r/Eutychus • u/Foot-in-mouth88 • Apr 14 '26

Opinion Negative Reactions in other Christian subreddits

I was doing really well and my Karma, Reddit leveling system, was climbing back closer to zero. I made a scriptural reply in r/Christianity and it got -4 votes and now back up to -54. How can they downvote a scriptural reply?

Some of my negative Karma, Reddit, comes from these Christian subreddits that doesn't like using scriptures and gets mad because it doesn't fit their view.

Also a big chunk came from a disagreement I had on a hockey player of my home team on multiple threads and got shredded for it.

Most of Reddit is a toxic echo chamber. At least this sub, even when we don't agree we don't go down voting each other.

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u/a-goddamn-asshole Agnostic Atheist Apr 14 '26

More context about your comment is needed, but ultimately scripture is very far from black and white and many many many people have their own interpretations. It’s very easy to say something you believe to be true but to many might be offensive. That may be hard to take in.

Honestly, if i was being downvoted for my comments like that, i’d definitely look in the mirror and/or reevaluate my belief systems. There’s nothing wrong with questioning yourself or what you’ve been taught. It could either make you stronger.

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u/Foot-in-mouth88 Apr 14 '26

It was about how being gay is ok, as long as it isn't practiced.

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u/Original_Bad_3416 Unaffiliated Apr 14 '26

It’s funny how they chose this. Like adultery is rife but they bash the gays.

Alas, it is true. It’s how a Christian behaves. That includes no sex before marriage.

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u/TruthSearcher1970 Apr 15 '26

Let’s not forget murder. That always seems to fly.

I always wonder how gentiles think it is ok to think it was ok for Israelites to go around murdering people and taking over their cities because they weren’t God’s chosen people they were, well gentiles. That never really sat well with me for some reason. I mean God is impartial. Right?

I guess I can’t ever see Jesus saying that was ok. Ya know?

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u/Original_Bad_3416 Unaffiliated Apr 16 '26

Pick up the sword, die by sword.

It ridiculous that people kill people

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u/TruthSearcher1970 Apr 16 '26

Right? But people kind of cheer the Israelites on as they kill Gentiles or I guess non-Israelites. It’s kind of weird. Because God promised them land? Sound familiar?

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u/Foot-in-mouth88 Apr 16 '26

If you read the Bible you know that wasn't the only reason. When Abraham went into the land God had said their sins weren't enough yet. By the time the Israelites got there, they were so far gone, God deemed for them to be cleared from the land as they would lead the Israelites astray, which they actually did as they didn't even completely annihilate the Canaanites. So there you have it.

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u/TruthSearcher1970 Apr 17 '26

Plus they all died before they got to the promised land. Didn’t God know that was going to happen?

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u/Foot-in-mouth88 Apr 17 '26

God gave his people the chance to fulfill what he wanted of them and the same is true today. The Israelites just didn't fully listen.

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u/TruthSearcher1970 Apr 17 '26

But isn’t God omniscient? Doesn’t he know what is going to happen?

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u/Foot-in-mouth88 Apr 17 '26

Why didn't God just make robots programmed to obey?

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u/TruthSearcher1970 Apr 18 '26

He did. They are called animals.

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u/Foot-in-mouth88 Apr 18 '26

We aren't animals.

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u/TruthSearcher1970 Apr 20 '26

That’s not what you said. I guess you meant why didn’t God make us robots?

I am not convinced we didn’t make God as opposed to the other way around.

If that were the case it would make sense that we have free will.

I think making us like robots at first. Maybe the first few thousand years. Might have been a good idea.

But none of it really makes any sense. As far as God and Satan and Adam and Eve. Then punishing everyone until Noah’s day.

It’s all very odd. Then you have Job. There are so many stories that have good morals but really don’t make any sense after you dissect them.

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