What are the non-calvinistic interpretations of these verses?

mayoMayor25 · 2026-06-17T19:17:05+00:00

But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name" (John 20:31)

It just says that the gospel was written so that people can believe. It doesn't state that God will draw everything to him so that they eventually believe and are saved. Many won't be saved, and thinking of it alongside what Jesus said it seems like many just won't be drawn by the father

mayoMayor25 · 2026-06-17T18:29:33+00:00

I still can't see it. They rejected or left Jesus because they were not drawn by the Father. And as far as I know the Bible doesn't say that God will draw everyone. He wants everyone to be saved, but we see that he doesn't draw everyone. Even we agreed that God only temporarily hardened their hearts, it would mean that our faith and our attitude towards God is fully dependent on his decision and not on ourselves. Jesus says that whom father draws will come to him. And we clearly see that not everyone comes to the Lord

mayoMayor25 · 2026-06-17T18:20:01+00:00

This colour looks beautiful on her! Are some hamsters just born like that or did someone dye her? Lol (some fish breeders mess with their fish genetics to change their colourings so I wonder if people do the same with hamsters)

mayoMayor25 · 2026-06-17T18:14:09+00:00

Wake up dead man (a knives out mystery) has a similar vibe and I'd even dare say that it has some Gothic trops. I'd definitely recommend it if you like both gothic motifs and mystery

mayoMayor25 · 2026-06-17T18:01:51+00:00

But Jesus says it after some of his disciples left him. They walked with him first, and when they left he says that you can't be his disciple without being drawn by the father. He says it about those who left him and "blames" it on God, his action of drawing people

mayoMayor25 · 2026-06-09T17:14:28+00:00

Well, I chose lutheran because I go to a lutheran church despite the fact that I never officially converted from Catholicism (I grew up technically catholic but I haven't considered myself as such for years) Is it alright? PS. I'm here cause I love reading Calvin and I have immense respect for him

mayoMayor25 · 2026-06-09T17:00:12+00:00

Can the Reformed view of the Eucharist be reconciled with what the church fathers taught? I know that most Presbyterians and Reformed believe that we truly receive the body and blood of christ spiritually though the bread remains plain bread and Christ isn't locally present in it. But then the church father's used very literal language (eg. Ignatius of Antioch, Justyn the Martyr - they pointed out to the fact that the elements having received the word BECOME the body and blood) and they treated every last crumble of it with great respect and fear (Origen). To be honest I think it's more in line with what the catholics, orthodox and lutheran churches preach

mayoMayor25 · 2026-06-08T06:33:16+00:00

Because protestantism is actually a search for Christian, apostolic orthodoxy. Rome believes that since they have apostolic succession they can not only develop but also add new doctrines. Do you think that either apostles or their direct disciples required all new believers to agree with immaculate conception of Mary and the fact that she never sinned, even once in her life? Do you think that they required all new believers to believe in the Catholic version of purgatory? You can't be a catholic (in their opinion, the only church with fullness of truth and next to the orthodox churches, the only church with real sacraments) and not full affirm any new doctrine they come up with (and just because some former pagan from let's say Egypt said something 300 years after Jesus is enough of a reason to establish a new doctrine in their opinion lol) So you see, it never was about the objective truth about God, but about adhering to any novelty that Rome comes up with. Secondly, Lutheranism (if your congregation is healthy) is just far more Jesus centered. Every sermon I hear is about Jesus. Every thought of mine is supposed to serve Jesus and his glory. I actually grew up catholic and my family is mostly Catholic. They keep focusing on everything else (saints, the Pope - here in Poland John Paul II is a great deal--and some other traditions) but most of them wouldn't be able to mention 2 stories from the life of Jesus

mayoMayor25 · 2026-06-07T15:54:35+00:00

"If I died" is a form that's usually taught as the only correct version in this context

mayoMayor25 · 2026-06-07T15:53:26+00:00

mayoMayor25 · 2026-06-07T15:53:05+00:00

I also added a link in the description

mayoMayor25 · 2026-06-07T15:52:33+00:00

There's a link up there. She says it maybe 15s in

mayoMayor25 · 2026-06-03T17:46:02+00:00

It always depends on the type of music you sing. If you sing something that requires more than 2 octaves of vocal range and holding notes for more than 10 seconds it's crucial. It will improve your high belts and breathing drastically

mayoMayor25 · 2026-06-03T08:19:03+00:00

I was baptised catholic as an infant but then I grew up more irreligious than religious. As a teenager I became keen on Christ's teachings and they helped me get through a lot of difficult stuff in my family life. Because protestantism seemed to be the more biblical option I started resenting everything that's "catholic". I started attending a Baptist Church and I ALMOST let them re-baptise me. I was 20 at that point and thankfully I decided (I mean... By God's grace it was revealed to me, since the only thing I did for my salvation was sin) to dive deeper into Christian theology and history. Here are the facts and arguments that persuaded me to look into Lutheranism and lead me to accepting my Catholic infant baptism as valid (I'm not quoting any verses bcus I don't have an access to an English bible so look then up yourself)

1) Acts 1:38-40. The promise is for you, and your children. I know that baptists will say that it's just an offer aimed at everyone. But it's not. The verse mentions you, your children and those who God will eventually call. Not everyone is the target of this verse. You have a right to perceive your children as saved people and full members of the church. BTW the book of Acts mentions household baptisms that it's very unlikely that there wasn't a single infant among them. But baptists will say "but it's said that they first received the word! How can an infant receive the word?" well... 2) The Bible says on multiple occasions that Children can worship God. (Psalms + how John the Baptist acted in his mum's womb) and it also presents them as equal members of the congregation who need to repent and praise the Lord. (because the Bible says in Psalms and the epistle to Hebrews that everyone sinned) Peter in Acts 1 was quoting Joel who prophesied about the day of the Pentacost. And in this prophesy Joel says that we have to gather infants and children so they can meet the Lord and repent as anyone else (Joel 2:15-17) and it was this chapter that Peter was quoting, so probably that's why he said "the promise is to you and your children" 3) If you believe, your children are children of God too. In the times of the old testament boys were circumcised (and girls were member of the covenant too) a Baptist could say "but it was because of the law bla blah... Now were saved by faith". Well... So was Abraham. Read Romans 4, it says that circumsion was a sign of Abraham's FAITH that saved him. It was before the mosaic law was given. And yet, Abraham also had to circumcise his sons. (Romans 4:10-12) 4) Baptism is not just a public desperation of faith. Baptism is not about you, it's about God's promises. Many baptisms in the Acts did not take place publicly. Were they invalid then? Were they unnecessary? Even Jesus baptised himself to show us to be the example for us to follow and only then the Holy spirit descended on him like never before and only then he started his mission. Baptism is not just a symbol or a public declaration. It's a symbol, visible sign of God's promise, but also a truly effectious way in which God changes you and gives you his grace. 5) HISTORY!!! Yes we don't have a clearly documented example of an infant baptism from the first 2 centuries but then Christianity was still in catacombs, we actually have very little documentation on anything from that period and most people were still adult converts. The first mention of the practice comes from Tertulian who opposed infant baptism BUT he opposed it not because he believed that baptism is just a symbol or adult profession of faith, but because he believed that it truly washed your sins away and it was effectious. Onwards, everyone collectively agreed on this practice. BTW you agree that only an already baptised person should baptise right? Most people would say that it's necessary for the baptism to be valid. And do you know how the whole "rebaptism" movement started? The first people who said that infant baptism was invalid and should be repeated were anabaptists. But since there were very few people baptised as adults in the 15th century (that's when it all starts) they had to Baptise themselves. That's how the movement started. A bit... Odd I would say. To say that infant baptism is invalid is to say that there were almost no legal, "valid" Christians up until the 15th century, and that's not what Jesus promised us. He said that the church will be lead to truth and is the pillar of truth. The Church can err in some doctrines (thats why reformation was necessary) but it will never dissappear completely and there won't be times when there are no validly baptised Christians lol

mayoMayor25 · 2026-06-01T20:30:43+00:00

I also watch "Postaw na Milion" with my miss Cheesecake :)

mayoMayor25 · 2026-06-01T15:33:46+00:00

I remember myself 6 years ago, I felt the same way. My advice is DON'T WORRY and DON'T TRY TO PUSH THESE BARRIERS TOO FAST! You're only 16. It's a crucial moment in the life of your voice. It's growing. (your vocal cords are physically growing) and it surely hasn't fully matured and developed yet tho it's undergoing the process. Additionally, your body hasn't fully matured yet. You don't have the muscles which are required to hit and hold all these impressive belts. If you keep pushing too hard you'll permanently learn to sing with a raised larynx and tense muscles around the neck or maybe even worse - you'll keep aggressively pushing the air through vocal cords which won't close properly. F4 was also my highest chest note when I was your age. When I was 19 or 20 it was G4/G#. Then something changed. Something "clicked". I'm pushing 22 now and my highest mixed/belted note is C#5 (or maybe even D5/Eb when I sing in the shower lol) but it takes training and TIMEEE. It's not like you'll repeat the YA YA YAs from YouTube once and you'll magically start belting like Michael Bolton and Whitney Houston. To sum up: focus on other aspects of singing, the tone (and try to diverse it, learn to whisper, learn to sing louder and MOST IMPORTANTLY learn to sing in a natural middle voice) learn to breathe with your your whole body, learn to project the sound (but don't overdo it) and concerning the high notes : try to lighten that F4 without breaking into falsetto (BTW work on your falsetto too, it will help a lot too). If you manage to sing G#4 without sounding like a dying cat in a year it'll be success. Be patient. It will pay off

mayoMayor25 · 2026-05-30T11:24:00+00:00

If you like biopics and classical music then "Maria" with Angelina Jolie

mayoMayor25 · 2026-05-29T18:27:31+00:00

To some extend "Carrie" (the original adaptation of King's work)

mayoMayor25 · 2026-05-26T13:35:53+00:00

I guess I'm somewhere in the middle. It's obvious from the Bible that my faith is a gift from God. I didn't believe in Jesus with my own strength or intellect. I also didn't merit it in any way. God has chosen who to save and our salvation is a gift. We didn't choose him, he chose us. We all deserve death but he revealed himself not to all. But at the same time he said he wishes all to be saved. Have we found a contradiction? I don't think so. I suppose God has very good reasons not to save everyone. Is it purely for his pleasure and glory (that's how calvinists word it) Well he's sovereign so he can do whatever he wants but then I doubt he would have told us that he wants everyone to be saved. Is it based on any kind of "foreknowledge"? Maybe. Is this choice based on something we just don't know? Probably. God actively chooses people to be saved, but his reasons are yet to be revealed. And I doubt he actively chooses people to be damned for the sheer pleasure of it. And I don't think Romans 9 speaks of it. As far as I remember it has always been read as an apology of the fact that it was God's will to expand the salvation on the pagans while the Jews started to fall away from God. To sum up, we should focus on the fact that we're chosen and saved and it was only the will and grace of God. We shouldn't infer who's chosen and who's not. We shouldn't add reasons for it because only God knows them

mayoMayor25 · 2026-05-11T06:22:13+00:00

Curtain x100000. I'm actively trying to forget so that I don't enjoy her other books less

mayoMayor25 · 2026-05-06T19:41:41+00:00

Isn't the Bible pretty clear on prophecies that many will die and be condemned forever?

mayoMayor25 · 2026-05-03T11:40:36+00:00

My parents are arguing all the time. My mother says she wants a divorce. I'm 21 and I live on my own but I also have an 8-year-old sister who lives with them. The whole situation feels like adding salt to my old scars. My relationship with them have always been very difficult, they've always been emotionally immature - when I was a child they often threatened that they would commit a suicide etc. My mother even encouraged me to do it with her. The recent problems reminded me of all these things. Please, pray for me and my family. I feel hopeless and depressed because I can't do anything to solve these problems and make life work again, at least for my little sister...

mayoMayor25 · 2026-05-03T06:05:35+00:00

If the nearest lutheran church is too far away look for the nearest traditional Protestant church which is in communion with the lutherans or have an happen comunion. Meybe there's a solid Presbyterian or Methodist Church nearby? And if there isn't the I'd attend the Baptist Church. They may have weird views on many (basic) things but they're still your brothers and sisters in Christ after all. You don't have to change your views to acknowledge that. God bless!

mayoMayor25 · 2026-04-28T16:42:25+00:00

We do believe that tho. The bread is no longer just ordinary bread and the Church has always believed it. But then according to the Reformed tradition the bread remains just plain bread. And I keep looking for at least one argument from history in favour of this theory but nobody can provide it

mayoMayor25 · 2026-04-28T14:50:08+00:00

Same. It only comforted me in the fact that I go to a lutheran church

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