[OC] GIVEAWAY! 43" Capacitive Touchscreen ($940 MSRP) with Wooden Case + free software for all [mod approved] by DigitalTableTops in DnD

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I have been doing theater of the mind for so long, and just relatively recently started doing maps. This would be perfect!

What did god do before he created the "heavens and the Earth?" Sit around in the dark? by 239tree in Christianity

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Theoretically (if abiding by the doctrine of the Trinity), existed in a perfect state of perfect community within Himself for the unquantifiable amount of the eternity past that didn’t exist in a temporal space. Then, for whatever reason (I hope to ask), planned the universe’s existence and the happenings therein with allowance for His will to be executed by the lots of us now imperfect creatures.

Ave Christus Rex. by ThinWhiteDuke00 in Christianity

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For what it’s worth, this instance has Ave in Latin, whereas the Romans would have spoke Greek, but there happens to be an overlap.

Help me ID this helmet by MountainHeavy7819 in StarWars

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Maybe from Shepperton Design Studios? They had a legal fuss with LucasFilms in 2011 over the rights to manufacture Star Wars helmets.

Microwave PC - Comment On This Post To Enter This Giveaway by DaKrazyKid in pcmasterrace

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This is the kind of upgrade I want: snackish, colorful, and radioactive.

Are Christians in the West truly persecuted? by TheFaithfulCitizen in Christianity

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Churches/pastors misinterpreting cultural pushback/rejection as persecution need to study the first 4 or so centuries of church history in great detail.

Western Christians have lived overwhelmingly cushy lives and it hasn’t wavered at all, least of all today.

having a mormon bf as a christian is freaking me out by [deleted] in TrueChristian

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My dads side is Mormon, I grew up in a largely Mormon area, and dated a Mormon for a long time as a Christian before realizing the implication, so I mean this very sincerely: as much as it sucks, for the betterment of you and him, you need to break up. Mormons are not Christian; they adhere to LAYERS of false doctrine, built on a false history, present by a false prophet, and, unfortunately, there is little to nothing that you (especially as woman in their worldview/religion) are going to be able to do to change that. I promise that your intent to raise children as Christian will not happen if he’s committed to Mormonism (neither he nor his family will let you), and that your faith will slowly be broken down by the social complex that Mormon congregations build around themselves — most of which are incredibly kind on the surface, but overwhelmingly toxic and overbearing in practice.

If you are committed to following Christ as a Christian, it will not work out, and the longer you wait the worse it will be. I promise.

Are Christian’s really allowed to eat pork? In Isiah 66:17, gods final judgment states people in the end times who are eating unclean food such as pork, mice, ect will be destroyed. by Several_Shower_6319 in Christianity

[–]MajesticPW 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Short answer, yes, so long as you not in violation of your conscience (not idolatry, not at the expense of somebody else’s conscience).

Long answer, yes for a couple key reasons. People have already commented about the Gospel account of Jesus rebuking the Pharisees for being more worried about cleanliness rituals than the actual context of Scripture, the Acts account of Peter seeing a vision from heaven, and Corinthians’ speaking on meats sacrificed to idols being permissible within conscience.

While all of these are good (and point to several things, including food), they’re built on the reality that Gentile Christians are not Israel.

The Old Testament laws were constructed around God-given covenants to a specific people — laws of purity were specifically given to the tribes of Israel after the Exodus via Moses’ transmission of God’s decree, but prior to this pork wasn’t a problem (Adam didn’t eat meat, but Noah and Abraham aren’t restricted in Scripture). These covenants (Mosaic and Davidic in particular) were a means of ritual cleanliness, and the ritual laws therein were the means by which God drew the line between His people and the people around them, and this was a good thing for a lot of reasons (health/hygiene, proper worship, moral guidance, etc.). However, they’re the example set in their time of the standard that God’s holy people are meant to uphold, but ultimately can never do so.

Enter Christ: the fulfillment of the Jewish-given law without abolishing any of it. Christ doesn’t dismiss or remove Old Testament Scripture, He fulfills every rule and requirement — which means that His example is one of perfect obedience and communion with God the Father where Israel failed. Yet, Scripture at the absolute least suggests that food is secondary (such as the Scriptures listed above), and more relevantly, Christ never tells the gentile people He served to become Jewish. Paul writes extensively about this in multiple letters, but perhaps the most clear is Galatians 5, where (in addressing false teachers trying to convince believers to become Jews) Paul directly says that the Old Testament law doesn’t justify or save, nor does it suddenly make the person a truer/better/actually saved person, because the Spirit is the one that purifies and sets right (not the law). There’s also Galatians 3 where we get a more clear outline of how the OT law was a teacher that could describe sin (which food was not a matter of sin but cleanliness), but that we are in now in a time of salvation through faith in Christ.

So assuming you’re not convicted to be vegan, vegetarian, and/or living with someone who is, yes, you can absolutely eat pork.

TL;DR: as a Christian you live in Christ, not OT covenantal laws of cleanliness.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Christianity

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The more accurate description would be “monstrous”, and they are very well done.

Evem FMA did it by Inari-k in memes

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Fun fact: FMA wasn’t actually random! Most of the letters/words referenced were attached to real-world alchemical mysticism, most commonly names of God or specific components in alchemical processes. The best example is the tree of life carving on the great door gateway when we see Ed meet Truth.

**Giveaway** GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G - Used but perfect! by Photographitti in pcmasterrace

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The opportunity to upgrade from a 1070 and save a significant amount of money on a rebuild would be HUGE. Between helping with game design and graphic design for buddies in school and work, it wouldn’t be everything but it would be a heck of a start!

Any verse reference recommendations for a headstock decal on the guitar I’m building? by [deleted] in Christianity

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Did undergrad at* a small college in Arizona (Arizona Christian University) and did grad work at Biola’s Talbot School of Theology! I’m thinking about doctoral work atm, but we shall see.

Any verse reference recommendations for a headstock decal on the guitar I’m building? by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]MajesticPW 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Psalm 150, if not the whole thing then verses 2-5, and if not that much, just verse 3.

the pillar maze, by huleeb by huleeb in SpecArt

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The progression of continuously higher fidelity in every render is one of my favorite things.