#Christian thinking

[heavenwardthinking]

Take heart and Find Peace in Jesus

"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." -John 16:33 (NIV)

Jesus guarantees us that this life will be difficult and that we will have trouble in this world. Just a quick glance at the news each day is enough to remind us of the trouble we face. Jesus warned his disciples that they would face persecution for their faith; however, he did not leave them without hope. He told his disciples to "take heart" because he had "overcome the world."

The comfort Jesus gave his disciples in John 16:33 is the same comfort he offers each of us. We will face trouble in this life, but we can find peace in Jesus because he has overcome the world. Whatever situation you are going through, however dark your circumstances may seem, and whatever impossible odds you are up again, Jesus offers you peace in him. You and I do not have to walk through life alone. Jesus has already overcome the world; we just need to live out the victory through Christ and rest in his peace.

[mindfulnessministry]

[botanicalguides]

Things we want aren't things we need. We become in bondage to addictions of the flesh. We become spoiled, and our Dopamine receptors fried, leading to disphoria with life,  and in the spirit. This is why the bible speaks of fasting. It keeps one humble and happy and pure, free from sin. Life. Full of life. Not trying to fill the void with fake. Obedience and self control.  Gratitude rather than addiction. Being spoiled is the opposite of grateful. Spoiled people whine. 

[lastoneout]

I know this is a tiny part of the wider problems born of diet culture, fatphobia, classism, and racism but like god the idea that "healthy" food must inherently taste bad has completely ruined us as a society.

[pirateprincessjess]

When I was a kid my family pretended to get raptured so I would think I was left behind on earth while they all went to heaven.

I was like 8 years old and my sister and mom had gotten really into the Left Behind novels (bible fan fic about the rapture). In the books when the rapture happened the clothes that people were wearing when they got raptured were left behind in neatly folded piles.

One day when I was getting home from school my family decided that they would leave piles of neatly folded clothes around the house, and then hide in the basement.

The intended effect was that I would get home and see the clothes then, think that my family had been raptured and that I wasn’t good enough to get into heaven… or something?

The problem was that I had never read these books, and didn’t really think about the rapture very often. There was no reason that I would see some laundry on the floor and think “The rapture happened and I’ve been abandoned by God! I’ll never see my family again!! Oh nooo!!!!”

I just sat down and watched cartoons and eventually my family got bored and revealed that they were all hiding in the basement.

It’s a good thing I didn’t understand the joke, otherwise that shit would have been traumatic.

[cemeterything]

i think it's so fun that "damn" is such a casual curse word now that it's basically become divorced completely from its original meaning. like oops i dropped my phone, time to invoke the wrath of god about it in the most mildly annoyed tone of voice imaginable.

[stil-lindigo]

the calamity.

a comic about being seen.

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[spn2006]

the fact that eric kripke isn't even christian really adds something to the way christianity is depicted on supernatural. because its really not about being christian at all, but about living in america, a country dominated by christianity, and having to decide for yourself how to handle that. faith is huge in supernatural, and the mythology of the show is very bible-centric, but notably, christ is never there. even sam, who starts out revering the angels, who once said he prays every night, doesn't actually call himself a christian or imply that he believes in jesus--the show is steeped in christianity and biblical lore and yet neither sam nor dean are christians. in fact, over and over again the church itself is depicted as a haunted house that sam and dean will only ever enter as strangers, as outsiders. priests, preachers, faith healers, chapels, crypts, etc. are all just iconography that create an intense sense of unease that sam and dean respond to instantly. as a jew, its very relatable. an essential part of living in america when you're not christian is that exact sense of unease, of knowing that the culture of your country has ensured that you'll get knocked over by christianity no matter where you go, that you'll see hundreds of people truly believing they're good people while doing awful things in the name of their god, and you have no choice but to confront that. kripke gets it

[ennas-aesthetic]

If we DO ever get a Good Omens season 3 (and fingers crossed we will) then using the Second Coming as the narrative device to facilitate the final culmination of Good Omens' ideology and message is brilliant, actually.

Because the Second Coming IS NOT another Adam situation. And, contrary to the misconceptions I've seen, It IS NOT about Jesus being born again as a baby, etc, etc.

THE SECOND COMING. QUITE LITERALLY refers to THE LAST JUDGMENT.

As in. The SAME Last Judgment Michelangelo painted on the walls of the Sistine Chapel. As in - THE JUDGMENT of the Living and the Dead. THE LAST, FINAL, ETERNAL JUDGMENT.

It's the WHOLE thing Armageddon was leading towards. Book of Revelation speedrun: the world ends, everyone dies, and then they get resurrected again to be judged by JESUS himself. He will flick through the Book of Life (WINK WINK WINK DO YOU SEE HOW LOUDLY I'M WINKING AT YOU???), and if your name is there he will go "oh nice you deserve eternal paradise! :D" and if your name is ERASED from the Book of Life he will go "oh no, sorry, you go to the lake of fire for eternity now D:" (except apparently in Good Omens lore it'd just DOOM YOU TO NON-EXISTENCE FOREVER???)

And if you THINK about it, The Last Judgment is the ultimate manifestation of moral absolutism. No shades of gray, no chances. Just BLACK, and WHITE. Never mind that you're like Wee Morag and Elspeth, who are forced to do "bad" things because of circumstances. It's either you pass Judgment Day, or you burn (or disappear forever.) And the way THINGS are going in the Good Omens universe? I don't think there's ANYONE "good" enough to be "saved." Not Crowley, not Aziraphale. Hell, not even the Archangels themselves.

So it provides a PERFECT opportunity for Aziraphale and Crowley to UPEND that SYSTEM entirely.

I think that's what Crowley and Aziraphale would do in s3: establish a new kind of system in which angels and demons have free will to determine the right (or wrong) choice.

Giving them the APPLE, so to speak.

And then they'll go off to retire in a cottage, together at last.

[willgrahamscock]

any tips on how to jerk off without it being a sin?

pray before you do it so god can watch and it cancels out

[heavenwardthinking]

Realigning Your Top Priority

“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” -Matthew 6:33 (NIV)

What is your top priority in life? That is a question that each one of us needs to answer honestly. If our top priority is not following after Jesus Christ and advancing the kingdom of God, then we need a realignment of our priorities. In Matthew 6:25-34, Jesus teaches us not to worry about daily necessities. He tells us not to focus on those things; instead of focusing on how to meet our daily needs, he tells us to put God's kingdom and righteousness first.

Far too often, I find myself falling short of Matthew 6:25-34. It is hard not to prioritize our daily necessities. It is hard not to worry about the things of this life. Yet Jesus tells us that we need to stop worrying about the things of this world and instead prioritize the kingdom of God and his righteousness. If we do that, he promises us that everything else will fall into place. Do you need to realign your top priority today and trust that God will take care of the rest?

[mindfulnessministry]

[psalmlover]

it will get better again :)

[zosanbrainrot]

he's a menace to society... uh and also Zoro is a demon I guess love the @amazingeurus priest/demon au!!!

[cadaverkeys]

please please please talk about christian art history and the meanings behind how halos are depicted

[DISCLAIMER: I was raised Roman Catholic and I studied Religious Philosophy/Italian Renaissance Art- I am not associated with the Catholic church currently but I have interest towards keeping information accurate and effective in this field.]

[cemeterything]

btw there was actually an art project led by three students (Ail Hwang, Hae-Ryaan Jeon and Ghung Ki Park) in Germany to install colorful window panes onto an electrical transmission tower to create a stained glass mosaic effect, called "Leuchtturm" ("lighthouse") and even such a simple effect is dazzling

imagine looking up at one of these and being surrounded by illustrations and iconography climbing to the heavens