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[thechrishfish]

please please please understand that yes, the bible will not make any sense if you dont know how to read it. good news is i am a huge bible nerd and decided to study the thing.

Ok, so to be clear, most of those rules are Duteromic law that existed for a nation that is well over 6000 years old at best (the cross dressing law also fits into this). if they do not relate to the two laws "love God" and "love others", you can disregard them.

as for the ones that arent, let me elaborate.

this post covers the one about women. additionally, the entire existence of Phoebe makes it clear that this was situational, as she was sent to speak in front of the Roman church.

Remarrying was more to change the perspective around marriage. it should be noted how important it is that you are careful about who you marry. also, the laws and perspectives around marriage over the last 2000 years.

saying God's name (which there are many of, but the one they refer to most is Yahweh) had two reasons. first, in the old testament that name was sacred and had a lot tied to it. but the other reason is that it literally translates to "I AM", which is kinda awkward to say when talking about Him.

anything relating to disease or uncleanliness was basically made null in Mark 7:9 and acts 10:13-15. this was mainly around food, but it also was used as symbolism for people who were 'unclean' (or not at peak health)

also, in terms of periods remember there were no pads. this made them 'unclean'. those rules related to all people who fit that criteria, including tatoos. that has since been made null.

as for sin itself, yeah thats kinda the point. no, those rules you listed arent so much sin, but people still sin. christians sin too, its unaviodable. the point is God still loves us. he doesnt care where we are, what we are doing, what our agenda is, any of that. i could go into detail about why the rules were even there, but right now it doesnt matter. what matters is God just wants you, as you are, where you are.

and no, i dont have an answer for gay marriage. im still looking for that one myself. but its ok if i cant answer every question.

“Homosexuality is wrong, the Bible says it!”

So is: 

wearing two different fabrics

eating pigs and rabbits 

wearing torn clothes

having short hair

having tattoos

having more than one type of plant in your garden

going to church in the first  2 months after you’ve given birth

masturbating

wearing jewlery

remarrying 

women saying anything in church, ever

eating lobsters

divorcing

eating fat

touching women who are on their periods are touching something that has been touched by a woman who is on her period

cross breeding

people with flat noses becoming priests (?)

cheating

saying God’s name

gossiping

going to church if your balls are injured in any way

wizards (?)

so we’re all going to hell anyways. 

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Hey. It's gonna be ok. Take my hand, we will get through this together

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you are loved. you are so loved.

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Heyoo!

i have made a community for my fellow bible nerds on tumblr!

feel free to go there and mingle

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hey guys does anyone know where I can find respite from the horrors

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you are worthy of God's love.

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God thinks you are cool 😎

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Fun Fact!

everyone is worthy to be loved! even if you dont feel like you are, you are. and i love you.

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Fun Fact! Christianity is often represented with fish! why, you might ask? well,

Back in the early days of Christianity, Greek was the dominant language.

in Greek, the phrase "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour" produced the acronym "ICHTHYS", or fish in Greek.

To this day the fish symbol is still popular and pops up every now and again (it looks like this)

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at the dead end, when there was no where else to go, when they were stuck between a fate worse than death and an endless ocean, God split the seas for an entire nation to cross.

remember this when stuck. when you have a dead end and feel like there is nowhere you can go.

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ok, im going to try to put God into a frame that you guys can understand a little better. idk where this post will go, but i hope some of you guys understand.

The universe, all existence, all of it answers to one. one being, one creator. this creator is outside all time and space, all understanding of our known world, and everything you and i understand. They know everything that will happen to this world and have been there to see everything that has happened.

but this creation needed someone to govern it. so they created a governor, a being based on themselves, who shares their face, their hands and feet. a governor who wasnt bound by instinct, but could choose good or evil.

but they knew before the world existed that this creation would betray them. and their children would suffer the consequences of their actions. but that didnt stop them. it didnt, because they loved you, and your brothers and sisters. so they orchestrated a plan. they decided it would be better to give you a chance at choosing them and possibly decide that you dont want them then to deny you a chance of existence at all.

you are their pride and joy, their favorite thing out of all that exists in this world. they yearn for the day you recognize that.

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you are loved. you are loved so much.

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God is patient. God is kind. He holds no records of wrongs.

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hey. you are loved. never forget that.

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had this one in the back of my head for a lil while. nothing too special but enjoy.

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Nothing will ever change how much I love you. And I love you because God loves you more than you or I understand.

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you are loved. loved by God and by me.

nothing you do will ever change this.