#exodus 20:3

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Exodus 20:3 by Freydís Moon

I no longer recommend this author's books.

Religious eroticism and queer emancipation meet in a claustrophobic monster-romance about divinity, sexuality, and freedom…

When Deigo López is guilted by his mother into taking a lowkey construction job in New Mexico, he doesn't expect to be the only helping hand at Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. But the church is abandoned, decrepit, and off the beaten path, and the only other person for miles is its handsome caretaker, Ariel Azevedo.

Together, Diego and Ariel refurbish the old church, sharing stories of their heritage, experiences, and desires. But as the long days turn into longer nights, Diego begins to see past Ariel's human mirage and finds himself falling into lust—and maybe something else—with one of God's first creations.

[ingloriousgigi]

“I could worship you,” Ariel whispered raggedly.

“I would let you,” Diego said. “Stay with me. Stay, little coyote,” he said, breathing hard.

“You’ll be safe.” Diego surged forward and sealed their mouths together.

“Because you’ll keep me.” He quite liked the idea of being kept.

“Because you’re mine,” Ariel rumbled.

— Exodus 20: 3 by Freydis Moon

[theotopia]

Ever since I have read the new poem by Freydis Moon (https://freydismoon.carrd.co/ | twitter: https://twitter.com/freydis_moon) in their monthly newsletter, I can't stop thinking about it.

the love pouring out of the text - this specific kind of love - that encompasses the entire body, soul and mind - all of one's senses - is so intimate, actively against restraining societal norms, utterly unembarassed by the feeling of love and what it is doing with the loving one.

(and also how it describes one's relationship to the bible as a romantic, erotic, holistic feeling of connecting, of loving, of transforming, as wandering through and into time)

[andrwminward]

HELLOOOOO

[adventism-atheism-orthodoxy-me]

This Verse Secretly Undermines All of Christianity...

I just saw this and thought I would process it on my own.

This YouTuber doesn't sound like he's explored much beyond mainstream Western Christianity. He makes the bold statement that EVERY Christian sect finds indispensable the idea that Christ died on the Cross "for our sins". Period.

For the longest time I found that challenging too. He goes on to talk about many of the same things I've asked, "Why couldn't God just forgive us outright? Why must he go through a generational pageant to do something the God of the Universe could have done of his own accord in the first place?"

You can say this is a dumb question. I've been told this many times.

Yet I have never been the only one asking this.

Many, if not all Atheists ask this question. Frankly, many "Christian" answers sound a little unhinged.

Now, I don't think that his examples necessarily contradict the prevailing point of view though. All anyone has to do is look at the banking industry to see that credit on future earnings is a valid payment method. Now it's true that modern banking, and especially credit, wasn't developed until the European Jews, unable to make a living any other way, started lending during the medieval period. Jesuits came up with the idea of insurance, which didn't technically fall under the prohibition against usury. And with ongoing innovation, modern financial markets developed.

None of these, of course, would have been understood by the local people of Jesus' time and place.

What was understood was life and death.

And this is where I found my peace.

Sins can easily be forgiven, but sickness and eventual death? That's a whole other nut to crack. Now, to be clear, unfortunately even the most traditional Christian communities have started to obsess about how SIN must be atoned!

But there is a strain in the oldest Christian traditions that it wasn't primarily sin that was destroyed on the cross, but rather death, disease, corruption (of which sin is a derivation to be sure, but not the point).

Now it's easy to look around and say - "Look! it didn't work." I myself have had to say good bye to both my parents over the last several months.

However, there is a resurrection that is promised. And if Christ has done what he said he did, then there WILL be a general resurrection.

The key is to be prepared for that resurrection. Now we could go on about which denomination is best prepared, but I have little faith in denominationalism. I think it's a means to conquer and divide the faithful, pitting follower against follower. Soon the God who's being worshiped isn't the most High God, but the Deceiver who encourages us all to call each other heretics. I do not think most "Christians" are Christian, but rather following their own wisdom (1 Timothy 6:3-5, 2 Thessalonians 2:11, Matthew 7:13-14, Matthew 24:11).

Now I may be a false teacher myself for thinking such a thing and putting it out there, but I have faith that God will know his own. And while he loves the rest, and has given them life, that life will be so much less for the fact that they reject what he's given them.

I find the idea of a river of fire helpful - Moses and the Glory of God (Exodus 33:20-23), speaks to the idea that to human senses, God is Fire. The Story of the Three Holy Youths (Daniel 3) has also been seen as an illustration of man abiding in the presence of fire, as a proxy for God, unharmed. Pentecost is God's fire experienced by the faithful after his resurrection. How will Gods fire be experienced by the unfaithful?

I have no idea, but I doubt that it will be pleasant (Luke 16:19-31).

In short, I feel this video failed to land it's point. There's enough diversity in Christianity to survive this argument, though I do not think that most modern Christians are open to my resolution.

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Have mercy upon me, a sinner.

[microwaveexplosion]

[jasper-book-stash]

How I feel after reading The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw (complimentary)

Do you want the mermaid from The Little Mermaid fairy tale to murder people? Do you want a nonbinary plague doctor? Do you want to hear about murderous child cannibals and freakish surgeons? Do you want your protagonist to McFucking Snap? Do you want a happy ending in the weirdest way possible in this setting? Read The Salt Grows Heavy! A mere 112 pages that will fuck you up while you're trying to poop in peace!

[resentful-reads]

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

“He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” John 3:18

“Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.” Ephesians 5:33

“You shall not commit adultery.” Exodus 20:14

“Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” 1 Corinthians 10:3

Romans 1:1-32

[touchofgoddotworld]

The Lord's Law for the Lost and for the Rescued (257) - August 3 2024

Choose your Podcast App to Play this episode Romans 3:20 (AMPC) states that [the real function of] the Law is to make men recognize and be conscious of sin [not mere perception, but an acquaintance with sin which works toward repentance, faith, and holy character]. For the born-again believer in Christ, Romans 6:14 shows they are no longer under the Law as slaves, but under grace as subjects of…

[kmac4him1st]

God Gripped

We are gripped by God in an embrace of unconditional love, mercy and grace. We are never forsaken by God.

You always have God’s presence. For hasn’t he promised you, “I will never leave you, never! And I will not loosen my grip on your life!”So we can say with great confidence: “I know the Lord is for me and I will never be afraid of what people may do to me!”Hebrews 13 Grow At Your Pace I know I am not perfect. I know God won’t leave me or forsake me, He will grow me through. I have no doubt about…

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Exodus 20:3 by Freydís Moon

I no longer recommend this author's books.

Religious eroticism and queer emancipation meet in a claustrophobic monster-romance about divinity, sexuality, and freedom…

When Deigo López is guilted by his mother into taking a lowkey construction job in New Mexico, he doesn't expect to be the only helping hand at Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. But the church is abandoned, decrepit, and off the beaten path, and the only other person for miles is its handsome caretaker, Ariel Azevedo.

Together, Diego and Ariel refurbish the old church, sharing stories of their heritage, experiences, and desires. But as the long days turn into longer nights, Diego begins to see past Ariel's human mirage and finds himself falling into lust—and maybe something else—with one of God's first creations.

[trueconservativepundit]

What Do You Value More than God?

By Adrian Rogers “You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth…

[zombiesun]

And what is the name of this novella? Thanks bro

baiting you guys by not including the novel name was unkind of me truly

[jaguar726]

I am who I am

Daily Verse Reading – Exodus 3:13-20 13 Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?” 14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am.[a] This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’” 15 God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The…

[andrwminward]

Reading heart haunt havoc by Freydis moon

[re4med]

Daily Prayer for the Lord's Day, April 30, 2023

Prayer: Our Father, as we approach another Lord’s Day established and prepared by you for the good of your people, we are painfully aware of the struggle of this miserable, fallen world. We live in it and are journeying through it as we slowly but surely draw closer to our eternal rest. As such, our God, we are thankful for the provision of this one day in seven designed to remind us of your love…