From the Daily Sceptic... Matthew 24:9 is coming true: you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake...
https://twitter.com/01brain_dead/status/1790607386908201078
"Muslim candidates and elected representatives… need make no excuses for their personal faith. To criticise a Muslim, or any other minority, for the illiberal tenets of their faith would be prejudicial. But Christians? They’re fair game."
Time to get myself a nice Cross to wear ostensibly.🙏🏻💐
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The righteous are as bold as a lion. Now let's get straight on Jesus Christ.
idk if that would work? all those evil, degenerate rappers wear big crosses without hesitation, they talk about praising God, etc. they are fake and gay and evil. no one seems to bat an eye at seeing those pedo's wearing a cross.
Just wear it simply and elegantly, no rapguy bling bling way. ✝️
^This.
I was thinking of buying a cross necklace today.
Should I try Amazon or any Christian stores you can recommend?
Also, I wonder if I should say a prayer to bless the necklace or anything to do before wearing it?
I guess I just like to be thorough
The necklace itself will not hold any virtue or value other than what you give it.
You're fine just buying one or making it if you can. God himself does not protect someone more or hold someone in higher esteem because of the jewelry or ornamentation which surround him. God will bless and keep you if you are seeking Him righteously and endlessly.
When you find the necklace, just be ready to defend what you believe in and why with a level head when people ask you why you are wearing it. God bless you!
Thank you.
I agree, and that's why I've never worn a cross necklace before. I'm still afraid to this day if I behave badly in public or doesn't conduct myself well while wearing a cross, I can't be a good representative and will send the wrong message to the non-believers.
Can I put in my recommendation for one of the "Fully vaccinated by the blood of Jesus" shirts, ideally the crucified on the cross version with American Flag in the background? It's unabashedly Christian, but also pro-American and anti-authoritarian. It's by far the shirt I get the most positive comments about because it hits three critical points.
If others don't already know , it won't help.
Neither shall men say, Lo here, or lo there: for behold, the kingdom of God is within you. --Luke 17:21 -- Geneva
If there’s a small guy making his own jewelry around you, go there. Maybe also try a pawn shop or a flea market to redeem someone who had to part with his. Go see a man of the cloth. He would know exactly how to consecrate it.🙏🏻
I got a lot of good mileage out of my "Fully vaccinated by the blood of Jesus" tshirt (bonus because it's crucified Jesus with an American flag in the background). In 2021 I decided I was going to very unmistakably make my beliefs obvious to the world in terms of what I wear and how I present myself. It has been nothing short of remarkable.
The number of positive conversations that this shirt and others like it has sparked has been very affirming. I'm a friendly dude, so whenever I'm out in public I'll have random conversations with people in passing, but an unmistakable sign of belief like that changes many of those from just fairly trivial chit-chat to substantive discussions, plus an array of "love the shirt", "God bless you", and "right on brothers" (the beard and the coyote brown US flag hat I think bring that out more).
I've never really had a bad interaction. Most people are too polite, or scared, to really challenge someone over that, so the worst interaction I've had was mostly related to me not wearing a mask, once that period passed the worst I see are some dirty looks from people wearing masks, but even that is a bit hard to tell because the mask covers their face.
Perhaps you mean "ostentatiously." I'm for that. I used to wear a steel ring embossed with crosses---but replaced that with a tungsten wedding ring when I got married. I'm of divided mind when it comes to display. It puts me in mind of Christ's criticism of the Pharisees.
both exist in French where ostensible would mean something not as provocative as ostentatious.
That's a new one on me. I can see that "ostensible" would have a "for show" aspect, but I understood it mostly to be for the sake of a "cover story." As in, "Ostensibly, he works as a freelance writer, but in reality..." I will look it up.
Let’s see if we are dealing with faux amis:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ostensibly : Seemingly, apparently, on the surface.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ostentatious : Intended to attract notice.
So, it’s not quite the same as in French, where both words mean a different degree of showing off, whilst the English word ostensible would actually indicate it is to be seen, but not necessarily willingly.
Thanks, I learnt something today.🤓