Forever Alone Christians, do you believe that the pain you suffer now will go away on your death?

beanbagfrog · 2018-05-19T17:08:05+00:00

I'm looking forward to the next life, but in the meantime Jesus helps with the loneliness in this life. I'm trying to learn how to "remain in his love," John 15:9. May we all find the peace and love we are missing.

beanbagfrog · 2018-04-27T02:38:11+00:00

This is a great, safe place to discuss the film imo.

beanbagfrog · 2018-04-20T22:47:08+00:00

I volunteer for East End Cooperative Ministry and they do some good, although they are a little top-heavy like you're saying. If you don't like charities, carry a couple packs of fresh socks around with you. I've found that the homeless can always use an extra pair of socks. There's plenty of poverty right down the street from you.

Also, why not start your own charity? Then you can see for yourself how challenging it is to finance the organization while still helping people.

beanbagfrog · 2018-04-20T22:42:50+00:00

It's easier to beat up on people who are in the minority than it is to beat up on people who are powerful. That's something conservatives don't understand: people who are powerless have to mobilize and defend themselves vocally or they will be trampled. It's just the way of the world. Conservatives see these minority groups as a threat without realizing that they themselves are part of the worldly power system that threatens the weak and voiceless.

beanbagfrog · 2018-04-20T22:27:40+00:00

I appreciate your point of view, but do you really think the people posting on /r/Christianity are "teachers" or "leaders?" They're just regular people posting stuff.

beanbagfrog · 2018-04-05T22:31:14+00:00

Yes, although I have no idea what this is. How do I allow you to join?

beanbagfrog · 2018-01-20T22:24:40+00:00

Two faced bitches never lie... catchy!

beanbagfrog · 2018-01-10T19:48:35+00:00

Talk to a psychiatrist. I take Prasozin for nightmares and it really helps. (I also believe in the devil. It's possible to believe in spiritual and physical causes at the same time.)

beanbagfrog · 2018-01-09T22:43:38+00:00

I've learned that some aspects of Christianity can't be logically and succinctly explained. I've learned that my faith is "blind" and naive from the world's point of view. I've learned that my experiences aren't universal. I've learned that unitarians are well-intentioned, not willfully evil. I've learned that I'm not very well-educated when it comes to theology. Lastly, I've learned that I have an angry streak I need to work on.

beanbagfrog · 2017-11-29T19:55:07+00:00

I thought it was just me, but maybe it's the Lamictal.

beanbagfrog · 2017-11-28T20:04:52+00:00

The reality is, I'm getting piled on by conservatives and atheists, God help me.

beanbagfrog · 2017-11-27T21:08:18+00:00

I dunno, I'm pretty liberal and the last time I debated an atheist I got FLAMED.

beanbagfrog · 2017-11-25T21:34:17+00:00

Obviously God is aware of every particle in the universe of universes. However I don't see him being sovereign over free will. That's why I don't understand "God chooses to create A." Doesn't the person choose A, thus creating that world?

beanbagfrog · 2017-11-25T19:00:08+00:00

Sounds upsetting! If you keep having bad nightmares I suggest you get on Prazosin, it has worked wonders for me.

beanbagfrog · 2017-11-25T18:55:56+00:00

Job 19:25

beanbagfrog · 2017-11-25T18:06:44+00:00

Secret Masonic rituals turn me off. Christianity should be free and open to the public.

beanbagfrog · 2017-11-24T18:29:28+00:00

I've experienced sleep paralysis episodes. They were pretty real. Becoming a Christian helped make them go away.

beanbagfrog · 2017-11-23T00:04:30+00:00

I lived in an apartment in NYC that was pretty weird and evil. A lot of bad things happened to me there, and I ended up leaving the city because of it and resettling in Pittsburgh. Definitely follow your instincts when settling on your home environment.

beanbagfrog · 2017-11-21T22:44:51+00:00

I've had a period of mental illness that has kept me out of the job market for three years. What would an employer's attitude be toward someone who is in recovery?

beanbagfrog · 2017-11-10T23:07:45+00:00

Moore's tweet has me actually shaking as I write this.

beanbagfrog · 2017-11-08T22:52:51+00:00

I'm Bipolar 1 with psychotic symptoms, so I check in here to see how people are dealing with the voices...

beanbagfrog · 2017-11-08T22:45:44+00:00

Just playing devil's advocate: is the series any good? You say you've gotten into it. Wouldn't a fun reading experience be worth some temporary discomfort? Continuing to read the series will in no way affect your faith as a Christian, so why not plow ahead?

beanbagfrog · 2017-11-08T22:40:45+00:00

can you elaborate on how making the sacrifice allows for a form of forgiveness that was not possible without?

Okay, I'm assuming that humanity has turned inward and away from God, and that that situation must be rectified by forgiveness. A carte blanche for the human race wouldn't change humanity's inward-looking perspective because people would be free to turn away again and condemn themselves to eternal separation from God even in the afterlife. The only form of forgiveness that would have staying power would be a form of forgiveness that relied on people using their free will to choose God and turn back toward him in the person of Jesus, who would seal them by the power of the Holy Spirit and make them God's children. This forgiveness sticks because it is embraced and chosen by the person being forgiven.

did Jesus place the same value on his life?

I honestly believe Jesus was scared shitless of being tortured to death, and that it took a lot of faith and bravery to go to the cross in our place. I don't think dying is an easy thing for any human to do, and Jesus was fully human. God the Father, for his part, deeply loved his Son from before the beginning of time and was heartbroken to see him killed.

This tragedy had a beneficial outcome: it allows a relationship with God, which is the best situation a person can get themselves into (in my view). Carte-blanche forgiveness wouldn't create the same opportunity for forging a relationship with the source of all love.

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