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Read the Bible. Specifically Revelation, 1/2 Thessalonians, and Daniel. If you haven't before, you'd be surprised how much of what's taking place now is prophes
by rglover 3y ago
Read the Bible. Specifically Revelation, 1/2 Thessalonians, and Daniel. If you haven't before, you'd be surprised how much of what's taking place now is prophesied.
Many people, rightfully, (over-)react to the American caricature of Christianity (mega churches, Kenneth Copeland, etc.) as the definition of what it is (that's arguably the deception hinted at in the Bible), but reading/trusting the raw word—what's referred to as "sola scriptura"—is remarkably helpful in navigating what's taking place.
- egorfine 3y agoDespite you being downvoted which is completely expected on HN, I still have to second this. > to the American caricature of Christianity This cannot be overestimated.
- joquarky 3y agoAstrology helps people with navigating life in the same way as the Bible As does the I Ching These are all just Rorschach tests, why choose one of the most corruptible and corrupted approaches?
- rglover 3y agoNothing protects your other examples from corruption. > why choose one of the most corruptible and corrupted approaches? Because when the non-prophetic elements of it are applied to life, all of the anxiety, fear, and dread you feel evaporates. It's only when you view it through the lens of a "church" or "leader" (read: group) that it loses its meaning. I've read the I Ching and it lacks a religious/church element which leads to the conclusion you've had. It's not until people take it and turn it into something it isn't that it loses its value. Arguably, Christianity, due to its claims, has become weaponized. Interestingly, this very outcome is prophesied in the Bible (which, personally, cements my faith in it what it prescribes).
- zoky 3y ago> Read the Bible. Specifically Revelation, 1/2 Thessalonians, and Daniel. If you haven't before, you'd be surprised how much of what's taking place now is prophesied. …said every doomsday preacher since the Bible was written.
- rglover 3y agoI'm not a preacher and I don't subscribe to any church/denomination. I think, generally speaking, religious leadership in the world is in a state of apostasy and is guilty of leading people away from God/Christ's message (which the Bible prophesies would happen).
- Almondsetat 3y agoAnd yet you quote the english bible, whose innumerable translations carry a similar burden
- rglover 3y agoRead them. They're all quite similar, mostly changing in tone or structure. I recently built an app to side-by-side ESV, KJV, NASB, NLT, AMP, and ASV translations and they're all very similar. Even obscure translations follow the same structure and message (they have to, doing the opposite is warned against in the Bible).
- Almondsetat 3y agoSorry, if you don't read the OT in hebrew and the NT in greek you cannot speak about christianity
- slothtrop 3y agoYou're a token Protestant. Nothing new under the sun.