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i feel like i’m just so inseparable from my sins. i know God is real but i just can’t break free and im so worried all the time especially when dealing with sexual impurities or premarital sex. everyone online says God is coming in 2030 and the bible supports it through messiah 2030 so the rapture happens in 2027 bc it must happen 3 years before the tribulation. im just so scared i cant stop thinking about it. it says in the bible u will never know the day and hour but it never says anything about knowing the season month or year and i believe God is very specific with his words. as much as i dont want to admit it i feel like it is true. can someone please look through messiah 2030. theres not a single comment where they say its not true.

Hi, everyone, I am needing some help on my journey. I feel as if I am being led to begin fasting, but I have never done this before. I am looking for tips/advice on how to approach fasting in an appropriate way, and how to begin this new spiritual experience so I can grow my faith in Christ.

Any new help is greatly appreciated, and I thank you all for taking the time to read/post.

As a Christian I can't help but bear the thought that I must look forward to my death, to look unto it as a mother looks unto labour, knowing that the pain/suffering of it is necessary--- warranted, because it brings about a far greater blessing.

And having experienced someone so close go through this, knowing what insurmountable joy awaits them afterwards, my mind can't escape that reality.
Perhaps I might become bolder, less reserved in matters of my faith and the salvation of others.

I hope I can put what I write into practice, rather than just be fascinated by the thought of it, because the world does indeed need it. Of course it will be only by the power of the Holy Spirit that I believe is within me.

That’s the whole question. You’re welcome to interpret it and answer it however you choose as long as you follow the sub rules. 😉

Let me start by saying that I am very new to Christianity. Despite my parents both growing up in religious homes they, themselves, shied from the church quite a bit.

As an adult my thoughts were kind of in the middle. I didn’t NOT believe in God but I also didn’t want to delve into it. This was until my husband attended a Christian men’s retreat earlier this year and I watched how it moved him and how excited he became about learning about The Lord. This lit somewhat of a fire in myself and I set on a path of learning and trying to understand the things I had questions about.

My husband decided he wanted to attend a southern Baptist church in our area after hearing the pastor speak at the retreat. I was excited until I wasn’t. The church members have not been nice at all. My husband says it’s all in my head, but even our children are having issues with rudeness by the staff in the kids church area. However, my husband will walk into the door and everyone speaks to him, but turns their heads when I enter. I feel very out of place and almost awkward being there. He tells me I should try to make friends but it’s rather difficult to do when every time you smile or try to make conversation with someone they either ignore you or walk away.

I have asked him if we can look into other churches in our area but he insists that we’re where we need to be so I go in every Sunday with a bit of anxiety and dread.

How do I approach this or should I give it more time?

I love watching ghost hunters videos its like a history lesson about the place are haunted but I don't want to go ghost hunting just watch them because its really interesting about what is haunted. I don't want to go out of my home state to go ghost hunting to prove myself.

Is it bad for me to watch paranormal videos on YouTube videos if I don't really want to go ghost hunting, at all I just want to watch them but I don't know if its a sin to watch paranormal videos I just want to watch it, this sounds stupid for me about this because I only know a couple sins not this one

I may be completely out of place here, but something feels wrong about Rave Jesus. Im not trying to gossip as all of this is public information and come from many witnesses.

Im a 38 year old women who would go to Jesus raves in the 90s (yes they existed) as a kid with my parents. When I was older I got to attend one of Transform's performances in Beta when that was still around.

I kinda lingered hoping that more Christian EDM would grow. Which it did with Jesus loves electro, robert rosso, retain, and some R3hab remixes (all european btw). There were some groups of people like DJ disciples which eventually died off and apostle came out with Ace aura, everan maxwell, and Phocust starting something with the bass scene.

God's nation also started picking up and I've been listening the their playlists since. I like God's nation cause they really focus on growing the small guys and have expanded my knowledge. Which actually led me to find other people who were kick starting their own Christian rave promotion. I havent been able to go to one of their shows yet, but I did buy a VIP ticket to their festival LIVING WATER at the end of this month.

But then out of nowhere in 2024, BAM Rave Jesus. They blew up fairly quickly. It was strange actually how fast they grew. Then all of sudden they are announcing how they got a record deal with Sony for the "first ever CEDM record label" which wasnt true. Theres been plenty of record labels in the last decade. The comments flooded with people calling them out for it, so they deleted the post.

They started out as a trio, but in less than a year it narrowed down to one guy. Now, this one guy is the face of Rave Jesus. Before he went by king topher and when looking into him, I just get this weird discernment which I'll talk about later.

And then I talked to a friend in Houston who went to one of his shows. She said there was an open bar even with little kids running around everywhere. I dont know how I feel about people taking shots in enclosed spaces with impressionable children and teens.

Not only that, but he's now working with Lionsaddle, who as a 100% ai producer. Im not sure how I feel about the ai stuff, but i trust that the comments calling them out on ai shouldn't be met with the responses that they are getting. Oh and they are deleting them too. I saw a chain of comments by one of my favorite producers NitroX that is now gone! I have some screenshots attached to this post with current comments to see how long they stay up for.

Ok now lets look at the big one for me. When observing King Topher's profile, he started in the secular scene. Which, so what? God saves, but my worry is when someone gets newly saved and then all of a sudden in the spotlight shortly after. I just dont think its very healthy. We need mentorship, discipleship, and time to be made into a new creation before we start leading. The habits of the old have to get destroyed. He had some really big hits pretty early on and from looking at his music and considering the testimony I've seen from him, his secular music started evolving into Christian influence. Here's a general timeline just by looking at his songs:

King topher remixes "insomia" by Daya and its his top song to this day.

March 2021 King topher releases an ep called "kingdom for the cup" under the record label Bring the Kingdom which releases a lot of rave jesus' music

He has a few songs here and there that seem like Christian songs without actually mentioning Jesus.

In october of 2022 King Topher released a song called "money money" which clearly highlights the importance of being rich. This throws me off, cause shouldn't he have been moving into a walk with Jesus by then? The love of greed is talked about endlessly in the bible as a very bad thing.

Sept 2023 is when he make's "Boogie" with Kevin Aleksander and SON. which turns into the original trio for Rave Jesus.

Then the first song I noticed by Rave Jesus is in March of 2024, but there are 2 other songs that were released way before their inception that i think got added to Rave Jesus roster later.

He also worked with a lot of secular artists who arent openly Christian, which is fine, except that some of them end up on Rave Jesus songs too. Which once again not really anything wrong, but still weird that with all the other people ive been following who have been keeping CEDM alive for the past decade are being neglected over these guys.

Also, the branding??? Rave Jesus looks like a King Topher rebrand. Did i miss something? Is that public information?

Ok final tidbit before i conclude, read this bio:

The King is dead. Long live the King.

King Topher marks the beginning of a new era for the Kingdom. After a long, prosperous reign as King Arthur, King Topher is grabbing the royal crown and leading a revolution. Full of swag, style, and purpose, King Topher's new music speaks to a generation of listeners who are hungry for house music with substance. King Topher is arming his kingdom with weapons to slay on the dance floor and music to inspire hope and creativity. It's time for a new King.

Is King Topher the king? Or Jesus? "King topher is grabbing the royal crown and leading a revolution". Arent we called to lay down our cross and follow him? Arent humble servants suppose to recognize Jesus as the king and as our master? Are we not slave to our Lord? I understand that this may have been written before him accepting Jesus, but wouldnt you feel convicted to change it to honor Jesus?

I feel like this conveys a strange message. Id be curious to see if others see it differently, but from the behavior that I have seen with Rave Jesus, he seems prioritize money (cause why would there be liquor sales at an all ages Jesus rave) over the mission. He seems to prioritize his own image over others. He seems to be neglecting the smaller producers and the producers who have worked their butts off to keep CEDM alive so that he can grow. Also using THEIR foundation to kick start his "empire".

Im open to correction, but cant shake the discernment I've had for a while about this guy. If people need images, i have them available to send, but everything explain in this post other then the ones I said were deleted are public on Spotify

Hi all, as the tile suggests my “you version” bible app is stuck in King James Version. Anyone else experience this?

I've been a Christian my whole life, being 34 turning 35 very soon, and only having a tough hard life, going through constant chronic pain for 18 years almost, fertility issues, abuse, losing all loved ones to death, how does one try to lead others to Jesus Christ when they're unsure of themselves. I'm having martial issues, I've never had a good life. How do we know Christianity is the way? I've only seen hurt. I've only felt hurt, physically, emotionally, etc. help?! Thanks. I'm not trying to quench the Holy Spirit, I ultimately don't know what I'm following these days. I find people that don't even follow Jesus Christ have it a lot easier than us that follow the faith.

Hi Everyone, I've been interested in deepening my connection with Christianity for a while, and recently have been listening to a lot of podcasts and am looking to buy my first Bible :)

I'm struggling personally with lust. As embarrassing as it is to write out. I have somewhat overcome an addiction to pornography and am struggling with lust when I'm just out and about. How do you guys avoid seeing people that are objectively attractive and not thinking of anything sexual or hedonistic? Thanks :)

This has been bothering me for a long time. My loved ones have no faith in Jesus even though I tried to preach to them.

I feel painful whenever I think about the time they will suffer in the lake of fire.

Has anyone had the similar experience? What would you do about it?

Would it be a sin for me to intentionally not want to get married, procreate, or bring life into this world?

Every time I look around me I just see so much sadness. Yes there are positive things in life but it just seems like at every corner there is evil.

I know what it’s like to be excluded and picked on (when I was younger) and I wouldn’t want my child to feel the same way because it literally rewired my phsyche in a bad way. I hate the concept of children suffering SO MUCH.

I don’t think children should suffer, but I know my opinion has no weight on the realty of life. Some of the things I’ve seen happen to innocent children, especially in light of the 3pstein files, sealed the lid for me. I cannot stand to see bad things happen to children all because of what Adam and Eve did.

I’ve even turned down an advance for a relationship from someone because of this sentiment, but Idk if I’m committing a sin.

This will not be a smooth read as I literally just thought about this but I really need to get it off my chest so bear with me.

I’d really like to talk about this because I see it get thrown around a lot. I really think that we have it a bit twisted when it comes to secular music. What we should be worried about is actually carnal music which is different from secular.

Secular music is described as music intended for general life or non religious audiences while carnal music refers to worldly music that ACTIVELY promotes fleshly desires and vices contrary to biblical teaching and doctrine.

Secular music is not inherently bad. I’ll give a silly but effective example. The Happy birthday song. This is an example of a secular song. So are we saying we shouldn’t sing the happy birthday to our loved ones because the song is secular? Lol. I think the discardment of secular music as a whole has no real benefit.

There are so many secular things we do actually, so why is it that music is singled out? What about the secular shows and movies? Oh you You watch sports? That’s secular too!

Now thread carefully. I still believe we should be listening to Christian artists and music and honestly if that’s all you want to do that is a bonus. I listen to worship music like 99% of the time. Then sometimes I’ll listen to a nice song probably from my childhood that probably talks about living life with friends or family or something like that - you get the gist. That’s it.

Carnal music and artists are a no obviously. For me, anything that talks Sex, drugs, money or anything of that kind will not get any attention from me. This is the real danger. Carnal music. I don’t think I need to go deeper there. We know the artists and we know the music they make. You will know when you shouldn’t be listening to a song.

It’s a very big topic and I feel like a lot of “baby” Christians struggle here because of the way we have made it to be.

I’ve been wrestling with something and wanted to hear from other Christians.

I have pretty bad ADHD. It affects my focus, motivation, impulse control, and honestly just basic daily life sometimes. So medication is something I’ve thought about, but I feel conflicted.

Part of me wonders if taking ADHD meds is just using medicine responsibly. But another part of me worries about the spiritual side of it. The Bible talks about sorcery, and I’ve heard people connect that word to “pharmakia.” I know that doesn’t automatically mean every medication is evil, but it still makes me think.

We live in a world where so much is built around dopamine, distraction, media, pills, quick fixes, and escaping discomfort. I don’t want to just numb myself or depend on something instead of depending on God.

Verses that come to mind are:

“Everything is permissible for me, but I will not be mastered by anything.” 1 Corinthians 6:12

“Be sober-minded; be watchful.” 1 Peter 5:8

“Test everything; hold fast what is good.” 1 Thessalonians 5:21

At the same time, I know the Bible doesn’t seem to condemn all medicine. Paul told Timothy to take a little wine for his stomach, and Jesus said the sick need a physician. So I’m not trying to say all medication is bad.

I guess my question is: where is the line?

If ADHD meds help someone function, focus, work, and control impulses, is that just being responsible with the body and mind God gave them? Or can it become a spiritual problem if it turns into dependence, avoidance, or replacing God with a pill?

I’m not trying to judge anyone who takes medication. I’m genuinely trying to figure this out and think about it biblically. I want to be sober-minded, disciplined, and close to God, but I also don’t want to ignore a real problem if help exists.

Would appreciate thoughts, especially from Christians who have dealt with ADHD or meds themselves.

My girlfriend (F19) and I (M20) have been together for 5 years, with the last 2.5 years being together in college. We are more than ready for marriage, and are in a decent enough financial situation to have a wedding that we want as well as possibly even buy our own home afterwards. We are both Christian, her Missouri Synod Lutheran and I Catholic, but we both have made concessions and I will most likely convert in the future before we have any children. We nearly fully agree on every political and moral issue, we agree on how many kids we want, we have both abstained until marriage, and we are fully in love with each other.

My family absolutely loves her and she loves them. Her family all loves me for the most part and invites me on vacations and regular day trips. Additionally, our summer homes are 3.5 hours from each other so our families have never met, and our college is much closer to my house, so her family knows me well, but not as well as mine knows her.

However, her father is still weirdly against our relationship and has portrayed his doubts to her about me multiple times. He has also told her on multiple occasions that he quote, "failed in raising her." In addition, I am allowed to stay at her house any time and go on trips with them, but she can never stay at my house or go on trips with my family. All of this inconsistency between his beliefs has really upset my girlfriend to the point where she finds it hard to even talk to him anymore. Her mom is much more understanding but doesn't ever seem to back her up in conversations or decisions about things.

Unfortunately, I have no idea what to do about this, as he never talks to me and barely acknowledges me. We are more than ready for marriage, but her father's inability to trust and support his daughter in this is making it exceptionally difficult.

Does anyone have any advice?

Hello. I work for myself. I see kids who need help at schools. I don’t really have colleagues. It’s hard to connect with the teachers, because I just see them in the hallways.
I am involved at my church.
But I want to reach unsaved people. I’m from South Africa, so people know about Jesus and you can openly talk about your faith.
I’m not a sports or arty person. I live in a town, not a city.
I’m considering joining the gym, but I don’t know if that’s a practical place to meet new people with discipleship in mind and sharing the Gospel.
Any ideas on how to reach people?

How did you navigate the situation once you realized you did not agree with or could not comply with a non-negotiable belief or practice of your faith community?

I want to preface this question by saying i’m in no way trying to challenge or make light of anyone’s faith . I grew up in a traditional southern household where sunday church was the norm .However my mother and father always encouraged critical thinking over blind obedience. How do you mesh religion and faith without doubting either?

recently i’ve been presented with an insanely difficult choice that i don’t know how to decide properly. i have time to make this choice, it’s not something i have to rush, so ive been praying to god and asking him what to do for months now. i’ve been reading the bible, praying several times a day, and i just don’t know what to do. is there a sign i should be looking for? or is there a reason im not getting an answer.

As I've been anxious lately, I find myself reading Matthew 6: 34, or Psalm 56: 3-4 more often to help calm that. (esv)

I'd love to know which verses you turn to for your anxiety, your joy, your sadness, etc!