1.“Be true to yourself.” Jesus said, “… If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his stake and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” (Matthew 16:24-25) “Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God.” (1 Peter 4:1-2 ESV)
2.“Follow your heart.” Jesus said, “And whoever does not take his stake and follow me is not worthy of me.” (Matthew 10:38) “He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but whoever walks wisely will be delivered.” (Proverbs 28:26 NKJV) “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately sick; Who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9 ESV)
3.“Believe in yourself.” Jesus said, “Believe in God; believe also in me.” (John 14:1 ESV) Jesus also said, “For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” (John 6:40 ESV) “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD, and turn away from evil.” (Proverbs 3:5-7 ESV)
4.“Live your truth.” Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6 ESV) “This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:11-12 ESV)
5.“As long as you are happy.” Jesus said, “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?” (Matthew 16:26 ESV) “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.” (James 4:8-10 ESV)
6.“You’re a good person.” Jesus said, “… No one is good except God alone.” (Mark 10:18 ESV) “… None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.” (Romans 3:10-12 ESV) “Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.” (Psalm 51:5 NIV) “Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.” (Ecclesiastes 7:20 ESV)
7.“God helps those who help themselves.” Thus says the LORD: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the LORD.” (Jeremiah 17:5 ESV) “For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.” (Romans 5:6 NASB95)
Amen! Really great reminders!!!
Thank you my friend. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
Based and Christpilled.
Christians today have poor knowledge of the doctrines of Christianity. Many think it's a feel-good self-help "Jesus is my buddy/boyfriend" hippy religion. This subversion of the true faith is all by design. We all saw the superbowl "Jesus washed feet of unrepented degenerates" blasphemous ad recently.
“Worship jews.”
Sure, that's why they killed Him, because he was all about the jews /s
[28] There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. [29] And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise.
Thanks for reiterating my point.
So "worshipping jews" leads you not to view jews as God's chosen people as opposed to non-jews/goyim? How does that work?
Other things Jesus never said:
I am come as a saviour to all of humanity regardless of race or creed
All people are of equal worth The Faith of a Canaanite Woman Mat 15:21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. Mat 15:22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. Mat 15:23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. Mat 15:24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Mat 15:25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. Mat 15:26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. Mat 15:27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. Mat 15:28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
Go, my disciples, and preach the news of god to all on earth so that they may all be saved and benefit
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles Mat 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: Mat 10:6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Mat 10:7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Mat 10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. Mat 10:9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, Mat 10:10 Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat. Mat 10:11 And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence. Mat 10:12 And when ye come into an house, salute it. Mat 10:13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. Mat 10:14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. Mat 10:15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
To counter 1 & 2: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise. (Galatians 3:28-29 ESV)
To counter 3: And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:18-20 ESV) But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." (Acts 1:8 ESV) and said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. (Luke 24:46-47 ESV)
Your counter to points 1 and 2 aren’t the words of Jesus but of Paul.
And what are we to make of the contradictory nature between our respective point 3s?
That Jesus contradicted himself.
Nietzsche had it right when he said that Christianity was a Jewish revenge.
This is the fourth time in two days I've seen the generalized message of "take things into your own hands and you'll receive support from God"
Can't be organic. Someone is activating a sleeper agent.
He also never said "fuck the poor, I got mine" and "give me your money".
Jesus was also a supporter of very strict immigration policies and voter ID laws. He also LOVED guns.
8."Shut up and dance." Jesus may be a lover but he ain't no dancer.
"For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it" ~1 Timothy 6:7-8
Everything (perceivable) exists before nothing (suggested) can be brought into it. Taking suggested (information) takes nothing from perceivable (inspiration), but it takes oneself out.
You're in a cult.
And you're not? I can easily demonstrate your worldview, whatever it is, is based on blind faith. Not only that, it also can't justify your presuppositions.
I see. You don't know what a cult is. Just say that next time, silly
Let's see:
Is Christianity a "small group" and does it exist in "tension with the dominant religious or cultural inclination of a society"?
Interesting that you had to skip the entire first part of the definition to cherry pick what you wanted:
cult noun a system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object. "the cult of St. Olaf"
You fucking faggot.
So you’re a member of the cult of judaism; got it.
What do you believe in? What's your worldview? Why are faggots and queers bad in your worldview?
The beautiful thing about Christianity is that its doctrines align directly with secular scientific fact in all facets of existence. Secularists, as long as they’re honest with themselves (lol) can’t escape it even if they try.
Yes but it's even worse for secularists because it's the other way around - God is the necessary precondition for all knowledge, meaning, logic, regularity of nature, identity, etc which are fundamental to science. They can't justify and ground any of these metaphysical concepts that they appeal to in their materialist and determinist worldview.
It's a shitshow and they can't even realize the entailment of what they believe in (or reject the existence of). Zero philosophical knowledge and analytical thought.
tips fedora