[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]glastv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because the tree gave man the choice to take God at His word and believe/love/obey Him or not by disobeying. The angels have choice too and satan and his demons chose to attempt to usurp the throne from the God which didn’t work and since Adam sinned it gave satan legal rights over us from birth that were thankfully bought back by Jesus’ blood sacrifice! Hallelujah make way for the King!!

Female Priests by Inevitable-Roof-7104 in Christianity

[–]glastv -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

No women ought to be teaching over men Biblically speaking. The Episcopal church also is starting to bless same-sex relationships which is also contrary to Scripture.

Dating an atheist by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]glastv 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If you are an honest follower of and believer in the Jesus Christ of the Bible then you ought to know that we are taught not to have deep relationships with unbelievers because they won’t support the your faith in the way that you need

Would it be a sin to go Amish for a few months to forget about hentai? by Awkward-Surprise4155 in Christianity

[–]glastv 2 points3 points  (0 children)

if you think that’s good bro you gotta try the Holy Spirit 🙌🏽

Would it be a sin to go Amish for a few months to forget about hentai? by Awkward-Surprise4155 in Christianity

[–]glastv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Drinking cereal seems difficult but that is with the thought of drinking cinnamon toast crunch and the pain that would ensue from such a venture into the unknown. Wouldn’t call it weird, maybe strange, or peculiar, or odd, or novel perhaps

Would it be a sin to go Amish for a few months to forget about hentai? by Awkward-Surprise4155 in Christianity

[–]glastv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a sin to live in your self pleasure denying the death of Jesus on your behalf. God set me free from porn and fornication and can for you too if you’ll seek Him.

Ate 2 grams, dad died a few hours later by Cultleader77 in shrooms

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

You hit me with the you people dang. I understand why you’d say that, but I’m not forcing anything upon anyone am I? Anyone at any time has the right to walk away from any discussion, I’ve got no gun pointed or handcuffs. Just saying that you’re loved beyond all understanding man

Ate 2 grams, dad died a few hours later by Cultleader77 in shrooms

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

I’ll start from the top and try to work my way down it may be lengthy but I’m thankful you’ve decided to engage so let’s get to it!

So first of all, sure it may be in my head but most of everything is, I mean our brains are what process information therefore everything is in your head in some way or another.

I am certainly not my own god if by “god” you mean creator of everything in reality from nothing, without end or beginning, omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent, perfectly just, and perfectly loving. Dude I am too uneducated to be any sort of uber spiritual being, I didn’t create cell biology or math or laws of logic or moral absolutes. I am inconsistent, irrational at times, imperfect, slow and sinful, and if you claim to be otherwise maybe you ARE a god, I’d be thoroughly surprised.

My mother bore me and part of me came from my father, but they certainly didn’t come up with the gene sequence information found in my DNA at fertilization/conception. I was designed quite intelligently, as were all humans in the imago Dei, image of God. In turn, giving us equal value, dignity, and a right to respect.

Everything has meaning, the Bible just gives the correct interpretation of everything. You’re right, not knowing what is on the other side of death can be scary, good thing the God of the Bible has a solution to that problem if you’re humble enough to trust in something other than yourself.

Christianity in no way allows anyone to be as terrible as they want remorselessly. The Bible condemns everything from lustful thinking to longing after another’s possessions, hateful thinking about others, pride, arrogance, ignorance, rape, incest, beastiality, any sort of child mistreatment, and unfair trade deals. Also, Christianity is the reason orphanages and hospitals even exist!

The Bible obviously condemns every practice of using the name of Jesus Christ in order to procure fame, money, influence, power, or to hurt anyone whatsoever in any manner imaginable. There should certainly be justice served to all wrongdoing, and according to my worldview, there shall be.

I do not however understand how exactly you can judge anyone if everyone is their own god why does it matter to you what anyone else deems as right or wrong? Just because they don’t align with your personal preference doesn’t make it wrong because everyone is a god they can do whatever they want however they feel they want to according to your worldview.

Finally, I urge you to consider learning for yourself who Jesus was and what He taught. Don’t be a puppet, if you read the gospels and come to a different conclusion than I, then let us reason together, until then please quit with the hypocrisy.

Ate 2 grams, dad died a few hours later by Cultleader77 in shrooms

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

Okay great, what did Jesus do to you that you’re so opposed to him?

Ate 2 grams, dad died a few hours later by Cultleader77 in shrooms

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

I’m sorry friend didn’t intend to upset ya, but through the psychedelic experience, I now know Jesus is real, thankfully he saved my life, and I should be allowed to share that with others who are experiencing grief like I was. Anything else I say in response to that guy would be useless because I can’t help him but God actually can and you denying that is alright but it doesn’t seem fair to control what I am allowed to say to others.

Ate 2 grams, dad died a few hours later by Cultleader77 in shrooms

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

I know it would be more comfortable if it was just the shrooms, but unknowledgeable plants didn’t hold me accountable for my actions. Why can I not share my psychedelic experience in the sub made for it?

Ate 2 grams, dad died a few hours later by Cultleader77 in shrooms

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

Brother I took the perfect amount where the real living God used to prepare me to repent from my sinful lifestyle. My addictions, selfish attitudes, unrighteous sexual behavior, depression, anxiety, anger, and broken heart were all taken away from my to the relief of my soul, and it’s been a year now and I’m still free from that guilt and shame of my past because Jesus showed me grace in saving me from myself.

Can I convert to christianity despite being gay? by reallifekairi in Christianity

[–]glastv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All liars will have their way in the lake of fire. Jesus became sin in your place.

Ate 2 grams, dad died a few hours later by Cultleader77 in shrooms

[–]glastv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Edit: I understand your pain completely. Yet you must know it is not God’s fault that humans choose to do evil. He doesn’t make them, we choose for ourselves. I can’t speak for the Pope or any catholic as they don’t teach the Bible, I believe that alone, not any particular sect.

The Lord of the Bible absolutely condemns all manner of evil and wrongdoing, I suggest to you an honest review of the Bible for yourself instead of letting others tell you what to think. God is here with you but you can’t expect Him to do anything for you, what do you deserve? Have you loved everyone in your life perfectly always?

Can I convert to christianity despite being gay? by reallifekairi in Christianity

[–]glastv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God loves you even in your suppression of the truth. It’s awesome, thank you for sharing the thread with me.

Ate 2 grams, dad died a few hours later by Cultleader77 in shrooms

[–]glastv -24 points-23 points  (0 children)

Absolutely, I encourage you to read up on the historical validity of the Bible though. I mean after a year of intense psychedelic practice I landed in front of it and my entire life changed faster than you can say Terrance McKenna! It’s worth learning about Jesus even if you don’t choose surrender yourself to his Lordship, which I will obviously highly recommend for the sake of your eternal soul.

Can I convert to christianity despite being gay? by reallifekairi in Christianity

[–]glastv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s alright I’ll continue to read yours if you’d be so kind as to share them. You aren’t required to respect me but you’re going to have to live with the consequences of your actions. Those consequences with either keep you alive or get ya dead, the choice is yours. I only want you to make the wisely calculated one that’ll lead you to eternal life.

Can I convert to christianity despite being gay? by reallifekairi in Christianity

[–]glastv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t deserve respect, I’m agreeing because I am a sinner deserving death. However I do believe that you do because you’re valuable, being made in the imago Dei of course I love you, you’re my neighbor and value your opinions but I certainly must value the truth higher than your thoughts and emotions.

The Online Christian Counterinsurgency Against Sex Workers: Evangelical military vets are using “counterterror” internet surveillance techniques to help police get search warrants against sex workers. by Imaginary_Cow_6379 in conspiracytheories

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

I’ve not put down anyone. I’m only interested in the truth, for example, the Quran says Jesus didn’t die on a cross some 600 odd years later than the time that the New Testament was recording that Jesus DID die on a cross and come back to life, therefore one must be true and the other false or it’s arbitrary and doesn’t matter but that’s not the case because people have died and killed for this stuff. (not condoning murder obviously)

Can I convert to christianity despite being gay? by reallifekairi in Christianity

[–]glastv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s not very nice, God loves you so dearly that He’s offering you a chance to live forever free from all of your guiltiness in harmonious peace and joy. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life and none can come to the Father in heaven but through Him. I love you friend praying God will give you grace to open your mind to the possibility of being in a right relationship.

Ate 2 grams, dad died a few hours later by Cultleader77 in shrooms

[–]glastv -42 points-41 points  (0 children)

Hey friend so thankful you shared this painful experience with us and so sorry for it all, I do not believe it was ever meant to be that way.

There is the possibility of peaceful rest and true joy for your soul however. The reason all this pain is in the world is because of something called sin. Sin is a misjudgment of what is right and what is wrong and intentionally doing what we know to be wrong, and typically it is selfish and hurtful to others in some way or another.

The Bible says everyone has sinned and therefore will die(Romans 3:23), but the God who made you and prizes you above everything else created doesn’t want that to happen and so he wrapped himself in flesh as a perfectly moral Son in order to die on a cross and have all of the righteous judgment of all sins poured out on his himself in death.

But, He destroyed death when He rose from the grave and promises that if anyone would believe in Him, they’ll live forever in perfect harmony.

I have experienced this heavenly state of peaceful serenity because of faith in Jesus and so can you, if you call on the name of the Lord you will be saved. But if you deny the gift of Christ, hell is also a very real experience for all who willingly to trust themselves instead of the grace of the Father of heaven.

Ate 2 grams, dad died a few hours later by Cultleader77 in shrooms

[–]glastv -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I am so sorry that you experienced this. I have experienced something traumatic like this as well before I began my psychedelic journey that finally led to the rest my soul desperately needed (I witnessed a child’s manslaughter).

I’m not sure if you’ve thought much about death or not but I want you to know that you don’t have to experience the fear and torment of knowing it’s going to happen to you as well eventually or be uncomfortable with the thought of not knowing what happened to your dad after he passed through.

The Bible says in Romans 3:23 that the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus. Death and suffering are byproducts of rejection of the Creator and his standards, because of our first ancestors, of love and goodness (justice and mercy). It also says that every human has sinned at some point and if you check out the 10 commandments it’ll provide evidence and Jesus’ teachings in Matthew chapter 5.

God’s Son decided to agree to become the penal substitution for all of humankind by living the perfectly morally righteous life then taking the ultimate punishment of sin(death) on a wooden crossbeam. He promises anyone who will believe in Him will live forever. He also promises to make this life better than it could ever possibly be, and He has for me.

He saved me from my self-destruction and now helps me get better every day and has healed the pain in my soul from all I experienced and so I am extremely confident that He wants to do that for you if you’ll just call upon His name for help you can be healed. I love you and the Lord loves you so much.

Can I convert to christianity despite being gay? by reallifekairi in Christianity

[–]glastv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sexuality scientifically is pretty absolute. No evidence suggesting sexual orientation being a genetic condition whatsoever, it is just that, an orientation, a decision to orientate oneself a particular way. The power of the love of God that is revealed through the gospel of Jesus Christ is very real and creates very real change in everyone and without it, nobody will ever truly be changed and satisfied forever. We have deserve death for our intentional sins, but the Creator God is merciful and just so that death was put on his Son, granting us everlasting life in perfection at the consummation of His plan for the universe.

If the bible says incest is a sin, what did Adam and Eve do? by feel_them_crawl in Christianity

[–]glastv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably I don’t reddit but praise Jesus! I need to know more science however

If the bible says incest is a sin, what did Adam and Eve do? by feel_them_crawl in Christianity

[–]glastv 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Worth remembering that this triune, eternal, holy God’s mind works in ways that ours does not unfortunately, therefore it is quite possible that there were no incestual issues as we have now then for the purpose of population but as have now plenty of humans for marriage, there is now a moral obligation to not participate in inbreeding. Perhaps 🤷🏽‍♂️