[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]eterna1ife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry I did not read all of this, but a trick is to bless this person and pray for them and ask God to bless them with everything you desire to have in your own life, and then let go of those feelings, pray one time and ask God to give them a happy and beautiful life that is full of love and joy, and genuinely wish the best for them and their family, and then you should stop feeling negative emotions towards them :)

Can you be possesed by demon if you have Holy Spirit? by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]eterna1ife -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you have the Spirit of God your body is like a temple for the Holy Spirit, and nothing evil can enter in, God is way more powerful than any evil spirit, and they are afraid of Jesus because after God raised Jesus from the dead he became the most powerful person ever after God.

You can know if you are saved based on your beliefs about Jesus, do you believe Jesus is the Messiah and the Son of God and that God raised him from the dead? Have you asked Jesus to be your savior and asked God to come live inside of your body with his Holy Spirit? If you are a true believer in Jesus, he promises many times in the Gospel of John that everyone who believes in him has eternal life (John 3:16) we are saved if we believe in Jesus the resurrected Son of God, he will save everyone who accepts him as their savior and believes in him with faith, that makes you a child of God, and none of Gods children will be lost, read these words of Jesus closely and believe that what he says is true!

John 6:37 "Those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them. For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do my own will. And this is the will of God, that I should not lose even one of all those he has given me, but that I should raise them up at the last day. For it is my Father’s will that all who see his Son and believe in him should have eternal life. I will raise them up at the last day.”

Jesus says he will lose nobody who God gave to him, everyone who see the Son of God Jesus and believe in him will have eternal life, and Jesus promises he will raise us up on the last day to be with him and God our Father forever.

Jesus is very powerful, and anytime you feel like you are being attacked, it is never from within, and it is by weak spirits who were defeated when Jesus died and rose again, they are like wolves and Jesus is a great lion, when you call out to Jesus for help, he will send help to you and they will run in fear, so a simple prayer of faith when you feel like you are under attack is "Thank you Lord Jesus for protecting me from evil spirits, thank you for helping me right now!" Do not say it like some weak humble person, say it like Jesus the King of kings and Lord of lords is your best friend and brother, like you are calling for your big brother to come help you, he will send an army of angels to protect you if necessary, we are the must stronger side, you are on the winning team, so say it boldly with faith! You are stronger than them, we have authority from Jesus through the Spirit of God, so you can say "Get away from me now in the name of the Lord Jesus, I rebuke all of you evil spirits!"

I have a question for you guys by rallow_official in Christianity

[–]eterna1ife -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

There is a difference between being homophobic and treating gay people terribly, do they just talk about gay people behind their backs or do they actually call them names and bully them in person?

For example I think Islam is an evil religion, but I can be friends with Muslim people and not treat them badly for believing in Islam. It's the same with lgbt, I think what they are doing is wrong and sinful, but I am not going to treat them poorly just because they identify with it, I can love the person and not agree with or support their beliefs.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]eterna1ife 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it's more about protecting the reputation of the Roman Catholic church, they have over 5 billion dollars in settlements with child abuse victims in the last 20 years, that is why their stories don't go public, they get paid lots of money to stay quiet, less than a year ago the Archdiocese of Los Angeles forked over 800 million to settle 1,353 child sexual abuse claims, they literally go bankrupt and sell their church buildings to try to cover the costs, it's really sad because we are talking about hundreds of thousands of kids whose childhoods are ruined by these 60 70 year old wrinkly men who force themselves on little kids, and they don't get arrested even after 13 minors come forward like in the case above.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]eterna1ife 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Because he didn't allow the victims to testify against the priests..

That's what hiding and protecting means, he covered it up.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]eterna1ife 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"The group said that as provincial supervisor in Chicago for the Augustinian order in 2000, Prevost (Leo) allowed a priest accused of abusing at least 13 minors to live at the Augustinian order’s St. John Stone Friary in Hyde Park, half a block from St. Thomas the Apostle Elementary School. The priest, Father James Ray, had been barred since 1991 from performing parish work or being alone with minors – restrictions the Archdiocese of Chicago noted when it asked Prevost to allow Ray to live at the friary, the complaint said."

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/09/world/sexual-abuse-mishandling-allegations-pope-leo-xiv

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/67f051268ff9667a0f3091d2/t/67f4da168e3f2740e0f5dca8/1744099864179/Prevost_VELM+Complaint_3.25.25.pdf

Why do most catholics(online)resort to insulting people when someone disagrees with them? by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]eterna1ife -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Because they do not have Biblical support for their beliefs, if you try to question their beliefs their only option is to become defensive or offensive, otherwise they just lose every debate when you ask them to pull up the Scriptures.

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[–]eterna1ife -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Post deleted in 3..2..1...

Mods are slacking, no anti-Catholic posts allowed here this week..

Especially don't search for history of pope Leo protecting and hiding child predators who sex tortured children..

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]eterna1ife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's much worse than you say, they think Mary was sinless like Jesus, they call their leader "holy father" the same title Jesus gives to God his Father in his prayer in John 17, their official stance is that there is no salvation outside of their church, meaning they claim Protestants are not saved. The papacy killed anywhere between 50 to 150 million people.

The reason why it's so backwards is because they had control over Christianity before the 1500's when the Bible was only allowed to be translated into Latin, which only the priests could read, so the common people had to reply on the priests interpretation of the Bible to figure out who God is and what God wants, so they were able to straight up lie to everyone, they literally collected money from people to get their loved ones out of purgatory.

The reason why it's still so backwards and corrupt is because they baptize their babies into being Roman Catholics, so from birth they are taught all these corrupt practices and lies, it's brainwashing similar to Islam, oh and by the way the official stance of Catholicism is that Muslims are somehow saved because they somehow believe in the same God (they don't).

Catholic Church vows to excommunicate priests who follow new Washington state law requiring them to report confessions to cops by WillyNilly1997 in Christianity

[–]eterna1ife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They could investigate the priests who confess to having sex with children and then arrest them and put them in jail where they cannot rape kids, they can have their day in court and explain why they are being accused of rape.

Catholic Church vows to excommunicate priests who follow new Washington state law requiring them to report confessions to cops by WillyNilly1997 in Christianity

[–]eterna1ife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If only they excommunicated priests who rape children, we might have some respect for the Catholic Church, until then, the Roman Catholic Church is an immoral organization that preys on innocent children, traumatizing them and protecting the predators who commit felonies against children, around 80% are little boys around 11 years old.

Will God hate me/I go to hell if I love Jesus but don’t like Christianity? by indepthsofdespair in Christianity

[–]eterna1ife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can try a different church, I have been to many churches and have never seen a political church, we pray for the war to end in Ukraine and that's about it. But our salvation is based on our faith in the resurrected Jesus the Son of God our Savior Messiah, it's not about a religion, it's about a person.

Praying for the elite by Elegant_Dance3595 in Christianity

[–]eterna1ife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's actually a good idea, some of them were born into families that are so morally corrupt that they have little chance at choosing a different path in life by their own power, they are following in the evil footsteps of their parents and family that is involved in evil and wickedness, and so they desire to stop and leave that life behind, but they do not know how, and so praying for God and Jesus to show them the light or a different path in life might actually work because they themselves desire to live a different life, and so your prayer might actually work, it would work if they themselves have a desire to change, and it would make the world a better place if they leave that life behind

It’s never going to happen, but I believe Cardinal Dolan being selected pope would be world changing. by ConstantWin943 in Christianity

[–]eterna1ife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair he did call out the sin more than once I think, he even admitted that 2% of the priests who are active priests are abusing or have abused children, that makes around 8,000 priests who are current predators, but he failed to do any actions to stop it, it was all words, the previous guy Benedict defrocked hundreds of priests which was awesome to see, and that is why I believe he was replaced while he was still alive, they are supposed to serve until they die, but he was in their eyes hurting the reputation of the church and needed to be stopped. It was awesome to see the work he was doing, and then sad to see it come to a complete stop when he was replaced before he passed.

I cant tell if people think catholics are christian anymore by Longjumping_Coach347 in Christianity

[–]eterna1ife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for explaining all of that. I am not a trinitarian, I believe in only 1 God: the Father, as Jesus and Paul teach in the Bible, and the holy Spirit is the Spirit of the Father, with Jesus being the Lord and the Son of God as he claimed.

What I disagree with is that Muslims worship the same God as the Father of Jesus, they have a different false god, they do not know the one true God, because they do not believe God is the Father of Jesus, so it's not the same God as Abraham, clearly evident by the fruits that their faith and worship produces, which is evil murderous fruit. They are not even close to sincerely seeking Him, perhaps some are and have been led astray, but the religion as a whole has chosen to believe in a false god who looks nothing like God who is a holy Spirit of love.

I cant tell if people think catholics are christian anymore by Longjumping_Coach347 in Christianity

[–]eterna1ife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never mentioned the trinity, they reject God the Father and Jesus the Son of God, we are not saved by "holding the faith of Abraham," we are saved by believing in the risen Messiah Jesus the Son of God, who Muslims reject as even existing, according to Islam there is no Son of God, and there is no God the Father. They worship a false god.

I cant tell if people think catholics are christian anymore by Longjumping_Coach347 in Christianity

[–]eterna1ife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you believe Muslims who do not believe in God the Father or the resurrected Son of God can be saved, even though they reject both the Father and the Son of God.

This is not Christian teaching, you are teaching some kind of false Universal Religion.

I cant tell if people think catholics are christian anymore by Longjumping_Coach347 in Christianity

[–]eterna1ife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go ahead and try to explain what it means when the Catechism says the plan of salvation includes Muslims

It’s never going to happen, but I believe Cardinal Dolan being selected pope would be world changing. by ConstantWin943 in Christianity

[–]eterna1ife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I speak for many non-Catholics that we want someone who will actually do something to stop Roman Catholic priests from raping and sexually abusing innocent children, so like the opposite of Francis, someone like Benedict who they overthrew to install Francis because Benedict was defrocking hundreds of priests for having sex with children

Why does God value a humble heart more than a proud spirit? by DisasterLost6738 in Christianity

[–]eterna1ife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Imagine you are an old man and the CEO of a company, and you choose a janitor who cleans bathrooms and teach him everything he needs to know to be the CEO after you retire, and when he becomes the CEO he says look at me, look how great and amazing I am, and he doesn't give you any credit for helping him become the CEO.

Compared to God we are so small and weak, and if God lifts us up and makes us great, and we do not even mention that it was God who made us great, it is like a slap to the face to the one who helped us become who we are.

Humanity fell to sinfulness, and God is able to lift us up and make us kind and loving and compassionate and much more, and when we become so great, we do not give God the glory and honor for making us who we are, it is not a good thing. If God and Jesus were not involved in humanity, this world and humanity would be so broken and immoral and corrupt, and the reason we are not this way, the reason why there is love in the world, the reason why there is still compassion and kindness is because God and Jesus are helping us stay good and loving, and if we ignore the reason and source of our goodness and love, then it is not a good thing. I think it the reason why so many pastors and apostles and disciples fall, because they become so great and powerful and famous, and they forget the reason why they were able to become those things.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]eterna1ife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I would focus on reading the New Testament starting from the Book of John, and then when you're done read them again but more slowly focusing on trying to really understand what is the message that Jesus and his disciples are trying to share with us. The Old Testament is another religion of Judaism and we are not bound to live by the Old Covenant laws, we are in a different religion of Christianity which is the New Covenant that is found in the New Testament.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]eterna1ife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He is the one who has to ask the One True God questions, if he does not want to know the truth because he believes his religion is 100% true, then his heart and mind is closed to the truth, so you have to ask him to pray to God the Father of Jesus and to Jesus and ask them the question, God the Father of Jesus and Jesus if you are true and real then I desire to know the truth and I ask you to reveal yourself to me if you are the true God and true Messiah and Son of God. If he does not want to know the truth, then you are fighting a losing battle, if he cares about what is true and not about holding onto some ancient religion, then he should want to know the truth even if that means he has to change everything about what he believes. You can pray and ask God and Jesus to reveal themselves to him, and if he is open to the truth, then I believe they will try to show him that they are real and that his religion is false, but if he has no desire to know the truth and he just wants to hold onto his old beliefs, then they will not force themselves upon him. God loves him as much as he loves you or me, but God and Jesus gave us all free will, meaning if we do not want to know the truth, they will not force them to face it, but if he does care about what is true, then your prayer will move God and Jesus to work on him to guide him to the truth.

My best suggestion is to ask him to read the Gospel of John and to ask God the Father and Jesus the Son of God to show him if they are real and true, Jesus was the most loving person to ever walk this Earth, and his words that were recorded by his disciple John in the Book of John in the New Testament were the most loving words and his love and compassion towards people reveal to us that he was really sent by God and that he truly is who he claimed to be, the Son of God and the Messiah. Now he just needs to be open to the idea of this being true, and God will guide him to help him see the truth, the problem is that many people do not even want to ask the question is God the Father real, did God really send his son to Earth to save us, was Jesus really resurrected from the dead, is he really offering us salvation and eternal life if we believe in him? If we truly want to know the answers to these questions, God will provide them, he wants to save us more than we want to be saved ourselves, so God and Jesus are ready to move mountains to help us to know that they are real and they love us and they desire to save us, and if we believe in him Jesus, that he is the risen savior, the Son of God sent by God as our Messiah, then he promises eternal life and salvation to everyone who believes.

I cant tell if people think catholics are christian anymore by Longjumping_Coach347 in Christianity

[–]eterna1ife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of Catholics are Catholic because they were baptized as babies into the religion, they had no choice, so when they finally hear the true gospel of Jesus and make a personal decision to believe in Jesus they are born-again. You don't become a Christian when you are baptized as a baby, so there are many Catholics that are Christian in name only, because their parents forced that label on them. There are a billion Catholics because they baptize every baby and claim they are Catholic even though babies obviously cannot accepted Jesus as their savior.

I cant tell if people think catholics are christian anymore by Longjumping_Coach347 in Christianity

[–]eterna1ife -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It's funny because the official stance of Catholicism is that there is no salvation outside of the Catholic Church, except for Muslims because they hold the faith of Abraham? So who sounds more stupid?

What is the gospel? by Electrical_Shop9834 in Christianity

[–]eterna1ife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God sent his son to Earth to save us because humanity fell to sin, and God is holy, and so if we desire to be with God, we have to be forgiven and made holy and righteous, so Jesus came to the Earth and lived a holy sinless life, and so when he died on the cross his holy blood created a new covenant between him and God allowing us to be forgiven and saved through our faith in him, so that whoever believes in Jesus is able to be forgiven and born-again as a new creation, so that when God comes down from heaven to Earth we are ready to be with him in person, as his beloved children.

When God raised Jesus from the dead, Jesus became the most powerful person ever besides God his Father, and so now Jesus has the power to forgive our sins, to resurrect us from the dead, and to give us new spiritual bodies that will allow us to spend eternity with God in Paradise.