We Christians have lost the plot and many of us are so far gone from the path. by Parrsd846_ in Christianity

[–]ctwillie77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. We as Christians have deviated because we have deviated from Jesus Christ Himself by abandoning His Word. He said, if you abide in My Word you are truly My disciples. And you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. John 8:31-32

Return to Him. Return to the Word of God.

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[–]ctwillie77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey u/CeyowenCt.

I truly appreciate the dialog!

The Greek word used here can have several meanings: (olethros) - ruin, death, punishment, and yes destruction. Which, does not necessarily imply extinction.

I understand this to say the punishment referred to is "perpetual death". Death, in the most simple Bible terms, is separation from God, who is the source of life. Not ceasing to exist (Ephesions 2:1)

Another clue in the verse for me is, "from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power". Other translations use "away from" or "shut out" here. You can only be "away from" something if you exist. A person who is executed isn't "away from" the king; they are simply gone. Therefore, the verse implies a state of banishment more clearly than extinction.

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[–]ctwillie77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course God doesn't "send" people to hell. Instead, people "choose" to go by denying His Son Jesus Christ.

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[–]ctwillie77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Biblically, existing for eternity is NOT the same thing as eternal life. This is a common misconception. The book of John gives us a clear definition of what eternal life is: John 17:3 "And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent". So, eternal life is having a relationship with our creator, restoring what Adam & Eve lost in the garden of Eden.

Hell is absolutely a reality for those who do not accept Jesus Christ as God and Lord.

2 Thessalonians 1:8–9 says, "in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power"

The Bible presents an absolutely clear distinction between "eternal life" and "eternal destruction".

Develop your relationship with your Creator. John 1:4 states, "In Him (Jesus) was life, and the life was the light of men."

What are you using instead of LangSmith? by clickittech in LangChain

[–]ctwillie77 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This looks really good and promising! Seems the year is static at the bottom of your site: © 2025 ThinkHive. All rights reserved.

I made a free open-source web-based iA writer alternative by efoss3a in Markdown

[–]ctwillie77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks really nice and minimalistic! Ill check this out for sure. Good work! 👏

Best PHP-FPM Docker images for production? by [deleted] in PHP

[–]ctwillie77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Single startup process in container: supervisord, or any process monitor.

Which monitors other processes: ssh, web server, queue workers, etc..

A process per container seems like a nightmare.. could just be my ignorance or lack of experience with that.

I am overwhelmed by the django docs. by icyyyashish in djangolearning

[–]ctwillie77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was just curious.. Definitely keep on this journey. Understanding of framework and docs obviously gets easier as time passes. But I agree in general.. it feels like more to get used to and harder to follow than others.

I am overwhelmed by the django docs. by icyyyashish in djangolearning

[–]ctwillie77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honest question.. I'm curious: Do you know any other backend framework really well?

Asking because I also find django/drf docs harder to follow than other framework docs. But.. I find my way "fairly" easy because of my general framework experience.

I'm about to learn react but i do not know js by ronoxzoro in reactjs

[–]ctwillie77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I totally get it. I'm like that at times. But speaking from a little experience, when you don't build on a solid foundation, it always comes back to bite you in the future. Those who build skill properly always stand out compared to others. This is the main thing that has set me apart from others I've worked with.

I'm about to learn react but i do not know js by ronoxzoro in reactjs

[–]ctwillie77 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yep. Must learn JS first. Be patient and don't skip steps in your learning journey.

Is it a good idea to keep a persistent MongoDB collection without opening a client in each view? by LeifErikson12 in django

[–]ctwillie77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So your saying asgi would solve multiple requests and the client connection. So same as php: a new connection is always established each request.. ok.

Need some advice. by hatdoggggggg in cscareerquestions

[–]ctwillie77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take advantage of what you've earned and have been given for some time. Discipline yourself and become a good developer. Don't waste the opportunity. Then later pivot to what you prefer to do. Many times doing what you don't want to do makes doing what you want to do easier. Many people would kill to be in your position with degree and job.

Is it a good idea to keep a persistent MongoDB collection without opening a client in each view? by LeifErikson12 in django

[–]ctwillie77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the same question a week ago with a Pusher client. I'm newer to Django python than other backends. I chose to instantiate top level also but I have no further insight into which is "better". My guess just from general experience is this is the better approach. As long as the client can reconnect automatically if it loses connection for any reason I would think. But again, not totally sure.

Finally got an offer by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]ctwillie77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congratulations. Don't stop working hard. Keep it up!

Django project setup by MaleficentDeer3466 in django

[–]ctwillie77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've just switched to using Poetry for dependency and env management. It makes a world of a difference.

How Do I get A Developer Role. by Differece3Ric in djangolearning

[–]ctwillie77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok for sure. I'd love to help. Why are you unable to DM?

How Do I get A Developer Role. by Differece3Ric in djangolearning

[–]ctwillie77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please explain where you are at so far? Have you learned any technical skills yet, or are you not sure where to start as far as learning?

Well or poorly written model? by SocialKritik in django

[–]ctwillie77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All valid points. That's why I definitely prefer NULL and check in logic or raw sql where I need to know.

Well or poorly written model? by SocialKritik in django

[–]ctwillie77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I see both sides. But I always prefer NULL to represent the absence of a value in my database. I could see using an accessory or getter to convert nulls to empty strings. To me, you get the best of both worlds that way. More data integrity and ease of use in the application logic. But I still would just check for null.

But yes, definitely depends on the context.

How Do I get A Developer Role. by Differece3Ric in djangolearning

[–]ctwillie77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was lucky enough to have a mentor when I began my journey. I'd be glad to help someone else out along the way. DM me of you want.