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d7059a No.855043 [Open thread]

Why Christian Women Don't Wear PANTS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qERNNv8ryJY

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000000 No.855098

Amen.

The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God.

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acd25f No.852013 [Open thread]

How have we let evangelicals take over the Bible printing industry? And how have we let them literally create Bibles that include, exclude, and select readings entirely based on their own whims?

The Nestle-Aland critical text that all modern translations are based on is a complete fabrication, it's in no way a true New Testament and its methodology and very concept is inherently wrong and heretical - that we shouldn't use actual genuine manuscripts, but instead create our own through personally deciding what we like and don't like about the Bible.

It's an abomination and needs to be purged.

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5fe945 No.852089

>>852088

Anon, Bible corruption and biblical corruption is not something to be proud of.

Funny how I don't see critical text publishers advertising their work as an "improvement" to the Bible in their mass advertisements… Maybe because they are trying to hide the fact they are changing it and would rather, quite dishonestly, people generally not be aware of it.

If they were I guarantee you people would raise objections. But the publishers dishonestly hold that information back.

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0b9c49 No.852093

>>852088

You're literally using a fake bible with no historical basis

>>852089

This, if they included a disclaimer in every modern Bible that the text does not conform to any manuscript on earth and was created by a committee of evangelical Germans in the 19th century that made decisions on what to include purely based on creating a text as different as possible from the Catholic and Orthodox texts, I don't think a single person would use them except the most deluded.

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5fe945 No.852117

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>>852093

The fact that they're changing it is already too much.

>was created by a committee of evangelical Germans in the 19th century that made decisions on what to include

The problem is worse, because ever since then they keep changing it with more and more committees, and going in many different directions with the different versions. I believe this is part of Satan's goal in creating a flood of false versions to confuse regular people.

>purely based on creating a text as different as possible from the Catholic and Orthodox texts

I wouldn't say that, because the DRB and versions like that has a lot of the same removals as the critical text. In Matthew 5:22, for instance, or 1 John 4:3, or Ephesians 3:9. Compare the three variations:

Matthew 5. 22.

>KJV: But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment:

>NLT: But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment!

>NIV: But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment.

>DRB: But I say to you, that whosoever is angry with his brother, shall be in danger of the judgment.

Notice how the lower three all remove the words "without a cause." This is because the Greek version they use in their manuscripts are missing those words.

Another two examples:

1 John 4. 3.

>KJV And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God:

<NASB and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God;

<CSB (2k17) but every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God.

<DRB And every spirit that dissolveth Jesus, is not of GoPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

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a4ba6d No.855091

Tripcode test.

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a4ba6d No.855092

>>855091

I just took an L, didn’t I?

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fd27c6 No.855053 [Open thread]

Are there any other christian boards? Be it here on 8kun or other imageboards?

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133f68 No.855056

8chan.moe/christian

anon.cafe/christian

There have been two different /christian/ only boards in the past, both short lived. There have also been several on 8kun/8chan but this is all that's left

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6affb2 No.855057

>>855056

Thank you, anon.

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6ebdf6 No.855044 [Open thread]

https://youtu.be/NFxVo5j2tyM

plugging my bro

He's good. Not a calvinist but his streams are really insightful.

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935500 No.855008 [Open thread]

Is there an orthodox (surface) level interpretation of doctrine and morals, as opposed to the esoteric (secret) interpretation? Neither of these necessarily being in conflict or mutually exclusive, but complementary. It seems that orthodoxy and gnosticism can coexist. Afterall, early Christianity was quite diverse, gnosticisim is really just an umbrella term for a diversity of movements within nascent Judeo-Christian-Samaritanism. Everybody was gnostic. Proto-orthodox Christianity was just one form of this, and due to complex historical circumstances it won out and became the dominate form of Christianity. The concept of the Trinity itself is quite gnostic. The Gospel of John is has gnostic overtones to it. All these ideas evolved out of apocalyptism and wisdom speculations mixed with stoicism and middle Platonism. Just read Colossians, it's cosmology is deeply rooted in middle Platonism. Everyone was a mystic. The complementary nature of orthodoxy and mysticism/gnosticism was recognized in Judaism, with it's development of the hermenuitc reading of scripture called Pardes. Jesus himself was a mystic, he was an apocalyptic itinerant magician (I do not say magician in a derogatory way, I use this anthropologically).

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490a62 No.855011

>>855008

if mysticism is synonymous with gnosticism then orthodoxy is gnosticism

preeminent 'orthodox' christian mystics:

Meister Eckhart (catholic church) he was condemned but has been vindicated

gregory palamas (eastern church)

jakob boehme (protestant church)

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490a62 No.855012

>>855008>>855011

i should add, that even though eckhart isnt canonised his disciples are considered saints, and the pope who condemned him wavered on the doctrine of the beatific vision so evidently wasnt the most qualified judge

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36df32 No.855014

>>855008

I'm trying to understand how you are using these terms, and certainly they are quite different from how I or most people would use them.

Gnosticism was a specific cult which had certain concrete beliefs that militate squarely against Scripture, relying on the corruption of Scripture itself as well as the assertion that the surface meaning was false and a mere front designed purely as a vehicle to communicate the hidden knowledge supposedly contained within, the knowledge of which was limited to a select few in the inner circles of the cult organization.

We see gnosticism in its primitive state with the rise of the Marcionite cult, which stated, that Scripture had been corrupted by 140 AD and had to be restored by a new "Joseph Smith"-like figure, namely Marcion himself. This new revelation was taught by them, to have occurred 115 and a half years after Christ. So we see that without even getting into the specific teachings involved here (like dualism; an inner spark being broken off pieces of a god; reincarnation or purgatory), that it really has nothing to do with the inherent doctrine of Christ contained in the original 1st Century Scripture.

What you are probably thinking of is mysticism. But this is very broadly defined. It may or may not refer to truths comporting with what God's word says. For instance, the apostle Paul speaks of mysteries, such as that of the Triune God in Colossians 2:2, and also of the hypostatic union in Colossians 2:9 and 1 Timothy 3:16 (KJV). These are said to be taught by revelation of Jesus Christ (Galatians 1:11-12), so that they are no longer hidden but now revealed (Colossians 1:26, 1 Corinthians 2:7-8). This is in contrast with the claims of ancient and modern gnosticism (including modern Judaism, btw), which insist that in Scripture some hidden meaning trumps all surface level and immediate meanings which are merely a cheap covering for the supposed hidden teaching encoded within. This "hidden meaning" is supposedly only accessible by the dragon masters or ultra super rabbis of the selected cult who then teach it to their followers rather than have them read the Gospel for tPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

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85c4a5 No.855019

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>>855008

Gnosticism isn't the same thing as mysticism. Gnosticism is a school of thought linked with Dualism, Docetism, Marcionism, and similar theological ideas. When most people hear "Gnosticism", they tend to imagine 2nd-3rd century Esoteric Docetist Dualism. Thats what most people mean by "Gnosticism".

With that in mind, the ideas of the Trinity, along with the Gospel of John in general, are flat out opposed to Gnosticism. John goes out of his way to say that the Word became Flesh (Jn. 1:14), and depicts Jesus as eating, interacting with matter, etc. - flat out opposed to Docetism. The concept of the Incarnation, which is inherently linked to the Trinity, is one of the core elements of Christianity that Gnosticism denies.

When we look at the Epistle to the Colossians, we see that it's actually rebuking Gnostic Dualism. It warns against imposing unessecary ascetic regulations (Col. 2:20-23), and establishes Christ as superior to all angelic forces (Col. 1:16). It even says that Christ has the fullness - literally, pleroma - of Godhead in him (Col. 2:9). This is a direct rebuke to Gnostics. The fact that Colossians references socmic things doesn't make it Gnostic - it does so in order to answer Gnostic Dualism.

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85c4a5 No.855039

>>855023

What's wrong with trying to better understand church history, theology, etc?

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5b6178 No.854967 [Open thread]

Is there a way to activate the God gene? I’ve been trying so hard to believe in God and Jesus, but I still have doubt. I want so badly to believe.

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26c32c No.854971

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Simple, faith can only come by hearing, and hearing comes by the word of God. So if you have been avoiding God's word, (like many people who claim to be Christian, or whatever else, do) that would quite readily explain why nothing ever happens. I would also recommend prayer to go alongside this, this is for reasons that you will see once you begin to actually consider the various things that Scripture lays out for you to accept as (absolute) truth claims.

>So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

- Romans 10:17.

I hope that this makes sense and provides a direction to go for any further searches whatsoever.

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e34c26 No.854976

>>854967

>Is there a way to activate the God gene?

May I ask, what exactly is the God gene?

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7f2deb No.854981

>>854967

Can you think about what makes you doubt exactly? You can be given faith if your mind is ready. If your reason commands you not to believe for some logical reason, then you have to work on this before you can have faith.

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55d240 No.855028

Have you tried quitting masturbation and porn? Seriously. It harms your brain and it makes it harder for you to believe.

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fa0162 No.854866 [Open thread]

So, for some reason I ended up reading about Christian Identity and their arguments ended up being quite convincing and their theology made sense. The irony here is that I'm a mixed-race person. What these people say about non-whites isn't quite nice but it not being nice doesn't help me deny it on rational grounds as truth can be harsh but that doesn't make it invalid nonetheless. The fact that it's "racist" doesn't quite make me doubt; my experience living in a country full of mixed-race people makes the fact that some races aren't as bright (or are somewhat evil) not surprising. I don't know what to do.

Could you please help me? Their interpretation of scripture makes way too much sense for me and I don't know how to refute it. Are there any good resources about refuting Christian Identity? Do you know about anything that the Church Fathers wrote about this so I can read what the Church has to say about this? I'm not asking you to spoonfeed me (it's welcome tho) but please, at least point me in the right direction telling me what to read or where to search. I tried searching on duckduckgo and I just find nonsense and stuff that won't do it, that's why I came here.

Thanks and forgive me for being so ignorant. This is not a bait, I really would appreciate help. God bless!

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53ab3e No.854952

>>854951

>So all men would come from Adam then?

Yes, they would have to according to the Scriptural definition of the word. This of course is not required to be the same as the modern definition, so take everything in the correct context.

>And so the different races would come from Noah's children?

If anyone would be called men in the Bible, then they would need to have ancestry from those eight souls that survived Noah's flood, as we learn from the Biblical narrative that none others survived past this event (1 Peter 3:20, Luke 17:26-27). We also know that Noah himself was 'perfect in his generations' (Gen. 6:9).

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4e3747 No.854953

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Hello,

I've come here to talk about my experiences with Egregore and tulpa and such and such. It's been months to years dealing with these experiences and I think its resulted in confusion in what they are and as a result it has thrown my life out of control.

I know now there is something evil and controlling and it's devastating my life in terms of being happy and successful. How do I remove this invisible being that is thwarting me?

I have theories that egregore, demon and witch have settled into my life turning it into an apocalyptic event that can't settle. I can't seem to escape this dungeon that holds me in. Is it existential? When will it pass?

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3ef3b4 No.854980

Christian Identity isn't wrong because it's racist, it's wrong because it's wrong. If you want a refutation that doesn't involve "muh racism," here's a white nationalist Christian podcast telling you why Christian Identity is crap:

https://thegodcast.libsyn.com/the-godcast-episode-57-a-refutation-of-christian-identity

https://thegodcast.libsyn.com/the-godcast-episode-58-christian-identity-continued

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34a2c8 No.854988

>>854904

>Ultimately, Europe would do a better job of staying white if they were more worried about staying Christian.

Yep

>>854953

>I've come here to talk about my experiences with Egregore and tulpa and such and such. It's been months to years dealing with these experiences and I think its resulted in confusion in what they are and as a result it has thrown my life out of control.

They're demons

>I know now there is something evil and controlling and it's devastating my life in terms of being happy and successful. How do I remove this invisible being that is thwarting me?

The name of Jesus casts out demons.

>I have theories that egregore, demon and witch have settled into my life turning it into an apocalyptic event that can't settle. I can't seem to escape this dungeon that holds me in. Is it existential? When will it pass?

Don't think too much about it. Reject evil and stand firm in the truth.

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a113c0 No.855027

>>854953

Tried getting an exorcism? It works wonders. If you got into tulpas and that stuff and exorcism is a must to drive those demons away.

>>854980

Thanks! Those podcasts were clear and pretty interesting, they explain themselves pretty well.

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581885 No.854828 [Open thread]

Why is the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf a thing? Like, why the bishop of Cyprus has territorial autority over the countries of the gulf but not over Jerusalem and Syria? Shouldn't it be the opposite?

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1aa9d7 No.855025

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>>854828

my best guess is that iraq and kuwait has a lot of chaldean catholics where syria has more assyrian orthodox? i heard that some chaldeans escaped to cyprus ages ago and thats why some aramaic texts can be found there. idk for sure tho

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fb0fb3 No.854990 [Open thread]

Joseph Biden is living in adultery with another man’s wife. Jill Biden’s first husband, Bill Stevenson is alive. According to the Holy Bible, Jill Biden is bound to Bill Stevenson as long as he lives. Jill Biden is an adulteress.

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000000 No.854994

>>854992

With all due respect, sir but can you stop spamming your podcasts on this board? Please and thank you.

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3c9814 No.855005

Nothing new. Trump was in the same arrangement.

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fb0fb3 No.855016

>>855005

Adultery is rampant in today’s society. Sadly, even people who profess to be Christians live in open adultery before God and men…

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1cf9c6 No.855018

>>854990

wow, people are sinners who would've thought!?!?

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fb0fb3 No.855020

>>855018

My friend, adulterers will not inherit the kingdom of God. For you see,nosinner will inherit the kingdom of God. Because the kingdom of God is not for sinners. It is for the saints of the Lord. Those who have been baptized in his Holy Name, filled with his Holy Ghost, walking according to his commandments, and keeping themselves unspotted from the world. Blessed be the Name of the Lord! His coming is nigh.

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ea43e9 No.854558 [Open thread]

Thoughts on St. Thecla?

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b83b6c No.854597

>>854565

>Same.

Same.

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a75224 No.854607

A parish in my city is called after her but for some reason i never investigated her story until today.

This portuguese city is quite ancient so the various parishes are all named after saints from the early period which people were devoted to at the time.

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ea43e9 No.854608

>>854607

>>854597

>>854561

>>854565

The Acts of Paul and Thecla is a 2nd-century text (circa AD 180) which forms part of the Acts of Paul but also circulated separately. According to the text, Thecla was a young noble virgin from Iconium who listened to Paul's "discourse on virginity", espoused the teachings and became estranged to both her fiancé, Thamyris, and her mother. She sat by her window for three days, listening to St. Paul and his teachings. When they witnessed this, they became concerned that Thecla would follow Paul's demand "one must fear only one God and live in chastity" and turned to the authorities to punish both Paul and Thecla.

Thecla was miraculously saved from burning at the stake by the onset of a storm and traveled with Paul to Antioch of Pisidia. There, a nobleman named Alexander desired Thecla and attempted to rape her. Thecla fought him off, tearing his cloak and knocking his coronet off his head in the process. She was put on trial for assault. She was sentenced to be eaten by wild beasts but was again saved by a series of miracles, when the female beasts (lionesses in particular) protected her against her male aggressors. While in the arena, she baptized herself by throwing herself into a nearby lake full of aggressive seals.[2][3]

She rejoined the Holy Apostle Paul in Myra, traveled to preach the word of God and became an icon encouraging women to imitate her by living a life of chastity and following the word of the Lord.[4] She went to live in Seleucia Cilicia. According to some versions of the Acts, she lived in a cave there for 72 years. However, she passed the rest of her life in Maaloula, a village in Syria. She became a healer, performed many miracles, but remained constantly persecuted. The story goes, as her persecutors were about to get her, she called out to God and a new passaPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

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ea43e9 No.854609

>>854607

>>854597

>>854561

>>854565

In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the wide circulation of the Acts of Paul and Thecla is evidence of her veneration. She was called "apostle and protomartyr among women" and "equal-to-apostles in sanctity". She was widely cited as an ascetic role model for women. During the fourth and fifth centuries, Thecla was lauded in literature as an exemplary virgin and martyr by ascetic writers and theologians such as Methodius of Olympus, Gregory of Nyssa, and Gregory of Nazianzus. The Eastern Rites of the Eastern Orthodox Church commemorate her on 24 September in churches following the new Calendar and 7 October for those using the old or Julian Calendar.

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ea20ae No.854989

>>854558

Thanks for introducing St. Thecla to me, anon. I’ll look further into her life. It sounds incredible. God bless you, bro!

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25d9d6 No.854979 [Open thread]

how important is religion in your life?

how much do you sin?

i imagine the regular user here as a religious freak rather than a christian with a regular life

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5a8fd4 No.854983

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>how important is religion in your life?

God is number one in my life. I pray everyday and I read the Bible everyday.

>how much do you sin?

I'm a sinner, I sin everyday. But through the recognition of this is humility achieved and you get beyond your fake self full of passions that don't let you see reality beyond pleasures. As such sin doesn't exist beyond the evil it causes. The goal of the Christian life isn't moral perfection as it is achieving a state of theosis.

You can be the greatest ascetic on the world free of all lust, greed and what not but if inside of yourself there is great pride then you're no better than somebody who's struggling with masturbation. Christianity is not about moral perfection, it's about theosis: being part of the energies of God who is all love. God is all love and when you become part of the energies of God then you act based upon love. When you act based upon the Love of God then you don't sin, as sin is against the love of God because of the harm it causes. If God tells you not to sin it's because it'll harm you or others, either on the short or long term, not because he is some kind of moral fetishist; he knows better about human nature than you. Then, not sinning is not because moral fetishism or puritanism but because you love God and want the best for you and other people just like God wants in his love, so you try to fulfill his commandments the best you can.

>i imagine the regular user here as a religious freak rather than a christian with a regular life

I actually have a pretty regular life with friends and pretty much average stuff happening. Christianity made me understand the mad world out there and be in peace even if out there everything is chaotic. And I'm sure most people here are the same.

That some individuals might do nothing but stuff related to Christianity what makes them look like they can't into something else is okay; it's the same to some people having an exclusive interest in music, philosophy and stuff. And the ones who are true religious freaks just have that kind of autism also present in sjws: they want the world to be like their utopia, this out of a desire to make things bettePost too long. Click here to view the full text.

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2a92f4 No.854984

Leviticus 20 says kill all furries

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28d2c2 No.854985

The Lord is very important to me. In fact, he is the ‘’’only’’’ reason this life is worth living. He is the only one who gives my life purpose and I would not have it any other way! Blessed be the Name of the Lord for he is worthy!

God has poured out his Spirit and has washed us from sins when we obeyed his Gospel. He saved us christians from sin and unrighteousness. By the grace of God, we are no longer sinners, we are saints! This doesn’t mean that we are unable to sin, on the contrary, the temptations to sin might grow stronger after we have been saved from being under the dominion of the god of this world.

Christians do not longer live in sin anymore, however if we commit sin and stumble (which has happened to me manny times, he has set me free from many strongholds), God is gracious, merciful, and faithful to forgive us all our trespasses!

> He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

> Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

Glory to God, the Lord Jesus Christ!

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28d2c2 No.854986

>>854979

People attracted to beasts (so called furries) are depraved men and an abomination to the Lord thy God.

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a03dcc No.854796 [Open thread]

What /christian/ related yt channels do you enjoy?

>Ready to harvest

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4vV6hVO83FLDmNzBiEiuPw

This guy is a Christian professor who mostly makes videos about certain denominations and their beliefs. Very thorough.

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f82ce0 No.854931

>>854796

He's baptist tho. So the second he's big enough the bias will bleed through

>>854797

Like 70% of his videos are common knowledge to anyone who's actually sat down for a good bible study

>>854798

I love their animations but their podcasts/speechs claim hell doesn't exist

>>854799

Doesn't really cover doctrine tho. So its basically wikipedia

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a03dcc No.854940

>>854931

stop being so critical

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93a6b8 No.854954

>>854796

>CSLewisDoodle

illustrated C. S. Lewis writings and talks

https://www.youtube.com/user/CSLewisDoodle

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000000 No.854959

>>854796

A few actually..

TheWordprophet:

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheWordprophet

1John3KJV:

https://www.youtube.com/c/1John3KJV/videos

Earthen Vessles: (This channel is more directed towards women)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzSJylOEk-tR3-rHm6q6GDA

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d1e1d1 No.854965

>Dr. Jordan B. Cooper

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQztlwsK5pV45U8vMtfbWjg

Lutheran pastor, and scholar. Makes a lot of informative comparisons between the lutheran, and reformed traditions within protestantism. His stuff on philosophy is also pretty good.

> Tanner Dikin

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPsIiRJMdAOam3YXgxQUlZQ

Baptist pastor who has an odd preaching style, but makes some unique connections in the Bible.

>KJV Prophecy 1611

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9VWaSjpPLWcZ2ZPKGak12g

Obligatory meme pastor.

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019a4b No.854955 [Open thread]

Good documentary on the catholic religion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLBO3r5ZZcc

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000000 No.854956

People need to wake up. We need to pray for them. 1.6 billion lost. Bound with chains… But the Lord Jesus Christ can set them free. Amen.

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019a4b No.854958

>>854956

Indeed, amen.

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895a9e No.854852 [Open thread]

There's a streaming event commemorating 500 years since the diet of Worms. It will be Tuesday April 13.

>Five hundred years ago, an Augustinian monk stood before an imperial council and was called to recant his teachings. With his conscience bound by the Word of God, Martin Luther refused to compromise. His stand fanned the flames of reformation as the Western church recovered the precious teachings that were long obscured by extrabiblical rules and traditions.

I hope you'll tune in with me, it should be very interesting. If you're not a protestant you should especially listen to understand our perspective

https://www.ligonier.org/blog/here-we-stand-livestream/

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895a9e No.854853

The program coincides with the podcast drama "Luther in Real Time" that has been going on for some months now

https://www.ligonier.org/luther-in-real-time/

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895a9e No.854949

today

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6caa14 No.854950

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>the Western church recovered the precious teachings that were long obscured by extrabiblical rules and traditions.

Except they weren't obscure if one just remained in the church, which has always been against doctrines like infant baptism, transubstantiation, etc.

See for instance the letter written in A.D. 1146, called "Epistola Sive Tractatus adversus Petrobrusianos Hæreticos," which describes the belief of the church. The below text is translated from the Latin original in Patrologia Latina, Vol 189, col. 728-729:

>They say, Christ sending his disciples to preach, says in the Gospel: 'Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth, and is baptized, shall be saved. But he that believeth not, shall be damned.’ From these words of our Saviour it is plain that none can be saved, unless he believe, and be baptized; that is, have christian faith and receive baptism; Not one of these, but both together equally in both respects, does save: so that infants [infantes], though they be by you baptized, yet since by reason of their age they cannot believe, are not saved. It is therefore an idle and vain thing, for you to wash persons with water, at such a time when you may indeed cleanse their skin from dirt in a human manner, but not purge their souls from sin: But we do stay till the proper time of faith; and when a person is capable to know his God, and believe in him, then we do, not as you charge us, re-baptize him, but baptize him; for he is so to be accounted, as not yet baptized, who is not washed with that baptism, by which sins are done away.

It is also written in the Edinburgh Encyclopedia of 1830, Vol 3, p. 251, in the article on "Baptist":

>It must have already occurred to our readers, that the baptists are the same sect of Christians which we formerly described under the appellation of ANABAPTISTS. Indeed, this seems to have been their great leading principle from the time of Tertullian to the present day.

Robert Barclay, another source, wrote this in 1876, in his book, The Inner Life of the Religious Societies of the Commonwealth (pp. 11-12).

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6f1eea No.854937 [Open thread]

0. Breathe properly. That's zero because of how well known breath work is, but it really is the most basic important function for your well-being spiritually, always take full, deep, proper inhales and exhales when you are breathing. One thing to notice is how much more your brain focuses during exhales, and, if you do a good 10 deep and fast inhales and exhales you'll notice how your physical body feels recharged after it. That's about it.

1st. Never tighten your stomach/belly area. That puts you in survival mode and creates stress, go to a quiet place and test the effects yourself, if you make it tight you feel anxious and self-conscious, if you open it up as much as you naturally can for your form, you'll feel much calmer and generally better in your mood. Try to keep that for as long as possible with the breathing for great effects. This is really important, and you'll notice it's really hard to do it around people you don't like, do it anyway.

2nd. Always notice and keep the feeling in your heart/gut area in your mind. If you have done the exercise above, you can tell a strange feeling/energy in that area, it's almost always exclusively bipolar, meaning it's either good or bad. Always try to "keep a hold" of the good feeling and move accordingly to it, you'll feel your heart tell you when you are drifting from the good "path" by feeling bad. One thing to notice the effects of this is conversations, you'll notice that when you hold that good feeling in your chest and basically let it lead you during conversations it just goes so much better than you were using your mind for it. In my experience it just attracts luck/favor in a way, things just go better.

3d. Always meditate. Not in a quiet place, not sitting down, always. During your day-to-day life simply avoid thoughts, try to keep it as quiet in your head as possible. You'll notice you are not your brain and your brain is simply a tool for solving problems and releasing thoughts, that you can turn off and on, and leaving it on is really hellish and consumes your peace. I'm not saying you should be dumb by the way, please use your mind when you need to, but i'd say for the average human we don't need thoughts for about 60% of our daily life, and using it too much makes you loose control of your Post too long. Click here to view the full text.

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bda497 No.854938

>>854937

orthodox falseflag?

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