John

My name is John, and I'm 26 years old. Growing up, I was baptized and raised in the Catholic faith, but my spiritual journey was anything but straightforward. I was taught to accept everything without question, yet I found myself wrestling with contradictions between what I learned in Catholic Mass and what I experienced in a non-denominational church with my mom and stepdad. My childhood was marked by a tug-of-war between different religious teachings. My stepdad gave me a Bible, which opened my eyes to further contradictions, leading to tension with my biological father, who was rigid in his Catholic beliefs. This tension escalated into years of verbal and physical abuse from my father, which pushed me away from faith entirely. By my teenage years, I had become an atheist, convinced by my own logic and the visible suffering around me that no benevolent God could exist. This period was dark; I hit rock bottom, attempting suicide multiple times, with one particularly harrowing incident on February 12, 2018, after which I miraculously survived a severe overdose. Recovery from that point was slow, but a pivotal moment came when I revisited the Bible my parents had given me. Reading it again, not out of obligation but curiosity, sparked a reevaluation of my beliefs. Praying one day, I experienced an overwhelming peace and love that I hadn't felt in years, leading me to seek forgiveness and embrace Christianity anew. Since then, my life has transformed. Becoming a born-again Christian has brought joy, peace, and purpose that I never knew before. This journey back to faith has been about daily engagement with scripture and prayer, and I've seen incredible changes in my life because of it. I'm still learning, still growing, but my goal is to draw closer to God each day and to share this hope with others. If my story can help even one person find their way back to faith, then I believe it's worth sharing.

@realmattcarr Catholics love to pretend that there is nothing wrong with their theology and we are basically the same, which is why they can trick themselves into thinking something related to sex is what keeps people away instead of their flawed religion... It's honestly really sad.

You'd be surprised how those objections actually aren't centered on sex but on Scripture: - contraception isn't addressed - celibacy is not commanded - Mary's perpetual virginity isn't there - divorce restrictions/allowances are there - premarital/masturbation are condemned

No. Idol worship, calling a fallible man holy father, making someone besides Jesus as the head of your church, the many doctrinal issues, the seven added books, believing that your works contribute in any way to your salvation, I mean I can go on and on... Contraception isn't even remotely important enough compared to literally everything else wrong with catholicism.

I think attachment to contraception is the #1 thing holding Protestants back from becoming Catholic.

“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” Zechariah 9:9 That sounds an awfully lot like His first coming, where we are given peace through salvation through faith that is completely unearned. “I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off, and he shall speak peace to the nations; his rule shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.” Zechariah 9:10 That sounds and awful lot like what will happen after His second coming, where New Jerusalem will be safe, peaceful, full of God's glory. That's not twisting, that's just using logic and literary understanding of the Bible. At the time it is written, Jesus is still hundreds of years away from His first coming, so everything is written as prophecies that will happen in the future with no time frame given. You added that this is all supposed to be one singular event, much like the pharisees and Jews of His time. Typically that is considered twisting scripture, adding your own caveats and making your own meaning from it.

@RebornInChrist_ @RituaLPharma @darwintojesus The Bible says during his first coming, Jesus would cut off the military violence throughout Israel, and Jerusalem would live in safety. The exact opposite happened. Christians have to twist these failed prophecies of Jesus' first coming. So they twist them into his second coming

Which side are you on?

I don't think that was the intention, though. I think the intention is to see how we would react by seeing this hypothetical. If someone is blind and deaf to the truth, we can tell them until we are blue in the face what the truth is, but they first need to have their eyes, ears and heart opened, and that can only be done through our prayers and intervention from the Holy Spirit.

@sola_chad A sinner who needs help, stop attacking them cuz that makes you no lesser sinner than then. Sin is sin, there is no greater sin over the other. All sin has equal consequences, so before you attack those who are struggling ask yourself is THAT what a holy man would do or help.

@sola_chad Blind, and they need the Holy Spirit to open their eyes , ears and heart to the truth.

@Sinlar2032 @darwintojesus We are all evil through sin compared to the perfect standard of God. If got was to eradicate evil, we would be eradicated too. Every sin is evil, and considering we all have sinned, we are all evil. Hence the need for God's Grace given to us through the blood of Christ.

@darwintojesus What, exactly, is this supposed to portray?

@RituaLPharma @darwintojesus You either follow Jesus, or you follow Satan... Not following Jesus is following Satan, whether you're worshiping yourself, a false god, etc. Saying it's a lie doesn't automatically make it a lie.

@darwintojesus Those aren’t the only two options lol Why is it that you guys strive on providing misinformation unrealities and lies?

@darwintojesus Obviously the side that is narrow and few will follow. Jesus is our Good Shepherd.

@Robbservations2 @darwintojesus "GOD NOT REAL BECAUSE STRAWMAN AND LACK OF INTELLECTUAL THINKING!" We've heard this story a thousand times... And your especially horrible take hurts atheism far more than you realize.

@darwintojesus Obviously, YOU can’t possibly speak rationally. Christians are right?

Rationally speaking, atheism is completely irrational.

@TaraBull I see a lot of comments saying that the man cheated, which wouldn't surprise me since he actually was dumb enough to loan his Tesla for his new ex, but I can attest that I've been cheated on and my ex reacted violently after I found out, so I wouldn't jump to conclusions.

A man allowed his Ex to use his Tesla to move out some of her belongings. This is what surveillance video caught

@OurLadysDonor @alpacain10 @5Solas2 Do you not believe Jesus is God? Because that's the only way your question would be valid. It never ceases to amaze me how so many truly can't comprehend scripture.

@alpacain10 @5Solas2 So Jesus sinned and fell short?

Nope. Only Jesus.

Just so I understand correctly, fake Christians teaching you the opposite of what the Bible says led you to the conclusion that true Christianity is evil? This sounds like you were taught by Catholics, not Christians, especially by claiming you were constantly reminded of deserving to burn for your sins. True Christians inherently know we don't deserve salvation, but that's what drives us to love one another truthfully and completely because we know we are saved through Jesus so we don't dwell on what we deserve, only on the grace we've already been gifted freely.

@calvingelical I'm so glad I reread what you wrote before I replied because my original really was going to be very different. I'd go as far as saying it's actually good and everyone should do it.

Marriage before sex is ok.

@Rothmus If he pays less on months with 30 days too and nothing was said, it's on the landlord for allowing it to happen, however, the lease agreement should specify that rent is $1300 due on whatever agreed upon day, so the renter is in the wrong regardless.

@WilliamShatner @BlueskyLibs You look incredible for 95 years young! Happy birthday!

At 95, I'm still smokin'! 😝 I’ve learned two things: Never waste a good cigar. Never trust anyone who says you should ‘act your age.’ 😉👍🏻

@RealSunKing1 @niccruzpatane On top of literally everything else tracking you, he was able to disprove the woman's claim using the vehicle data. Are you not concerned that people are so openly willing to lie after they put their child in danger just to make people think they're a decent person?

@niccruzpatane Is nobody concerned that Elon has access to the data of someone else's private property?

Elon Musk confirmed via Telemetry Data that the woman driving the Cybertruck in this video disengaged the system four seconds before the crash. She was manually driving throughout this entire video. Don't believe everything you see/hear from Legacy Media about Tesla.

@Gracie_Blue89 The fact that he gave the advice as the video is going on Charlie's phone is really awesome, and the only time he's looking at the phone is just to make sure they are in view, otherwise he's speaking directly to Charlie. It's awesome to see.

Just Jimmy Carr once again being a decent & encouraging guy 👏🏼

@Carlnowinslow @NYCWal1Crawler @nascarman_rr Penske announced their switch to Ford on March 1st, 2012 and Dodge unveiled the car on March 11. And because Penske was still with Dodge at the time, it would make sense that current Dodge drivers under contract would be there at the announcement.

@RebornInChrist_ @NYCWal1Crawler @nascarman_rr No they announced it afterwards, Penske drivers Aj Allmendinger and Brad Keselowski were a part of the Dodge reveal. However they couldn’t agree on a dollar amount since Penske had to build their own engines and ford made them a better offer

March 11, 2012: Dodge unveiled the 2013 Charger for NASCAR Cup competition Dodge withdrew from NASCAR before the car could be raced

@nascarman_rr I'm not a Dodge fan on the streets (despite my favorite car of all time being a Dodge), but I really wish we could have seen this beauty race.

Penske announced their switch to Ford before Dodge revealed this charger, so they had to have known for a while behind the scenes that they wouldn't have Penske, however, I'm sure they were probably in talks with multiple teams to make this investment seem worthwhile but ultimately fell through.

@nascarman_rr The 2013 Dodge Charger Cup Car would’ve been awesome..was it ever said who’d run it? Y’know like how Hendrick runs the Camaro currently or RFK with the Mustang, just examples