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>>6064794God bless you all
>>6064794Remember never let your heart get filled with hate for anyone, and don't give yourself excuses to do so nor correlate Christ teachings with anything that's hateful or violent, its not about this earthly life that we're fighting for, focus on the things above and your good deeds. be with Jesus, friends
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>>6064794You are an actual fucking moron if you believe in jewish fairy tales
>>6066394Based
>>6066800Oh yeah?! Get prayed for, friend!
>>6064794I feel as though I've crucified my own soul. Man can crucify his flesh or his soul, and I've done the most sorrowful ladder. It's not pain of heart I feel, but emptyness and coldness. I've betrayed myself, and that is a very great sin. That might be the worst sin, and I don't know if I can be saved. All I feel is the abyss.
>>6068850If I could see my own soul, I bet it'd be the second most terriffying thing next to Hell. A mans soul should be the one thing of greatest urgency to him and yet I continue living for the pointless and passing things of this world that will all die. I don't beleive for a second it's over for me, but I don't know what I must do to be saved. I still haven't gone to an Orthodox Chruch, despite years of interest in it, which is painfully inexcusable, because it's really neglect that I haven't. They aren't the nearest, but possible to go to. Darkness burdens me yet I've done nothing. It scares me.
So tell me about this Ioshua dude and why do mutts hate his teachings.
I've defiled the image of God within myself. I once mourned over this, following a period of spiritual desolation which forced me to eventually address it. I felt pain of heart then, and whatever progress I made, I can say for sure it was true repentance, but I fell from this. I returned to a sin that felt like to "unrepent" and I never truly got up since, maybe because I wasn't partaking in the spiritual medicine truly needed to address it. I've fallen back so much further though. I feel at square one. Sometimes I have a sensation which almost feels like I want to recoil from myself, though this thought feels almost more like a temptation.
>>6064794What about all the other gods in the bible?
>>6068875You know, it's funny, I happened to open to the end page of Joshua after reading your post. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua%2024&version=KJV
>>6068850>I don't know if I can be saved.Who helped in the martyrdom of the first martyr? St Paul. He was forgiven, saved and made among one of the greatest saints. Do you think you've done so much worse than him? >>6068860>I still haven't gone to an Orthodox Chruch, despite years of interest in it, which is painfully inexcusable, because it's really neglect that I haven't.That's normal. It's a scary thing to go to this great place because Satan makes us think it's like a hall of fame. However, the Orthodox see it as hospital for the sick. Of course this isn't about physical sickness primarily. >They aren't the nearest, but possible to go to.Just going once a year will be so much better than yearning for it for decades. Even if you don't go, at least call a priest and you'll feel refreshed. >>6068865>but I fell from thisThat's what we do. As the monks say: "We fall and we get up. Then we fall and we get up. We fall again. We get up again.">though this thought feels almost more like a temptation.Satan loves to tell us we are worse than we actually are. Do not listen to him. >>6068875Fake 'gods' that come from demonic influence. >>6068861Because they don't want to hear that they can't just kill people for oil or should remain faithful to exactly one partner of the opposite gender.
>>6068896Thank you. Takes some weight off. Almost made me want to laugh at myself.
>>6068912You wouldn't be laughing at yourself but what the demons convinced you of. They are masterful debaters. That's why we don't hate the sinners but the sin.
how do i not have hate for others in my heart bros
>>6069973Pray brother. If you have truly accepted Christ as your Lord and savior, you have justification meaning you are FREE!Once justified, the period of sanctification begins where you are drawn closer to God to become as Christ is. The Holy Spirit will dwell within you and guide you on this path.Sanctification is a lifelong journey and will open your heartEzekiel 36:26-27"I will give you a new heart and a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws".
>>6070013"And I will put my Spirit in you and move *you* to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws."And what is God's greatest commandment? Matthew 22: 37-29Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all you soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment.And the second is like it:Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the prophets hang on these two commandments."
the final verse that helped me:Matthew 7:7Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
>>6069614I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.Surely the righteous will praise your name, and the upright will live in your presence.
>>6070893You are my strength, I watch for you
Our Father in heaven,hallowed be your name,your kingdom come,your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
>>6073436Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil so that I take part in wicked deedsalong with those who are evildoers; do not let me eat their delicacies.Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness; let him rebuke me—that is oil on my head.My head will not refuse it, for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.
>>6074309Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom? Is it not you, God
>>6074831Set me free from my prison
>>6074833 I will ever sing in praise of your name
>>6074835Teach me to do your will, for you are my God;may your good Spirit lead me on
Is anyone here discerning priesthood?
Who here is a convert? And who was raised like this?
>>6069973It first begins by not hating yourself. Once you forgive yourself just as God forgives you, then you can beging to forgive others. The hatred then goes away. Read Matthew 18:21-35
>>6075392Yes, my soul, find rest in God
>>6076088They are like a breath; their days are like a fleeting shadow
>>6076726my lips will glorify you.I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands
>>6076728The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time.You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing
>>6077782 Surely the human mind and heart are cunning
>>6077783Praise the Lord, my soul.
>>6078535You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds, God our Savior,the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas
>>6078536How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him
Brothers, let us not be stopped by the fear of our ugliness, it's true we are evil."Human nature is so fragile that it always leans toward vice. You accuse yourself of your sins today, and tomorrow you commit the very thing you accused yourself of. You resolve today to avoid evil, and an hour later you act as if you had resolved nothing. We can rightly humble ourselves, then; nor can we ever have any good opinion of ourselves, because we are so weak and unstable." (The imitation of Christ)But this does not mean that God will stop encouraging us or that he will desolate us further, quite the opposite.Christ said to Faustina Kowalska: "The greater the sinner, the greater the right he has to My mercy. My mercy is confirmed in every work of My hands. He who trusts in My mercy will not perish, for all his affairs are Mine..."(from her Diary)In reality there is someone with whom God is extremely severe, these are his most faithful friends.I think we have many eloquent examples of saints who suffered greatly, for the benefit of sinners.Job the righteous was punished and his sinful friends were spared because of his prayer."...So now take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly." (Job 42,8)Padre Pio recounts a vision in which he saw three souls: the first kissed and caressed by Jesus and Mary, and the last, mercilessly tortured and looked upon with contempt by Christ. The first is the most unfaithful and the third the most holy. (From his epistolary)So let us always humble ourselves as wicked and useless servants, and turn to God confidently. (Continue->)
(<--Part 2)"If, therefore, when you fall, you become anxious, saddened, and feel yourself called to a certain despair of being able to go further and do good, it is a sure sign that you were trusting in yourself and not in God... ...for he who largely distrusts himself and trusts in God is not surprised when he falls..."(Lorenzo Scrupoli, the spiritual battle). For those who aren't Catholic and don't know the joy and power of the sacraments, I won't offer an apologetic speech now, but consider, if you like, the numerous Eucharistic miracles, of which we have many impressive photographs.I won't comment on the studies on their authenticity, because in controversial issues, both sides often claim to have convincing evidence to support their claims, while the others are acting in bad faith and falling into foolish errors. In the conflict between Protestants and Catholics, we have a prime example, where so many falsehoods circulate that don't stem from good will.But I invite you simply to recognize that these are mysterious events, as are the diaries of saints, not ancient ones, but very recent ones like Gemma Galgani and Luisa Piccareta, two women full of charity, poor in body and spirit, who recount their frequent visions and dialogues with Christ. And with their writings, those of many others, such as St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, St. Teresa of Avila, etc.Their content may leave you perplexed, given the severity with which Jesus treats these souls, but remember that this is for the salvation of souls. Finally, the language used in some visions, especially those of St. Luisa, is often analogical, poetic, and affective; it uses powerful images to express ineffable spiritual realities; and must be interpreted correctly, as are certain visions of heaven and hell, which should be taken symbolically. ->useful link https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ncregister.com/features/three-eucharistic-miracles-which-cases-have-undergone-the-most-extensive-scientific-analysis%3Famp
>>6067345Source?
>>6081422David Diga Hernandez
>>6080040Shout for joy to God, all the earth! Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious
>>6080042Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights above.Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly hosts.Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars.Praise him, you highest heavens and you waters above the skies.
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>>6082748May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you.
>>6082749 this is the glory of all his faithful people.
>>6086245It is written: "And he was numbered with the transgressors."Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.They blindfolded him and demanded, “Prophesy! Who hit you?” “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.
requesting that gustave dore webm. you know the one im talking about.