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Intraibi Mundus ad Dei/The Book Of Job/Writing Thing No. 2
“Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him—”
“Did you not slaughter my family like lambs?
Have you not murdered my men like cattle?
My friends spoke in abstraction that you deem imperfect, but is this not further abstraction?
I am not to be the axle upon which this world spins, and yet this you have made so.
I am not a symbol,
I am not an argument,
I am not a justification,
I am a man. Nothing more, nothing less.”
Job beheld God, standing in the midst of the whirlwind. He stared blankly back.
“I’m God, jackass. My way or the highway.”
I hate when I see people hating on Christianity. There's nothing wrong with the religion itself, only the people who practice it, and not even ALL of them are that bad. I was raised Baptist in Virginia, my parents are horrible, they're conservative boomers who think the world is going to end in the next ~15 years, they are the bad Christians. (They were good parents to me, and I love them to death, I just have to remember that they are kind of horrible.) I hold true to a lot of the Christian beliefs I was brought up on, but I also understand that much of the Bible was translated from Hebrew, an extremely complex language that most people who actually practice Christianity don't even speak anymore, as well as Greek, and even Aramaic. So a lot of the transitions used by my parents are flawed. (They're NKJV elitists) for instance, the infamous verse that has been used by Christians for years to justify homophobia, Leviticus 18:22, "You shall not lie with man as you do a woman, it is an abomination." Now, in the NKJV translation, that's how it is, but several translations read it as "You shall not lie with BOY as you do a woman, it is an abomination." Now I don't speak Hebrew, but based on the other various verses talking about how the whole premise of Christianity is acceptance and love I would assume that the latter is the more straightforward translation. (This whole thing gets so much more complicated when you get into other versions of Christianity and their Bible, like Russian Orthodox, which is translated from Hebrew/Greek/Aramaic into Latin into Russian, then I would also have to translate that into English if I wanted to read it.) There are countless other small translation differences that make up the different sects of Christianity, as well as interpretation discrepancies (like how Roman Orthodox and Greek Orthodox separated) but that is the most well-known. Anyways, all this to say that while the people who practice it may be a bit on the bonkers side, it's mostly due to a language barrier, and the religion itself is actually very pro diversity. I myself am Christian, but I don't associate with any specific sect of the religion, I used it more as a template to build my moral beliefs upon. So love yourself, God created ALL OF US equally and in his image. It doesn't matter what color your skin is, what's in your pants, what you want to be in your pants, who you want to be in your pants, or what you believe to be true, so long as you love everyone the same, you will go to heaven, whatever version you Believe in. And don't worry, all the assholes who think they're better than others because of one aspect or another will burn in hell. 🥰🥰🥰
OOH YUH GO READ ITS POGCHAMP (TOTALLY NOT BEING HELD AT GUNPOINT RN /J) BUT YES IT IS VERY COOL, GO BESTIE, YOU USE YOUR #1 IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, OOH YUH 😎😎👍👍
Dreamsmp Biblical Parallels (pt 1?)
Sup nerds! I say, writing a ten page essay as to the biblical parallels of a minecraft server. Basically I kept making ‘Tommyinnit is Jesus jokes’ until I inevitably actually started thinking hard about it and realised how many parallels to the Bible the Dreamsmp has. So, of course: ten page essay. Hey, I didn’t get top of my year level in Religious Education and go to Catholic school all my life to NOT know things about the Bible.
Note: These are parallels between the stories! Certain characters are nothng like the Biblical figures they’re parallel with, but their story and characters are. I’ve modified certain situations to fit more, and some parallels are a lot more accurate than others! This is all for fun. This is me relating the Bible to Minecraft for gods sake!
Thanks to @nitpick7 and @alipadi for helping me with research, telling me if a joke is funny and for reading this. This is quite old because I kept forgetting to post it lol. Theres a lot more but I haven’t written it yet, hence the ‘part 1?’ because I don’t know when I’ll be continuing this
Tommyinnit and Jesus Christ
Tommyinnit is the son of God himself, Jesus Christ. He died, then three days later rose again in Pandora’s Vault (the equivalent to Jesus’ tomb). He was resurrected by God (Dream, sorta, you’ll see how I contradict myself in the next couple of sentences). During Lent, Jesus spent 40 days alone in the desert with only the Devil and his temptations for company. Tommy, during his exile, spent like a week alone in the wilderness with only Dream (who is also Satan, this is where I contradict myself) and his manipulation for company.
Tommy was willing to sacrifice himself for the good of the people he loves, Jesus literally did just that for all of us. Jesus was hated and inevitably killed for what he stood for, and Tommy is hated and has died, and probably will continue to die for what he stands for (A large percentage of the Pharisees found Jesus ANNOYING. So if you didn’t, please consider getting baptised). When Jesus died, he went to Hell and presumably fist fought Satan. When Tommy died, he went to his Hell, didn’t fist fight Satan, but was confronted with Alivebur and his competitive solitare, which might as well be the same thing /j.
And as a funnier, more weird parallel, if we’re assuming Tommy’s mother is the Samsung Refrigerator, then we can draw parallels to The Virgin Mary. Samsung Refrigerators, unsurprisingly, can’t have kids, a similar thing with Mary’s whole ‘ever virgin’ thing. Basically I’m saying the fridge went through the Immaculate Conception.
Tubbo Underscore and Simon Peter
Simon Peter was Jesus’ best friend and right hand, and Tubbo is what Simon Peter was to Jesus to Tommy. To start, Peter was Jesus’ most trusted disciple, like Tubbo is Tommy’s best friend. Since the beginning of his following Peter was there for Jesus, and the same goes with Tubbo to Tommy.
Peter is ‘the cornerstone’ or ‘the foundation’ of the Church and established it as it is today. Tubbo was seen as the ‘heart of L’manburg’ and his presidency was arguably the most useful, productive and peaceful rule (The Church as far as I know hasn’t been blown up three times though). When Tommy and Wilbur (who I’ll get to in a bit) both turned down the presidency, Wilbur handed it off to Tubbo, like Jesus gave Peter the responsibility of leading the Church without Jesus.
Peter denied Jesus three times like Jesus said he would, and Tommy knew that Tubbo didn’t really trust him during Exile. Instead of denying Tommy, Tubbo doubts Tommy. The first is right before Exile when he makes the choice to exile Tommy because he doubts Tommy can change, the second is Tubbo believing Tommy’s dead and doubting he’s alive, and the third is Tommy’s actual death and doubting that he’s dead.
In the iconic story of ‘Jesus walks on water’, Peter plays a prominent role. That moment on the water, instead of it being that Peter becomes afraid while walking towards Jesus, it’s that Tubbo gives up trying to fight Tommy. In the blown up community house, the day before Doomsday, Tommy and Tubbo have their iconic fight with the line ‘The discs were worth more than you ever were!’.
This is our metaphorical ‘walking on water moment’, but instead of Peter walking to Jesus, its Tubbo and Tommy being torn further apart. When the iconic disc line is said by Tommy, that’s our version of Peter’s fear on the water. Tubbo suddenly realises what’s happening and stops fighting entirely, ready to let himself drown. But, like Jesus came to grab Peter out of the water, Tommy stands by Tubbo.
Wilbur Soot/Ghostbur and The Holy Spirit
I’m aware how strange this one is. But hear me out, because I’m also aware that I’m really smart (/j). The Holy Spirit is what gives the Disciples hope, courage, the fire in them to go out and do stuff. Wilbur had and has a similar effect, but in a weird way. Let’s break this down.
L’manburg Wilbur gave the people of L’manburg the hope and the courage to emancipate themselves from the Dreamsmp. He gave Tommy the courage to duel Dream for what he stood for. He gave Tubbo a purpose. He gave Fundy a home. And he gave Eret, though they didn’t end up keeping it, something to fight for. During The L'manburg era, Wilbur was their courage, their hope, their energy for what they did. He was their Holy Spirit.
After Jesus’ ascension, the disciples wait for the Holy Spirit. During Elections, Wilbur’s character based around giving people courage dies and spirals into something dark and cold. This is the 40 days leading up to Pentecost. There is no courage, no hope, no anything, just fear and desperation. When Wilbur dies on November 16th, all courage and hope dies with him. Wilbur takes his apostles’ faith down with him.
Then there’s our metaphorical Pentecost: the rebuilding of New L’manburg and Ghostbur’s appearance. Wilbur returns as something resembling original L’manburg Wilbur, but not actually that courage and bravery. He returns as Ghostbur, who resembles Wilbur but not in the same ways. This is like how at Pentecost, the Apostles are gifted with the Holy Spirit, but no Jesus. They’re still on their own, but they have the bravery to move on and go out to spread the word and rebuild the Church. In the Dreamsmp, Ghostbur’s return helps spark the rebuilding of New L’manburg.
Ghostbur gives what Wilbur did give and couldn’t give throughout his life. He’s Tommy’s comfort during his exile. He’s Tubbo’s guidance during his presidency. He’s Fundy’s closure. He’s Techno and Phil’s reminder. Ghostbur is a different kind of bravery and purpose than Wilbur was, but it’s still the Holy Spirit within each of them nonetheless. And even without physical presence, he’s still there (Wilbur Soot my beloved I miss your streams king).
Being desperate and christian, feels like I'm in a constant battle.
I wonder why life is so painful. Then I look at other's people life. I stop to ponder and realize, that it's my life that's painful not theirs. Their life is drowned in satisfaction from the earthly life. I wish it would satisfy me but everyday feels like another episode of cries and gnashing of teeth.
My mind longs for violence against what God chose to bring to life. Against myself.
My heart longs for thoughts of eternity that the Lord planted.
It's the alive me and the unalive me. It's the battle of the pain and the battle for love. It's the lost girl and the found daughter.
Some religious horror sketches I made ! I put a lot of thought and meaning into these, I could explain my pov if that's wanted but ummm I also just want to give people the space to interpret it on their own
If I fully finish these then I might repost them but as of now I don't know if I will
Anyways enjoy :3 !! Also this was not made with the intention to harm or offend anyone !! Ik it's a topic ppl are touchy abt
Elliot didn't look up at the woman, didn't move, didn't even seem to acknowledge her presence other than an answer. "I am thinking of Adam's human children. Cain, really. Is it bad that I feel a certain kinship with him?"
Hair in his eyes, down to his shoulders, brown as freshly tilled earth. As a freshly dug grave. How similar did the two look? One a child of God, the other the child of the first sin. Hundreds of thousands of years between them, and yet?
When Elliot accepted that he was treated more like an annoying younger sibling then an offspring by Adam, he would be lying if he said he didn't feel jealous. Was that sin? Feeling something out of your control, something that is not your fault, because of the actions of another?
A snippet of something I wrote in a character AI Hazbin Hotel chat. Of all things. I...
I love poetry but I'm horrible at writing it
Like, my stepdad plays the song "son of a sinner" by this dude called Jelly Roll. My little brother sings it every time. But every time he does, the way he tries to throw his voice down like a pre-T trans guy and mimic the singer's voice, when he tried to sing "I'm just a long-haired son of a sinner", every time he does it sounds like "son of a saint"
The themes are there. You understand them.
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quiet, quiet
sanctuary
Warhammer 40k fans who learn the lore from YouTube shorts finding out the god emperor of mankind is very atheist and young Christians finding out Jesus was Jewish are kinda similar I think
look i’m not catholic but i feel like we just don’t talk about mary mother of god enough. cause everyone talks about how jesus is gods son and how god sent him down so he would sacrifice himself for humanity and he was The Martyr and really noble and that’s all true but like. he was mary’s son too. mary lost her son. she lost her baby boy. and he was never really hers but he was put on earth for all of us. imagine being a young mother, holding your baby in your arms knowing that he’s destined to die and knowing that you can carry him and hold him but you can’t keep him. was our lady of sorrows the first to ask “can you lose it if it was never yours in the first place?”
12/24/2023
Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú | SM Seaside City
No Filter
The ony verse that i can remember from the top of my head is Revelation 22:13
finally! ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆
— I love Jesus
he is my dead friend
TOGACHAKO + ADAM AND EVE PARREL OMG!! (I am not delusional)
Uraraka being Adam the first (wo)men created ever, Horikoshi has stated during Jump Festa 2022 that "Toga was a character created specifically for Ochako, and I've developed Ochako to match Toga". like how God took a rib from Adam to create Eve to match him, Toga eats the apple (or the fruit whatever it was) like eve, and they both gained a new perspective, Eve realized everything while Toga realized most heroes don't see villains as humans (AM I COOKED - OR AM I COOKING???)
Toga tries to make Uraraka see the same and sooner than later, Uraraka eats the apple (she's realizes toga's perspective), if you're into DOOMED yuri. Switch the roles, Deku is the first man and uraraka is his girl, The snake (TOGA) convinces Uraraka to eat the apple (she her perspective) and Uraraka convinces Deku to do the same BOOM
