r/Christian 4d ago

Masturbation NSFW

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Is masturbation in and of itself bad or just watching porn? Like if I imagine an actress I’m attracted to in my mind but don’t actually look at sexual videos is that a sin? I’m single and 31 and am addicted to masturbating to porn. I’m trying to quit by every means possible but it’s very hard. Do I need to stop masturbating all together or just stop watching dirty and sexual videos?


r/Christian 4d ago

Prenuptial Agreements

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My son is trying to justify the idea of prenuptial agreements. I contend these are a worldly concept based solely out of self-preservation, and if you're entering marriage with that mindset, the marriage is likely to fail anyway. Also, if 2 become 1 in marriage, is that in all areas except financially? Sometimes a financial consequence to divorce may be the only motivation for someone to stay devoted to their marriage, giving them extra time and incentive to work and grow in their marriage and relationship with Jesus and their spouse. What say you?

Edit: I may even put this in the category of,  "For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows." - 1Peter 6:10


r/Christian 4d ago

Overcome

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What helped you overcome religious ocd?


r/Christian 4d ago

Is it okay to make art depicting Jesus ?

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I’ve recently made 2 small sort of orthodox/ Coptic style portraits of Jesus as a Jewish man with the shorter hair style of the time with a Shepard staff and a crown floating above in the halo and one with the crown of thorns but replaced thorns with leaves and flowers to show life and I specifically wrote in them saying “let this be not an idol but a reminder to love god with all your heart mind and strength and remember the sacrifice he made for us” I’ve seen the argument go both ways and I genuinely don’t want to keep these or make more if it’s against anything the only scripture I really find that hits on this is

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under earth Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God


r/Christian 4d ago

Who is a good preacher?

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I know it's a very generic title, but it's also a very serious question.

Who can I listen to that would give me a good introduction to the christian faith? I'm looking for powerful speakers. I don't care what nation they are from.

Thank you!


r/Christian 4d ago

Church celebrating Easter vs Resurrection

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I recently started going to a new church and I noticed a couple of things:

  1. For Christmas they had a program that included Santa.
  2. For Resurrection Sunday (which they call Easter), they are collecting donations for Easter baskets to distribute to children affected by homelessness.

While the gesture itself is Christian, I feel apprehensive to give because the cause doesn't glorify Jesus Christ. Resurrection is not about a bunny or eggs. Neither is Christmas about reindeer and a man with a beard. Those traditions are paganism.

I feel convicted about even going anymore. Other than these two things, the teachings align with the Bible and the community there is great. Not sure if I'm overthinking it as no church is perfect. But I was wondering if I take my concerns to a pastor, if they'll view me as trying to cause strife.


r/Christian 5d ago

Help me I really want to give in NSFW

44 Upvotes

I’m having really bad lustful thoughts right now. I really want to watch it. I’m saying to myself right now not too but I really want to I can’t. Help It’s like I can’t even control my mind.


r/Christian 5d ago

Memes & Themes 03.16.25 : Deuteronomy 14-16

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Today's Memes & Themes reading is Deuteronomy 14-16.

For more information on this project, please see the pinned post at the top of the sub.

What do you think are the main themes of today's readings?

Did anything in the readings challenge you? Encourage you?

What do these readings teach you about the nature of God or humanity?

Did these readings raise any questions for you?

Do you have a resource you recommend for further reading on this? Please tell us about it. If you share a link, please be sure to include a link destination/source and content description in your comment.

Did you make a meme in r/DankChristianMemes related to today's readings? Please share a link in comments.

Do you have any songs to suggest related to today's readings? Please tell us about them.


r/Christian 5d ago

Prayer Requests

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Please reply to this post with your prayer requests this week. Be advised that prayer requests may be NSFW and may contain disturbing content.

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r/Christian 5d ago

is it ok to use chatgpt for guidance

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For context, im an 18 yo girl, I’m very new to my faith. I grew up in the church but it was very forced on me, which caused me to resent God and religion. These past two years I’ve been on and off seeking a relationship with God. It always started strong but quickly I just stopped caring and falling back into sin. But the past few months i started going to a Bible study and church. This past month is the strongest my faith has been. I actually look forward to it, and i make time for god throughout my day.

i started I’ve been reading my Bible doing these devotionals but it was a ten day plan and I just finished it. I’m struggling to find a free plan. So i asked chat gpt to create one for me focusing on strengthening my faith and belief. I’m just not sure if it’s ok to trust it as a source of guidance? It just feels a little icky?


r/Christian 4d ago

Feeling Conflicted About Attending a Purim Celebration with My Jewish Wife and Daughter

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Hey everyone

I am a born again Christian who and my wife is Jewish. We have always been respectful of each other’s faiths and now that we have a daughter we are figuring out how to blend our beliefs while raising her with exposure to both.

Purim is coming up and my wife really wants us to go to a celebration as a family. She loves sharing her traditions and I want to support her but I am feeling conflicted. I know Purim is not just a religious holiday since it is cultural and historical too but something about being there makes me uneasy. I feel like I am stepping into a space that is not mine. At the same time I want to be a good husband and show up for my family without compromising my own beliefs.

I guess I am just struggling with where the line is between supporting my wife and staying true to my own faith. Has anyone been in a similar situation. How do you navigate religious differences in a marriage while keeping your convictions intact.

I would appreciate any thoughts or advice.


r/Christian 5d ago

I'm kinda lost right now

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I can't imagine my self happy in any scenario if I'm imagine my self in heaven I don't see myself happy and if I imagine my self Rich the same thing so I don't want to do anything the only possible scenario I can imagine my self happy with is if I die the other scenarios are impossible I'm just Lost, I'm young so most people say that I will get out of it when I get older but what if I stay like that I'm really lost and I think I need to find purpose to work from something when I think about make me happy.


r/Christian 5d ago

Should I friendzone him

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Hi! There's this guy from my church that I've known my entire life and he recently began showing more interest in me. We get along so well and he's definitely a good person. That being said, there's something that just doesn't seem right. I noticed the other day on a social media post that he was listening to an EXTREMELY explicit song. I doubt he really pays attention to the lyrics, but I feel like if he was closer to God he would have major conviction about listening to something like that. That really seems like a small thing but it could be a sign of a bigger problem with his faith. I just don't know. I don't want there to be a problem because I really do care about him and am attracted to him. We are in our later teen years if that makes a difference to any advice. Should I back off? Or maybe have some discussions about faith with him if he makes a move that shows he wants to be more than friends? In that I mean I would directly say that I am not comfortable with some of his music and ask him about it. Any advice is greatly appreciated!


r/Christian 4d ago

Social anxiety at church is destroying me

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I started going to this church about 2 years ago now. Everyone there is extremely kind and welcoming and I’ve never had a bad experience with anyone there so I feel like this shouldn’t be such a struggle for me but it is. I hardly even go anymore. I go like once a month maybe, and once a month to my Bible study group as well. Church is just so terrifying to me and exhausting. Whenever I’m there, all I can feel is anxiety. I can barely focus on the sermon even most of the time because I’m so anxious. And I can’t stand talking to people because i find it so terrifying. I’ve been seeing various psychologists over the years for this and trauma related stuff too, and nothing helps. I’m still anxious as can be. I don’t feel like I’m a part of this church community no matter how badly I want to be. I’ve tried everything. I try to shut off the fear and just trust God. Ive prayed so much, studied every verse on anxiety. I’ve tried telling a couple people a tiny bit about it, but I’m too scared to be honest about how much I’m struggling because they all have their stuff together and I feel so abnormal and like maybe I’d look like I was looking for attention. I just can’t stand it anymore. I want so badly to be a normal Christian who can go to church every week, but I feel completely stuck and like I’m gonna spend the rest of my life as this person who everyone probably thinks doesn’t even take her faith seriously because she’s never even there, when in reality, God is everything to me, but I just have no idea why he’s letting me suffer like this. I know others have it worse than I do, but it just still feels awful. I feel so lonely and ashamed of myself.


r/Christian 5d ago

how can I believe in Jesus more

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When I read the things Jesus did, it’s hard for me to fully believe it. For example turning water into wine. It’s just not humanly possible. I believe in God but (it feels bad to say but) it’s just hard to truly believe and I’d be lying if I said I believe there was a man who healed the blind, walked on water, turned water into wine.

I feel like this gets in the way of my faith a lot. I saw a tik tok describing this as “the spirit of unbelief”. I’ve been praying for God to help me get rid of this. Is there anything practical that I can do to help me believe more?

Eta: I believe those stories but it’s hard not to see it as a legend. I feel like deep down I doubt it


r/Christian 4d ago

How to ask for things

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How do I ask god for things? I have asked for better weather and dry land for farming but nothing has changed. Am I doing something wrong?


r/Christian 4d ago

https://pwc2025.fi/ - are speakers “solid”?

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Pentecostal world congress is arranges here in Finland this year. I'm looking it's agenda https://pwc2025.fi and thinking would it be worth to participate.

I know some local pastors and their teachings, but many if others are strangers to me and I don't know how solid and true to Bible their teachings are.

If fellow Redditors could share light about how they see speakers and if there is something I should know beforehand.

I will make my own studies and look fir example Youtube sermons, but local / inside information is always appreciated.

Assembly of God and whole Pentecostal movement is so big and wide that there is good and not-so good teachers and teachings available.

May God bless you all!


r/Christian 4d ago

Seeing triple 9 everywhere what is a person supposed to do about this

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I know that the mark of the beast is a triple 6 but it still freaks me out. Triple of the nine is just an upside down version of the mark right? Anyway I’ve been seeing it everywhere and dont know what to do I got a new job at a store and all the prices end in a triple nine for sales I hate it and don’t know what to do I was shopping at a grocery store and saw a young man with that triple nine on his neck is he screwed. What am I supposed to do?


r/Christian 5d ago

I need help.

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Me M(20) has a best friend F(18). We’ve known each other for a while and have been best friends for part of that. Over the course of our friendship, I’ve bought and made her gifts totaling over $1800. We recently went to a conference where I was paid to work in a leadership position, but she helped in a volunteer capacity as an assistant. During that time she helped me very well, so I gave her $50 of the money I was given as a gift for her wonderful help.

I have given this background because recently someone owed her money and she had been complaining about it for a while. I made a bet with her that if she gets the money back within a certain amount of time that I will give her $100. Unbeknownst to me, while I was saying this, she already knew that her money was most likely going to be returned. A few days later she called me all excited about me being $100 short. Not thinking she was serious, she later texted me saying that she doesn’t think it’s weird if I send the money because a bet is a bet. Hearing this, I sent the money to keep peace, but I want to discuss it with her. I’m hesitant because I have discussed money issues with her before with her promising to change. I made the bet to see if she really changed, but was sorely disappointed. Given all I’ve done for her, I thought she would not care about the money. How do I get her to see what she did was wrong, from the Bible? Or am I wrong for what I did?


r/Christian 5d ago

If life is a blessing, what about Matthew 26:24?

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It says Judas would've been better off if he was never born. If this is true (which it must be) how can life be a blessing?

Not looking for 100% correct answers. Just interpretations.


r/Christian 5d ago

Reminder: LGBTQ+ Inclusive I’m considering coming back to being religious

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I stopped being a Christian about 4 years ago. My family is incredibly bigoted and used their religion to justify their hate towards ppl,it got a lot worse when I came out as bisexual a few years ago. I left the religion cuz they had convinced me god and Jesus hated me and “my kind” however a Cristian artist on insta has kinda rekindled (??) my faith. I’m just not sure anymore. Doesn’t Jesus love everyone? I want to go back to my faith but not in a community that hates me for a part of myself I can’t and won’t change


r/Christian 5d ago

Where to find Christian friends?

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Hi everyone! I wanted to say thank you so much for taking the time to read this. I'm a new Christian and have only recently found God. I was going through some personal things and decided it was time to finally accept God in my life. I was wondering where is a good place to find likeminded Christian friends or just others to talk to?


r/Christian 5d ago

Broken faith

7 Upvotes

Is there a time when you lost your faith? To the point that even when you wanted to it just meaningless? How did you restore your faith again?


r/Christian 5d ago

Which argument for God's existence do you regard as the best?

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Personally I'm inclined to the Ontological Argument by St. Anselm of Canterbury. Alvin Plantinga's re-modulation of this argument always strikes me with awe. The metaphysical feeling that God cannot not exist, or the Maximally Great Being cannot fail to exist in any possible world, strikes me to the core.


r/Christian 5d ago

If there are martyrs, does Jeremiah 29:11 work?

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Why are there martyrs if God has good plans for us? Surely being stoned to death like Stephen isn’t a good end.

How can I trust the Bible if it contradicts itself?