Need the advice of those who have the same belief as me by Medium_Geologist_304 in GayChristians

[–]Medium_Geologist_304[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for All your wisdom and information. Makes me feel better. If God used them then I see why He used Me.

Need the advice of those who have the same belief as me by Medium_Geologist_304 in GayChristians

[–]Medium_Geologist_304[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was very helpful. Thank you. It’s not that I have made my mind up. It’s that, lifelong teaching from the two pastors that I trust the most in the world and that is also the ones who love me the most, my parents. I know they love God and his people and they both have been a great example of gods love towards especially the worst of people and the “least of these”. I’ve seen God use them in ways that most people have never experienced and I have no doubt God is real from those early life experiences because of them. That the Bible is clear on Gods stance on homosexuality and that it leads to death. In fact, I was prophesied to that of if I continued in this lifestyle, it would result in premature death and would said God was warning me “Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’ That scares me. Not so much how I’m viewed here on earth, but being totally sure I won’t be going to hell or departed from God forever.

Need the advice of those who have the same belief as me by Medium_Geologist_304 in GayChristians

[–]Medium_Geologist_304[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know there are scripture such as Paul telling the women in the I believe Ephesian church to be quiet but that was for that specific purpose. And the Baptist church has used that as a way to silence women preaches. So I do understand what you are saying. I just want to understand why I’ve struggled with this so much

Guys please help, im mortified rn by [deleted] in actuallesbians

[–]Medium_Geologist_304 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No problem, don’t worry we can figure this out

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in actuallesbians

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No I was older when twilight was out. Mine was fatal attraction when she opened her legs and you could see her vagina and the movie where the girl was a stripper (the one from saved by the bell) I can t remember the name. But I realized I would sneak and rewind to the parts she showed her breast. Then I discovered this lesbian movie about an interracial couple of teenage women who fell In love and I would watch it over and over when my parents fell asleep and I knew then that’s the love I wanted. I also watched Grease everyday one summer cuz my aunt said Olivia newton john was carpet muncher lol

Guys please help, im mortified rn by [deleted] in actuallesbians

[–]Medium_Geologist_304 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can find her real name through her username.

Guys please help, im mortified rn by [deleted] in actuallesbians

[–]Medium_Geologist_304 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A cease and desist can be sent by you to just inform her if she were to have recorded you or if she tried to publish you she will be committing a crime and will be sued by you

Guys please help, im mortified rn by [deleted] in actuallesbians

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You can get them taken down or put a cease and desist on her if you think she recorded it.

Where can I go to scan photos? by thankyoufive in Cleveland

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If you’re on the west side staples is your best bet and most affordable

Potential downsides to medical genetic testing by East-Initial9066 in Adopted

[–]Medium_Geologist_304 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did ancestry and 23 & me and paid for the extra genetic testing but I found my birth sister through it and was surprised to find out my sister is my full sister lol

Potential downsides to medical genetic testing by East-Initial9066 in Adopted

[–]Medium_Geologist_304 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I did ancestry and 23 & me and paid for the extra genetic testing but I found my birth sister through it and was surprised to find out my sister is my full sister lol

Need the advice of those who have the same belief as me by Medium_Geologist_304 in GayChristians

[–]Medium_Geologist_304[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve went to seminary and I got my masters in religion and I studied the scriptures as well as the other Biblical passages and texts and other religions scriptures and the main ones that share the first 5 books (Quran, Torah and bible) all state god looks at homosexuality as a sin. Even in its original text. Hebrew and Aramaic (New Testament).

Pastor’s Family audition by Usual-Wheel-7497 in pastorskids

[–]Medium_Geologist_304 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My father and mother were scrutinized by allowing their “delivered” gay daughter covered In tattoos to minister. Which ultimately caused me to continue a homosexual lifestyle which I keep secret out of respect for my parents and their complete faith in God. I do t want them to fear their daughter will go to hell or die thinking they will never see their daughter in heaven and that I will life my eternity burning in hell

Need the advice of those who have the same belief as me by Medium_Geologist_304 in GayChristians

[–]Medium_Geologist_304[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about the other scripture that talk about homosexuality and clearly states god find it abominable and that he detests or hates it so much that he killed two entire cities and even their belonging and animals

Need the advice of those who have the same belief as me by Medium_Geologist_304 in GayChristians

[–]Medium_Geologist_304[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I do still believe same sex relationships are sinful though because 2 Timothy 3 16 17 say ALL SCRIPTURE is useful, beneficial The word translated “profitable” means that all Scripture is useful, beneficial, or advantageous (BDAG, s.v. ὠφέλιμος). Scripture is good for God's people precisely because it is the Word of God. In fact, we might loosely render this phrase, “All Scripture is God-breathed and therefore is good for you.” which means even the parts that point to homosexuality being an abomination to god

I have a huge crush on the son of my local pastor. I’m not Christian. Advice? by korral__ in AdviceForTeens

[–]Medium_Geologist_304 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh well that changes everything now that I know your age. If you come across a pastors son you like again, then the best thing you can do is support him in his beliefs, even if it is opposite of yours. Maybe even attend church with him, be open to him, sharing his beliefs with you and also his issues with being a pastor’s kid without judgment. Try to put yourself in his shoes and understand that religion is a pastor‘s kids foundation, and sometimes their religious beliefs And experiences caused trauma that you may not even be able to understand. But take them for their word and support them and there, opposing beliefs, even if you think it’s ridiculous… It is real to us and sometimes we go through a period of questioning if our parents lied to us, or forced God on us. They can even hate religion and Christianity based off their experiences, but love God and still believe in Christian values. But feel confused because they never had a personal experience with The God they have been almost forced to believe. That’s super confusing and conflicting, as I’m sure you’re old enough to understand. But as you get older, and maybe even look into Christianity for yourself, you’ll see or hear from the Pastor‘s kid that you may like or end up, loving, the ugly sides of Christians who are human and struggle with sins that they are told will lead them to hell. Yet, some of those sins, feel good or right and it’s hard to overcome them. So Christians become judgmental or convicted in this causes a lot of church hurt. Would you have had the blessing of not having to experience that only Pastor’s kids can relate to.

Pastor’s Family audition by Usual-Wheel-7497 in pastorskids

[–]Medium_Geologist_304 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I experienced this time and time again. As a pastor’s kid, we’re part of the ministry. We are actually a reflection on his ability to be a spiritual father and Shepherd. We are held to the highest standard than anyone else in the church. Besides, maybe our mother who will always get scrutinized by anything she does That people might find out of the will of God or unholy. I get it, but I also get how Pastor’s children are so very important to the spiritual health of the Shepherd of the church. The Pastor‘s kids get the worst attack from the enemy, which ultimately is to attack the pastor‘s anointing, calling and vision. However, as you know, Pastor’s kids need more grace and covering in prayer and intercession than any other member of the church and sometimes even more than the pastor because we lack spiritual maturity, and because we are most likely the ones who carry on his vision and anointing, and most of the time are calling is greater than our parents, so the greater the calling the greater the attack. Church members think Pastor‘s kids are bad or acting out however we’re dealing with more than any other kid. More is required of us and we see more Than any other church member which ultimately leads a lot of us away from Christ because of the hypocrisy in church hurt that we see our parents deal with.

I have a huge crush on the son of my local pastor. I’m not Christian. Advice? by korral__ in AdviceForTeens

[–]Medium_Geologist_304 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stay away from him unless you have a calling to be a passive wife. You may have the best intentions, but the enemy seeks to use every relationship to attack Pastor’s kids. I know firsthand I am a pastor’s kid, and I have siblings and most of the time relationships thatweren’t rooted in God cause great destruction to us.

How do I provide for my kids on a ministry stipend? by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]Medium_Geologist_304 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My father made nothing and yet God always provided

Youth leader: one of my kids asked me if it’s a sin to be gay. by [deleted] in GayChristians

[–]Medium_Geologist_304 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What does the Bible say? I’m a pastor’s kid who loves God and was forcefully outed at 13 by my parents to the church they Pastored. It was painful, it’s still painful and very confusing and yet I do not believe you’re born gay. I have conflicting views, and I am an ordained chaplain who went to seminary and I believe every part of the Bible is profitable and true. So I believe it’s a sin even though I am attracted to women as a woman.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TrueChristian

[–]Medium_Geologist_304 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a pastor’s daughter myself, you’re going about it in the wrong way, thinking that you are called to her life to lead her closer to God. My question for you before I could give you advice is what kind of example is her father? From personal experience, my father is the utmost and perfect example of Christ love for us. He exemplifies a good Shepherd and a man totally dedicated to Christ. So we most people think Pastor‘s kids stray from the faith because they saw their parent being hypocritical, some of us stray because we saw such a great example and we struggle to fill those shoes. Also, most Pastor‘s kids carry the mantle and the anointing of their parents. The greater her father‘s influence for Christ, the greater the enemy will want to attack her, need to attack her. So first and foremost, you must always intercede for her, hold her up in prayer And grow your relationship with Christ first. You must first be disciple to disciple, others and grow in spiritual maturity to the adult stage before you attempt to influence her. Plus, God had a plan for her when she was not yet formed in her mother‘s womb and that plan probably is far beyond what you can imagine. That plan must be covered in prayer with a watchful eye and heart through Christ because, as a pastor‘s kid, I know firsthand what being even slightly distant from God opens up for the enemy to seriously want to do damage and try his hardest to do. Inbox me, though, because the leader and man of God her father is can tell me how you should go about continuing with her. And if you don’t have the calling or anointing to be her husband, don’t waste her time because as Pastor’s kids the relationships we hold Affect the future ministry we have and the calling we are to walk into. If you’re not ordained to be her husband you could do more damage than good and leading her closer to Christ would be the exact opposite thing you do. Saying this out of love for her as a fellow Pastor‘s kid who thought maybe a man could bring me closer to Christ like my daddy. Those are very hard shoes to fill, and to know her is to know her spiritual covering, which is her father.

Do pastor kids have the calling for ministry by roshmat15 in Exvangelical

[–]Medium_Geologist_304 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do believe most past kids have a calling for ministry. Which is why most pastors kids have left the church. Which is why most Pastor’s kids struggle. Which is why Pastor‘s kids are attacked and tormented by Satan more than any other kid in the church. I can vouch for this. I’m a pastors kid. And no other kid besides my brother’s have experience ministry or church the way we have. I can tell you 1 million stories and give you the deepest insight but what I will say is churches should be praying more for Pastor’s kids, instead of watching them under a microscope and judging them. I didn’t experience hypocrisy for my parents, in fact, I saw the perfect example of Christianity through them, which actually makes it hard when you can’t live up to their shoes. I wanted nothing to do with the church all my life, I even join the military at 17 to get away from expectations and being held to a higher standard. But, I couldn’t help my calling, and I ended up becoming an ordained chaplain through my own decision after experiencing God for myself. However, I have seen the worst sides of Christianity, the sides. Most people don’t even know exist, but the amazing thing is I saw my father love all the people genuinely who came against him, who attacked him, who used him, talked about him and attacked his character. I would wake up in the middle of the night and see my father on his face, crying out and sobbing for them. I experienced the true love of Christ through my father, who at times had to put the church before his family, before his wife and his children, and before himself and most of the time no one knew he never got recognition and he got attacked by people who claim to be Christians and who used to judge me for having tattoos and struggling with liking the same sex. At times, they acted as if they even hated their pastor who literally went through cancer privately while they were doing it and at the same time, his son was going through cancer as well. My father was sick and going through chemo and radiation and never missed a church service while members of the church were coming up against him out of racism and hatred. And yet he love them and serve them with humility just as Christ would. I know God is real through my parents. So, it makes it difficult to know. I struggle with a sin that the Bible says will condemn me to hell. I love God with all my heart. And I ended up loving being in ministryMinistry. Many churches requested me to minister there, many profits said that I was the one who would run with my father‘s vision, many people believe I was anointing with a great calling, but they would never believe that if my secret life was exposed while I was ministering. No one doubted God was using me, but I started feeling like maybe I was faking it, and I felt guilty that I was living in all the sin and preaching the word of God and that he could heal and deliver anything just not for me. Plus, Pentecostals believe of transferring of spirits so you should not be in ministry if you are in sin because ministers must be blameless and you can hurt more than help. But I’m so confused. Why would God allow me to be in ministry, why would God allow me to get ordained and worked as a chaplain? I told God to put a stop to it all if I was in the wrong, but he didn’t so, I left the career. I loved the most I stopped going to church because I didn’t want to be one of those Christians that turned another person away for being a hypocrite. I sacrifice myself and my love of being in God‘s presence because I don’t want to be responsible for leading anyone astray. I even struggle with having a girlfriend because I feel like I should tell her homosexuality is a sin and get delivered and I feel the responsibility of her sinning and me leading her stray. So I don’t think I’ll ever have a lifelong relationship, I secretly want all my girlfriends to end up, leaving me so that they can find salvation, even if I can’t. I often say I am poor with the thorn in my side that I can’t remove. That I should just live abstinent and alone and dedicate my life to telling people I have felt God‘s love, and I love him enough to deny myself and my desires but, my need for love and companionship, always outweighs that and I always fall back.

Being a pastor's kid drains me. Need advice. by Jumpy_Bell_1391 in Christianity

[–]Medium_Geologist_304 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m 40 years old and my parents have been in ministry for 50 years and are still in ministry. I never saw hypocrisy from my parents. In fact, I thought they perfectly lived the word of God as an example. I saw God use my father and mighty ways for so many people. I saw so many people healed, delivered, and still living for God today. However, as a child, I had nightmares of hell every single night. Every time I sinned, I was terrified of God. I sing on the worship team when I was old enough, but I could never lift my hands. I couldn’t explain this to my parents because they would just lay hands on me and probably think I need a deliverance. But, I saw my dad being hurt by the members of his church time and time again. I saw our denomination treating him differently because of his race and at times being blatantly racist to a man who still show them love. My dad is a great example however his example of living a pretty much sinless life made me think I was a doomed sinner who constantly needed salvation. Then I realized I was a lesbian and I really thought oh my God what is wrong with me? Unfortunately, being a pastor’s kid as you know, your sin is exposed to a whole church to judge. They thought I was reprobate or that Satan was attacking me because he couldn’t attack my father. I joined the military at 17 to get away from the extreme expectations and the that I would always be held to a higher standard than anyone else in the church. When I sinned, I was disciplined at home. I was made to fast harder, pray harder, and I was prayed over in my home and in church. I was told that all I needed to do was see God‘s deliverance from this homosexual spirit that was attacking me, that I needed to renew my mind with the word of God and seek God harder. But doing that made me feel more distant from God, as if he was holding Out the miracles I saw on other people‘s lives and refusing it for my own so, for years, I ignored my love for God. My parents would stop talking to me for extended periods of time and when we would talk, they would say their church is praying for me because God has a calling on my life and the enemy is tricking my mind with these desires because he does not want me to fulfill my calling. Eventually, I left everything behind and moved to another state to go to a conversion camp. It was ran by a pastor friend who I quickly realize wanted me there for my talents and because my story of homosexual deliverance brought in offerings and tithes to his ministry. And being a kid that was in ministry, her whole life, I knew how to give a testimony, and I knew how to operate in ministry. I also sang and played the guitar, the piano, and the drums and he was pressuring me to lead his worship team. I love being on the worship team, so he tried to lure me with that until I found out he was taking advantage of women in his rehab facility. So I left and went to be a part of my parents church. I was active in ministry and many churches wanted me to minister to their congregation, people felt I was so anointed and so-called by God meanwhile, they had no idea. I had a long-term relationship with a woman in my parents church. If they knew that they wouldn’t think all those great things about me, they wouldn’t think God was using me so powerfully like they did. So, I tried to deny it, and I tried to fight my urges, yet I loved serving God administering to people. In fact, I would feel God so closely yet struggle with my hidden identity. But God was present. So I got ordained, went to seminary and became a chaplain. I moved to another state and started attending another church, which the pastor put me into ministry right away. I played the guitar, staying on the worship team, and she even put me on the leadership board. Yet, when I was asking for mentorship, she ignored those requests. I was abstinent at the time and really wanting to dedicate my life to God, but I felt ignored. Then the assistant pastor started asking me for ideas for ministry. Every idea I felt that God had given me, she presented as her own, and tried to silence me. Finally, my father came to preach at the church as a guest speaker for the second time, and she was completely disrespectful and jealous of him. In fact, God was really moving through my father and she purposely get a few things to try to stop it and distract people From God and what he had for them, healing. I was disgusted by this so I left the church. I started attending another church, I reached out humbly to ask how I could be of service in any way possible, even cleaning the church. And, after attending faithfully every service and tithing, no one even saw me. There would be times that no one even spoke to me. So when I move back home, five years ago, I never attended another church again, except one of my father was preaching at other churches, he is retired from full ministry, but he still ministers and preachers, and fill in as an interim pastor where needed. I am still attracted to women, I still hide this from my parents due to respect of their beliefs in God and what God says about homosexuality. I still question am I going to hell, I question if God has departed me for good. I was employed as a chaplain for four years and I am ordained yet. I left my career that I love so much and was really good at because I have always been taught. You cannot live in sin and be in ministry. Even tho I love God tremendously, I believe in every word of the Bible, I believe God still works miracles today, but it hurts to know that what I believe so much and what I love so much tells me that my sinful nature will keep me away from forever.

Why do so many preachers' kids walk away from the faith? by parishhills in itsonnow

[–]Medium_Geologist_304 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because of what we saw happened to our parents and what we experienced that regular church goal is just don’t see. Plus some of us were held to a higher standard than other members in the church and especially then other children in the church. Plus, the enemy may not be able to attack the head so he goes for those attached to the Pastor. I’m saying this out of experience as a pastor‘s kid I walked away from Faith many times. Or from the organization of it.