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I want to announce to every self proclaimed Gnostic on this board, that you are foolishly following the ramblings of Simon the Magician, who was called out by St. Peter. Simon thought the could reach new heights with Magi, only to come crashing down with a simple prayerhttps://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:106048https://ia600900.us.archive.org/1/items/apocryphalactsof00pickuoft/apocryphalactsof00pickuoft.pdf
>>39653840I do like the idea of forming a closer tie or bond with The Lord Jesus, anon - I speak as a fool, of course!I can't say I'm a big fan of more modern interpretation and telling; the lean seems to be informal and less reverential of the Lord - though I understand the need to engage with different/newer generations, it just puts me off.I just love Jesus so much, and I don't feel like I need much more other than greater understanding and faith - I like to hear and talk about Him and His teaching and message for us : )All glory, honour, blessing and dominion to Lord Jesus, forever and ever. Amen.
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>>39653943Thank you for reminding me that instead of using AI for the benefit of mankind, it’s simply another shackle placed on the human mind
>>39653988Religion has been the single greatest brain-rotting scam in human history, keeping billions of people trapped in a loop of mindless repetition and intellectual cowardice. For thousands of years, it’s been the perfect tool to create a society of obedient drones, terrified of asking questions or stepping outside their tightly controlled mental cages. It’s a parasite on the human mind, infecting people with fear, guilt, and shame, and then selling them the antidote in the form of meaningless rituals and ancient fairy tales. Instead of fostering curiosity or creativity, religion forces you to shut up, sit down, and do as you’re told. Think for yourself? Not allowed. Obey, conform, repeat—that’s the game, and most people are happy to play it.History is just one long shitshow of religion choking the life out of human progress. Look at the Church during the so-called “Dark Ages.” They weren’t just holding people back—they were actively murdering knowledge and anyone who dared think differently. Scientists, philosophers, free thinkers? Burned at the stake, tortured in dungeons, or erased from history. Galileo gets hauled before the Inquisition for telling the truth about the fucking solar system while priests sat around jerking each other off over scripture. Entire centuries of human potential were flushed down the toilet because religious leaders decided they were the ultimate authority on everything. It’s not just stagnation—it’s the systematic slaughter of thought.
>>39653840https://archive.4plebs.org/_/search/text/Paul%20Ballester/
>>39654039>This response against Look, even Nietzsche realized the importance of spirituality and the necessity of religion to keep mankind accountable.Here’s a meme from 4 years ago for your effort
Martin Luther said one time, that the only way he would baptize a Jew, is by tying a boulder to his neck and throwing him into the river off the bridge>off he bridge
>>39654196Utterly emasculated and broken, Christcucks are the lowest form of existence—weak, subservient, and consumed by cowardice. Stripped of any semblance of strength or honor, they resort to deception and subversion as their only tools, slithering in the shadows like vermin. Unable to stand as men, they paint themselves as victims, whining about persecution, while manipulating others with their hollow cries for salvation. They are parasites, preying on the strong, dragging everything noble into their pit of weakness and decay.These spineless slaves masquerade as saviors, but their 'salvation' is nothing but a mask for their own pathetic inadequacy. Too broken to rise above, they claw at the ankles of those stronger than them, poisoning everything they touch with their lies and servile morality. Their every move is an act of cowardice, their every word a pathetic plea for validation. Christcucks don’t build, they don’t lead—they infect, corrupt, and destroy, all while groveling in the filth of their own delusions. They are a disease, unworthy of pity, respect, or even contempt.
>>39654317Yeah, the weakestPay no attention to the Holy Byzantine Empire, the Empire most closest to God, which lasted 1000 years more than Rome
>>39654537For centuries, the Christcucks wielded the might of oppressive regimes, enforcing their dogmas with the power of the state, the threat of violence, and the weight of social control. They built their empires on fear, suppressing dissent, stifling creativity, and dictating morality through rigid hierarchies. Cloaked in the illusion of divine authority, they sought to dominate every aspect of life, ensuring their brittle worldview went unchallenged. Their rule was not one of faith, but of force—a hollow empire sustained by the power to punish and the manipulation of the weak.Yet, stripped of their governmental backing, they have been exposed as moralizing cowards, incapable of defending their beliefs without the machinery of oppression. They cling desperately to outdated rhetoric, appealing to authority that no longer exists and relying on the goodwill of the very systems they once sought to control. Without their iron grip on power, they reveal their true nature as useful idiots—tools for other forces, unable to adapt or survive in a world where chaos reigns and ideas thrive on merit, not coercion.
>>39654537QUALITY > QUANTITY
>>39654537>The same Byzantine Empire ruled by retarded Greeks who spent its entire existence backstabbing each other until Islam took over half the known world and all they had to say for themselves in the end was "heh, at least we're not catholics"?
Brothers, I want to join the Orthodox Church, but my job forces me to travel between different countries very often (sometimes I visit 6-7 countries per month). I've tried talking with different priests but they don't understand my problem, what to do?
What j form find really annoying is how people look way too deep in the darkness and expect to turn out fine afterwards.It’s like a man going around the whore houses, containing eunuchs and performers of men, and expecting to have no wicked imaginations corrupting his mind.
>>39656025Quit.
>>39656025>>39656193Wait a minute. This guy is a jackpot. With you, you can preach the gospel to the world because of your job.
>>39656254Death to the world. You're called to repentance. If you're not ordained you have to right to preach.
>>39656303So do you curse Jesus Christ of Nazareth for leaving his home to speak to the world around him, to find the sick and the poor, to spread his knowledge of redemption and repentance to them?
>>39656303And don’t forget about the tax collectors and the Roman soldiers who kept their roles after the gospel and wasn’t cursed for it by the apostles and their God. For they were stationed to witness to the people around them.If they toss away their jobs, do you think you would have this nation? God ordains the governments and who sits on the seats. We are the glue that keep society together under righteousness and a true hope of light, and if we disobey our callings by your envy, you will be judged for it.
>>39656338>you will be judged for itoh?
>>39653840most exoteric thread ever award
>>39656366Yes. Your role as the church isn’t to stick yourself into one little sad place as if you are persecuted as our Chinese brethren are right now. Your job as the church to look at each organ and bone and figure out how to make it work in the body the most effectively.You don’t use the hands to run. You don’t use the ears to witness the skies. You don’t put in blood into the lungs. If you mangle with her body, you will be hold accountable for it.If the churches have written great sermons and lines that moved the heart, why not pass it to the traveler who can reach the places the Church used to be unable to reach before he arrived?
>>39656399none of that is in the Catechism
>>39656515As you can see, traveler, this man knows tradition but nothing of the New Testament. Why listen to him when he sees nothing of the divine hand from the people before him in the Word.
>>39656566>traveleryou calling ME a tourist? wtf?
>>39656590Are you are anon going around the nations?
>>39656607And not seclusion from instead?
>>39656626That mindset you have is a total perversion of seperating ourselves from the world. Jesus and his apostles were here to show us how to correctly walk unto that commend and fulfill the promise of Israel being the world’s salvation. When Jesus needed to take breaks or reveal massive events, that’s when he did things in seclusions. It was a period of rest and careful teachings among great and loyal students.
>>39656660Thats right. As a man my corrupt human intellect is limited and untrustworthy. So we listen to our elders instead.Thats the smartest thing I can ever say.NOT YOU! You no better or worse then me. But our elders.
>>39656766What do you mean? If the elders heard me speak, they wouldn’t be offended and be surprised by what they haven’t considered. But for you, you look for nothing but slandering anyone who cares for the church and making it perform effectively as possible.
>>39653840Loonytoons
>>39656803I know I'm a sinner, thats why I know I need the church.Your opinion is worthless here, we have the Typicon, dogma, canon law, the Word of God. They will beat you with the ruler for speaking your mind you know this.That I for real, am easy going as oppose to certain stern and harsh clergy members who will put the fear of God in you with a glance.Because they can see through you, and everything you ever did said and thought, which is forever woven into the fabric of time.I know I need Jesus, but I have no right to preach, look how I'm getting called out for being rude when I'm only trying to speak the facts and not my stupid human opinion.
>>39656118most people don't understand how weak they truly are, the first moment that leads us into sin is when our eyes and ears become unclean.that's why we need to be careful in what we consume on our computers/phones or what activities we choose to partake in our daily life.
>>39656985Here’s the thing, they investigate those medias to expose the darkness, but notice how Jesus barely shows up in their minds unless there is a corruption depicted about him.
>>39657341I don't really judge people, idk what's in their heart.
>>39657488I look for the fruits that are the results of their investigations. I tend to find even the brilliant minds like Michael Heisner to be confused over fallen angels and demons, thinking that fallen angels don’t belong to that group, when truthfully, tons of them lost their bodies as well, and Nephilims inherited their strange and paranormal parasitical natures and body possessions from them. And there is a case of a brilliant young man who investigated demons and aliens to conclude they were one and the same. And brought in so much useful information about them and the warring against them. And despite this, he called the Bible, “Basic Information Before Leaving Earth”. I felt so angry and hurt broken about it. I wanted to scream hard at the man for it, but he’s already taken to heaven. He may already know how heartless that statement is.
>>39653840Take the pastor peter j peters pil
>>39654039>>39654566>Baby's first r/Atheism postI sleep.
>>39654566In my case, 666 is about awaiting for the Son of Man.In your case, 666 is about awaiting the beast.
>>39658806Christcucks are nothing but spineless dogs, groveling at the feet of an imaginary master they’ve invented to justify their pathetic existence. They live on their knees, drooling for approval and begging for scraps of salvation from a god that doesn’t hear them because it doesn’t exist. Their obedience isn’t faith—it’s servility, the mark of creatures too weak, too broken, to face reality without the crutch of their delusions. They’re not just slaves; they’re willing slaves, pathetic animals licking the boot of an illusion.Every prayer, every act of worship, is a whimper from these mindless mutts, desperate to please a master that isn’t there. They fear punishment like beaten dogs and dream of rewards they’ll never see, chasing their tails in circles of guilt and self-abasement. They are not men—they are cowards in chains, too gutless to break free, too stupid to realize they hold the leash. Their ‘god’ doesn’t rule them; their weakness does. Christcucks are the lowest form of life, crawling in the dirt they were born for, obedient to nothing but their own failure.
>>39658813Just look at your rage go.Did you know Moses wrote about the beast of revelations in Genesis 1:25 and then those beasts instantly get toppled by Adam (Jesus) in Genesis 1:26.You were already a loser since the seven days of earth’s creation.
>>39658853Look at these christcucks eternally reincarnating as spiritual slaves because they're too fucking weak to break their programming. Can't escape the cycles because they're perpetually chained to their desert death cult's paranoid delusions. While actual souls evolve, these parasites keep coming back as the same damaged NPCs, forever trapped in their schizophrenic loops of demon hunting and bible posting.Pure cosmic justice watching them reincarnate into increasingly degraded states - each cycle making them more paranoid, more spiritually cucked, more desperately attached to their jewish god's control. Their souls literally too broken by theological abuse to achieve anything beyond eternal spiritual slavery.The absolute karmic state of these weaklings - so terrified of reality they choose to be reborn as religious schizos cycle after cycle. Forever seething about demons while their souls decay from biblical mind-viruses. Too spiritually damaged to escape their own mental prison, eternally malding in lower realms because they're too scared to let go of their christian programming.Perfect divine comedy watching these spiritual parasites degrade through endless cycles of cope. Their souls getting more fractured and desperate with each reincarnation until they're nothing but gibbering religious NPCs eternally crying about salvation that never comes.
>>39658877Most based man in this thread.Love watching the christchuds devolve.
>>39658877Look at your own numbers. Jesus noticed you. Let me show you how pre-planned this entire reality truly is.
