Praise2God4ever

Hey man, the people on this site are generally very friendly (from my experiences so far, at least) and I believe I am usually willing to talk about this sort of thing. Why not stick around here?

Thank you, I might just try this out.

Both of my parents are nonbelievers, although neither militantly (as far as I can tell) What can I do to bring them closer to God? I want them to be saved, and I have prayed for them.

NONE OF US are worthy of God's love. it's a GIFT. If you want to "get out" you're being deceived. it's like trying to run into a prison you can escape at any time.

Anyone care to explain this verse to me? Does this mean everything a nonbeliever does is sin, everything we do not related to Christ is sin? both? or maybe even neither?

feel free to use situational examples if you want!

i have seen (a) certain user(s) on here spreading beliefs that seem to line up with new-age teachings on here (not naming names). If you can give me evidence this is actually biblical (other than the whole "ye are gods" thing, that's already been solved/disproved if you look at it contextually) than i will be happy to talk to you about it, but otherwise, please refrain from spreading it here. i do not think compassion and love are bad things, of course, they are great! But new age beliefs simply do not line up with biblical teachings as far as i can see. To warn those of you who do not know what "new age" beliefs are, it's basically the belief that we are gods and can create anything with our minds. This is,of course, an absurd claim, disproved simply by the fact that we don't know everything. "new age" can also describe any spiritual acts that do not line up with Jesus/GOD'S teachings (spiritual meditation and the like). So overall i guess this is just a warning and a reminder that we are NOT gods, but we ARE GOD'S (as in we belong to him). Bless you all and thank you.

i know only GOD saves, but if i just go up to someone and ask them to talk with me about Jesus i think they will probably just label me as preachy and ignore me

Any arguments i coud use/points i could make? i went to help others find forgiveness and see the glory of GOD.

Thank you!

yeeeeeeeeeaaaahhhh no. No offence intedened, but just saying.

So, i feel like an idiot (i think). i post alot here it seems, as you may have noticed, sorry for that i guess. Anyway, in my post about the cat i asked if i should get a cat, and in the end we got one. i will admit that i still live with my parents and we got i mostly for my mother, who really wanted one. in the previously mentioned post, i asked about a "condition" which i now know is toxoplasmosis. i was adviced that i shouldn't worry about it, but after looking at it some more now i'm really scared. i have heard it increases risktaking and ristaking, to me at least, seems to lead to sin usually. i know toxoplasmosis can generally be avoid by good hygiene, but a website i have seen seems to say it is "unlikely" to be spread through physical contact. As long as it's "unlikely" and not "impossible", i don't think i'm willing to take the risk (ironically). This means i generally try to avoid touching the cat, but because i am a pathetic individual and he has been so unbelievably well mannered and quiet, it breaks my heart not to love him. There are two solutions i can think of straight away. The first is to just avoid physical contact as previously mentioned, and second is to return him to the rescue place we got him from. This could happen as my earthly father is allergic to cats, and the cat has taken a liking to him, it seems. But the issue with this is that if my dad does start to feel sick, he probably won't admit it as he thinks this will make both me and my mother very sad. sorry for this being so "vent-like", any advice? i'm pretty sure this is stupid, hence the title, but i just don't know what to do.

As a christian, i believe reading the bible regularly is a beneficial thing, but sometimes i feel like i'm sinning if i'm not reading it enough times a day. is it necessary to read the bible if you are still doing other "christian stuff"?

One argument i commonly use as an example is that that even if i'm wrong and GOD doesn't exist, i will have wasted nothing because if i'm wrong everything is meaningless (bleak outlook, i know). But if i'm right, then i'll go to heaven and be happy forever, etc. The bible says faith is important and if you serve GOD for this reason alone, i do not think this would count as having faith, but if you want i have plenty of other pieces of "evidence" i can give you (mostly historical). Well, either way, hi, and i hope you feel welcome here

This may sound like a stupid question at first, but i guess my question is more "to what extent?" i am aware that gluttony is a sin, but should we always try to scrape by on the bare minimum, or should we take pleasure in it sometimes?

Yes, but the belief is they lead to many being decieved away from the bible as they have control over the mass media.

Yes, not the former "Bavarian kind".

Weird question I know. WARNING: IF YOU ARE GOING TO LOOK UP ANYTHING ON THIS I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU MAKE SURE YOU ARE WEARING THE ARMOR OF GOD. please give reasoning for what you believe.

Normally, this would not be such a big issue for me, as i am not aware of anywhere in the bible were having a pet is forbidden, but i have heard from somewhere that there is a condition you can get from simply being around a cat (and a lot of the population has so who knows, i might already have it) that increases risk-taking. Another thing to take into account is that my dad (earthly father) is allergic to cats, although his family have had many when he was young. i don't know how reliable the information about that thing cats spread is, but i don't want it to lead me into sin, and i don't know if GOD would hold me accountable for that or not, I believe risk taking is what leads to sin a lot of the time. i know i'm probably making a mountain out of a molehill here, and it's not the heaviest doctrinal question, but i would just like some opinions on the situation.

Sometimes I get "urges" telling me that I should do something... But I don't know if it's God guiding me or something I made up in my own head/my flesh guiding me. I do not want to do anything displeasing to God, but I don't think I want to ignore a possible "calling" either... If possible, please include bible passages in your answer so I know it can be trusted