>>712 >>715 Here's a bit of an update to this post regarding other Christian boards: Ironically, this very site is the only one from the first list that is still up: https://8chan.moe/christian/ There is a Christian community on: https://zzzchan.xyz/christian/index.html They migrated over there after anoncafe was shut down. It is quiet but it seems to have decent moderation and solid rules. As already stated, anoncafe is shut down, and the same goes for frenschan and christ-chan.net So links to the communities there no longer function.

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>>989 That's why you must become a True Prophet, speaking God's True Prophetic Word, not caring what others think about it.

>>817 That's why you must turn your computer off and go outside and do God's perfect will for your life!!!

Christ chan flag for /christian/

>>1053 Nice work. It's cute.

/christian/ is cordially invited to join us at the 4th Soulcalibur 6 tournament. You may choose 1 or 2 characters to fight (preferably a b-tan or character relevant for your board). The 4th tournament is being hosted here: >>>/icup/6376

I only learned that this board existed thanks to 1d6chan. And, I only learned that that is the name of 1d4chan's current, active wiki thanks to here. Hope to continue to build my faith here. >>1053 Cute!

He is risen! Happy Easter, everyone.

>But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. >Matthew 5:28 How do I know if I'm doing this? Am I supposed to quickly turn my head away from a beautiful woman as soon as it registers in my mind that she is a woman and is beautiful, so that I do not risk the arising of lust? Can I look at drawings of attractive women at all (eg anime girls or female comic book heroes) or is this verboten for the same reason (ie that I am risking the arising of lust just the same, the object of arousal being irrelevant)? Can I THINK of beautiful women or must I do my best to shunt away such thoughts the moment they spontaneously generate before they trigger the sin of arousal?

I posted this in one of the prophecy threads, but I figured it's more suitable if I repost it here. So a question: How do I obey and submit to Jesus? I always had trouble understanding this as a Christian. I always pray and seek his guidance, but it feels like I get no answers when I pray, so I don't know how to do his will, other than trying to live like him, in accordance to the laws of the bible and doing my best to put my faith in him.

ANNOUNCING THE 1ST ROUND OF THE 4TH TOURNAMENT 1ST ROUND: >>>/icup/6376 /arepa/ Simon Bolivar vs /t/ Libbie /av/ Avellana vs /arepa/ Lionza /leftypol/ Alunya vs /m/ Coop /ais/ Jenny vs /hisparefugio/ Hispacan /erp/ Eirin vs /a/ HoiHoi Punished /v/ vs /ac/ Aurora /vhs/ Rocky vs /tkr/ Tiffany Lee /hisrol/ MMM-tan vs /hispol/ Esther /vt/ Tokino Sora vs /argentina/ Creature /m/ QBajeena vs /monarchy/ Grace /vb/ Phoebe vs /pol/ Pol Tan /b/ Vampyr vs /biz/ Bobo /christian/ Christ Chan vs /baubau/ /fur/ n8 vs /ais/ Dorothy /gacha/ Doro vs /2434/ Lovelock /yuri/ Shizuru vs /argentina/ Pres. Milei /soy/ Soy Tan vs /site/ Asuka /zoo/ Legoshi vs /ita/ Rita Ciano /hisrol/ LARP-chan vs /v/ Vivian James /loomis/ Sketch Tan vs /delicious/ Cake /vore1/ Daphne vs /hisparefugio/ Refugiada /arte/ Artemis vs /interracial/ Not 2B /vhs/ Niel Breen vs /fast/ Sonic /brit/ Dorse vs /tkr/ Lila /bleached/ Chel vs /wooo/ Hulk /vb/ Bee Vi vs /pol/ Erika /abdl/ Tarrant vs /fringe/ Fringe Girl /t/ Terry Davis vs /mon/ Renamon /brit/ BBK vs /fringe/ Smileburg /vore1/ Cell vs /ac/ Hilda /ic/ Arbiter vs /vyt/ Gawr Gura /fur/ k8 vs /eris/ Grandma /mlp/ Aryanne vs /fast/ Eggman

>>1091 Christ-tan is currently fighting against /baubau/ right now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KdN9x8uO80

>>1097 get smote

>>1072 >Matthew 5:27-28 This is a good article, check it out: https://frbillsorthodoxblog.com/2023/09/24/419-whats-missing-in-the-creed-part-two-christs-teachings-in-matthew-chapter-5/ >The Old Testament Law says “‘Do not commit adultery’, but I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” >A high school friend of mine said: “Does that mean if you’ve already lusted, you may as well just go ahead and do it?” The answer is NO. >The Lord expressed this in terms of male responsibility. Does that get women off the hook? Can women lust? I can’t say. I’m not a woman. >Lest I misunderstand this, let me quote The Orthodox Study Bible: “The issue here is lust, not simply the mutual attraction of men and women. Sin does not come out of nature, but out of internal self-indulgence. He who feasts on lust within himself * brings sin into his heart through his thoughts. (Thoughts which enter the mind involuntarily are temptations, not sins. They become sins only when they are held onto and entertained.” --- >adultery >1. extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations >adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce >Synonyms: 'criminal conversation' and 'fornication' I see it's less about rules and outward behavior than it's for what's inside your heart, or, it's about *more* than rules. Jesus draws a new line that's beyond 'cheating'. >Can I look at drawings of attractive women at all (eg anime girls or female comic book heroes) Paul writes in Corinthians: >12 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not [a]helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of [b]any. Fun and entertainment is not verboten. I don't know much about anime and comics but from what I've seen, anime girls and comic book drawings are generally erotic and suggestive, if anime as a whole is saturated with pornographic imagery you'd have to avoid it or be extremely selective and judicious with what you consume. If you're absolutely certain that looking at anime girls doesn't cause any issues for you, then go ahead. Also, I find books and audiobooks to be the better (best) medium. Paul continues in 12-20 https://biblehub.com/nkjv/1_corinthians/6.htm regarding sexual immorality. I hope this didn't overwhelm you it's just interesting for me to look into and talk about.

>>1102 >if anime as a whole is saturated with pornographic imagery you'd have to avoid it or be extremely selective and judicious with what you consume. That goes for ANY form of entertainment. Not just anime. Just look for anime not filled with fan service (good luck with that). But also be aware that being aware of media isn't restricted to just anything erotic/fan service. (((Western))) media, is far worst since they are constantly promoting Cultural Marxist and LGBT ideology. A lot of Disney movies were promoting stuff about the elements. Taylor Alesia on YouTube had a lot of videos about it saying that Christians shouldn't watch Disney and it's demonic in nature. Hell, even Avatar the Last Airbender, an American cartoon with a lot of anime inspired art, not only promoted elements, but they had a jeet who was telling Aang about chakaras. Not to mention in the sequel series, The Legend of Korra, they made Korra a lesbian in the end to appeal to Tumblrites (and Andrew Dobson of course). Something kind of unrelated, but I'm curious about the writing aspect myself. If I want to write a piece of fantasy fiction, I'm facing the moral dilemma of having characters use magic or other types of powers. Fantasy genres use a ton of magic and it's a staple in fantasy. I tried to write around it saying there is a big drawback to using magic, but even if I try to do that, it seems something I'm not allowed to write. And I definitely shouldn't bring Religious topics into the story. For example: I was considering making a character a Christian who left a country due to religious persecution, but if he ends up using magic, that will look insanely blasphemous.

>>1103 I don't think I'm qualified to answer because I'm a noob when it comes to literature but I'll do it anyway. >For example: I was considering making a character a Christian who left a country due to religious persecution, but if he ends up using magic, that will look insanely blasphemous. Fleeing a country due to religious persecution is grounding the story in reality, as well as directly defining the character as a Christian, which none of the following works do. Also at their most "normal" and familiar, the books take you through a portal into another world, like with HP, Narnia or the Space Trilogy where the protagonist goes to different planets, and with Tolkien where it's not even Earth but another creation altogether. >CS Lewis' Space Trilogy. Doug Wilson has good lectures on the series, but I imagine there's better and more authoritative commentaries on it. Spoilers ahead: https://www.mikeduran.com/2016/03/26/is-c-s-lewis-space-trilogy-a-good-example-of-christian-speculative-fiction/ >Harry Potter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_debates_over_the_Harry_Potter_series >In a 2012 interview, she said she belonged to the Scottish Episcopal Church.[167] Rowling has stated that she believes in God,[168] but has experienced doubt,[169] and that her struggles with faith play a part in her books.[90] She does not believe in magic or witchcraft.[163][168] >Lord of the Rings and the Silmarillion, both "exclusively Catholic works". The creation story in the beginning of the Silmarillion is fascinating. Even though there's an elaborate "pantheon", the deities are all unified in Eru Iluvatar's song, and they all act according to his notably graceful will, except one -- Melkor. There's also clear proclamations of providence, that Melkor is "allowed to exist for reasons that will be revealed at the end of time." I haven't gotten very far in Tolkien's works however, but the cosmology, worldbuilding, creation story so far are only superficially heathen, and this book cover makes me think that the elves are supposed to be the part of mankind that never fell and always remained in the garden. Tolkien writes beautifully. >Gene Wolfe's Shadow of the Torturer. I heard it mirrors the spiritual struggles and doubts of the author, who is a Catholic. It's a dense book that's thin on plot, heavy on contemplation, and it requires multiple readings. It was a chore to go through, but maybe on the second read the musings will be clearer and the book more enjoyable. There's a lot of inspiration and philosophy in the above four titles to go through, perhaps you'll need to check literary criticisms on top of reading the books to get the most out of them. That's two Anglican works, and two Catholic works. I wonder if there's any Eastern Orthodox fantasy, who knows if that even exists.

>>1105 My issue is having a Christian using magic or some type of non-spiritual Christian power can be blasphemous. It makes me wonder if I should remove direct references to Christianity or put in a disclaimer in the books that I don't support anything occult or the practice of magic. Michael Jackson did something like that at the beginning of the the Thriller music video.

>>1110 I don't think you can have fantasy without magic. The way I see it you have two options: 1. Write classical fantasy without direct and overbearing mentions of anything Christian while having the religious subtleties you want, see https://thebookslist.com/religious-fantasy-authors/ or 2. Write fantasy with totally transparent Christian ideas and characters, explicitly defined, that dominate the story from beginning to end. I see that you're talking about the 'right hand path' and the 'left hand path' dichotomy. I'll give you a useful example to consider for option #1: the elves in LOTR aren't practicing LHP magic, JRRT writes that 'their magic is art', and that 'they make things even more beautiful'. The elves, who are in communion with Eru Iluvatar, or God, come close to falling when they create the 'Rings of Power', where they try to preserve Middle Earth from decaying, and in that instance, they want to change the world according to their own will, and Melkor is able to exploit that if I recall correctly. The thing with option #2 is that the only "magic" that can be affirmed by the church is miracles, where God's will manifests, and it heals, restores something, or overcomes evil. With option #2 I think you'll have to write about an extraordinary Christian person, perhaps a living saint who performs miracles, based on a historical person, going into religious / historical fantasy(?) There's many saints to draw inspiration from, recently I learned about St. Hermione, and her story is unforgettable. https://youtu.be/1gq5MDh0qF8 However I don't know how to feel about "historical fantasy Saint fiction".

>>1114 >God's will manifests let me clarify that with a quote >Miracles are not the breaking of what are commonly called the the laws of physics. These so-called laws belong to a fallen world, this creation is disfigured, it is not as it should be, so miracles we must see as the reestablishment of God's true law over the brokenness of what is a defiled creation, a broken creation.

>>1115 That's a good quote to bear in mind if I ever put a story I have in mind to paper >>1101 https://cytu.be/r/8duels Guess who'll be be fighting /christian/ next today? >>>/icup/6548

>>1116 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQawVmtHVDc Oh my

Was Mary Magdalene actually a prostitute? What did the bible say about saving whores/prostitutes? All I remember was Jesus healing some prostitutes and telling them to sin no more.

>>1122 The traditional interpretation is that Mary Magdalen is the same woman Jesus saved in John 8 and Martha's sister. Other exegetes say all those were different women, too scandalous I guess. Other traditions say that she lived as a lover of a roman soldier before following Jesus, the reason they wanted to kill her in John 8.

>>1123 Well what did the bible say about saving whores/prostitutes?

>>1124 I don't know if this is a rhetoric question about the old law. Jesus as God Himself is author of the law and able to forgive her death penalty, and Christians aren't bound by the old law.

>>1125 All Jesus does is prevent a stoning of two people. Does he forgive them, necessarily? Is there a line that says he does? Either way as soon as he leaves you can bet the two responsible skipped town and were exiled from ever returning. That's how I see the price of adultery. Either serving a pennance (time in jail) or exile into strange customs and a potentially more difficult way of life. The point is the price to pay for that should be high. It shouldn't be "scot-free no laws on it".

>>1126 Any proof of that or just your judaizer speculation?

Where is the prayer thread?

Seriously, can we start a prayer thread here?

>>1145 Yes, you may do that if you wish to.

>>1147 Thanks. Will consider it, especially before my vacation.

>>1147 I created it. Please let me known if it's acceptable or not.

>>1150 You did good, anon. Looks acceptable enough.

Since digital ID is on the horizon for many countries, are there any contingency plans for this board?

For the first time in 9 years, I've attended a church service. I found a very good Protestant Church while I was on vacation with a tour group in Japan. Considering the tour group took us to alot of Shinto and Buddhist shrines, I felt the need for God to clean my spirit and to get away from the tour group that had a really fat Muslim girl causing all sorts of problems for me and the group such as being self-centered and being rude in general. The church is called the Rakuyo Church, the United Church of Christ in Japan. Located in Kyoto. Everyone there was really friendly despite the language barrier, but at least everyone knew a little bit of English. The worship service covered Romans 13. Just attending the worship service helped a lot and the church even gave me a copy of the New Testament NKJV in English and Japanese. I recommend this church if any of you visit Kyoto.