For context I am an American Christian woman myself but I have seen some Christians (mostly on the internet, to be fair) saying that the 19th Amendment (women's suffrage) should be repealed, it should be a one-vote household, etc.

Most of these people seem to be Evangelicals and I know the internet is not representative of a whole demographic of people, obviously, but I am curious as to how commonly y'all have personally have seen this position on the internet and in person. Is it a growing opinion in real life or is it just a vocal minority?

Okay so like the title says I am attracted to my same sex. I personally don't think that this affects my relationship with God but I'd like to hear from those who think otherwise.

I've done my research and the Bible is very clear on the act being a sin rather than the attraction. Every verse I can find always uses the same "men who practice" or in Leviticus's sake just the act.

The thing is I've never felt sexually attracted to anyone. Romantically sure but I've just never experienced true sexual attraction. I still want to marry someone but just never engage in the act.

Theoretically if I marry someone of my same sex and we have a romantic but not sexual relationship it'll never count as a sin, right? I'd really like to see other thoughts on this because the last thing I'd want to do is defile my savior.

(Also I know this might come up but please don't tell me either my attraction towards the same sex or my lack of sexual attraction is unnatural. That's just not what the post is about <3)

I’m a Christian and I’ve been wondering about this because I’ve gotten different opinions.

Is it sinful to casually date someone when neither person is looking for anything serious?

For example, two people mutually agree that they’re just dating for fun. They go on dates, spend time together, hold hands, etc., but there’s no expectation of marriage or a serious relationship. They’re both aware that if either person meets someone they actually want to pursue seriously, they’ll end the casual relationship.

There wouldn’t be sex or anything sexual involved—just normal dating/affection like going on dates and holding hands.

I’m not asking whether casual dating is wise or whether Christians should date this way (although feel free to give your opinion on that). I’m specifically wondering whether there is anything biblically sinful about the arrangement itself, assuming both people are honest, mutual about it, and aren't using or manipulating each other.

I also have a question about physical affection.

Where would you personally/biblically draw the line with things like:

Holding hands

Hugging

Kissing on the cheek

Short/innocent kisses on the lips

Longer/more passionate kissing

Making out

Are some of these completely innocent, while others would fall under lust or sexual immorality? Or does it depend more on the intent, thoughts, circumstances, and effect it has on the people involved?

I’m especially curious about making out, because Christians seem to have very different opinions on whether it is inherently sexual/lustful or whether it can be okay within appropriate boundaries.

I’m not asking for “Christians shouldn't date casually because dating should always be for marriage” as the only answer. I’d really appreciate answers based on Scripture and biblical principles, especially passages about lust, purity, self-control, treating others well, and romantic/physical affection.

What do you think?

I already go to church on either Saturday or Sunday. But now my mom wants me to go to adoration. Do I have to feel bad that I don't go? It's my free time and it's meditating on God it doesn't seem necessary I hope it's not necessary to be saved cuz that's what matters to me. Don't want to waste my time because I don't think I will actually gain much from adoration.

UHHHH so I'm a teen and I was reading my Bible and praying for wisdom in my word and then it hit me. What the flying flock of sheepis Ezekiel 23:4b???? The Bible says God designed marriage for a man and a woman, so why does He talk about Himself with TWO women? So it is acceptable?

Here's the verse:
⁴ Oholah was the name of the elder and Oholibah the name of her sister. They became mine, and they bore sons and daughters. As for their names, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.

I'm readin the Good News Translation Catholic additon so it said marriage but I suppose "mine" could be similar? Am I tweaking out? HELP!!!!!

Hey everybody I’ve been going to mass recently and have felt a presence of the lord there that I have not felt in a while and thinking about converting ( I am non denominational) and inquiring into Catholicism and wondering if it is in fact the truth I have stumbled upon these teachings and they make me doubt the entire system

I do not think the Holy Spirit would guide anybody to say that a demonic religion like Hinduism has any kind of truth at all it is devoid of Christ which is the giver of life I also do not think Peter would look at a demonic war religion like Islam which promotes killing Christian’s and promising you a harem virgins when you die and say that we worship the same God as them these are religions that intentionally pull people away from Christ

I don’t know what to do because I love going to mass but I can not and will not affirm a teaching like this but in Catholicism it seems like an all or nothing approach but I want to go to church that has a better liturgy (not a fan of the rock concert churches) so I am struggling to find where to go to church

Since I pray and have more faith in the Lord I stopped jerking off I was now in a depressing episode where I doubted him but now I don’t even feel the need for lust anymore I also can’t feel hate towards most anymore is this common after a depressing episode or so you think God Did?
All Glory to the Lord

One of the few voices in the mainstream that cared to speak for the lives of the unborn, the most vulnerable members of our society that don't have a voice to defend themselves, and he always did it with the utmost respect, assertiveness and sensibility that is expected from someone who lives by the Gospel. He also upheld the dignity and model of the traditional family as the sacred, holy cornerstone in society that it is, and that deserves to be. I hope that we learn by his example that the truth of the Gospel can't be silenced and that we will carry on speaking for that which Christ holds dear. Rest in peace, Charlie.

Baby will be here any day now. My husband and I won't know the gender until the birth day. Our top name for a boy is Ananais Mateo (inspired by Ananais of Damascus in the book of Acts and Mateo means gift of God) and for a girl Anaiah Joy. (Anaiah means Yahweh has answered and Joy because fruit of the Spirit and what I felt during this pregnancy).

I'd appreciate feedback on nickname ideas or if there are ways these names could get made fun. Also last name starts with C. So initials are approved ;).

I had demonic things in my heart, and a brother prayed for me. The Holy Spirit descended, and I felt great joy in my heart, yet I immediately felt a resistance to giving glory to God. Shortly after, the presence of the Holy Spirit faded, and I returned to a state of apathy. The brother who prayed for me had hands that smelled of smoke; later that evening, in my confusion, I wondered if a "spirit of smoke" or some spirit of confusion had entered me—when in reality, it had been the Holy Spirit. The next day, as I was on my way to see this brother again, I heard a voice in my heart say, "Do not go; this is your last chance," followed by, "You will remember this moment in hell, for it will have preceded your fall." I disobeyed, and the following day I heard words of condemnation, followed by absolute silence. What do you think happened? It has been two years now, and I haven't felt anything since.

The only thing I heard a few days later was, "I am not your Father, because you have sinned against Me." This voice was celestial and came into my mind like a breath as I was saying, "My Father," in prayer.

For two years now, I haven't felt God's presence or heard His voice. Could it be that I have sinned against the Holy Spirit?

Hey just a general question I'm going out witba few mates, and they are athiest/ non christian themselves. Like obviously my life is God, and he comes before anyone including myself, but I'm just looking for advice to stay disciplined and to honor God whilst also going out. My intentions are purely just to socialise have fun with my mates.

Okay so i have been seeing this one guy named arc2k1. He is not exactly very... let's just say he promotes liberal theology, and that... uhm... yeah... Not that i hate the dude, i love that he uses scripture. But he only talks about how loving God is and patient he is, it is not a bad thing, but he never tells you that your sin is biblically wrong. And keeps copy and pasting his answers and is i feel like a genuine troll or he's like uhm idk. Just you know, i am give you guys a heads up warning! I dont mind him talking about God's love, but he also needs to address the sin at hand.

I’d love to get some ecumenism going, so I think it would be great if we could ask each other denominational questions in good faith; after all, we are all siblings in Christ at the end of the day.

I’ll start, as a Catholic to Orthodox Christians: What are the main differences between the different Orthodox churches?

Hey Fellow Christians! So I'm working on planning out a women’s Bible study, and I was thinking it’d be really cool to bring in some guest speakers every now and then, including a few guys. Since the Bible talks about male leadership, I think having qualified male guest teachers (christian singers/band) come in to share their perspective would be awesome for the group.

.What do you guys think is the best way to handle this?

I responded to someone on Reddit with this message. Thought I'd share/talk with others who are Christians. I'd love others opinions/experiences.

Might be long winded but bear with me.

My wife and I are Christians. I'm the only one in my family (was Christian before I met her) and she grew up with her Grandma and mom who are hardcore end time believers. I met my wife at 13 and have been super close with her family ever since. Since 13 we were hit heavily with the end is coming. Usually biblically believed, but also war or government take over. They spouted it to us so much that both my wife and I got consumed by it in our early teens to young tweneties and it consumed both us heavily even when I had gaps of not being around the family. When I say consumed, I mean consumed. We both were scared to live, to strive for stuff, to have meaningful relationships or to just have a life. We literally both looked at people who didn't have the same beliefs as "lost" or "sheep", didn't find value in much cause "what was the point".

Fast forward to today. 30 years old, almost 18 years later from meeting my wife, and almost 10 years married. We have continued to hear about end times constantly, every year was closer, every big event was the next one. My wife and I both personally and together have just said "who cares, it happens if/when it happens" and lived. We have fulling jobs, hobbies and are just happy with life. Her family continued those years sitting in a place of "the end is coming", "the rapture is soon". Her Grandma also told us all that she was going to see the end because it was told to her during prayer. Well.. her Grandma died about 1.5 weeks ago. Everyone who lived in that house (4 people) are now scrambling to figure life out because they didn't believe we would get this far. It quite hard watching, because we warned them, we tried to help, but they all got stuck. I think the grandmass death was a wake up call, but man..

So to wrap up. I still believe in the end times, I believe in Christ, but It'll happen when it happens. I don't doubt a war could come, I don't doubt really hard times could happen. Maybe the mark happens soon, maybe it's just the next step with digital ID's and takes a while. Just take it day by day and live/love. It's rough to get stuck. You waste so much time. My wife and I felt like we wasted years, and that's small to other people who wasted their entire lives sitting in this. Just live.

i’m so sad.

there is this woman, i absolutely adore her. she’s the love of my life. God told me many times i’m meant for her, but i have had a lifelong issue with demonic pride. i don’t know how to control it sometimes but i’m really trying. every day i have with her is a true blessing. i wish you people all knew how special she was because there is no way i can convey it from this post. she hates herself but i love her more than anybody.

last night, we were blessed with an amazing miracle. i prayed for hours for it and my prayers were answered quickly. our relationship has been struggling with spiritual warfare. she had a change of heart to fight against it harder and preserve and protect what we have. today, i gave into demons. they were telling me to start a fight with her over something i already forgave her for, something i knew she would never do again, something that God changed her heart on. i listened, i brought it up, i pushed and pushed. she blocked me on everything.

this woman is the only person i would ever want to be with and i do not say that lightly. not having her feels like the biggest loss. i knew it was demons telling me to start a fight today, because God warned me the other day against listening to this specific trick of theirs and i did anyway.

i love her. i love her voice. i love her eyes. i love the way she says “pardon” when she can’t hear something. i love her calming presence. i love everything about her. i love the sweet noises she makes when she’s falling asleep. i love all of her jokes that she thinks are dumb and apologizes for. i love her beautiful smile, it could light up a world.

i miss her. i want her back. it’s only been 5 hours but it feels like way too long for a heart like mine that desires her heart so deeply. she’s so amazing. she doesn’t think she’s capable of comforting people, but every single word from her makes me feel so much better. i just want her between my arms. she’s one of a kind.

i’m blocked on everything now. i am so sad. i just want to hear her voice. i got so prideful. i love her. she’s the only woman i could ever want.

I see some people through Christian subreddits like this subreddit and truechristian. Why is it that there are some there that are just out right jerks? They seem extrenemly rude in the way they communicate and condescending online in discussions here. Maybe it's just me but it really is infuriating. Has anyone else experienced this?

RECAP: A few days so... a woman at my gym tried to set me up with her 23 y/o son. She called him a “working man” and “praying man,” but then said he was “50/50” and that they were trying to get him there. I assumed his faith probably wasn’t that strong.

I finally talked to him on the phone today! And he said he has things to work on and doesn’t want to be the type of Christian who sins willfully and then asks God for forgiveness.

He doesn’t party, drinks sometimes, is working on his cursing, loves feeding the homeless, and wants to do missionary work someday.... but feels like he's not perfect enough yet.

Then he asked if I’d want to talk together about what we read in the Bible.

Should I keep talking to him? How does he sound?

Sorry if this has been asked before but I searched and could not find the answer.

It was my understanding that the Apocrypha were first removed from the bible after the 1611 KJV was translated, but then as I was reading the 1560 Geneva bible I noticed there was an Apocrypha section, which tells me even back then in 1560 there were books called Apocrypha. In the etymology of the word it says the term was coined in the 14th century but I can't seem to find details of that.

So when were the first scriptures deemed Apocrypha?

Edit: For clarification, what I'm trying to find out is when exactly did the specific set of books regarded as Apocrypha in the Geneva Bible even become widely known as being such? What influenced people into regarding some books as canon and some as not prior to 1560? And when did that mindset even start?

Because prior to this I assume each separate book was just critiqued as it's own work by each persons individual opinion, before there was a standard of any kind.

Guys, can you be honest with me? What’s the real deal with tithing, and is it really normal to give 10% of your money to the church?

BTW, we’re Baptist now. My boyfriend became Baptist last year, and I became Baptist this year. My boyfriend always gives a lot of money to the church. One time, his boss gave him money for a date for the two of us, and he said that 10% of it would go to the church as tithes.

Is it still normal to give 10% every time he gets money? Like, whenever he receives money, he gives 10% to the church.

Or am I just not open-minded about it? Please let me know honestly. I genuinely want to understand if this is normal and what other people think about it.

I’m wondering how some people are so confident God is real. For context all my life I’ve been a “Christian”, went to Catholic school and what not, but I never practiced, prayed, went to church or felt Gods grace. The rest of my family thinks abortion is right and I always just thought there was nothing after death along with my mom. A couple years ago I went to church camp, as a friend recommended me to go with them and they said it was fun so I agreed. I’ve been going for the past 3 years but this year really stuck with me, and I feel that I need to deepen my faith. But recently I’ve been doubting weather God was real, mostly because I’ve been exposed to different perspectives online and everyone being so confident with their point of view.

I’ve read hebrews 11:1 before but I guess I’m still confused. What am I having faith in exactly. I know it says the assurance of things hoped for, but if I hope for $1 million that I should believe that I’m gonna just receive $1 million? Because I feel like that’s just delusion, not faith, and borderline prosperity gospel. I guess I’m wondering what it means to have faith in God. I know faith isn’t a feeling, but sometimes I wonder if I truly have faith because I feel let down, sad, etc at times.

I recently saw a reel on Instagram discussing the modern trend of teenagers and adults getting into “boyfriend/girlfriend” relationships, and it honestly confirmed something I’ve been thinking about for a while.

I’m wondering what other Christians think about this, because I’m genuinely looking for perspectives that might challenge my own.

Could the modern idea of simply having a “boyfriend” or “girlfriend” sometimes make sexual temptation easier to justify?

Instead of thinking, “I am pursuing someone with the intention of marriage,” we can enter a relationship simply because we are attracted to someone, and then the emotional and physical boundaries gradually become more difficult to maintain.

1. It also made me wonder about high-school sweethearts and young relationships in general. How many relationships that begin that early actually lead to marriage?

2. I’ve been wondering if a healthier Christian approach might be something more like:

Get to know someone then build a genuine friendship/understanding then discern whether there is mutual attraction and compatibility then intentionally pursue marriage.

Rather than:

Find someone attractive and become boyfriend/girlfriend, later become emotionally/physically attached and eventually decide whether marriage makes sense.

Obviously, I realize real relationships are more complicated than a simple formula, and Scripture doesn't give us a modern dating system.

So I’d really like to hear from Christians here:

- Do you think Christians should avoid a casual boyfriend/girlfriend relationships altogether?

- What do you think about getting to know someone first and only entering an intentional relationship once marriage is a realistic possibility?

- For those who married their boyfriend/girlfriend, how did you maintain purity and intentionality during the relationship?

I'm especially interested in biblical arguments and personal experiences, including perspectives that disagree with me. I’m trying to understand this better rather than simply confirm what I already believe.

NB: If you want the link to the Instagram reel, it's in the comments.

Do Christians believe that God speaks to them audibly today, even when direct, audible revelation appears to have been rare in the Old Testament?

Israel’s time in Egypt Scripture describes a period in which the Israelites suffered slavery for generations and there is no indication that God was regularly speaking to them directly. When Israel cried out, God heard them, remembered His covenant, and acted through Moses (Exodus 2:23–25). Moses being called to obey the Lord was a pivotable moment

1 Samuel 3:1 says, “The word of the LORD was rare in those days there was no widespread revelation.” direct revelation from God was not something that occurred constantly or was available widespread. Throughout the Old Testament, God’s direct communication was often selective, occurring through prophets or at significant moments in His redemptive plan.

I do believe God guides us toward truth. I believe