/christ/ - Christian Discussion and Fellowship

Should be nice. Welcome Orthobro.

>>4145

There might be a few trolls along too, sorry.

>>4147

Nice! Welcome! I know a Catholic from here who'll be happy to see you.

prasinos here. so hello.

now, something something intelligent discussion?

>>4149

Hey there, which one are you? You guys need to get names and flags ASAP.

Has Greek Bro arrived?

>>4145

how do i open the thread..first time here

>>4142

Non-demoninational Christian here. Was lurking the other chinz thread and popped in to lurk this one.

>>4151

New thread? Click on "return" (down from here), and you'll get to the index. It's just like oldchan.

>>4154

Welcome! Get a flag and get a name.

To get a name, do this:

In the "name" line, you write your name, then you add ## and then you add a password, and that will create your tripcode, that way we know it's you.

Example:

Dimitrios ##123

In the name field.

hello christianbros…its nice to be here and to exchange ideas and stories …

>>4155

thx man

like this?

>>4156

Hey there! Not sure if srs

>>4159

im serious..no reason to troll…how do i get a flag?

>>4158

Yep. Try our flags!

You click on the "show post options and limits" and select a flag you like.

Example, Greek Orthodox.

niiice

>>4160

see

>>4161

There will be more people later, don't worry. We're a slower board, our threads can last for months. But it feels good here.

>>4164

im liking this already///thanks for the invite

>>4166

Very welcome! We just have to wait for our other brothers to come and see you. Like I said, we're much slower than /b/, and today is Sunday so many of them are in Church at the moment.

>>4161

again, thanks.

agnostic b/c no reason to believe a God exists, and you can't ever take away the possibility of a God that created it all and just does not wish to show his presence, so no atheist either.

>>4168

Woah, that is beautiful.

I'm in Switzerland.

>>4171

switzerland looks beautyfull…i have never seen snow,,you are lucky..its always hot here

>>4169

> taking to bible seriously is actually pretty laughable.

What's laughable is not knowing the Book of Job is a poem (fiction), or reading Genesis literally. That's laughable, but the Bible itself isn't laughable.

>What are some other great stories that show good morals?

I'll let others respond to that.

>>4172

Let's find you a name that is less descriptive: how about Ikonos? That sounds badass.

>>4174

>That's laughable, but the Bible itself isn't laughable.

Aren't those books part of the bible? Also, you can hardly blame someone who doesn't know they are fiction they were written thousands of years ago. It's not like there is a huge disclaimer in front of them that say's they're fictional. They also mention a lot of the characters that are in other books. It would be like mixing historical fiction into the same book as the Napoleonic war. People will just have to pick and choose what to believe.

>>4168

Beautiful. I'm from India - my ancestors were the descendants of colonists, so we're India's equivalent to Boers I guess. I'm less than 5% Indian but prefer living here because I think it's less morally corrupt than where I lived in the U.S

>>4175

like this?

>>4178

Perfect!

>>4176

>Aren't those books part of the bible?

Yes. Do you know what the Bible is and how it was compiled, or do you somehow think it was handed down to us by God Himself?

>you can hardly blame someone who doesn't know they are fiction they were written thousands of years ago.

Being ancient makes no difference. Many Bibles have an introduction to each book, to present the text and its context, but it's funny to hear you say that, considering you blame the very same people for much more than that, don't you?

>It would be like mixing historical fiction into the same book as the Napoleonic war.

The Bible isn't a book, it's a collection of 66 books in several languages, spanning millennia, combing law, history, poetry, letters, chronicles, and etc. Of course it's going to be extremely varied. The Bible is no easy reading.

>People will just have to pick and choose what to believe.

Let's ban that pik'n'shooz term, since everyone does it, you just like anyone else. It is possible to study the Bible and understand it properly. We've been doing that for centuries.

On this board, you will see people who can explain almost everything to you, whether I agree with them or not is another story, but they can. Try them.

>>4177

india is on my bucket list,,ive wanted to go for ages…

>>4169

What am I supposed to understand through your picture?

>>4146

Lol are you saying I'm a troll?

>>4189

Nah, but I've opened a thread on 4chan, to see if any Christians would be interested in joining us (somewhat more subtly put) and of course, that opened the gate for some trolls, but nothing much happened.

I hope Orthobro will stay, and the other too.

>>4147

>>4148

Indeed.

>>4154

Good day.

>>4156

Yes.

>>4169

>>4170

You too, and all I've missed.

How did you even advertise on 4chan Oolf? Isn't it like anathema to talk about 8ch there?

>>4202

>How did you even advertise on 4chan Oolf? Isn't it like anathema to talk about 8ch there?

I'm crafty.

I did it this way: I opened a thread asking if there were any Christians around and that, after 100 replies, I'd indicate a good place for them. That way, anons wondered if I was trolling and if I'd deliver a picture of a trashcan on post N°101, so they bumped, and a few Christians got to see the thread and then we had a conversation, and Ikonos posted his art and then we quickly reached 100 posts. Then I referred to this site in code and eventually just spelled it out altogether. I'll check if I'm currently banned or not…

I'm not.

>>4209

Could you link there?

>>4222

Will do. I've read that they have accepted the deal though and will avoid exiting the Eurozone.

Mixed feelings.

>>4222

Sure. What do you think about the current situation? Do you share the anti-german views of your country men?

Somewhat related: What's your stance on the fact that the monarchy has been abolished in Greece from a religious viewpoint? Glad that it happened or wished that it never happened?

>>4211

The thread died a long time ago. Threads on /b/ don't last very long, and if nobody bumps, it can die within minutes.

>>4222

Will do.

I watch hours of news a day on Greece. I watch French experts discuss the issue, every day at 17:45.

I don't understand your prime minister at all. This could be a thread, I'll think about it.

>>4279

> I watch French experts discuss the issue,

>being French

>being expert

>on anything but not working

>fail.png

>>4291

They actually joke on that often. France defends Greece because France is also not very good at doing "austerity" reforms. They prefer to think of it as a "leftist solidarity" but it really is self-protection.

That said, among the experts are also German economists and Greek ones, not just French people. It's always interesting.

Orthobro, are you still around?

>>4147

Are you still around?

>>4373

im here…its just really hard at the moment to sit and actually relax and post things..as you are all aware things are getting from bad to worse…ive lost my job and money is controlled by the banks sooo be a little patient…thanks…>>4225

>>4228

>>4279

>>4483

My prayers and thoughts will be with you tonight, Ikonos. Good luck.

Whenever you come back on, Ikonos, I'd like to ask if you could direct me to some resources for a basic understanding of Orthodoxy.

I'm a cradle Catholic interested in the Orthodox Church, trying to see if the various stuff I've been told about (Filioque, Immaculate Conception, etc) are really heresies or not. I'm looking for truth.

>>4483

If you want to talk about it, I'd listen.