I just can't do it anymore. I go to bible study and we talk about the little evils that people struggle with every day. You would think, I would benefit from a women's bible study about "The Armor of God". But it very hard to care about the study and about all the little struggles we normies deal with when so much true evil is in the world. I also LOATH zoom. I want to do things in person and I just can't seem to get into a distance bible study.
I want to talk about satanists murdering babies. I want to talk about how Covid is a lie instead of pretending to be concerned about people catching a cold. And yes God forgive me I have lost my empathy for them. She asked me why I didn't continue and what I focusing my time on. And I told her about murdering babies and drinking their blood. I told her about Satanist in powerful positions.
She insisted that she had looked into that decades ago and knew all about it and that she could not deal with it so decided to do focus on the people around her and her life and to not deal with the stresses of these things. I get that. I understand that. And I can't do that right now. I just hung up on her. All she did was convince me I should not go and she was trying to do just the opposite.
The fact is that she is RIGHT! There is nothing we can do. It is all in Gods hands so I really should be going to that study and serving my neighbors. I just can't right now.
Here's the thing.... Evil flourishes when good men (or women) do nothing. So she looked into it decades ago, knows it's all true, and decided to look the other way.
How many other "well meaning" people have done the same thing? And had they actually done something about what they found where would we be now? How many lives could have been saved and hearts not broken or families destroyed.
in my opinion.....she shouldn't be leading a bible study. You did the right thing.
And by "right wingers" who do you mean?
random conservatives who stand by as the police drag away people for not masking, stuff like that.
Let's just call them what they are-- lying, cheating, self absorbed traitors. I don't think they deserve the term right wing. That belongs to conservatives.
Dont engage the shill, deport and ignore
i answered a question. how does that make me a shill?
be specific, because it frankly seems like you just want yes men and nothing else.
what's the last time you prevented the Stasi from taking somebody away?
who are you to judge them when you know you'd do the same thing?
Ummm where are you from "Texan" there's no "stasi" in Texas. There's no "stasi" where I live either.
Unless you're a troll from communist China, or a 90 year old survivor of Nazi Germany, or thereabouts, you've NEVER seen anyone be "taken" away.
So cut the shit. And just so you know-- I'm not judging anyone. I'm exacting a performance review on the elected garbage that I pay tax dollars to work for me and they suck ass.
So stop feeling sorry for yourself and picking fights with strangers.
you said conservatives who stand idly by are this (your judgement), but you fail to show when you ever broke the mould.
did you not watch any of the videos of people being assaulted by police for breaking mask mandates? how about the churches being shut down and charged for daring to practice their religion freely?
cut what shit? i made an observation. show me the lie and i will concede.
i didn't pick a fight, guy, my comment was a simple response, it wasn't meant to bash you. you took offense all by yourself.
I’m with ya sista!! Let’s start our own bible study!!
I would like that actually. Ive never been into bible study groups. Was raised in church every week all that. Seems much more appealing doing one with actual like minded, awake people, from that perspective. No holds bard! Lol
There is a new Christian .win site: https://communities.win/c/christianity
she is not right. and f zoom meetings. interact face to face with people and no masks. recognize the seriousness of our predicament, but enjoy our time now and take breaks and laugh with people you love. that's all i got for you.
I can’t imagine Jesus saying.... I saw that years ago but I must focus on my own life.
If your church is masked up and/or over Zoom, it's God showing you to go somewhere with correct doctrine.
We should form our own thing. We could make a thread in the Christianity community forum and talk about whatever you want there. How the verses pertain to today and where we stand against the timing of the rapture.
I understand where you are coming from - I hate Zoom as well - I have a small group (3 ladies) meet at my house once a month - we do a Christian book study - non fiction - currently reading David Platt “Something’s Gotta Give” - if you cannot do something in person and hate Zoom, step up your prayer life - we have a lot of power to combat evil as Prayer Warriors - the Lord will year us and will be faithful according to His timing. Maybe those of us on this forum who are interested can agree to set a reminder on our phone to all pray for the liberation and healing of these horribly abused souls - the Lord answers prayers.
Praying for you right now that you find your best way to connect with Him during these trying times.
I am setting my “Pray for the Children” reminder for 7:30 AM eastern for anyone who wants to join me in lifting up prayers to the throne of grace at that time.
Look - The small things are also important. They build the foundation and prevent one from doing the big things and bring you closer to God. Don't be discouraged with these bibles studies because you may be helping others find their way.
I agree it's hard knowing how much is wrong in the world and hoping it just gets better. Something needs to be done. I don't know what that something is. I don't have any answers.
Nothing wrong with taking a break. Jesus himself took time to be alone. Use some time to meditate on the word yourself. If you are drawn back to the same group, that's fine: you will return renewed, perhaps with a different focus. If your heart draws you somewhere else, be true to yourself. If your group is deep into Ecclesiastes and you want to study Revelations, you decide. You can still be friends with all of them.
Remember that you would forgive any of your friends for taking a break; you should extend that same forgiveness to yourself. Jesus certainly does, even if you make a mistake.
Personally I have found inspiration from YouTube videos of Kim Clement, and also the pastors Kent Christmas and Dutch Sheets. But YouTube and zoom have limits. In-person time with friends is irreplaceable, and good for the soul. God bless.
I hear ya!! We all do. My mom doesn't try to tell me that that stuff isn't happening bit says similar as your lady.....concentrate on being happy and your own kids. Just live. Be happy. Which is all great but very hard right now. Of course we love and are here for our kids ....even moreso knowing but still hard
What you wrote hit me hard because I could have written it. Same, same. I go to my "groups" and listen to them wail about not being able to get through to make their appointment to be jabbed. Unbelievable. Two years ago I tried to bring up the issue of child torture at my women's bible study and they all clutched their pearls and acted like i was crazy. So I pretty much stay home, study my bible alone and shake my head while spending HOURS on GA.
I hear you. I think different people are called for different tasks. I think God puts on our hearts the things that we are to focus on though we should spend considerable time in prayer making sure it is of God.
I have a weekly Bible Study. We talk about those things for a few minutes each week, then get into the study. We meet in person. We don't wear masks and we hug. It is hard to swallow I know, all the evil, but it does exist. We just have to pray, pray and keep praying and trust God. You need like-minded people around you for sure.
I would strongly suggest you watch some segments of Gene Kim /Real Bible Believers. He has a lot of good information/doctrine on Youtube. It may not be the exact meat you are looking for (instead of the milk you've been getting at your previous gathering) but it's definitely meat. I don't think there's any topic he's afraid to take on. Not everyone gets to that place where they realize they aren't being fed as they should in the church they attend. Nobody should stay on milk.
Biblestudy is not a replacement for walking with God, because study is only about story intake. It does not define a relationship.
Effectively, there is one simple remedy:
Philippians 4:6-9.
Concentrate on that. The rest will follow.
God bless you.
Thank you.
I beg to differ. There is much we can do!
Inaction is NOT what God asks of us. Quite the contrary. We are to stand up for truth, even when we are persecuted for it. We are to walk in truth and share that truth with others, even as we are attacked for it.
Our job now is to red pill as many as possible by planting seeds and getting more people to question the false narrative and start using critical thinking to recognize for themselves how corrupt and deceitful our govt is.
Stop wearing masks. Educate yourself on all the dangers of masks, as well as the real science that shows the virus to be LESS dangerous than masks or the vax that are killing/maiming people. Arm yourself with KNOWLEDGE so you can explain to those who are still blindly accepting the false narrative.
Be a role model. I had two different young men approach me at the market to thank me for not wearing a mask and they removed their own, Then we had a conversation. We talked about the election fraud. We talked about Q and the plan. And then I gave them some web links to check out for themselves.
So I opened the eyes of two young people. And if they go on to tell two people, who tell two people....you get the point.
So start gathering and sharing info! Not the pedo stuff at first, bc that just shuts people down if they can't accept such widespread evil. Start with the smaller stuff: vids of mass protests in other countries against lockdowns. Ask them how many flu cases were reported in 2020. Why are those numbers so low? DId cov magically cure the flu?
The point is to get them wondering and digging for themselves.
Again, there is MUCH we can do. We are THE ARMY OF THE LORD SPREADING THE TRUTH!
get a new church. any church complying with the lockdowns is helping Satan.
Stay in connection with the board of leaders in your congregation. Make it your immediate mission either to find the Spirit's new mentor for you or to continue to accept and submit to the current appointed women's teacher. Whoever is head of your household, if not yourself, should be involved too.
Because we are engaged in spiritual and hybrid warfare and we are learning how to use our defensive and offensive armor, spiritual formation and chain of command is essential. Infanticide and trafficking are horrendous challenges, but they are God's challenges and he has a totally sufficient plan for dealing with them at the right time. That plan may involve you in a big or small way. They are not your challenges as a rank-and-file soldier: your challenge is indeed to defeat the evils in your life and in the lives of those you care for, and in this way the horrendous evils will also be defeated as you stand your ground.
If you mourn for feeling a lack of connection to the big fight, realize your work on the homefront is essential to the big fight, just as your conviction to discuss it with the leader is. First release the struggle over whether you're not doing enough given the depravity around you, and realize you are approved by God for doing what he has given you to do. You will be called to additional work when God knows you're ready, not when you think you are. Exult in the work he has already given, intercede for the work still to do, and feel free to constantly seek opportunities from the Lord and from circumstances to do more. There are times to enlarge your tent, lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes. Dallas, Houston, or central?
Thanks. Central
I too struggle with Bible studies, but mostly because many times they feel forced and inorganic. I just keep praying I'll eventually find a really good one.
I COMPLETELY understand your frustration about not talking about the true evil in this world. However, it IS still good to focus on our own sins and how we can live our lives better for Jesus. Those two things don't have to be mutually exclusive. In my own prayer time, I try to balance the two. I pray for God to help me in my own personal life with struggles I'm having, but I'm also praying for our nation and for God to grant us justice.
What we CAN do about this is what you're doing. Sharing information online and with people we know and praying. Satan wants us to feel helpless and isolated. But nothing is impossible with God! I feel like the evil in this world has really been getting to Christians on a spiritual level that many are not even aware of. I see defeat and apathy in many people. Me included up until a few weeks ago.
I believe we have been deceived about the power of God. No WE may not be able to do much about this evil, but GOD can. Faith as small as a mustard seed can move mountains. We just have to remain faithful and keep petitioning God to go before us and grant us victory.
I'm sorry, I feel like I'm rambling. I just want to give you some encouragement <3
but digital soldiers do effect the world.
sure. like a droplet affects the ocean. you need many many many drops to make a difference.
I'm still down with the 'God helps those who help themselves' thing, I dont think I'll ever change that point of view since passive resistance to tyrants basically never works out well. Its why tyrants always try to break the will of the people to resist.. demoralization, forcing them to live in fear, distractions like bread and circuses..
The zooms, skypes and equivalent are ok when it comes to basic communications, but the empathy and body language and proximity parts being absent means that it will never really hold up to in-person groups.
Lastly, if the leader of the discussion does not have the moral courage to face down some of the very immediate and relevant evils that plague society now, I'd question their suitability for the position. If that means you look elsewhere for other groups, or step up, heed the calling and start your own, more power to you and yours! I bet you have lots of people in your immediate circle who feel the same way and who are all waiting for someone else to make the first move.
Maybe the balance of conversation topics you are looking for won’t be found in that meeting. Those topics you want to talk about can be very motivating when you want to understand what is going on in the word and when you want to do what you can to make the world a better place. It may still be worth being part of that meeting, while also finding the time, place, and people to talk about the other topics.
Have your family and friends over and have your own bible study/conversations. Your preacher looked into it and it was to horrific to deal with or think about. That is on them to turn a blind eye, may as well condone the actions of the satanists.
I agree, we can't do anything about it alone, that's why we have President Trump helping in a massive way, a way we alone could never do.
Always remember that you don't have to be in a church to worship God. Don't lose faith because of the evil in the world, if everyone does, we're all doomed. Keep the faith and hold the line. WWG1WGA!
I can really relate. I participate in an in person bible study, everyone e older then me. All conservatives, all consider themselves totally informed (via Fox news). Some wear masks, all excitedly discussing when they may be able to get the shot ( so they can see their grandkids). I drop info whenever possible, little nudges but half of them do not even have email. They nod but I can tell when I am being tuned out I just can no longer sit and listen to all the blather and idiocy. For now, I do solo bible study.
Oh my bad, didn't realize it was up to you how people believe. You're on a forum where people are trusting a plan. How ironic.
I don't know, the comment I replied to maybe? Not gonna argue with a 2 day old account. You're obviously trying to stir shit here. If you couldn't figure out what I was replying to, maybe you don't understand how the posts work here. Not my problem, good luck in life.
you're mad because i said Christian boomers seem to love big gov. i offer you an opportunity to prove me wrong. you won't, but the opportunity stands. cheers.
Mad? Lol, that's a massive assumption. You're the one that made a comment about what I posted and I'm supposed to be the one to prove you wrong? FoH. Not gonna deal with your dumbass anymore.
you're mad as hell, case in point, you still have yet to explain why you're bitching at me.
"there is nothing we can do"? Then why are they so scared about Q?
Basically ghosted my Bible study for this reason.
You're not alone.
the reason it perpetuates is because you, like op, and other, opt for passive "ghosting" instead of confronting them head-on.
You know what ..you're right. Ive been excommunicated by family and friends so I'm pretty much traumatized. Jesus would have us tell the truth in love though.
Jesus literally attacked money changers in the temple.
believing He was some sort of pacifist is perhaps one of the most detrimental tendencies of Christians today.
truth in love, surely, but tough love.
Choosing your battles can be difficult. Sometimes, you dont know how even one sentence can be a seed needed in someone's life.. I was unable to reach some people. They want to live in fear and I can't reach them. They have been influencing other people I know. I took it upon myself to directly call the other people and talk to them about my vaccine concerns and asked if I could send info. I was able to express love and concern and encouragement towards fully informing themselves. I send a video. After that, it's out of my hands. I still haven't heard their decision.
I can't watch Mass on TV. THAT is NOT attending Mass. And I know how so many people don't want to talk about Satanists in government. They see to many movies about it and chalk it up to Hype or they believe it deep down and are Scared to death that its real and are afraid of what that might require them to do.