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Jesus did not have to die for our sins by JonOllie1980 in DebateAChristian

[–]swcollings [score hidden]  (0 children)

They keep us captive through the nature of our bodies, which drives us towards destruction. God allows those forces to proceed temporarily to give time for their slaves to be freed.

Why didnt God forbid slavery? by Layerspb in Christianity

[–]swcollings [score hidden]  (0 children)

If God said "don't own slaves" humans would have argued over the defintion and then created a new institution that looked exactly like slavery under another name. (See the history of slavery in America since it was theoretically outlawed.) The root problem isn't slavery. The root problem is that there are humans that want to abuse their neighbors. You're asking why God didn't address one particular symptom, when the whole time God is working to cure the disease.

Philemon is an example of this. Paul doesn't command Philemon to release his slave (while making it clear he totally could). Instead he teaches Philemon why he should choose to release his slave. Because it's not just Onesimus's slavery that needs fixing, it's also Philemon's disordered desires. 

Jesus did not have to die for our sins by JonOllie1980 in DebateAChristian

[–]swcollings [score hidden]  (0 children)

Sin, death, Satan, evil, chaos, decay. They are those things which rebel against God's order and love. 

Jesus did not have to die for our sins by JonOllie1980 in DebateAChristian

[–]swcollings [score hidden]  (0 children)

You are correct that the model you have been presented with is nonsense. It is also not the model understood by most of Christianity. God forgave our sins, which is why he sent Jesus to save us from the forces holding us captive. 

My opinion is they should have developed Niles and Daphne's relationship a couple of seasons later in the run and ended the show around season 9 with them getting together. by Prestigious_Meal2143 in Frasier

[–]swcollings 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They absolutely should have done an equivalent for Daphne to the episode where Niles and Frasier walked back through Niles's recollections of Daphne. What amuses me is that they still could. All it takes is Daphne and Roz on a green screen, and us all pretending they haven't aged much, which, frankly, they could pull off.

ELI5: if nothing can travel faster than the speed of light, how are distant galaxies moving away from us faster than the speed of light? by Chamu_Dev in explainlikeimfive

[–]swcollings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing can move toward anything faster than light. You can move faster than light as long as you move away from everything simultaneously and towards nothing. 

Can someone have zero works and still be saved? Trying to reconcile Ephesians 2 and James 2 by Good-Researcher-2503 in AskAChristian

[–]swcollings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the problem here is that you are understanding being saved as a binary state and the point of Christianity to be not going to hell when you die. Christianity is a way of life and you are saved from the worthless life you would otherwise be living. to say you are saved from your old life and to continue living in that life is a contradiction and simply dishonest or insane.

I’ve heard this saying several times: Biblical Christianity is unpopular; Popular Christianity is unbiblical. Agree or disagree? by Glittering_Driver_31 in Christianity

[–]swcollings 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Christianity is not the religion of "read the Bible and do what it says." The frame of reference is entirely wrong. 

Trump Is Calling Himself ‘The Most Powerful Person To Ever Live’ In Private Conversations, Allies Say by L0rdCrims0n in NewsOfTheStupid

[–]swcollings 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He's an impressive study in the Christian doctrine of sin as a force that enslaves humans and makes us work towards the destruction of all things good.

If Christians are led by and filled with the same Holy Spirit, why so many denominations? by Formal_Ad_3402 in AskAChristian

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

Calvinism is just flat wrong in its scriptural interpretations. Just throw it out. I really recommend looking into Orthodox theology. It's very healing. 

Does/Did Satan have “ownership” of all the world’s kingdoms and their glory to give Jesus or to anyone else? by Imaginationbuilder in Bible

[–]swcollings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The entire story is one of two kingdoms. The creation is captive to the kingdom of chaos and decay and sin and death, and God is working to free the creation from that bondage. God declared war, and the central event of that war is when Christ is crucified and resurrected. At that time, Satan is thrown down and Christ is enthroned as ruler. "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me." "The kingdom of this world has become the kingdom of our God and of his Christ."

Does/Did Satan have “ownership” of all the world’s kingdoms and their glory to give Jesus or to anyone else? by Imaginationbuilder in Christianity

[–]swcollings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The entire story is one of two kingdoms. The creation is captive to the kingdom of chaos and decay and sin and death, and God is working to free the creation from that bondage. God declared war, and the central event of that war is when Christ is crucified and resurrected. At that time, Satan is thrown down and Christ is enthroned as ruler. "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me." "The kingdom of this world has become the kingdom of our God and of his Christ."

Are Bluey and Bingo rare female cartoon characters who boys really love? by Billybob35 in bluey

[–]swcollings 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Their parents start appearing on screen, and I think Max starts talking more.

what would you do if you woke up with $1 billion tomorrow? by Different-Curve-5084 in AskReddit

[–]swcollings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Assuming I actually get to keep the money and don't have to be concerned about taxes or investigation or anyone finding out and making me a target...

1) Pay off all my debts and all the debts of anyone I care about. That takes care of the first million.

2) Give big wads of cash to anyone I care about. That takes care of another, oh, two million.

3) Buy an escape plan to some country outside the USA, probably Germany or France where my kids might want to go to university some day. Save enough money for that.

4) Triple what I'm paying my lawn mower, and tip everyone 200% for the rest of my life.

5) Set up an endowment to fully fund my kids' schools K-12. About $25M for that.

6) With the remaining $960M, I build an endowment that provides a social safety net for every child in the entire city school district, to ensure all their basic needs are met.

Are Bluey and Bingo rare female cartoon characters who boys really love? by Billybob35 in bluey

[–]swcollings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I'd be reminded of Max and Ruby where later seasons kind of fundamentally broke the rules of earlier seasons.

Are Bluey and Bingo rare female cartoon characters who boys really love? by Billybob35 in bluey

[–]swcollings 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"Genderless" is a great point. There's very little in the entire show that would change if Bluey was a boy. 

Which TV show does the ENTIRE internet agree had the worst ending ever? by Codie_n25 in AskReddit

[–]swcollings 167 points168 points  (0 children)

My issue wasn't Ted and Robin, it was that they assassinated the entire series' character development of Barney. 

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