#repentant sinners

[dramoor]

"The Church is not the assembly of saints, it is the mass of sinners who repent, who, sinners though they are, have turned towards God and are oriented towards Him." ~St. Ephraim the Syrian

#Orthodox Christian #saints #St. Ephraim the Syrian #The Church #repentant sinners #oriented towards God

[favvn]

I am once again thinking about how in The Naked Time, Spock has an emotional breakdown after contracting the virus and cries about the regret he feels for not loving his human mother vs his shame he feels for his ongoing friendship with Kirk, but before he contracts the virus, Spock finds LOVE MANKIND written on the wall. And it's been written and discussed to death about what it means, I know this, but it's telling that Spock not only loves in spite of his Vulcan upbringing and continued adherence to their customs but that he holds regret and shame deep down inside because the love is still there, regardless.

Whereas Kirk likewise has his virus-induced breakdown over the opposite: his self-inflicted pressure to not love an individual, either due to fear of distraction from duty, losing his position as captain due to the ethical conundrum of "How can a captain date one of their crew?" (no, I do not know the details of how Starfleet manages crew relationships, but I'm assuming rank is an issue, especially where captains are concerned), or even the unspoken taboo of the show's production era, his sexual orientation, hence his focusing on the ship as the only safe and constant outlet for his love. But after this, Kirk finds SINNER REPENT written on the wall, as if to say his altruism isn't the full truth, as if what he desires is what he denies even with the virus lowering his inhibitions.

And like my god. What foils to each other! How damned telling the literal writing on the wall is for them! I am going to eat my fucking sweater!

#trekposting #star trek tos #the naked time #spirk #hello trek fandom i have watched this ep 4 times already and each time i become more unhinged #it's just any time i think about the words they find on the wall i want to scream #if the writers didn't intend on spirk what is all this then #sinner repent for what??? #trek meta

[wreckham]

halloween night 1993, 1st sighting

#the nightmare before christmas #tnbc #jack skellington #tim burton #halloween #disney #tnbc turns 30 soon! sinners repent!! #beckhamdraws

[gameraboy2]

Star Trek (1966), "The Naked Time"

#my gif #star trek #the naked time #gif #gifs #vintage #television #vintage television #1966 #1960s #captain kirk #sinner #repent #william shatner

[wiirocku]

Luke 5:10 (NLT) - In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one sinner repents.”

#Luke 5:10 #same way #joy #presence #God's angels #when #even #one #sinner #repents

[sinneroutsidethegrave]

#angels #guardian angel #angel aesthetic #angelcore #angel art #wings #my angel #angel posts #catholic #catholicism #archangel #roman catholic #catholic church #christianity #christian #repent #sinner #jesusitrustinyou #faith #faith in jesus #jesussaves #jesuslovesyou #gospel #bible #christ #jesus christ #yeshua #jesusislord #jesusiscoming #churches

[your-fave-is-christian]

I have a dumb question, and I really hope this doesn’t sound rude. What’s the logic for some of the characters? Like, if they’re the “hero” in their storyline, but they don’t seem to follow Biblical doctrine… does that even count? I’m sorry if that sounds snotty; I don’t mean to have an attitude.

No, you're fine!!

Short answer: I don't know, I'm not the one sending in the characters 😂

But really I would say there's not necessarily a consistent logic that they have to fit. That's part of the beauty of Christianity, isn't it? Anyone who repents and believes is welcome; it's not limited to any certain type of people. For the characters people are sending in here, I think there are a few categories. There are some that fit what you said, who already hold Christian morals and who one could easily headcanon as being Christian within the story. Sometimes people send in villains who they want to have redemption arcs and become Christian. Sometimes it's characters who are Christian; mostly it's characters people would like to see become Christian.

#my favorite character who i headcanon as Christian is one who generally has very Christian morals and really wants to do good #but also lies a lot. and i think in that case it's like i could see him being Christian in the story #because Christians aren't perfect and even people who don't have their whole act together can believe #I'm not justifying continuing to do wrong. I'm trying to figure out how to phrase it #i think there's some post I've seen about how even terrible characters who do terrible things can be Christian #if they're repentant i think? point being that all of us are sinners and a character doesn't have to be perfectly good to be a believer #because none of us are. and a line from a song i know 'though I'm wretched i am not faithless' about a character who #has done bad things and is struggling to reconcile his actions with God's love and forgiveness #anyway. i was saying the character i like comes across to me as an imperfect Christian but also as someone who could really benefit from #learning and growing in the faith. i want to see that character grow morally stronger and become more like Jesus!!! #it would be good for him 🤷‍♀️ #and that's kinda the point of most of the characters people send. they either seem like they could genuinely BE Christian #or are characters people think really need Christianity in their lives #sometimes it's 'this character seems Christian' and sometimes it's 'i like this character and want them to become Christian' #i think characters who don't follow Biblical doctrine fall under either imperfect and learning Christian or needs Jesus in their life #ask

[deadontheinsidesexyontheoutside]

Oh dear God, please protect me from the EVIL Zutarians during their entire week of SIN 😤😡 In Jesus name I pray... AMEN!!!! 😇🙏

1 reblog=Saves a Zutarian 😔❣

#zutara #zutara week #zutara week 2023 #Happy Zutara Week to all my sinners!!!! #Lawd these girls are reading fanfic instead of the Bible 🤦🏽‍♀️ #No cuz Zuko is a FIREbender who lives in the FIRE Nation you know where else has fire 😐 yeah you goin there #Zutarians need to ...REPENT 🗣 #what if you went to heaven but god said “nah 🤚 u shipped Zutara”

[milwaukeemilf]

"You never said forever, could ever hurt like this."

#marilyn manson #mother mary #mom #forgiveness #repent #mother #tears #sinner

[72graves]

people who draw john as a shadowy figure desperately clutching and caressing arthur's body need to know that i love them in a way that should be feared

#malevolent #the fanart has been FUCKING lately and i love it i'm in love smooches #there isn't a single iteration of john i don't like #but void man worshipping the body of a mortal as a sinner worships a god for repentance ? #now that's the hits that fuck !! #🪦

[thesynaxarium]

Today we celebrate possibly the greatest example of repentance the church has ever seen. Saint Mary of Egypt gave herself over to fornication and debauchery from the age of 12 and lived this depraved life for 17 years. Having followed a group of pilgrims to Jerusalem with the intent of seducing the young men, she tried to enter into the church of the Holy Sepulchre to see the Venerable Cross but was stopped by an invisible force. She then realised her depravity and repented by crossing the Jordan and living in the desert for 47 years. A holy monk, Saint Zosimas, found her while travelling the desert and related her story to us. May we have her blessing and may she intercede always for our souls + #saint #mary #egypt #maryofegypt #sinner #repent #repentance #penitent #convert #cross #lent #greatlent #jordan #venerable #holy #desert #mother #father #zosimas #palestine #jerusalem #sepulchre #holysepulchre #holy #orthodox #saintoftheday (at الاردن Jordan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqeGI3djhOo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#saint #mary #egypt #maryofegypt #sinner #repent #repentance #penitent #convert #cross #lent #greatlent #jordan #venerable #holy #desert #mother #father #zosimas #palestine #jerusalem #sepulchre #holysepulchre #orthodox #saintoftheday

[nobody-expects-the-inquisitorius]

Had an unhinged brainwave about Crosshair and the longnecks earlier so thought I'd post it here too

#this was what i thought the song was about the first time i heard it. but people always seem to interpret it as repenting sins and boooooooo #all I'm gonna say is that there's a reason i make such an effort to portray Crosshair with such demonic imagery #he’s so heavily associated with black cats and ravens and just generally eldritch language #archetypal “““sinner””” #not the terrified child who was forced to fight tooth and claw if he wanted to survive #and what’s the layout of tipoca city?? pure blinding white #it’s an excess of “““““purity”””””” that hurts to look at because it’s SO BRIGHT #nothing but white. not a single flaw or imperfection allowed #and crosshair as the defect in the mould is seen as an aberration #hmmmmmmmmmmmm #what am i trying to say i wonder #this is definitely not a metacommentary on the worst of the church #because i couldn’t just write my silly little stories i had to go all tess of the d’urbervilles on it #stories where the “devil” is the hero and it’s the purists who are the real monsters my beloved #burn em in hellfire cross #morgan speaketh #tbb crosshair

[worshipbeginsontheknees]

I faltered, have been neglectful of you. Not come to services, to pay my respects. You say it has caused unrest. That others have noticed and are beginning to doubt you are the key to the spiritual salvation they seek. For if your most fervent follower is without presence, then perhaps you are not worth listening to.

Tonight, I came to return to the fold. But walking through those doors was not enough. I must be made an example of. I crawl to you, before those many sets of watchful eyes. To throw myself at your feet, to beg for the mercy of your grace. To be understood and forgiven. I promise, I can do better.

You tell me that you doubt my conviction. That I have fallen from such great heights. How you are unsure of the authenticity of my claims. But, if I show all the depths of my regret, perhaps you will reconsider.

They watch as I peel layers of clothing off, until I am as exposed as the day I was born. I feel alien and alone. I feel the unseen words on my body of their judgment. You point to the kneeler bench, tell me to assume the position. To bow my head and if I dare break my silence, that you will begin from the start.

A thin crop of sorts soon finds your grip. You tell the congregation to count with you. That this is for my own good. This is how they can help save me. So, they do.

One.

A hard strike to the backs of my thighs sends tears to my eyes. Instantly, I cannot see clearly.

Two.

Swift and true, the crop slices through the air across my backside. My flesh sings out. It hurts, oh, God above... It hurts. But I feel an ache too. Between my legs, the pulse of unexpected arousal. Oh, no. Please, not now. Anything but this.

Three.

Another strike and my legs start to buckle. The wet warmth now can be felt at the apex of my thighs. Don't let him see it. Please, don't let him see it.

I feel the tip of the crop glancing over puffy, swollen petals. A lingering press against that bundle of nerves before drawing back downward. When it is removed, I hear a snicker. You turn to the watchers.

You tell them, to start at one.

This is going to be a long night.

#blasphemy kink #hierophilia #priest k!nk #priest kink #heirophilia #blasphemy #alone with my thoughts #corruption kink #thots and prayers #prayer #punishments #bad catholic #repentance #spank me pls #on my knees #sinners #sin

[sinneroutsidethegrave]

#mary mother of jesus #blessed virgin mary #holy mary #virgin mary #catholicism #catholic #roman catholic #catholic church #christian #christianity #repent #sinner #faith #jesusitrustinyou #catholic guilt #church #churches #religious #statue #weeping #melancolía #sad aesthetic

[ofsunhillow]

back to why i think personally that was a stupid ass take is an angel is the complete opposite of a human biblically. because an angel is inherently pure and a human is inherently sinful. the original sin. guys. the original sin

#''fallen angels'' are angels that voluntarily reject their holiness #they're not comparable to human sinners bc with humans the thing is everyone is sinful #but we can and WILL be forgiven if we try #the only way a human sinner can be compared to a fallen angel at all is if the sinner #like the fallen angels #rejects any form of repentance #which. im not sure 'its actually lame that christianity says people who love being evil and fucked up dont get to heaven' is the take they #were trying to make ..

[halcarols]

(formerly) nondenominational protestant tumblr user karolina halcarols engaging in idolatry on their silly little blog

#all those years of being told that catholics were idolatrous sinners in nondenominational protestant bible school #and here i am reblogging jesus fanart on tumblr dot com #i need to repent #🌃.txt