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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Jan 23, 2019 9:47:47 GMT -5
I've been having a horrible night. Intrusive thoughts trying to get me to bet away my salvation, intrusive thought saying that I would promise to...you know...That Place...I don't even want to write the thought down, it's just too upsetting, and I'm scared. It was an intrusive thought, I would never, EVER, in my right state of mind EVER think that...but the thought with a simple impulsive/intrusive thought I could seal myself away from God forever...I want reassurance, but I'm so scared at the same time...I'm calmer now...but...I need help. Answers. Anything. I know this isn't a therapy or a FAQ but I would really appreciate this. idk about other denominations but the Catholic perspective is that there's a few qualifiers in order for a sin to mortal (that is, will damn you to hell if you don't make amends with God). First, it must be sufficiently grave. So lying that you did your homework is not going to cut it. Second, it must be committed with full knowledge of its gravity. In other words, if you didn't know that it was wrong/sinful at the time (like as a child), or as a Catholic if you thought it was only a venial sin (damaging to our relationship with God, but not damning), then you're okay because you couldn't help your ignorance. Third, and most importantly for you, It must be committed with deliberate consent. This means that if your judgement was impaired for some reason (sick, drunk, mentally ill), didn't intend it (accidentally running someone over because you couldn't see them), or it was ill-informed. Intrusive thoughts are nasty and God recognizes we can't control them. We don't consent to unpleasant thoughts, or thoughts about sin (such as unchaste imaginings) that butt themselves into our mind. If you didn't willingly invite such thought of selling your soul, then you have done nothing wrong. God knows how it terrifies you. He knows you. You can't control it and thus you're not to blame. You lack the deliberation.
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Post by Splintercat on Jan 26, 2019 14:09:22 GMT -5
I've been having a horrible night. Intrusive thoughts trying to get me to bet away my salvation, intrusive thought saying that I would promise to...you know...That Place...I don't even want to write the thought down, it's just too upsetting, and I'm scared. It was an intrusive thought, I would never, EVER, in my right state of mind EVER think that...but the thought with a simple impulsive/intrusive thought I could seal myself away from God forever...I want reassurance, but I'm so scared at the same time...I'm calmer now...but...I need help. Answers. Anything. I know this isn't a therapy or a FAQ but I would really appreciate this. I think you should see a mental health professional. If this is really causing you problems, they can help you. This sounds like OCD to me (but obviously I’m not diagnosing you). It would also be a good idea to seek spiritual advice from your pastor.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2019 14:13:38 GMT -5
I've been having a horrible night. Intrusive thoughts trying to get me to bet away my salvation, intrusive thought saying that I would promise to...you know...That Place...I don't even want to write the thought down, it's just too upsetting, and I'm scared. It was an intrusive thought, I would never, EVER, in my right state of mind EVER think that...but the thought with a simple impulsive/intrusive thought I could seal myself away from God forever...I want reassurance, but I'm so scared at the same time...I'm calmer now...but...I need help. Answers. Anything. I know this isn't a therapy or a FAQ but I would really appreciate this. I think you should see a mental health professional. If this is really causing you problems, they can help you. This sounds like OCD to me (but obviously I’m not diagnosing you). It would also be a good idea to seek spiritual advice from your pastor. as someone with actual OCD, this does sound a lot like it. I would definitely recommend trying to see a therapist for this to maybe help and diagnose you if you do have this
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Post by VIXENCLAW on Apr 9, 2019 16:17:05 GMT -5
I know this is barely used anymore, but my grandma needs major prayers.
I don't want to go into since I don't know much about it, but she has something messed up with her veins. She's had two surgeries in the past two days that were unsuccessful, and she needs another surgery tomorrow, and there's a pretty high chance that she could get a stroke.
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Apr 9, 2019 16:39:13 GMT -5
I'm sorry. That's awful. I'll be praying for her.
My grandfather has a lot of heart problems before his death and I remember how scary it was when he went in for open-heart surgery (he survived, it was medication overdose by doctors that killed him years later), so I will pray for you as well.
And I know nobody actively posts here anymore but I'm always lurking around to answer a call.
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Post by ~Duskheart~ on Apr 10, 2019 8:28:13 GMT -5
Gay Christian reporting in. We do exist.
I'm praying for your grandmother, too.
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Post by Viperstrike on Apr 24, 2019 1:54:00 GMT -5
i have a stupid question that's been on my mind, and i want to know what other people think. this is a made up scenario, but for the sake of the question go along with it.
pretend that vampires are real for a second. if a human, specifically a christian, was bitten by a vampire and turned into one, would they lose their salvation and their soul? this was brought up in a book i read, and i'm curious because i don't really know. i want to think they would still be saved but at the same time i'm not sure. i lean more towards they would still be saved as long as they continued to believe on jesus and everything. i know this question is hard to answer because vampires aren't real so there is no real way of knowing the answer, but i'm wondering what others think
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2019 9:35:48 GMT -5
i have a stupid question that's been on my mind, and i want to know what other people think. this is a made up scenario, but for the sake of the question go along with it. pretend that vampires are real for a second. if a human, specifically a christian, was bitten by a vampire and turned into one, would they lose their salvation and their soul? this was brought up in a book i read, and i'm curious because i don't really know. i want to think they would still be saved but at the same time i'm not sure. i lean more towards they would still be saved as long as they continued to believe on jesus and everything. i know this question is hard to answer because vampires aren't real so there is no real way of knowing the answer, but i'm wondering what others think i love this question and my answer is yes they would still be saved. if they lost their soul in the process, it's not really them, per se, and therefore the "real" them (pre-vamp transformation) would be considered dead and on the way to heaven (the post-vamp person being a "shell" of the former self if you will). if they DIDN'T lose their soul and retained their lucidity and free will, then, if they were truly saved and believed, they're obviously still saved, and, i hope, would choose not to feast on the blood of humans. only the blood of christ in the partaking of communion *finger guns* edit: not that this is in any way comparable to vampirism, but my grandmother had alzheimer's the last six years of her life. at one point she was completely mentally gone, there was no trace of her real self left. she had no remembrance of anything or anyone, and she couldn't make her own decisions. she didn't "lose" her salvation because she couldn't remember that she made the decision to follow christ when she was stable. thats kind of how im imagining the vampirism process in this scenario
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Post by VIXENCLAW on Aug 16, 2019 1:00:19 GMT -5
I don't think anyone's awake right now, but I have a really urgent prayer request.
About an hour and a half ago one of my dogs jumped on the counter and chewed open a bottle of bladder pills that we have for our other dog. He ate more then what could be a fatal amount, but it took us a while to find out how serious his condition was since our connection here is horrible and the internet kept crashing. We gave him hydrogen peroxide to throw up but it took him a while to do that so we're afraid the poison could've already entered his system. My mom recently left to bring him to the vet, but since we live in the country the nearest emergency vet is over an hour away. He has shown some very slight symptoms (his skin looks slightly flushed), but the poison effects his nerve system so he could get a heart attack any moment. I don't know what to do right now other then try to distract myself or pray.
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Aug 16, 2019 10:57:08 GMT -5
I don't think anyone's awake right now, but I have a really urgent prayer request. About an hour and a half ago one of my dogs jumped on the counter and chewed open a bottle of bladder pills that we have for our other dog. He ate more then what could be a fatal amount, but it took us a while to find out how serious his condition was since our connection here is horrible and the internet kept crashing. We gave him hydrogen peroxide to throw up but it took him a while to do that so we're afraid the poison could've already entered his system. My mom recently left to bring him to the vet, but since we live in the country the nearest emergency vet is over an hour away. He has shown some very slight symptoms (his skin looks slightly flushed), but the poison effects his nerve system so he could get a heart attack any moment. I don't know what to do right now other then try to distract myself or pray. Absolutely will pray. You did what you could.
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