7k people at the alter last night! Pretty awesome!
7k people at the alter last night! Pretty awesome!
I was baptized and raised Lutheran and attended a catholic High School. I tend to stay away from the newer age type of religions and when it comes down to things. As far as the bodybuilding lifestyle with or without "supplements" is not going to change god's love for you. Have to go with how you feel though and it is sort of like thinking you may never sin again as long as you will live. I have found some more contemporary Christian type churches to have some of the most judge mental people I have met, not all people of course though.
"Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes."
i do not believe these pursuits are generally antithetical to the Christian faith.
First, with respect to the illegality. The laws that prohibit some of the compounds that some may use, are not, in many instances, rational. On the one hand, you can "abort" a nine month old fetus in most states, yet the use by informed adults of certain relatively harmless compounds is prohibited. Similarly, alcohol, which has caused a great deal of heartache in this world, is freely available to all adults. While the Bible does encourage Christians to comply with the law of the land I don't think it necessarily requires blind fealty to unjust laws.
As for the use of these compounds, it is really not that different from any of the other medications that have been formulated throughout history IMO. Why would some be okay, but others not? One could say that it is strictly for vanity purposes but I think an argument can be made that it goes way beyond that in that the lifestyle provides a general sense of well-being that Jesus would want for his followers.
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is that supposed to be church?
"Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes."
People being judgemental whether Christian or not doesn't and shouldn't effect anyone but the person judging. I could care less what people think about me because I know who I am. My identity is secure and someone gossiping about whatever they think isn't spiritually or morally on point just goes in one ear and out the other.
You are 100% on point though, nothing can separate you from the Love of God
Last edited by Orange24; 02-12-2015 at 01:35 AM.
Great discussion and thank you! Baby & Jram have very good points.
I feel like if we didn't care what people think a lot of us wouldn't be doing this. I can say I'm doing it to feel good or whatever but then I'm lying to myself. I do it to look good which in turn makes me feel good. But all the time I spend looking in the mirror is vain and ungodly
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I am at the point in my life where I do not give a damn what people think about me, and it feels GREAT.
MA , I know you are just looking for feedback but go with your gut and how "you" feel.
"Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes."
"Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes."