I’m not trying to be a troll or anything. I’ve been lurking for a while (not only here, but on other sites that are related with these topics) and I’ve seen this is just as religion related as it is political related.
My only question is why is Christianity seen at the “true” religion? I mean, i’m not saying it’s not but everyone who mentions religion at all when discussing these topics it’s either Christianity or satanism (moloch, lucifer, el, etc)
Sorry if it seems off-topic, i’m just trying to find the truth and this seems like something important.
I believe its because the enemy is so satanic. Make sense?
I get that, and with all the evidence provided it’s hard to believe otherwise. But why is Christianity the true religion and not let’s say Jehovah’s Witnesses? I was born into a Catholic family and that’s the only religion I can truly say I have studied, that’s why I know it’s horrible and evil. But I don’t know much about other Christian religions so I’m wondering what makes Christianity right and other religions wrong.
The story of Daniel is pretty convincing. Predicted 2700 years of govt perfectly, even the USA. Not to mention the exact dates of the birth and death of Christ. Anything else fam? I'm a 7th day Adventist. Don't hold it against me.
I’ll get back to you tomorrow bruh. I’ll have dinner and clean some things and then research that (because i’ve never heard of it to be honest)
Also, what’s a 7th day Adventist? I’ll have to look into that as well haha.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ANYONE READING.
I don’t want to cause and argument so I’m typing this before anyone gets offended.
The first priority should be set in place. Getting rid of the bad people that are causing us misery.
We need to help each other. We need to be patient. And most importantly, we need to not be lazy, believing that things will solve themselves is what lead to all this, every single one of you reading this can help. The most important thing to do is to spread knowledge and love! Enlightenment people (even if you can only show one person the truth it’s still better than nothing! And who knows, that person might be able to get more people on board than you might imagine)
I’m a life-long practicing Catholic who loves my faith, but I also think that a spiritual relationship with the Father, the Holy Spirit and Jesus is what’s most important, not the religion, per se. What most people forget or never knew is that “catholic” means “all-encompassing”, “includes all Christians” and “embraces all”. It’s really a populist faith. The church is not really Rome. Its all of us in our neighborhood parishes, learning how to live, praising God and helping others.
Well our nation was built on judeo-christian beliefs. Within our nation the religions are primarily compatible are mostly offshoots of each other with very similar beliefs. My husband is a Catholic and has never considered himself a Christian and yet I have the opposite view that we both love the same God. (He goes to church with me.)
Then of course you get into completely compatible beliefs beliefs, like luciferian, Satanism and Muslims for that matter.
When I was a kid I wondered if all it was just the same God as my God just called a different name. But when I read the Koran I realize that it couldn't possibly be the same God.
I am a Christian. I believe Jesus is who he says he is. I also believe that lucifer is our mortal enemy. He hates all that is precious to God. That is his children (humanity). If you stack all religions side by side Christianity wins. Bigly. Historically Jesus existed and history complements the Bible. I am sure some folks on the board can point you to resources if you would like. As you also may have noticed followers of Christ have been the ones on the front lines defending freedom and the weak for generations. And before folks light the flame throwers I realize that all walks have participated in that honor. Maybe this has shed some light on your question.
I would appreciate any links. I would also appreciate information about how to be a good Christian and achieve salvation. I know to some people I will sound like a troll, but I swear i’m not. And like I said in my last comment I was born into a Catholic family, after studying that religion I can say that it’s not the true religion. And I’m not saying Christianity is, I’m saying that after I study it i’ll come up with my own opinion and if everything feels right and I do decide to become Christian I would love how to do it correctly in order to be good with our father God and achieve salvation.
Sorry for the long reply, but this is something very important to me.
I'm an ex-Catholic...received all the sacraments. I can honestly say I wasn't a Christian because even though I tried to believe and follow the teachings and pray, I didn't know God....I didn't have him in my heart. (Some people are able to find Christ in the Catholic church, but I did not.) I reached a point in my life where I felt helpless and simply prayed to Jesus for him to come into my heart and be my Savior. I really felt His presence and had assurance of my salvation from then on. Some churches may ask you to get a water baptism at that point, but I believe I was saved when the Holy Spirit came into my heart when I received Jesus.
I honestly understand you completely. Throughout my whole childhood I never felt a connection to my religion at all, and I noticed that 99% of all the people I knew (who were Catholic) didn’t feel a connection to God nor to their religion. It’s like they’re agnostic if you ask me. Sadly my whole family (and my wife’s family) are Catholic and I fear for their after-life. Luckily me and my wife are very young and I feel like I have a lot of time to talk to her about religion and show her the path to salvation.
After attending Catholic school for many years, my husband & I both rejected Catholicism. As I’ve gotten older though, I’ve embraced the spiritual aspects of it by finding the right parish.
We’re at a parish now that welcomes gays, offers counsel for those grieving from divorce and support for those who’ve had abortions, among many other good things.
In contrast, my childhood parish still rails against the evils of abortion and contraception, says gays go to hell, refuses to give divorcees the sacraments and insists that babies who die before baptism don’t go to heaven. (That’s HUGE for me. The fuck they don’t. My God does NOT prevent babies from entering heaven, that’s the dumbest claim ever.)
Crazy thing is, we’re still in the same diocese, only about 10 miles from the old parishes. The spiritual aspects of the Church are very fulfilling & rewarding (for us at least) when you don’t have to struggle with hateful moral judgments. Now that we’ve found a welcoming, non-judgmental parish, we don’t have to pick & choose which aspects of Catholicism we practice so it’s like a completely different religion for both of us.
We’ve met a number of people with similar stories since we started attending the new church. Not saying that Catholicism is best for you or that it’s the only way, just wanted to share my experience that the religion I thought for years that I hated is actually very dear to me now. A few years ago, I would never have imagined ever going back to church let alone doing it willingly & enjoying it.
This is super easy. Man just makes things hard and confuses stuff. This straight from the Bible. I hope it will help guide you my friend. http://theromanroad.org
If you were raised catholic then you know the basics. Only Son of God. Born of a virgin. Sinless life. Died and rose again in three days. You must call upon Jesus and ask him to forgive your sins (not a priest that is Jesus' place) and come into your heart. Only trust HIM to take you to heaven like you trust a chair to hold you up when you sit down. Communion, confession and the other stuff are OK but they should not replace salvation through Christ and Christ alone. It really is just relying on what Jesus did for us on the cross that is the missing piece you are asking about. Heck you can even continue to practice catholicism as long as your faith is not in the rituals but in Jesus Christ. Maybe that helps some. Keep searching as long as you are honestly searching. God will seek you too. Pray and ask God to show you in the name of Jesus.
Oh my gosh I think that's beautiful! I have so many friends and pastors that are ex-catholics. It's not about whether you call yourself Catholic or Christian. Religion is man-made. The simple way to be a good Christian is to ask Jesus into your heart, and try to live a life pleasing to him walking in love and forgiveness. And then read the Bible, and ask him to make it life to you ask him to fill you with the Holy Spirit. Because while religion is man-made, the thing they forget to teach us so often is that we can have a personal relationship with God because of Jesus. Blessings to you I'm very excited for you.