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Here’s where I’m at.

There’s not a doubt in my mind that god is real.

Still not really a fan of organized religion though.

I’d challenge you to dive in and read the Bible again with an open mind. Discounting the entire church after being turned off from past experiences would be like being introduced to Bitcoin through the taproot wizards and writing the whole movement off as a scam. The church is far from perfect, but I believe that God still uses us for his glory in spite of our sin and imperfections. I promise you there’s a church out there for you that’s probably completely different than the one you grew up in (I think I remember you telling Saylor once that you were from a Southern Baptist background).

Also, this is all coming from a place of love because you’ve been a huge part of my bitcoin journey ✊

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nostranger 1y ago

but why? Why is it necessary to be in organised religion if you’re perfectly happy with the God you’ve found already? To me, the need to gather in a specific place to worship suggests a sub-100% belief that needs regular top-ups, or a belief that the scope of God is limited to places of worship and the people who worship there

The BTC DDS 1y ago

The scope of God is definitely not limited to places of worship or the people who worship there. I do believe that he created us to live in community with each other in order to grow in our faith and to help share the gospel. The formation of the church in Acts pretty clearly lays that out, and the rest of the New Testament is mostly Paul chastising the different churches in Greece and Asia about falling back into “organized religion” tendencies. We weren’t meant to live life alone, which coincidentally is a major reason we’re all here on Nostr

HODL 1y ago

My background is Irish catholic actually

The BTC DDS 1y ago

Gotcha. Even more organized and cold then. I’ve got a long catholic tradition on both sides of my family that my parents broke away from. Ephesians and Galatians are short books but straight up bangers that address a lot of the same issues that the Catholic Church has today with rigid religious requirements