socialtrinitarian Archive

Upvotes	Title	Category	Author	Subreddit	Date (UTC)

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2	I'm lost, I'm stuck and I think I've given up It sounds like you need some solid friendships. Take up some hobbies and you'll meet people through them. Perhaps find other guys to study the Bible and pray with. That will help to address the loneliness problem which you've said is a big part of the issue.	/r/RPChristians	21/06/21 05:02 AM
1	Could use advice. See below Find a ministry (or two) in the church and get stuck into it. Find ways to serve. Meet up with other Christian men to study the Bible together.	/r/RPChristians	17/06/21 08:36 PM
1	Advice and prayer request for my long term relationship. You're (1) having sex or fooling around with her before marriage and (2) she's flaunting her body on the internet. Break up with her. You need a fresh start. Bad habits die hard - if you try and cut out the sexual stuff now it's established it will only make you more jealous of her flaunting. Use the newly acquired time to work on yourself. Improve your life, commit to your local church, get involved in a ministry of some kind, get in the word and prayer, get to the gym regularly, meet up with o…	/r/RPChristians	17/06/21 07:55 AM
21	figuring out if she's a virgin or not ? If it's a deal breaker for you, that's fine. My wife wasn't a virgin when we met but had only been in one such relationship before she became a believer. It was really hard for me as I had waited until marriage. In terms of trust, I'd get to know her friends and family. You can get a good assessment of someone else from the people around them. If the person she's portraying herself as doesn't match with their perceptions of her, that could be a red flag. If she is resistant to the idea of you me…	/r/RPChristians	30/05/21 08:35 AM
2	What Religion is right for me? Find the nearest conservative church and go there :)	/r/RPChristians	06/05/21 05:30 PM
16	I think I made a mistake. Please help 😥 Marriage is for life. Jesus's teaching in Matthew 19 takes frivolous divorce off the table.	/r/RPChristians	10/04/21 12:36 PM
1	I Want Marriage Badly, but Believe It Would Only Hinder the God's Purpose for my Life. What Should I Do? Seek a wife who shares the same passions as you. A woman who is passionate about apologetics/outreach stuff like you are. Consider it a basic test of suitability. And you can take your time on it as well. You're still young.	/r/RPChristians	09/04/21 09:56 AM
3	My girlfriend had a miscarriage. Is God punishing me? How should I interpret this? Like I said, that verse is probably referring to some form of cultic prostitution. That was the situation in Corinth and the focus within Exodus itself is idolatry, rather than sexual immorality. "Porneia" is a broad term - this is not simply referring to sex before marriage but is set in the context of the golden calf incident and so is referring to some form of cultic fornication, a capital offence prohibited in the Law. So no, I don't think we have any grounds to assert that the death of his …	/r/RPChristians	26/03/21 10:07 AM
2	My girlfriend had a miscarriage. Is God punishing me? How should I interpret this? You say "this isn't an Old Testament event", then you quote a second example from old testament times! 1 Cor 10:8 is referring euphemistically to idolatry (perhaps including cultic prostitution), which was a capital offence under the old covenant. All sin angers God, but God still judges sin in proportion to its severity and the law still distinguishes between different types of transgressions, with differing punishments. Having read up on the guy's earlier post, I've discovered that his girlfri…	/r/RPChristians	25/03/21 06:37 PM
7	My girlfriend had a miscarriage. Is God punishing me? How should I interpret this? David committed murder and adultery, which were both capital offences (eg. Leviticus 20:10). What this guy has done is a minor transgression, in biblical terms (Exodus 22:16-17). The main thing which he ought to do (per this law) is to marry his girlfriend. Fornication was never a capital offence.	/r/RPChristians	24/03/21 08:56 PM
1	Is there a gender at gap? The fact that women give birth to children, breastfeed them etc is not "socially constructed nonsense". It's basic human biology.	/r/PurplePillDebate	16/03/21 11:19 PM
2	[Q4ALL] Are single father households as dysfunctional as single mother households? I've known one guy who grew up in a single father family (widower) and he was very well-adjusted. His brothers seemed to be doing pretty well too. They were all very close to their dad. My own experience with a single mother was terrible. But then she was (and still is) a pathological narcissist, so kinda exceptional.	/r/PurplePillDebate	16/03/21 05:33 PM
1	Yes, Chads get soft harems. No, the majority of frustrated men don't want that. Throughout most of history, women didn't get much of a choice. They got paired off by their fathers and that was that. If they were from a poorer family, they might be sold into prostitution. Then Christianity came along and let them become nuns, which removed a bunch of them from the dating pool. It also encouraged certain men to become monks and enforced monogamy. This ensured that (a) people who couldn't get a spouse were granted special dignity and (b) by enforcing monogamy, ensuring that th…	/r/PurplePillDebate	16/03/21 10:30 AM
1	Evolutionary Psychology of Men and Women's development No, it's exactly like saying "all men are taller than all women". Evo psych gives us general, aggregated patterns of behaviour. But whilst following general patterns, human genetics has a lot of randomness built into it. This is intentional - it protects us against extinction through deadly diseases. And this is particularly true in the case of sexual preferences. The fact that a minority of people are non-heterosexual testifies to this. It really doesn't take a great deal of googling to figure …	/r/PurplePillDebate	14/03/21 02:01 PM
1	Evolutionary Psychology of Men and Women's development Still false. Just because something is true in a general, statistical sense doesn't mean it's true for every person. It's like saying "men are taller than women therefore all men are taller than all women". It's a logical fallacy and a misapplication of the science. Case in point: I once knew a woman who was attracted to men with learning difficulties. She didn't have learning difficulties herself, that was just her type. Red pill says "that never happens, men like that can't lead and be the str…	/r/PurplePillDebate	14/03/21 10:26 AM
3	Evolutionary Psychology of Men and Women's development It's a generalisation, but it's not untrue. The main issue I have with red pill stuff is when they generalise like AWALT. General statistical tendencies are not the same as universal rules.	/r/PurplePillDebate	14/03/21 09:28 AM
1	Why do Women only ever seem to find me attractive when I’m wearing an eyepatch? I believe this is referred to as "peacocking" in pickup artist circles. Without the eye patch, you don't stand out. With it, you get noticed.	/r/PurplePillDebate	12/03/21 09:16 PM
1	Do you think the whole act of marriage is weak and submissive for a man and makes a woman respect you less? I'm a postmillennialist.	/r/PurplePillDebate	12/03/21 09:00 PM
1	Do you think the whole act of marriage is weak and submissive for a man and makes a woman respect you less? It sounds like you're into some kind of conspiracy theory.	/r/PurplePillDebate	12/03/21 08:44 PM
1	Do you think the whole act of marriage is weak and submissive for a man and makes a woman respect you less? How is that any different than nowadays? Especially with the coming economic collapse and destruction of pax americana? I don't see a destruction of "pax Americana" coming anytime soon. Perhaps a gradual fading away, but nothing as turbulent as the utter devastation and impoverishment that resulted from the various wars, famines and other natural disasters of the first century. And yet God specifically stated in the bible that celibacy and singleness was superior to marriage. Besides there's no …	/r/PurplePillDebate	12/03/21 07:07 PM
1	Do you think the whole act of marriage is weak and submissive for a man and makes a woman respect you less? Celibacy is certainly a valid alternative if you're not interested in sex. I would argue that Paul's teaching around celibacy was pertaining to the first century context of a famine and the various political turmoils that the empire was plunged into. I don't think as a Jewish Pharisee that he meant to disagree with the creation mandate (as understood and applied by both major rabbinical schools of thought at the time).	/r/PurplePillDebate	12/03/21 03:21 PM
3	Do you think the whole act of marriage is weak and submissive for a man and makes a woman respect you less? Sure, I get that that's an issue. Still no legitimate alternatives for the Christian though.	/r/PurplePillDebate	12/03/21 06:24 AM
1	Do you think the whole act of marriage is weak and submissive for a man and makes a woman respect you less? Not saying sex is the only reason a person should marry. But it's certainly a factor, as per 1 Corinthians 7:1-9.	/r/PurplePillDebate	11/03/21 09:51 PM
3	The reason for high male celibacy is mostly due to video games and porn rather than dating apps We live in an era of peak high quality, instant gratification. Great video games, great online streaming content (YouTube, Netflix etc), high definition pornography, cheap food ready to order at the click of a button. Now thanks to covid we can even work from home all the time! Why bother going out and making friends, developing hobbies etc when you can live life from the comfort of your own home? Not saying this is the right way to go of course. It leads to loneliness, mental and physical healt…	/r/PurplePillDebate	11/03/21 11:38 AM
6	Why is the Babylon of which the book of Revelation speaks called by this name? Yeah I also take that interpretation. Not sure what it has to do with RPChristians though.	/r/RPChristians	11/03/21 11:27 AM
6	Do you think the whole act of marriage is weak and submissive for a man and makes a woman respect you less? No, I've often found that other women respect men who are married. I also made sure to ask her dad's permission first, just to keep that patriarchy going :D Main reasons why I'm married are because: (a) I'm a Christian so marriage is held in high esteem and is the only legitimate way to have a sexual relationship (b) I wanted to have children	/r/PurplePillDebate	11/03/21 06:52 AM
2	if you're an unattractive man, you shouldn't wonder why an app that lets you choose a partner based almost purely on appearance gets you no success. Yeah, definitely agree with the "organically" thing. My wife first liked me when she saw me playing guitar. Apps work for some people, but your best bet if you just want to find a partner is to get a hobby, go do something or learn something.	/r/PurplePillDebate	09/03/21 08:20 AM
3	Advice on this issue from an RPC Perspective? You need to be meeting up with another believer regularly, to disciple one another, pray together and study the scriptures. I think you would find that really helpful. Even if you're in a liberal area, there must be a couple of other conservative believers around? Maybe get in touch with your priest and ask him to set you up with another guy for discipleship. I'm sure he'd be delighted to help out.	/r/RPChristians	08/03/21 07:57 AM
14	Advice on Parents If you want to keep working out, you basically have 2 options: 1) move out (possibly into a flatshare) 2) purchase home gym equipment One possible route would be to start saving up now for a deposit and in the meantime, get some basic equipment and start training (like a set of dumbbells). This will also mean that once you do Eventually get to the gym, you'll know what you're doing.	/r/RPChristians	07/03/21 07:36 AM
2	If you're pro-choice due to bodily autonomy, you can't demand paternal child-support, or object to child neglect Historically, this was more or less how it worked. Ancient societies were consistent in this regard - infants could be abandoned at will. Modern society wants to have its cake and eat it - to have Christian humanist assumptions applied inconsistently. Ethicists have been saying for decades that the same arguments used to justify abortion also justify infanticide. Noone wants to listen to them it seems.	/r/PurplePillDebate	06/03/21 09:30 AM
2	BPD wife She absolutely needs to see a psychiatrist. There is medication available for this sort of thing. I have a good friend who suffers from it and the right meds have really helped him through it. If you need to, get members of her family on side for an intervention - whatever you have to do to get her to listen. I will be praying for you and your family.	/r/RPChristians	06/03/21 09:09 AM
1	If men had the option to flip a switch and become gay, they’d be stupid not to do it Quite literally "no fucking" way lmao	/r/PurplePillDebate	04/03/21 09:34 AM
6	Which opinions do you hold that would be considered unpopular or controversial even on PPD? Definitely agree with you about the chubby women thing. I've known several women who were definitely chubby but because they had an attractive figure (big bust, curvy etc) got hit on all the time by guys. There are many guys who aren't into it, but there's a significant subset of guys who very much are.	/r/PurplePillDebate	04/03/21 07:56 AM
1	A scientist explains what men don't understand about dead bedrooms. I think she's right. A "relationship" is a loose arrangement with no strict rules or entry/exit criteria. A marriage though, that's a different beast. Marriage is a legal agreement which involves the implicit right to sex. If either party is unreasonably withholding sex, they are violating the marital pact and it's grounds for divorce. In my view, the offended party should be able to get much more favourable terms in court as well, if they were the victim of repeated sexual denial.	/r/PurplePillDebate	04/03/21 07:38 AM
1	[Q4All] Do you think there are some people who would be better off just giving up? Sorry, just realised I stated this in explicitly male/hetero terms when the post asked about both genders. For women struggling with dating, options are more limited since men are less likely to be bothered about their career success or other personal attributes. However, I think analogous reasoning can be applied as to above.	/r/PurplePillDebate	03/03/21 12:08 PM
1	[Q4All] Do you think there are some people who would be better off just giving up? It's about expectations. Basically anyone can get a girlfriend if they want one. They just have to have very low standards (to be blunt about it). The question is whether they want to. I think it's a matter of asking three questions: 1) Given my current overall level of attractiveness would I be satisfied with a girlfriend who is on par with that level? 2) How much work am I willing to put in to improve my level of attractiveness? (Lifting, diet/exercise, joining social clubs, improving my socia…	/r/PurplePillDebate	03/03/21 12:05 PM
1	The problem of guilt It sounds like you're doing a really great job in a very difficult situation. You're not responsible for her harmful behaviour towards the children. You have to protect them, and you did that. No need to feel guilty.	/r/RPChristians	23/02/21 07:34 PM