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Baptism is in Christ, not in the priest. I don't think there's anything in scripture or tradition to suggest that God would condemn the faithful and baptised simply because their priest had illicit intentions which were unknown to them.

>>593758

"Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?"

>I mean, I don't have that much of a reason to worry about his intention as he was a very God fearing seemingly orthodox man. But what if he wasn't and nobody knows?

If he was filled with ill intentions, then Jeremiah 23:2 will be against him. But on your part, it would have no ill consequence against you, for you follow the commandments of God.

>>593758

Yes, He wants.

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>>593758

God's predestination is none of your concern, and it is congruent with your choosing anyway. All you need to have assurance of His grace towards you is faith in Christ.

>>593758

Fear of God and hell is the beginning of wisdom? Are you Catholic?

Despair is rejection of grace of salvation. Hope is a great virtue. Be hopeful

9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

>>593841

what on earth is this imageis this what the kids call "vaporwave?"

>>593838

Did not mean to put first question mark. Twas a statement

i heard from a catholic intellectual that all the sacraments are valid independently of how illicit the priest may be.

>>593758

>Sometimes I really feel like God has predestined me to hell…

Calvinism is a heresy. God gave you freedom of determination, just as he gave his angels. Your actions were no more predestined than Lucifers.

>>593758

You're in error - go look into the heresy of donatism.

>>593758

Do not give up hope. Pray to God to save you, and act like you’re saved, continuing to place your whole trust and faith in God. If God predestined you to Hell, there would be nothing you could do; and if God didn’t predestine you to Hell, you would be damning yourself to act on the assumption you are.

1 Timothy 2:3-4

>This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Sounds like you got yourself a pickle of a crisis, but God does want all the lost sheep to come back into the paddock.

>>593758

I will start this post by saying that I am a non Christian (agnostic i guess) but recently I have been reading the Gospels and found myself very moved by them.

There is a chance that I will convert at some point in the future. Would you agree that even if I convert when I am old and gray do you think God would allow me to go to heaven as long as I'm baptised correctly while you will go to hell because you weren't even if your life has been much more pious?

I think you should lighten up. There is no reason to worry about such things as long as you live your life according to the word of God. Everyone else in this thread has already made excellent points regarding this. Lighten up brah we're all gonna make it :)

>>593841

>fashwave but it's christian and therefore actually works really well on an artistic level.

pls. more.

Having a similar experience, been investigating a few faiths and denominations. Checking out some baptists and after about 3 months of feeling nothing that I had not felt in the Mormons I decided to leave.

Their parting message was that being exposed to correct teachings and and refusing to accept the Holy Spirit and become saved at that point can cut you off from salvation permanently even if you come to accept Christ later on.

>>594029

kek

>>594894

The bible is not heresy