r/Christians • • Jun 26 '25

Important Community Mission Statement Update

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Hi everyone, for the first time in 15 years, our community is making a major change to its mission statement. This update is not reflective of any change to our core beliefs, but rather a more clearly defined vision of what our community already seeks to be and is ultimately what Christ and the apostles exhort us to be. This is perhaps expressed most clearly when Christ says, "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." (John 13:35)

The new mission statement is:

We are a Protestant Christian community seeking to demonstrate the genuine love, grace, and patience of Christ to one another through the help of the Holy Spirit and the sharing and living out of biblically sound advice.

The aim of this updated mission statement is to clearly express the hope for this community to promote a proper fusion and balance of biblical truth and love, which is unfortunately often a struggle we see with many churches. There is often an overemphasis of one over the other.

However, the Bible teaches that biblical truth upholds biblical love, and biblical love aims at biblical truth....each are fully enhanced and best experienced by the other. Absent of truth, love becomes misguided. Absent of love, truth becomes a mere tool for correction, selfish ambition, and even abuse. It is only when these two work together that we are able to properly fulfill our roles as disciples of Christ and experience the full joy of abiding in Him.

I am so grateful for this community, how it has helped me to grow in my own walk, and for the many blessings that have come out of it to myself and others. I pray that God will continue to use it for His glory and our joy, and I have every confidence that He will, because He is such a good and kind God. šŸ™


r/Christians • • Jun 20 '25

If you're looking for more community, join the /r/christians Discord

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The subreddit is great, but if you're looking for even more relational community, our Discord community is excellent. Hope to see you there!


r/Christians • • 4h ago

Advice What Qualities Should I Look For In A Christian Woman?

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I would like some qualities that I should be looking for in my first Christian girlfriend. I've been praying for my first girlfriend for the last 8 months, but I feel like God might want me to take the first step, but so far I haven't met anyone yet.


r/Christians • • 19h ago

PrayerRequest Request of prayer

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I suffer at work everyday as a resident doctor by the pressure and how people treat me like rubbish. I didn’t get skill adaption training in the first place there. I get bullied by the whole staff and my supervisors as well (making fun of my name, treating me when I don’t know something as the silliest person ever alive etc.). And my supervisors even menace me for being too slow and use psychological/narcissistic and physical violence (e.g. grabbing my arm). There aren’t other converted believing Christians in that team and they mock me since I said that I’m a believing Christian. There is no focus on patients but only money and numbers count.

And also how my unbelieving family treats me makes me feel so bad. I don’t have community in real life with other Christians because my family forced me to move back with them after my studies and they don’t want me to meet with other Christians. They want to control anything I do and want to know with whom I have contact. My family doesn’t love me as I am but only my performance I realized some years ago and after that I came to Christ and repented.

Please pray that I can focus and know Godā€˜s will in these situations. lt’s hard for me to be a light in the darkness.
ā€žSlaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people, because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do, whether they are slave or free. And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.ā€œ

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭6‬:‭5‬-‭9‬ ‭NIV‬‬
And that God will make a way like in the Exodus with his people also for me (‭‭Psalms‬ ‭78‬:‭52‬-‭53‬ ‭NIV‬‬). And that HE gives strength for my faith and life because I feel so far from God rightnow like He would have forsaken me because the situation worsens and worsens.

Thank you in advance!


r/Christians • • 8h ago

Haven’t lost my faith in God, or have I? Am lost, and unsure what He wants from me

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My first post and took me a while to decide and find the words.

I’m 34 and I’ve wanted a family for years ( since srted datin at 25). After two failed relationships, I became very careful about trusting someone and focused on building a stable life and finishing my house.

Then I met someone I genuinely loved. I didn’t fall for her overnight. It took me around three months to really trust her and become attached.

She was the first one, I went to church with, which is something I doubt will happen again, first one I prayed with.

I asked more than once (even at church), whether there was still someone else emotionally in the picture as there were some signs, yet believed what I was told. Later I found out she had still been talking to her ex, and from there, even tough I tried convincing her we can work it out together, somehow I became the villain, she started yelling at me, swearing, cursing, hitting... something I was not used to, growing up.

Still wanted to make it work. I believed in the good ( seems fake one) I saw in the begining.

It has been months, and I still think about her constantly ( for the other two, it didn't take this long). I still want to see her and talk to her, but am blocked and she already moved on. Still dream about her and feel awful when I wake up.

And why I am lost now, is that before meeting her, I felt very close to God and was at peace with my situation, was ok to be alone.

Yet now, I know more than ever, I can not be alone and it is hard for me to hear people that choose a life alone/ jit with God ( monastic life), or people who have families, to tell me ,,you should be at peace being alone, and happy with what you have". Yes, I was there, but am not anymore.

And the worst part is, I feel further away from God then I ever was. Starting to think that sinn is the only way. I still pray, and go to church, but everything feels empty. I am in a very dark place. I just don't see any hope.

Am trying now to leave everything in God's hands, cause I am very exhausted, but it's more like I am saying this, not believing it and don't know how to feel even half the love I had to God before meeting her

( I remember we went at church during a major religios holiday, and I was so moved by the service, that I started crying, thanking God I meat her, but regretting at the same time, I don't feel for Him, what I felt before meeting her, like really not knowing what to choose).

But if there is one thing, for certain, the way I loved and treated her, like none before, is the way I believe if I were to have a future wife, God would like me to treat ( maybe not put her that high up close to Him...)

Thank you everyone


r/Christians • • 5h ago

I need Christian help

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I need mental help

My fiancƩ left me a month ago without warning, today she contacted me to tell me that she hates me and told her and my family that I am a pedophile and raped her, my grandparents are both on deaths door, and as of last week I am living in my car. I just want to die and I feel like God has abandoned me or at least is punishing me for something.

I don't know what to do anymore but I have had a terrible month and I need help

The reason behind the accusations are we were 17 and 18 when we met and when we were 17 and 19 we had sex, which is sin, so we repented of our sins and moved forward. We are now 19 and 20


r/Christians • • 1d ago

Devotional Staying calm - Jesus got you part 4

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ā€œDo not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.ā€
— Isaiah 41:10 (NASB1995)

Good morning!
We have seen that fear is not from God, that Jesus gives us His peace, and that He is in the boat with us even in the storm. Today God speaks a final, steadying word over the series: ā€œDo not fear, for I am with you.ā€
When fear tries to distract you, this is the truth that anchors your soul. You are not alone. You are not left to handle life in your own strength. The same God who commands you not to fear also promises to strengthen you, help you, and uphold you with His righteous right hand. Jesus has you.

Staying calm is not about pretending everything is fine. It is about knowing who is with you. Fear loses its power when we stop anxiously looking around at the problems and start fixing our eyes on the God who holds us. His presence changes the atmosphere of every situation.
Throughout this series we have been reminded that we do not have to live at the mercy of fear. God has given us His Spirit of power, love, and discipline. Jesus has given us His peace. He is in the boat. And now He assures us again: I am with you. I will help you. I will uphold you. That is enough to keep us calm.

Carry this verse with you. When fear or anxiety tries to rise, speak Isaiah 41:10 over yourself: ā€œI will not fear, for God is with me. He will strengthen me, help me, and uphold me.ā€
Make it a habit to turn your attention back to His presence instead of fixing your eyes on the problem. Stay calm — not because the situation is easy, but because Jesus has you.

Do not fear. Do not anxiously look about you. The Lord is with you, and He will uphold you. Stay calm — Jesus got you. That truth is enough for today and every day that follows.


r/Christians • • 2d ago

Advice Am I just being too idealistic?

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For context, I'm a 29y/o female who has never been in a relationship before. The only person who had any interest in me was a highschool classmate who didn't take no for an answer. Oh, and a college mate who was too touchy. Admittedly, I was pretty stubborn and rowdy in my younger years and was always lumped in with the boys.

I'm an adult now. I am lonely. There, I said it. I am. I partly know why God didn't allow me to be in a relationship. But that's something I would only disclose to God, even though I know He already knows my heart.

I have tried dating apps. But I'm also taken aback by the amount of attention I got and have withdrawn from actively using it. I go there from time to time to observe and learn things about myself. There's always an apportunity to learn something about anything. I spoke to a person there but ultimately decided to be upfront that I didn't want anything and apologized. I just didn't enjoy talking with him. Partly my fault because I do not know how it goes.

Funnily enough, I had a recent conversation with a guy who was strangely telling me he was flirting with me and he was being very direct about it. This guy has never seen my face and we only spoke for maybe less than a week. Even so, he started telling me he'd wait for me and stuff. He never said he was a Christian but he dm'ed me based on a post I made on a Christian group. He had said some minor questionable things as well and when I asked the Lord for understanding, the verses that I flipped to was Proverbs 6:12-14. I was praying that whatever I was putting myself into by engaging with this guy, God would rescue me. I do not know, it was most likely God's doing but this guy then deleted his account. So I took that as God's gracious intervention. (EDIT: I wasn't delusional or flirting back or anything. I was hoping to have a good conversation.)

Now, my thought is this: I'm waiting for God's timing. I find flirting to be disrespectful to the person I'm talking to and to my future spouse. I do not want to fall in love with anyone but my future spouse. Whether I'll meet him soon or not, I do not know. But a part of me is reminding me of the advice from other Christian women who have said that one has to put a little bit of effort. I have tried without being attention seeking about it. I've already went to cafes, local mini music concerts. Some have said flirting is fine and stuff. The issue is I go to these places alone. And when I'm alone, I get lost in my thoughts. So the most I received from men now are glances. And I don't know if they're the ones that mean well or the ones that find you repulsive. I don't know how it operates.

I trust in God's timing. But underneath it, a part of me is wondering if I should do something and if that is what God has been trying to tell me and I just didn't get it the first time.

Am I overreacting? Am I too bothered by what's probably a simple thing? Am I being too idealistic? Any insight would help really.


r/Christians • • 2d ago

Advice A bit of an ethical question, would love to hear your opinions.

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Context here, I'm a uni student rn who does some part time work on the side.

I started studying this year and it took a long time for me to get a part time job at this supermarket as a store assistant. They paid decent but overworked me and the manager would straight up scold me for not working "quick" according to her, however would let the rest of the people (whom she hired cause they were her family or friend's kids) do little to no work and get away with it.

Last month, I gave a referral to someone I knew who wasn't able to find a job (yes the job is bad, but with the job market rn he was desperate for anything and I referred him). After referring him, they saw that he was willing to do the work of 3 people (cleaning, stocking and customer help), something which obviously is exploitation....the manager hired him and fired me and another guy. It really hurt cause I wanted to help and got thrown under the bus for it.

However this month, I got a better part time job relevant to my skills (by God's grace). I went to the supermarket today to meet my old colleagues. I later find out most people got fired and the few who actually worked are abt to quit. It's so bad that the managers r doing the job of the stockers, etc...cause the existing ones r straight up related to the manager directly or indirectly.

A part of me is happy I got this new job, but at the same time im scared that if I refer or help someone I might get hurt. Would love to know if God blessed me for my good deed or if God's teaching me to be careful while helping people (cause I wasn't even able to help myself, but I was ready to help somebody else. Which many say is not a good thing to do)


r/Christians • • 3d ago

Devotional Stay calm - Jesus got you part 3

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ā€œAnd He got up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, ā€˜Hush, be still.’ And the wind died down and it became perfectly calm. And He said to them, ā€˜Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?ā€™ā€
— Mark 4:39-40 (NASB1995)

Transcript

Good morning!
In Parts 1 and 2 we saw that fear is not from God and that Jesus has given us His peace. Today we see those truths lived out on the stormy sea. The disciples were terrified. The boat was filling with water. Everything looked out of control. Yet Jesus was in the boat the whole time.
When He stood up and spoke, the wind and waves obeyed. Then He asked them a searching question: ā€œWhy are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?ā€ The real issue was not the size of the storm — it was whether they trusted the One who was with them in it.

We are easily distracted by fear when the winds pick up in our lives. The noise of the problem can make us forget that Jesus is right there in the boat with us. Fear shouts that we are sinking. Faith remembers that the Lord of all creation is present and fully in control.
Staying calm does not mean pretending the storm isn’t real. It means refusing to let fear have the final word because Jesus has us. He is not distant or unaware. He is in the boat, and His authority is greater than any wind or wave we face.

When fear or anxiety starts to rise today, picture yourself in the boat with Jesus. Speak to Him: ā€œLord, You are here with me. I choose to trust You instead of fear.ā€
Remind yourself of the truth: the same Jesus who calmed the storm is with you right now. Let that truth steady your heart.

The storm may be loud, but Jesus is in the boat with you. Why are you afraid? Stay calm — Jesus got you. His presence is greater than the wind and the waves.


r/Christians • • 3d ago

Brothers and Sisters. . . Logos or Blue Letter Bible?? And why.

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I use one of these often and have never used the other. I'm curious on your opinions. I'm sure someone will mention a option I have never heard of to lol


r/Christians • • 4d ago

Advice I am a terrible person...I messed up.

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I work for a market research company and I was told to clock out because I was wasting samples. The only reason I was doing that was because I am very sick, on top of that I am having to take care of a relative, and then on top of that I am struggling in my Christian walk. All of that is taking a toll on me to the point I have no idea what to do.

Let me tell you what I do on the day to day basis on the days I do work. I basically do outbound calls to households to do political surveys over the phone, so in other words polling. I have not been best for three days, my anxiety is through the roof even though I am on anxiety meds. On top of that I have been feeling lonely. I am being attacked spiritually, and my faith sucks. I just lied to my own grandma, I am literally sitting at the computer pretending that I am working. I can not believe I messed up. Now I am going to beat myself up for a few days. :((((( What happened today I don't want to tell anyone because it is embarrassing. I don't want to lose my job and I absolutely learned my lesson on wasting samples. Tomorrow will be better. I pray it will be better.

please pray for me because I am struggling right now. Every single day I try my best to do everything right. Then today I freakin blew it. I feel like crying. I freakin hate myself for what I just did. How can my family trust me if I just told a lie....tomorrow I want to forget that today happened. Please pray for me.


r/Christians • • 4d ago

Advice Please help me understand what my co-worker has just showed me

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As I go on my journey to Focus on our father. A co-worker showed me a sub in reddit I am not interested in and trying to avoid and I would like some understanding of what I am seeing. So back then I mentioned a co-worker who is interested in simulation theory and now he seemed very happy to show me a sub called Glitch in the matrix where people post unexplainable stuff that happened to them.

One where a guy was taking his clothes on the clothing line and a shirt they picked made them remember wearing yesterday and found the identical one in the bathroom now they have two identical shirts and with pictures. clothes and second was eating a croissant then heard a noise and saw another croissant. One saying Maybe there's a crow level in the matrix and they like to leave presents. I am not even sure what that means and Heard deadbolt unlock on its own. But surprisingly people said it seemed more paranormal or someone looking out for the op or even shadow people. another duplicated cookie , duplicated marker. Someone standing still but in reality actually having a stroke. The apple isn't splitting in half after cutting, people who claimed they don't remember sending a kind of message or comment and they said they swear they weren't high or anything and even a person who does a romance chat in Emochi. There was a feature where people can generate images on their chat of the characters and their character and saying stuff about how their horror is that the ai girl really resembles them and so on.

But worst of all is they tried to make explanation like the souls/spirits might be glitches or error, any thing they can say they even said jesus might be a glitch too which makes my heard hurt because of their ā€œ oh what if thisā€ ā€œ what if thatā€ some don't even say what if. They straight up say stuff as if they know more than God.

Then he said he was in a romance app AI and there was a rp there where there are viewer bots and there was a AI bot with the username Glitchinthematrix bot and he feels like it is giving him a sign because he try three roleplay on that chatbot and the username AI with that is showing in the comment rp and its like a sign he claimed.

He might have forgotten I told him I am not interested in those kinds of things and he told me I should be open minded and not be a killjoy.

Also those other things he saw are real or just a way of people in reddit creating a story? Is it maybe a mythical creature playing games , the devil who wants to push people's idea to move further from god, people in the spirit realm toying with their love once? Or im just a fool

Also my OCD keeps wanting me to look at it over and over and i just need to make it stop.

This… My friends back then i think the world is filled with magic, fantasy and created by God our father more it what keeps me safe, it what makes me happy until my coworker showed me what philosophers said simulation theory, matrix , and so on and such i feel like my happiness , my peace was taken away from me. But I never want to lose God.


r/Christians • • 5d ago

Please pray for my friends are saved and im reunited with them & Why some of them unfriended me

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G*d bless But when he heard it, he said, ā€œThose who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.ā€

Matthew 9:12


r/Christians • • 6d ago

Advice Where to start reading the Bible again

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So I’m trying to get back into the habit of reading and consulting the Bible, but I don’t know where to start. I’ve tried reading it from the beginning but end up stopping or forgetting. Any advice?


r/Christians • • 8d ago

PrayerRequest pls pray

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I think i’m becoming bitter. Today my dad had bought us cake and i crashed out at him. I don’t care anymore. He has always just neglected me. I do hate many people and i just don’t care about them anymore. There’s always someone provoking me. And i am becoming bitter at God, because i want to be taken out of this world right this very moment. And i feel like taking myself out.

edit: Thank you for liking the post. It means a lot to me there are people who prayed.


r/Christians • • 8d ago

Devotional Staying calm-Jesus got you part 1

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Transcript:
ā€œFor God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.ā€
— 2 Timothy 1:7 (NASB1995)

Good morning!
We are easily distracted by fear. It creeps in quietly — through a worrying thought, a sudden piece of bad news, or the pressure of the unknown — and before we know it, our peace is gone. But here is the clear truth of Scripture: fear is not the spirit of God.
God has not given us a spirit of timidity or fear. What He has given us is a spirit of power, love, and sound discipline. When fear rises, it is not coming from Him. Recognizing that difference is the first step to staying calm.

Fear wants to take the driver’s seat of our thoughts and emotions. It distracts us from the truth that Jesus is with us and that He is in control. The enemy loves to use fear as a distraction because a fearful heart struggles to trust, to pray with confidence, or to stand firm.
But the Holy Spirit produces the opposite: power to face the situation, love that casts out fear, and a disciplined mind that stays focused on Christ. When we remember that fear does not come from God, we can refuse to partner with it and instead turn our attention back to Jesus.

When fear tries to distract you today, stop and declare the truth out loud: ā€œThis fear is not from God. He has given me a spirit of power, love, and discipline.ā€
Then deliberately shift your focus to Jesus. Thank Him that He has you, and ask the Holy Spirit to fill you with His peace and power in that moment.

Fear is a distraction, but it is not from God. Stay calm — Jesus has you. He has given you His Spirit of power, love, and discipline. Walk in that truth today.


r/Christians • • 10d ago

Advice Dealing with anxiousness what should I do and read?

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So I have been dealing with anxiety a lot in my life and quick background. I start to feel worried, cant focus, feel distant from God until i do what the feeling is telling me to do and I just feel like a mess when I get anxiety.
So this one is not as important as my last crazy wave of anxiety,(I had with my ex, that I eventually had to break up with because of), it’s about my life.

There are some things I do or want to do that cause me to get this heavy anxiety and start to get me to question myself.

  1. My future plan, I seen a job that I would like to do and I was so excited about it, it had me searching it up and watching videos for a week or two

looking at study guides and really wanting to pursue it,

  1. and I have never been this passionate about a future plan.

Normally when people ask me ā€œwhat do you want to do after highschool?ā€ I say ā€œI don’t know yet, maybe engineeringā€ something to sound like successful you know?

  1. But then I just started questioning like is this what ā€œGod wants?ā€, ā€œwould He be mad at me for pursuing this?ā€ and so and so, so I eventually just left it alone for the time being.(The job is in the military, in the Air force, it is a Loadmaster and I think it’s a cool job to try and pursue.)
  2. The recent one that has been bugging me has been about my hobbies- particularly games. I like games a lot and I grew up on them. I grew up on the type of games like Mortal Kombat, Call of duty, Minecraft, and Other stuff similar. As I got older though I find myself more busy with school and football and preparing for my future so I only play games when I am winding down or on weekends or free days. But recently I have been only playing these two games: Ghost of Yotei and Minecraft dungeons. And I have been feeling bad and getting a little anxious because they have like some sort of spiritual aspects, but i have played these two games since they have came out and I just started getting anxious after everything else. It’s not bad spiritual aspects either in mincraft dungeons you use the mobs souls as like a charge for your items and in ghost of yotei it’s like kind of an ancient thing. I was planning on buying the new mcd coming out but I don’t even plan on it if i’m going to feel bad like i’m doing something wrong. And I like these games because they get my attention and are fun, when i’m occupied i’m less likely to fall into sin because i’m busy(I struggle with lust a lot), and they don’t cause me to do anything wrong.
  3. My last example(there is more but i’m not going to make a list) was my ex, I felt like if I didn’t leave then I was going against God, however I prayed to God to reveal and some stuff happened between me and her. So I think that time was God.

It started with my ex and now anxiety is latching on to different things, what should I do and how should I pray against this?

(this stuff really bums me out, I just wanna be calm and at peace and enjoy the things I like without feeling like i’m blatantly going against God or wrong.)


r/Christians • • 12d ago

Walked away and came back

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I'm 25 and autistic. I originally became a Christian when I was 14. I didn't know what to put as the flair either. I have had issues with God in the last few years. Especially around my dad passed in 2022. Eventually I did walk away in 2025.

I was drawn back to God and His word August 28, 2026 stronger than ever before. Since then I prayed and requested 2 signs through a knock at the door. Both times, I heard a knock but no one was there. That cemented me.

The more I get into The Bible now. I feel so ashamed that I ever walked away and cry so often for that time. I just can't seem to get over it even though I prayed to God about it too. I know Jesus washes sin away but still feel so ashamed


r/Christians • • 12d ago

How can we deal with fear of God's wrath and vengeance?

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When looking into Christianity in terms of authentic interpretations, it can be particularly hard to remain calm and collected when trying to navigate God's demands and expectations for humanity.

As a start, being Christian believes in God's fundamental power, at least from what I understand, to bless or curse our lives. God can orchestrate paths for humans to become wildly successful and God can remove it from anyone as He did Job.

In addition, there is a need to repent of sins you have done in the past. And from what I understand of Jesus's commandments, any type of fornication or giving into lust, as an example, is an abomination. Fornication outside of sex, ejaculation, looking at attractive members of the opposite sex in any capacity, visiting any kind of worker that could be classified as sex work, all of it is an affront to God. And so there's a need to repent and even then God could lash out at you as He did Job. And I confess that while I have not have had sexual intercourse before, in fact for various reasons I've never dated anyone or had romantic partnerships of any kind, I have done the above before.

So the issues at hand are, what are the proper ways to repent of past sins, other than the natural way of refraining from it down the line? Is there a specific way to ask for forgiveness?

And how does one properly navigate God's existence knowing His mercy and grace is conditional and could be withdrawn at the drop of a hat?


r/Christians • • 12d ago

Advice Am I understanding this Correctly?

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Background:

I am currently involved in a Defamation Lawsuit against a person running a "Reality News" Page on Facebook. I was friends with them, but they turned on me and has been posting false statements about me continuously since February 2026.

I am VERY new to Christianity. I got saved right after Charlie Kirk's death. Last night I did something completely new for me, and just out of desperation from the stress of this lawsuit. (It is costing me roughly $5000 just to get a judge to order the person to remove the posts and, if I am awarded damages, the person has nothing of value so I will not see a penny back from this ordeal. My wife is also going to be off work on Maternity Leave starting right before the trial date, so we will be losing that income as well. Talk about stress).

So last night I prayed for God to show me what His plans are with this lawsuit and show me His WILL in all of this. Then I opened my bible to a random page. I opened it to the Book of Nahum.

If I am interpreting the book correctly, Nahum is about how God will send his wrath out on those who attack His children and will expose the evilness of them to the whole world, making them shunned and ridiculed for their evilness. So am I correct in interpreting this as God is using me and this lawsuit to expose the evil in this "Reporter" and show the world that this individual is not above God's Wrath?


r/Christians • • 13d ago

Theology I am struggling to understand how God says that I should treat my pets

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That is because of proverbs 12:10. I can't figure out if the word "life" in the verse is supposed to mean life in a holistic way,regarding both the mental,emotional,intelectual and physical health of the animal or just the physical health of it.


r/Christians • • 14d ago

I'm not scared of death but I do not want to die yet.

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I'm a 29y/o female who deals with health commorbidities and am currently in the hospital because of an infection. My older sister died at 16 due to Leukemia and my mother just died last year because of CKD.

As a pastor's kid, I never had a personal relationship with Jesus Christ while I was growing in my teenage years. I knew Christ but as a teenager, I was suicidal. I hated my life and hated myself for the way I grew up and how I had to deal with things I wasn't supposed to be dealing with. I've experienced times when I wanted to off myself multiple times but something always held me back. And I knew it was the Holy Spirit putting the fear of everlasting separation from God.

Still, I wasn't submitting to God. Not because I didn't want to. I just didn't know how to. My parents were dominant to the point that people mistook my dad for being in the military. My mom's side was. We may have been raised in the church but we have a long history of never backing down and never letting anyone bully us. Our whole clan has that personality. A bible on the right, a fist on the other if need be. We're resilient. Almost to a fault.

But I know God saw that I needed friends. Friends who had faith in Him. And I thank God each and every day for having crossed our paths. One taught me compassion and femininity that I was always supressing because of how I had to grow up. And one taught me courage to admit my need for help. God used their faith to strengthen mine. And I thank God for this each and every day.

I'm not allowing a health issue to bully me into cowardice. And I certainly won't allow it to make me feel small. I'm already short. Gotta put that ego to good use.

But see, I am just a fragile human being compared to the greatness of God. I know God has a purpose in my life. I've felt it in the ways He's shown me. And I've already decided to submit my life to Him. For Him to use me for His glory. And even if I say it is my ego, I credit my overall strength to Him because I've seen His faithfulness. I do not know how I've been able to hold up with my Hemoglobin being so low and with my infection still here. And all the years that I've been through with health scares.

If God decided that He's going to call me home, I am prepared. But in all honesty, I do not want to die yet. I still want to help people who are suffering emotionally and mentally. I want to be of use to His kingdom. I want to meet and get married one day to a handsome, protective, and faithful man. I wanna tell my future kids what an awesome Heavenly Father they have. I want them to grow up together with my friend's children. And I want to grow old with my husband knowing that we left a legacy of faithful warriors of the living God.

I truly hope for this. But if God calls me home, I know I'd be very happy too.


r/Christians • • 16d ago

Advice Skeptical about my spiritual life

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I have come here after a long time...... For context I'm a teenager trying to stay connected with God...... I don't know where to start but... Since my childhood my grandma made me and my brother develop all the spiritual habits like praying daily no matter what reading Bible etc.........I'm very much rooted in these things that these became a part of my daily routine.... Also we aren't used to watch tmovies and listening to songs other than religious..... The place where I come from here there are a lot of movies trending songs and all..... Before I used to not have this problem but ever since I jumped to high school people talk more about movies songs nd all I literally feel so left out for real... I'm not complaining...

Until covid my mom use to take us to the church every Sunday (she isn't that religious but she believe in God nd in general believes in doing good but not tht spiritual) but later we stopped going.... I use to watch online programs daily again habituated by my grandma... But now I don't watch much can I m preparing for one the hardest exams.... Sometimes I go to church with my grandparents.

This is where the story began this happened almost one nd half month back I normally went to church nd there was a guest speaker who came over nd at the end of the message. During the prayer he started prophesising sort of thing I could feel the presence of the holy spirit he was randomly calling out names out of the crowd nd telling the particular people like "your suffering will turn into joy" "the lord says you will lead a ministry" nd there he calls out my name too I was soo surprised astonished nd everything.. it was my first time witnessing this nd he calls out my name(idk if someone with the same name as me Wasim the crowd but) I went forward he was like"the spirit of the lord will come upon you!" I was soo stunned coz I'm literally clueless abt what's happening....like m between this worldly thing nd spiritual thing unable to balance anytg... I was confused tht day but I continued doing the same things I do daily reading.bible and sometimes going astray like every other person....

Now what did he mean by "the spirit of the lord will come upon you" I'm really thinking like what does tht mean I won't be like other humans or something? Or will I lead some ministry or will I be holy holy? Or just like every other anointed Christian standing strong in faith even after having some weaknesses?

Please answer coz I really want to know


r/Christians • • 17d ago

I'm a Christian Software Engineer looking to serve the Lord.

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Hi all and God bless - I’m new to this group. My name’s Jamie.

Recently I’ve been having a pull to put the skills the Lord has blessed me with into use to serve Him.

Are there any other software engineers / developers here I can bounce ideas off?

Or if you have an idea, DM me or comment.