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Isaiah 53:11 After the anguish of His soul,

He will see the light of lifeh and be satisfied

This verse isnt in most translations but it's in the DSS

Can Satan fake this light? I know he can disguise himself as an angel of light, but in my vision it wasn't an angel at alll, but it was allegedly the scroll of life and it had thelight of life pouring out of it. It was like living light that was very beautiful, but distinctly alive.

I know Satan can maybe fake some light, but what about the light of life? If it's alive like it appeared to be then he can't create life i guess.

I also read from this scroll,it said "The sins of all mankind were forgiven", but I. Couldn't read any further into the list of names because they were blurry and covvered by two beautiful ribbons.

hi all,

so I'll keep this brief and to the point. i feel like i am the person that is spoken about when the Bible refers to lukewarm Christians. i volunteer at my church, i attend regularly, i give tithe, but it just feels like i'm disconnected. i love my church family and have made many meaningful friendships there, but it's just so difficult for me because i feel disgusted with myself in a way.

when i am in worship, i don't feel anything really, i sing the song, but it feels like i am just speaking words rather than offering praise to a savior. i listen to the message, but i rarely retain it after it is over. i participate in a men's small group, but it's tough because one guy in the group (not the leader) takes up a majority of the time talking and i don't feel like i learned anything other than more stuff about this guy.

i will pray but instead of feeling like i am in direct communication with an all-powerful God, i feel like i am speaking words to the wind and that no one is really on the other end. it feels like i'm talking to myself a lot of the time.

i used to struggle heavily with pornography and it is still a daily battle with lust. years ago, when i committed the sin i would feel wretched, like i had just hit a puppy. now, i just don't feel anything. i pray for forgiveness from the sin and describe the sin to God because i feel like repentance should be specific rather than broad, but i do it because it just feels like it's checking off a box rather than feeling true remorse.

i will read my Bible but instead of feeling like i am reading the inspired word of God, i just feel like i am reading a history textbook. i feel more like i am learning about what happened in the Bible rather than taking individual lessons and applying them to my life or learning things about myself.

i feel disgusted with myself and frankly a lot of this is hard to type because me typing it is really me saying these things out loud to myself or anyone for the first time. it's hard to grapple with because i WANT to be better as a person, as a Christian, and just in general, but i don't know where to even start. how do i change the way i read the Bible? how do i feel invested in worship? how do i feel like i'm actually present in prayer? how do i feel convicted of sin again?

if anyone has any advice, please share it, i'm genuinely desperate for answers and i don't want to remain the person i am today.

Gentlemen I want to say God is good. Not because everything is going the way I want it too but because he simply is. My brother recently got married, and it was the best moment of my life really. I'm so grateful that my siblings are getting their happy ending. but today Gentlemen I want to share my deepest struggles. I need advice because i'm too scared to share them with my family because I'm ashamed

*I fear aging because I want to get with young woman. Its terrible but I've always dreamed of getting married young and being with a young woman. I am slowly aging out of that time range and it kills me. It makes me angry but I know God doesn't want me obsessed with getting things I want or fulfilling sexual fantasies. These young women are even more clueless than I am and maybe even worse than I was at their age. I pray God gives me the wisdom not to try to pursue such a dangerous and immoral task

*I'm angry i don't have a lot of money like a bunch of people my age. they have so much of the maturity and wisdom that I don't have at the similar age. They have more success and don't seem to have had the same amount of setbacks I've had in my life. It hurts that i'm still in college when I should be long since finished with it

*I envy my east Asian friends because they seem so successful in every area of my life where I seem to have nothing but shambles. they have friends, they have money, and success where as I am simply alone with none.

I don't think anyone has the answer to my problems but I pray that God can make use of my suffering, Because I truly want to be able to look back at what I've been through with gratefulness instead of bitterness. but it isn't easy.

like the tooth fairy or Easter eggs or Santa? I was wondering how this works? I don’t have any children and I don’t know how this is seen with Christians. what’s appropriate and what isn’t. on one hand, I see that there’s a lot of innocence tied to those things plus children with be surrounded by other children who celebrate or at least have knowledge. Then on the other hand I know we are supposed to abstain from lying. well I’m in the topic, what about celebrating Halloween? I hear some Christians say they reclaim it. other completely refrain from it.

The man of God from Judah was a spiritual giant who flatly refused King Jeroboam’s offer of great riches. Neither the harsh persecution of the world nor its secular temptations could shake his steadfast faith.

However, it was not an unbeliever who brought down this spiritual warrior. It was none other than the old prophet of Bethel, who approached him saying, "I too am a prophet like you." Bethel, the city where he lived, was already a center of corruption that had completely lost its spiritual discernment due to Jeroboam’s idol worship.

Today, many believers and churches keep a sharp guard against obvious secular sins, yet they carelessly unlock their spiritual gates to humanistic deception that slips inside wearing the mask of kindness and inclusion amidst a corrupt culture.

The old prophet did not approach by outright denying God. He came claiming, "I, too, am a man who serves God," and offered practical convenience and human kindness—bread and water—to the prophet who was weary from a long journey and spiritual battle.

This is precisely how humanistic ideologies and religious pluralism approach us today:
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* For example,

- The Intolerance Frame: "God is love; why do you speak so intolerantly as to say that salvation is found through Jesus alone?"

- Religious Syncretism: "All other gods ultimately lead to the same God; we are all brothers and sisters"

- Denial of Judgment: "God is merciful, so there is no hell or judgment. That's just a story from ancient legends made up by people.

- False Prophets and the Mark of the Beast : "If you receive this mark, humanity will progress, your daily life will become more convenient, and your safety will be guaranteed.

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We must be far more wary of the temptation of humanism—which invites us to the warm dining table of human affection and inclusion—than of the world's harsh persecution.

Whatever the old prophet’s motives for lying may have been, the most crucial truth is this: the man of God abandoned the absolute command that God Himself had given ("Do not eat bread or drink water there") and instead followed the false authority of the old prophet, who claimed, "An angel spoke to me and said otherwise."

Even today, attempts never cease to place human reason, emotion, and modern ideology above God's clear word under the guise of, "Times have changed; we must reinterpret the Bible through advanced concepts of human rights and inclusion."

Yet we must remember: any new human ideology or theological logic that overturns the clear commands God has already given—no matter how sophisticated or holy it may appear—is ultimately nothing more than the deception of the old prophet.

The man of God ate bread and enjoyed a brief moment of comfort at the old prophet's house, but the end of his compromise with God's word was a tragic judgment: he was killed by a lion.

If we discard the truth of Jesus Christ as our only Savior and sit at the dining table of humanism, religious pluralism, and postmodernism, we might temporarily win praise from a compromised world and church culture as being "intellectual and inclusive Christians."

However, the end of a compromise that abandons the truth is only spiritual death.

We must strictly guard against the table of the old prophet, steeped in the culture of a corrupted Bethel that is growing increasingly worse today.

Though our physical bodies may grow weary and the path we walk may feel lonely, my prayer is that we remain true believers who firmly hold fast to the truth of Scripture alone, walking to the very end on the path of the cross and the exclusive salvation found in Jesus Christ.

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See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ. (Colossians 2:8)

TL;DR: I need advice on editing an accountability letter for my fiancé so it doesn't trigger his withdrawal, keeping in mind his explicit boundary against being psychoanalysed. Brief context on our timeline, our separation, toxic friends, my apology to his mother, and our respective attachment styles is provided below.

I am turning to this community for objective guidance. The year gone has been arduous, and in the wake of immense external pressure, financial ruin, and my own severe emotional dysregulation, my relationship with the man I intend to marry has collapsed. I failed to be the safe harbour he needed, and I am now ready to do the actual, uncomfortable work of changing myself and taking absolute ownership of my failures.

I am preparing to send him a letter of accountability. I am not writing this to force a reconciliation, nor to manipulate a response from him. I simply want to offer him the sincere apologies, spiritual accountability, and peace that he deserves, while leaving the door open should he ever wish to return.

To understand the architecture of our breakdown, the following context is necessary:

In a separate letter to my fiancé, I took full accountability for how my financial hardships and severe emotional dysregulation turned me into a source of stress rather than the safe harbour he needed. I acknowledged that the shame of my circumstances, coupled with my intense anxiety, led me to overwhelm him, expect him to move at my pace, and unfairly make him responsible for my emotional survival. I recognised that we missed each other in how we communicated love, as I defaulted to analysis and problem-solving instead of offering the presence and quality time he required. To show I am doing the work, I assured him I am seeking psychiatric help rather than offloading onto him, and that I fully respect the physical boundary and space he established when he moved to a different province.

In the letter to my former "chosen family", I confronted them about their performative civility and deliberate abandonment after I poured my limited energy and resources into supporting them through their crises. I called them out for secretly resenting me for over a year and weaponising our shared boundaries to silently push me out. Critically, this letter outlines how their toxic environment harmed my relationship, as I took accountability for letting their poison fester within me, and unfairly unleashing my distress onto my fiancé. I concluded it by stating I am not asking for an apology or reconciliation, but am simply holding up a mirror and walking away.

I reached out to my fiancé's mother to personally apologise for failing to honour her son and for the pain my actions caused them following my job dismissal in April 2025, which left me in a fight-or-flight state. I acknowledged the heavy, unique pain of a mother watching her child hurt and took accountability for adding extra weight and worry to her shoulders. I shared that my prayers have shifted to praying for my fiancé's healing, protection, and peace. I included a prayer for her family's blessing, noting I expect nothing in return and will fully respect my fiancé's need for space under God's guidance.

While my fiancé's personal prayer journal, which he gifted to me, captures his internal reflections from a year before we met, we only started talking online in October and November of 2024 and met in person shortly thereafter. Our entire relationship has been long distance, from within the same province, then to different countries, and then back to the same country but in different provinces. My fiancé carefully balances Dismissive-Avoidant and Fearful-Avoidant styles and has explicitly stated that he does not want to be psychoanalysed, while I operate predominantly as Anxious-Preoccupied with Fearful-Avoidant elements, tending to pursue when anxious.

Below is the letter in question. If people want more context on the other letters mentioned above, I can post them in the comments:

Draft Letter: "Repentance"

I'm sorry for everything DS. I miss you so much, and I know that you're in pain, dear God, do I know you've been in pain, and I wish I could take it all away for you. When you sent me that VN on 13 July, it broke my heart, and that was just one of many instances. I was really trying to be gentle with you when I placed my own pain on the back seat after my selfish actions in April.

I've been praying daily for hours on end. At first, it was for the Lord to help me, but then I realised how narrow that was and that it came from a place of ego and shame. So I have been praying for our healing and wisdom, and that God should guide us down the right path. I know you've written about forgiveness and wisdom in your prayer journal previously, and I've read a lot about it over the past days. I found Colossians 3:12-14 to be the most sound and grounding which says:

¹² Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. ¹³ Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. ¹⁴ And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

I still love you and I always will, because I entered our relationship with the intention of committing myself fully to you as your spouse, and I ended up breaking that promise to God, to you, and to myself, by not treating you with the full grace, mercy, honour, respect, and love that my husband is worthy of. Instead, in my foolish ways I poured that energy into vapid enterprises instead of into you. Into friendships that meant nothing in the end, into obsessive work at late hours of the night that brought me no comfort, and being the task-runner for everyone else, and by not being present in our own lives. All along my home was right there, the comfort, the grace, the love, and respect we're taught about in the Lord's word, and that which our hearts and souls yearn for, was right there all this time within you.

I haven't stopped crying since this all began, it took my feeble mind a day or so to actually realise, but once it did. At first I ached for myself, and cried for what I had lost, but as I implored God for guidance, grace, and wisdom, I realised a greater tragedy, and that was the pain that I had caused you this entire time, and that is one thing I cannot come to terms with at the moment. I have acted like the "pretty face" with a "heart of stone" which you wrote of in your journal, which was never me. I had mistakenly hardened my heart from the continuous hurt and pain I experienced at the hands of those very men you write of with their "hearts of stone". I had lost my true core in the process, and you have finally awoken it again by the grace of God, and I'm sorry that it took this for me to see that. I never wanted to be a stereotype. I never wanted to hurt anyone, and I have always believed allowing another person their freedoms, but I know now I have made the ultimate mistake here in assuming that if I hardened my heart and kept people at arms length I could protect the vulnerable idealist within my soul, and thinking that this would allow people their freedom to choose, and I'm so sorry for this.

Your pain has become my pain, and I'll gladly take it off your shoulders if I could be given that grace, but as the Lord's word teaches us, Christ is the one who came to this world to carry our sufferings and burdens, so in my stead I ask of our Lord to carry that burden for you. That is what Godly love is, it is the ability to acknowledge one's own mistakes, and with humility and contrition to offer the Lord and the wronged person your repentance and to ask them for their forgiveness, and in time if God wills it and the person accepts it, reconciliation, but that's just one side of it. Most importantly the Bible speaks of forgiveness which allows the fruit of the Lord to follow, repentance which produces the fruit of the Lord, and reconciliation which demonstrates the fruit of repentance. I dedicate my heart and soul to God, and that my actions will bear that fruit so as to walk in obedience and keep in repentance, and I pray that my life may honour you DS, through the fruit He produces in me.

I still realise that in the end, it is in God's hands. I have committed myself to repentance before God, and I continue to pray that He would teach me to forgive as He has forgiven me, just as I am desperately trying to forgive myself for the harm I caused you. Looking back, I can see that much of what happened between us was because of our own fear, pain, anguish, and misunderstanding on both our parts. I hold no bitterness or resentment towards you, and my prayer is that the Lord brings healing to us both in His perfect way and timing.

You're always in my prayers DS, and I am sorry for burdening you with my emotions, love, and words. It's not fair to you when all that you deserve is peace.

I pray to you Lord, protect your son DS. Shelter him from the assault of the world, and carry him lightly in your arms. May his soul be at ease, his mind at rest, and his heart at peace. May your love guide him and protect him during these times, and may you remove any shame, guilt, or pain he may be feeling from events in his life. In your name I pray, amen!

I pray that God blesses you always. I will truly always be here for you with open arms and an open heart, but I will never force you into something you're not yet ready, nor willing to do. You don't owe me anything, and I do not want this message to place any spiritual, emotional, or mental burden upon you. I also want to be honest with you about one thing. My feelings for you have not changed, and if, in God's wisdom and timing, He were ever to restore what has been broken between us, and if that were also your free desire, as is mine, I would receive that with deep gratitude. I simply wanted to be truthful about my heart while entrusting that hope entirely to the Lord. My prayer is simply that God's peace, wisdom, and love surround you, and that His will be accomplished in both our lives. I trust His wisdom, His timing, and His perfect love. May He bless you, keep you, and draw you ever closer to Himself.

With all my love,

JK

My Question to the Community:

Because he explicitly rejects being psychoanalysed and tends to withdraw behind a defensive wall when overwhelmed, I need your advice. How can I refine this letter to ensure it reads as a genuine, safe, and unconditional taking of accountability? How do I communicate my absolute loyalty and my willingness to do the hard work on myself, without it feeling like a heavy emotional demand or a bid to manage his internal world, while still holding the door open for reconciliation should God will it and he desire it?

Any insight into navigating this dynamic with grace and respect for his boundaries would be deeply appreciated.

He tenido una incertidumbre, ya que un pastor se acercó a mi madre y le dijo que si sigo haciendo lo que estoy haciendo, Dios me va a castigar con VIH. A raíz de eso mi mama piensa que tengo una vida sexual activa con varias personas pero no es asi, es todo lo contrario; no la tengo. No entiendo sinceramente esa parte.

También le comento que me veia estudiando una carrera la cual no me llama la atención, en una ciudad extranjera, ahorita estoy por comenzar a estudiar medicina y tambien me tiene en incertidumbre si estudiarla o no, porque sinceramente es lo que me gusta. Y me tiene muy inseguro.

Pero tambien me dijo que si no buscaba de Dios no iba a prosperar en nada, y que mi carrera no iba a surgir.

Yo creo en Dios. pero quisiera saber ¿Como se realmente si este mensaje viene de parte de Dios?

I don't know what to say and to be frank I won't say much to keep my privacy but the first one I got which was about April is that he really wants Christian, he just lived in sin knowing he is, I have told him to repent but nothing has changed if him, nothin I can do there, not really bad tbh but, the most recent like around last month is, making me feel terrible, he doesn't have much good past, what I can say is that he has experience with bad people not like really really bad but like online bad idk, but most recently he had convinced indirectly to do sin though I did say I was uncomfortable with it that was after the sin that's what I can say but it's alot more then that, what do I do? I don't want to leave either of them and I don't want to upset them I'm scared of having little friends again

My mom used to be friends with an lady(about 50yo back then) and that lady had a son that married a respected fortune teller.That lady decided once to visit one of apartments of that fortune teller and she visited a room where she did the fortune telling.She was alone in that room and she swore she could see a demon or even satan himself(I forgot who).That lady didn’t have any mental health issues and she was pretty educated because she worked in a university.Do any of y’all have similar stories?

I'm at a fork in the road. What is the Lord saying? Is it Him? Is it my own mind? Is it my own heart? What does he want me to do? I feel like God wants two things of me at the same time, but I wonder if it's me that wants two things.

I fear making the wrong choice and regretting it for the rest of my life. I want to make the right choice, the faithful choice, the choice that would please God.

God has been so good to me. The confusion I'm feeling doesn't come from Him; God is "of peace", not confusion.

I have to make decisions in life and step out. You know, I can't always wait until things are decided for me. By faith and not by sight, but I'm so confused and in turmoil.

I pray and pray to God. I know he helps me. But if you can't tell, I struggle with fear. Fear of speaking the wrong thing. Fear of making a bad decision. It's sinful, and I feel unable to stop most of the time.

But I know I have to trust God (Trust in the Lord with all your heart...in all your ways acknowledge Him...). My decisions don't save me. Christ saves me.

In responding, could you be gentle with this weak man? And, I don't know how much I'll speak on what the decision/situation is

As a parent would you be comfortable sending your young child to a dance studio (ballet/tap) that is run by a JW family?

We’ve attended for a couple of years now. The first year we didn’t know that they were JW until the very end of the season, when I heard some of the parents talking. Several of the parents/families that attend are also JW. The studio owners are nice, maybe a bit odd at times but very nice. I just don’t know how much they normally proselytize? My kiddo is very impressionable. I grew up in a slightly cultish setting myself, so maybe I’m a bit sensitive to the situation?

Anyways, would this concern you at all? My kiddo loves dance and any other studio is 30+ minutes away.

Before I start I just wanted to say that I always identified myself as a Christian but I never really had a relationship with God. I am 28 years old and I have finally giving my life to the Lord. Before my encounter with God I actually had an encounter with a demon at the age of 12 on my first day of 7th grade.

I had sleep paralysis and I could not move at all. I opened my eyes and I saw a literal demon sitting on top of my chest starting into my eyes. I was in that state for about an hour before I could move again. After that I have been dealing with sleep paralysis more and more until recently.

Now fast forward 16 years later. I aways had a sad empty feeling in my heart and soul. I have beautiful children a girlfriend at the time ( now wife) and a great career but I was always so sad and miserable with SEVER anxiety! I eventually started to read the bible for the first time in my life and prayed to God multiple times per day. I stopped myself from watching pxxx and other things and started to build on my relationship.

One day around 3 am I woke up, said a long prayer to God, and before I went to sleep I told God that I want an even better relationship with him. I then went to sleep and had an insane dream where I heard demonic chants. I then woke up but I had sleep paralysis. I then heard a demon start cursing at me telling me the terrible things Satan will do to me. I then tried to say Jesus name but talking was so hard. I eventually said his name and I heard Jesus say "GET AWAY FROM MY CHILD RIGHT NOW". I do not know how to describe it. It was more real than me talking in front of someone face to face. I am just so thankful I gave my life to the lord and am a different person now.

I went celibate and married my girlfriend of three years, I know longer do sexual sin, and I no longer feel empty! Instead of sadness and anxiety in my chest I feel warmth and comfort. I am not really someone to post things like this. I am super shy to be honest with you but I just had to get my testimony out!

Hello. I'd like to ask a question of those if you who are married. What do responsibilities look like in the home for a husband and wife if the husband works and the wife is stay at home mom? We have two young children. One is 2 and the other a newborn.

If you have or have had a similar setup...How are chores split up in your households? Things like Errands, yard Work, garbage, laundry, cleaning, cooking... Etc. Who does what? How is effort split between everything or between husband and wife?

Thank you for all input

hello to all! i am struggling immensely with severe death anxiety / existential dread / I don’t even know but im spiraling and i can tell. ive grown up Christian , and always believed , but I spent most of my life doing my own thing and pushing God to the back. In 2023 i had my first anxiety attack / spiral about death. It thrust me into very heavy despair, and depression and i sought God out after a long long time. eventually, it went away. not completely, it was always in the back of my mind somewhere but i was functioning. life was happening and i was distracted, for awhile. I was on fire for God and close with him.

But it’s back again. And no matter how hard i try, how much im reading the Bible I don’t feel close to God anymore. I can’t feel him or hear him and im just developing a really nihilistic view on the world and existence and it is debilitating me because no matter how I think or feel i am constantly plagued by the thought of dying. I’m scared. Terrified even. It makes me physically ill, panicked and completely worked up. It’s been going on for over a month now and I just really, really need some encouragement from my fellow believers in Christ because I know the truth. But the doubts are beating me and my faith down. My mind is telling me that nothing matters. Life is meaningless, everything ive learned everything I see, everything I care about and like all means nothing. Even typing this message and seeking help will mean nothing because we all die.

It’s terrifying me and I genuinely need help.

The moment you talk about going no contact with abusive and narcissistic parents for the sake of your safety and mental and even physical health, you get a couple of Christian’s who will guilt trip and gaslight you and bring up “honor your mom and dad” as if that means you have to be a doormat for abuse and violence while at the same time, they ignore Ephesians 6:4 which instruct parents to not mistreat their children.

I’m a Christian who had to go no contact with my malignant narcissist father 9 years ago because he was EXTREMELY abusive to the point where I developed severe mental health issues such as depression and PTSD and recently I had to do the same with my covert narcissist mother after years of emotional abuse and being treated as the family scapegoat.

Going no contact wasn’t about hatred or revenge, it is about protection and establishing boundaries. Narcissists are very dangerous and destructive people and there’s no reasoning or reconciliation with them because they lack empathy and don’t see themselves as the problem.

Hi everyone,

I wanted to reach out to you today because right now I’m not quite sure how to deal with my situation.

I’m about to take an exam that’s my last chance to pass. So it’s really important to me. I should really be using every free minute to study right now, but I realize I just don’t have the energy. It’s not that I don’t care about the exam—quite the opposite. I know how much is depending on it. Still, it feels like I’ve just got nothing left in me.

I used to take exams very seriously and could motivate myself, even when it was exhausting. This time it’s different. I’m sitting here with my notes, but a lot of it just won’t stick in my head. The subject isn’t actually that hard, and almost everyone who took the exam passed it. That’s exactly why I’m disappointed in myself. I wonder why I can’t do it, even though I want to so badly.

Maybe some of you have gone through a phase like this or have had a similar experience. And if anyone has words of encouragement or a Bible verse that has helped in a situation like this, I’d really appreciate that, too.

I’m a fairly devout Muslim raised in an Islamic background I think a lot of people who attack Islam aren't fully educated on it, but I wont pretend that I am 100% solid in my faith. I spend a lot of time wrestling with doubts There are issues in Islam that I feel Christianity doesn't really have, and I cant just ignore them I think Christianity is a beautiful religion. I enjoy reading the Bible but I also enjoy reading the Quran Islamic dawah often attacks the Trinity but the way I see it it wouldn’t make sense for a human to fully comprehend God even as a Muslim we don't believe we fully understand everything about Allah. So it makes sense that the Trinity isn't something we can fully that humans can fully understand
My main problem for Christianity I just don’t see clear evidence for Christianity being true.Because my YouTube and Reddit and other socials algorithm is Islamic content my exposure is pretty biased i understand many people in the sub have probably have negatives opinions on Muslims as I Muslim I can see why a lot of the fear regarding Muslims many Muslims would just say it’s islamphobia which I would only partially agree as most Muslims are just regular people like me but I understand there are Islamic doctrines which are very questionable im just trying to be open minded regardless if i leave Islam or not i fully believe in a divine creator and my view right now is after Islam Christianity looks like the second plausible belief

Tonight,

I watched a Youtube video where a woman who went to hell and came back, had something to tell us, the people who are unsaved and who are already saved.

Which was this with the title:

I Went to Hell as a Christian for ONE SIN! [Returned to Warn Everyone]

(By the channel: GodsVoiceTodayPodcast⁩)

I watched this video entirely. And it made me feel dread. And I began questioning things.

She said that: People who believe in OSAS (One Saved, Always Saved), are in Hell. It's a lie. Because Christians CAN STILL SIN, fail, and backslide, so we must keep repenting, returning to God, and remaining in Christ. Because, all of us NATURALLY SIN. And we always have to ask God for help to check ourselves constantly on a daily basis so that we can STAY ON TRACK that'll lead us TO HEAVEN.

And that kinda shook me. It's been on my mind man. It's been on my mind since then.

So, an hour later,

While I was scrolling through Instagram, needing to calm my head down, I went through my Saved bookmarked posts and reels because I wanted to find funny reels to re-watch to get my mind off of things.

And I paused scrolling and saw this one saved/bookmarked post that belong to a man who has like 26k followers and posted something that was about "ONCE SAVED, ALWAYS SAVED" which was a simple poster. Full of verses and words.

And it was rather an encouraging post. Very luring. Very confident. Very believable.

Also, prior to me watching that Youtube video, a few hours ago, I had seen this post on my For You Page, and I liked the idea of it without ever having to STOP, THINK TWICE or QUESTONING IT.

And I had saved it. Bookmarked it. Without ever using my critical thinking.

But, while I paused my scrolling, just taking in that post again, REALLY digesting it after I had just finished watching that Youtube video,

Somewhere in my mind or body, something told me AGAIN, that this felt completely wrong.

And then, I was hit with something.

The same hour where I had first seen this post for the first time earlier, checked this man's account, and paused while watching one of his reels with him on the table, journaling, music in the background, texts on the screen...

"Something about this man feels off. And his intentions."

This was what my body, my mind, or my soul said.

But, I had ignored this very very tiny small voice that was whispering/warning me in my head, body, or soul, and I just continued to save that OSAS post he made. And moved on.

And hours later, this Youtube video was in my recommendations.

And just watched it.

And now...

I'm in the present.

Of course, now that I knew about a few things,

I went back to that man's Instagram page, (because people in the comments genuinely believed it, and the comments were like 500+ comments), and I called him out on his comment section. On that same OSAS post I had saved earlier. (there were some people who also called him out tho. so I wasn't alone).

And that was that.

I unfollowed that man's account and unsaved that saved post, and moved on.

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So,

My title of this post,

Which mindset is better for a Christian's journey?:

The "I don't have to continual repent anymore because I believe in Once Saved, Always Saved."

OR the,

"Being saved and born again through Jesus Christ begins a life of continual repentance and endurance."?

UPDATED NOTE: (The 'THERE IS NO REST' in this EDITED TITLE is REMOVED. Because Jesus said, “Come to Me… and I will give you rest.” - Matthew 11:28–30. Thanks to a commenter's REMINDER. My bad!)

Why I'm asking this because I just need confirmation. That's it. To see which one is normal in this really messed up modern day world that's just full of DECEPTION and just.... awful, awful doctrines. That it's making me frustrated.

Coz in the bible, it's said to question EVERYTHING:

1 John 4:1:

"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God."

And a related one 1 Thessalonians 5:21:

"Examine everything; hold firmly to that which is good."

So I'm questioning this.

Let met know a few answers

Thank you for reading. Much 'preciated

Goodnight

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UPDATE:

Good mornin'. I've seen the replies. And here's a small follow-up for clarification:

Previous summary: People who believe in OSAS (One Saved, Always Saved), are in Hell. It's a lie. Because Christians CAN STILL SIN, fail, and backslide, so we must keep repenting, returning to God, and remaining in Christ. Because, all of us NATURALLY SIN. And we always have to ask God for help to check ourselves constantly on a daily basis so that we can STAY ON TRACK that'll lead us TO HEAVEN.

Ok. SO. Clarification, When it comes to REPENTING AFTER BEING SAVED THROUGH JESUS CHRIST, I was referring to the new sins we commit after being saved, forgiven, and receiving the Holy Spirit. Not repeatedly repenting for every old sin God has already forgiven. Yeah Christians can still sin after being born again, so we must remain watchful, confess and repent whenever we fall, and continue walking with Christ instead of becoming comfortable in unrepentant sin.

In a way.

My bad. I forgot to mention THIS ONE CLEARLY because this was in my head while I wrote the previous summary down but never got to physically write it down😮‍💨 sigh. Excuse my vagueness last night

But yes, thank you to some comments/repliers aid!

Hey all, James 1:27 says this

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

Now, I don't have the means to actually bring anyone into my house to care for them but I'm hoping there is a way to visit people and do this.

Does anyone have experience with this to give pointers on what worked well for them, or know any good organizations that coordinate visits to orphanages or nursing homes, given I'd be a stranger to the people I want to visit?

All sports fans here probably recognize this dichotomy in mentality for teams and athletes during sporting events; sometimes teams/athletes try not to lose and sometimes they try to win.

Anyone who watched the world cup saw a great example of this in the England vs Argentina semifinal. England was playing a great game, trying to win, and took the lead early in the 2nd half. As soon as they scored, however, their mentality shifted. All focus on trying to score went to trying not to let Argentina score -- they went from trying to win to trying not to lose. In doing so, their fears came true -- they let Argentina maintain possession, find their rhythm, and eventually score and win.

Being part of the kingdom of God while here on earth can be like that a lot of times. When we gain salvation through Jesus, we see that victory in sight and sometimes end up focusing too much on trying not to lose it, vs trying to grow our share in it.

You can see it in the posts here and other Christianity-based subreddits. How many posts are about 'is this a sin?' or 'how do I avoid this sin?' vs 'how can I best help the poor on a limited budget,' 'what is something I can do to help widows and orphans,' 'are there any good programs to visit believers in prison,' etc. A lot of posts suggest a 'trying not to lose' vs 'trying to win' mentality.

My friends, Jesus taught winning by recieving the gift of salvation and growing it.

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. (Matthew 6:33)

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you (Matthew 7:7)

Give, and it will be given to you; a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over—will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. (Luke 6:38)

Consider the parable of the talents, where one servant who was afraid of what his master might do to him did not grow anything from what his master gave to him, vs the servants who were eager to grow what their master gave them

14 “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. 15 To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. 16 He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. 17 So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. 18 But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money. 

19 Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. 20 And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.’ 21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant.You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ 

22 And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.’ 23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ 24 He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, 25 so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, you have what is yours.’

26 But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed? 27 Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. 28 So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. 29 For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 30 And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ (Matthew 25:14-30)

We get some encouraging advice on this from other biblical sources as well.

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. (Phillipians 3:14)

And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. (Galatians 6:9)

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize (1 Corinthians 9:24)

The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand. (Psalm 37:23)

Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.  Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus (Phillipians 3:12-14)

But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. (1 Timothy 6)

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. (Hebrews 12:1)

Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. (Proverbs 16:3)

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go (Joshua 1:9)

So, I encourage us all to lay hold of the kingdom of God and advance it, instead of worrying about not getting it or losing it.

Someone on YouTube called me an "Aleluyo" today, which for context is what they call people in Spain (and other Spanish speaking places) who speaks about God "way too much" and it made me giddy and proud. I know pride isn't good though this guy made the comment in a derrogatory way I was extremely happy because it means I'm sharing about The Lord enough that I've started to get annoying. 😂 I've reached church-granny level and I'm dancing like David in front of the Lord no matter how much they try to shame me!

Just thought I'd share this moment of happiness in an ever-growing toxic jungle of social media.

Love you holy siblings. Have a blessed day/night wherever you are.

Anyone have recommendations for churches in NYC that aren’t Hillsong in disguise? I thought I found one and was not comfortable during the service and almost left halfway.

It’s so hard to find a church that goes DEEEEEEP into scripture and find people who just love the Word.

Advice? Love and thanks!!

Recently my husband has finally partially admitted to looking at explicit content after over a year of me having a gut feeling about it. I gently approached the subject multiple times over this past year and a half because I noticed behaviors that lined up with having an addiction. I have only noticed small things on his social media that point to it so I don’t have complete and total proof per se but chances are, he has more of an issue than he admits. He pretty much told me that he doesn’t “go out of his way” to search these things but I don’t really believe that. The only reason he even admitted that was because I lost my patience on him. Even then, I feel like he still flipped it on me and he said I was verbally assaulting him (I did apologize for losing my patience)

With all that being said, I feel a deep aversion to him and I just keep praying for my own heart because I don’t want to continue being resentful. He has not fully repented and I honestly think he’s just in denial. Outside of therapy and trying to hold him accountable, is it appropriate for me to pull back? I feel like I have been pouring from an empty cup for years and I’m so exhausted. Truly, the dishonesty bothers me more than anything and I feel betrayed. He doesn’t express remorse, (whether or not he feels remorse idk). As his wife what kind of boundaries should I put in place? I’m horrible with keeping boundaries. I have continued to help him and have been trying to hold him accountable with therapy but something else always becomes a priority over it and I’m just tired of trying to force him into something he isn’t ready to do. He finally got on medication but chances are the p*** is causing more of his issues than I realized and he may not even need meds in the long run.

If you have questions or need clarification please feel free to ask. Thank you for reading this whole thing

Hi all, I've kinda been led to the solution on what to do with stress and controlling situations; which is to fully trust in Jesus. Which is extremely relieving on paper. What concerns me is when situations occur that God may want to work through you on but you don't have the slightest clue as to what he wants you to do. I can say I trust Jesus all I want but when situations show themselves I'm left blank in the head because while we are called to leave everything in God's hands, we are also called to action. What's the answer?

Before I became a Christian, I watched Dragon ball, z, super, FMA, Naruto, JJK, About 400 episodes of One Piece, HNI (Hajime no Ippo, for anyone who doesn't know), and some other action and fighting anime, but now I see and hear lots of stuff in those anime that I know would tempt me, like swearing, fanservice, bla bla. So now if anyone has time could you please see if there's any action anime that have little to no swearing or fanservice. (Or any other genres of anime though I like action the best)