we believe that God works everything for good(Romans 8:28) humans don't have a full view of the universe. that's why Faith is so important

love this thread

I was studying the ''Jesus Teaches Nicodemus'' part of the New Testament and I thought of how being born again isnt just a switch that you can turn off and on whenever you ''feel like it'' but instead it is the gift of baptism.
Notice how Jesus speaks of ''Spirit and water''.
Getting baptized isnt just a tradition, but it's a gift of life passed down to us from generation to generation with its beginning all the way back when Christ himself was baptized by John The Baptist

here's what I was reading for reference...

• • ''Jesus Teaches Nicodemus
    Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.”
    3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.a”
    4 “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!”
    5 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spiritb gives birth to spirit. 7 You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
    9 “How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.
    10 “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things? 11 Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. 12 I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man.14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.” - -

God really created this giant spinning marble

And is going to judge all souls

Like...😳

Add me to OP

This gonna sound crazy but as long as you don’t indulge in the negative aspects of p***, it isn’t a huge sin.

what are the positive aspects?

• Body positivity
• Can he used as a learning tool to please your partner
• Can be used to prevent adultery

sin is sin. doesn't matter the extent

Yes but obviously the lord views things like watching p*** in a different manner than acts like murder.

You think using condoms Is sacrilege?

idk, haven't thought about that but probably not

True but we should strive to kill all our sins not just the big ones

It’s cheating the world out of procreation, the true meaning of sex. Therefore it’s a sin according to some hardline Christians

there's people who can't have children. doesn't mean its a sin for them to have s**

Some people think it is I’ve seen this argument played out in orthodox and catholic circles. If you aren’t having s***to procreate you’re sinning, pleasure is secondary

nah that's nonsense. feel like one of the apostles would have said something about in in the NT

Add to @op

I don't think that last bullet and the first bullet are valid points for Christian Morals preventing adultery with masturbating to p*** is literally just commiting sexual immorality a sin to cover up another sin lust

imo condoms arent sacrilegious if you want to have s***with your PARTNER and arent exploiting condoms in order to have premarital s***I think you're ok

Yeah you’re right bro. I think I was just trying to validate my p*** usage tbh its something I need to work on, but I still don’t feel that the Lord views the act of watching p*** as a really serious sin.

It’s wild how many things the Bible is right about

As a Christian, what are y’all thoughts on homosexuality? Only asking because I realize this is one thing that we’re very split on in the community.

What is a 'serious' sin? All sins are equal.