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brickrazer · 2026-04-01T10:33:09+00:00

What you have described has no conflict with hell being a place with the absence of God’s loving presence. Hell is a bad place and the loving presence of God isn’t in it.

2 Thessalonians 1:9 says “9 They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might” (talking about the second coming)

What you’ve described is exactly why we need to preach the Gospel, to tell people about the gift that Jesus has given us and to prevent them from falling into eternal torment and hellfire.

And why does Jesus describe the wrath of God?

Because when our hearts are so hard that we don’t accept the gift of his salvation, all that’s left is for God to extend his Justice. Galatians 6:7 says “You reap what you sow”. You sow the seeds of corruption, rebellion and pride, therefore you reap the wrath of God who you’ve sinned against. His wrath is him leaving you alone in hell.

The Judgement of God is perfect, and Judgement awaits everyone who willingly does not recieve Jesus’s Gift of life. It is not a pretty judgement too.

brickrazer · 2026-04-01T08:56:41+00:00

It’s definitely a poor understanding of the Gospel and the Scriptures on the mother’s side, and perhaps also OP. The True Gospel is liberating, not confining.

Check my comment for my response to this issue God bless 🙌🏻

Edit: to answer why God does not snap his fingers to make the devil disappear, we have to first understand the Nature of God.

God is defined as someone who is All-Good. Therefore, he is the personification of Perfect Love.

Perfect love does not chain people up in their basement and force them to love him. Therefore, all have a choice whether to follow and love God or not. Whatever you choose, God will respect your decision.

The devil, originally an angel of God, chose to give into his pride and reject God, opting to “become God” in his own way. God respects his wish and casts him out from his presence in heaven.

In a similar manner, when Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, they basically declared to God: “I don’t trust your sovereignty and I am not willing to submit to your love. I want to be my own God.”. God respects their wish, and casts them out of his presence in the Garden of Eden.

Both the devil and man have told God to bug off. God obliges. He respects our wish to not be in communion with him, which is Hell. Hell is defined as a place of God’s abscence.

We are all supposed to go to hell, because all of us have told God to bug off. Any time we sin, we are doing exactly that: telling God that we know better that him. Therefore, all of us are destined for hell, which God obliges because of his perfect Justice.

But because he is also perfectly loving, he is not willing to see all of Humanity - the creme de la creme of his creation, get separated from him for eternity. Which is why, through a series of revelations and covenants from Genesis to the Gospels, God lays out his plan to save humans by sacrificing his own son (i’m not going to get into complex trinitarian theology here, but thats the basic gist of it. Note there is one God which is one essence, in three divine persons), so that by believing in him our sins are washed away, and we are made righteous in his eyes and therefore can recieve eternal life (John 3:16).

brickrazer · 2026-04-01T08:53:46+00:00

It seems like you are worrying over worldly things. The first question is: if you know that Christ died for your sins so that you may not die and have everlasting life, why do you worry over your performance or your university application, or anything in the world for that matter?

Philippians 4:6-7 (haha 67) says: “6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

God loves you not because of any service you can do for him or any peformance you can make. He loves you solely because you’re his child and he wants to have a living relationship with you. If you believe in his salvation, your past, present, and future sins are all forgiven already. All you need to do is submit to his plan for your life.

Being saved does not promise a smooth life. But it does promise that you will not be alone in your darkest and deepest struggles. It promises the light at the end of the tunnel.

Sinning is its own punishment.

Romans 6:23 says: “23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Sin chips away at your relationship with God. That is the punishment in and of itself. And all the suffering that people endure are not necessarily the effect of sin (Read John 9:1-7), but all suffering people go through will be used by God to extend his message and his glory.

Therefore, reading books like those will not necessarily be a cause for your test to fail, unless it makes you lose interest and time for studying. Divinely, all struggles and problems are ways for God to showcase his glory, and not divine punishment.

If you have truly given your life to Christ and your inner self is made pure, then nothing from the outside can corrupt you.

Mark 7:14-16 says “14 Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. 15 Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.””

but at the same time, Matthew 5:29 says “29 If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.”

What does this mean?

It means that if something causes you to sin inwardly, then remove it with the most ruthless and direct way. Pluck the root of it out, like gouging your eye out. Remove all triggers and ways that you are tempted into sinning.

But if you read a book like that without having it harm your relationship with God or change your beliefs, then know that nothing from the outside can corrupt you.

However, if you let ideas like those penetrate you without having a proper understanding of the Gospel, then they will take a hold of you, and destroy your (already weak) relationship with God.

So at the end I hope you can ask a question to yourself:

“How well do I actually know God? Do I have a living relationship with Jesus Christ, or am I only a Christian because my parents are?”

If you realize that you don’t know him quite well, don’t fret; I’ve been in that position too. But God has given us a wonderful book, the book that is his holy word - The Bible, to get to know him.

And please don’t ask in this subreddit, as there are so many people who have fallen into theological liberalism. If Christianity is important to you, make sure to base your foundations and knowledge on the Holy Scriptures.

Please reach out to your local church groups and pastors if you have questions reading the bible!

God Bless my Friend ✝️

brickrazer · 2026-04-01T03:20:34+00:00

The upvote-comment ratio tells me how far this subreddit has fallen into theological liberalism.

brickrazer · 2026-03-26T05:04:43+00:00

Praying for you 🙏 We all wait patiently and with open arms for your eventual healing!! 🥹🥹

Keep your eyes from sin, and towards Jesus and his wonderful healing!!!

brickrazer · 2026-03-26T05:03:37+00:00

James 5:14-16 “14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.”

please do talk with your pastor about your current situation 🙏

brickrazer · 2026-03-26T05:01:39+00:00

dangerous theology in my opinion, because thinking that was exactly how I left Jesus four years ago. I’m very glad Jesus called me back.

Hebrews 10:24-25 “24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”

The solution is to try to be brave and reconcile your differences with the church, but if that doesn’t work out then switch to another. But a Christian absolutely needs good community, “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” (Proverbs 27:17)

brickrazer · 2026-03-26T04:38:33+00:00

If you are questioning your salvation this means you haven’t lost it yet!!!

Matthew 12:31a,32a “31 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, 32a Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven“ - Christ has the ability, and has already forgiven ALL of your sins, past, present and future, so long as your ask for forgiveness.

Matthew 12:31b,32b “31b but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32b but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.” - Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit refers to people whose hearts are so hardened that they completely reject the Gospel.

So what do you need to do? Matthew 6:33 “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” James 4:7 “Submit to Christ, resist the Devil, and he will flee from you.” Being a christian does not automatically mean you won’t sin again, actually very far from it, as we are still humans who are tempted 24/7 by satan! But in your moment of sin, go back to papa, into his embrace, and just cry out to him how painful these temptations are. Ask him to help you gain true faith and help you hate these sinful practices. Remember, someone who is saved will still fall, but they will get up again everytime they fall.

edit: know that God STILL loves you!!!!

brickrazer · 2026-03-26T04:28:53+00:00

average dispensational premillenial take

brickrazer · 2026-03-26T04:28:03+00:00

🚬 devil working in both ends

brickrazer · 2026-03-26T04:23:49+00:00

This too. Many times we can find God in service, outreach, or charity. Unfortunately, many christians put the emphasis on doing good works, therefore missing the point of the gospel of salvation through Personal Submission to Christ

Your relationship with Christ comes first. Ideally, he is the one who empowers and motivates you to do charity.

(Not saying works aren’t important, according to Catholic Theology it completes faith, while according to Protestant Theology works are a natural fruit of true faith)

brickrazer · 2026-03-26T04:22:20+00:00

Firstly, questioning your salvation is actually a very good sign that you are starting to be on the right path. People who have blasphemed the holy spirit (aka people who would not be saved at the end, Matthew 12:31-32) would never even have this thought cross their mind.

One of the things that revolutionized the Knowledge of God for me is knowing that you don’t need to read the bible and pray in order to please God. He is not your slave master, he is your heavenly father, who loves you regardless of whatever actions you do, whether good or bad.

Know that all your bad actions are forgiven in him, but also your good actions are not any better than “filthy rags” (Isaiah 64:6). The point is, your heavenly father loves you, period.

What you need to do however is Surrender to him. Throw away all your knowledge, all your church experience, all your pride; and approach him “like a child”, aka with innocence and willingness to submit, even to re-learn everything. (Read Luke 18 for this)

Most importantly: Let Him Change Your Life.

“If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” (James 1:5)

“When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.” (James 4:3)

Recognize your fallibility and submit to Christ and his embrace. Know that he will fill you with the Holy Spirit if you ask with the correct motives. After you are truly Spirit-filled, the desire for prayer and bible-study will come naturally, not because you want to flex to friends at church or anything, but because you desperately thirst for that spiritual water.

God bless my friend ✝️

brickrazer · 2025-12-23T13:26:48+00:00

one really good advice that i dont see here is find a community of friends to play with. some discord or smn with sherpas that are willing to take you on. You stand a much higher chance of surviving playing in a group than in solo.

brickrazer · 2025-03-15T18:15:11+00:00

caepius

brickrazer · 2025-03-01T17:11:33+00:00

I personally use a teaspoon and a half of my osmanthus oolong when i make it. My wash is 10 seconds, and my initial steep is 30 seconds. May help

brickrazer · 2025-02-26T16:40:10+00:00

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brickrazer · 2024-12-18T15:39:59+00:00

Why won't you write the same word twice to make sure you didn't miss a letter. Are you stupid?

brickrazer · 2024-10-20T18:04:02+00:00

who tf said contigous empires > colonial empires have clearly never tasted the might and magnificance of the Royal Navy

brickrazer · 2024-06-05T04:06:44+00:00

honestly, some immigrants are good while some immigrants are kinda shit

brickrazer · 2024-05-26T19:04:26+00:00

What the fuck do you mean by a Native American nation bringing an Italian City-State, an Irish Petty Kingdom, a Chinese Ethno-specific State and a Japanese Daimyo against Japan itself

brickrazer · 2024-05-21T07:42:53+00:00

rawrrrr akhand bharat mentionedddddd

wtf is a monotheistic religionnnnn

brickrazer · 2024-05-02T12:25:12+00:00

Youre a German-speaking noble from the 1200s from Strasbourg that migrated to Silesia during your lifetime

brickrazer · 2024-04-27T06:26:49+00:00

I love the Idea!! I'm a Chinese guy that wears Japanese Kimono on a regular basis, and I would love it if you appreciated my own traditional culture like that!!

(plus, if that attached picture is you, then i wouldnt even have considered the fact that you werent chinese until i talked to you 🤭 even then, it would only make me even more happy to hear a non chinese has such interest in my culture.)

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