Christian Discussion: Habemus papam- Leo XIV

[Ireleand]

Guys, Methodism is the best.

[Unogonduria]

Yes. That is free will.

Free will is choosing something. God could have free will by saying no thanks. It is what the church does to the LGBTQ

That would be, to an extent, God depleting satan of his free will.
God DOES have free will, what makes you think He is not, based on my statement/s?

[Corporate Collective Salvation]

Lag so bad it took Him three days to Respawn.

Even 5G(od) gets no bars in a cave.

[The null of Cyn]

Free will is choosing something. God could have free will by saying no thanks. It is what the church does to the LGBTQ

That would be, to an extent, God depleting satan of his free will.
God DOES have free will, what makes you think He is not, based on my statement/s?

oh no, he has free will, it is just he doesn't want us to have it. Honestly, I would rather have a shot at hell and free will then just heaven and no thought

[Fjolmidlum]

oh no, he has free will, it is just he doesn't want us to have it. Honestly, I would rather have a shot at hell and free will then just heaven and no thought

Oh, boy, do I ever have a book for you.

[A m e n r i a]

oh no, he has free will, it is just he doesn't want us to have it. Honestly, I would rather have a shot at hell and free will then just heaven and no thought

Oh, boy, do I ever have a book for you.

I instantly thought of that book when I saw the post, I do not know what that makes me.

[The null of Cyn]

oh no, he has free will, it is just he doesn't want us to have it. Honestly, I would rather have a shot at hell and free will then just heaven and no thought

Oh, boy, do I ever have a book for you.

hey, um, I can't read that. On school Chromebook so no wiki So what is the book about

[Arcobax]

this is disturbing

[Nea Skotia]

this is disturbing

Why?

[Pheonixknight]

this is disturbing

Why?

Their posts are mostly spam, and a nonsensical argument.

[Ireleand]

Oh, boy, do I ever have a book for you.

hey, um, I can't read that. On school Chromebook so no wiki So what is the book about

Really? I am mostly on a school Chromebook and I can go on Wikipedia. Not to get too personal, but where do you live?

[The null of Cyn]

hey, um, I can't read that. On school Chromebook so no wiki So what is the book about

Really? I am mostly on a school Chromebook and I can go on Wikipedia. Not to get too personal, but where do you live?

I go to a private school

[Ireleand]

Really? I am mostly on a school Chromebook and I can go on Wikipedia. Not to get too personal, but where do you live?

I go to a private school

That was all. Time to stop threadjacking

[Kerosene Cucumbers]

Yesterday night I understood the effects of the sin of Adam and Eve, to which we contribute as we sin as well. So many animals have died because of this, so many people die of hunger, wars and diseases because of our sinful ways. So many people commit suicide, all because of the effect of sin. People have uncurable diseases such as scoliosis, cancer (even eye cancer), diabates, HIV, cholera.. Even the curable ones are bad and are the effect of sin - syphilis, tuberculosis... All because of sin. Think of all the animals that died throughout the geologic column for the past 650 Million Years... Many people will go to hell forever and maybe some, if not most or even all will experience regret and sorrow beyond their comprehension. Because of sin.

Yup. It all was avoidable, but humanity chose stupidly.

[Narland]

A Calvinist Preacher dies and gets to an area outside the Pearly Gates with two long lines. One gate has the words Free Will written over the entrance and the other has Predestined. He naturally heads to the predestined line.

An Angel with a clipboard advances down the queue asking the each person a question. When he get's to the Preacher asks, "Why are you in this line?"

"Because I chose it." He replied.

"If you chose it, then you cannot get into Heaven using this queue. Go to over to the free will line."

So our Calvinist, seeing that he cannot get inside in this queue goes to the very back of the free will line.

After some time, another angel advancing down that queue with a clipboard asking each person a question approaches, and asks, "Why are you in this line?"

He replies, "Because someone made me come here..."

[The Lazarene Republic]

A Calvinist Preacher dies and gets to an area outside the Pearly Gates with two long lines. One gate has the words Free Will written over the entrance and the other has Predestined. He naturally heads to the predestined line.

An Angel with a clipboard advances down the queue asking the each person a question. When he get's to the Preacher asks, "Why are you in this line?"

"Because I chose it." He replied.

"If you chose it, then you cannot get into Heaven using this queue. Go to over to the free will line."

So our Calvinist, seeing that he cannot get inside in this queue goes to the very back of the free will line.

After some time, another angel advancing down that queue with a clipboard asking each person a question approaches, and asks, "Why are you in this line?"

He replies, "Because someone made me come here..."

I never consented to the cruel and wanton torment contained in this horrendous joke. Thus I am forced to praise this post for glorifying God, amen.

[Bagong Timog Mindanao]

It had only been an hour or two at most.

Relax, these threads take time. And a meta-discussion about "how slow/fast a thread is" is neither productive, nor relevant to the topic.

Joke: Jesus didn't resurrect for three days, this thread can easily be dormant for a few hours.

Lag so bad it took Him three days to Respawn.

Makes sense. To be fair, there arent that much internet infrastructure back then, which explain the connection issues

[The BlAAtschApen]

Lag so bad it took Him three days to Respawn.

Makes sense. To be fair, there arent that much internet infrastructure back then, which explain the connection issues

Uploading(ascending) to the cloud(heaven) took a long time. Only done 40 days after Easter.

[AlbertaFreeState]

oh no, he has free will, it is just he doesn't want us to have it. Honestly, I would rather have a shot at hell and free will then just heaven and no thought

Oh, boy, do I ever have a book for you.

Awesome!

This reminds me a lot of the ancient Book of Adam and Eve.


https://reluctant-messenger.com/eden_1.htm

Chapter I - The crystal sea, God commands Adam, expelled from Eden, to live in the Cave of Treasures.

1 On the third day, God planted the garden in the east of the earth, on the border of the world eastward, beyond which, towards the sun-rising, one finds nothing but water, that encompasses the whole world, and reaches to the borders of heaven. 2 And to the north of the garden there is a sea of water, clear and pure to the taste, unlike anything else; so that, through the clearness thereof, one may look into the depths of the earth. 3 And when a man washes himself in it, he becomes clean of the cleanness thereof, and white of its whiteness -- even if he were dark. 4 And God created that sea of his own good pleasure, for He knew what would come of the man He would make; so that after he had left the garden, on account of his transgression, men should be born in the earth. Among them are righteous ones who will die, whose souls God would raise at the last day; when all of them will return to their flesh, bathe in the water of that sea, and repent of their sins. 5 But when God made Adam go out of the garden, He did not place him on the border of it northward. This was so that he and Eve would not be able to go near to the sea of water where they could wash themselves in it, be cleansed from their sins, erase the transgression they had committed, and be no longer reminded of it in the thought of their punishment. 6 As to the southern side of the garden, God did not want Adam to live there either; because, when the wind blew from the north, it would bring him, on that southern side, the delicious smell of the trees of the garden. 7 Wherefore God did not put Adam there. This was so that he would not be able to smell the sweet smell of those trees, forget his transgression, and find consolation for what he had done by taking delight in the smell of the trees and yet not be cleansed from his transgression. 8 Again, also, because God is merciful and of great pity, and governs all things in a way that He alone knows -- He made our father Adam live in the western border of the garden, because on that side the earth is very broad. 9 And God commanded him to live there in a cave in a rock -- the Cave of Treasures below the garden.


Chapter II - Adam and Eve faint when they leave the Garden. God sends His Word to encourage them.

[CoC Great Britain]

so i have a question.
So when i read the Bible or go to church, the pastor says "god sent his one and only son to forgive our sins" but then People say Jesus is God, But Jesus is Gods Son? does anybody have an answer?

[Australian rePublic]

The older I get, the more I realise that Jesus was right. Forget about anything else to do with Christianity and focus exclusively on Jesus' prime and biggest concern, love. I've believed for a while now that nothing else matters half as much as loving everyone else. That's not to say that nothing does matter, of course it does, just not as much. The older I get, the more I realise that love begets love and hate begets hate. Unfortunately, acts of kindness are so rare these days that if anyone does it, your motives are questioned

[Albarazil]

I will miss Maundy Thursday knowingly. I'm going to a track meet instead, and I will not make the nighttime service.

I'm having a little dilemma because of this. I can't skip a meet, but I can miss a Holy Week service? I dunno. I just want to hear some opinions on this.

[Rediora]

I will miss Maundy Thursday knowingly. I'm going to a track meet instead, and I will not make the nighttime service.

I'm having a little dilemma because of this. I can't skip a meet, but I can miss a Holy Week service? I dunno. I just want to hear some opinions on this.

I don't know what insight you expect from strangers. It's good to go to as many services as you can but I hope a person is not damned for missing one.

[The Lazarene Republic]

I will miss Maundy Thursday knowingly. I'm going to a track meet instead, and I will not make the nighttime service.

I'm having a little dilemma because of this. I can't skip a meet, but I can miss a Holy Week service? I dunno. I just want to hear some opinions on this.

Oof, sorry, but that’s gonna get you instantly excommunicated and then burned at the stake

(It’s not obligatory)

[Australian rePublic]

so i have a question.
So when i read the Bible or go to church, the pastor says "god sent his one and only son to forgive our sins" but then People say Jesus is God, But Jesus is Gods Son? does anybody have an answer?

It's the Trinity. To take an analogy from St. Patrick, the Trinity is like a clover. You have three leaves- The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit, but you only have one clover. St. Patrick was preaching in Ireland, and the Irish love their clovers, so, good analogy!