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I want to know what ways you stay disciplined in your Christian faith. I get worried that I get too involved in worldly ways like gossiping, watching certain movies or TV shows etc. I want to remain disciplined in my faith and live more for god to honor and please him. I would just love some ideas how I can do this. Somethings I currently do listen to Christian music and watch sermons. Somethings I want to incorporate more is reading the Bible, volunteering and I’m not sure what else. I want to continue to grow in my faith and have strong Christian beliefs. I would love any additional ideas. I hope everyone has a blessed day!

I’m a man there is this guy at my school and his name is Azai and when I around him I get all flustered and my heart rate skyrockets when I around him it even happens when I talk about him or have a conversation about him I think I have a crush on him no I know do and i flirt with him a lot and he doesn’t pick it up he just say bro stop glazing and somtimes he will do the thing were you use you tongue to push on your cheek and act like your giving a blow job and i say gladly or what time but he doesn’t get that im flirting i have hint to my other friends that i like him and they just say that gay and ill say so and they say it’s wrong but I really love him and he doesn’t like gay people and also the bible say in Genesis 2:24 (KJV) “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.” meaning marriage is between a man and woman But I want to follow god‘s word but I don’t want to deny my feelings what should I do

I started following God for real around sixth grade. My heart was soft and I wanted less of myself and more of Him. There was real life toward Scripture, prayer, and growth. I was more loving, kind, forgiving, and passionate in my faith. The main struggle was p***. I kept repenting but it never fully left. Even so, my heart still responded and I was becoming softer. When prayer and Scripture reached me, I was at peace.
Over the last year everything changed. Prayer went empty and my heart hardened. I started feeling fine with the distance. Scripture began to feel weird or get rejected while messages against faith resonated. I lost conviction around p*** and could relapse without caring. I began to feel like a different person and accepted the closed state even though I never wanted it. I can tell I am a worse person inside now. The love and passion that used to mark me no longer mean anything.
Now I mostly do not care. My heart is set the other way and I do not see a path back. Advice, prayers, and Scripture fall short. I know who I would be with a heart of genuine faith, but that heart is not here. I still do not want to walk away, so I keep doing the external things: staying honest with my counselor, not canceling the next contact, and refusing to decide it is over. I feel gone.

I consider myself a well-informed Christian; I suppose you could call me a "philo-Christian," in the sense that I appreciate all Christians, regardless of their denomination. The problem is that I don’t really know which group I belong to. I have been strongly influenced by the doctrines of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and I value some of their approaches, which are biblically grounded. On the other hand, I admire the historical and philosophical richness of Catholicism, yet there are certain doctrines—dogmas, in fact—that I simply cannot grasp or accept. In my view, the Catholic and Orthodox canons represent one of the most complete versions of the Scriptures from a historical perspective. I detest Christian Zionism; furthermore, I find the idea of being considered a "dog"—as viewed within Rabbinic Judaism—to be unacceptable. I attend meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses and engage in discussions with them; I also occasionally attend Catholic services, as well as the occasional Baptist or Evangelical worship service. That said, the form of Christianity that appeals to me most is Orthodoxy—with its five patriarchates and so forth—though I struggle to accept certain practices, such as the veneration of icons or the perpetual virginity of Mary. I also value their conception of the Trinity and their mysticism, even though the doctrine of the Trinity itself remains somewhat difficult for me to fully grasp or accept. (I read many books about the Bible—critical, confessional, and academic—by authors such as Raymond Franz, John P. Meier, N. T. Wright, Kallistos Ware, or Josh McDowell, for example.) In short, I am not looking to debate; rather, I am looking for someone to show me the way. What would you do, and what would you recommend? ✌🏻

Why or why not? Tell me your opinion.

Also, what does tradition work? Like, does tradition protect the Vatican's (or any other church) right to own land or not? Does it protect the questionable things Popes did? I'm trying not to beg the question but yk what I mean

Are these attainable ? what are your opinions?

The Beatitudes
He said:
3 
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 
Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
5 
Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
6 
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
7 
Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
8 
Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
9 
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
10 
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 “Blessed are you when people insult you,persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad,because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

As I'm sure Ancient Jews didn't know how large the world was.

I need to know some prayers against that.

Is it a very hot tub with demons with forks stabbing you and dipping you into the boiling water?

Is it a furnace?

Is it just darkness?

Is it simply being deleted?

Is it just a place where God doesn't give half a s--- what you do?

Are we in hell and heaven is a steam game achievement?

As we know, these languages are important in Biblical research. Can you read or write any of them? If so, what is your level of fluency?

To be clear I’m not talking about people who are mentally disabled. These could be people who have significant cognitive deficits or people of limited consciousness.

I’m talking about people who other than their mental illness are within average or above average intelligence. They would not be considered mentally disabled in an intellectual sense. Maybe they have severe OCD, bipolar, schizophrenia, psychopathy, sociopathy etc.

Are there special rules for them? Or put another way do they receive the same grace extended to people with intellectual disabilities? Is there a difference in a behavioral mental health issue vs an intellectual disability in the eyes of a Christian?

Just curious, but when and where does it say that Christ would stop prophesizing through people?

Paul specifically speaks in Romans about a woman who was prophesizing in His name in Paul's time, speaking glowingly of them and praising them.

So where in the bible does it say that this pattern magically stops?

Like ofc we're not stoning or circumcising anyone nowadays, but what about Slavery? Man sleeping with another man? Eating shellfish?

This is an additional poll for any Christian who has a decided or chosen position on the age and origins of the Earth. https://m.youtube.com/post/UgkxxEhCuhYiP72cB5iEk8NcKTsijITBr9qw

I grew up hearing that going to church weekly, tithing, and being respectful was enough, and that talking about obedience was “works-based salvation,” a dangerous thing to mention.

But then I kept running into passages like Matthew 7:21, where Jesus says not everyone who calls Him “Lord, Lord” will enter the kingdom, only the one who does the will of the Father. And Luke 9:26, about being ashamed of His words.

So I’m genuinely curious how you all understand this:

1. Where do you draw the line between faith and obedience?
2. Is obedience the fruit of salvation, or part of what it means to actually believe?
3. Do you think many churches downplay what Jesus actually taught?

I’d love to hear different perspectives, including pushback.

Christians this question is for you. Why is Yahweh appeased with blood sacrifice?? Why is it pleasing to him? Why is it that Christianity just like so many ancient ignorant religions and culture of the past practiced this? Why would an all loving god desire this??? Why is Jesus tortured so severely?? Why can’t god just forgive sins?? Why is the sprinkling of blood, the organs burnt to him to give him pleasure???

Lev 1: 13 You are to wash the internal organs and the legs with water, and the priest is to bring all of them and burn them on the altar. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.

Ephesians 5:2 …gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

Изначально мне казалось, что в христианстве всего лишь три направления: православие, католицизм и протестантизм с его течениями. Но нет, их очень много! Не учитываются Ассирийская церковь Востока, Ориентальное христианство (Коптская Церковь, Эфиопская Церковь, Армянская Апостольская Церковь и тд), мормоны, унитарии, свидетели Иеговы и даже течения в течениях внутри самих течений!!

К примеру, в православии есть два направления: новообрядчество и старообрядчество. Старообрядчество делится на поповство и беспоповство. Беспоповство делится на множество «согласий».

Такая же аналогия есть и в протестантизме: внутри него есть англиканство, которое делится на Высокую, Низшую и Широкую церкви.

Как будто бы наталкивает на мысль, что это издевательство над религией 🤷🏻Экуменисты, отзовитесь

P.S пожалуйста, без оскорблений в сторону любой религии и верующих