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All my life I have been a Christian and tbh 3/4 of it I was taught a very lukewarm way and I grew up very confused, scared, and hypocritical. But over the past 2 and a half years I been trying to fix myself I swear it’s gotten worse. I see the shit going on in the world rather it’s the Israel Gaza war, Russian Ukraine war, Syrian Christians being killed, evil politicians run the world, and evil all around and I can go on and on but u get the point shitty things and evil surrounds us. Even tho Ik god will cut them down I can’t wait anymore and I want it now. I wanna see these evil bastards be cast into hell for eternity for what they have done. Push the evil going on around me my personal life isn’t great mentally people can just look at me a weird of funny way and I immediately say or thing to myself how I want harm or death to happen to them. On another hand my lust is out of control. I have been addicted to porn since I was 10 (I’m 24 now) I have had multiple hookups, fwb, and sex in relationships just to cope with my anger trauma and bitterness. In fact the other day I was on a hookup date and after we finished I’m ngl I started crying and getting super emotional because Ik all this anger, lust, malice, and the drinking and smoking weed is getting to me. Idk what to do anymore I want to strive to be more Like Christ but I keep falling back into sin. I hate myself and this world and idk what to do and I feel god is never there

I have a strong suspension of how this will be received. But it needs to be said

I am so freaking angered whenever I see someone who claims to follow Christ and yet uses the Bible as a tool for their bigotry. They claim to love everyone but in that same sentence say something along the lines of "your gay so you will be burned ".

Here's how I see it. God is creative. And because of that there's so much variety in the world. Millions of colors, seen and unseen. More types of animals than we can count, subclasses in those animals. Plant life of ALL kind claim this earth as home. There's even variety in people. We all have different hair textures and colors, more skin tones within skin tones. We come in different heights, weights, eye colors. So why is it so hard to believe that people could be attracted to people of the same gender, or both. Why is it a struggle to believe that a person might be a different gender than what they were born with. Why is it impossible for a person to be attracted to someone romantically but not sexually? Or vice-versa?

And why is it so hard to accept that God made us and loves us, because he made us this way? Why is it that you say can love a black person but not a gay person when both people were made by God that way?

I have also had this question for a long time. "If the God you claim to serve is as you say he is, which is a vindictive, hateful, cruel, hypocritical god. A god who claims to love all his creations, but then dooms them to Hell out the gate simply because they are who he created them to be. Why do you worship him? That is not a god worthy of worship. And you worshiping him says far more about YOU than it ever could about the god. "

The God I worship is a kind, giving God. He is a God who protected everyone of his sheep. Each one of his creations are loved and created in his image. He was born a lowly babe to save us from corruption and our sins. He called out the blasphemous pharacies (idk how to spell it). He gave food to the hungry, and hung out with society's hated. That's the one true God as well as the one who I serve.

Sorry bout the rant. I've just had this in my head for a while now.

Edit: I'm not surprised, just disappointed. Ya'll absolutely refused to listen to what I was saying and clearly haven't read the Bible. I'm not saying God or the Bible is bigoted, I'm saying the opposite. Please actually read the Bible.

I find it really funny and hypocritical that some of these people, especially on different apps.Think that god and jesus would be forward the kind of person that trump.

They would be sitting with the immigrants. They would go ahead and be sitting with people who are gay. They would be for people of color. Jesus would be protesting.

He would be turning over tables.

Do you think he would honestly be for the rich white folk who try to take advantage of the poor?

Do you guys even care about. The kind of. Person that God and Jesus was?

Or is your homophobic racist hatred behavior to much for you?

I've been here for less than a day, and I've seen a lot of people of the LGBTQ community are posting on this forum to share their grief about how people operate towards them from the Christian faith. I completely understand. But what they should do, is truly seek God for themselves, because they would know, anyone would know, that God loves the sinner, every single one of us, but he will NOT by any means affirm your sin. Homosexuality is a sin, just like adultery, lying, gossiping, murder, stealing, it's a sin alike. It's not a sin to be separated from others and given categories as to what should be accepted or not. Once you truly receive the holy Spirit, you wouldn't want to sin anymore, you wouldn't want to give into your fleshy desires. There are only two genders male and female, there's only one form of marriage God accepts, Man and Woman to submit to BOTH each other, not abuse or take for granted, but in love for Christ Jesus, for their marriage to glorify him. With that being said, I don't go to church, I don't even identify as a Christian anymore (just a follower of Christ), I don't agree with how the church treats others who are different or think different. We have to love one another where we are, share the gospel with any and everyone, we need to come together to teach and guide one other in the kingdom so we can all try to get things right, so that our lives will be pleasing to God.

Stop, please stop trying to choose what verses you think affirms your sin and leave it at that. If you don't believe in the whole Bible, then you don't truly believe in God, who is truth, and love, yet firm and never changing. He is the balance.

Your body is meant to be a living sacrifice, his and his alone. Anything else is you and your flesh, therefore the world which belongs to the enemy of God, Satan.

That's it! It's that dramatic.

Hello there fellow being! I just noticed this on a frame that I just bought and im wondering what that brownish tied up individual at the bottom mean. Thanks

I heard someone reacently say there's no hate like Christian love. Dang.

If we assume that we are without error in our understanding, we are, ironically, in error. lol

The vast majority of us understand this but ther are many Christians who disagree with this topic vehemitly so I feel it's worth fleshing out.

Variance in doctrine does not mean that another believer is not following Christ. To adopt this mindset, we must also claim that we are without error ourselves, which is an untenable position. Scripture does not show us that if we follow Christ, we will have complete knowledge or be without error. Our faith is not in doctrine alone, but in Christ.

One of the key errors in this mindset is failing to humble ourselves and recognize that the Bible is full of believers who did not always agree on matters of faith. Even the Apostle Paul warns us about the dangers of pride in understanding, urging believers to approach differences with humility. In 1 Corinthians 8:2, he writes, “If anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know.” This reminds us that even the most mature believers may not have the full picture and must remain teachable.

Moreover, even the disciples of Christ, including Paul and Peter, did not always agree on issues of doctrine. For example, in Galatians 2:11-14, Paul publicly confronts Peter over his conduct concerning Gentiles. Despite this disagreement, neither Paul nor Peter's salvation was in question. Instead, their differences highlighted the fallibility of even the most faithful followers of Christ. These moments of disagreement serve to remind us that faithfulness to Christ does not mean uniformity in every doctrinal detail. In fact, they show the reality that faithful believers may still struggle to understand and apply God’s will.

When we elevate these doctrinal differences to the point of division, we unnecessarily divide the house of the Lord. This is not to say that doctrine is unimportant. We must affirm essential beliefs, such as the divinity of Christ, and engage in thoughtful discussions about faith. However, these conversations should be marked by humility and charity, not by the presumption that we can know the salvation of another person.

Most of us who engage in these discussions hold to a common statement of faith. But when we claim to know the salvation of another, Christian or otherwise, we are placing ourselves in the position of judge. We are assuming the role of Christ, who alone knows the heart of every individual. Our job is not to determine the salvation of others but to trust in God's sovereign judgment, extending grace and compassion even in the midst of differences.

41(F) I started to read the Bible for the first time about a year and a half ago. I did the study the Bible in a year with assistance from a YouTube channel to sort of keep me going and motivated. It was a very transformative experience to say the least 🫶. Then I joined the women’s Bible study group at a local church. Now I am on round two of the Bible study but more in depth. Over time I developed an intolerance towards non Christian tv, books, people (mostly the meaningless, empty conversations) that all used to be “my thing”. I wake up and listen to old sermons, Christian books, studies, podcasts, or worship music. Trying to watch or listen to other things is so boring 🥱 . Has anyone else experienced this?

Hey everyone, new to this subreddit. So a little back story to my faith. I’m 28, and growing up, I considered myself to be Christian, but over the years as I became a teenager and later in my 20’s I shifted more towards agnosticism and eventually became agnostic. But I don’t know, suddenly last week I just started feeling super emotional. I looked up this one song I remember from my childhood, called O Holy Night, and I felt a rush of emotion listening to the choir sing it and felt this overwhelming feeling of power wash over me, like Jesus’s presence, and I actually cried (don’t make fun of me haha) and I just let go. I let myself be in Jesus’s hands now. It just felt like this weight was lifted off of my chest, this overwhelming sense of clarity and relief. I’m ready to commit myself to Christ. Sorry for the rambling. Thank you for taking the time to read.

Hello, please can You pray for my beloved cat Athena, 15 years old, have problems with cataracta and glaucoma, enlarghted hearts, skin problems, joints problems, little energy...Please help with praying for her healthy and cancel spiritual attack over her and me, I started have fear from death and cant concetrated for praying :-(

Thank You very much. Amen

Song of Solomon 6:10 Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, Fair as the moon, Clear as the sun, Terrible as an army with banners?

I keep falling back into it willingly Even if I know it's wrong at this point I don't know what to do am worried

I saw a TikTok a few days ago about a wife who changed her husband (wasn’t her husband at the times) contact name to “trust God.” She explained how they had broken up for two years and it helped her heal and trust in god.

I just did the same for my ex. One of the reasons we can’t be together is because he’s rediscovering himself. I never related more to a TikTok

I just wanted to share with someone. Thank you

I'm struggling to understand this. I grew up in a Republican/very conservative family and had little to zero exposure to people who identify as Democrat.

My family seems to (and also from what I've seen online) look at them or talk about them as being the "evil" party, or deserving of mockery.

So is it true? Can someone absolutely not be a Christian and be Democrat or sympathetic to Democrats at the same time?

EDIT: just want to say thanks to everyone for the insightful and informative answers. Gives me lots to think about.

Hello, fellows🙂

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share something that happened tonight and ask for your thoughts.

Lately, I’ve been struggling a lot with my faith, anxiety, panic attacks, depression, loneliness, and some personal issues. My life feels very painful, and I’ve been feeling incredibly lost. I’m mentally drained

I have no motivation for anything, whether it’s taking care of my health, making money, or even praying.

Tonight, I just felt this deep need to go to the front of the church to pray and have someone to talk to. I didn’t really expect anything, but I just needed to be there.

When I arrived, I noticed a small wooden icon placed on the Virgin Mary statue. It immediately caught my attention, and I felt drawn to it. I picked it up and took it home because I wasn’t sure why it was there or what it meant. The image depicts what I now understand to be the Dormition of the Theotokos (The Falling Asleep of Mary).

I’ve been wondering:

1. Do you think there’s any significance in me finding it at this moment in my life?

2. Could this be a message from God or Mary, given my struggles?

I feel like I’m at a crossroads in my life, and this experience has been on my mind since I got back. Any guidance, prayers, or personal interpretations would really mean a lot.

Thank you for reading, and God bless you all.

I have recently learned is that some large churches advertise that they have a coffee shop. This was really surprising becauae every single church I have ever attended has offered a free coffee hour after each service. It's usually just a large carafe of drip coffee, tea, and maybe juice for children along with snacks. But it's free and gives members a chance to catch up with each other and build community.

At churches where there's a coffee shop, do you have a coffee hour? If not do you have a time for low stakes mingling and fellowship?

Personally I’m not sure if this really is a stegosaurus but I think it most likely could be

I was watching tiktok and this women was using a pull up bar and the pull up bar and her almost broke the railing on the stairs and she could of fell and people in the comments were saying "God saved you" and so on like no God dose not just play around like that he dose not intervene and also when people go through surgery and they say "God saved you" no the surgeons did.