Are you an active follower of Christ?

[OrionTheGreat]

I try to be

 

[slogxER]

wow I love hearing stories like this reminds me of @Jager

He is also a convert?

 

[Jenson]

islam traumatized me icl don’t think i’ll ever believe in religion again

 

[iblamexyz]

He is also a convert?

Yes, from Pakistan. He's a discreet Catholic Christian.

 

[iblamexyz]

islam traumatized me icl don’t think i’ll ever believe in religion again

Christianity is nothing like Islam, so you have nothing to be worried about, and Christ is the embodiment of love.

 

[krieg]

Agnostic

There’s probably a higher being to explain some supernatural things in the world

 

[Centurion Hunter]

new thread since I fucked up the poll in the last

Yes

 

[iblamexyz]

Yes

Amen

Agnostic

There’s probably a higher being to explain some supernatural things in the world

If you're interested, I'd recommend you to check out a local church.

 

[Centurion Hunter]

I argued with a tranny for about an hour and a half today
I was pretending to be a christian to larp but their complete lack of knowledge of christian doctrine was honestly jarring at times
Claiming jesus was trans, claiming judging is a sin, claiming being trans is allowed
I did bait them hard and they did get extremely angry especially when i pretended to be a magatard but God
sometimes I caught myself getting irked at the retardation coming out of their mouth

I almost feel empathy for christians

Lemme guess protestants
Im lucky only here are catholics and orthod but with catholics being semi woke I chose orthos

 

[Centurion Hunter]

Agnostic

There’s probably a higher being to explain some supernatural things in the world

Yes go and check out orthodox churches especially
If not catholics would be a decent replacement untill you reach a more conservative area

 

[krieg]

Yes go and check out orthodox churches especially
If not catholics would be a decent replacement untill you reach a more conservative area

I’ve got a Greek Orthodox Church like 10 mins away from where I live

 

[iblamexyz]

I’ve got a Greek Orthodox Church like 10 mins away from where I live

I would highly recommend you to check out a Greek Orthodox church for either an evening service or even a morning service. I think it would be a very interesting experience for you as an agnostic.

 

[krieg]

I would highly recommend you to check out a Greek Orthodox church for either an evening service or even a morning service. I think it would be a very interesting experience for you as an agnostic.

I mean I’ve seen basically every sort of religion/denomination except catholic and orthodox

I went to synagogues, Buddhist temples, Protestant churches, mosques

The only thing that’s making it hard for me in terms of Christianity is

The trinity, problem of evil and divine hiddennes

But I’ll try check out this church do Greek Orthodox do the same stuff as other Christian’s on Sundays?

 

[iblamexyz]

But I’ll try check out this church do Greek Orthodox do the same stuff as other Christian’s on Sundays?

Yes

 

[Centurion Hunter]

I’ve got a Greek Orthodox Church like 10 mins away from where I live

Good...

 

[iblamexyz]

The trinity

It depends on what aspect you want, because if you're going to go to a traditional church.

I understand the traditional teachings of the Trinity, because the Trinity is complicated. Our human brain isn't supposed to understand. You've got things like the filioque, which is the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and not the Son. (@coastal)

But as a Protestant, I believe that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and from the Son.

Once you understand the Protestant teaching, I think the Trinity becomes fairly simple. I mean, there are multiple references in the Bible where people don't understand the Bible because you have to be a believer to understand the Bible. That's the beautiful thing about it. So you've just got to understand that it's one God, three different persons.

 

[slogxER]

Yes, from Pakistan. He's a discreet Catholic Christian.

Me too I’m from Pakistan

 

[iblamexyz]

problem of evil and divine hiddennes

I think we can agree that morality is subjective, and so is the law, because about 100 years ago, you'd be arrested if you were to have adultery with someone. Now, adultery is completely legal.

I'm sure people are evil, but that's what the gospel is, accepting that you are a sinner, that you are broken, and the only healer who can heal you is Jesus Christ, because we have a problem with our soul being sick.

In terms of divine hiddenness, I would argue that I worship an invisible God, but the beautiful thing is he did live at one point. He did work and walk the path that we have in life.

He's gone through the same struggles that we've gone through. Maybe not in the exact context to what in the modern day, but he did go through temptations just like us, and he conquered them, and he conquered the devil.

And I think that's the beautiful thing, because there is no man that is perfect in this world apart from Christ. There is no man worth idolising apart from Christ, and everything of this world is vanity, and unfortunately, it's going to lead you nowhere. A path of fulfilment with Christ will always be a blessing.

 

[coastal]

It depends on what aspect you want, because if you're going to go to a traditional church.

I understand the traditional teachings of the Trinity, because the Trinity is complicated. Our human brain isn't supposed to understand. You've got things like the filioque, which is the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and not the Son. (@coastal)

But as a Protestant, I believe that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and from the Son.

Once you understand the Protestant teaching, I think the Trinity becomes fairly simple. I mean, there are multiple references in the Bible where people don't understand the Bible because you have to be a believer to understand the Bible. That's the beautiful thing about it. So you've just got to understand that it's one God, three different persons.

basically don't try to comprehend an infinite God with your finite mind

 

[iblamexyz]

basically don't try to comprehend an infinite God with your finite mind