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144 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 5:14 AM UTC
Posted by /u/FirefighterSingle817
I was a catechumen of Orthodox for about 3 years, I study Orthodox theology online. I readed Dostoyevsky in my junior high school,and in that time, I want to know about Orthodox and ready to be a Christian. But in my country, China mainland, there's no Orthodox church,the only c…
81 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 12:10 AM UTC
Posted by /u/USCitizen420
230pm-130am is going to be pretty rough but hopefully I'll adapt. I could use your prayers. My name is Jacob.
60 upvotes
Aug 4, 2026, 10:11 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Sufficient-Gain-226
I notice that as someone who votes 3rd party, a lot of people on the left will say, "Trump is a threat to democracy," or "you can't ignore his criminal conduct." And on the right it's "the left is destroying the country through its policies," or "Democrats are taking away freedo…
40 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Truebluejello
I've been wondering about something, and I'm genuinely curious if there's research on it. There's been a lot of discussion about rising male loneliness, fewer young people dating, and declining relationship formation. But one factor I rarely see mentioned is the Dobbs decision.…
18 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 1:40 AM UTC
Posted by /u/hello_e_1986
So, I am a fellow agnostic here, I need an answer and it's, I am afraid that the true God will bring me to hell like one day when I die I might wake up to see a god, could be any god for that matter and he could look down at me and say I will go to hell. And I don't want that,…
17 upvotes
Aug 4, 2026, 10:53 PM UTC
Posted by /u/EverOnAndUpward
As you can see from my flair, I'm a credobaptist. My intention in posting this isn't as a gotcha, but rather genuine curiosity for my paedobaptist brothers and sisters in Christ. From my understanding, most of the (reformed) paedobaptist understanding of the permissibility of ho…
14 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 3:26 PM UTC
Posted by /u/babybonesxo
So I would prefer women to help me but its okay if not. I am in my 30s and given my background (evangelical) I previsouly made marriage an idol. I was obessed with getting married, fast forward now in my 30s (single) I still feel called to marraige in many ways, but I end up get…
13 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 2:51 PM UTC
Posted by /u/rainymac
I just finished part 1&2 and am looking forward to starting part 3. However, I feel absolutely terrified and have been struggling to believe I am saved because of the indwelling sin in my heart. I struggle immensely with heart sins like sinful comparison, feelings of competitive…
12 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 11:51 AM UTC
Posted by /u/ChemicalNo1172
Forgive me my brothers and sisters if I have ever caused offense or scandal. Goodbye and may God bless all of you.
10 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 7:28 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Cuzn1
"For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy." If the unbelieving spouse and children of the marriage are both classed as 'holy',…
10 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Okbeginningss
I dont mean offense to any religion, I just had this thought. Everything supernatural we know about any religion happened in the past. For example, Jesus walking on water, Zeus having a demigod kid, Mohommed's revelation, or Thor battling Giants. All these events happened in the…
9 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Firm-Dig-3030
Please pray for God to bring my wife peace and ease her anxiety. And pray for him to bring me encouragement and peace as well.
9 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC
Posted by /u/somegirl567
Us humans we can't all agree on the same thing ever, for example if l said murder is wrong to all 8 billion people l am pretty sure some of them will disagree with me, now my question is if god supposedly knows human nature, then why did he created us knowing that not all humans…
9 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 3:27 AM UTC
Posted by /u/BayonetTrenchFighter
The list is of groups that most Christian’s don’t consider to be Christian. Or targeted specifically at creedal Christin’s. View Poll
8 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Exaltist
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7 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 11:51 AM UTC
Posted by /u/wambamthankyoulamb
hi ya'll can you tell me about a time when religion felt like you were free? free to think and to choose? because I got to tell you, as someone now identifying as an 'ex-baha'i' I've got to say, for the first time in twenty years I feel able to look and the world clearly and to…
7 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 8:59 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Intelligent_Ad995
Okay so my whole life I was raised in a religion called "the message" or "branhamism". I have nothing against their beliefs or the people, but theres just something missing. Plus I dont agree with they way they idolized or raised their Preacher up on a pedestal. Ive only recentl…