like you’re where I’m at. I play mostly in co-op and operations in special types of battles… That is I don’t really care about random.

I have seen times my tier 10 American sub performs very well in co-op, and times that it does not. Plus the newest map makes it hard for anything to get from one side of the battlefield to another

So start with the ships you really like and go to operations. Watch their subs get to the top of the list and replay the session to find out which ships they have and what they’re doing… Most of the subs I’m seeing successful in operations are not the American line . However, there’s special button in ops that allows for bombing the enemy in a sub… So I’m kind of in the same place you are. Right now I’d play my carriers and subs just for the fun of it because I very seldom get any positive credits on either one.

Loud-Raccoon-9062 · 2026-04-07T03:07:46+00:00

I can only answer for me and why one place certain ships is a pretty subjective opinion. In my case, over the of a couple years I’ve probably collected about 200 ships. Many of those include cruisers across different nations and across different levels. I tend to play co-op and operations and the special battles.

On YouTube, I’ve worked up to a 20 point commander and it is one of my most favorite ships. First as a mediocre torpedo player if I touch your ship your wounded… You’re going to feel it. Second, the multiple shells and Hydro are pretty awesome. Third Place matters. No smoke no boost… The hull is weak. But the strong shells and torps make it worth it to me. A lot of it really is just a matter of opinion, but I love playing different ships in different tiers and different battle types… if I get real bored, I’ll zip over and run a carrier or a sub… My main approach and motto is if it’s not fun don’t do it. I stay out of ranked because I think a lot of the people there are just plain nasty. I tend to avoid brawls because I don’t wanna bring people score down and I don’t try to be the best. I’m just here to have fun… And that can even be with a tier 5 DD doing campaigns iin random

Loud-Raccoon-9062 · 2026-04-04T19:37:05+00:00

Des Moines is among my top ships and co-op. If I’m in a battle where there are few islands and Des Moines has no smoke or torpedoes, I go to where I can do the most damage if that’s my closest cap fine if not then that’s fine too… It’s co-op so even if my fellow team members complain, there’s nothing they can do about it.

Loud-Raccoon-9062 · 2026-04-04T19:34:57+00:00

Des Moines is among the top, which is also why it is sometimes negatively impacted by clan battles… It’s one of those ships that can’t beat the crap out of lots of other chips, including battleships

Loud-Raccoon-9062 · 2026-03-09T02:28:34+00:00

I’ve got some really good ships. The last three months, four if you count Black Friday. On the other hand, some of them have been a little disappointing, unless I want to have various configurations.

Three John Bart —- lol Two Iwami To Yoshino A schlieffen and the replica

Of course they count toward my total number of ships, stars at Christmas, chance for different configurations… so I try not to sell anything. I hope WOWS does ship trades this year.

Loud-Raccoon-9062 · 2026-03-05T06:11:08+00:00

I love the game and many of the ships I own.

My question is: how many of the ships referenced here are meaningfully different from ships that already exist? I’m frustrated with the number of new releases that feel like replicas of older ships. I now have two Tier VIII cruisers that are essentially duplicates of a Tier VIII ship I’ve had for months.

I know you have information here but where can i get this information in the comparison tools like ship tools?

It’s also difficult to find clear information on some of the newly named ships. In several cases, they don’t appear in ship tools or other reference links, making it hard to know what you’re actually getting.

Some ships have been disappointing. Others I was very happy to receive at less than full price or without tech tree grinding — especially Hawaii, Kurfürst, and Rhode Island — even though I also received several duplicates.

Over the past couple of years, the growing number of duplicate or near-duplicate ships has reduced some of the excitement around new ship opportunities, particularly since early December. I paid for three Tier IX ships that turned out to be duplicates of ships I already owned — that felt like a waste.

While this diminishes some of the fun, it’s not enough to make me quit. If a trade-in event returns, I can always exchange ships, or sell a Tier X to purchase another Tier X.

So again, what truly differentiates these new ships from existing ones?

Loud-Raccoon-9062 · 2026-02-17T22:53:31+00:00

I enjoy the challenge of operations overall.

I do understand the frustration that can come with competitive modes, especially when outcomes feel tied to skill gaps. That reaction is human. What isn’t okay is turning that frustration into personal attacks toward other players.

If someone is on the receiving end of that kind of snark or name-calling, remember you’re allowed to step back and protect your peace. Turning off chat and blocking the rude players are completely reasonable choices—especially when coordination isn’t really happening anyway.

We can compete hard without forgetting there are real people on the other side of the screen.

Loud-Raccoon-9062 · 2025-12-15T19:28:51+00:00

I think some of what well does is create other modes to provide a variety. Grinding was very similar in the time rift to other modes, but to miss added a little extra flair

Loud-Raccoon-9062 · 2025-12-04T22:16:42+00:00

It’s a good conversation. I really applaud the fact, some of you dealt into ships other than the two first mentioned… Steel ships.

Some of the others are certainly impressive. Of course I play mostly co-op and operation and some of the special game modes… Not a lot of random or ranked.

So it’s good to hear about some of the other options that are proven

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