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It seems to me that God being infinite should not be able to be damaged in any way by anything finite. If God is the only infinite thing, it seems like he should not be able to be damaged. If he can't be damaged, I don't see how he would feel pain. Without the experience of pain to compare, I'm not sure what pleasure would be. What are the Christian perspectives (or at least the reddit Christian perspectives 😅) on this?

For anyone who has experienced or witnessed this, what is it like? I'm really interested in the lived experience and what it is to the person doing it. I know next to nothing about it so I'm sorry if my wording isn't right. Let me know and I'll try to fix it!

I know not all Christians believe in speaking in tongues. If so, what are your thoughts and feelings about the practice in the Pentecostal churches?

Matt 27:46 has always confused me. Jesus says "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

I have 3 questions about this in particular:

1. Isn't it a sin to make this accusation against God? How can Jesus' faith be pure if he believes, in the end, that he has been forsaken by God?

2. If Jesus is God, how can he feel forsaken by God?

3. As part of the trinity, wouldn't Jesus have been in the know and understood that this was coming? Why would it be surprising to him?

EDIT: The point of this phrase was completely lost on me. Thank you to those who pointed out the connection to Psalm 22. It really helped me to understand the meaning of the passage. I honestly think it's one of the most beautiful things I've found in my current study of the Bible. Thanks to those who gave thoughtful responses!

I'm vaguely aware of Dominion because it's mentioned so often as a reason someone went vegan or as an attempt to help a partner, friend, or loved one understand and/or embrace veganism. I haven't watched it and I'm under the impression that it can be traumatic to watch.

My question: is there any reason for someone who is already vegan (and having no difficulty in it) to watch Dominion?

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: Super helpful, folks, thanks! I won't watch it. I'm glad I didn't feel compelled to watch and I appreciate the feedback!

Hi folks!

I've been asking a lot of questions here lately in an effort to better understand contemporary Christian perspectives. I'm in the midst of a reading project that includes the Bible among other wisdom and philosophy texts. Right now, I'm doing a Bible reading session each night where I read a few (typically 5) Psalms and then continue my main read (I just started Samuel last night).

I'd like to start working in a passage or two that are especially meaningful to people in the faith to help me ground this reading in the real world practice of the faith a little more.

Please share whatever passages you would recommend to me. I'm particularly interested in your favorites or most inspirational, but I'm very open to other recommendations if you have them.

Peace

I previously asked here why folks believe. One reason I kept hearing was that the world just makes more sense with the Christian God than without it or with another god. I'm very interested in this because I come to the opposite conclusion so I want to hear how you get to your view to better understand each other.

I'm here to learn and understand not to debate.

Thanks!

I've been working on a reading project since the start of the year where I read the important historical works of literature in a more or less chronological order. I've read the Torah, Joshua, and Judges from the OT (while also reading several other texts from other traditions). I'm interested in starting on the NT, but I want to get as much of the historical grounding from the OT as possible.

Should I work through the rest of the OT before moving on to NT? Are there specific books or passages that are "must reads" to understand the NT? Does it not matter that much?

Thanks in advance!