"Atheism, true ‘existential’ atheism burning with hatred of a seemingly unjust or unmerciful God, is a spiritual state; it is a real attempt to grapple with the true God Whose ways are so inexplicable even to the most believing of men, and has more than once been known to end in-
@renee22364387@NickHintonn Of course not, that is part of the transformation that Christ is working in me.
I am just a sinner, incapable of mybown salvation.
@GideDide@longaevi You are talking about the Creator of the universe so pretty much nothing is beyond His purview.
It never squared with me that we have storiesof dragons from nearly every ancient culture but somehow they're mythological, but dinosaurs are totally real and totally not them.
@soidntgetfind@JuhnSow0d@AmerRef1517@WCatholic63559 It should not have to be explained, but we are discussing marriage within the Church.
Also baptism existed prior to Christ's ministry.
Also confession existed prior to Christ's ministry.
Also Holy Orders existed prior to Christ's ministry.
So what?
This graphic makes the point I’ve been saying this whole time.
Even if Clancy suffered from postpartum psychosis, what mother then fights for her freedom after killing her babies?
Once you would come out of “it,” you would immediately know your life is over.
I can’t believe I voted for this scammer, then I remember the only other option was Kamala.
What a pathetic world we live in.
Make money, be healthy, enjoy your family and pay no attention to politics.
One big scam
@Arcadian1770 @prelestmikko should be blocked. He is an unrepentant furry engaging in activities that at their best debase humans to irrational animals and at their worst engage in sexual degeneracy.
His attempts to convince others of his heresies expose the lack of spiritual fruit therein.
@Illyrianzz@orthodox_33ad Orthodoxy came to America with St. Herman of Alaska in 1794. It spread much more slowly and organically than protestantism because the roots of the True Church run much deeper.
America may one day be Orthodox, but not until America itself can agree on what an American is.
@realpeteyb123@bryan_johnson He's wasting so much energy trying to 'not die'. Meanwhile Orthodox Christianity has a 2000 year history of success in learning to die to self as we drink from the fountain of immortality.
Soft hands make weak bodies.
"After the Western ideal of unlimited freedom, after the Marxist concept of freedom as acceptance of the yoke of necessity—here is the true Christian definition of freedom. Freedom is self-restriction! Restriction of the self for the sake of others!”
@SpellKeely@My_TeslaModelS Scripture doesn't say how long the little season will last. He will come again in Glory to judge the living and the dead, and His Kingdom will have no end. We look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the age to come.