Christian here. If you’re hearing actual voices, see a doctor. Christians believe God speaks in a “still, small voice” through the Holy Spirit. This “speaking” is more like a peace felt through meditation and prayer. An affirming peace. We also believe God reveals Himself through scripture to us.
So, if you read your Bible, pray, and give room for God to “speak” to you in those times, you can live a fulfilling and peaceful life.
It’s hard to blame the invasion of Iraq on a Bush and his spirituality. There was a lot of bloodlust in the air for like a decade after 9/11. I was 21 when it happened, and I still agreed with invading Iraq at the time. Looking back, I see it was wrong and entirely misguided by anger and bad intelligence.
Let’s not pretend these guys are more than just people. They fail and screw up simple concepts. Democrats and Republicans alike. Donald Trump is an outlier. A self-centred, vainglorious, and hollow little man. His life has been spent in pursuit of money, sex, and power (and he wouldn’t necessarily deny that if it was asked of him in a praising manner). There is little question that he will be remembered as the worst, most divisive, and most morally deficient POTUS in history.
Ridding ourselves of his stink will take a century.
I'd like to introduce you to this True Scotsman who is a friend of mine.
TL;DR there is no single group called "Christians" and there as such can be no all-encompassing statements about what "they" believe, not in anywhere near as specific a manner as you attempt.
So are you one of these unrepsented different Christians that doesn’t believe in what I wrote?
Or are you just some guy that looks for opportunities to demonstrate the “True Scotsman” bit as much as he/she possibly can?
Because I outlined some pretty basic Christian stuff that transcends denominations. I never said “True Christians”, and I never implied you have to do any of the things listed in order to demonstrate “true Christianity”. I explained a thought pattern recognized by Christians almost universally. The reason I explained it like that was to offer insight into a pattern or thought-process those outside of faith may be unfamiliar with.
So: No True “True Scotsman” user would mess up the “True Scotsman” as much as you just did. Truly.
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u/lowertechnology Jan 10 '19
Yes and no.
Christian here. If you’re hearing actual voices, see a doctor. Christians believe God speaks in a “still, small voice” through the Holy Spirit. This “speaking” is more like a peace felt through meditation and prayer. An affirming peace. We also believe God reveals Himself through scripture to us.
So, if you read your Bible, pray, and give room for God to “speak” to you in those times, you can live a fulfilling and peaceful life.
It’s hard to blame the invasion of Iraq on a Bush and his spirituality. There was a lot of bloodlust in the air for like a decade after 9/11. I was 21 when it happened, and I still agreed with invading Iraq at the time. Looking back, I see it was wrong and entirely misguided by anger and bad intelligence.
Let’s not pretend these guys are more than just people. They fail and screw up simple concepts. Democrats and Republicans alike. Donald Trump is an outlier. A self-centred, vainglorious, and hollow little man. His life has been spent in pursuit of money, sex, and power (and he wouldn’t necessarily deny that if it was asked of him in a praising manner). There is little question that he will be remembered as the worst, most divisive, and most morally deficient POTUS in history.
Ridding ourselves of his stink will take a century.