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I don’t think it’s wrong that you guys do that, but I am kind of wary about the fact that by confessing your sins through a priest, you are forgiven by God. It doesn’t make sense to me, because why would you not just go to God directly? I do think it can be very beneficial to tell a priest your sins, but I don’t really like the fact that you have to do that in order to be forgiven. Only God can forgive sins, and it’s not through a human.
correct, the priest isn’t forgiving the sins. It is God.
I didn’t really know mega churches were a thing until recently.
I think mega churches can be a good thing, but as long as they preach the Gospel. A lot of mega churches (from what I’ve heard, I’ve never been to one so I could be completely off) water down the truth about Jesus, or they put on a “show” with lights and smoke, when being a Christian is really not all glamour and it isn’t always exciting. As long as they speak the truth of the Gospel, I don’t mind it.
However, I do agree that a lot of times they get so big that people get disconnected and cliques start forming, which isn’t unity.
that is how some are… 😮💨 but not mine. this is what I said to Esther:
my church is definitely not corrupted! All the people there truly care and want to give people a god church experience to make them care about church. And we do try to get people into the church, but that is us just following the mission of Jesus and being fishers of men! Like most churches just stay in their own community and do not go out into the world and make followers of christ. And we don’t just do that for our church, but my church goes all over the world rebuilding the churches. (Either literally fixing them, bringing people to them, or fixing the community of the church!) The funny part is we work with only traditional churches. (No we do not make them mega churches. We just bring people to them, and teach how to bring people to them.) We work with them until they are independent enough to sustain themselves! We also work with a ton of protestants churches! Like my dad worked with my friends non-denominational church once.
It depends on how well I know them and if they’re talking to me.
If the person is a classmate or a friend, I would probably try to explain my beliefs about it.
I don’t tend to respond in anger, though. I think honestly, I would probably ignore them XDXD
I know what I believe, and I’m probably not going to convince them otherwise if they’re that passionate about mocking it.
I tend to lose my patience 😅 pray that God will give me the gift of patience…
"MAMA! I AM SCARED MOMA! MOMAAAAAA!!!!!!! TALK TO ME MAMA!"
“those d*** Christians” Did she say dumb? Or something else Idk about… but besides that, I think that would take patience, not snapping back at them.
No- I didn’t type the whole word because most people consider it a cuss word- she said “damn”. I don’t consider it as bad as the f-word but I definitely still don’t use it.
"Real love is for your good, not for your comfort." -Justin Whitmel Earley
Sorry, I just realized I never replied to your explanation of contemporary churches.
Ours will normally follow the same pattern of announcements, we have a time of worship through song, then the sermon, then we’ll end with another song and sometimes Communion. This can change depending on the Sunday, but that’s the normal structure we follow. From what I understand, other denominations tend to follow more closely to a liturgy, right?
Yeah, definitely. We follow the exact liturgy every week, with hymns interspersed, and a reading from the OT, the Psalms, an Epistle, and a Gospel, and Communion.
Again, it can depend upon the church, but I do understand what you mean by not dressing up. Most people in our church dress up to some extent, but it’s not weird to see someone wearing a t-shirt or a sweatshirt, or even shorts to be honest. I wouldn’t wear shorts to a church service just because that’s not what I’m used to, but I personally have nothing against it.
I usually wear a dress or skirt, as do many of the women. Pretty much everyone in our church dresses up, except some of the younger children. I don’t necessarily think it’s wrong to not dress up; I just think it’s strange. We’re going to worship the King of everything and some people are going in sweat pants? XD
We use grape juice because….I think it’s kinda weird to us to use wine tbh. 😅
Fair enough. It’s weird to us to use grape juice. XD
So long, and thanks for all the fish!
speaking of jews, what are your honest thoughts on them? Like how to you see them?
I believe they are God’s people, and that the promises God made still apply. I don’t believe that the Church is the new Israel.
Other than them being God’s people, I don’t stand behind them. They support the lgbtq+ community last I heard, and I don’t stand by that AT ALL. In short, I’m pro-Israel as far as them being God’s people.
Every time you smile, a flower blooms somewhere in the world.
#AnduthForever (hopefully💕)Oh, okay. Um, I don’t imagine a beaver dam being that bad. But I know for sure you shouldn’t say it.
Hm, I feel bad for everything the jews have gone through in history! All the accounts from the Bible, the pogroms, holocaust, and modern days people trying to remove them.
But I do not agree with the LGBQ blah blah blah stuff.
"MAMA! I AM SCARED MOMA! MOMAAAAAA!!!!!!! TALK TO ME MAMA!"
well there is like two ships that are straight… BUT ONE OF THEM IS WITH A BROTHER AND SISTER! THESE PEOPLE ARE TWISTED IN THE MIND!!!!!!)
ngl incest ships are worse for me. Gay ships? Disgusting. I hate them. But at the same time, that’s the way the world is going, and while I don’t agree with it I’m not gonna be surprised at it anymore. Which is sad, but it’s true. I just don’t pay attention to it and move on to something better.
Incest ships? That tells me the shipper is a different kind of depraved. Fortunately it seems like I’m not alone in this regard, but I have seen people who support shipping between siblings and it makes me wanna smash something.
The absolute worst, though? Is when it’s both. Shipping between brothers. TWIN BROTHERS. NO. NONONONONONO. STARS AND SHADOWS, NO. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT PERSON.
"When in doubt, eat cheese crackers."-me to my charries who don't even know about cheese crackers
Thankfully it’s not canon for obvious reasons.
"When in doubt, eat cheese crackers."-me to my charries who don't even know about cheese crackers
Yeah! I am glad it is non-cannon… and I am no longer surprised when two of the same gender are shipped… (😮💨) but there is one thing worse that these people do that is WAYYYYYYYY worse than shipping siblings, or family… I can’t even say it!
Wanna know why? BECAUSE IT IS LITERALLY AND ILLEGAL SHIP!!!!!!!!! I hate fandoms…. I wish shipping was never a thing. Or stuff…
"MAMA! I AM SCARED MOMA! MOMAAAAAA!!!!!!! TALK TO ME MAMA!"
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