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ONION IS BACK, PLEASE TRY IT AND REPORT ANY FURTHER ISSUES!

John 3:16 KJV: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.


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It's Holy Week (in the Western church) brothers. Four days until the Passion of our Lord. Are we doing anything to commemorate it?
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>O My people, what have I done to you? How have I offended you?
>Answer me.
>I scourged Egypt for your sake with its first-born sons and you scourged me and handed me over.
>I led you out of Egypt as Pharaoh lay sunk in the Red Sea and you handed me over to the chief priests.
>I opened up the sea before you and you opened my side with a lance.
>I went before you in a pillar of cloud and you led me into Pilate's palace.
>I fed you with manna in the desert and on me you rained blows and lashes.
>I gave you saving water from the rock to drink and for drink you gave me gall and vinegar.
>I struck down for you the kings of the Canaanites and you struck my head with a reed.
>I put in your hand a royal sceptre and you put on my head a crown of thorns.
>I exalted you with great power and you hung me on the scaffold of the cross.
>O My people, what have I done to you? How have I offended you?
>Answer me.
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Rejoice, heavenly powers! Sing choirs of angels!
Exult, all creation around God's throne! Jesus Christ, our King, is risen! Sound the trumpet of salvation!
Rejoice, O earth, in shining splendour, radiant in the brightness of your King! Christ has conquered! Glory fills you! Darkness vanishes forever!
Rejoice, O Mother Church! Exult in glory!
The risen Saviour shines upon you! Let this place resound with joy, echoing the mighty song of all God's people!

This is the night when you first saved our Fathers: you freed the people of Israel from their slavery and led them dry-shod through the sea.
This is the night when the pillar of fire destroyed the darkness of sin!
This is the night when Christians everywhere, washed clean of sin and freed from all defilement, are restored to grace and grow together in holiness.
This is the night when Jesus Christ broke the chains of death and rose triumphant from the grave.
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O Death, where is your victory?
O Death, where is your sting?
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Post palms from Palm Sunday.
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Do you think the word 'love' has gotten skewed into something else entirely in recent times?
If you truly love your children you don't let them do whatever they want and agree with everything they say. You are disciplinary if needed because you don't want to see them go a self-destructive path.
Ever since the hippy 60s movement I feel like people assume love means blind worship and acceptance.
I think love is motherly kindness and fatherly righteousness. 
Love your enemy doesn't mean to let evil have its way but rather to show them light and use force if needed.

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And given that this is a christian board, for example, God knew christ was going to die in the cross, and let him to die and suffer, not because he hated him, but because he loved him. This is paternal love.
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>Do you think the word 'love' has gotten skewed into something else entirely in recent times?
When people say "love" to-day, they're almost always referring to either erotic love or a passive live-and-let-live attitude towards other people. Both are distinct from Christian love. I've always had a bit of an aversion to English-speaking people casually using the word agape to refer to Christian love (probably as a result of growing up around Episcopalians who would do the same with Hebrew words), but it is correct to do so and could be helpful.
>>26577
I love you too, anon~.
>>26577
In fact, the concept of amor fati is not christian, is from the greek stoic philosophy and in modernity comes from atheists, like camus or nietzsche, i was just using that biblical tale as an example, and is not like he truly died, because was a fucking immortal god.
This concept is somewhat different of the christian concept of love, but both are superior to the modern liquid love (which is a jewish anti-capitalist concept btw, but has some degree of truth)
yeah there's a lot of people who love themselves, so they try to be inoffensive so that no one will dislike them and try to spin their altruism as selfless love, but truthfully loving someone or something is to want what's best, even if it hurts him or her, or yourself.

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ITT: post resources and advice for refuting the Jewish religion and demonstrating that the Christian religion is the religion of the Tanakh. 

Real Messiah youtube channel (Rev. Dr. Michael Brown answers Jewish objections to Jesus): https://youtube.com/c/RealMessiah/videos

Particularly good vid from the above, "Psalm 22 does not speak of death by crucifixion" https://youtu.be/5QdbLUKhVcE

One For Israel youtube channel (Israeli Christians make arguments and counter-arguments against Judaism, also many testimonies from Jewish converts to Christianity) https://youtube.com/c/ONEFORISRAEL


Some personal tips for evangelizing Jews from my own experience: firstly recognize that the Jews come in a few categories. Jewish atheists are not relevant to this thread, they should be dealt with as any other atheist. Some Jews will view Jesus as a wise rabbi, most who oppose you will view Him as a sorcerer (this should not surprise you as we see much the same division between the unbelieving Jews in the gospels). Some Jews will be more or less informed about their religion and ours, but the ones to watch out for are those (typically orthodox but probably at least conse
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>>25981
>In the 2nd Century BC there was a mystical movement among some populations of Near Eastern Jews called Essene Judaism.  It was an attempt to reboot their dour and hateful creed and center it on the concepts of mercy and forgiveness for fellow members of the tribe. They also really hated race-mixing and mixed marriages.
I thought that was the Maccabeeans
>Still with ((( us )))?
Depends, Judah
>Christianity is mediocre fanfiction of Essene Judaism
Aaaaand you lost me. Jesus fulfilled all 400+ prophesies about the Messiah, prove each of those prophecies weren't about Him, then I'll fall for your bait, JIDF :3
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>>25993
BASED Eitan Bar
>The Talmud
It's amazing that in the same book that has heinous and ridiculously childish play-ground insult-level attacks against Jesus, have some actual truth, shows that God's light shines in even the darkest places.
>>25995
>tl;dr: talmud says God quit accepting Jewish animal sacrifices once Jesus died and rose again.
Pretty much
Also, according to my knowledge, Jesus may have been born in 3 BC, so that would explain it (in my opinion)
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reposting from /sp/ of all places the proper meaning of judeo-christian
i'm sure it was one of you that wrote this anyhow
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>reposting from /sp/ of all places the proper meaning of judeo-christian
Source thread?

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Post Christian video clips. Hymns, sermons, memes, or anything else you find is allowed as long as it's /christian/-appropriate.
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Here's a song with some heavy Christian themes.
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>>26345
A lot of his music from his post-Shooter-era is at least implicitly Christian.
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I like this one.
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A short talk from the Holy Mountain.

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Today is the Feast of Saint Joseph!

Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 
To you God entrusted his only Son; in you Mary placed her trust; with you Christ became man. 
Blessed Joseph, to us too, show yourself a father and guide us in the path of life. 
Obtain for us grace, mercy and courage, and defend us from every evil. Amen.


St Joseph, Spouse of the Mother of God and Foster Father of the Redeemer, obtain for all families the kind of love that will enable married couples to give themselves to each other unconditionally because of the sacramental presence of Christ and their freely-made vows. 
Thanks to a love like that, a family is formed, develops, matures and is a source of peace, unity and happiness for children as well as for parents.
Amen

St. Joseph, you are the chaste and loving spouse of the Virgin Mary, the foster father of Jesus, the protector and provider of the Holy Family and of all families. 
We have complete confidence in your loving care for new life and in your fidelity to the family. 
We commend our efforts to your prayers and protection. 
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St. Joseph, pray for us.
Illustrious son of David, pray for us.
Light of patriarchs, pray for us.
Spouse of the Mother of God, pray for us.
Chaste guardian of the Virgin, pray for us.
Foster father of the Son of God, pray for us.
Watchful defender of Christ, pray for us.
Head of the Holy Family, pray for us.
Joseph most just, pray for us.
Joseph most chaste, pray for us.
Joseph most prudent, pray for us.
Joseph most valiant, pray for us.
Joseph most obedient, pray for us.
Joseph most faithful, pray for us.
Mirror of patience, pray for us.
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>We know the words “Go to Joseph” in the Scriptures; now and always we obey this command. Therefore we shall lie hidden with thee, o patron, we shall rest behind thee, tired and pressed, surrounded by our enemies. Therefore, come now, our champion, swiftly defend us against evil spirit and men; safely deliver us to the goal of our journey, to Jesus, the son of Thy spouse whom thou kept safe; o chaste, o prudent, o faithful Spouse of Mary.

Do any of you have any favorite devotions to Saint Joseph? I personally like the devotion to his Seven Sorrows and Seven Joys.

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The Gnostic Christians were proto protestant in a sense. Before engaging this idea a few understandings must be agreed upon
>there was no gnostic "church"
>they were understood for most of history through the lens of a detractor deeming them heretics, who himself had doctrine considered heretical
>there is no perfect unified system and the beliefs vary
>the idea that could aptly unite them is that knowledge through Christ could offer salvation
This is the notion of salvation through faith alone. It says that nothing you do actually matters, it's what you think, and if what you think is a thought construct on the nature of Christ, his death, his resurrection, the implications of his death in light of the rest of the Bible, etc, that you're as good as saved, even if you sin. I see this as a welcome development and while MOST Christians who espouse salvation through faith alone aggressively would likely reject Gnosticism outright as heresy, they are still focusing on the idea. I think that salvation through faith alone is actually the same idea that much of gnosis derives from.
The issue is that people who preach salvation through faith alone are at odds with Catholics and numerous other christian run off cults that preach works based heresy while consorting with worldly powers, and so they lean heavily on literalism to boost their doctrine. Wha
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>>23899
French writer Rene Guenon, who seemed to like the idea of the salvation through knowledge, and thus could accurately be called 'gnostic', objected to such names precisely because "there had been at least a dozen cults called Gnostic, some of those believed in diametrically opposed things".
You'll only get unhinged replies. Godspeed OP.
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>>23895 (OP) 
>proto protestant
Stopped reading there.
>facebook photo
Ctrl+f "God"
>not one (1) mention of God in his post

>>24588
Hi OP.
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Gnosis
Gnoos-sis
The action of the gnoos
The action of the I
Hylics don't really have an I so they can't gnosis
>>24588
OP's post is unhinged

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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
I heard he wasn't canonically a Saint but his works as missionary and bishop makes him a righteous and blessed man. 
Let's discuss him, I know we all know that his definition of the trinity with the shamrock was heresy, but aside that he didn't do anything wrong in what I know.

Dear St. Patrick, 
in your humility you called yourself a sinner,
but you became a most successful missionary
and prompted countless pagans
to follow the Saviour.
Many of their descendents in turn
spread the Good News in numerous foreign lands.
Through your powerful intercession with God,
obtain the missionaries we need
to continue the work you began.
Amen.
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It is unfortunate that his feast day is the occasion for excessive drinking and frankly embarrassing revelry for many.

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Hello and thank you for your time. Ive just been diagnosed with severe pancolitis, my only options left are taking biologic drugs or getting my colon removed. The issue is I have severe OCD when it comres the the mark of the beast and such, I cant sleep without covering my right hand up until recently I wasnt able to take basic medication (laxatives, pain meds , saline and even allergy medication ) out of pure fear, ive gotten past that now but its an example. 

 I have always been afraid of the biologics and eventually somewhatI got over it and went trough testing and screening to start them that is until someone in my family came to me and said something along the likes of ' Oh did you know that noah was allowed to live because he didnt have bad DNA (something about not being mixed with fallen angles) and how if I took this medication it could 'change my dna' somehow because its an antibody MRNA based medication, then they also hinted at  the possibility it could be the mark of the beast in the future. I never really heard of Nephilim before and I dont know a whole lot about Revelations either. 

im runining out of medication I dont have much time left to make my desicion I cant stay on steroids forever, I think I have about 10 days left. Im not even sure they would give me the surgery if I told them I did not want to take biologics even if for religous reasons leaving me no choice but to lie about starting, Im just looking for as much advice and console as possible. 

if y
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>>26464 (OP) 
The nephilim aren't necessarily humans mixed with fallen angels. That's one interpretation. There's another interpretation that doesn't require you to call literal demons "sons of God"...

All from Genesis chapter 6, KJV:
>"1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
>2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose."
Godly men chose for themselves wives based on their beauty rather than their godliness. This led to a falling away over the generations into idolatry and wicked violence.
>"4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
There were giants in the earth long after the flood as well, whom the children of Israel contended with after coming into the promised land. The most well-known example being Goliath.
>"5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually."
Notice the offspring are still classified as "men", not demons or demigods or whatev
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In Matthew Jesus said that you can love him by spirit, your flesh and mind may be in the wrong idea, but if your spirit is fully devoted to Christ then you're saved no matter what.
>>26464 (OP) 
get the operation fren, God will not damn you for this, you are in Christ and even if you weren't this operation is not sin in anyway.
>>26464 (OP) 
>its an antibody MRNA based medication
you sure? i've never heard of any ulcerative colitis medication being based on MRNA. these medications were made long before MRNA was even a thing (remicane and humera). anyways, i recommend you don't take those medications either way because they will screw your body up. i treat myself with a good diet and quit taking biologics. this is a late reply, so hopefully you read this

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There seems to be a multitude of users on imageboards stuck living generally broken lives. How can /christian/ minister to this?
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>>11599 (OP) 
Ironically, the more the world becomes soulless and empty, the more by contrast the Word of God becomes bright and fulfilling.
Humanity can't live without faith in God, so the more the decaying modern culture tries to push people away from God, the more the thirst of God and holyness of the people remains unsatiated.
So just study the more positive and constructive parts of the message of God, the gifts and blessings which God gives to humanity, and deliver the good news everywhere and anytime, for anyone waiting for God to reach them.
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/thread
and fuck all the jewish diversions and anti-christian propaganda
may God have mercy of their lost and confused souls
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>>23669
Blessed. What movie is that with based 'JUST DO IT' man?
How do Christians that deal with self hatred and identity crisis cope with eternalism. This is not a concern about my appearance, it is a concern about the very fundamentals of me. It's like everything I touch, make, or even type has that strong presence of something I don't like and anything that is expressed as an extension of me. There is something so potent that is so appalling to others, even the mere presence of my gets people to form an unconscious separation from me. As if my identity beyond my body has some bad omen. Idk.
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>>26481
>"For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ." Galatians 3:27 KJV

>"For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God." Colossians 3:3 KJV

>"I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me." Galatians 2:20 KJV


>"Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is." 1 John 3:2 KJV

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If you are not already aware, anon.cafe is being shut down on March 15. >>>/meta/16466
Allow me to be as clear as possible: This is NOT the end of /christian/. We have endured shutdowns and deplatforming in the past, and although the board has changed hands many times and lost a lot of users (especially after 8chan went down for good), there are still quite a few users here, and I would hate to lose them again.
I would like to keep the community here as long as possible, and from that point transition to the new board. However, I lack the time, experience, and patience to maintain my own imageboard,
With that being said, I have made a request on zzzchan.xyz to have /christian/ created. Although it is most likely not necessary, you may add your two cents for why you would like /christian/ added to the site. You may view my post here:
https://zzzchan.xyz/meta/thread/137.html#4570
If/When the board is created, I will post more instructions here for how I would like this transition to go. But for now, remain calm, do not panic, and continue posting as usual. We have plenty of time, and I am making sure this transition goes as smoothly as possible.
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>>26477
>>26480
Sturgeon is running into issues with the migration. It seems more and more likely that there may be some downtime between Cafe's shutdown and when we're back again on zzz. But this is not the end of the world, it's a slow board and it going down for a few days should not be that large of a concern.
If there are any threads/images/posts you absolutely want saved. I'd recommend archiving them now.
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>>26484
Did someone archive all the threads on the board yet?
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>>26484
Glad to hear from you BO, and that he's working on a solution. Whatever the process, please be sure to scrape your entire board [1] 'before' March the 15th, UTC. (In other words, on March the 14th). [2]

God bless you Anon. We're all rooting for /christian/ !  :)

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1. I recommend BUMP, ofc:
https://alogs.space/robowaifu/res/12974.html#14866
(plus, use Trashmin's patch):
https://trashchan.xyz/meta/thread/64.html#122

2. The deadline is midnight, just at the end of the 14th. >Tl;dr: the 15th never happens.
https://prolikewoah.com/t/20240315T00
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First Post on zzzchan /christian/
Tis Kinda sad that anon.cafe is shutting down.

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