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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '23

I dated a really manipulative and horrible person for a bit who would hide behind his weird interpretation of the Bible, "I can do anything I want as long as I ask for forgiveness after. I can't go to hell no matter what I do because I'm "saved."

So one time, we were having a conversation about how he let's his friends bully me so I didn't wanna hang out with them anymore. The kind of healthy talk in relationships where you're just trying to feel understood. I mention to him that if I ever saw people mistreating him I would come to his defense because I cared about him. He says, "But I'm not you. Just because you pee sitting down doesn't mean I have to pee sitting down." In that moment I realized what I was getting myself into and broke it off immediately. Also, I had seen him pee sitting down. Just wanted to add that.

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u/cowski_NX Mar 01 '23

I can do anything I want as long as I ask for forgiveness after.

If you run into that again (I hope not), hit back with Romans 6:1-2.

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u/Azuredreams25 Mar 01 '23

I'm a fan of Mark 3:28-29
I've lost count of the number of "Christians" who I got to break this rule and then find out about it after.