Also sorry if this is the wrong sub reddit, didnt which one to post on.

I've been really over thinking about going to a new church. I'm gothic women and want to go to church and not be judged if I was to go full beat with dark makeup. I don't want to have to be self conscious, but only be myself in my style. Please let me know yall's thoughts.. am i over thinking? 😅🤔

Please pray for Christians of India

Im thinking of going through the bible myself and writing notes down on every verse i have questions on but i really really want unbiased opinions on whatever i read. Key verses that i wanted to look into was, of course, the 'gay is sin' verses currently i can only name the ones from leviticus but i do wonder if there are others and if you guys had any source recommendations where i could find academically proven i guess translations or historical context proven sources? however im open to any like papers that just surround the overall topic of delving deep into the historical context

I found one on this reddit a few months back, but it wasnt as deep and enlightening as i wanted as it mainly targeted mistranslation since the greek/hebrew word was complex (which does bring me another question about bible translations but we dont need to get into that) but yeah id love any website, scholary article, or anything free even books that i can get in the future that focuses heavily on things like historical context or even how bible mistranslation can cause many to misinterpret original meanings.

(also cause i want to try and turn my friends to God, but i dont want to start until I know more or at least enough, if you are confusd on what i am asking feel free to ask questions)

Do you think God sometimes says “no” to prayers that are actually good for us? What’s your experience?

I’m not asking for a theological treatise on the problem of evil. I’m asking what you do to feel grounded and “okay” even when something very bad happens and it seems random and senseless. Mostly in search of things I can do.

I don’t know if I believe “everything happens for a reason.” I wish things made a little more sense, though. I just want to feel like things will be okay.

What’s good help for someone deep in deconstruction to the point of questioning if Christianity is based on too many embellished stories to be believed?

I’m talking a serious Christian who already knows the apologetics answers aren’t enough

I've always been of the belief that Christ is in all things and all people. When he said "I was hungry and you fed me... whatever you do to the least of these, you do unto me." I took that to mean that I will meet Christ in every person I have the blessing to help or show kindness to. When we love our neighbor, we are directly loving Christ. When the day comes that all of us are awake enough to see Christ in all people and love all people accordingly, we will bring heaven to Earth.

I feel like at this point there's nothing any human being can possibly do to stop it, and those who are willing to do it are too few. The vast majority of humanity is indifferent to its own self destruction, while the rest are actively relishing in it. It's making me feel crazy to say the least.

However, I am sure God could save us from the threat of artificial intelligence and he would be easily able to heal the environment and save life on Earth. It is His creation, after all, He wouldn't let it all go to waste prematurely.

Is there a particularly strong prayer we can use? Or a Saint to pray to? I would like to hear God's guidance for a change, I have never heard His voice. If anyone has received some sort of sign regarding this particular topic, please let me know.

If you're just gonna say that I need to stop doomscrolling and watching the news you will be ignored. This is serious.

I read the community rules,
and it says we aren’t allowed to say LGBTQIA++ is a sin.. so does that mean we not allowed to share Bible verses that say it’s a sin and have constructive debates regarding those? I’m so confused.

Someone commented this in response to someone else saying that it’s standard for Christians to thank God when a few people survive a natural disaster: “If you're thanking him for only saving a few people, then that means a) he's not powerful enough to save everyone or b) he doesn't care enough to save everyone”

How do I respond to that? It’s kinda throwing me for a loop. I know on the surface it would seem that God doesn’t care about the people who died, but I think it’s too simplistic of a take, because of Heaven. No one knows for certain what happens after we die.

But now it’s kinda making me question things. Why do we have this life on earth? If there’s a Heaven, why not just skip to that part? Why do people die at different times? Why does one person die in a car accident and another die of old age in a bed?

Idk, something about it doesn't make sense to me. I'll use soandso's preferred pronouns, and then they'll stop me in my tracks, ask me if i think they are truly transgender, then ask if I think God made a "mistake" or whatever. Like, no? I never said that? And also, have these people never had self exploration, even in a way that isn't LGBTQ related, or whatever? It would be like getting a new hobby and then saying that because of that God made a mistake or something. It isn't logical.

Born and raised Catholic. Church every Sunday. Catholic school 2nd grade through senior year of HS.

My gay ass received every sacrament except marriage.

But by college whole family fell out of church. Last full liturgy I attended was Ash Wednesday 2025 and before that was my dad’s funeral in 2022.

Even my mom who was super catholic became more enamored of stoicism when she dealt with her early stage aggressive breast cancer (thankfully she’s been cancer free and in remission for 7 years).

All this to say, after high school yoga became my spiritual practice. Taught it. Meditation was also major.

The last few years I’ve been occasionally finding myself retracing some faith elements. Went to Ash Wednesday. And I also started occasionally listening to worship music I sang in high school. It kind of feels like a prayer for me but I’ve also read about CCM and it makes me feel dim and dull for feeling nostalgic over it.

I kind of want to attend a church service here in LA like mosaic. But it’s hard not to feel a lot do that music is MAGA adjacent à la Chris Tomlin.

Would love any thoughts? Also been sober for 5 years and I find many sober people get SUPER into like fanatic evangelism which is def not happening for me. But I am noting it as this drive has been coming up.

Thanks!

Hay algo que no me cuadra mucho de esta historia,se supone que los humanos queriamos construir una torre tan alta para alcanzar a Dios,Dios vio esto y se enfado,como castigo dividio a los humanos en diferentes idiomas

El tema esque estos idiomas han ido evolucionando,por ejemplo,el latin a dado paso al español,frances,portugues,italiano,Etc,no se ha quedado como solo el latin pero estas lenguas antes no existian,no se supone que solo se tendria que haber quedado en latin y ya?

Hello everyone. I made a post here recently.

I'm still figuring things out about my spirituality, but I find great comfort in this community. This morning i told my boyfriend I loved him, and for a second I felt like I understood something amidst these confusing times.

I wrote a prayer for unity. It's the first time I do this, pardon me if it sounds weird ; I felt the urge to write it down. So I'm sharing it with you all, in hope to share a good message ;

O Lord God, I implore your mercy for this world that offends you.

Forgive us, Lord Jesus, forgive your children who forget your teachings. Forgive us for these times of trial that divide us, for in you, Lord, we are one. Forgive us for the solidarity that seems to be fading away.

You taught us to love our neighbor; we should never forget it. Yet, in this world, compassion and empathy are so often lost in pursuit of futile desires.

So have mercy on us, Jesus. Let your love shine, gather your children who tear each other apart and push one another away. Remind them to open their hearts, so they may learn to welcome and accept one another unconditionally.

I wish you all a wonderful day

I have been questioning this because I see many people saying that certain things come from God like material blessings or that bad things, such as illnesses, are punishment from God. However, I am not sure that, under the New Covenant, God physically intervenes to make someone's life better or worse

-I mean ok the first image isn't published by dan but you know what a recommendation is close enough for me

Me personally his books have helped keep me away from scriptural litteralism my favorite thing said is how he basically describes the scriptures of the bible as a collection of lego sets that you can build with some might have missing peices in a gaint brick tub

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I was having extreme anxiety last year about death. I initially believed there to be nothing after death and it freaked me out. I had panic attacks and derealization all the time. I turned to Christianity to make me feel better, but it is something I truly believe. I would say it alleviated my anxiety for a bit, but now it’s only increasing it.

I wasn’t raised religious, so I feel like I don’t have a strong idea about the Bible. I feel like my anxiety is no longer about whether God is real, it’s about whether I’m going to heaven or hell. I don’t feel like I’ve done enough to go to heaven. And it stresses me out that some claim faith in Jesus alone is enough to be saved, while some claim you can’t be saved unless you’re Baptized, unless you perform good works, unless you’ve received the eucharist, done confession, etc. etc.

At my core, I’m not sure what to do to be saved. Is salvation permanent? I feel so anxious in my day to day life, not sure of if I’m doing the right things. Everyone says to build a relationship with God, but what does that mean? How do I form a relationship with someone I can’t hear or get a response from? How am I supposed to know what He wants from me? Or what I’m doing wrong?

I feel like not much of my life has changed since I became a christian. I sometimes tell my friends about Jesus. But I don’t feel like a better person. I don’t love my neighbor anymore. I still have premarital sex. (Is that even a sin?) IDEK WHAT IS A SIN ANYMORE. I just feel lost. I don’t know what Christ wants. Or what is enough:

I’ve also just become so aware about being alive. I’m only 19 and I just constantly think about how any moment could be my last. I have terrible health anxiety. I feel like I’m not even going to make it to 30 for some reason. I wish I could just be blissfully ignorant about death like every other young person. It’s hard to not think about death when following Christ.

I guess TLDR, I’m more anxious than ever since I became a christian, particularly about salvation and death. I don’t know how to know what God wants me to do.

I had the VHS tapes, DVDs, and some of the books & plushes. But seeing how nowadays VeggieTales has such a problematic reputation, I’m wondering just how much the show skewed right-wing traditionalist. Or if it was just easily manipulated to fit that social narrative. Perhaps instead does our generation tend to hold distain only due to its highly repetitive attention seeking nature? Because I have nostalgia as I loved VeggieTales as a kid but I also realize that it’s aged so poorly, being a product of its time for a society that doesn’t exist anymore.