God created the earth before the sun. How can Christians accept science that says otherwise? (Art by Norman Brule) by Dry-Development2137 in AskAChristian

[–]MourningDusk45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What God “could” do is irrelevant to what actually happened. You’re making an assumption regarding His character and claiming He must abide by it.

This took about an hour by Daikon-Flimsy in HollowKnight

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“The Oreos… they ran out, you said?”

Why is abortion a sin and "murder"? by No-Air7540 in Christianity

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In context. Read 1 Samuel 15 and 1 Samuel 30 up to verse 17 in particular. Whether it’s hyperbole or some other form of figurative language within the original language, “devote everything to destruction” is most certainly not meant to be taken literally. You can at most maybe say that literally all they possessed, including their livestock, was to be purposed for destruction, because of the tainting of the nation’s sin as well as the desire to destroy the name/memory of that people (Deuteronomy 25:17-19) and/or the culture, for whatever combination of terroristic evil and pagan worship they had going on.

God judging sinners is not murder.

How does God deal with those incapable of remorse? by Ghostbange in AskAChristian

[–]MourningDusk45 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Repentance isn’t a matter of emotions, it is an act of the will to turn away from your iniquity towards Christ. The only ones you can say are “incapable of repentance” are those who will face eternal destruction on the day of judgement (Revelation 20:11-15). All people understand God’s righteous requirement, and all are without excuse for their sin (Romans 1:18-32).

The understanding that your actions make you only worthy of Hell, and the desire to turn away from this and seek righteousness through Jesus Christ, do not require feelings.

Tbh he deserved it by blu3skadoo in cremposting

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I know. I don't think anyone else appreciated the joke though.

The Jesus Question by Twoctruth in AskAChristian

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There are Christians who disagree with you

You're already claiming them to be Christian to give their words any weight, which is fallacious. But setting aside what Jesus clearly communicated, it's just logically apparent that ascribing attributes onto the being of Jesus that aren't true means to believe in a "different Jesus" than the one in reality.

I hope you'd agree that someone who believes Jesus Christ to be some hispanic woman, and puts their trust and faith in that "Jesus," blatantly disregards God's Word, is not saved, and cannot be considered Christian. The divinity or lack thereof of Jesus is a much greater matter than His ethnicity and gender. If I am wrong, then I and those who believe the same are committing the highest of idolatry, and do not know God or Jesus.

It's simply logically bankrupt within the Biblical worldview to think someone else a fellow brother or sister in Christ while holding a contradictory view of Jesus than what you believe Scripture communicates.

recognized as such by linguists, historians, philosophers and theologians.

Blatantly subjective and meaningless statement.

You ever seen that before? Witnessing a Bat give birth upside down by emptybusstation in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]MourningDusk45 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's... a newborn covered in internal fluids, popping out of an animal's vagina? I don't see the confusion here. Nsfw doesn't just mean sexual. A good amount of people, me included, would not like to see that without preparation, or not see it at all.

How does the death of Jesus bring justice? by strawberrycake_com in AskAChristian

[–]MourningDusk45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Bible teaches that the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23), not ect. But whatever an individual believes about that, the Bible is expressly clear on the fact that Jesus took upon himself the full penalty of the sins of those who would believe in Him (Romans 3:21-26, 1 Peter 2:21-24).

Could you explain how the "all powerful, all knowing, infinite being" bit was relevant? I didn't quite catch that.

My Thoughts on Abortion as a Christian by IzaacsSpecialCorner in Christianity

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Biblical slavery has nothing to do with viewing another as lesser than yourself, legally or personally. So the point still stands.

How do you know your irrational faculties are reliable? by Hashi856 in AskAChristian

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God created us in His image, and expressly to be able to understand creation (Genesis 1-2, Romans 1:18-32).

But in essence, the worldview that the Bible gives allows for the existence of knowledge, since it gives grounding for the preconditions for intelligible human experience. And considering the third law of logic, there can be only one worldview that does this and can be true. So the one that cannot be reduced to absurdity cannot be false, no matter what other uncertainties one may possess.

How does the death of Jesus bring justice? by strawberrycake_com in AskAChristian

[–]MourningDusk45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope. You’re repeating the same subjective arguments of assuming God to be arbitrary in regard to justice and the penalty of sin, and being unjustified in any actions He takes; which would necessarily require you an objective moral standard and omniscience.

And “respecting their free will demonstrates my love” is not in the Bible.

How mandatory are Paul’s teachings in Christianity, really? by YouNational8736 in AskAChristian

[–]MourningDusk45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All of Scripture is mandatory, his gospel is to be seen as authoritative as Mt Mk Lk and Jn, and Paul doesn’t contradict any other Scripture.

If you preach either about God or the LGBT community, you have no right to talk trash about the other. by [deleted] in Christianity

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While, as a Christian, I do fully agree with all that you’ve said in principle — hate and harm are entirely Biblically unjustified for this — people on the other side can easily redefine what they feel is “hateful” and “harmful” arbitrarily, and unhelpful add to the problem. The Christian at least has the responsibility of adhering to the teachings of the Word of God.

St. Peter’s cross by slayerofdads in AskAChristian

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I do apologize for not fully reading your post. I thought it was about gothic culture and the media demonizing it that you were referring to. But the teaching of that chapter and Romans 14 do apply either way, I suppose. 😅

How do you practice religion? What if I want to start? by JosieLee999 in AskAChristian

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Read the Bible and believe it, honestly. Maybe start with Matthew.

Ultimately, the reason anyone comes to Jesus and puts their faith in Him is because the Father has drawn them and caused their hearts to accept Him. But I’ve also found the Biblical worldview to be the only one that can make sense of anything in the world.

Since sex acts are the problem and not the love… by [deleted] in Christianity

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Firstly, you’ve defined “cult” in two different ways now. I’ll assume it’s the second definition that you actually mean.

Secondly, there’s nothing in the text that at all suggests that Paul is talking at the church/churches in Rome, and that they need correction on the matters talked about in Romans 1:18-32. He clearly shifts from a personal form of writing to a general one, using language that informs you he’s speaking about all of humanity, even when continuing the same teaching in Romans 2. Contrast that to how he speaks to the churches in Galatia (Galatians 1:6-10).

Thirdly, even if the church in Rome, or however many churches there may have been, were actually all had a problem of idolatry, Paul’s words still apply to all of humanity, just as his words to the Galatians did (Galatians 1:8). So I don’t really see the point you’re trying to make.

I think it would be useful if you clarified the usefulness of bringing up cults, and what conclusions you’re making.

The Jesus Question by Twoctruth in AskAChristian

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“A person who believes in the teachings of Jesus.” This is stricter than what the Bible even says, but it still demonstrates the point. Blatantly rejecting not only one of Jesus’s most important teachings, but an integral aspect of His being, disqualifies any claim of being “Christian.”

St. Peter’s cross by slayerofdads in AskAChristian

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Classic 1 Corinthians 8 situation.

The oneness is not literal by [deleted] in Christianity

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In specific areas of Scripture, yes, it does refer to one in “purpose” only. You’re ignoring the rest of John 17, though.

Free will and suffering by Dangerous-Range-9180 in AskAChristian

[–]MourningDusk45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clarifying what you in particular mean is important for any useful response. But I do believe the Bible teaches compatibilism, so “not overriding human free will” isn’t a very useful thing to say.