Post B6aj2YytSEqXu9aZNo by SuperSnekFriend@poa.st
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 (DIR) Post #B6abGZp4K622w4AGlk by SuperSnekFriend@poa.st
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       Nobody has done this publicly, which is why I fear the wrath of God will only grow stronger against us. :gura_pain:RT: https://nicecrew.digital/objects/c0695675-c739-4dea-995d-c6d9bed3ba8c
       
 (DIR) Post #B6acZwQMcCvAUOPHBQ by Turdicus@poa.st
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       humbled themselves? how do you mean?
       
 (DIR) Post #B6acn3ZLMWAsPfrQYK by SuperSnekFriend@poa.st
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       @Turdicus Let me give an example. If Trump appear on television and internet broadcast to say that he is a miserable S.O.B. who deceived the nation and disobeyed God, that would be a form of public self-humiliation before the Lord.Another example is if city councils and churches to host a local day of public repentance where people come and pray and beg on their knees for the Lord to forgive the nation's trespasses.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6acqTvfoQ0F2JwFn6 by BowsacNoodle@poa.st
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       I believe many sincere Christians have an internal conflict over doing contrition or humbling themselves publicly because of concerns of hypocrisy or vein glory (Matthew 6). There’s talk of this in Eastern Christian traditions as well. Saint John Climacus in step two of the ladder of divine ascent:>"The sun shines on all alike, and vainglory beams on all activities. For instance, I am vainglorious when I fast; and when I relax the fast in order to be unnoticed, I am again vainglorious over my prudence. When well-dressed I am quite overcome by vainglory, and when I put on poor clothes I am vainglorious again. When I talk I am defeated, and when I am silent I am again defeated by it. However I throw this prickly-pear, a spike stands upright."
       
 (DIR) Post #B6adb7zDDHD2alpuoi by SuperSnekFriend@poa.st
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       @BowsacNoodle My take on the passages where Christ warns about public displays of worship and charity is that there must real intention to glorify oneself opposed to insuring the deed is performed well and lovingly and that God is glorified above all. Christ was not thinking of every single spook of the mind that suddenly "tempts" to add some flourish that will impress a person receiving aid or please the Lord with excellence, nor is Christ demanding that there should be total obfuscation with every public act we do. After all, there are plenty of other passages that talk about when a thought, drive, or emotion becomes sinful desire, where evil intention lies. There has to be a commitment and intention to glorify oneself rather than glorifying God.If we make ourselves concerned about every possible infraction of "letting the right hand know what the left hand is doing," not only do we miss Jesus' points in those passages, but we cripple ourselves from performing Godly acts and obey commands where God expects public worship and alms giving.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6add2UUcGLQ7xNYxM by King_Noticer@poa.st
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       How do I do that publicly :akkoHuh:
       
 (DIR) Post #B6adoTIdHZ8ISUHbP6 by SuperSnekFriend@poa.st
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       @King_Noticer As I said in another post, you can ask your church to follow Hezekiah's example and do a day of communal and local repentance and of prayers for repentance of the nation and the removal of evil in such a way that won't destroy us. That is one thing we can do.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6ahcwrHxNAETYFnNY by BowsacNoodle@poa.st
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       Agreed. The seed of self righteous doubt is just a wedge that the evil one leans into. Much like anxiety, deterring someone from doing good can be effective against Christians even if it isn’t “doing bad“ so to speak. Christ mentions not to worry as a key concept in the sermon on the mount, so I will just do my best to listen to Him.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6aj2YytSEqXu9aZNo by SuperSnekFriend@poa.st
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       @BowsacNoodle We can look to Christ Himself as an example of publicly worshiping and publicly providing alms correctly, and my proof text is the feeding of the 5000 men, Matthew 14. In it, Christ clearly gave and the people knew it was Him who was giving. In verse 19, Christ also blesses the food loudly and clearly for all 5000 men, and their women and children, to hear. A public act of worship! So we have actions of concern, and Christ performed both righteously and without pride, glutenous spectacle, or hubris, even though He Himself as God could be ostentatious without sin. The food, local fish and bread, was solid, yet basic and sufficient to satiate the crowd. Christ appeared in His normal lower class attire and made no bold claims about Himself. His messengers of aid, the disciples, merely aided and facilitated the logistics and crowd control. The only thing that showed that Christ was more than a charitable provider was the miracle of duplication He humbly asked thanked the Father for and the words He spoke to and for the people.Yes, it is still a good practice, established by Scriptures, to obscure more daily and private acts of worship and charity, because a wise man hides secrets. Not everybody needs to know what percentage of the church's building fund is your contribution. Not everybody needs to know every prayer you make during the day, including ones of anguish, contrition, or embarrassment. The difference between what you should obscure and what you might should to all seems to be who is involved and for whom is the practice for. National repentance is perfect example, as participation, like with Hezekiah and Judah in the OP verse, involves the whole nation: leaders, elite, middle men, and peasants; and the beneficiary is the whole collective nation and not a mere individual neighbor or yourself.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6bR1TU8nb5YYKUnbs by Turdicus@poa.st
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       and we should be doing this more? because I also think he is a gay retard.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6bRLGGPfKAZL4Vf3w by SuperSnekFriend@poa.st
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       @Turdicus We should, even if we ourselves do not follow the sins of the nation. Ezra lead repentance for post-exilic Israel's sins, even though he was most likely one of the best humans living on Earth at the time.I am certainly never expecting Trump to actually repent, publicly or privately. he's too prideful and Jewish for that.