#Protestant

[poorellittleorel]

Well, my dad may not be the best gay, but golly, if jesus is really rocking it at the gay bar, then hallelujah!

thinking of jesus at the gay bar again………

[holygirlforjesus]

Jesus was perfect and people still hated Him. Stop caring so much about what people think of you.

[lovely88ann]

[ominouspositivity-or-else]

*The Eucharist is the body of Christ under the appearances of bread and wine.

**God is bound to these sacraments, meaning he always gives grace through them when they are done, but he is not bound by these sacraments, meaning that God can do literally whatever he wants and can of course go around them and provide grace in other ways.

***7 sacraments, listed: Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Confession, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony.

Feel free to add nuance in the tags or talk about why you find the teachings strange! Let me know if there's anything utterly baffling that I didn't include!!!

Also please remember to be respectful!!! Not everyone knows theology like you might!!!

[pax-romana200]

No matter how much you think you shame or sadden him, go to him and let him help you set you on the right path (⁠.⁠ ⁠❛⁠ ⁠ᴗ⁠ ⁠❛⁠.⁠)

[godsfavoritedumpsterfire]

“To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.”

-C.S. Lewis

[sapphosremains]

christian iconography and haloes are so funny

"how are we gonna show that guy is important?

"uhh... circle him?"

[thisbibliomaniac]

David writing Psalm 22: Would You still love me if I was a worm?

[sourswitchblade777]

you know what hayden you ARE making me feel sick.

[thehmn]

I’m not knowledgeable enough about the differences between American Protestantism and Nordic Protestantism to say anything deep or groundbreaking about it but hearing the way Americans talk about Protestantism makes it sound like an entirely different religion.

To be clear I’m not religious. The only thing that passed for a religious upbringing was my Religions class in high school. Like most Danes I don’t have any strong feelings about Christianity. It’s just there, Christmas is nice and we get days off from work around Easter.

But just the sentence “Protestant work ethic” as a way to explain why Americans are so overworked sounds kinda humorous to a simple Dane like me. Protestantism is the state religion in Denmark (Evangelical Lutheran to be precise) and we have the highest number of Protestants per capita in the world and yet Americans who move over here often comment on how lazy we are. We leave work early, we have an ungodly number of paid days off (most of them religious), all parents get paid maternity leave and we will break our bosses’ arms if they try to make us work paid overtime too many days in a row. I’m not saying that to brag, it’s just to illustrate what the “Protestant work ethic” looks like in the most Protestant country in the world.

This is super interesting and I need to dig deeper into why Protestantism turned out so differently in our countries.

[thoughts-of-caly]

protestants the entire month of october:

[miitropica]

evil orel be like:

[idylls-of-the-divine-romance]

Okay the Catholics get a win for this one. Because on this episode of "Am I going to convert to Catholicism" I actually prayed to a saint for the first time.

I was kind of going through it (kind of relapsed into my katabasis arc ig) and my relationship with God was struggling because of it. I was mad. Like really mad, because I felt abandoned by him. And so I couldn't pray. I didn't want to hear from them. Because why the heck would you leave me to begin with??? There was all this pent up negative feelings I had towards them and I didn't feel like I could go directly to God.

But, @patron-saint-of-lesbeans recomended reaching out to Mary and asking for intercession on my behalf.

Now, I'm not some radical protestant or anything, and i was completely okay with people praying to the saints, but for me personally I didn't think it was something i'd ever do.

But I did.

And now I think I get it.

Sometimes I can't approach the Throne of Grace because the throne doesn't feel particularly gracious. Sometimes I can't approach Mercy because they don't feel particularly merciful. Sometimes I can't approach God because God doesn't feel particularly loving.

But I can approach Mary, who is full of Grace, who is the Mother of Mercy, the Mother of God, and she can help lead me to the Prince of Peace.

So just... thank you. Thank you Rj, thank you Mary, and thank you God.

[holygirlforjesus]

How to study the Bible

(For starters)

Step 1. Choose a translation that’s easy to understand

-> e.g. NIV, ESV, NLT

Step 2. Select a regular time for your Bible study to create a habit

Step 3. Pray for understanding and Guidance before you open your Bible

Step 4. Create or look for a good reading plan

Step 5. Read slowly and attentively. Reflect on what you’ve read

Step 6. Take notes while studying. Use different methods to understand better.

-> e.g. SOAP Method

Step 7. Use study resources to help you understand the context and message.

Step 8. Identify practical applications from your study and strive to live out the teachings.

[g7art]

🕊️ Rest in the Arms of Jesus Christ🕊️

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✝️ Isaiah 41:10 ✝️

“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."

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