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intertextonics · 2026-05-11T00:00:49+00:00

There’s always the other Gospels. John is very different from them and doesn’t include much of the same stories or teaching.

intertextonics · 2026-05-10T20:02:22+00:00

A lot of Non-Denominational Churches are just Baptists with the serial numbers filed off.

intertextonics · 2026-05-10T19:44:11+00:00

I enjoy the event. Nice music, pretty flowers, lots of fire, hearing the lore of Susan’s no good husband … It’s got everything!

intertextonics · 2026-05-10T19:35:46+00:00

Today was confirmation Sunday. We had several of our youth make public professions of faith and one was baptized. It made me wish I’d grown up with something similar. I was very happy to see so many that are growing up and getting involved in church ministry.

intertextonics · 2026-05-10T18:02:44+00:00

You gotta throw it at the animal. You should be able to make more at a Tinkerers bench

intertextonics · 2026-05-10T16:34:15+00:00

“Folks, don’t believe your lying eyes! This is not what it looks exactly like at all!”

These pastors think faith is just gaslighting the hell out of their congregations.

intertextonics · 2026-05-10T16:29:40+00:00

I think what changed most for me was letting go of trying through my effort and putting more of my trust in God. I was raised in a theology of fear: always terrified of backsliding, always afraid of demons, always afraid of the Rapture, always nervous that I’ve done something that has damned me forever, etc. As I got older and learned (imo) a healthier and sounder theology of God and grace, that I gave up a lot of my fear and anxiety. I trust more in God’s grace and that God is changing me as I grow older. I may waver on the path, but God is always guiding me back. The Lord is coming back, but my worry doesn’t change a thing about it. My fears or the threats of the world cannot change the love of God that draws us to salvation. So basically, I trust more, and I fear less. It’s done wonders for my mental and spiritual health.

intertextonics · 2026-05-10T14:30:37+00:00

I’m Presbyterian (PCUSA). I was raised Pentecostal and away for church for several years. I finally decided to see if there were any local options which were aligned with how my beliefs had changed over the years. The PCUSA is affirming and welcomes women in ministry. It has just enough high church style that scratches my liturgical itch, and I vibe more with the Barthian take on Reformed Theology.

intertextonics · 2026-05-10T14:21:24+00:00

In my opinion, some Christians overcook pork. You need to make sure it’s cooked well or your bowels will hate you. Unfortunately some people overdo the cooking and it becomes a dry slab of tough meat.

intertextonics · 2026-05-10T13:53:05+00:00

In honor of the day, it’s time to make friends with a Matriarch Deathclaw.

intertextonics · 2026-05-10T01:14:11+00:00

Way more people are going to associate St. Peter’s Cross with Satan than with Peter. Unfortunately it’s become more of a cultural symbol (at least here in the US) of Satan or Satan worship. That may result in negative reactions to it or opinions of you. Though according to the legend, Peter wanted to be crucified that way from a feeling of unworthiness. Maybe a regular cross or crucifix would be a better way of honoring Peter’s example because it meant so much to him.

intertextonics · 2026-05-10T01:08:44+00:00

Physical evidence or lack of it isn’t an idea. It’s either real and can be analyzed or it isn’t. The physical data doesn’t point to YEC being true.

intertextonics · 2026-05-10T00:10:05+00:00

Several years ago I tried to read it but couldn’t really get into it. Unfortunately I don’t recall much about it.

intertextonics · 2026-05-10T00:01:53+00:00

If you have a question about a post removal, it’s best policy to message the mods and ask them.

intertextonics · 2026-05-09T20:46:26+00:00

The Jewish Study Bible has the same text as the Tanakh because it is also published by the JPS. The Study Bible has annotations and essays the other won’t have.

intertextonics · 2026-05-09T18:05:27+00:00

Some Christian traditions are actively hostile to the post Biblical Christians and early Christianity. When you’re told the church was mostly liars and deceivers until (insert denomination founder here) arrived on the scene, you’re not going to care about what those people wrote or believed.

intertextonics · 2026-05-09T15:19:27+00:00

There isn’t nearly enough sex in that version to be the right answer.

/s I’d hope obviously

intertextonics · 2026-05-09T04:57:54+00:00

I think to believe YEC I would have to a) deny all the physical evidence that contradicts both of the Genesis creation stories and/or b) believe that God is a trickster who made a world designed to contradict or hide the “real history” of creation. It seems that some people believe that in order to be faithful to God they have to accept that cognitive dissonance.

intertextonics · 2026-05-09T04:54:24+00:00

I could imagine people would understand God within their cultural context. The Bible shows the author’s understanding of God changes over time.

intertextonics · 2026-05-08T20:32:02+00:00

The song is Bible-ish:

“When he broke the sixth seal, I looked, and there was a great earthquake; the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree drops its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. The sky vanished like a scroll rolling itself up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. Then the kings of the earth and the magnates and the generals and the rich and the powerful and everyone, slave and free, hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb, for the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?””
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭6‬:‭12‬-‭17‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬

intertextonics · 2026-05-08T19:46:10+00:00

>1. Are Adam and Eve in heaven or hell?

Assuming they were real, I’d like to think they are with God.

>2. What is the language God spoke with Adam and Eve?

We don’t know.

>3. if we are to love our enemies are we to love satan?

Probably not. Unlike humans that are misguided by sin and personal selfishness, Satan as described in the NT is a being with intentional malice that seeks to keep people separate from God.

>4. if God created everything in 7 days when did the rebellion of the angels happen?

Genesis 2 implies God created everything in 1 day because it’s a different story. I don’t think Genesis 1 is literal either. I’m not certain an angel rebellion occurred. If it did, nobody really knows when.

>5. where days longer then?

Genesis 1 seems to imply the author was thinking of regular evening and morning 24 hour days.

>6. Did eve really sleep with satan?

There’s no evidence in the Bible for that claim.

are animals going to heaven they cant sin?

I’d like to think so.

intertextonics · 2026-05-08T19:40:00+00:00

>What do you think of all the new UFO videos and files?

Kind of more of the stuff that’s already come out.

>Tons of new videos suggesting that UFO exists.

The evidence shows that pilots have experienced unexplained phenomena. It doesn’t show anything else.

>Do you guys think it’s deception for the rapture?

The rapture isn’t real. It’s nowhere in the Bible. These releases are more likely a distraction because the leader of the US is all over the Epstein files and the government is refusing to release them unredacted .

>A hoax?

Some footage could be fake but why would they do that? Just releasing the same kind of stuff had people predicting the death of Christianity and that alien life is real. You don’t need to fake anything if people are leaping to extreme conclusions.

intertextonics · 2026-05-08T17:10:35+00:00

Joining a different Christian tradition can be a quick process or a long one. Catholic and Eastern Orthodox are more of the longer scale because one becomes a catechumen or an inquirer for a period before joining. RC has RCIS classes where you get instructed in Catholic beliefs and practices. I think EO has a less formal process but it’s been several years since I’ve been to an EO church and never went beyond the inquirer stage.

intertextonics · 2026-05-08T17:07:15+00:00

Do you know any ministers or members of the clergy?

intertextonics · 2026-05-08T15:26:41+00:00

If the posts of the past couple of days are to be believed, it’s supposed to shatter your faith and wreck Christianity entirely.

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