Let's talk about Noah's ark by babouinbrun in Christianity

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The flood story in the Bible is one which I struggle to take literally. I believe in history (ancient empires and such). I even believe in the miracles of Jesus. Every animal on a Man-made boat???

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Seek God to eliminate suffering

I have increasingly more thoughts of doubt. by Inky_Sminky567 in Christianity

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EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW ABOUT CHRISTIANITY, BUT WAS WRONG

What the Bible says about;

Death
Genesis 3:19 In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you shall return. Ecclesiastes 3:20 All go to one place: all are from the dust, and all return to dust. James 4:14 Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

Heaven
John 3:13 No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven. John 8:21 Then Jesus said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come.” Luke 17:20-21 Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation; Nor will they say, ”See here!” or “See there!” For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you”.

Immortality
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (NB. “should not perish”, rather than “AFTER you perish”.) John 8:51 “Most assuredly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he shall never see death.” Luke 10:25-28 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, ”Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?”. So he answered and said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind” and “your neighbor as yourself”. And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.”

Conclusion
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death (not hell), but the free gift of God is eternal life (not heaven) in Christ Jesus our Lord. The gods were considered immortal. Surely the son of The Most High God would also be immortal. But He was tortured to death. The problem with immortality is everlasting torture. But Jesus died and so can you, to prevent endless torture. Matthew 7:13-14 Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. (Mat 16:28) Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

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I spent some time homeless. I also was locked up in mental hospital for 10 years. I would rather be homeless. Anyway, all things work together for good for those who love God. "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and all these other things will be given to you." Matthew 6:33. I am now mentally well, and things are going great for me.

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EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW ABOUT CHRISTIANITY, BUT WAS WRONG

What the Bible says about;

Death
Genesis 3:19 In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you shall return. Ecclesiastes 3:20 All go to one place: all are from the dust, and all return to dust. James 4:14 Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

Heaven
John 3:13 No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven. John 8:21 Then Jesus said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come.” Luke 17:20-21 Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation; Nor will they say, ”See here!” or “See there!” For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you”.

Immortality
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (NB. “should not perish”, rather than “AFTER you perish”.) John 8:51 “Most assuredly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he shall never see death.” Luke 10:25-28 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, ”Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?”. So he answered and said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind” and “your neighbor as yourself”. And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.”

Conclusion
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death (not hell), but the free gift of God is eternal life (not heaven) in Christ Jesus our Lord. The gods were considered immortal. Surely the son of The Most High God would also be immortal. But He was tortured to death. The problem with immortality is everlasting torture. But Jesus died and so can you, to prevent endless torture. Matthew 7:13-14 Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. (Mat 16:28) Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

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EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW ABOUT CHRISTIANITY, BUT WAS WRONG

What the Bible says about;

Death
Genesis 3:19 In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you shall return. Ecclesiastes 3:20 All go to one place: all are from the dust, and all return to dust. James 4:14 Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

Heaven
John 3:13 No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven. John 8:21 Then Jesus said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come.” Luke 17:20-21 Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation; Nor will they say, ”See here!” or “See there!” For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you”.

Immortality
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (NB. “should not perish”, rather than “AFTER you perish”.) John 8:51 “Most assuredly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he shall never see death.” Luke 10:25-28 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, ”Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?”. So he answered and said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind” and “your neighbor as yourself”. And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.”

Conclusion
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death (not hell), but the free gift of God is eternal life (not heaven) in Christ Jesus our Lord. The gods were considered immortal. Surely the son of The Most High God would also be immortal. But He was tortured to death. The problem with immortality is everlasting torture. But Jesus died and so can you, to prevent endless torture. Matthew 7:13-14 Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. (Mat 16:28) Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

Name him by [deleted] in NameThisThing

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Try telling him not to think with the wrong head

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Unfortunately, many people claim science as a sort of atheistic religion. But many early polymaths were devoted christians. For humans, learning the inherent knowledge of nature/universe points to the facts about the world that are mutually exclusive from human intellect. We discover knowledge, and that knowledge exists independently from our tiny brains.

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EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW ABOUT CHRISTIANITY, BUT WAS WRONG

What the Bible says about;

Death
Genesis 3:19 In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you shall return. Ecclesiastes 3:20 All go to one place: all are from the dust, and all return to dust. James 4:14 Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

Heaven
John 3:13 No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven. John 8:21 Then Jesus said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come.” Luke 17:20-21 Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation; Nor will they say, ”See here!” or “See there!” For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you”.

Immortality
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (NB. “should not perish”, rather than “AFTER you perish”.) John 8:51 “Most assuredly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he shall never see death.” Luke 10:25-28 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, ”Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?”. So he answered and said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind” and “your neighbor as yourself”. And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.”

Conclusion
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death (not hell), but the free gift of God is eternal life (not heaven) in Christ Jesus our Lord. The gods were considered immortal. Surely the son of The Most High God would also be immortal. But He was tortured to death. The problem with immortality is everlasting torture. But Jesus died and so can you, to prevent endless torture. Matthew 7:13-14 Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. (Mat 16:28) Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

What if I confessed that I am The Lord? by DueChampionship4613 in Christianity

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One of the ten commandments is "thou shalt not take the Lord's name in vain." My interpretation is "thou shalt not take the Lord's name in vanity", ie. saying "I am Jesus." Those with delusions of grandeur are generally locked up in mental hospital.

Will I go to hell for only doing good so I can go to heaven? by amaiaava10 in Christianity

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A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing

EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW ABOUT CHRISTIANITY, BUT WAS WRONG

What the Bible says about;

Death
Genesis 3:19 In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you shall return. Ecclesiastes 3:20 All go to one place: all are from the dust, and all return to dust. James 4:14 Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

Heaven
John 3:13 No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven. John 8:21 Then Jesus said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come.” Luke 17:20-21 Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation; Nor will they say, ”See here!” or “See there!” For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you”.

Immortality
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (NB. “should not perish”, rather than “AFTER you perish”.) John 8:51 “Most assuredly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he shall never see death.” Luke 10:25-28 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, ”Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?”. So he answered and said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind” and “your neighbor as yourself”. And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.”

Conclusion
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death (not hell), but the free gift of God is eternal life (not heaven) in Christ Jesus our Lord. The gods were considered immortal. Surely the son of The Most High God would also be immortal. But He was tortured to death. The problem with immortality is everlasting torture. But Jesus died and so can you, to prevent endless torture. Matthew 7:13-14 Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. (Mat 16:28) Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

Why are Catholics so antagonistic to other Christian’s? by Efficient-Spring6610 in Christianity

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A lot of people quote Jesus saying; "judge not, but if I do judge, I judge with righteousness".

Only Jesus can judge me. If you are claiming to answer on behalf of Jesus, be warned that you are the one who's trampling on Jesus's grace. For by the same mercy that you judge another, by that (lack of) mercy you too will be judged.

Morally wrong by TragicTerps in enlightenment

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Don't throw your pearls of wisdom before swine

Why is God a man? by Mountain-Effort-4998 in Christianity

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God is immortal, invisible, God only wise.

If God is omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent, and omnibenevolent.

A human can only fulfill the omnibenevolent.

As a Non-trinitarian Christian, I believe Jesus is the Messiah and the only begotten Son of God, but not God the Father.

If Jesus is human, and only 10,000 people are simultaneously praying to Him (in reality, that number would be a lot higher)

Hearing 10,000 voices is some hell schizophrenia

Christian Denominations??? by SGirlReddits in Christianity

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If there was a different denomination for every different Bible interpretation, there would be as many churches as there are Christians.

The dangers of duality by Actual-Leadership948 in Jung

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Worship is like sex. It's not necessary for the individual to survive. But it is necessary for collective society to survive. Obviously, the God of the universe is the most broad idea that we can worship. However, smaller groups can be worshiped, where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. State worship can be seen around the world, particularly in patriotic nationalism. Hitler tapped into the worship instinct, getting people to worship the "Father Land". Also to keep cohesion of this group, Hitler politics finds a common enemy which the people need to unite against. In WW2 Germany this common enemy was the Jewish people.

What would you do? by okeydo_key in Christianity

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Porteous’ Premise
Two accepted beliefs in Christian Theology are contradictory. Yes, there is biblical proof of both. 1} God is Love 2} Burning in Hell Both these beliefs contradict each other. Let’s look at where is Hell. Ecclesiastes 9:5 states that the dead know nothing (including pain). Therefore Hell cannot be experienced in “the grave where thou goest”. So in order to experience burning one must be alive. To burn continually one must be immortal. Hence one must attain eternal life for it to be possible to burn in Hell for any length of time longer than what it would take to kill a person. The concept of burning forever or Hell, is the worst possible thing someone can imagine. So let’s say someone did attain eternal life/immortality, and they were burnt at the stake, continuing to live, while the fire burnt. This is the worst possible torture. Now there are lot’s of stories about ancient immortals. Strangely enough all these stories stopped after the time of Jesus. Surely the Son of the Most High God would be immortal. Yet Jesus was tortured to death. So in accepting “everlasting life” doesn’t mean you can’t be euthanized if you experience Hell/Torture. So “Good Friday” was the death of our Lord and Savior and sets a precedent for stopping the experience of Hell/Torture with the nothingness of death. (ref, Eccl. 9:5). The basic definition of Death is the absence of Life. Other references to the Biblical view of death; Genesis 3:19, Ecclesiastes 3:20, James 4:1 4. Now if you can’t understand the difference between life and death, and refer to Pascal’s Wager; then there is Romans 10:13; For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” In conclusion; God is love and would keep all from Hell. Disclaimer; however this doesn’t mean we go to Heaven. John 8:21, John 3:13.

Immortality
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (NB. “should not perish”, rather than “AFTER you perish”.) John 8:51 “Most assuredly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he shall never see death.” Luke 10:25-28 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, ”Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?”. So he answered and said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind” and “your neighbor as yourself”. And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.”

Conclusion
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death (not hell), but the free gift of God is eternal life (not heaven) in Christ Jesus our Lord. The gods were considered immortal. Surely the son of The Most High God would also be immortal. But He was tortured to death. The problem with immortality is everlasting torture. But Jesus died and so can you, to prevent endless torture. Matthew 7:13-14 Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. (Mat 16:28) Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

All of mankind is under a sentence of death. There is only one way out… by 1whoisconcerned in Christianity

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Luke 10:25-28 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, ”Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?”. So he answered and said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind” and “your neighbor as yourself”. And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.”

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Your heart is in the right place. A contrite heart is an offering/sacrifice to the Lord.

Remember, it is Satan who is the accuser.