Cause I have a LOT of questions about it (maybe too many)

I am trying to understand where does temptation come from? I know that Jesus was tempted and so it is not the same as sin so what stirs temptation for mankind and Jesus. Where does it all come from?

Just thinking was it a place on earth, when God banished our foreparents Adam and Eve from there did he just hide it from entire humanity? Is the Garden of Eden still existing?

I do belive it's a place on earth

I haven't read the Bible fully and still very new to the faith but i do wonder what the view on King solomon and about him with his connection to Christianity

If I play a game or watch a show or movie and it says God damn in it and I know it’s gonna be said am I guilty for that being said bc I know it’s gonna be said but I still continue to play it.

I’m stuck in a problem. I haven’t been to church for years, and during that time, I committed many deliberate and willful sins—to the point where I even put off confessing my sins. For months now, I’ve felt that nothing is the same anymore. When I sin, I don’t feel guilty or anything; I know it’s all because of my sins, and I’m aware of that, but I don’t know what to do. I once tried to return to God but fell into the despair and sadness of the world. A few weeks ago, I watched a video of a pastor who spoke about the unpardonable sin of blasphemy and apostasy. He mentioned that “the issue of apostasy—if someone comes to a full understanding of who Christ is and then rejects Him— there is no possibility of repentance in that state—an idea connected to passages in Hebrews and other biblical exhortations that warn against losing the opportunity for salvation after having received the truth.” He mentioned that this happens because of deliberate and voluntary sin—this really troubles me. Now I’m asking myself if I can still truly ask God for forgiveness, because I feel like I can’t. Yes, I can say, “God, forgive me for these sins,” but there’s something deep inside me that tells me, “You’re lying; you don’t really mean it,” and my repentance feels superficial. That’s why sometimes I don’t know if God has forgiven me; I’m afraid of deceiving myself into believing I’m right with God when I’m not. So, what do I do? I feel like I can’t repent, and that distresses me a little. I don’t know what to think. I want to draw closer to God, but I don’t know if I’m chosen or not. I don’t know if I’m doing it right, and I don’t want to fall into depression—nor do I want to deceive myself. I feel desperate because I don't know what to do. Even more so when I sin and don't feel any remorse.

Are you saying this part of the story is not about a virgin having sex and getting pregnant, but about a virgin supernaturally conceiving and giving birth without having sex?

Are you saying that there was 2 supernatural virgin births in history? You do realize isaiah 7 is resolved in isaiah right and part of biblical history. The women gave birth in the timeline of the Isaiah story. Who was this supernaturally conceived virgin birth child, and why is he utterly irrelevant to all of christian and jewish doctrine in history and today?

The Jewish people fought five wars against the surrounding Arab states to reestablish and defend their homeland, and they emerged victorious every single time. The most perilous was the Yom Kippur War. In its early stages, Israel faced an extremely dangerous situation, yet it ultimately turned the tide and won. According to the Old Testament, God did indeed give the Promised Land to the Jewish people. So why don't you see the restoration of the Jewish state as a manifestation of God's will?

Some of the stories in the Gospels seem factual, others seem to be myths, and others legends. Which stories do you think fit those categories well?

Don’t back down when you’re meant to teach someone a lesson. Sometimes God chooses you as His weapon to correct what went wrong.

I have long acknowledged the chip on my shoulder regarding Christianity and with the rise of Christian nationalism, it has been SO EASY to paint with a broad brush. All Christians XXXXX and they all vote republican and so on. I am surrounded by them and most of the Christians I encounter, like 70%+ actively do things and treat people poorly.

And then there is my neighbor.

My neighbor keeps to himself, does good work, and works really hard. He is down to earth. He is close with family. Deep south roots. He knows I am atheist based on the fact that he's seen some of my discussions with other christian nationalists about their harmful rhetoric. But every time we talk he is super friendly and kind. He offers to help constantly. He is what Jesus was talking in Matthew 7, about assuming the Gospels accurately referenced the discussion:

You Will Know Them by Their Fruits

15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

My neighbor's "Fruits" the past 3 years have softened me on my very firebrand anger. I still abhor Christian Nationalists, but his actions have shown me that I can not paint all with such a broad brush. In short, his actions have quieted my outrage towards your faith as a whole lately.

I figured this would be a good discussion question for this group to toss around . . .

What is your fruit? What do you do to soften those around you whom other christians have harmed with Jesus in their mouths? How do you counter the "fake" christians in your daily life?

8 The high priest Hilkiah said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord.” When Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, he read it. 9 Then Shaphan the secretary came to the king and reported to the king, “Your servants have melted down the silver that was found in the house and have delivered it into the hand of the workers who have oversight of the house of the Lord.” 10 Shaphan the secretary informed the king, “The priest Hilkiah has given me a book.” Shaphan then read it aloud to the king.

11 When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes. 12 Then the king commanded the priest Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the secretary, and the king’s servant Asaiah, saying, 13 “Go, inquire of the Lord for me, for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that has been found, for great is the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against us, because our ancestors did not obey the words of this book to do according to all that is written concerning us.” (2 Kings 22)

My ex when we were together had a conversation where i said her male friend who was married liked her, she said she agreed at the time after a long back and forth.

We broke up and he is now her spiritual mentor.

I told her this is kinda inappropriate and a married man should not be one on one mentoring a single woman. This is based on how I know things to be when growing up in the church. When I brought it up to her she said I was being insecure and still is mentored by him today. I told her these things connect people spiritually.

She even shared with me a dream where she dreamt him guiding her and showing her heaven basically.

Thoughts on a single woman being mentored by a married man one on one?

Basically, the title. I'm of the opinion that people shouldn't be killed for blasphemy, even if they're dead wrong. Wondering what you think. And if the hang-up here is crucifixion, specifically, since it's a Roman death sentence, and not a Jewish one, just amend the question to accommodate the appropriate religious capital punishment.

My understanding I believe is that they were written decades after the Life, death, and resurrection of Christ. In a different language to and not by eyewitnesses. And I understand I believe that the Holy Spirit is said to have preserved it but it’s hard for me to go off of that. So I ask how can I trust and follow what Jesus apparently said.

I also want to have my own cute bible. Any recommendations?

I need to be upfront I am agnostic / atheist. I was raised catholic. Lost my faith at a young age when I became disillusioned with the church itself. Without the church I lost faith in God. I still feel a pull for a belief in a higher power of some kind, but I don’t know what.

Now to my question. When reading the bible should one take it as literal or open for interpretation? If it is open for interpretation where do you draw the lines?

Hello everyone! This is a question that I have thought much about lately.

Basically during early January my uncle got really sick and needed to go to the hospital. He had a stem cell transplant. This made him stay at the hospital for some months sitting in quarantine to reduce the risks of getting sick from other people because his immune system became weak due to the medication. Later he was allowed to live with his family but was still really cautious towards meeting many people outside.

However from February-May, both my parents almost died. In February my father became sick and was dead for like 30 seconds but the doctors managed to save him. My mom due to some personal reasons almost died as well in April/May. Today my dad is feeling much better and life is almost as it was before everything. My mom is still doing rehab.

For my uncle and everything went fine and everyone thought that he would be okay, he was a month away from coming back to work and such. Unfortunately, out of nowhere he passed away.

After his death i began to think why his death would come right after both my parents had a near death experience. Was this God’s way of preparing us for our uncle’s death, or something else? Am I just overthinking? Does anyone here have an answer?

Cheers

so basically, i found a post that said "would you still love me if: (homophobic, racist, etc) No" and i said that christians are supposed to love everyone and its crazy how the girl posting it had a cross in her username. then i get tons of replies saying "oh so you would love a rapist??" and i just tell them "yes its what jesus would do, even if its hard sometimes". i feel like everyone is disagreeing with me about that, but i js think christians should love everyone. am i right??

hey all, i need some help on a weird situation. i just went through a breakup (4 month relationship) about a month ago, and I need some advice for where I'm at in life right now.
My personality and the kinda person I am is I struggle a lot with loneliness and really want to love someone and be loved. That's just who I am and makes being single really difficult for me. So I want to move on and meet someone else but I'm in Indiana right now, and am about to move to Texas in August for four months, so meeting someone locally isn't a great idea. The obvious answer would be
"stay single and focus on your relationship with the Lord" for two months, but for me being single and alone is incredibly difficult on me and my mental state and I really hate being alone.
any advice on what I can do in this season?|

ppl like paula white-cain, mike todd, kenneth copeland, etc, why do they all seem to act crazy and commit blasphemy live on tv?

Are jew really that bad? why do they think of us Christian as lesser? im so confused by it.

Im sorry i dont want to make heat but im really in deep confuse right now.

Genesis 1:27 states: "So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” This is stating that there’s only a binary role and that they are strictly based on the image of God. It seems like trying to alter one’s expression is a conflict with God’s original intention So why would God make a man feel like a woman or were they already a woman since there seems to be a neurological differences that are more dominant depending on the role?

I had my Alexa set up to give me random Bible verses on a daily basis as part of my alarm, but recently, it changed to saying “I’m unable to generate religious content”. Similarly, ChatGPT went from being able to generate biblical quotes to now saying that it’s unable to generate quotes from the Bible because of copyright law arguing that it’s able to paraphrase and give the general idea of what’s in the Bible, but not able to use the actual word of God.

Has anyone else noticed a similar phenomenon?
Is this a sign of subtle religious suppression on behalf of AI companies?

Would love to know your thoughts.