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yeah I threw in the chosen thing just to give a mini heart attack to everyone reading šš
Yeah you got me too lol
I haven’t actually watched the Chosen… I’ve heard a lot of good things about it but never took the time to actually sit down and watch.
"Real love is for your good, not for your comfort." -Justin Whitmel Earley
AHHH GIRL THE CHOSENNNN
I just restarted watching it and I just finished the first episode of Season Three!!!
it’s so good….Matthew is my FAVORITE!
He’s so sweet and he makes me wanna cry…I love him so much <3
This lady thrives on the divine grace of Faith and the rich embrace of caffeine.
I find it decent. I like watching it with my mom, it is a special thing we do, but tbh I will not freak out about.
"We love the sinner, but hate the sin."-The other mother (Coraline)
WHATTT
the chosen makes me wanna cryit’s so good!!!! they portrayed it so well in my opinion hahaha
it’s my FAVORITE show of all time hahaha
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it is Ā a little confusing…
itās my FAVORITE show of all time hahaha
Oh, I… hmmm… ehhh… I guess my favorite show is something that isn’t christian so….
"We love the sinner, but hate the sin."-The other mother (Coraline)
I’ve never watched the Chosen because the idea of a tv show about Jesus makes me uncomfortable, but I had a Wingfeather show phase back when the site was funding the first season. That’s probably the closest thing I had to a favorite Christian show. Otherwise, Veggie Tales is it.
"If I don't like something, it's probably sanctification. Ugh." -E.C.S.
This place looks cool, not sure if we’ve met, I haven’t been active lately, nice to meet you!
1. My denomination is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
2. I grew up in my faith, and will always be growing up in it on a path of continual conversion
3. Formally speaking there are the four standard works which include the 66 books in the kjv, as well as The Book of Mormon (which itself contains 15 books), Doctrine & Covenants (138 sections/chapters), and Pearl of a Great Price (5 books). The Church also states that there can be truth found in additional texts, including the Apocrypha, which must be read prayerfully and with the Spirit for truth to be found.
4. Of my nuclear family, everyone is baptized and confirmed
5. Ok so we have a lot of what we call ordinances, which is the analog of Catholic sacraments, all of which are done by Priesthood Authority. Essential ordinances include: baptism, confirmation, ordination to the Melchizedek Priesthood (for men), the temple endowment, and the marriage sealing. Then there are also plenty of others including baby blessings, anointing of the sick, sacrament (Euchrist), patriarchal blessings, father’s blessings, blessings of comfort, and other various things.
6. President Russel M. Nelson is the current seer, prophet, and revelator of the Church, acting as God’s mouthpiece as prophets of old.
7. Moses is probably too easy as well, Melchizedek is really interesting, as well as Enock, not a lot is known of either of them biblically though. Gotta love Peter too. They’re all great
8. I love General Conference which is a worldwide conference to hear the words of the prophet, apostles, and other general authorities. My family has started a tradition of having pancakes and waffles for the Saturday morning session.
He is perfect in Justice, yet He is perfect in Mercy, even when we fail Him. For this, He is good.
Hello! It is even more nice to meet you!!!! Also, let me introduce myself! I am The lost journal (something from my main WIP) Also know as my real name Kefa, or my split personality, which is the magic potato! (Don’t ask questions…) I work for the potato army, but have also made a truce with the avocado army!
This place looks cool
Hee hee hee… this place is anything but š (A little fighting happens here š )
My denomination is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Wow, that is a long title! Also, I have never heard of that denomination!
Of my nuclear family, everyone is baptized and confirmed
Nice!
Ok so we have a lot of what we call ordinances, which is the analog of Catholic sacraments, all of which are done by Priesthood Authority. Essential ordinances include: baptism, confirmation, ordination to the Melchizedek Priesthood (for men), the temple endowment, and the marriage sealing. Then there are also plenty of others including baby blessings, anointing of the sick, sacrament (Euchrist), patriarchal blessings, fatherās blessings, blessings of comfort, and other various things.
Cool! Most other denominations keep very little, but yours seams to add a bunch! Personally, (from my stand point, Idk what the Catholic Church teaches… But I believe it is better to have more sacraments then less… please don’t come at me other denominations…)
Ā I love General Conference which is a worldwide conference to hear the words of the prophet, apostles, and other general authorities. My family has started a tradition of having pancakes and waffles for the Saturday morning session.
Besides the “Our Father”Ā Prayer, there seems to be one more thing that unites the entire church, and all of her denominations! WAFFLES AND PANCAKES!!!!!
"We love the sinner, but hate the sin."-The other mother (Coraline)
Hello! It is even more nice to meet you!!!! Also, let me introduce myself! I am The lost journal (something from my main WIP) Also know as my real name Kefa, or my split personality, which is the magic potato! (Donāt ask questionsā¦) I work for the potato army, but have also made a truce with the avocado army!
Tis a pleasure, Potatoed One, I myself am the Arcane Axiom, one of math and a seeker of fundamental truth. I read/write sci-fi/fantasy and my main WIP is a multiverse called the Sceptrum. (would love to hear more about your WIP btw).
Hee hee heeā¦ this place is anything but š (A little fighting happens here š )
That is the way of the world, many on here can probably attest to the fact that I’m not one to back down when things get heated. I always pray for fruitful discussion, mutual understanding and learning, and I think that’s achieved more often than not, but I am a heavily flawed human being.
Wow, that is a long title! Also, I have never heard of that denomination!
Lol, yeah, sometimes we shorten it to The Church of Jesus Christ, the second half is the part that indicates that this is His Church for our day specifically on an organizational level, though ultimately it’s the same Church as the days of old with true apostolic authority. We also have various other informal nicknames like LDS. A lot of people would tell you that it’s not a denomination at all, I would also hesitate to do so, but for different reasons. It’s restorationist, meaning it’s a restoration of the fullness of the Gospel of Christ and His authority on the earth.
Cool! Most other denominations keep very little, but yours seams to add a bunch! Personally, (from my stand point, Idk what the Catholic Church teachesā¦ But I believe it is better to have more sacraments then lessā¦ please donāt come at me other denominationsā¦)
For sure, I think it’s an important thing as far as using God’s authority properly to minister to His children with the practices that bring about salvation, sealing, and joy on this earth. Both Catholicism and Orthodoxy preserved that tradition very well because of their old roots, which is totally awesome.
Besides the āOur FatherāĀ Prayer, there seems to be one more thing that unites the entire church, and all of her denominations! WAFFLES AND PANCAKES!!!!!
AMEN!!!!
Now some questions for you:
What do you think is the very most important element to the Christian identity? In other words, what tells you whether someone is a true Christian or not?
How do you feel about people in other religions in general, especially concerning their salvation?
What do you think would be the first thing you would say to Christ when you meet Him in this life or the next?
He is perfect in Justice, yet He is perfect in Mercy, even when we fail Him. For this, He is good.
Tis a pleasure, Potatoed One, I myself am the Arcane Axiom, one of math and a seeker of fundamental truth. I read/write sci-fi/fantasy and my main WIP is a multiverse called the Sceptrum. (would love to hear more about your WIP btw).
Ah, hello intelligent being! And I would love to tell you all about my fantasy book I am writing!
That is the way of the world, many on here can probably attest to the fact that Iām not one to back down when things get heated. I always pray for fruitful discussion, mutual understanding and learning, and I think thatās achieved more often than not, but I am a heavily flawed human being.
I feel I can be that way too…
Lol, yeah, sometimes we shorten it to The Church of Jesus Christ, the second half is the part that indicates that this is His Church for our day specifically on an organizational level, though ultimately itās the same Church as the days of old with true apostolic authority. We also have various other informal nicknames like LDS. A lot of people would tell you that itās not a denomination at all, I would also hesitate to do so, but for different reasons. Itās restorationist, meaning itās a restoration of the fullness of the Gospel of Christ and His authority on the earth.
Oh, that makes more sense, is it considered a different belief?
For sure, I think itās an important thing as far as using Godās authority properly to minister to His children with the practices that bring about salvation, sealing, and joy on this earth. Both Catholicism and Orthodoxy preserved that tradition very well because of their old roots, which is totally awesome.
šāāļø I agree! I feel like it was a little foolish for the other denominations to remove so many! I am not sure if you have reconciliation, but I feel like that is one everyone should have!
What do you think is the very most important element to the Christian identity? In other words, what tells you whether someone is a true Christian or not?
I feel like you have to (well obviously) carry out Jesus’ teachings! And as the Bible says, follow the ancient Ā scripture and traditions! And to add on, here are some of the KEY attitudes I believe all christians should follow: Kindness, patience, self-control, knowledge, understanding, joy, love, goodness, faithfulness, and gentleness. If a Christian is missing too many of these virtues, then I wouldn’t really consider them a Christian. Plus you need to attend mass (or service) every Sunday, and practice the sacraments (or ordinances). And to add onto the virtues, I myself do not have self-control and patience, but I do practice them regularly.
How do you feel about people in other religions in general, especially concerning their salvation?
I feel as if they’re SO CLOSE and yet so far away. But I feel it is better to believe in something, than nothing. Because yes, God did say “you shall have no other gods besides the Lord your God”, but he also said “better for a man to hate me, then to be lukewarm.” (I know I probably miss typed those passages, š«¤) So using that logic, it is probably better for someone to worship a different god, then not care about God. Because this is what I have been taught: going off of that passage, then God is saying a man who hates him, truly believes he exists, because why would you hate something that doesn’t exist? But a man who does not believe or care, then he believes that God isn’t even real, and that pains God more.
So going off that, that means others who believe in another god is so close to the truth, you could probably save them! (people who believe in multiple gods on the other hand… š¬) But if they believe in God, but just call him a different name š¤·āāļø I don’t think that is that horrible. Say if you are Jewish, muslims, or something else… the only thing is most of those religions do not believe Jesus IS the savior of the world and God… so that is the only real problem I have.
What do you think would be the first thing you would say to Christ when you meet Him in this life or the next?
HUG HIM! Then ask as many questions I can think of! Like how did the dinosaurs truly die?! And what did they look like?! Are Adam and Eve here? What do you think about the other denominations?! And then I would probably feel bad for crucifying him on the cross š. (Because everyone did, everyone crucified him, even if you were not alive.) š
"We love the sinner, but hate the sin."-The other mother (Coraline)
I feel like it was a little foolish for the other denominations to remove so many!
The reason our denomination only has two is because a sacrament should be for everyone, and not everyone is called to be healed or married or ordained. However, everyone can and should be baptized and take communion.
I shall be a vestibule of unhampered sanity.
The reason our denomination only has two is because a sacrament should be for everyone, and not everyone is called to be healed or married or ordained. However, everyone can and should be baptized and take communion.
Uh, Ā it should be more something that is rewarding, and not achievable for everyone, because it is meant to be like a reward or checkpoint. (Am I talking non-sense? does this make sense ducktato?)
"We love the sinner, but hate the sin."-The other mother (Coraline)
I think we just have different definitions of sacraments.
*Steals your questions*
What do you think is the very most important element to the Christian identity? In other words, what tells you whether someone is a true Christian or not?
I would say you can tell if someone is a true Christian by whether they believe the Bible, and how they treat others.
How do you feel about people in other religions in general, especially concerning their salvation?
“Whoever desires to be saved should above all hold to the catholic faith. Anyone who does not keep it whole and unbroken will doubtless perish eternally.”-The Athanasian Creed (Note that the catholic does not have a capital c. This was written before the church split.)
What do you think would be the first thing you would say to Christ when you meet Him in this life or the next?
I don’t know. I have a lot of questions.
I shall be a vestibule of unhampered sanity.
Ah, hello intelligent being! And I would love to tell you all about my fantasy book I am writing!
Great! If you could point me to where you talk about it, that would be awesome:)
I feel I can be that way tooā¦
Luckily we have the Atonement, so that we can progress and become perfected through Christ
Oh, that makes more sense, is it considered a different belief?
Depending on who you ask. A lot of people say we have a different Jesus and stuff, because we have additional scripture to the Bible and some of our more unorthodox beliefs (of which there are indeed many). For me, I’m Christian to my core, but it’s all a matter of definition. The important part to me really is how God feels about you, and you Him, rather than how things are categorized.
šāāļø I agree! I feel like it was a little foolish for the other denominations to remove so many! I am not sure if you have reconciliation, but I feel like that is one everyone should have!
So it’s weird because we absolutely have the analog of reconciliation, where we repent and confess to a Bishop (one of authority over your ward (mass)), and resolve to be better. It’s just that we don’t really see it as an ordinance, even though it must be done with authority. If it’s defined as a catholic sacrament though, then yeah we have it for sure.
Also, as a side note on your and Duck’s conversation, we categorize things as saving or essential ordinances or saving ordinances. Then there are ordinances that are still ordinances but are not necessary for salvation, and not everyone partakes of them. The cool thing about the saving ordinances is that everyone on this earth will get the opportunity to receive them one way or another because of the Temple.
I feel like you have to (well obviously) carry out Jesusā teachings! And as the Bible says, follow the ancient Ā scripture and traditions! And to add on, here are some of the KEY attitudes I believe all christians should follow: Kindness, patience, self-control, knowledge, understanding, joy, love, goodness, faithfulness, and gentleness. If a Christian is missing too many of these virtues, then I wouldnāt really consider them a Christian. Plus you need to attend mass (or service) every Sunday, and practice the sacraments (or ordinances). And to add onto the virtues, I myself do not have self-control and patience, but I do practice them regularly.
Amen to all of that. Ultimately I think it’s just in the name, Christian just means one who follows Christ. If someone is sincerely seeking Him, seeking to embody His teachings continually, then you are a follower in my book.
I feel as if theyāre SO CLOSE and yet so far away. But I feel it is better to believe in something, than nothing. Because yes, God did say āyou shall have no other gods besides the Lord your Godā, but he also said ābetter for a man to hate me, then to be lukewarm.ā (I know I probably miss typed those passages, š«¤) So using that logic, it is probably better for someone to worship a different god, then not care about God. Because this is what I have been taught: going off of that passage, then God is saying a man who hates him, truly believes he exists, because why would you hate something that doesnāt exist? But a man who does not believe or care, then he believes that God isnāt even real, and that pains God more.
I don’t think I’ve heard that second one before, do you know where the passage is? This is really interesting. I would point out James 2:19 “Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.” I would say that directly opposing/hating God would be the more negative case, because at least in the case of non-belief, that’s an act out of ignorance rather than defiance, though that may be an overgeneralization, because each individual is different.
I think the most fascinating element to this subject is what does God really value the most? Belief, manifestation of faith, action according to available knowledge, ect.
So going off that, that means others who believe in another god is so close to the truth, you could probably save them! (people who believe in multiple gods on the other handā¦ š¬) But if they believe in God, but just call him a different name š¤·āāļø I donāt think that is that horrible. Say if you are Jewish, muslims, or something elseā¦ the only thing is most of those religions do not believe Jesus IS the savior of the world and Godā¦ so that is the only real problem I have.
Interesting, what would you say to someone who believe Jesus is the Savior of the world and God, but also believe in multiple other gods?
HUG HIM! Then ask as many questions I can think of! Like how did the dinosaurs truly die?! And what did they look like?! Are Adam and Eve here? What do you think about the other denominations?! And then I would probably feel bad for crucifying him on the cross š. (Because everyone did, everyone crucified him, even if you were not alive.) š
Amen to all of itš But you know the cool thing, He chose to suffer on the cross for you, and He would do it all again if it were for only you.
He is perfect in Justice, yet He is perfect in Mercy, even when we fail Him. For this, He is good.
*Steals your questions*
Please do, Most Esteemed Feathered One. Your abducktion of my questions is an honor.
I would say you can tell if someone is a true Christian by whether they believe the Bible, and how they treat others.
I think that’s a good answer, though what if someone says they believe the Bible, and treat those around them nicely enough, but then they have interpretations of the Bible that you would consider (for a lack of better terms) unBiblical? How far is too far?
āWhoever desires to be saved should above all hold to the catholic faith. Anyone who does not keep it whole and unbroken will doubtless perish eternally.ā-The Athanasian Creed (Note that the catholic does not have a capital c. This was written before the church split.)
What about those who simply don’t know there is a faith more true than their own, but desire salvation, seek after truth, and love their neighbor and enemy alike?
I donāt know. I have a lot of questions.
Fair enough, admitting one has no answer is sometimes the best one.
He is perfect in Justice, yet He is perfect in Mercy, even when we fail Him. For this, He is good.
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