One thing that has been bothering me lately.. How come we are too comfortable about discussing other’s sins when it comes to one’s sexuality, but other sins ”we can’t judge”. Double-standards if you ask me.

No gay / trans / whatever person is more sinful than you. Nor we have a right to judge, instead an absolute command to LOVE everyone. Especially those who are hated, judged and looked differently among us. That shouldn’t be happening, ever.

It’s different to love a gay person and treat them equally than to ”support” their choices. We don’t talk like this about people that judge others, which is a sin too.

Let’s really check ourselves. Even if we form even a judgmental thought about another christian, gay or not, we sin. God knows our hearts. No gay person ever turns away from being gay just because a christian told them to. It’s GOD who does these things, and in His way and timeline, and with absolute love. The best thing to do when encountering a gay person is to support their walk with christ, pray that they might encounter His great love for them. His LOVE is what changes us. And leave them to God and pray for them, you think He doesn’t know huh?

This makes me very frustrated and sad. Hate and judgement can often come in a pretty box, ”we just love and care” - not if you don’t act like it. Talk is cheap. Jesus really showed us the model to loving - taking action instead of just saying pretty words.

Matt. 20:25 ”Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand”

Matt. 7:1-3 ”Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at a speck in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye” (Plank = judgement for example)

John 8:1-8

Luke 6:31-36

James 4:11-12

Romans 14:1-3

Romans 12:16-18

2 Corinthians 5:10

Finally, Galatians 6:1-6. Here are also specific limitations on who can do this, and how. It also speaks of how we are tempted (to judge, to think we are better). This should happen if God calls us to do this in specific situations, and in His way, in the Spirit and _ in private _.

Finally, when talking about a sin of judgement. I’m no stranger to it, it is tempting and creeps up on you, and it’s too easy to do inside our own mind. I understand it. Gotta stay mindful and obey every thought to Christ.

Carnal Christianity as well, is akin, to the warning found in 1 Corinthians 2:14. A mature Christian, say even the immature who is making effort to seek God and be with Him and grow with Him, will have their lives reflecting the lives of the Church as seen in Book of Acts. A person, even just trying, to strive, to be Heaven minded, Godly minded, seeking after Christ, and the things of Christ, of God. Putting away our sinful desires and love of the world, and exchanging that, for the good things God has to offer us, and the reward that is God Himself. Waiting and anticipating, for His coming Kingdom, and the restoration, of all things. Being imitators of Christ, and keeping in step with the desires, plans, and move of The Holy Spirit. ( Ephesians 5:1, Romans 12:2, Colossians 3:2, Ephesians 5:4, 1 Peter 5:3, ! Timothy 3:1-16, Colossians 3:1-25, Ephesians 5:1-33)

The Christian Walk after all, is a Spirit filled walk, where the man, women, or child of God, has an authentic relationship with God, and actively is filled with The Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit. It involves Hearing His voice, striving to keep His commandments, and actually spending intentional time with Him. Being not only hearers of Gods word, but doers. Real Christianity is not just an intellectual idea you accept, its a Person you actually have a real relationship with. Real Christianity, is not the lukewarm counterfeit so many have. ( John 10:27, Luke 11:28, John 16:13, John 6:63, Revelation 3:20, 1 Corinthians 12:1-31, John 14:26, James 1:22, James 1:25,

This therefore is why danger exists in groups like the Liberal Churches, whom many of these Churches. replace Gods word, for their own feelings, ideals, man made doctrines and traditions and ideologies. An example of this is how r/Christianity has many who depict Book of Genesis, as a metaphor, meanwhile God depicts Book of Genesis as Literal, and as History. ( 1 Timothy 6:3, Romans 16:17-18, )

The Laodicean Church as Gods reminding me of right now, is equally the end times church comprised of those who suffer the issues, 1 Corinthians 2:14 warns of. Be it mods on reddit, church leaders from California, Europe, or Africa, or entire congregations like the ACLU Church who promoted the "Sparkle Creed" where they call Holy Spirit, Mother Earth Spirit, and other evil things, the reality is that as the last days get darker, and closer to Jesus returning, a Fake and False counterfit church, that has the appearance of righteousness, but lacks and denies The power (Holy Spirit/God) will exist. (1 Timothy 4:1, Matthew 24:24, 2 Timothy 4:3, 2 Peter 2:1, Acts 20:29)+-

And this therefore, is the sickness we see today in America, Europe, Australia, Canada, and even places like China, Russia, and Africa, and so on so forth. A false church who promotes sin, ignores Gods voice, and lacks even the ability to hear Gods voices.

This then, is why the promotion of sins like Homosexuality, is common in countless churches. The one world religion that will accompany the one world government the anti christ will build, has to be a church and religion that justifies sin, and justifies ideas like," Many paths lead to God."

This then too, is why the compromise for evil like halloween, witchcraft, intentional lukewarmness, and so on so forth, is more and more common and promoted. Why distortion of scripture is common. (Romans 12:1, Philippians 4:8, Titus 3:3, 2 Timothy 2:22, Colossians 3:2,

As we get closer to Jesus return too, God will and is causing mass revivals, yes, but also too, the Separation of Wheat and Tares. ( all of Matthew 13, )

This too connects to why Jesus warns it will be as the time of Noah, where sin was justified, legalized, and celebrated. As true believers, who wont compromise Gods word and truth, we will face alot. We must be rooted in Christ, so the dark days ahead wont tear us down.

As many open the door to evil, and demonic influence, we will see much....Horror unleashed on this world. This is why then we must, MUST, remain firm in Gods word, in fellowship in unity and love and sound mind with believers, and BE OBEDIENT and SENSITIVE, to Gods voice.

With the evil that is coming, and Gods good that is coming, and both already that are here, a Lukewarm, pretend, superficial, Americanized and Westernized Christianity, WILL NEVER SURVIVE THE COMING DAYS.

I screwed up big time and idk what to do. To put it bluntly I basically said that I don’t/can’t accept Christ’s gift, because I was going through a very bad emotional episode, which that was because I tend to let my sin cause me to hate myself. But I said what I did because all I could think about while going through that was how I don’t deserve the gift and I God should just never even look at me again. And my whole life I’ve had this horrible sense of pride where I hated being given things I didn’t earn, I hated being given the win at something I shouldn’t have. And now because I hate myself so much over sin I basically said I don’t accept his gift to us either. That’d I’d rather be given what I deserve than what I don’t. And now I’m freaking out that over screwed myself over. And I don’t know what to do or say to anyone. I’m trying not to panic but I am.

Help.

Please.

Hey all,

Long story short, I’m in a Job like situation, but instead of keeping my eyes on the prize, I find that I’m mad at God. Even when I go out of my way to live by His word, I just find more torture and pain and anger. So this has made me angry.

How big of a red flag is this?

I don’t know if I’m able to change this. Does that mean that I’m going to hell?

So I was thinking to myself that Baptism removes original sin? So if I were to be baptized again now would that also cleanse me of all the sins I’ve done? I know that Jesus died for our sins so we don’t need to get Baptized again and again and we can always go to Confession (Catholic) or repent to Christ and ask for forgiveness personally (Protestant) but I wandered if I could get Baptized so I can remember what my Baptism was like and just feel cleansed. The major thing blocked me from this is the Nicene Creed where it says “I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins” so does this mean only one Baptism??

“Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” ‭‭John‬ ‭6‬:‭35‬ ‭ESV‬‬

I have a feeling that he doesn’t mean literally that we won’t be thirsty or hungry. But I would like to know what he means by that. If anyone has an answer would highly appreciate it.

God bless y’all and have a great day or night

I’ve been feeling his presence this evening, reminding me of how great and awesome the Lord our God is!!!

That’s all, just wanted to praise our Lord 🙌

I went through so much hurt and confusion with God and my faith that I slowly turned back to my old ways and I feel like my heart is hardened I started watching porn again and also drinking and I just feel like I’m letting go and self destructing and I don’t know what to do I fought for so long and nothing got better so I fell away

Hello everyone. So recently I’ve realized that I’m not following Jesus because I love him, but only because I don’t want to go to hell. I feel very guilty of it and I feel like I’m being very disrespectful to God. Please give me some advice. I really want to have an amazing walk with him

I feel like this sub is getting some traffic from scammers trying to find a gullible Christian to ask for prayers, followed up by a request for money. I get that some people might genuinely struggle, but using false pretenses is deceptive and predatory. Keep a discerning eye out for these people.

I really try to be a good Christian and grow closer to God but I often struggle in the fight against lust. I always pray for strength and to be delivered from temptation but I still fall down and sin, despite knowing how wrong it is. The times when I feel the Lord’s presence the most is after I’ve sinned and His presence washes over me almost as a sense of guilt, knowing I’ve failed and been a hypocrite and a liar. How can I stop this cycle and be free from this addiction to sin and also feel the Lord’s presence in my life?

I'm having so much trouble. I experienced a traumatic event 3 months ago, and everything since I think there are evil forces exploiting it and ruining me. I was ok for the first month after it, i was happy I survived and it was over, but then out of nowhere I had a mental breakdown all at once and now I am haunted with flashbacks and memories and everything I do and hear and experience instantly brings up memories and flashbacks. I know some of this is my own mind. But I feel like the devil is taking advantage of this and hurting me even more.

I have become reclusive, I am exhausted by being near people and I am just afraid of everything. Everyday I fight with myself. I don't know how to just sit down and enjoy something. I move my hand a certain way and I get a flashback, i hear someone laugh and it brings me back to noises I heard, my clothes were worn the day it happened so I am afraid to wear them, I can't sit in certain chairs or certain ways, i can't breath or move my mouth certain ways, i can't drink or eat certain things, i cant go certain places. All because I am afraid of the flashbacks and it happening again, but then me thinking of these parameters make me have more flashbacks. I am so exhausted. And then I am mad at myself because I KNOW I am doing it to myself and it is all in my head, and I could be happy if I stopped torturing myself. Now my mind is filled with cursing and telling myself how stupid I am and how I need to shut up and how I'm horrible. And then flashbacks because of all of it. I am so tired. I just want to be free and happy again. I listen to the Bible and Bible studies, I try to pray but I feel like God could stop this if He wanted to but He is using it to punish me. I know I am forgiven but everything feels like a punishment. I just want to be happy again, im so tired. I dont know if this is from God or the enemy anymore. Please pray for me. I don't know what to do anymore. I am too afraid of therapy because I don't want to relive it anymore. I just want to be better

Every time I drink alcohol, I typically get a little buzzed off one drink or two depending on the drink (FYI I am 23F weighing 130lbs so it doesn’t take much alcohol).

I personally don’t believe drinking alcohol is sinful as I have not had that conviction; however, I do believe that getting intentionally drunk and having a dependency on alcohol is not right.

Since pursuing Christ more fervently, I have noticed as of late that I become more aroused after drinking cocktails. This includes to the extent that my body physically prepares itself. I don’t do anything to indulge this feeling, but I definitely start to have the desire to fornicate (I am unmarried).

This has caused me to wonder if there is a spiritual reason for this? I have been going through deliverance and it this has heightened my curiosity if alcohol consumption is somehow tied to a spirit of lust?

I’d love to hear if anyone has received a clear answer to this or had to be delivered from this. It hasn’t greatly troubled me, but I just want to be cautious and not open a door to sin. Thanks!!

In the next few months I hope to finally get my license and with that I also hope to find a church in my area to attend and fellowship with other Christians. However, I’ve read many comments on Reddit and other platforms of people getting treated poorly at church, especially if they’re single. Now I know no church is perfect and neither is any Christian, I get it, but I still would like to try and form my own experience. But when I read about other people's experiences, it makes me discouraged and really makes me question if it's even worth trying.

Thanks in advance.

I read a lot of stuff online about the reliability of the gospels and how our manuscripts are late and stuff such as 'wrong historical information' and while I don't believe this stuff I would like a reference I can refer to whether a book or a video series that can clear up these accusations.

Many thanks.

Before you go thinking "Oh, another one of 'em Catholic gimmicks..", we invite you to reflect with us Catholics in preparation for the Lord's coming (second coming, coming into your hearts, coming into your life, December 25, however way you want to interpret it):

This season of waiting and preparation is just what we need to get ready to welcome the Lord at Christmas.

We simply ask the question - "how do we prepare for the Lord's coming?"

Yet Advent can so quickly become filled with parties, gift buying, and card writing, as well as apprehension or fears concerning difficult family situations.

So how can we better embrace this season and the grace God has in store for us?

“Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfil the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah.

In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring forth for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land"

• Jeremiah 33:14-15

Jesus, the true “just shoot,” wants to help us embrace a sense of peaceful waiting and joyful expectation in the midst of all the busyness and crowds. As we set aside time to be with him, he can help us lift our eyes to the heavens and ponder the star that is approaching Bethlehem and the empty manger that is waiting for the Savior.

He can also help us “prepare the way of the Lord” in our hearts (Luke 4:1) as we consider the ways in which our lives have become cluttered with self-centeredness or anger or pride. Jesus, the “just shoot,” can give us the grace to see our sins and our anxieties more clearly and to bring them to him for forgiveness and healing.

If you’re feeling the weight of the expectations and perhaps the tensions of the coming weeks, you’re not alone. Say yes to God’s invitation—to the disarming, gentle, “just shoot” that can bring you new life. Say yes to the One who longs to give you rest in the midst of the pressures in your life.

This Advent, commit yourself to trusting in Jesus, the “just shoot.” Let him meet you where you are, lead you to deeper surrender, and make you ready to receive his presence at Christmas!

“Lord, your ways are so different from my ways. Help me to receive all the grace you have for me this Advent.”

and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all men, as we do to you, so that he may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

• 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13

I’m kinda scared to ask but I keep seeing 444 everywhere for months. Does this mean anything? Thank you and God bless!

Edit: from the comments so far, it’s a coincidence and doesn’t mean everything

Edit 2: I’m scrolling through my phone and saw it again lol

Hi! I am a 24 year old and I worry about whether using my 401k benefit is unbiblical. I know Jesus says that we should not worry about tomorrow because He takes care of us like the crows and the lilies and I believe that, but I also want to be like a Proverbs 31 woman, stewarding my resources with wisdom.

I also worry about the end times, that keeping all of my money in savings could be better put to use in tithing.

Thoughts? What is the consensus here?

 I recently ended a friendship with an older Christian man. For some background I’m in my 30s and he is approx 15- 20 years my senior. We initially started as friends, and then we started talking with potential interest in pursuing something more. I would like to note that I wasn’t even looking for a romantic relationship when this guy came into my life, and that he pursued me. I would also like to note that I normally would not consider a man more than 10 years my senior, but we got along so unbelievably well that I wanted to give him a chance. It also seemed like it might have been a possible answer to many prayers for a wonderful Christian husband, and I didn’t want to hastily throw away something that might have been an answer to those prayers. 

We discussed me moving out where he is, hundreds of miles away from my home and everyone I know. I could easily get a job out there, as I have a lot of technical skill, but that is beside the point. We talked about if I would be ok with moving into his home that he and his ex-wife had purchased (the guy and his ex-wife had divorced close to 10 years prior.). We negotiated some more details of home renovations, and other things, and for a little while it seemed as though we were planning a future together. (Perhaps I perceived this incorrectly, but that is how it came across)

I had a few Christian friends say how they thought that they knew that he wanted a younger wife and to have children again. And another thought that she had heard from the Lord that He (the Lord) had been bringing me and this guy together. Please note that I do not believe in kingdom marriage anymore and I do not believe that the Lord picks out spouses aside from the guidelines that He gives us in the Word. So, I took those words with a grain of salt. 

However, this guy realized that he didn’t want any more children, and that became the official sticking point between us. He later decided that he never wanted to get married again but assured me that if he was younger that he would ask me out and date me. This makes sense as there is quite an age gap between us. I believe that he is entitled to feel that way. 

 I said we should take a step back, but we decided to remain friends. He encouraged me to join Christian volunteering groups and Christian dating sites (I did.). I have been going out on several dates. However, this guy and I remained friends, but I realized recently that I never really let go of him, as we still text daily/almost daily. I had gotten to the point where I would let him initiate any conversation that we had, thinking that this would allow the friendship to die down, but the guy was consistent in texting and chatting. I honestly thought that any romantic feelings had died, and I was fine with being friends. 

However, this changed recently when I received a text from the guy, that I perceived as a discreet text hinting that he had a girlfriend, who was sick. Whether this was what he meant or not, is pretty much irrelevant, as the text caused me to cry. I believed that despite the times that he protested that he wanted to remain single and celibate for the rest of his life, that it had just been about me. I realized that I would never really get over the guy if we were texting daily. I rashly decided to block the guy as a response to that text. 

 A few days later, I felt like the Lord was telling me to unblock this guy and at least give him an explanation as to what happened, so I gave the guy a brief apology and explained that being friends was too emotionally challenging, and that I would always pray for him and wish the best for him in life. Then I blocked the guy again when I saw that his reply was ok God bless -- !  It came across as unconcerned on the guy’s end. He is free to feel that way. 

 It broke my heart, but I thought that it was for the best because I realized that I still see him as more than a friend, but he only saw me as a friend. In the case where he is moving on, I am choosing to be happy for him. I don’t want him to be miserable, and I really do want him to be happy in life.

 I know that I was a jerk for blocking him rashly and for a few other things that I did, but I would like to not feel these emotions for the guy anymore. I miss this guy like crazy, and I see reminders of him everywhere. Could you please pray for me that I have peace, and to let go of those emotions? Thank you <3  

Asking in good faith, this topic is one of the major things that has drawn me away from both churches.

Good evening, as I'm struggling with my faith I tried to go to a local pizza place and ask for a pizza as I'm homeless and it's freezing out, they made fun of me ale turned me away. Please pray for my faith and ability to get something warm in my belly for the night. Thank you so and happy holidays.

As a young christian(13) I can’t focus on the Bible and read it daily. I have a CSB athletic Bible but the paper are too thin and letters are too small. I’m looking for a free copy of any Bible in English that offers easy study.

Anything help thank you!

Made a post on r/christianity, got pestered by atheists, you guys seem respectful enough so I’ll post here. Removed a paragraph, otherwise should be fine. I AM NOT HERE TO ARGUE

According to the law of causality, EVERYTHING has a beginning, including the universe(https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2009-12767-007). Einstein himself did research and found that our infinitely expanding universe has a beginning (https://history.aip.org/exhibits/cosmology/ideas/expanding.htm#:~:text=In%20the%20early%2020th%20century,a%20universe%20with%20a%20beginning). Alright, so the universe has a beginning. That could still be the Big Bang, right? Wrong. The universe has literally everything to ever be created. So common sense would dictate that there is nothing before the universe. But that creates a problem. The Big Bang is theorized to be created by a single point with tons of energy in it exploding, which allegedly created the universe, but that is something before the universe, which contradicts what I said earlier.

Ok bro, the universe wasn’t created by the Big Bang. What’s to say that the Christian creation of the universe is true? A very prominent scientist called Robert Jastrow has lots of stuff on this, so I’ll just give the link. http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Nave-html/Faithpathh/Jastrow.html

That’s everything I have enough energy to write, hope you learned something.

A Light Heart

Im new to embracing faith. I wasnt raised on the bible and I just heard about God in passing and knew of Him. Always considered myself to be agnostic. Ever since I began learning and looking into it, and believe the bible to be true, I sometimes randomly feel a light or lightness come into my heart. I guess im wondering if this is a normal thing or if im delusional and it could just be because I drank water or have my AC on. I feel it when im going to sleep and think about Jesus too sometimes. But im just not sure if what im feeling is actually something or if im creating the feeling in my head because I want to believe more. Im still scared to lable myself as a Christian because I dont feel worthy or knowledgeable. I dont want blind faith I want knowledgeable faith. I want to know and understand what I believe in as good as possible. I ramble, but any input on the feeling in my heart?

(I originally posted in the Christianity sub and got one seemingly disingenuous comment so I decided to post here. Im not very reddit savvy so I wasnt sure if I could link it here but any input is appreciated)

I blasphemed the Holy Spirit by accident, basically the devil put in my head he’s evil and I said it out loud after seeing god do miracles in my life. I didn’t mean to say it I was almost possessed in a way.

Now I feel condemned and suicidal . Any help on this?

I can't bring myself to blame, nor point the finger at God when life and it's trials happen. Even when I'm tempted and get close, something always tugs on my heart to remember how much our Lord loves us. I guess what I'm asking is how can I focus on loving God and growing with him, instead of being scared and unsure with a lack of trust. I really have felt my heart soften as I talk to him. But sometimes I am scared to return to him. I feel like a lousy Christian. Don't know if my faith or my progress is genuine. I feel cold hearted many times, give into sin, and am angry with others. I struggle to forgive and forget. I always ask if I'm reflecting Jesus Christ's character.

I'm terrified God is disappointed with me as his Son. How do I love him more?

So I've been reading my Bible a lot recently. Just today I've read six chapters (which may not seem like a lot to some/most but it was a lot for me.)

I want to go out and watch tv or talk to my mom and dad, however I just feel guilty. What should I do?

Hello. I am struggling greatly with the concepts of Old Earth vs Young Earth. It’s been boiled down to me to mainly hang on one topic, with that being animal death.

Old Earth Creationism hinges on animals dying before the fall of man, while Young Earth Creationism posits that animals, like humans, did not die.

I believe animal death did exist before the fall, and is distinct from human death, for these reasons:

1. Animals were not made in the image of God, while Adam and Eve were.

2. In Genesis 3:20, Eve is referred to as the “mother of all living”, we know that Eve was not the mother of fish, birds and animals. Therefore, when Adam is referred to as the man who brought sin and death into the world, we can also know that he did not bring death to animals. The same way that Eve did not bring life to animals.

3. Animals do not sin, and cannot because they lack the capacity too. It is not evil for a wolf to hunt and eat a rabbit.

4. When God called His creation ”very good”, I believe that He was referring to a good, balanced, functional ecosystem. Again, I do not believe it is evil for animals to prey on each other. God created snakes with venom, and plants that eat insects. He called these things “very good”, before sin entered into the world.

5. Original sin affects animals today, through humans. The very first thing that happened after Adam and Even sinned is that they tried to hide their nakedness by killing and skinning animals. These animals died as a result of sin, which is not good.

Throughout history, humans have messed up ecosystems and slain animals outside of the natural order of things (that God called good when he created it).

Therefore I conclude that human death is a result of sin, and animal death is a result of God’s natural and created ecology.

l can't recall the verses but I heard I can't keep quiet about it.

I am not ashamed of my belief honestly I really am not. I am proud and happy about it and I will stand up for Jesus.

But my parents are Muslim and I am only 17 a student and am not making money on my own and cannot move out. I feel bad about keeping quiet and worry if God accepts me or not :/ My parents both have health problems and I fear for their safety and health and am scared if it will come as a shock to them and something will happen to them :/

Will God forgive me for keeping quiet for this particular reason.

I saw Nabeel Qureshi's testimony and read that he told his parents so that made me feel I am not doing enough :(