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And the confusing doctrine that "some believers randomly suffer because God is random and mysterious, and who are we to demand answers?" is any better? At least those people you criticize have the gift of encouragement.

What if there are gods, but our morality has been so perverted by the evil of this world that we can no longer discern and comprehend the morality of the gods, so that we can live according to their morality? It is quite possible in this world to do evil while thinking that you're doing good...

I don't want to do so because that would lead to my apostatizing the Christian faith and creating my own version of the Christian faith, which would likely spiral out into insanity as I come across new information that either disproves or alters previously-held beliefs.

I have found that to be a wrong approach to making decisions because I can be easily persuaded by anything that is logical and coherent. If I were to apply the method you mentioned, I'd probably go crazy because I'd be able to find logical arguments to support the vericity of many different...

You're a pastor? 😲

Not really, no. That's a false dichotomy. There is more than atheism and Christianity in this world. Well, if we are, then I'm probably doing something very wrong because, despite my two and a half year period of seeking God through almost daily prayer, frequent Bible reading, watching sermons...

Where did @Romanos even get the icons from?

Congrats! On our way to a million!

If your faith is strong enough as to not leave any room for doubt, this topic is not for you. Please move on and pray for the rest of us. If your faith isn't strong enough as to reject the question "what if we're wrong about our beliefs?", you're invited to answer how often and how intense your...

How did you come to understand that? Did it just happen one day? Did you study any particular writing? Was the understanding dependent on anything you did in particular or was it offered to you by God's grace?

Oh, man, I missed them...

That's not a good principle according to Christianity either. We are called to love our enemies, but not to fight for their right to live in sin. The world gradually shifted from one extreme to the other. No surprise there.

I like pretty much any type of sweets, but I prefer vanilla flavor for most cakes, ice-cream, puddings etc. I'm not a big fan of the chocolate flavor.

What's that?

Your heart-sheep profile photo is adorable. :ROFLMAO: How did you find this one?

About one day and a half.

What did the police do? Also, any updates about your surgery?

We're debating by using terminology without even having come into agreement about the semantics of the terms we use. I do not know what meaning you attribute to the terms: "God", "The Word", "Holy" and probably others. How can I address your questions if I don't understand them. As for what...

That's not the only logical conclusion, and the emergence of a multitude of doctrines over the years, doctrines that are currently considered heresies, proves that. Salvation is quite possible in modalism and arianism, just to name a couple of non-trinitarian views, too.

Do you understand the concept of The Trinity? I'm really frustrated because I don't. Most Christians I chat with act as if it's a simple, basic, 1st grade math exercise, but to me it seems more like a PhD-level quantum mechanics problem. Am I Christianly-challenged or just regular stupid? I...