/lit/ - Literature

How am I supposed to interpret half of these Old Testament prophets? I’ve been reading through Zechariah and Isaiah, and oftentimes I can’t help but get the feeling that I am reading nothing but mad ravings of Jews against Assyrians, Edomites and Egyptians mixed in with something of actual theological and spiritual value. I like Jesus and find the fact of his resurrection and many prophecies surrounding him compelling, but some of this stuff honestly leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth. Are good church father commentaries on these or anything?

How do I stop being borderline demonic? I believe God exists yet I can’t stop sinning and hardly feel guilt when I do. I know this is a bad thing but every time I pray for forgiveness I feel like I’m being insincere because I know I’ll just wallow in sin again in a day or two.

>Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”

It sounds straightforward, but how does one do this practically? I feel like I always fall short. Any books on cultivating this? Thank you

I tried to go to a Divine Liturgy a few weeks ago and the night before as I prayed mice started scratching loudly in the walls, ruining my concentration, and then while driving I almost got T-boned by another car on the way there, and almost rear-ended another person when driving home after the Liturgy. Over all it was a good experience, but I don’t even know if I’ll survive if I try to go tomorrow. Are demons trying to kill me or something?

>mfw all the curses came true when they rejected Jesus

>>19401497
>>Yahweh is Christ
Uh, yeah? Don’t try to post about Christianity if you know nothing about it. Embarrassing

>>19373588
>rationalwiki

How can I cope with the fact that every single philosophical concept worth discussing has been discussed, and that I will never be a great original philosopher. Philosophy is dead

>>19263122
>SATAN MESSAGES IN TEH ROCK N ROLL MUSICS
You have to be naive to deny this

>>19245070
>It was said of a certain Abba Apollo of Scetis, that he had been a shepherd and was very uncouth. He had seen a pregnant woman in the field one day and being urged by the devil, he had said, Ί should like to see how the child lies in her womb.' So he ripped her up and saw the foetus. Immediately his heart was troubled and, filled with compunction, he went to Scetis and told the Fathers what he had done. Now he heard them chanting, 'The years of our age are three score years and ten, and even by reason strength fourscore; yet their span is but toil and trouble.' (Ps. 90.10) He said to them, Ί am forty years old and I have not made one prayer; and now, if I live another year, I shall not cease to pray God that he may pardon my sins.' In fact, he did not work with his hands but passed all his time in prayer, saying, Ί, who as man have sinned, do you, as God, forgive.' So his prayer became his activity by night and day. A brother who lived with him heard him saying, Ί have sinned against you, Lord; forgive me, that I may enjoy a little peace.' And he was sure that God had forgiven him all his sins, including the murder of the woman; but for the child's murder, he was in doubt. Then an old man said to him, 'God has forgiven you even the death of the child, but he leaves you in grief because that is good for your
soul.'

>>19241633
>and yet you respect jews
But I don’t. /pol/fags are mentally ill

>>19239489
>You want people to stop pointing out that they worship Jews, get them to stop worshiping Jews. You should stop worshiping Jews yourself while you're at it, but that's a separate point.
You people are all the same

>>19209074
I am serious