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Wolfdusk
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Post by Wolfdusk on Aug 15, 2016 13:45:43 GMT -5
Okay, I know that the forums kinda has a hate-hate relationship with twenty one pilots, but both band members are nondenominational Christians I think, and some of their older stuff is actually really good Christian jam. Hey guys! ^-^ Wow, really? Didn't know that! I looked it up and apparently they are Christians but they aren't considered a Christian band. That's pretty cool. :3
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Post by Splintercat on Aug 15, 2016 13:46:02 GMT -5
Okay, I know that the forums kinda has a hate-hate relationship with twenty one pilots, but both band members are nondenominational Christians I think, and some of their older stuff is actually really good Christian jam. I hear their name thrown around a lot but I've never heard anything by them ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 13:46:38 GMT -5
I knew the drummer was but not the singer. I'm not a big fan on Twenty One Pilots to begin with but that's really cool!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 13:49:51 GMT -5
Yeah, Tyler (the singer) is really good friends with his pastor and goes back to his hometown church to do a charity concert every Christmas. Some songs I'd recommend are Addict With a Pen, Taxi Cab (this one brings me to tears), March to the Sea, Implicit Demand for Proof, and A Car, a Torch, a Death.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 13:53:29 GMT -5
Oh, also, Sleeping at Last is number one, a great group that makes beautiful music, but a lot of their stuff is religiously influenced too.
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Post by Splintercat on Aug 15, 2016 13:56:36 GMT -5
Oh, also, Sleeping at Last is number one, a great group that makes beautiful music, but a lot of their stuff is religiously influenced too. They look cool, I'll have to check em out
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 13:59:41 GMT -5
I really like music I play piano, guitar, and I'm hoping to get a ukulele and a cajón soon. Maybe a LaunchPad.
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Post by Splintercat on Aug 15, 2016 14:00:34 GMT -5
I really like music I play piano, guitar, and I'm hoping to get a ukulele and a cajón soon. Maybe a LaunchPad. That's cool. I play the drums, and that's it. Love music though.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 14:02:52 GMT -5
I wish I had room for a full drum kit.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 14:05:25 GMT -5
I really like music I play piano, guitar, and I'm hoping to get a ukulele and a cajón soon. Maybe a LaunchPad. any tips for starting guitar? I can play decently, but it's mostly stuff I've just kinda picked up using tabs online and stuff
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 14:07:44 GMT -5
I really like music I play piano, guitar, and I'm hoping to get a ukulele and a cajón soon. Maybe a LaunchPad. any tips for starting guitar? I can play decently, but it's mostly stuff I've just kinda picked up using tabs online and stuff lol that's what I've done too. the best tips i can give you are practice daily, invest in a good capo and good picks, and also try to find a good beginner's book that's centered towards people who are teaching themselves.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 14:10:23 GMT -5
any tips for starting guitar? I can play decently, but it's mostly stuff I've just kinda picked up using tabs online and stuff lol that's what I've done too. the best tips i can give you are practice daily, invest in a good capo and good picks, and also try to find a good beginner's book that's centered towards people who are teaching themselves. Okay thank you! I have trouble playing songs that go from one chord to the next and fine the songs that go from one string to the next much easier. For some reason chords just end up sounding off to me and not right xD
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 14:25:01 GMT -5
lol that's what I've done too. the best tips i can give you are practice daily, invest in a good capo and good picks, and also try to find a good beginner's book that's centered towards people who are teaching themselves. Okay thank you! I have trouble playing songs that go from one chord to the next and fine the songs that go from one string to the next much easier. For some reason chords just end up sounding off to me and not right xD Don't worry, it definitely gets better with time haha. Make sure that you're pressing on all the strings and strumming the correct ones tho.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 14:26:18 GMT -5
Yeah I figured that haha. Haven't played in like a month so I need to start up again. My fingers like to go all over the place on the strings bahah xD
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 14:46:00 GMT -5
You'll get it. Don't worry.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 14:47:18 GMT -5
Thanks haha c:
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Post by ginganinja96 on Aug 15, 2016 15:32:19 GMT -5
I'm saying this, not as an admin, but as a fellow forumer, but remember that the Lord didn't put us on this planet to judge others. In fact, we are to be like Christ and look past superficial features on others and see them as fellow children of the Lord God. Our task on this planet is to bring God's children closer to him, and not to determine who is sinning and who isn't. The Lord our God will decide on Judgement Day who has been faithful to his word, the Holy Gospel, and has worked in true faith and has loved him truly and sincerely. Bless ya, Tomorrow. That said, I do want to bring Galatians 6:1 to memory: "Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted." It is our duty as believers to discern between wrong and right and remind our fellow Christians of these things... in a spirit of gentleness. Disagreements are fine, but pompously ridiculing someone's beliefs does nothing to encourage your own. Not my intention to incite arguments cause I kinda like not being banned, and as I said earlier once im off work(please God let 5:30 come soone) I'll go into details to explain why I said what I've said so far. I'm also super passive aggressive so ignore that side of me if you'd be so kind on the subject of Christian media; I'm not a huge fan, mainly due to the tendency to cliche everything and play down real issues so it matches a cookie cutter resolution, and ignore the chaos of life Now if we talk music, that's a somewhat different story
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Post by ginganinja96 on Aug 15, 2016 15:33:16 GMT -5
Also while we're on the topic of media, for anyone into heavy metal, Wolves at the Gate is an awesome Christian metal band! They did a great cover of Deadbolt by Thrice
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Post by ginganinja96 on Aug 15, 2016 15:34:29 GMT -5
My band is actually currently in the process of recording a new album. Is it okay to post a link to reverbnation?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 15:35:32 GMT -5
Also while we're on the topic of media, for anyone into heavy metal, Wolves at the Gate is an awesome Christian metal band! They did a great cover of Deadbolt by Thrice Haven't listened to that one yet! Just got into them recently so still shuffling through their songs plus it doesn't help that like I recently got like 4 new albums from other bands so I'm all over the place xD
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Post by ginganinja96 on Aug 15, 2016 15:36:52 GMT -5
They did a great cover of Deadbolt by Thrice Haven't listened to that one yet! Just got into them recently so still shuffling through their songs plus it doesn't help that like I recently got like 4 new albums from other bands so I'm all over the place xD Here's another band then Thrice Sweet baby gebus they're good
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 15:37:04 GMT -5
My band is actually currently in the process of recording a new album. Is it okay to post a link to reverbnation? ahh you're in a band I totally want to create a bandddd for a while I thought that was what God was calling me to but I realized it was something else. I think it's cool but idk about Tree?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 15:37:41 GMT -5
Haven't listened to that one yet! Just got into them recently so still shuffling through their songs plus it doesn't help that like I recently got like 4 new albums from other bands so I'm all over the place xD Here's another band then Thrice Sweet baby gebus they're good noo that's not helping xD I have so many already blahhh I'm addicted to music lol
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Post by ginganinja96 on Aug 15, 2016 15:40:43 GMT -5
www.reverbnation.com/burningcleanI wasn't in the band when they recorded the songs posted there, and the production isn't as good as I'd like, but our new album is going to be top 100 grade quality
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 15:47:43 GMT -5
interesting sound! Only thing I'd critique is the album artwork, could be a bit higher quality c:
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Post by ginganinja96 on Aug 15, 2016 15:52:25 GMT -5
Yeeeee I wasn't even in the same state as them until like three months after this was released and didn't join the band until like 4 months after
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 15:52:49 GMT -5
21 pages already? That was fast. xD Hey guys!
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Post by 🐙 on Aug 15, 2016 16:07:54 GMT -5
1) There's nothing (at all) in the Bible that says that being transgender is a sin. This includes non-binary genders, because gender is a psycho-social construct and is therefore dependent on the culture. Feel free to ask me for the deets on this because I could go for a while on this but I don't want to clog up my post. 2) While I'm of the subscription that dysphoria is a mental illness-related symptomatic issue, not everyone who is transgender experiences dysphoria (except maybe every transgender individual in Western society [there are cultures where this is not the case, keep in mind] experiences social dysphoria of varying degrees, but I digress.) The severity of psychological dysphoria is something that is not based in sin, it's based in the setup of your brain and your genetics. You may be predisposed to having worse reactions than others, but when it comes down to it, I'd say about eighty to ninety percent of transgenderism involves some kind of dysphoria (be it psychological or sociological). This is typically not the case in cultures where transgenderism and tertiary genders are normal. 3) Becoming your mental gender is not a sin either, it's a part of God's plan. Because we know transgenderism is not mentioned in the Bible as a sin, we know that it must have been something that God put inside of us. In that case, then using physiological means as a 'cure' for dysphoria isn't playing God, it's playing to God's plan. If it was in His plan to make you a male, but you were born in a female's body, he allows the way through science for you to become a male. The path you take through your transgenderism is just something that you were intended to experience on your journey to further your relationship with the Creator. He made me male. He knew what I was going to have to go through, but He also knew that through it I would become stronger. He made me male, but He put me in a female's body, because that was His will. If you've got questions, feel free to ask, I'll be around for a bit. Hi friend. I know this isn't necessarily a debate thread, but I feel obligated as a fellow Christian to point out what I believe to be false interpretation. 1.) Simply BEING transgender, like simply being gay, is not a sin, no. Sin is something that you yourself are responsible for - if you are born trans, you didn't choose to be. Acting on it, however, is absolutely a sin. The Bible clearly condemns transvestitism (Deuteronomy 22:5) and the Greek word often translated “homosexual offenders” or “male prostitutes” in 1 Corinthians 6:9 literally means “effeminate men.” So, while the Bible does not specifically mention transgenderism, when it mentions other instances of gender 'swapping' it clearly and explicitly identifies them as sin. 2.) Absolutely everyone who is transgender experiences gender dysphoria. That's the sole effect of being transgender - without it, you are simply identifying as a different gender, which has no scientific (let alone biblical) basis. Transgender people are scientifically proven to more than often have more matter in the brain related to the sex they identify as, thus making it purely psychological and yes, necessary. Our minds and genetics, by nature, are sinful. This is why one must be born again in order to be saved -- we literally need to be saved from ourselves. 3.) Clearly, acting as the opposite sex is a sin mentioned in Deuteronomy. We know we are in God's will when our actions glorify Him. God's will will absolutely never contradict scripture. You cannot serve and glorify God by transitioning because the act of transitioning is purely aesthetic - you cannot change your chromosomes (i.e. biological sex) with surgery. Saying you are a woman when you are biologically a male (and vice versa) is a blatant lie. You cannot serve God and yourself or the world (Matthew 6:24, James 4:4); we have to die to self to serve Him. Transgender people were around long before science made it possible for them to transition -- if it were God's plan from the start for them to be able to transition, He likely would have provided a natural way, and He definitely would have specified it. Where the Bible is silent, we are silent. Where the Bible speaks, we speak. 1) There's a lot of problems with your viewpoints on this, unfortunately. Of course, it is hard to know until you understand what mental illness is like, but God has never pointed it as a sin to have mental illness or dysphoria, nor did He ever say a word on transgenderism. We're not talking about effeminate men or 'gender swapping'. We're talking about people who are actually transgender male or female. So IE: if they were designated male at birth, who identifies as female, they are female, not an effeminate man. There's a big difference. 2) Sociological dysphoria is also a genuine issue, it's got similar effects as purely psychological dysphoria (IE: the feeling that you don't fit into the gender you were assigned resulting in suicidal thoughts or actions or obsessive mentality). God never said our genetics are sinful. In fact, God made us, and we are fearfully and wonderfully so. He did, after all, knit us together in our mothers' wombs. That means, by God's design, our genetics are not sinful. If God was to make someone a sinner for their genetics, that would be against His merciful and wonderful ways. 3) People did transition before science made it possible, as in they behaved and became the opposite sex. A good mention of this is the eunuchs in the Bible, who were essentially men who were treated as women and behaved gender-neutrally and were castrated. This is also made clear by Jesus to not always be a physical transition, but sometimes one beginning from birth. (Matthew 9:12: "Some are born as eunuchs, some have been made eunuchs by others, and some choose not to marry for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Let anyone accept this who can.")
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 16:08:07 GMT -5
Ahh okay haha
Hi there Sand! c:
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Post by Blue on Aug 15, 2016 17:19:13 GMT -5
....hello
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