1,215 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC
Posted by /u/HumbleRestaurant790
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1,215 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC
Posted by /u/HumbleRestaurant790
187 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 1:13 PM UTC
Posted by /u/HumbleRestaurant790
134 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 2:16 PM UTC
60 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 11:55 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Prestigious_Tie_8635
I grew up in the LDS religion. It was my understanding that salvation was earned. If I did all I could, then God would accept me into the highest kingdom of heaven. It was all arbitrary rules (like not drinking coffee, not showing shoulders) so I went through the motions without…
54 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC
Posted by /u/IndigoBroker
I was re-reading the passion narrative in Matthew 27:52-53, which mentions that when Jesus died, the tombs broke open and many holy people were raised to life, later walking into the holy city and appearing to many people. This strikes me as an incredible event, arguably one of…
42 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.…
33 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Lochumility
I just can’t get my head around the idea of experiencing pain with no end. Not for an hour, a year, or a thousand years - but eternity. I’m not saying that to question God. I know hell wasn’t created for us, but the thought of eternal suffering is genuinely terrifying to compreh…
20 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Queen_Event_Horizon
I grew up in a Christian Orthodox country that’s mostly very secular and while everyone called themselves Christian, most people were not very observant, so if you mentioned Jesus or the Bible in casual conversation, people would look at you like you had 7 heads. I was never bap…
20 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 2:12 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Fun_Inspection9162
Someone on YouTube called me an "Aleluyo" today, which for context is what they call people in Spain (and other Spanish speaking places) who speaks about God "way too much" and it made me giddy and proud. I know pride isn't good though this guy made the comment in a derrogatory…
19 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Secure-Hamster-5107
Hi everyone. I [27m] am feeling guilt that is eating me alive. I need to know what I should do. My dad was a good dad growing up. Single dad after our mom left. I love him. But for a few years now the problems never stop and I’m burnt out. Last November he wrecked his car (not h…
18 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 4:29 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Imaginary_Win_9655
My social, spritual, financial life is all messed up. My mental health is deteriorating day by day. I have no career. I want to make everything right but things are going out of my hand. I can't live like this. I don't know how to fix my life now. I have no hope left in me and I…
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,…
16 upvotes
Aug 5, 2026, 3:53 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Oomyun_
Tonight, I watched a Youtube video where a woman who went to hell and came back, had something to tell us, the people who are unsaved and who are already saved. Which was this with the title: I Went to Hell as a Christian for ONE SIN! [Returned to Warn Everyone] (By the channel:…