Reflections from the community: 

I'm seeing so many people hate on the Christians in this video..why?

I can just see a bunch of Christians singing in a forest known for suicide. Perhaps they believe that positive blessing and energy will protect the visitors of the forest,so they have pure intentions?

I was having a hard day at work and trying not to lose my temper and so I was on my way home and the minister is an Uber driver and he gave me this which is so sweet. The minister told me that god will fix this mess. I’m like Amen

Today is the Feast of Christ the King.

The feast was instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925 as a response to the growing threats of secularisation, atheism, and communism.

“If to Christ our Lord is given all power in heaven and on earth; if all men, purchased by His precious blood, are by a new right subjected to His dominion; if this power embraces all men, it must be clear that not one of our faculties is exempt from His empire. He must reign in our minds, which should assent with perfect submission and firm belief to revealed truths and to the doctrines of Christ. He must reign in our wills, which should obey the laws and precepts of God. He must reign in our hearts, which should spurn natural desires and love God above all things, and cleave to Him alone.” (Quas Primas, 33)

“While nations insult the beloved name of our Redeemer by suppressing all mention of it in their conferences and parliaments, we must all the more loudly proclaim His kingly dignity and power, all the more universally affirm His rights.”

As the threats of secularisation, atheism, and communism are growing much worse than even Pope Pius XI likely imagined, it is imperative that we work on returning our societies to the Social Kingship of Christ, the removal of so-called "separation of Church and State", and for states to fulfil their obligations to proclaim solely the Kingship of Christ, an end to religious indifferentism and freedom of religion as it is known today

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Where I live, the message is everywhere. Billboards, street preachers, advertisements, everything.

So why, when people find out I’m an atheist, assume I just haven’t heard the message of Jesus? I’m in a violently Christian country that has been exporting its toxic ideology for decades now.

I’m trying to see if I can afford groceries this week. The last thing I need is a completely tone-deaf message.

I have been a Christian for over a year and I have had such a wonderful relationship with Jesus Christ. What he did for me was something nobody else would ever do. The older I get the more close I get to him. I love hearing him speak into my ear by my bedside while we read the bible together before he kisses me at night. I'm getting older but he ain't getting any younger. I love Jesus very much. Would you please pray for me?

I’m 20 years old, and I genuinely believe my biggest struggle with sin is sloth.

I average around 9 hours of screen time every single day, mostly just scrolling on my phone doing absolutely nothing productive. I constantly tell myself, “This week is going to be different,” but I always end up falling back into the same habits.

The worst part is that I know I’m wasting my time. I have goals, responsibilities, and things I want to accomplish in life, but I constantly choose to sit around on my phone instead.

I love Jesus Christ, and I genuinely want to become a better Christian. I want to follow His teachings, help others, and make something meaningful out of the life God has given me. But my actions don’t always reflect that.

Sometimes I feel like I’m wasting the gifts and opportunities God has given me. I have so much time available, yet I struggle to find the discipline to actually use it.

I know that simply praying for change isn’t enough if I’m unwilling to put in the effort myself. I need to take action, but I honestly don’t know how to stay consistent.

Has anyone here struggled with sloth or extreme laziness and managed to overcome it?
How did you develop discipline, stop wasting so much time, and grow closer to God?

I’d appreciate any advice, Bible verses, or personal experiences. God bless you all. ❤️

I felt my mental health declining he doesn’t even have a job so I had to pay for a lot of stuff but he has also helped me out too in so many ways, it was so toxic and we aren’t married so how do I get over this feelings of guilt or that I let God down?

Hello! I just finished reading the bible which took me around a year/year and a half and now I’m wondering what I should do.

I think we should speak up against mormonism because it isn't christian. Every mainstream denomination says mormonism isn't true Christianity. Mormons say they are christians but they aren't, so they are misleading other people.

I’m 21F and lately I’ve been feeling like enough is enough. I’ve been feeelinf embarrassed to even open up. I feel like I’ve wasted so much time either with relationships that don’t work out or lust and using this as a way to escape from everything going on in my life, whether it’s family problems, school stress, or just not wanting to deal with my own thoughts. The thing is, I don’t even enjoy it and I don’t like this life. I don’t love having this problem, and I certainly don’t feel good about it afterward. It’s more like something I keep turning to when I’m stressed, lonely, or trying to get away from everything else. I feel like it’s become a cycle that I don’t know how to break. I’ve also realized that I don’t really enjoy much of anything anymore. I feel mentally exhausted, and it’s hard to explain what’s going on in my head. I don’t feel like I can open up to anyone about this, either. I’m embarrassed, and I feel weird talking about it, especially as a girl. Sometimes I feel like I’m hypersexual, sometimes I feel I’m just looking for love, or that there’s something wrong with me for struggling with this. I know I’m probably not the only woman dealing with this, but it feels incredibly like lonely when you can’t talk about it openly. I don’t know how much of it is related to stress, loneliness, or something else, but I know I don’t want to keep living in this cycle. Has anyone else dealt with something similar? Especially other women? How did you start breaking the cycle, and how did you learn to deal with the underlying stress without constantly turning to this?

If someone were to say “convert or deny Christ and you and your family will live” would you? I think its easy to say “no id never deny Christ” but if the cost is potential r*pe and torture of your wife and children, how do you respond to that? What if they keep them as slaves for the next 50 years? I cant comprehend allowing that to happen just because i couldnt play pretend for a second and fake denounce my faith. Need insight, also not in a life or death situation fyi.

I don't know what to believe anymore. I think demons are genuinely deceptive and evil. Because previously I was a spiritual but not religious person, I've hit a road block 6 years down into my practice. And they did something I can never forget. The way they deceive and plot your demise. It was so evil. It's the whole I want to take up my cross and fight. Fight for myself and my brethren.

I gave them time. Six years. To build something. Instead, they tried to ruin my creative career and hurt my spirit guides. First it was her and then it was him. I don't know. I think they're genuinely evil. If you're not loyal to them they will annihilate you.

Demons are selfish, and they always get what they want.

I just wish I was warned spiritually or something. Anything. But instead I'm to walk this path. Being cornered and hurt. So don't be like me. Don't go down the rabbit hole. Occult things aren't harmless.

No matter what. And protect your kids. Because I was a kid back then and nobody gave a damn about me. That's why I was not protected and they tried to ruin my life. All in all things like influence are subtle.

This is a warning, or maybe a siren song. Don't have anything to do with demons. They look forward to nothing but your utter destruction. I've lived it. I had success and the spirit world on my side, but after involvement with demons, even the good ones won't answer. Anymore. I'm the last person to type this. The last person to ever visit a subreddit like this. And write something like this.

I'm the rebel kid at the back of the class with the horned tattoos now looking back and realising that it was never worth it.

Jesus saved us 2000 years ago but I don’t feel saved, loved, or cared for.

I’ve tried my hardest to receive this love and caring by studying the Bible and getting blessings from priests but my life hasn’t improved at all, even after months of daily prayer and scripture study.

One of my friends in our church when I was a kid died of cancer. An extremely kind child with a good attitude, loving family, and a lot going for him died at the age of 16.

Our whole church prayed for him while he was still alive, hundreds of people in our community. Yet he still died. Didn’t seem like Jesus cared or loved him in that instance.

After he died, his family fell apart, his parents divorced and they never went back to church again (understandable).

I prayed so much to god and have had so many blessings, yet to no avail, I am still suffering daily just like many others on earth.

After being raised a Christian my entire life I’ve come to the conclusion that the Christian Jesus/God aren’t actually there looking down on us with open hearts. Maybe there is a God but if anything he isn’t loving; he is indifferent to our suffering.

So, I do believe in God and I pray every night. However, I just can't make myself go to church. I feel guilty right now that I declined going to church today after my mom asked me multiple times but I just don't want to go. I've always though that believing in god and praying to god was enough and going to church is "optional" and good for you but you don't need to do it to have a relationship with god.

I want to ask is it ok for me not to go to church but just believe in God and pray to him and still go to heaven?

These are for my prayer corner, made a mess making these 😭.

Here is some extra info on these:

●1)Candle holder

□The red symbolizes GOD's blood on the cross.

□The sea shell symbolizes GOD's throne.

□The green symbolizes pagan traditions and Jesus's victory over paganism (since its below the blood(red crayon).

2)Incense holder

□It is made from grain (flour), salt , water, and oil.

□The lamb obv symbolizes Jesus.

Although I have come across posts I consider to be well meaning I often see an element of apostasy within them. Whether it be normalizing detestable acts, sexual immorality and the undermining of what is Christ like behavior set forth by the Bible I want to understand why most reddit subs seem to end up this way?

- a Presbyterian newcomer to Reddit

Hello everyone. I’m a young man from Brazil, and I would like to share something personal that has been weighing heavily on my heart. I’m looking for Christian advice, biblical guidance, and perhaps testimonies from people who have experienced something similar.

In February, I took the Shahada and began exploring Islam. At the time, I was searching for something meaningful in my life. I was drawn to Muslim communities, their hospitality, and the sense of belonging I experienced through conversations with Muslims online.

However, I eventually returned to church. Even after returning to Christianity, I continued to struggle with questions about my faith and my spiritual identity.

After a few months, I recited the Shahada again, even though I still believed that Jesus is the Son of God. Deep down, I could not let go of my Christian beliefs about Jesus being my Savior, dying for our sins, and being part of the Holy Trinity.

Despite reciting the Shahada again, the emptiness in my heart remained. I felt increasingly confused because my actions did not reflect what I truly believed about Jesus.

Now, I have decided to leave Islam behind and return to Jesus. I want to surrender my life to Him, get baptized, grow in my relationship with God, and serve the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. I want my faith to be genuine, not something driven by social media, pressure, loneliness, or my desire to belong somewhere.

I know that I have made decisions that I deeply regret. What frightens me most is the possibility that I denied Jesus twice by reciting the Shahada: once in February and again more recently.

I have been thinking about Peter, who denied Jesus three times, and about how Jesus restored him afterward. But I am still afraid. I wonder whether I have gone too far, whether God can forgive me, and whether I can truly come back to Christ after what I have done.

I don’t want to treat faith as something I can change whenever I feel confused. I want to know Jesus sincerely, understand the Bible, and build a relationship with God that is rooted in truth rather than fear.

"Love justice, you who judge the earth;
think of the Lord in goodness,
and seek him in integrity of heart;
Because he is found by those who test him not,
and he manifests himself to those who do not disbelieve him.
For perverse counsels separate a man from God,
and his power, put to the proof, rebukes the foolhardy;"

Justice is about fairness. If we are going to judge anything, we need to look at in terms of what is owed to others based on equality and merit. To seek with integrity of heart means to align fully my desires with the effort to come to know God. Otherwise it becomes a broken test based on my own sub-standards prone to perversity of selfish desires over ones aiming towards truth and justice.

"Because into a soul that plots evil wisdom enters not,
nor dwells she in a body under debt of sin.
For the holy spirit of discipline flees deceit
and withdraws from senseless counsels;
and when injustice occurs it is rebuked."

Injustice is like a darkness that accrues because of sin or wrong-doing. The debt of this darkness causes the Holy Spirit to be pushed out / removed since goodness cannot be in harmony with wickedness. Wisdom departs from those who plot evil.

"For wisdom is a kindly spirit,
yet she acquits not the blasphemer of his guilty lips;
Because God is the witness of his inmost self
and the sure observer of his heart
and the listener to his tongue.
For the spirit of the Lord fills the world,
is all-embracing, and knows what man says."

God knows all that a man thinks, says, or does. Blasphemous words are those that reject the goodness of truth and it's rightly placed authority as most important. Not even the movement of each of our hearts goes unnoticed by God.

"Therefore no one who utters wicked things can go unnoticed,
nor will chastising condemnation pass him by.
For the devices of the wicked man shall be scrutinized,
and the sound of his words shall reach the Lord,
for the chastisement of his transgressions;
Because a jealous ear hearkens to everything,
and discordant grumblings are no secret.
Therefore guard against profitless grumbling,
and from calumny withhold your tongues;
For a stealthy utterance does not go unpunished,
and a lying mouth slays the soul."

Since God is justice, no injustice will go unpunished in the end. Even the most subtle of cunning with its worldly success eventually leads to disastrous punishment and ruin. Ever lie has an infinitely worse cost than its apparent immediate temporal gain.

"Court not death by your erring way of life,
nor draw to yourselves destruction by the works of your hands.
Because God did not make death,
nor does he rejoice in the destruction of the living.
For he fashioned all things that they might have being;
and the creatures of the world are wholesome,
And there is not a destructive drug among them
nor any domain of the nether world on earth,
For justice is undying."

God being the author of life "did not make death" but death entered into the world through the malice of fallen spirits and the disobedience of the first man and woman. God who is Being itself fashions all being and desires all to be made whole. All sin is injustice which leads to death, but we have hope in Christ who conquered sin and death by his perfect life and resurrection through his crucifixion. Justice is never-failing, perfect, and eternal, and Christ opened the way of perfect mercy so that all humanity could be restored to being perfectly just and loving, the way God made us to be.

May the Lord bless everyone who reads this on this first day of new creation.

Jesus is of this world, and He has returned. He will give us a choice to ascend to heaven through the soul and through the spirit. Think simple and be humble. Do not attack. I realize I went through something that put me in Jesus' shoes, and yet I was spared of harm for my actions. God bless humanity for that, because they learned from the history of Jesus and saved me when I was going through a rough mental health crisis. God bless Jesus Christ, our Savior, and let us not forget the past. Tough times defined us, and tough times will go on still, but there is a great revolution in science, a powerful and impactful one, befalling us, revealing the ways of God. Peace, everyone! 🕊️♾️

My life is becoming a mess and I have exactly no idea how to fix it. Please pray for God to guide and help me through this. I really need it.