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Confused and need help Christanon 03/24/18 (Sat) 01:25:42 40cc8b No.623729

Hey everyone again.

I posted a while back that I got interested in Christianity from my bf, myself coming from a Buddhist/Shinto background.

Well since then I've studied and investigated more and while I find a lot of attractive qualities, there have been several other… well issues i've found. The moral… absolutism I guess of Christianity (Catholic Christianity) is admirable, but at the same time well… I feel like well… more than recently, extremely pushed to the brink of, if I could say, sinning with my bf? Things are confusing for me. At times I'm not sure what's right or wrong, how I should dress, what I should do, etc. For a while I felt like I was approaching some sort of sense and truth, but now things have been getting really confusing and filled with doubt etc. An ex has contacted me out of the blue too (and i've told my current bf) and it's all just really confusing and I'm not sure about what's going on. I realize i'm probably not making the most amount of sense right now, but it might be representative of where i'm at at the moment. Well, not sure if I'll get any useful advice, but let's see. Sorry if this is disturbing you guys.

Christanon 03/24/18 (Sat) 01:30:10 def7cc No.623731

If fornication is tempting you two then get married.

Christanon 03/24/18 (Sat) 02:08:40 e66b85 No.623745

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You sound like you need someone in your life to guide you in your spiritual path. In the Orthodox tradition we're encouraged to find a spiritual father; someone with great faith, wisdom, and spiritual maturity who we can go to for help rather than trying to struggle alone. Pray to God and seek out someone like this in your life.

Try your best to avoid temptation. Sex outside of marriage always complicates things and may lead to heartbreak or worse. Remain pure, if your bf really loves you, then he'll marry you. If he doesn't, then he wont. Simple as that.

Love God and put Him above everything, this is the greatest commandment. Follow this and your path will be straight. Continue in your study of Christianity and pray to God from your heart and He will hear you.

I hope this helps. You're in my prayers.

Christanon 03/24/18 (Sat) 02:41:34 8f9e3e No.623752

Also I live in Japan. If your boyfriend needs some advice I can talk to him.

Christanon 03/24/18 (Sat) 02:56:35 8b4d3f No.623758

1 Corinthians 7

Matthew 19:1-12

It's better for you not to marry each other or have a relationship if it only leads to bigger sin. It's better to be celibate for the sake of avoiding unnecessary complications as what you are experiencing right now and focusing your life on God.

Christanon 03/24/18 (Sat) 08:26:40 894c9b No.623856

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>>623729

Get married

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Christanon 03/24/18 (Sat) 08:55:32 6033ef No.623870

>>623731

fpbp

also, Op, you will learn with time to love God: once He has shone His light over you ,you won't be able to forget about it.

I suggest you to read two books from a Catholic Japanese author, Shusaku Endo (who also married a non-Christian woman and led her to the right path to find Christ, no matter their own personal flaws and limits), which I deeply enjoyed even in their difficult messages and which aided me return to a true devotion to the Christian faith; Wonderful Fool and The Samurai.

God bless you and your boyfriend, may you get married and grow in Christ together.

Christanon 03/24/18 (Sat) 09:25:31 c425a6 No.623891

>For a while I felt like I was approaching some sort of sense and truth, but now things have been getting really confusing and filled with doubt etc

Pretty fancy way of saying you realized you would have to renounce to being a thot. Of coruse, in the modern world, the Truth ends where your promiscuity begins