Christian bronies: meet, greet, and mingle!

[Steel Accord 6,660]

My parents are christian, i left it at the age of 15 or something. I would define myself as a theist in terms of not actually believing any of the religions on earth is true due to what i've researched. Although i won't try to be preachy since this is a place for christian bronies to chat and talk... but just to give more of a reason why i believe what i believe.

 

Its more wishful thinking that i am a theist. Although i consider it more as a habit, that i pray the way i was taught by my parents, not always but sometimes i tend to do. Otherwise i can't say i am much of a religious person.

 

True that, although i get the feeling that Celestia and Luna have some divine stuff in them considering their hair flows. But i guess its not fundamental to their world or something that is much relevance in comparison to other stuff that happens in Equestria.

 

But in terms of Christianity i just sorta like to mingle at time, its more that i have studied christian theology and its interpretation that i kinda just jump in at times. So in some way i might be a curious person who just say something when i feel like doing it.

 

Yes. I find it pretty adorable aswell ^^

 

I'm still not quite understanding your reasons for shying away from faith, yet still studying it's iconography, but I respect your right to make that decision. I also appreciate your consideration for this thread's purpose and patrons. If you wish to discuss the topic further though, I'm always open to a PM. Or not, your decision.

 

I love this fandom. 

 

It's been too long since I've seen anypony besides me say those words. 

 

/)*

[Stardust Balance 7,738]

It's been too long since I've seen anypony besides me say those words. 

Probably because it doesn't require saying, my friend.

[Steel Accord 6,660]

A lot of what you said here I can agree with. Truth is, that thing your dad said sounds a lot like my father.

 

Have you ever read the book series The Chronicles Of Narnia? In it, humans visit a magical world called Narnia, which is full of mythical beasts and talking animals. Christ walks in this world as a Lion by the name of Aslan. There are also humans in this world. One of these races of men nworship a god called 'Tash.' Tash actually does exist as a being, but seems to essentially be a devil-like creature. One man of this race worshipped Tash all his life, and did so with great faith and passion, and love ( something Tash does not have. ) Upon meeting Aslan for the first time, this man regretted that he had not worshipped Aslan instead, for he seemd so much better and worthier of worship than Tash, and feared His wrath. But Aslan said, that a good work done in service to an evil deity is attributed instead to be in God's name, and that an evil work done in God's name is attributed to the name of an evil deity.

 

I feel like the man who wrote these books had something here. If you murder a man for not being a Christian in God's name, the only one cheering here is Satan. I feel like the same may well be true for the reverse; you may not be doing something in God's name, per se, but if it is good you are doing, God will reward it regardless.

 

C.S. Lewis was a wise man and I can only aspire to achieve such similar results with my own writing one day. I do hope to infuse my worlds with themes of faith and spirituality, but my greatest fear is not that people will reject my work, but that they won't see what I'm trying to say.

 

"Oh he's not promoting religion, he's just promoting-"

 

"NO! That's exactly what I'm promoting!"

 

Of course, once it's been published, authorial intent is only as good as fanon.

Edited April 30, 2015 by Steel Accord

[Zach TheDane 234]

What's up, all. Checking in from the southern U.S.

 

This is actually pretty cool! Glad to see people from different faiths congregate on a site that promotes friendship, and really glad to see a successful Christian thread. Hate for hate gets exchanged between different beliefs so often that things like this are a fairly rare occurrence online.

 

I love this fandom. 

I know, I'm actually really surprised this is going as well as it is. Super thankful, but surprised.

[The Taxman 274]

A lot of what you said here I can agree with. Truth is, that thing your dad said sounds a lot like my father.

 

Have you ever read the book series The Chronicles Of Narnia? In it, humans visit a magical world called Narnia, which is full of mythical beasts and talking animals. Christ walks in this world as a Lion by the name of Aslan. There are also humans in this world. One of these races of men nworship a god called 'Tash.' Tash actually does exist as a being, but seems to essentially be a devil-like creature. One man of this race worshipped Tash all his life, and did so with great faith and passion, and love ( something Tash does not have. ) Upon meeting Aslan for the first time, this man regretted that he had not worshipped Aslan instead, for he seemd so much better and worthier of worship than Tash, and feared His wrath. But Aslan said, that a good work done in service to an evil deity is attributed instead to be in God's name, and that an evil work done in God's name is attributed to the name of an evil deity.

 

I feel like the man who wrote these books had something here. If you murder a man for not being a Christian in God's name, the only one cheering here is Satan. I feel like the same may well be true for the reverse; you may not be doing something in God's name, per se, but if it is good you are doing, God will reward it regardless.

I do like Narnia! The Last Battle is unfortunately my least favourite book in the series (too heavy handed and a bit rushed), but I love that scene. I think that CS Lewis did believe in a form of universalism called conditionalism, which basically said that people in hell were given the free will to repent or not. I nearly agree with him, except that that kind of view implies that some people would stay in hell for all eternity. I disagree on the fact that God's love is unfailing, and, thus, he'll end up redeeming all of humanity. I don't think that he'll take away the free will of those in hell or force them to go to heaven, but eventually his love will be so apparent that nobody will want to stay in hell anymore, not even Lucifer (if he does exist).

 

...I can only imagine if Stalin's still down there...

 

Anyway, in the past few days, I've deicded I'm a theist Unitarian Universalist, though I still have a healthy interest in Christianity, and I'm still reading the Bible. I'm currently reading the Old Testament, and in between that and the New Testament I'll read the Jewish scriptures as well as the Apochyra. After the New Testament, I'll read some Christian background history and maybe the Book of Mormon before going on to the Koran and eventually the Hindu and Bhuddist religious texts (I'm too lazy to spell them at the moment don't kill me). ...welp, I really hope that either heaven has a really big library or the reincarnation theory is right.

 

Also, when it's not plauged by some unecessary drama and some of the...less...desirable members, yes, this fandom is one of the friendliest I've seen. (:

[LittleMac 3,085]

Wow, I never saw this thread

I'm a Christian too

In fact, it's strange, but it was me becoming a brony that led me to rededicate my life to God

[Steel Accord 6,660]

I do like Narnia! The Last Battle is unfortunately my least favourite book in the series (too heavy handed and a bit rushed), but I love that scene. I think that CS Lewis did believe in a form of universalism called conditionalism, which basically said that people in hell were given the free will to repent or not. I nearly agree with him, except that that kind of view implies that some people would stay in hell for all eternity. I disagree on the fact that God's love is unfailing, and, thus, he'll end up redeeming all of humanity. I don't think that he'll take away the free will of those in hell or force them to go to heaven, but eventually his love will be so apparent that nobody will want to stay in hell anymore, not even Lucifer (if he does exist).

 

...I can only imagine if Stalin's still down there...

 

Anyway, in the past few days, I've deicded I'm a theist Unitarian Universalist, though I still have a healthy interest in Christianity, and I'm still reading the Bible. I'm currently reading the Old Testament, and in between that and the New Testament I'll read the Jewish scriptures as well as the Apochyra. After the New Testament, I'll read some Christian background history and maybe the Book of Mormon before going on to the Koran and eventually the Hindu and Bhuddist religious texts (I'm too lazy to spell them at the moment don't kill me). ...welp, I really hope that either heaven has a really big library or the reincarnation theory is right.

 

Also, when it's not plauged by some unecessary drama and some of the...less...desirable members, yes, this fandom is one of the friendliest I've seen. (:

 

Damn, you got your work cut out for you. The Book of Enoch is my favorite apocryphal text, it really turns the theology into the context of an epic myth.

 

I didn't get to the Last Battle but I share that idea of Hell, it's only as permanent as pride. Only the truly unrepentant, those who see and understand their actions and still refuse to admit their misdeeds are residents in Hell.

 

If you need some help with Buddhism though, I know some of the basic tenets since incorporating it into my practice.

Wow, I never saw this thread

I'm a Christian too

In fact, it's strange, but it was me becoming a brony that led me to rededicate my life to God

 

Would you be comfortable sharing that story? If it helps, I have a similar tale.

Edited May 4, 2015 by Steel Accord

[LittleMac 3,085]

Damn, you got your work cut out for you. The Book of Enoch is my favorite apocryphal text, it really turns the theology into the context of an epic myth.

 

I didn't get to the Last Battle but I share that idea of Hell, it's only as permanent as pride. Only the truly unrepentant, those who see and understand their actions and still refuse to admit their misdeeds are residents in Hell.

 

If you need some help with Buddhism though, I know some of the basic tenets since incorporating it into my practice.

 

 

Would you be comfortable sharing that story? If it helps, I have a similar tale.

It's not really that much of a story.

Basically, I was in a bad spot where I felt that God wasn't worth my time, so I pushed Him away. I even started getting involved in stuff like pornography, among other things. When I saw MLP for the first time, it finally clicked with me how God wanted to be my best friend. Like the song goes, 'I used to wonder what friendship could be, until you shared it's magic with me.' That's how it was with me and God

That as well as a youtuber named MLPShadyOaksMinistries (I'm too stupid to give a link cx), is what has been a huge help in my walk with God and has led me to where I am today

[Steel Accord 6,660]

It's not really that much of a story.

Basically, I was in a bad spot where I felt that God wasn't worth my time, so I pushed Him away. I even started getting involved in stuff like pornography, among other things. When I saw MLP for the first time, it finally clicked with me how God wanted to be my best friend. Like the song goes, 'I used to wonder what friendship could be, until you shared it's magic with me.' That's how it was with me and God

That as well as a youtuber named MLPShadyOaksMinistries (I'm too stupid to give a link cx), is what has been a huge help in my walk with God and has led me to where I am today

 

That's wonderful. While I never quite lost my faith like that, my experience with being a brony has made me grow in ways I could not have foreseen and that includes growing closer to God.

[ManaMinori 4,145]

......I've been seeing this thread popping up in the recently discussed topics box for a while now, and kind of debated on popping in and talking, here; sharing views and whatnot, because I wanted to share thoughts and ideas, but not start anything (drama), so I always avoided coming here entirely. But just skimming the recent pages, for once, I feel compelled to post, if only once as a trial. LittleMac's recent post about being drawn back to God through MLP and specifically, seeing that God wanted people to be his friend and learn about and love him is something I'm glad to see people say, and try and work toward, since I recently had a brief Q&A with someone who didn't believe that God had human qualities like love, friendship, anger, sadness, ect. So just seeing someone believing that God wants to extend his friendship to us makes me a little happy, because it's pretty much the truth.

[Steel Accord 6,660]

......I've been seeing this thread popping up in the recently discussed topics box for a while now, and kind of debated on popping in and talking, here; sharing views and whatnot, because I wanted to share thoughts and ideas, but not start anything (drama), so I always avoided coming here entirely. But just skimming the recent pages, for once, I feel compelled to post, if only once as a trial. LittleMac's recent post about being drawn back to God through MLP and specifically, seeing that God wanted people to be his friend and learn about and love him is something I'm glad to see people say, and try and work toward, since I recently had a brief Q&A with someone who didn't believe that God had human qualities like love, friendship, anger, sadness, ect. So just seeing someone believing that God wants to extend his friendship to us makes me a little happy, because it's pretty much the truth.

 

I sometimes think that God feels those things much more than we do.

 

I once thought about it like a post-Singularity mind trying to recreate a long dead person. It gathers exact biographical data of that person and runs through their life entirely from birth to death.

 

That got me thinking, "does . . . God do something like that with all of us?!" So when we feel pain, sadness, anger, so does He. Kind of puts the whole "problem of evil" into a different perspective doesn't it? If God feels everything from everyone, including those long since past, it certainly means He's got His own skin in the game of our existence.

 

So I would deposit that God doesn't just feel in some of the ways we do, but to degrees we are physically incapable of experiencing.

[ManaMinori 4,145]

I sometimes think that God feels those things much more than we do.

 

I once thought about it like a post-Singularity mind trying to recreate a long dead person. It gathers exact biographical data of that person and runs through their life entirely from birth to death.

 

That got me thinking, "does . . . God do something like that with all of us?!" So when we feel pain, sadness, anger, so does He. Kind of puts the whole "problem of evil" into a different perspective doesn't it? If God feels everything from everyone, including those long since past, it certainly means He's got His own skin in the game of our existence.

 

So I would deposit that God doesn't just feel in some of the ways we do, but to degrees we are physically incapable of experiencing.

well, why wouldn't he? To think that He feels things on the same level as us- imperfect little miscroscopic organisms who can't even comprehend a fraction of the world he dropped us on, let alone a fraction of the cosmos we're in- that he created, would be absolutely absurd. So of course he'd feel incomprehensible amounts MORE than we do.

[Steel Accord 6,660]

well, why wouldn't he? To think that He feels things on the same level as us- imperfect little miscroscopic organisms who can't even comprehend a fraction of the world he dropped us on, let alone a fraction of the cosmos we're in- that he created, would be absolutely absurd. So of course he'd feel incomprehensible amounts MORE than we do.

 

The opposite of my proposition was that rather, He could not comprehend us. That we're on two sides of an aquarium window, able to observe one another but not interact or really understand each other.

 

Many would propose that is the case, not anything against them, the thought, or even that this is a universal sentiment; but many atheists seem to view God as "something else" rather than something we are a part of and is a part of us, a parasite, rather than a symbiote.

 

You misunderstood my intent but are actually on the same page as I am. 

Edited May 4, 2015 by Steel Accord

[ManaMinori 4,145]

The opposite of my proposition was that rather, He could not comprehend us. That we're on two sides of an aquarium window, able to observe one another but not interact or really understand each other.

 

Many would propose that is the case, not anything against them, the thought, or even that this is a universal sentiment; but many atheists seem to view God as "something else" rather than something we are a part of and is a part of us, a parasite, rather than a symbiote.

 

You misunderstood my intent but are actually on the same page as I am. 

sorry for misunderstanding.

that's quite an interesting theory, though. To assume that God doesn't comprehend and understand us would lead me to believe that you think that he didn't have a hand/ role in creating us, and thus, doesn't know us, inside and out, better than we know (or think we know) ourselves? Is that correct? The analogy you presented of us being on either side is an aquarium window is also interesting. One I don't think I've heard before. Care to go into more detail explaining why you think that God is incapable of interacting with us?

[LittleMac 3,085]

The opposite of my proposition was that rather, He could not comprehend us. That we're on two sides of an aquarium window, able to observe one another but not interact or really understand each other.

 

Many would propose that is the case, not anything against them, the thought, or even that this is a universal sentiment; but many atheists seem to view God as "something else" rather than something we are a part of and is a part of us, a parasite, rather than a symbiote.

 

You misunderstood my intent but are actually on the same page as I am.

This sounds interesting, but I would need more information on this to understand

[Steel Accord 6,660]

This sounds interesting, but I would need more information on this to understand

 

I was referring to Nightmare Muffin when I said that.

[LittleMac 3,085]

I was referring to Nightmare Muffin when I said that.

Whoopsy, heh heh, my bad :P

[The Taxman 274]

Haha, yes, it will take a rather long time. I'll just hope the Deity gives me enough wisdom to interpret each text carefully (:

 

I haven't read any of those books yet, but I have read some of the books that practically no church accepts nowadays, like the Gospel of Thomas and such. The Testament of the Twelve Patriarches is quite good; the Gospel of Thomas is alright, but it's more of a book of sayings, and some are copied from the first three gospels at that. My favourite of them, though...the Infancy Gospel of Thomas is highly...entertaining, to say at the least. If you want to know what I'm talking about, Wikipedia it up for yourself...or maybe even give it a read over at Sacredtexts. Basically, it's kid Jesus being a dick. ...I'm sorry, but it's true. When he's not turning clay birds in to real birds (pretty much the only non-dickish thing he does), he...kills his playmates. Yes, he kills his playmates. Makes me wonder if it was written by a member of the kind of cult that allegedly made you have sex in front of a priest.

[Steel Accord 6,660]

Haha, yes, it will take a rather long time. I'll just hope the Deity gives me enough wisdom to interpret each text carefully (:

 

I haven't read any of those books yet, but I have read some of the books that practically no church accepts nowadays, like the Gospel of Thomas and such. The Testament of the Twelve Patriarches is quite good; the Gospel of Thomas is alright, but it's more of a book of sayings, and some are copied from the first three gospels at that. My favourite of them, though...the Infancy Gospel of Thomas is highly...entertaining, to say at the least. If you want to know what I'm talking about, Wikipedia it up for yourself...or maybe even give it a read over at Sacredtexts. Basically, it's kid Jesus being a dick. ...I'm sorry, but it's true. When he's not turning clay birds in to real birds (pretty much the only non-dickish thing he does), he...kills his playmates. Yes, he kills his playmates. Makes me wonder if it was written by a member of the kind of cult that allegedly made you have sex in front of a priest.

 

Oh I know exactly what you are referring to. While I doubt it's "canonicity" I wouldn't blame Him. Most of us do stuff we regret when we're kids and most of us aren't God incarnate.

[Yellow Diamond 7,568]

When you encounter the apocryphal gospels, most of them give you a quick sense of why they never made it into the canon. Either they're incomplete, incorporate claims that are atypical of the Christian tradition, or engage in mythologizing the life of Jesus. They're nonetheless fascinating, if only as novelties or exercises in speculation.

[LittleMac 3,085]

Wow, so much of the stuff being talked about here is WAY over my head XD

I need to brush up on my Bible more cx

[Steel Accord 6,660]

 

 

engage in mythologizing the life of Jesus.

 

Something that some of us actually appreciate as we learn better from myths than strict history. 

Wow, so much of the stuff being talked about here is WAY over my head XD
I need to brush up on my Bible more cx

 

Sorry, I didn't mean to be overwhelming.

[LittleMac 3,085]

Something that some of us actually appreciate as we learn better from myths than strict history.

 

 

Sorry, I didn't mean to be overwhelming.

Nah, you're not overwhelming, I'm just dumb. All of this is just common knowledge for most Christians. Even though I was raised in a Protestant home, I only really took God seriously something like 7, maybe 8, months ago. I just have catching up to do XD

But I will say thank you for being considerate about it. I've been in way too many 'smile and nod' conversations with other Christians

[Steel Accord 6,660]

Nah, you're not overwhelming, I'm just dumb. All of this is just common knowledge for most Christians. Even though I was raised in a Protestant home, I only really took God seriously something like 7, maybe 8, months ago. I just have catching up to do XD

But I will say thank you for being considerate about it. I've been in way too many 'smile and nod' conversations with other Christians

 

Well if there's ever a place that you need to air out questions to it's here and I'm sure most of us would be open to a PM if you wanted to address somepony specifically.

[Stardust Balance 7,738]

Nah, you're not overwhelming, I'm just dumb. All of this is just common knowledge for most Christians. Even though I was raised in a Protestant home, I only really took God seriously something like 7, maybe 8, months ago. I just have catching up to do XD

But I will say thank you for being considerate about it. I've been in way too many 'smile and nod' conversations with other Christians

I'm as out-of-the-loop as you are my friend. And while I am a believer, I'm afraid I hold a lack of knowledge, or interest, on any history in the bible.