I'm looking for a solid, easy to follow bible study that is theologically sound, and easy for me to complete day to day while helping me grow in my faith and understanding of solid doctrine. I have an extremely busy schedule (nursing school + working in healthcare), so something easy to follow along with that doesn't take a huge amount of time would be appreciated. I also have ADHD and struggle to focus, so something interactive (i.e. workbook style) would be helpful, though not required. Forgive me if there is a different thread in which I should be asking about this!

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Hi ladies what is you weekly schedule of devotion and journaling? Let's help each other out! Here's mine...

Mon - Devotion on the Lord's day sermon Tues - Back to the book in Bible i'm studying Wed - still in the book in Bible i'm studying Thurs - recollection of the devotion on LD sermon connecting it to the 2 days of bible study Fri - back to the book in the Bible i'm studying Sat - reading books pertaining to preparation for Lord's day sermon (eg Family At Church by Joel Beeke), writing down my prayer for tomorrow as I tend to get so clouded with thoughts this helps me Sun - reading the passage and a study on it before preparing for the Lord's day

Of course most of times this is not what my week looks like. But we strive to do all these according to the schedule.

Ps my husband and I still don't have kids

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I have a question about something that is often discussed in the charismatic movement - it's the concept of "monitoring spirits". I believe it's exactly what it sounds like, it's supposed to be spirits that monitor you and therefore know information about you. Maybe someone else may be better at explaining it. I've been having a problem with people in my life who are narcissistic. I am no contact with all but one of them but they use other people I am still in touch with to try to harm me. There is only one person who I still interact with in this group because they are married to a relative of mine. I only interact with them when I absolutely have to. They are extremely hostile to me and highly abusive to anyone they are around not just me. Talking it out with them is not an option. I've tried to discuss putting up boundaries when it comes to my relationship with them with their spouse (my relative) because their spouse is always trying to make us interact with each other and be close. But every time I try to discuss boundaries and talk to my relative about why I am not comfortable being that close to their spouse, they get very defensive even though it's obvious their spouse does not like me. Perhaps they are in denial or just trying to show loyalty to their spouse in case our conversation gets back to them. Again, their spouse is abusive toward everyone they interact with and I have seen their spouse mistreat them so they could be afraid to say anything against them to anyone. I mention this last part about boundaries because I believe the last time I wrote about this on this sub someone commented that I could put up boundaries to protect myself from this relative.

Anyway back to the topic I'm actually writing about, as these narcissistic people have been bullying me, creepy things have happened where it's like they know things about me that they shouldn't otherwise know - things you would literally have to be able to read my mind to know. And their bullying only comes at certain times such as moments where I'm already struggling or vulnerable in some way. 

Also, the bullying stops abruptly when I do certain things. For example, one time I was in the same house as this in law that I just mentioned visiting with family. From the beginning of the visit, they were being hostile to me. I discreetly wrote up a prayer request on my phone to send to someone about it and the second I started writing it out before even sending it out (with no one else knowing what I was doing, I think I was even in another room all by myself), the hostility stopped and it was like this person's behavior switched. This happens at other times too. Whenever any of these people are bullying me, if I start to journal what is going on or try to tell someone else about it in a text, it stops even though they should have no idea what I'm doing (because, for example, they might not even be in the same house but just on the phone with someone I'm in the room with) or I may be alone in a room by myself. Even as I've written this out, something was happening that came to an abrupt halt once I started to post this. There are other things that have happened as well.

Years ago, I was introduced to the concept that narcissists are actually demons in disguise and it's something I have had a hard time letting go of even though I'm not certain of biblical evidence of something like this. Considering how malevolent many of them can be has made it hard to not believe this concept. I was in the new age before and I do think that maybe I'm being attacked through other people by demons as well from what I was involved in. I am also afraid I am possessed. 

I was thinking the other day about how at times throughout my life even as a kid, there have been moments where I literally felt like "something" was "coming over" me and then I would start acting different without being able to control myself. I would know that the way I was behaving was wrong but I'd do things anyway such as being hostile to certain people and randomly berating them. A lot of this stopped when I got away from false religion and actually followed the teachings of the Bible. When I was younger, I lived in the house with someone who was in new age and my family of origin is heavy into things like that as well so maybe that opened up doors?

What do you guys think? Is it possible that there is such a thing as monitoring spirits? Is it possible that there are demons attacking me through other people and causing them to be hostile to me? I once had someone "prophesy" that that was happening around me - that I had demons jumping out of me and into other people and causing them to act crazy - but I know now that person wasn't actually a prophet obviously and other things have uncovered that they were definitely a scammer. I also had someone on another sub respond to a post I made explaining these same experiences say that I was dealing with monitoring spirits. 

Am I possessed? 

I know that the charismatic movement is wrong. I don't want to believe in anything that is not in the Bible but I'm having a hard time.

Please pray for me.

I've been in a relationship with a Oneness Pentecostal for more than a year now. We previously agreed that we would read and study the Bible together. Earlier, we talked about Oneness theology vs. Trinitarianism and read Acts 2:29-36. At the end of the discussion, he, out of nowhere, said he would never marry a Baptist. It hurt. He also mentioned that he expects me to be rebaptized; otherwise, there would be no marriage.

I don’t see myself leaving my faith, especially since the more I study Oneness doctrine, the more my Trinitarian beliefs are affirmed. My question is: is there a middle ground somewhere, or is it time to let go?

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I'm supporting a friend who is in a difficult season at the moment and is trying to work out how to navigate a new church environment.

She moved to a different part of the UK with her family and is now in a more 'traditional' church environment in terms of gender culture. From what she has told me, it sounds like a hard complimentarian or patriarchal culture. She has actively served in soft complimentarian churches and I sense she is trying to navigate the shift in how she is able to serve now.

From what I know, she has been asked for advice and to support some areas of church ministry as she has a lot of experience and connections. She has been asked to and offered to help in a few areas of church ministry. She has willingly completed research, shared ideas or contacts, and answered questions. One or two tasks have gone well. But most have not. She hasn't received replies to emails, has no confirmation of specific work she can do, and in one scenario the information was received (and then the ministry opportunity unrolled only to men).

I sense that she feels that she is not being respected or trusted to complete tasks. She has mentioned that the church regularly shares social media memes from figures such as Voddie Baucham and John MacArthur and have occasionally made mildly sexist comments about their wives, and expressed concerns in conversations about 'feminism' and 'woke culture'.

My question is - has anyone got any advice on how she could navigate what sounds like a patriarchal and hard right culture? Are there any good resources out there on this?

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So my little sister who is 17 is pregnant and her baby shower is coming up in a few weeks. I’ve told them I’m going but there has always been this lingering conviction that I should not attend and the closer the shower gets the more my conviction gets stronger about not going. My sister is not a Christian, and a lot of the time mocks me for being a Christian. I feel torn whether to go or not, because she and most of my family members already think I’m very judgmental. I’ve been praying whether to go or not, but would just like to hear y’all‘s opinion. 

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