Christians on CS!

[Fall-Out-Boy]

John 3 16-17:For God loved the world so much that he gave his only son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life. For God did not send his son into the world to be its judge, but to be its savior.

[Fall-Out-Boy]

I chose to do The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe for an English project, and my English teacher and I ended up having this huge conversation about the Bible. xD People were giving me these funny looks because of all this stuff I knew about the Bible and I was just like "Yeah. I'm a Christian. Big deal?" Does anyone else ever get the "Whoa... Christian much? o.O" reaction from people?

Kind of. It's more "Do I look like I'm a Christian like you?" or "Does it sound like I believe in God?" or "Yeah, she's a goody-two shoes." I once held a 2 hour religious discussion with my aunt, but I don't go public with my Christian beliefs as much as i used to because so many of my friends aren't (not just atheist, but quite a few are Hindu and such so I don't want to offend them). No one is really suprised by the fact that I'm a Christian though because a lot of people go to my church (mainly because their parents make them) and I sing so it's kind of obvious. I also have a habit of joining anyone who has a slightly religious discussion. xD They also have a stereotype that those who are Christians are smart and not really slackers and I'm smart, but not because I'm a Christian. With The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, how do people miss the religious intention of the novel\movie, or for that matter the series of novels\movies!? xD

I know. I got made fun of in primary school for my religion, and I kept quiet. Now I'm in secondary school though, I have more friends and I've forgotten about the people who have nothing better to do than to make fun of people because of their beliefs.

And about being a Christian and being smart, I think that a lot of Christians are smart because they try to do the right thing, including listening to their teacher.

[Bartimaeus]

Should we pray for Satan?

Sometimes the people most refuse to pray for are the ones that need it the most. If we can pray to alleviate the suffering of the most despicable creatures, and sincerely mean it (instead of just trying to 'show off'), we might be closer to understanding something of the nature of God's boundless love.

One of my favorite authors visited that same question and said something very close to what Harpalyce is saying. I quite like this quote.

"But who prays for Satan? Who, in eighteen centuries, has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most?" -Mark Twain

I do agree with what Harpalyce is saying. But I also believe Satan has his role in his current state, as does God. Evil cannot exist without good, and good cannot exist without evil. As much as Christians are taught to loathe and revile Satan and his ways, Satan is necessary.

<'3 Mark Twain. I used an extract from Eve's Diary for my LAMDA exam. It's bloody hilarious and actually rather sad. Made me cry the first time I read it. I'd be far more interested with creationism if this was actually how Adam and Eve went about. Hypothetically of course, if creation was true.

[Fall-Out-Boy]

Why do we have natural disasters, and why doesn't God stop them?

[Seahorseshoe]

Why do we have natural disasters, and why doesn't God stop them?

We live in a fallen creation, the Earth is literally falling apart. Why does God not stop them? We'll never know. At least not in this lifetime. When we are in Heaven we'll know, but as He says "My ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts are higher than your thoughts."

[Fall-Out-Boy]

Why do we have natural disasters, and why doesn't God stop them?

We live in a fallen creation, the Earth is literally falling apart. Why does God not stop them? We'll never know. At least not in this lifetime. When we are in Heaven we'll know, but as He says "My ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts are higher than your thoughts."

There are so many things we don't know or don't understand, and sometimes I wonder why. Gos says it's because human brains won't be able to understand. I just have so many questions to be answered.

[Fall-Out-Boy]

Can you imagine living forever? Sometimes I feel uncomfortable thinking about it...
But at least I know God will be with me no matter what!

[lavender.haze]

Can you imagine living forever? Sometimes I feel uncomfortable thinking about it...
But at least I know God will be with me no matter what!

Yeah, me too. My OCD makes it a lot worse when I think about it...

But, God will be there and He will love us, and I'm sure we'll feel much differently about it all once we're there. c:

[Kazza.]

I'd also like to take the time to ask for a prayer request. For myself, sorry if that seems selfish, for my father, but most importantly for my grandmother, that she will recover and be able to live with us for a while longer. Thanks to anyone who is willing to send up a little prayer, all the other prayer requests are definitely in my heart.

Praying for you!

I chose to do The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe for an English project, and my English teacher and I ended up having this huge conversation about the Bible. xD People were giving me these funny looks because of all this stuff I knew about the Bible and I was just like "Yeah. I'm a Christian. Big deal?" Does anyone else ever get the "Whoa... Christian much? o.O" reaction from people?

Kind of. It's more "Do I look like I'm a Christian like you?" or "Does it sound like I believe in God?" or "Yeah, she's a goody-two shoes." I once held a 2 hour religious discussion with my aunt, but I don't go public with my Christian beliefs as much as i used to because so many of my friends aren't (not just atheist, but quite a few are Hindu and such so I don't want to offend them). No one is really suprised by the fact that I'm a Christian though because a lot of people go to my church (mainly because their parents make them) and I sing so it's kind of obvious. I also have a habit of joining anyone who has a slightly religious discussion. xD They also have a stereotype that those who are Christians are smart and not really slackers and I'm smart, but not because I'm a Christian. With The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, how do people miss the religious intention of the novel\movie, or for that matter the series of novels\movies!? xD

I know. I got made fun of in primary school for my religion, and I kept quiet. Now I'm in secondary school though, I have more friends and I've forgotten about the people who have nothing better to do than to make fun of people because of their beliefs.

And about being a Christian and being smart, I think that a lot of Christians are smart because they try to do the right thing, including listening to their teacher.

xD The first reason why I actually try (and I must admit that I'm kind of ashamed of this for being my first reason to actually try) is because I don't want to end up like my brother who failed a lot of his classes so I STRIVE to pass all of mine with flying colors and A+s (even though it's impossible to have an A+, you have to have an A instead...). The second reason is because I'm kind of OCD about getting good grades and I don't want to end up like half of the kids at my school who don't try at all. *note that not every kid who isn't getting A's isn't trying, school might just be hard for them and I realize this but most of the kids at my school don't try at all because they're all sports-aholics and that's all they really do or think about so they don't take the time to do their work like they should or they just don't want to and in most groups I end up doing all the work. :\

[Redwall]

Can you imagine living forever? Sometimes I feel uncomfortable thinking about it...
But at least I know God will be with me no matter what!

Glad I'm not the only one. My brain can't comprehend how I'm supposed to spend all that time, and it goes into a little panic. It's kinda freaky, but also really cool when you think about it. Like think of all the knowledge you could learn, and just how fun it will be to be around people you love and who love you, and most importantly, being with God and Jesus! Oh, I can't wait <3