#actuallychristian

[starrtoon]

#starryshiz #Christian meme #Christian memes #actuallychristian #truechurch #bornagainsinner #Bible #God #Jesus #Christ #Scripture #biblical #Christian #Christianity #Gospel #prayer #pray #sin #sinner #holy #righteous #doctrine #theology #truth #faith #church #memesforjesus

[misscrazyfangirl321]

I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

- Psalm 27:13

#Christianity #Scripture #actuallychristian #truechurch #bornagainsinner #2020 mood #currently encouraging me so i thought i'd share?

[our-day-of-prayer]

I’m Back

When I started this project, I was very enthusiastic about it, but I could not seem to make myself follow through on it. I now believe that was because the time wasn’t right.

Now it is. 

I’m bringing this back, with a slight revamp:

No longer will this just be about praying for Tumblr. It will be about the Christians of Tumblr coming together to pray. Fourteen days from now, June 16th, will be our day of prayer. 

Specifically, we will pray for:

Tumblr as a platform. That was the original purpose of this project, and I want to carry it through, even with the new changes. We’ll be praying for God to move on this website, and use it and us however He likes. 

The world. A lot is going on right now, and I want us all to be united in praying for the globe.

Our individual countries. Each of us will pray for the situations going on in our own country. 

Our individual states. See above. 

Our individual towns. Obviously, most of us aren’t going to want to share what town we live in, but if you happen to have a few IRL friends on Tumblr-or if you just want to recruit them and have a prayer meeting-go for it. 

Our families. Again, we aren’t going to want to share personal details, so along with our own families, we’re going to be praying for family in general. Families are suffering from the different divisions in the world, so we are praying for unity, healing, and love.

Our government leaders. And I cannot stress how important this is: We are not praying for any specific political party to get into power. This is not a political event. We are only praying that A) the people God wants in power will be there, and B) they would have wisdom and obedience to Him. 

Anything else on our hearts. 

 There will not be a specific “time” on the official event, but if smaller groups want to get together and pray at a specific time, that is welcomed and encouraged. 

It doesn’t have to be a long prayer. You can just set a reminder on your phone and do a thirty-second prayer when you get up in the morning. Or you could set aside an hour or two to pray over things. Whatever you feel called to do. 

It’ll look different for each of us, but on June 16th, let’s all unite in prayer. 

#Christianity #actuallychristian #bornagainsinner #truechurch #tumblr day of prayer

[dove-flight]

Christian community Tumblr is no longer a community but a couple of popular people making controversial statements and either getting hate from strangers or support from mutuals.

I'm begging these people to stop making controversial statements about random religious stuff and move on to your daily lives without making things complicated.

#Christian #ActuallyChristian #Truechurch #Dove screams into the void

[skystonedclouds]

Source Spurgeonbooks.

#charles spurgeon #actuallychristian #truth #faith

[donnadarling]

My Mom’s in a really dark place rn. Please pray for her...

#darling thoughts #prayer #prayer request #faith #christianity #actually christian #actuallychristian #born again sinner #bornagainsinner #true church #truechurch

[stardust--kid]

to love and be loved

i’ve been thinking about these things for a long time, but i wrote this because of my english class. i haven’t talked about this on this blog at all, and i haven’t talked about it with my family much either. it’s kinda scary putting this out there, but i think i want to. my english teacher said i should think about publishing it but uhh idk how to do that so i’m just gonna post it lmao. anyways yeah it’s scary being vulnerable so pls be kind ty

We’re writing an essay in english class. I don’t know how to start. I’m already failing the class, so who knows if it matters anyways. The inquiry question I wrote is “Can an individual hold personal beliefs about gender and sexuality without endorsing or contributing to the long history of oppression and violence against the LGBTQ+ community?” I looked through the databases but I haven’t found anything that directly talks about it. Nobody really does. 

I grew up going to church. Nearly every Sunday for seventeen years. The first time I heard that gay people existed was in second grade. My best friend told me about a woman who married another woman. I didn’t believe her. Then, I forgot about the whole conversation. 

My first year in middle school we had rainbow day. I’ve always loved rainbows, so I found as many colourful articles of clothing that I could. They gave us rainbow tattoos. When I came home, my mom was skeptical. Rainbows are fine, she said, but you do know what this day is about, right? I didn’t. I couldn’t figure out why she was uncomfortable.

In seventh grade my teacher told us that if a boy likes a girl, that’s okay. If a girl likes a boy, that’s okay. If a boy likes a boy, that’s okay. If a girl likes a girl, that’s okay too. Nobody had ever told me that before. I asked my friend who also went to church “Isn’t being gay a choice?” She told me yes it was. I believed her.

In grade eight, I met one of my best friends. They had moved back to [my city]. They taught me that not everyone was straight, not everyone was cisgender, and it’s not something they choose. They taught me to be more open minded. I still believed what I had been told, that it was a sin, but I loved them anyways. I loved all my friends with everything I had.

It took me until halfway through high school to realize I liked girls. I was terrified. When I told my parents, I thought they might disown me. They didn’t, but my mom wouldn’t believe me, and my dad forgot. I went to christian camp every year starting the summer after grade nine. My friends there joked about things being gay, but not in a good way. None of them would ever think it was okay to murder someone for their sexuality. They’re not bad people. I knew that. But I didn’t feel safe.

There was a conference at my church last November. It was called Gender, Sexuality, and Grace. I paid five dollars to go. I’d never met anyone else who wasn’t straight, but still had a faith that was the most important thing in their life. I felt seen for the first time in my life. I bought the speaker’s book, and cried in the car on the way home. Nobody else from my family went with me. Nobody at my church talked about it afterwards. I’m scared to bring it up.

I recently was at a retreat where the speaker talked about being vulnerable. He told us how in order to have the kind of church community the Bible talks about we need to stop hiding and pretending our lives are perfect, because it makes others more afraid to be open if everyone seems like they have their lives together, and so they struggle alone. He challenged us to be vulnerable with someone next to us. I told them my story. They didn’t know what to say.

I’m not the kind of person to like keeping secrets. I like being open with people. I know that my friends at church, my youth pastor, my small group leaders, my family, they would never hurt me. I’m not likely to experience violence. Not everyone here is accepting but this city is a pretty safe place. I’m lucky. But I’m still so scared. I don’t know how to tell my extended family. I don’t know how to tell my brother. I don’t know how to tell anyone at church.  I’m the same person I’ve always been, but I don’t know if they would be able to see that.

At the conference I went to in November, I remember this one quote stuck out to me. “The church is meant to be a hospital for broken people, so when did it become a graveyard for gay people?” I want to know that too. Queer people are seen as different, as others. There are so many people who lie, who gossip, and who are envious. But nobody ostracizes them. They are not defined by their sin. But then again, neither am I. I know that no matter what I do, my salvation is secure. I’m a child of the most high God. Despite our differences, we’re all in the same boat in the end. I wish more people could see that.

I still don’t know how to write my essay. I don’t have a thesis or proper research. But I wish this wasn’t a topic that nobody talks about. It makes me feel alone. I want community and relationship and love. Really, that’s all anyone wants. Queer people are people first. We’re not that different.

#christian #actuallychristian #lgbtq community #side a #side a christian #side b #side b christian #homophobia mention #i'm still not sure if i'm side a or side b yet ;-; #whatever God wants for me i'll trust Him in that #but i don't know what that is yet #but the internet is the only place rlly that i've heard people talk abt stuff like this #post by kate #storytime with kate

[bognymph]

does anyone have any recommendations on devotion plans for youversion bible app? please let me know!!

#actuallychristian #truechurch #tradblr #tradfem #traditionalism #traditional femininity #traditional

[christianmikus]

Hi and welcome to my blog. Please like, reblog or leave a comment on this if you’re an active Christian blog, I’m looking for nice people to follow

#side b christian #bornagainsinner #christianity #actuallychristian

[prophetictongue]

Open your heart to the Lord, and you will never be alone again

#christian #christianity #bible #jesus #actuallychristian #angels #heaven #personal

[christusarceaurae]

By Christusarceaurae.

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭107:23-24‬ ‭(ESV‬‬) Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters; they saw the deeds of the Lord, his wondrous works in the deep.

#bibleverse #christian #bible #psalm #sea #miracles #scripture #holy spirit #dock #lord of lords #god #actuallychristian #bornagainsinner #gospelinferno #truechurch #hope

[starrtoon]

#vid #actuallychristian #truechurch #bornagainsinner #Christ #Jesus #God #Bible #Biblical #Scripture #Doctrine #Christian #Christianity

[misscrazyfangirl321]

Sometimes, the feelings aren't there.

God still is.

#encouragement #Christianity #faith #bornagainsinner #actuallychristian #truechurch

[our-day-of-prayer]

Four days!

I know this has been a little casual and scattered. Hopefully, if I do this again next year, I'll make it a little more organized. But for now, a reminder:

June 16th is our Day of Prayer.

#tumblr day of prayer #actuallychristian #bornagainsinner #christianity #truechurch #day of prayer

[dove-flight]

I’ve kind of hesitated to write this because I’m shot down almost every time I post about it but as someone growing from trust issues, the Tumblr Christian community has NOT been a good way of doing so.

Debates and discussions are frequent but there’s no sense of gentleness or kindness. It’s the attitude of “straight Biblical facts and if you’re mad it’s your problem.” And it becomes a problem when the rest of the community picks up on it and then a whole debate starts up that just...goes nowhere. It doesn’t help anyone, that’s for sure. All that happens is arguing about who is right and who is wrong. I don’t feel like I’m allowed to belong there because everyone is so harsh.

The best course is your own actions, not just your words. People should feel welcomed to your blog, and you don’t even have to stop posting what you post, but you have to recognize the harshness in your words and the tone in which you speak has an effect on people. Sometimes the best witness is not saying anything at all, but being there for the people who need it and giving them gentle guidance. And none of it has to be directly public either. Be gentle, be humble, be loving, and be Christ-like. And that’s all there is to it.

#Theology #ActuallyChristian #Truechurch #Idk what tags they use but I'm really curious if anyone has other thoughts to offer #Dove screams into the void

[skystonedclouds]

Source Reformed_Mayca.

#burk parsons #christianity #actuallychristian #assurance #sure #certain #assured #certainty