Ask a youth pastor anything. I will try to answer all comments.
>>701138485
why i always lose on town of salem?
>>701138485
How many children?
How many kids have you touched?
What's a youth pastor exactly? Will you ever become a real pastor?
do you ever throw parties in the chapel
>>701138712
I don't understand
>>701138485
How much CP do you have on your computer, and why are you in 701?
>>701138840
>>701138889
I'm assuming these are essentially the same question. I've never innapripriately touched a child nor do I have any desire to.
>>701139289
What makes you think god exists?
>>701138944
It's a pastor who served under the authority of a head pastor and teaches and disciples the teenagers in the church. I doubt I will be a head pastor it's not really my thing.
>>701139084
Yes for the kids sometimes
>>701139216
None.
>>701138485
Did you know the real significance of the cross and the church steeple on top of most Christian churches? Hint: The cross actually has nothing to do with Christ, and the steeple was not originally intended as a bell tower.
You state what you believe, OP; and I'll tell you what I know about it (no Googling allowed--I want to see how much you know about the symbols used in your faith).
AS LONG AS I HAVE TEETH I WILL BITE YOU.
AS LONG AS I HAVE GUMS I WILL GUM YOU.
>>701139499
A combination of logical arguments in favor of a creator of the universe and the validity of Jesus' claims in addition to my own personal experiences with God.
>>701139878
You are going to regret your poor decisions and will go to hell, because you disobeyed Allah instead of blowing yourself up in a crowd.
>>701138485
How long have you been on 4chan, and how have you not become corrupted?
>>701139703
I actually don't know the significance of the steeple. As for the cross, I believe it to be a symbol of the sacrificial death of Jesus on the Roman execution device, which was a cross.
>>701140107
It's possible, but I feel it's highly unlikely.
>>701140367
What's your opinion of the Mormons? Are they a bunch of faggots trying to steal yer money?
>>701140138
I've been on and off 4chan for 7 years or so. I'm not perfect or incorruptible. I struggle with pornography and lust just like any other man. There are times when I keep it under control and times when I fall.
>>701140512
Well as people I like Mormons. I've only met a few but the ones I have I've really respected. They tend to have a genuine faith and a sense of urgency to share that with others, which is great. As a belief system, however, it's false and close to being a cult in my mind.
>>701139512
>head pastor
Is that a pastor who receives head from young boys?
If you found someone worshipping Satan and follwing the Kodex' of the Satanic Bible, how would you react?
>>701141259
No. No it's not.
>>701139878
A creator could be there, but considering the endless possibilities due the age and size of the universe and our own insignificance in it, doesn't it seem rather unlikely to you, that a god or religion would cater so much to our various needs and wishes? Of course religion does explain that (choosen ones, created from his image and so on), but the fact, that several of them exist and flourished as soon as humans had the infrastructure for it to thrive, seems rather unlikely. I think it even seems selfish, when you really look at the size of the universe. We are so tiny, our minds do not even have the capacity to imagine how tiny we really are.
That's my reason for not believing. I know a few religions (obviously the big 5), but every additional one seems just as likely as the one we were raised with, two of the other big ones are almost exactly identical. Would be interested to hear how a religious person thinks about that.
If God is all-knowing and all-powerful why would he create us knowing that our actions would lead us to either heaven or hell?
>>701141395
I mean I would really react so much as share with them what I believe and invite them to share what they believe. I think forming a relationship with someone should precede telling them what they are doing is wrong.
>>701142097
How many women have you fucked so far?
>>701139084
>>701139551
what kind of stuf do you do at these partys ;)
I think you guys are confusing pastors with priests.
>>701141640
Very good topic. I agree that there's a tendency to feel silly assuming a God that created such a huge universe would put so much focus on us. I think of it like this: if a truly all powerful being created the earth, he could choose to make the entire universe relatively small or relatively huge. Making it bigger isn't exactly any harder. The reason for making a huge universe could be that he wanted us to have an idea of who he was by observing what he was capable of.
I have an alternate theory as well. At the time of creation it was intended that we would not die but live in the paradise created for us for eternity. Obviously there's logistical issues there with the limited size of the earth... but lo and behold we find ourselves in a HUGE and infinitely expanding universe. I find it reasonable that humankind was intended to populate the entire expanse of the universe... forever. We also would be much much smarter if no one ever died and sin had not entered the world.
>>701142522
One. She's my wife now.
>>701142066
I'm not sure. It's a good question and I've thought a lot about it. I'm just not sure.
>>701142631
Kid stuff. Video games, music, party games, dodgeball, etc.
>>701143598
Truth or Dare too?
>>701138485
How many times a day you masturbate?
>>701143699
Not really no
>>701143854
I don't often need to because I have sex with my wife regularly but I still do masturbate maybe once a week
>>701144230
How many children do you have?
>>701142066
The serpent nigga, Lucifer
>>701144393
2. A 3 year old boy and a 1 year old girl.
>>701144497
What would you feel if someone killed your children for fun? Like, hunting season kind of stuff. Who would you blame? Would you be angry?
>>701138485
First of all, just how much do you believe? Do you take every word in the bible for good words?
Why would you believe in such bullshit?
How many little boys do you plan on molesting?
Can God create a stone he cannot lift?
>>701144724
I would feel fairly angry and upset of course. I would blame whoever did it but I also understand that apart from Christ humankind is hopelessly evil. We live in a fallen world and I know tragedies occur. I also know that my children would be safe in Gods arms if something happened to them.
>>701143320
Good point. Except I don't believe the sin-part and would think of it more as future generations will live longer (forever somday?), have advanced technology and might use more space. Except the universe is still to large for that, because it is expanding faster than travel is physically possible, so we (or any matter) can never reach the end of it.
What do you say to the problem that there are so many religions and all of them seemed to be designed to be likened by humans? I would think a religion we do not like would be just as likely to be true, except it would not be known, because nobody would share it. This is the hard part to argue about, because at this point nobody can prove anything and it comes down to believing.
>>701144935
No he can't. That's logically implausible.
>>701144790
Why would he? They are not and the bible does not claim otherwise.
>>701144790
I believe the bible is gods word if that's what you mean. I believe it's all truth although I do recognize that it was not all meant to be taken literally.
>>701145104
So he can't create everything and therefore isn't as powerfull as the bible claims.
Then what makes him omnipotent?
>>701144884
It just makes sense to me /b/ro
did u read the bible
it states that u are must pray at home only
>>701145237
You really shouldn't take the bible as god's word. It may be describing all the things god said and wants, but it was still written by a man. By many men actually. Therefore it has to contain a bunch of mistakes, maybe even crucial ones.
>>701139878
> Logical arguments
> existence of god
Pick one
>>701144901
None. My wife is fine for me and I'm not gay or a pedophile.
>>701145237
Okay. What do you mean when you say that you belive it's all true, but not to be taken litteraly? I mean, Adam and Eve for example. Were they the first persons here on earth, did they in fact exist?
>>701145460
That's what they all say
next thing you know you'll be 4 inches deep into some boy ass
>>701145447
Thomas Aquinas offered logical proofs of God centuries ago.
Disprove them, and become famous.
Otherwise, grow up, fedora faggot.
>>701145248
lol where does the bible say he can create a rock he can't lift? That isn't a thing that can be created it's an idea. Like a married bachelor. The bible doesn't say anything about God defying the rules of logic. In fact God gave us logic to be able to figure these things out.
Is that the church from the November rain video?
>>701145356
Quote the verse in context
>>701145783
You lie
>>701145445
A core tenant of Christianity is the belief that God has preserved his word and protected it from the errors of man. If he thought so much as to give it in the first place wouldn't he have thought to preserve it?
>>701145999
> The trips of truth.
Do you think god consciously gave them to you in order to prove your point?
>>701145783
Well the Bible does say the Jesus brought a man back from the dead, cured a leper with his bare hands, the Red Sea parted for Moses etc. etc. In addition, there are multiples times throughout human history where the Church has attempted to hinder the progress of science and social development. That seems to be a bit contradictory.
>>701143375
So you are a heretic
hey OP, fellow christfag here. Just wondering what you think about the catholic church, not the regular folks who attend but the heirarchy of the church and the praying to saints
>>701140541
jesus christ dude what the fuck
>>701140541
If you watch trap porn does that count as a double sin or just one under the general umbrella of thou shalt not fap?
Is that the church from guns n roses November Rain?
>>701145009
Yea I get what you're saying. Actually I find Christianity to be pretty anti- what we would like. What I mean is for one thing the Jews wanted their savior to be a political leader who would defeat the Romans. I think of Christianity had been fabricated it would be a lot more um... heroic I guess. Jesus died shamed and beaten and bleeding on a cross. His message was about denying our fleshly "wants" and being obedient to a higher power. If I were creating a religion it would be nothing like any of that, honestly.
How much can jesus gench ?
Have you ever fucked a child or were you fucked as a child?
>>701147715
Bench*
>>701138485
You seem onto something OP. I have some questions.
are there any forums I can go to where I can ask questions and not get answers you would expect from crazy funds?
I was baptized as a catholic baby but am a Christian now. Do I have to get baptized again?
What do you believe gives Christianity validity over Judaism and islam?
Why does the bible say contradicting things sometimes? is it just the context somethings are taken in?
>>701145467
I believe they did exist. It seems that Jesus believed that as well. What I mean by not taken literally is there's a lot of different types of writing in there. Some of it is descriptive prose which seems to be intended to be literal accounts of events, and some of it is obviously poetry which is figurative.
>>701138485
Would you kill a black man because niggers have no rights?
>>701138485
will the jesus chatline be brought back?
What denomination?
>>701138485
What's the flavor of young boys' dicks?
>>701148147
one more question. same anon
I remember hearing a while ago that time passes differently to God. Is it possible that the 7 days in genesis that it took God to create everything actually took the billions of years that it did for earth to become what we know it?
>>701138485
how many churchkids have you fucked?
>>701140299
No it was a simple steak in the ground. Look it up
>>701140541
fall = cp, right?
>>701143699
way underrated post
>>701147712
The audience were people oppressed by the Romans. But even today, everybody cheers for the underdog.
But I am meant something entirely different: Why not a rabbit, who wants to be hated by us and wants us to act edgy on /b/. Or why concepts why understand at all, why not something sub-atomic or beyond our senses. I would even argue sub-atomic is the most realistic thing, because quantum-state is a place where there is still room for a god to act, at least for now. Of course I am not saying that it is not the Christian god acting there, just laying out how I think about all this.
Thanks for the nice discussion, have a nice day, /b/ro.
>>701146455
I mean those are miracles that break the laws of physics, which God created. He can do that. He didn't create the laws of logic, they just exist by necessity. He can't break those... not because he isn't "powerful enough" but because it just isn't possible.
>>701144230
can't keep those kiddies out of your mind, huh?
>>701146824
No I don't think so. Why would I be?
>>701138485
why do priests preach one thing and then suck little boys dicks?
>>701148723
yummy
>>701149141
Because you are married and thus not catholic
>>701146884
I don't think the Catholic Church is following Christ. A large chunk of their belief system is unbiblical and heretical.
do you really believe all that shit you teach them?
>>701149089
*According to our brain
>>701147377
Idk you will have to ask God about that. For the record I don't necessarily think masturbation is sin, but porn and lust is.
>>701147837
More than me
>>701138485
What is the best way to spank a child? Have you had to spank children in your care as part of your duties for the church?
>>701149411
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNDRb9_sZ9E
how do you baptise?
>>701149669
>What is the best way to spank a child?
prayerfully
>>701148258
No I wouldn't
>>701149229
cuz they're irresistable. duh. you stoopid or what?
>>701138485
I have an honest question. I have seen a picture floating around on the internet where it shows a woman thanking god for helping her find her car keys, another man thanking god for helping him score a touchdown, and then a third picture of an extremely emaciated african youth. this child might not know god, or at least the same god you believe in (i personally feel that if there is a god, there is only one, and everyone just needs to put their own spin on him/her). i guess my question is, what kind of loving god can justify the agony of all those children in impoverished countries?
>>701149785
Pray for specific advice regarding the child at the time?
>>701150039
>>>701149785 (You)
>Pray for specific advice regarding the child at the time?
ummmmmm yup. exactly what I meant...
>>701145744
Aquinas was a touch bias in his arguments. He was a Dominican friar after all, and was hardly going to argue that the god he had devoted his life to was a figment of his imagination.
Also I dispute your use of the word "proofs" There is no proof that a god of any kind exists, and the Faith argument is a cop out.
>>701148934
I will, thanks.
>>701149229
cuz they KNOW
are all xtian churches true?
>>701148971
No, not for me. For others I'm sure it does. For me it means regular porn, stealing, laziness, and anger.
>>701149080
You too my friend.
>>701140299
Actually, the Roman execution device of the day was not a cross. It was a wooden stake. The Greek words used in the original texts of the books of the New Testament are xulon, which means a tree, but not a living tree; and stauros which means “an upright stake,” to which criminals were nailed for execution during the rule of the Roman Empire.
The cross came to be used as the symbol of the structure upon which Christ was crucified when the Catholic Church was wooing pagan worshipers into the church. Several pagan deities were portrayed as having been crucified on crosses, and the Egyptian symbol of the Ankh was a cross-like symbol. The Catholic papacy modified its portrayal of Christ's crucifixion from being nailed to a xulon or stauros (tree, or stake) to a cross.
As for the steeple, it was a pagan symbol adapted by the Catholic Church as part of the papacy's efforts to lure pagan worshipers into the church, much the way that idols were given the names of Saints with the same attributes of pagan gods. The steeple now used on so many churches was actually a phallic symbol--in other words, it symbolized the penis, which was an object of worship in some pagan cultures. The pagan symbolism was masked by the Catholic and Protestant churches by making the steeples double as bell towers.
>>701149124
I do care for them.
>>701149394
Into hellfire he goes.
>>701151082
i love it when xtians say others aren't true xtians. very christlike.
>youre all fuckers.
>>701149229
All humans are succeptible to sin. I'm not a priest or a Catholic, though, so idk.
thank god i'm white!
>>701149372
I never claimed to be Catholic. Even if I was, a youth minister does not need to be celibate. I'm not sure though. The pastors in my denomination are married.
>>701151126
me too
just.. differently
>>701149474
Yes I do believe it.
>>701151783
why? was religious for 40+ years. i've never been happier or felt more peace than when i set it all down.
>>701149669
No the only children I have spanked are my own.
>>701151712
Lutheren?
>>701149688
LOL I don't baptize anyone but I think either of these would work.
>>701152034
How do you spank them?
there is no god.
the hindus aren't right are they? the muslims aren't right either? buddhists are dumb too, right?but christians got it right!
nope.
>>701150002
This is a complicated question and a very valid one. It's hard to answer and there's a lot I don't know. What I do know is God is loving even though he allows suffering. I also know that human suffering is only temporary and that God deals justly with all individuals after life is over. I don't know why he ordered things the way he did, but I do know he's just, and good.
>>701151082
Interesting thanks for sharing.
god is a lie created by men to keep other men poor and cowed.
this is all.
OP is a fraud and delusional
>>701151989
Because I've been transformed by Jesus Christ and it's not something I can lay down.
>>701152193
On the thigh or the butt with my hand.
>>701141640
> We are so tiny, our minds do not even have the capacity to imagine how tiny we really are.
That's my reason for not believing.
So, you're saying that you don't believe in God, because your mind is so tiny?
For an infinitely powerful (Omnipotent) Creator, the size of the Universe is irrelevant. You're right, though in your assessment of our understanding of such an entity. However, that speaks to our incapacity to understand, not to a Creator God's existence.
If you read the Scriptures, you will see that the creation of humans was at once an act of love and an exercise in free will--the free will of two creatures made in the image of the Creator who were given only one simple restriction: "Of all of the trees of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, lest you die." (paraphrased). It was a simple test of obedience by choice rather than coercion. In the event that the first couple were deceived by Satan (the serpent who deceived Eve in the garden) and disobeyed the Creator, the plan of salvation was put into place to pay the price of willful disobedience, which was death, so that humans could be forgiven and their sins atoned for.
As for the vastness of the universe, an infinitely powerful Creator could have spoken the universe into existence and caused it to expand to its present size in an instant, not billions of years. Such a Creator would also be able to form the earth and the solar system of which it is a part, created life on the planet, and create human beings in a literal week with no problem.
It is also revealed in the Holy Scriptures that the same Creator made other worlds and other intelligent entities. The earth and humanity were just a tiny facet in the creation of the universe. Read the book of Job, where the delegates of all the other inhabited planets in the universe were gathered together for a meeting with the Creator, and Satan showed up as prince of this world.
>>701153396
Multiple times or just one or two quick slaps? Do you spank them bare butt or over underwear?
>>701152038
No. Assemblies of God.
>>701153528
oh... Pentecostals....
>>701153306
it's that very ... smugness... of having been transformed or blessing that is so off putting. holier than thou delusions that i find absolutely repulsive now.
i went on several humanitarian missions, served in multiple positions in varous congregations. i've donated so much time and money to xtian causes.
i've felt that same transformation...
all bs now.
>>701138485
How do you keep the cancer out?
>>701152810
>>701146884
frills and pedophillia if you ask me
>>701150840
Can you elaborate on what you mean?
>>701153475
And you think Mormons are close to a cult
>>701153799
in this very thread, lutherans and pentecostals are eyeing each other warily. are both right? what about the JWs? they use the bible? catholics and protestants.. who is right?
>>701153824
I (op) didn't write that.
>>701153528
Stand behind all 16 fundamentals?
>>701153824
hahaahaha
right?
it's all crazy
>>701153516
One or 2 quick. Usually over clothes.
>>701154096
but you think that don't you?
>>701153680
lol yea full Pentecost
>>701154219
Thanks for the response.
>>701153692
I didn't mean it to be smug. It's just an explanation of what happened to me. It isn't because I'm special or better. It just is what it is.
>>701154081
I think we all likely have some things wrong. We are all human. But as for who is right... well anyone that follows Jesus is right. Everything else is superficial.
>>701154096
Ita okay, im an active mormon and i get it
>>701154171
Honestly it's been a while since I've read them but yes I think so.
>>701154443
but that's it exactly. to feel like you have the truth and others don't presents itself as a form of pity to others. you come on this site to talk about it.
youre worse than vegans. can't shut up about it.
sorry, that was harsh. no one is worse than vegans
Initial physical evidence gives me a problem I think
>>701144935
Kek
>>701154284
No, I don't.
Do u actually believe a 500 year old man built a 500 foot long boat with no modern tools no help and no ship building knowledge?
>>701154620
that is such a cop out answer. then they should all be the same. why would jesus let his followers in history kill each other. catholics v protestants, etc..
westboro baptist church is true too?
>>701141640
>>701153475
Satan gained control of this planet by causing Adam and Eve to disobey the Creator, and thereby forfeiting their dominion over the planet. Satan then claimed dominion over the planet by virtue of the fact that Adam and Eve submitted to him when they allowed Satan to deceive them.
Satan claimed that he and his ways were superior to the Creator and His ways. What is now playing out is the Creator's allowing the universe to see what life is like on this planet under Satan's rule. All that is left for the controversy to come to its conclusion is the fulfillment of the prophecy that the Gospel will be preached unto all the world as a witness to Christ, to allow everyone the opportunity to accept or reject the Creator's forgiveness and His Son as the Messiah--the Redeemer. When everyone has been given the choice and has chosen his or her path, then the closing events will take place, the righteous redeemed, and those who rejected Christ, along with Satan and the angels who were cast out of heaven with him will be burned to ashes, and the earth recreated as it was before sin entered it.
>>701154859
they are wrong though, aren't they? nice people, but misled.
>>701154786
True LOL im glad you understand my dislike of vegans.
I didn't come here because I pity you. I came here to talk about it, yes. Do you not enjoy talking about things you believe or have interest in? And I didn't present it as a preaching session, I asked for questions so that the only people talking to me would be people who were actually interested. If you don't believe it's ok with me. As for thinking I have the "truth", don't we all think that in a way? I mean why would I believe something if I didn't think it were true?
>>701155187
jesus. really?you just pulling this out of your butt?
>>701153824
Mormons ARE a cult, and their prophets are false prophets, according to the Bible.
>>701154852
Yes me too actually. I'm glad you mentioned that one. I know several people including myself who were filled with the spirit but did not speak in tongues in that moment.
>>701154878
Yes I do.
>>701155286
ok. but that would mean hindus don't have the truth then. their beliefs are wrong, not based in truth. same with muslims. mormons? where is the line?
this is not just a hobby, this is eternal salvation or damnation you are talking about.
>>701155314
No. I'm getting it from the Bible. The prophecies given in both Daniel (Old Testament) and Revelation (New Testament)--two prophets given the same prophecies, except that John is given more insight as would be expected after the Messiah has made His appearance and Satan's fate was sealed by the Messiah's crucifixion.
>>701155422
Credentialed minister?
>>701155501
i gotta do shrooms for that kinda delusion
>>701155036
No they aren't. It's more complicated than we can get into but the fruit that is produced definitely has a lot to do with whether or not someone is a true believer. That means the WBC would be excluded.
Why are you not raping the kids and posting it here?
>>701155210
Agreed.
>>701138485
Why do you force kids who were forced by their parents to accept your religion?
>>701155501
And that after that fairy tale Noah's family re- populated the entire earth? With some Asians some and some Africans and some Mexicans? How exactly did that happen? All those different types of people all came from Noah's family huh?
>>701155877
but homosexuality is wrong. that's what they preach against.
>>701155520
So you understand the importance. You know as well as I do that there can only be one truth. The fact that I believe one thing naturally means I disbelieve the others. Do you believe Christians, Hindus, and Muslims all have the truth?
>>701156042
you have to read the sequel to the bible, the book of mormon to get that answer.
>>701145744
Thomas Aquinas offered logical proofs for a god, not necessarily your god.
What about Islam? What about Judaism? What if there is no religion that worships the "true god"?
>>701139512
Why are you here at 4chan knowing that this is an amoral place?
This looks like Lot at sodom
>>701155819
No I just had experience with ministry through Chi Alpha Christian fellowship at my college so my pastor asked me to run the youth program. But I'm not a full time or credentialed minister. I'm an electrician lol
>>701156042
shhh logic will just make them confused.
10 internets say OP replies with "god works in mysterious ways" or something to that effect.
>>701155873
No doubt. These religious people Crack me up!! They believe that type of bullshit then look at u like ya got 2 heads when u say u think aliens just may exist. Comical really.
>>701156276
no. none do.
>>701155889
Because I'm not a pedophile or a rapist.
>>701138485
I'm going to hell. What should I wear?
>>701156025
I don't force anything. I explain what I believe to be true and why. They are free to accept or reject it and they know that.
>>701156467
Your probably right! Or here's another one- "it's in the bible". Lol.
>Protestants
>Christian
>>701156276
yet, some of these people believe their "truth" more than you. they blow themselves up for their beliefs. happy to do it. maybe they have the truth!
how many alter boys you plan on visiting?
>>701156623
kek!
>>701156042
The races developed due to geographical location by means of natural selection. It's not that crazy.
>>701156555
Why not
>>701156825
evolution!
>>701156361
I'm not sure, really. I find the anonymity gets people to be real... and that's refreshing. I'm a Christian, yes.... but I'll have a conversation with a bluntly real atheist over a fake believer any day.
>>701138485
Im 18 in a youth group, I'm like the assistant, what do you do to grow your youth group?
Have you read paradise lost, the divine comedy or the left behind series?
How'd you like 'em? Catholic here
>>701156528
Well then we are both being smug I guess.
it's been fun. gotta run
>>701138485
Why are you posting a North Dakota church?
>>701157204
Honestly? It all depends on the people
It's bad to say out loud, but if you have kids who are mentally older than the others at greater than 50% of the group you'll have a greater chance of getting more. Not OP here btw
>>701156825
So did the Ark sail all around the world and drop off all the different types of animals in they're respective countries? How in a time period where the life expectancy was maybe 30 did Noah live to be 600? No modern medicine. No antibiotics. No medical knowledge whatsoever. How?
>>701156447
Well, after this thread you should think about leaving 4chan forever. Nothing good for you here. Porn ruined my ministry and led me down a path that almost cost me my marriage. Save yourself some heartache and quit running straight into temptation. You get enough as it is.
>>701157427
>Porn ruined my ministry and led me down a path that almost cost me my marriage
and yet youre still here...
>>701156623
The full armor of God
>>701157133
That's me dude a blunt athiest.
>>701157527
Where else would he be? This is, like, the porn mecca (sort of)
>>701157364
by mentally older do you mean more spiritually mature or like actually just more mature in general.
>>701156447
SAM HOUSTON?
>>701156984
In a sense yea. Microevolution is very plausible to me and does not necessarily contradict the bible.
>>701155187
sounds like an episode of Voltron.
>>701156637
>They are free to accept or reject it
I 100% disagree. Kids are not able to make their own decisions. They are impressionable and accept whatever their elders tell them as fact. That's why we have age limits on things. I personally believe religion should only be allowed to kids over say 13 so they can make up their own minds.
I was forced to go to church and sunday school my entire childhood. Around the age of 10 I knew it was BS and constantly had my parents and people like you trying to brainwash me. I resent my parents to this day for forcing me into that. Memorizing useless prayers, wasting my entire Sundays, spending weeks of my summer at a camp I hated.
>>701157204
#1. Prayer
#2. Serve the community
#3. Inspire your youth to be excited about seeing others come to Christ, and teach them to PRAY.
>>701157206
I haven't read any of them, sorry.
>>701157989
>be excited about seeing others come to Christ
there it is.
>>701157265
It's a random pic I found.
>>701157378
I'm not sure. Good questions.
>>701157989
aye nice. Its cool to see other christ fags here.
That was alittle cringy huh, ehh who cares.
Do you ACTUALLY feel guilt from watching porn and getting laid? Should the rest of the animal kingdom feel guilt for breeding out of wedlock? How much of the bible do you take literally? Do you believe in Christian scientist hypothesis? Do you believe in any other imaginary entities? If not, why is god the ONLY entity you believe in when he's not even the oldest entity of worship? What do you think about the similarities between Jesus and all the other Jesus like figures that were around before the story of Jesus?
>>701158113
bait
>>701157427
I feel you. Porn is bad for sure. Thanks for the advice. If you don't mind me asking why don't you do the same?
>>701157133
Why you cannot be real with your fellow christians? I am in the same boat
>>701157550
Nice to meet you.
>>701157736
lol no UL Lafayette
>>701158629
True Scotsman.
Only "real" Christians he deems real.
>>701158606
Honestly, because I'm in so deep and I'm too ashamed to ask for help.
>>701158769
dang, I know some peeps at sam houston Chi.
>>701139289
Bullshit.
>>701158113
Indeed it is. Whatever "it" is.
>>701158916
Don't feel guilty. You were made this way.
>>701138485
Why do christians claim that Jesus rose from the dead on a Sunday, when the Bible clearly says that Jesus rose on a Monday?
>>701158916
well ima be a super Christ fag for a sec... look we and god doesn't care.. If god knows all, he wasn't surprised you would do that. I want to stop masturbating and honestly its a struggle, but I just pick myself up and move on. Just freaking and be truthful and lay it all out before god. Ima get crap for this.
>>701159061
I do feel guilty and I was made for more.
>>701138485
how do magnets work?
>>701157922
I understand what you mean. The thing is you are going to teach your kids whatever you believe to be true, and you should. I'm also going to teach my kids that the earth is round. You won't say I shouldn't, because you believe that, too. You only take issue with me teaching my kids things you don't believe.
>>701159198
Do more, fine. Don't feel guilty. Pound away bro.
>>701159159
I have never heard that argument either way. I have never heard that argument at all actually.
>>701158690
Same here. I have so many questions that CANNOT be answered by anyone. I can't just believe something because someone tells me I should. I have to see proof. PROOF CANNOT BE PROVIDED TO MY QUESTIOMS. Therefore I don't believe. But I respect your right to believe. I think it makes people feel better kinda like a life guide system. But I don't need religion to be a good person.
>>701157682
Well, I mean that a lot of kids for whatever reason aren't mentally mature as other kids are. The tv series weeds kinda highlights this
Some people physically mature much slower, which also goes along with mental growth much of the time (ie growth of the brain). I've met people on here who were 16 but were 10x smarter and more mature than I was at the time, but I've also known people who were the definition of manchildren. The former went to really good universities and ended up being career driven by nature a lot of the time, whereas the latter most of the time struggled with issues like independence, and physical and mental health for a great deal of time.
By mentally mature, I do mean cognitively, but typically this will always also mean that if they are of the faithful they will have a broader depth of what it means for them, personally, to be religious and thus will be able to instill it on other kids in their peer range. Generally it doesn't extend beyond "hey, dude, you should go, it's not like what you think!". That's often the maximum. And as I'm sure you know, spiritual/religious/Christian groups have been getting more and more casual, more and more centered on personability between peers and such, and sometimes will only take a religious stance in even 1/8 or so sessions if you're doing it weekly.
Coming from an older person who's culturally religious, and I matured later, an ability for a group's more mature members to mentor less mature and "struggling" kids has a lot to do with how the group develops. What I'm going to suggest is that you consider the religious part of it as an aside in trying to get friends or whatever to come, especially since the population of youth is getting more and more staunchly against such beliefs and practices. And if you can't score that into it, just try to make it like a really casual school club if you can, where more devout members might have a coffee in the lounge and chat religion
Hope I could help.
>>701159393
ya, thanks nigga. Honestly its pretty cool to see other peeps on here. Thanks OP.
>>701158916
Just ask for help. Forget the shame, who cares? It's not worth your eternity to avoid a little shame. Most men understand anyway. Kids confess porn addictions to me and think it's the end of the world and that they're the only person in the church that's ever done this. To me it's not only not surprising but almost expected. Then they learn that Christ can forgive them no matter how deep they are and they recover. It's possible. Just gotta take the initiative.
if a tree falls in the woods, but no one's around to hear, does your mother die in her sleep tonight?
>>701158629
Oh I can. It's just that IRL people rarely say what they mean... and it's frustrating.
>>701160047
Hellfire for beating off? Really?
>>701158929
I know a guy that worked there for 5 years.
>>701159159
They don't argue that. They just celebrate it on Sunday because it's convenient. It really doesn't matter
>>701160249
mmm lust not necessarily masturbating.
>>701159337
Well, christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ on Sunday. They call it "Easter Sunday", using their own words here. Christians also claim that he died on a Friday. The Bible says that Jesus rose on the 3rd day (1 Corinthians 15:4).
So if he died on Friday, and he rose on the 3rd day afterwards, then that mean that you should be celebrating his resurrection on a Monday. Not a Sunday.
So I ask again, why do christians celebrate the resurrection on a day that he clearly did not resurrect, according to the same book that you believe in.
>>701160047
It's a beautiful concept. It's not surprising that these type of threads garner better discussion atmospheres a lot of the time
>>701160496
it's ironic somehow
>>701160430
Masturbation removes lust. At least for like, 20 mins or so.
>>701160398
So why don't they celebrate Christmas on 1 certain day of the week, due to convenience?
>>701159193
Agreed 100%. Don't worry about what anyone thinks.
God isn't real and you get away with fucking kids while not paying taxes.
Fuck Christianity
>>701160047
There is no eternity. How is your dorm in "Heaven"? If u die as an infant do u stay an infant for eternity? Do u age? If your 95 do u stay 95? Do u age? Do u have all your former wives there? Do they have former spouses there? How do u know who to spend eternity with? Are there fights? disagreements?
>>701159392
I get you. I'm a skeptic at heart too. People think Christians can't be skeptics but we can. I question everything. And if I don't know the answer, I just don't know.
>>701160800
form in heaven
>>701160249
He said porn too. And he said he was in deep. This is likely a lot more than just a little "beating off". Plus, that's not really how damnation/salvation works.
>>701160551
ebbs and flows
>>701139878
so which part? carefully pick of the following:
-morality is subjective, but you decided you think it's objective
-you think infinity is actually finite
-you think you can comprehend even the slightest said infinite nature of existance?
-religion is the foolproof traditional method of trolling just below calling anything on your dick AIDS and you still live in a world where that's meme enough for you ?
>>701160589
Good point. I don't know. But I still don't think it matters.
>>701160742
I don't f*** kids. I do pay taxes. I'm an electrician I'm not on the church's payroll.
>>701160800
they told me you get to be whatever you want
>>701161654
are most electricians good at touching kids?
>>701161690
Lol. Kinda like Abra cadabbra Magic!!! I want to be young and beautiful! Forever!!! Lol. Religion, so funny.
>>701160800
Form... I'm not sure. I don't know what a spirit looks like or if it even "looks" like anything in the sense that we understand. Same with age. God is timeless and we will be too in eternity. So if we're timeless we must be ageless. None of that stuff will matter. There's no marriage in heaven. Marriage was created by God for companionship and reproduction on earth, but that won't be necessary in heaven since we will have perfect communion with God and won't need to reproduce.
>>701161550
Do you classify yourself as a Christian? Not trying to start a dispute at all. But I'm looking for a simple yes or no answer here.
>>701161854
None that I know of.
>>701162280
Yes.
>>701150840
*Berenstein
>triggered
>>701161542
lol I mean I don't know if I agree with any of that but I will at least say I don't understand even close to everything. I just take the information available to me and do the best I can. We all do. I could be wrong, and I'm ok with that.
>>701162632
Ok. If I'm replying to the right person according to trail of these posts, you refereed to Christians as "They" more than once.
>>701160398
Why didn't you refer to christians as "We" or "Us"?
>>701162277
We're going to just have to agree to disagree. Not going to change my mind. And u are totally all in with your beliefs. But that's all it is is a Belief in something that can't be proved by anyone walking the earth. That's what faith is a belief in something that can't be proven. I can't buy into that.
>>701138485
why do you molest the alter boy?
>>701163199
Yea you are correct. Idk actually. I think it has to do with the fact that I know a lot of Christians out there believe different things about different topics. So it's hard for me to say "we" when I know there's a lot of division. So I say "they" instead I guess. Idk.
the blind faith and "god works in mysterious ways" people have put a mark on christianity
>>701163317
Well this might be cliche but I feel the "proof" comes through the spirit as opposed to the physical senses. But I know that there's no "proof" in the traditional sense. I'm ok with that. I don't buy into it because of any physical proof I've seen. I buy into it because of the things I've experienced.
i hear alot of christians say if the country and by proxy the countrys leader isn't "following god/gods will"(assuming they know and can interpret what the will of god is) then the country is in a "bad place" or is on the "downturn" What are your thoughts on this?
>>701163445
Oh good original question brochacho
>>701156637
They're not tho, just like you weren't. Kids don't have a belief system, they're indoctrinated by their family and the church.
How does it feel knowing you're helping brainwash the youth in your community?
