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posted ago by TheEvilSausage ago by TheEvilSausage +5526 / -1

I grew up “Catholic”, but to be honest I never bought into it. Mostly as a kid the last thing I wanted to do was spend 5 days in school and then another day at Sunday school. So I distanced myself for a long time from Faith in general. About as distanced as I was from politics. Politicians are less trustworthy than used car salesman, at least you know the motive for the salesman. I also voted third party in 2016 being sick of the 2 party system. I felt the same way about the church with their Priest situations. My views haven’t changed much since say 10 years ago. The biggest change was that I was indifferent on abortion until we had our first kid in 2018. When I saw the ultrasound and heartbeat for the first time at 9 weeks I knew that was my child immediately. Nothing can change that opinion. Then later that year I began to pay attention to politics after the blatant deception from the Kavanaugh BS. I found a lot of parallels with the people standing up for Kavanaugh/Trump as with the teachings from Christianity. In 2019 I bought my first Bible (King James version).

Skipping the rest of the journey to get to the point:

The efforts these people have taken to actively undermine the lessons of the Bible has lead me to exactly what they are trying to destroy.

I am just starting to build on my surface level knowledge from my childhood, but I’m determined to learn more.

I just wanted to share with this community of shit posters, memers, truthers, pedes, and most importantly Patriots that I feel there is much more going on than what we see.

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Aoikaze2000 10 points ago +10 / -0

Tips for learning more about what Christianity is really all about:

  • Use whatever version you feel most comfortable and speaks to you best. Having multiple translations can also help shed more light on what the original text is saying. That said, KJV is a solid choice, as are NIV and NASB.
  • Proverbs, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and Acts are good starting points. Proverbs is the most practical book in the entire Bible, while the Gospels (and Acts, as that's basically Luke Part 2) give you four accounts of Jesus' ministry. Acts is basically the epilogue for the Gospels
  • Try to set aside a time each day (like breakfast if possible) so you can read a chapter or two - this is a hard habit to form, but worth it once you do.
  • Old Testament is solid background knowledge for the New Testament, as you'll start seeing connections and callbacks all throughout the New Testament once you start building the Old Testament knowledge
  • https://www.blueletterbible.org/ is a really good tool to use to pick apart and trace scripture back to the root language - and follow the rabbit trails as that's how you learn much quickly =)
  • Don't be afraid to challenge all concepts and dogma about what you think you know about the Bible - God gave you a brain to think with for a reason, don't let that gift go unused as working through your doubts is part of what builds spiritual strength
  • If you're getting stuck, take it to your preacher and have them work through it with you - they'll probably be excited that someone is diving deep into it =)

Hopefully that helps, and hopefully you learn much =)

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WowStrongWinning 3 points ago +3 / -0

It’s odd, but I have solidified my belief in Christ the more I’ve been challenged and challenged myself on why I believe. The truth will always lead back to Christ.

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FarmerPepe 1 point ago +1 / -0

Agreed. This happened to me when I was a teenager and spent about a year arguing Christianity & Evolution vs Creationism with some friends. All of the research I had to do to refute their points only ended up strengthening my belief.

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4Christ 3 points ago +3 / -0

This is awesome advice! ^^^