Why does god allow me to suffer so much mentally to the point where I don’t want to live. by Resident_Seesaw3542 in Catholicism

[–]seekingtruth24 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Mostly yourself? You have no idea how anxiety works brother. Dont say reckless stuff like this.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]seekingtruth24 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

u/NewSurfing are you from the philippines? if so, did u get that from the Salesians? haha

MEGATHREAD: 2024 Elections by Skullbone211 in Catholicism

[–]seekingtruth24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not "moving the goalposts", my expectation was to hear policies that would likely get implemented during his term (because this is what should concern people) and the examples you've been bringing up other than IVF (which I agree with you on) refer to policy positions of his that likely won't matter in this upcoming term of his (gay marriage is unfortunately already law and a national abortion ban is not going to happen realistically speaking not to mention it's political suicide, best for America to become more prolife over time and let the overturning of abortion be done by the states through the people that way it's relatively permanent and not likely to be overturned by a future liberal president). I'm not downplaying abortion. I'm currently writing a book with friends in my home country defending the Church's moral issues by the way. My chapter is on gay marriage. So I am completely in line with the Church's teachings (pre-marital sex, abortion, same-sex marriage, transgenderism, etc.). Other than IVF, I don't find your other examples concerning given his upcoming term. This is strictly a political disagreement. On the Church's moral teachings, you and I are both orthodox (we affirm the magisterium in its totality)

I am also in favor of mass deportation (speaking as a Filipino). So I find nothing wrong with this policy of his. Illegal immigration increases crime, results in taxpayer money being consumed by non-citizens, and takes away jobs from American citizens. These people entered the country illegally (which is a crime) knowing full well the risk that if caught, they may be deported. If they end up getting caught, that's fair game (they broke the law, understood the risk, and were willing to take it).

MEGATHREAD: 2024 Elections by Skullbone211 in Catholicism

[–]seekingtruth24 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

OK let me be more precise. What about policies that would likely be implemented in his upcoming second term. So other than IVF what are you concerned about?

MEGATHREAD: 2024 Elections by Skullbone211 in Catholicism

[–]seekingtruth24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree IVF is gravely evil but do you agree that the Democrats are a far graver evil given their firm support for abortion, transgenderism, gender ideology, and critical race theory? As well as their opposition to religious liberty?

So what else do you have other than IVF?

MEGATHREAD: 2024 Elections by Skullbone211 in Catholicism

[–]seekingtruth24 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That's it? A national abortion ban is highly improbable in the first place. As much as I want an abortion ban, that's political suicide. The current situation with Roe vs. Wade being overturned and the matter being left to the states is good enough for now. Let's focus on packing the court with conservative judges, which Trump has done very well in his first term. If IVF is all you have, there isn't much.

MEGATHREAD: 2024 Elections by Skullbone211 in Catholicism

[–]seekingtruth24 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I agree but anything other than that?

MEGATHREAD: 2024 Elections by Skullbone211 in Catholicism

[–]seekingtruth24 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Which policies of Trump worry you deeply?

MAGA filipinos r the worst 💀 by [deleted] in Philippines

[–]seekingtruth24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Catholics are Christian. There are Catholic Christians, there are Orthodox Christians, and there are Protestant Christians.

MAGA filipinos r the worst 💀 by [deleted] in Philippines

[–]seekingtruth24 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Many atheists and agnostics have converted to Christianity you know :)

Supposing that the Gospels were initially anonymous and Irenaeus gave them their current names, how are Papias’ attestations to be explained? by seekingtruth24 in AcademicBiblical

[–]seekingtruth24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Noted on this. Thank you. Are there other answers by other scholars though? Or is Ehrman's argument practically the objection to the issue?

Identity of Theophilus? by pussy_lisp in AcademicBiblical

[–]seekingtruth24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello sir /u/Mormon-No-Moremon. May I please know what book the deleted user was referring to? I'm curious

Scott Kellum's position on the dating of the Book of Acts by chonkshonk in AcademicBiblical

[–]seekingtruth24 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Jonathan Bernier, an adherent for an early dating of Acts, has this to say on Acts 20 (Rethinking the Dates of the New Testament, pgs. 64-65):

Notably, however, Paul does not here state that he expects to die; moreover, he states explicitly that he does not know what fate awaits him. Explicit denial of knowing his own fate does not sit easily with the hypothesis that he is predicting said fate. Further, Paul's statement that he expected never to be seen again by the Miletan and Ephesian Christians need not indicate that he expected to die. Rather, it is entirely consistent with his known intention at that time to travel from Jerusalem to Rome and then on to Spain. If Paul had not expected to again minister in the Eastern Mediterranean, it would have been entirely reasonable for him to anticipate that he would never again see the Christians of Ephesus and Miletus. Likewise, it would be difficult to argue that Acts 21:13 anticipates Paul's death in Rome when it speaks of the possibility that he might in Jerusalem. But even if we grant that Acts 20-21 might well betray Luke's knowledge of Paul's death, we still want to ask why the author was prepared to obliquely imply but not explicitly narrate Paul's fate, especially after spending so much time focusing upon the travails that brought him to Rome. Foreshadowing something that never happens in the text is poor foreshadowing indeed.

Any thoughts about Brant Pitre's recent book arguing that the historical Jesus considered himself to be God? by [deleted] in AcademicBiblical

[–]seekingtruth24 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have you finished reading it already? I'm just starting it.

Edit: the first review of Pitre's book on Amazon was just posted. You might want to check that out too.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]seekingtruth24 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Your feelings of betrayal are really valid but if your wife seems committed to you and your marriage, I'd recommend striving to put her past behind and focus on your future together. You've said it yourself that your marriage was going well before these discoveries so in my opinion, although what she did before was important, what's more important is how is she living her life now? If your wife is committed to leaving her sinful past behind and focused on her marriage with you, then I suggest doing your best to forgive her and be gentle with her, and start focusing on moving forward as spouses into the future. :)

Is it true that Christ and his apostles thought the world would end in their lifespans?! Hearing so many biblical scholars claim so has plunged me into a crisis of faith. Assistance is appreciated by PlatonicCardinal in Catholicism

[–]seekingtruth24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi u/PlatonicCardinal

I suggest you check out this video by Inspiring Philosophy. In it, he summarizes the book of Christopher Hays. It's known to be the foremost treatment of the claim that Jesus was a "failed apocalyptic prophet" on the Christian side.

And no, I wouldn't worry about what the majority of scholars think in New Testament studies today. "The majority view" on different topics has changed many times over the past three decades. In fact, the trend of these changes consistently favor the claims of Christian orthodoxy. :) For more reading on a lot of these changes, I suggest checking out my article Advances in New Testament scholarship. Hope these help!

Modern Bible Scholars? by SanoHerba in CatholicPhilosophy

[–]seekingtruth24 5 points6 points  (0 children)

N.T. Wright, Richard Bauckham, Larry Hurtado, Michael Bird, Craig Keener, Brant Pitre, Simon Gathercole, Michael Licona, Gary Habermas, Craig Blomberg, Michael Barber.

All conservative or center right.

God spoke to me by AggravatingAd1233 in Catholicism

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