• F_State@midwest.social
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    4 days ago

    Christians are almost always been selective about what parts of the bible they believe (or even bother to read) and this is an easy example. The bible makes very clear that the date the world ends will be known to none but god. There won’t be a warning from angels and humans won’t be able to figure out in advance. There could be signs it’s coming that people pick up on but someone saying “it’ll be this day on this month” will always be a lie. That aside, why would a Christian who thinks the world is gonna end sell anything? What will you do with that money in Heaven?

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      3 days ago

      That aside, why would a Christian who thinks the world is gonna end sell anything? What will you do with that money in Heaven?

      it’s all carnies and rubes.

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      3 days ago

      I have yet to meet a Christian who doesn’t regularly practice at least one of the 7 deadly sins.

      In the modern age, just Greedy, Envy and Wrath are already common amongst the vast majority of Christians - I mean, if you want to punish immigrants becuase you think that “they’re taking our jobs” that’s already Greed and Wrath and possibly also Envy.

      Then even the most pious religious people are generally Prideful, at the very least on how close to the Lord they thing they are and how superior their own moral and ways are.

      Sloth and Gluthony also tend to be very common - you certainly don’t get overweight “epidemics” in a country without tons of people doing very little when they could do more (say, riding their car everywhere) and eating far beyond what they need.

      If there’s ever a Rapture, nobody will notice because only a handful of people - most of whom eremits living separate from the rest of the World - dissapears.

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      3 days ago

      Even Jesus, who is God, sorta, didn’t know when it would happen. He told his disciples he would return in their lifetime.

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          The most common Christian apologetic is to say he was talking about the transfiguration. That fails because the language is clearly talking about his return. The early church clearly thought he was going to return in their lifetime. Also, the transfiguration a few days later. It’s weird to say “some of you will still be alive in a few days”

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      4 days ago

      That aside, why would a Christian who thinks the world is gonna end sell anything? What will you do with that money in Heaven?

      They must not think Trump is releasing the Epstein files any time soon.

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      4 days ago

      I wonder if the inverse would hold true

      If somebody “knows” its the rapture, then it must not actually be the rapture