Serious General christian thread

[Dr Frumpus Croid]

PND is keyed, more than TND. There are the Niggers of Satan and the black children of Christ who have much more faith than most wiggers. This isn't an excuse to let black sandniggies take over the Holy Land, but to make you see that sometimes even niggers are better than us.

Holy cuckerino

 

[𝗠𝗞𝗖]

This is a bit unusual and I'm not trying to be dramatic: what am I supposed to do if my OCD-like symptoms have started manifesting themselves even in the form of prayer?

I've always been good about praying at least every night before bed, it's how I formally end my day and it also provides an opportunity for me to start thinking about tomorrow. This has never caused any problems before.
During the past few days, my "OCD" has gotten really bad. I have to wear gloves because my hands bleed from washing them over and over, I go through multiple outfits in a day even though they don't get dirty, my weight keeps falling since the cleaning rituals make me not want to eat, things like that. It's starting to become debilitating.

What's really stressing me out is that now it's even affecting prayer and my faith. I literally just have to say the same prayer over and over again until it feels "right", could be anywhere from 4-8 times. After I get done with that, I say the word "amen" like a WW2 submachine gun under my breath. Most of the time my compulsions are fueled by a desire to be clean (literally, like the hand washing I mentioned). This stuff is worse, there's like a divine "guilt" to it almost. Basically I feel like I'll be punished or cursed if I don't engage in the compulsions.

I know deep down that the Lord wouldn't want me to be suffering like this; the last thing He'd want is for me to feel afraid of Him, to dread the simple act of praying. All I'm doing is making it almost meaningless, my conversations getting reduced to incoherent word salads that have put a bigger barrier between me and Christ than every other time I've questioned my faith combined. It's awful, today I even broke down a bit during my "ritual" session and just kept asking what's so horribly wrong with me. Like my subconscious is actively working against me.

 

[baqqrih]

This is a bit unusual and I'm not trying to be dramatic: what am I supposed to do if my OCD-like symptoms have started manifesting themselves even in the form of prayer?

I've always been good about praying at least every night before bed, it's how I formally end my day and it also provides an opportunity for me to start thinking about tomorrow. This has never caused any problems before.
During the past few days, my "OCD" has gotten really bad. I have to wear gloves because my hands bleed from washing them over and over, I go through multiple outfits in a day even though they don't get dirty, my weight keeps falling since the cleaning rituals make me not want to eat, things like that. It's starting to become debilitating.

What's really stressing me out is that now it's even affecting prayer and my faith. I literally just have to say the same prayer over and over again until it feels "right", could be anywhere from 4-8 times. After I get done with that, I say the word "amen" like a WW2 submachine gun under my breath. Most of the time my compulsions are fueled by a desire to be clean (literally, like the hand washing I mentioned). This stuff is worse, there's like a divine "guilt" to it almost. Basically I feel like I'll be punished or cursed if I don't engage in the compulsions.

I know deep down that the Lord wouldn't want me to be suffering like this; the last thing He'd want is for me to feel afraid of Him, to dread the simple act of praying. All I'm doing is making it almost meaningless, my conversations getting reduced to incoherent word salads that have put a bigger barrier between me and Christ than every other time I've questioned my faith combined. It's awful, today I even broke down a bit during my "ritual" session and just kept asking what's so horribly wrong with me. Like my subconscious is actively working against me.

Know that The Lord loves you no matter the amount of prayers that you have toiled through for His sake ever since these demons have started tearing at them in desperation. Know that His love is a shield around your soul forever bouncing them off and away, and that the more that you do persist in prayer, the more that they will feel discouraged. They know that you were once vulnerable and susceptible to the world's evil, but they, being demons, do not recognize the power of the Holy Spirit (for if they did, they would be working for God instead), and so all that I am able to tell you is that the Holy Spirit will protect you no matter how hard they attack. Besides that reminder of God's promise, I would also personally recommend you read some of the Psalms and try to memorize a few in order to occupy your mind with words of holiness during your prayers, to splash your nightly talks with Lord Jesus with a spice of fresh, divine language from holy scripture. That may also help.

 

[Jimb0]

Paul did not understand Jesus's teaching, issa fact

 

[Pepsilord]

Paul did not understand Jesus's teaching, issa fact

 

[Jimb0]

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Not bait son, no one denies Paul was a great man but he did not understand his master

 

[DonutHole]

Was Joan of Arc in hell while she was excommunicated?

 

[BrimBurner]

Do I only need the Bible and praying to get close to God? Do I have to go to a church or get close to a Christian community?

 

[BrimBurner]

What is visiting a Church like? What are your personal experience and what happens there? What is it like talking to the people and the priests there? And which denomination's churches have you visited and how do they differ? I have never visited a Church before so I'm curious.

 

[JimmieCobson]

I transheart the Bogomils
I transheart the Cathars
I transheart the Waldensians
I transheart the Gnostics
I transheart the Lollards
I transheart the Fraticelli
I transheart the Paulicians
I transheart the Euchites
I transheart the Arians
I transheart the Monophysites
I transheart the Hussites
I transheart the Jews
But I don't transheart you

 

[Solidus]

What is visiting a Church like?

I found it good. It's a comforting place for me because they have standards for the members to keep it godly.

What are your personal experience and what happens there?

Mine (Presbyterian) had mostly Bible readings and Psalm singing (I disagree, we should sing hymns too) followed by the sermon. After that my church had dinner and people would form groups to talk for half an hour or so. It has cliques but the people are generally welcoming.

What is it like talking to the people and the priests there?

The people are alright but they do tend to be up their own ass a lot of the time. It gets annoying sometimes but they're good, hard working people. My church wouldn't accept people who get drunk, don't have jobs, etc. My old pastor was a disappointment for me, but outside of his views on not being able to ever be wrong, and only talking to his select few, he's a pretty good guy.

And which denomination's churches have you visited and how do they differ?

Absolutely hated Catholic ones. Genuinely a pain to go to and the worship is mostly centered around the same 5 very corporate songs (I went to two and they had the same voices) so the senile members stay awake. The preaching is ridiculous and isn't serious at all. Presbyterians tend to be boring kill-joys and I wanted to try out a Baptist church but the only non-pentecostal ones near me are Presby. Go to a Pentecostal one if you want to hear brown people yelling and preaching prosperity gospel.

 

[Joe Biden]

This thread used to be a fucking gem.
Sadly such discussions are impossible to hold here now.

 

[Sneedson]

 

[jimbo]

IC XC NIKA

 

[Itransheartblox]

IC XC NIKA

keyed black BVLL

 

[KingCargo]

Just thinking, did Jesus vomit, sneeze, urinate and defecate? Would he hold all that filth within, and if not, when he ate and drank what happened?

 

[Zuse]

Just thinking, did Jesus vomit, sneeze, urinate and defecate? Would he hold all that filth within, and if not, when he ate and drank what happened?

Well yeah, he was human (and God) in all likeness. He experienced everything that humans have, He got hungry, He wept, He got tired.

 

[Cobocado]

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do it then lmao

 

[obsessed venusian]

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obsessed brimstone

 

[Amoxtli]

Just thinking, did Jesus vomit, sneeze, urinate and defecate? Would he hold all that filth within, and if not, when he ate and drank what happened?

well he supposedly existed in both a divine form and a physical human form. so the human form probably did yeah