Religious OCD - Scrupulosity - What if I go to hell
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In this episode, I discuss a sub-type of intrusive thoughts commonly known as scrupulosity. Scrupulosity is a form of OCD & Anxiety where the person becomes focused on religious or moral issues. In this first part of this series, I discuss specific intrusive thoughts related to fears about hell, the devil, and going to hell. I also discuss different compulsions people engage in and a few very important steps in the treatment process.
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This is absolute mental torture that I would never wish on anyone. I got to the point where I was convinced I was demon possessed and I started hearing voices. I also was hopeless because I thought I was going to hell. Ot was like 2 years of torture. I am so grateful that I'm not experiencing it anymore. To anyone who is experiencing this - there is hope! Please don't succumb to the cycle and please don't give up. â€
Same here. Itâs so so so so terrible to live with. It Makes Me Feel Sick and have panic attacks everyday :(
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@@WhileMyGuineaPigGentlyWheeks Iâve been experiencing the same thing too
@@PathToMetta Iâm so sorry, friend . I send love đâ€ïž
@@jhenfresh Sending You hugs â€ïžđ
This fear is horrible.
You don't even see suicide as an option anymore.
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Sorry your going through this I will pray. Father God please heal this man in Jesus name. Also psalm 70 is good and soothing.
I pray for courage under fire of the enemy. in Jesus Might name amen - I pray you have courage of Jesus amen
Living in this is torment! All we want is peace of mind.
Same :( it really is mental torture. It feels like your mind is in a prison you canât get out of. Iâve been struggling for months but have also kept my issues hidden for fear of judgment. Hang in there. God is with us. He knows how hard it is. đ
I want peace of mind too
You have to obey God and his Gospel
Guys please always remember that no one can separate us from the Love of GOD I did overcome this because I always remember that no one can separate us from the Love of GOD which is in CHRIST JESUS our LORD
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:38-39
Praise the LORD!
Help me lm falling into a black hole Hell is soon please help. I received Christ but l receive messages and intense feelings of going to hell...soon!!! đ±
Thank you so much
@@soulwaves20000 sending prayers đ
A little before the start of 2019 I got 100% convinced I was going to hell because I committed the unforgivable sin. So literally I was stuck with SEVERE anxiety and what it felt like mental torture for a whole year, EVERY SINGLE DAY. Now I feel like my brain is just burnt. I canât think straight or clearly nor positively and it just sucks.
brother, god forgives all, he's forgiving, if god doesn't forgive, then who forgives. just let it go of the idea that you said something blasphemous, just relax, focus in the present moment, love yourself, you need your own forgiveness, god does not botherd by any blame or praise, he is above all, god is not small as we humans, he's loving.
god forgives all sins.
didn't think about it too much.
Roberto Garza put your whole faith and love in Jesus Christ Amen âïžâ€ïžđ
Baljeet Tjinder I do now believe in Jesus Christ for my salvation, but still have really bad mental feeling that canât even describe. Like mental fog with a lot of tension.
Holy Heaven Do you hear voices or what?
Holy Heaven I really recommend watch videos from Dr Gene Kim, a pastor from San Jose, CA. I really had to dig deep to find truth.
This disorder is the largest pain in my life, even now in treatment, and I wouldnât wish it on anyone. Thank you for this video. I know my soul is safe
Same Iâm going through the same right now. Itâs the worst feeling ever, itâs cripples u and make life meaningless
I had this as a kid and it tortured me so bad. But eventually it went away just from starting to ignore the thought & not giving it meaning. As uncomfortable as it was to ignore and not give it meaning, overtime the thoughts stopped coming once and for all. Thank you for this video, you are helping plenty of people.
Please pray for me
I had bad thoughts constantly for about a month some nights I didn't get much sleep or any at all. I was not hungry from the anxiety and was just miserable all day. And I found the only way out of them is exactly what you said. Don't fear them! Because the only thing they can do is bring you fear which is exactly what the enemy wants. So when I treated them like nothing they stopped, but sometimes they come back so I have to get more help but everytime I talked to people everytime they said the same thing, they can't do anything.
I donât know how u did it. Itâs so hard for me to be able to ignore it. Do u have any tips
this is so hard for me, iâve been dealing with this fear of death and hell lately. the thought i deal with the most is where am i going after i die, because death is inevitable and it will come one day. i believe in God but i struggle with not being 100% convinced the bible is all real. iâm not sure if iâm not convinced because i really am not OR if itâs the fear of hell that makes me unsure, if that makes sense. how can i know if christianity is right and iâm actaully saved? these are the thoughts i struggle with and itâs been effecting me lately i want to overcome it so bad but i donât want to overcome the fear itself because i feel like that doesnât fix the actual problem. i truly want to be SAVED and follow the true God and know that iâm not going to suffer for eternity, I want a real experience with jesus christ i donât just want to know about the bible and salvation if that makes sense. does anyone have any advice? anyone else feel the same way?
Jesus Christ died and shed his blood 4 all our sins on the cross, was buried and came back to life 3 days later. Believe that and ur saved from hell
Fear of hell is one of the most difficult fear to deal with. We can go through other fear with ERP method and say finally I'm okay. But with hell, nobody knows because it's unprovable therefore the fear will always be there
I had a mental breakdown in 2007 and I havenât been the same since. Itâs a lot to describe but itâs a real struggle.
I used to feel massive fear of death and nothingness, so I studied theology/philosophy and I am now convinced of the existence of god and of the reliability of the gospels, I am now terrified of hell because if it is crowded then I will probably end up there... I would never wish this mind trap upon anyone, I'm afraid of there not being an afterlife and I'm afraid of there being an afterlife... existence is not worth it
I am 100% a Christian and a believer in Jesus. My dad is a pastor and I have grown up in a very religious household. It all started when I got HOCD that I struggled with for 2 and a half years. I eventually overcame it by just ignoring the thoughts that came into my head and not giving them meaning. Itâs now become a religious issue. I have a fear of going to hell because I sin. I completely repent of my sins but Iâm guilty of sinning every day. But everyone else is guilty of this too because it says in the Bible that everyone falls short of the glory of God. Iâm afraid that if I continue to sin that Iâm going to hell. I try to ignore the thoughts but I feel like itâs wrong too
That's almost the same that im going through its freezing me and i keept exhausting my self thinking about it.
Fam, god wonât abandon you if you sin, Jesus paid it all
Iâm struggling with HOCD. It SUCKS!!! I donât want it. I donât wish it on anybody. This is the main cause of my depression. Iâve been struggling with this for months and I feel so hopeless. Iâve not told anyone because Iâm so afraid of judgment which has only made it worse.
Jesus Christ died and shed his blood 4 all our sins on the cross, was buried and came back to life 3 days later. Believe that and ur saved from hell
Aren't there any group or sites that people can share and talk about these things cause reading the comments is also revealing. Do any of you know a group
I struggled with this cycle of thought for an entire year. It was actual mental torture. I thought I was a fake Christian and that my repentance wasnât real. I thought God hated me. I was trembling with fear every single day for months on end.
There is hope. Hope in the promises of Jesus Christ. HE is worthy, even when Iâm not. HE can heal your mind and fill it with the truth of his gracious love. HE is the one we put our trust in.
Great video! Thanks for your help!
this video gave me so much relief, thank you, for real! ! ! ! ! you're awesome
GREAT video!!! Thatâs right...itâs not the content of the thoughts thatâs the issue.....itâs the anxiety. After a year and 2 months Iâm starting to realize this. Thank you keep these videos coming itâll help so many
Wow this video has helped me so much. I have been dealing with this for about 2 years and the it was going for about 2 years. Then it just hit me so bad again this passes week. I blessed that you are a Christian and you know about mental health. This has helped me so much. Blessings to you.
He'll be useful to link this issue of religious OCD with various audio books available on the issue of melancholy. a couple of the more well-known books are by Timothy Rogers and Richard Baxter, both Puritans of the 1600s.
That helps SO MUCH thx
Thank you for this video. I had religious OCD as a kid and had very obvious compulsions. I thought it had gone away - what I didnât realise was my current thoughts and behaviours was OCD again. I havenât been working because Iâve been another level of exhausted and I couldnât articulate why. I feel like Iâve wasted the past 6 months putting energy into an unanswerable question and âwhat ifâsâ. This is the first feeling of peace Iâve felt in months, thanks for giving me that little bit of hope I needed :)
I Have this, itâs absolutely terrible, and the thought torments me everyday, right now to. đ
Me too, it's freaking horrific. Just keep reminding yourself that it's OCD.
@@AnnaKraft97 So what if the believe is a fact? How do i tell myself it's just ocd?
Keep believing God ... thought is not an action ...so god forgive you don't worried about that... these disorder should approach to more people in the society believe that you are not alone ..... everything should fine
Iâm right there with you. Itâs really really hard. I try to listen to people talk to me but my thoughts are louder. I feel like absolutely everything I do is a sin. I donât mean to annoy you with my problems, but I just wanted to let you know that I struggle every minute of the day. Youâre not alone. Weâre all in this together. I think God understands. I believe He sees the real me, the real you, and our true identities. I pray that you can overcome this!!!
@@brandonmoyo8498 its not our fact just do good things to others
Thank you for this video it helped me to battle the anxiety about me going to hell though i still have to battle my anxiety until it goes down i'll make sure to remember what you said. Godbless
I don't know if I want to cry or to be joyful hearing you telling almost exactly what I suffer daily and reading comments that I can relate to. I am a christian and in 2019, I started having intrusive thoughts about being more radical for God by quitting normal activities and go to a monastery otherwise I might go to hell. What was terribly tricky is that I do believe that the Lord speaks (as I believe in the gifts of the Spirit) and I wanted to be convinced that those thoughts weren't from Him in order to refute them, so I was trapped in torment because no matter the answer friends or pastors gave me, I couldn't stop doubting. The thoughts were each time more intense and the anxiety was each time more unbearable. Thank God I survived this episode and got quickly into medication and went to a Christian counselor who's been helping me for the last 2 and a half years. Today I still struggle with this OCD and what I believe is this : I don't think I will ever be rationally sure that I'm saved but by walking by faith and trusting Christ's sacrifice and his Word, I can have confidence. The only rational thing I can do (and I am also saying that as a philosophy student) is getting the evidences that can help me doing the leap of faith. It won't replace my faith but it will make it stronger.
I pray for whoever is fighting the same fight as I did and still do. May our thoughts be blinded by God's grace through Christ...
4:36 I think this is one of my problems. I grew up Muslim and had it in my mind that I will make it to heaven. But then over time I lost good reasons to believe in religion and so that safety net of heaven was lost. Now Iâm unsure what happens after death, and there are religions that threaten hell if I donât do x,y,z. Eternal damnation scares me and I donât know how to overcome it⊠but thank you for the video, it helped me calm down a bit
So, it looks like you are an ex-Muslim and I'm an ex-Christian. Did a Christian hell ever bother you? I know for me, I was never scared of a Muslim hell.
@@bilalshamsi1170 I appreciate your thoughts on this. Would it bother you if you knew that everyone, from your family, your loved ones were all in hell with you? I ask, because I am bothered by a Christian hell (being an ex Christian myself) but IF I imagine that everyone from my family is there too, somehow, it makes the suffering easier to manage.
Dude - this video has changed my life. Life long Christian here, and I learned to let my ridiculous thoughts, pertaining to my doubts, just be there without judging them. Thanks bro!!!
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Thank you for this excellent teaching
Glad it was helpful!
I'm thankful for your openness on this topic. This is exactly what my son is going through RIGHT NOW!
He has driven himself demented with the belief that God has left him, the holy spirit has drained away from him and he's going to hell, he's going to be tormented forever. He literally has times when we cannot control him, anything we say to him about God's love and that He will never leave us falls on deaf ears. He says he has planned the spot where he's going to die and then he'll be in hell tormented forever.
It is maddness and I had never even heard of Scrupulosity until a few months ago trying to research what exactly was going on with him. Now I know, wow, what a tool the devil is using on the minds of people. No wonder we call the mind the battleground.
Please pray for my son and his protection. He sees a counsellor next week which is too far away in my opinion but it's the earliest he can do it. Please pray for his life and for us to help him in his struggles in the best way possible. He's been through alot.
If anyone can resonate with this, please can you let me know if medication helped. Thank youđ
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Thank you for your advice. God blessđ
Glad it was helpful!
This is what Iâve struggled with for years
Itâs nobody but god that lead me here ! Thank you so much this is something that Iâm currently dealing with!
When it hits me it almost feels like someone tapping me on the head. Like it's always there until it fades. Then it's like wow that was so dumb. But it always returns:(
Same :((( if its there i freak out but when i calm down it returns
Same TwT
@sleekz Squeeze i pray but i began doubting God but i am also scared of hell but i know i will win with God but i feel like such a wierdo :(((
@@tiuryolandamarpaung6078 yes same đ I get triggered and am stuck with these thoughts for days.. weeks even and then it starts to fade away but something always triggers me and makes me go back to where I started! I always thought I was the only one who dealt with this.
i feel just like this. its like hyperspiritual torment
Any thoughts or teachings on religious-related thoughts to always âdoing the right thing morallyâ?
PRAISE JESUS! For this video. God Bless You! Sir
I'm so glad I came across this video! I don't remember much about my childhood except from movies (old 35mm film - I'm 67 years old), photos, and anecdotes I heard ~BUT~ I distinctly remember being about 3 years old, my mother drying me after I got out of the bathtub and crying uncontrollably to the point of a full-on panic attack where I kept repeating my fear of eternity. I can't recall if I said "I'm afraid of going to hell" (that's my best recollection) or "Eternity is forever" - whichever it was I was literally hysterical at age three saying, "And eternity never ends! It goes on forever and ever and ever and ever and...." My mother slapped me to interrupt the attack. I was not raised in a Christian home so where these thoughts even came from at such a young age is a mystery and serves to further make me wonder if I was "born evil" or am one who can't be saved. My father was an alcoholic who became very violent - often viciously physically abusing my mother. I was terrified of him, tried to stay as far away from him as possible, and slept under the covers at night with my fingers in my ears so I wouldn't hear the slapping sounds and my mother begging him not to hurt her. He totally ignored me, his only child. I have no memory of any physical abuse from him but certainly psychological and emotional abuse.
I was a taken as a guest to a neighborhood friend's church one Sunday when I was 12 years old and all I recall from the service was "accept Jesus or go to Hell." I knew nothing about the Gospel, why I'd go to Hell, God's love and plan of redemption for the sins of His creation; I raced to the front to accept Jesus SOLELY so I wouldn't go to hell. Although I am a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ as my Savior, I have never had any peace about assurance of salvation. I was diagnosed with Major Depression/Recurrent - Rapid Cycling in my early 30's which began a life of various medications - first finding what meds in what combination would keep me from depressive episodes without many side effects, then when those meds quit working, beginning the process again. I saw the same psychiatrist for approximately 30 years. 15 years ago after a change of anti-depressant, I began developing "morning terrors" - extreme anxiety with which I would awaken, my body physically shaking, and feeling like I'd just heard the worst possible news. It would take at least 3-4 hours to come out of this, losing a lot of work in the process. (I have since discovered that one of the side effects of the new anti-depressant is...anxiety.) My Dr. put me on an extremely addictive anti-anxiety med. and recommended I go on disability. I now see a Dr. who utilizes a much healthier approach to medications and have weaned down to many fewer psych meds and a fraction of the amount of anti-anxiety med I was placed on originally but have hit a wall that is very common. Several Drs. have told me that since it is such a small amount and to wean off completely would take years and be too hard on my body at this point, it is better to take the small amount daily. It works well for generalized anxiety disorder (the dx I received when I began having the anxiety) but it doesn't touch the OCD. To my knowledge, I was never expressly given the diagnosis of OCD but I see the patterns throughout my life and, beginning at age three to the present - the fear of going to hell is ever with me.
During my entire life in a variety of different denominations I have had the constant fear of either not truly being saved or losing my salvation which usually resulted in the odd result of getting into ever-deeper sin so that I would then say, "Well, I was ok before but now that I've done THAT sin - I'm doomed" and have plenty of scripture verses that seem to confirm my doom. I have spoken to numerous pastors and friends over the years, all of whom tried to convince me that I am indeed saved but the torment continues. At one church I was told I needed "deliverance" (the protestant version of an exorcism) which accomplished nothing. In other churches I have been told I can "choose" to feel this way or not (trust me - it is sheer torture - I just want to know I am secure in the Lord) or send reams of scripture verses to assure me. I am deeply grateful for all their help but the people don't understand that it is not just a passing fear but encompasses every waking moment of my life and resulting in my really not having a life - I am literally "existing" at this point. I am very alone and isolated - I'm an only child, single, no children - my precious mother, who was my best friend and could always talk me down when I was in a panic mode, now has dementia and is in memory care. I'm realizing how dependent I was on her and now, although I can visit her, she is not the same "person." My only other relative is my 90 year old step-father for whom I have great admiration, especially as he is more functional and gets out in the world much more than I, but he does not understand mental illness and attributes my not getting out to laziness. I wish it was so simple. For example, I am slowly pulling out of a depressive episode where I did not shower for close to four months. I know that sounds gross...and it is...and I don't LIKE feeling like this, but during a deep depression, just walking to the bathroom is a herculean effort, much less taking a shower. Likewise, every bit of my clothing is piled up in the laundry room and, despite having a dishwasher, all my dishes are piled up in the kitchen. I become literally incapacitated and only go out after dark if I completely run out of food and/or cat food/litter and go to 7/11 so I can run in and out as quickly as possible. I feel so guilty about huge amounts of time going by when I don't visit my mother and become then I become very weak and ill myself if I don't go get my thyroid meds, psych meds, and will go for days without eating. I have gone to various counselors...sometimes I've gone to the ER hoping they can help me because I'm so scared - they just administer saline since I'm usually dehydrated and sometimes give a sedative to me then discharge me. I have never sought treatment specifically for OCD but it may be necessary. I can only survive in my own apartment because I have a Section 8 voucher but I'm beginning to feel that I should be in some type of environment where someone would notice if I didn't come out of my apartment for a long time or have lights on at night. Last December the man who lived across from my was found dead in his apartment. His son had been trying to call him and, after two weeks of no answers he went to the apartment manager, explained that he was worried, the maintenance man unlocked the apartment and, according to the coroner, this poor man had been dead at least two weeks!!!! This really haunted me as there is no one who would miss me for an extended period of time. It has now been 10 days since my step-father and I have called each other - me due to depression - him because he keeps himself busy and we just call as necessary. Before my mother became ill, she called me daily and, if I didn't answer the phone, she asked me to call back and if I forgot, she was calling me again and on her way over if I didn't respond. I'm not physically incapacitated in any way so I don't know if assisted living is for me nor, in this time of the country seemingly moving to my state - there are massive waiting lists for any openings. In my "no frills" apartment complex there are currently 600 people on the waiting list and people in other states are buying way over-priced homes, sight unseen!
I recently began going to a wonderful church and was assigned two ladies as my "introduction" into the church but once I began on my "I don't have assurance of salvation" - after they did all they could do, I haven't heard from them for two months and haven't felt well enough to go back. I have prayed, begged the Lord for assurance of salvation, etc. The older I become and the closer to the rapture we are - the more terrified I am. I so desire "the peace that passes all understanding" to face whatever comes next. My step-sister recently died and if I lose my mother and/or my step-father, I truly don't know how I will function.
Hell its metaphorical I hope.
Jesus is the God of hope (Romans 15:13). Jesus talked in parables and metaphors all the time. I dont see God's love and his higher wisdom to make the possibility for someone with distorted and blinded eyes by the world to go to Hell. In life some people are born in bad places, most of the times they become bad unaware. Christ symbolize love, being in love with life and trying to forget and be at peace with all, with Him, He is all. From something metaphorical you could not be judged physically, but yes metaphorically. I think that the suffering from Hell means the suffering from daily lifes, He sayed we are slaves to sin. Sins comes from desires and desires means suffering, the suffering of not having. He wanted to separate us from our unpeacefull natural manner, He wanted to teach his kids to live a good loving life. He sayed one time that people who look behind dont go to the Kingdom of God, or if you are not like children you will not see the Kingdom, just feel his love and make peace with him.Take this with a grain of salt and read for yourself the Bible.I just want to help if someone is looking right now and its paralized by depression of having a risk of going in eternity in suffering, you are not alone.
My favorite part from the Bible is Galatians 5, it made me feel closer to what he meant. Dont forget the truth is inside you and start to be happy and love, love means to be happy without suffering, to be at peace. God would want us to be positive about what he gave us, and always to be happy, to not crave This is why he learnt us to fast happiness so that we will not become greedy and selfish, to discipline us. Greediness and selfishness make us and all around us to have a bad exeperience in being. Talk with your friends, go outside, enjoy life. You are not perfect, look at Him like he is your mom or dad, like your family, you do bad stuff, in life He will forgive you sometimes but not always. I know that He is holy and just, but eternal unmoral, its like to hit someone for doing something of not their fault. Life made them bad, from the poor education and family issues. I know that in the Bible it says that without it we could not separate good from evil, the most powerful rule from it is to love your people and be good overall, or if you dont provide for your family, you are worse than an unbeliever, its like a vibe idk stop being extreme and take it literally. I know that in there are very vad consequences but have faith that all will be good in his hands. With his infinte wisdom I know that He will do the right thing for everyone, and make no one be mad at him, or made them mad but temporal, with a purpose, atemporal dont have a purpose in love's glory.
This was just my opinion. I wrote this in a hurry, sorry for my grammar.
@@marieagle4015 Thank you for your kindness and taking the time to respond to my post. *look at Him like he is your mom or dad, * - That's part of my issue, as mentioned above. My father was an alcoholic and severely abused my mother - physically, mentally, and emotionally. Me, his only child, he totally ignored which was better for me as I was literally terrified of him. Most nights as a child I hid under several layers of covers/blankets and put my hands over my ears to try to not hear him. My mother was juggling so much - making sure the house was always immaculate (it was but my father was tall and he would run his finger over the top frame of a door that my mother couldn't reach and if he found dust there, he abused her; Mother kept me clean, clothed beautifully. drove me to various activities, tried to arrange meals to feed me first so I didn't encounter my father because my open fear of him made him worse, etc. Only children were rare back then and "busybody women" told my mother I'd be spoiled so my mother now says she was extremely strict on me so I wouldn't be spoiled. Although I love my mother dearly, she was a disciplinarian. I've watched young children at church and they run eagerly to their parents who either pick them up and hug them or, if older, hug them. It is so obvious the love the children have for their parents and vice versa. I don't recall that situation. I stayed away from my father due to terror and respected and obeyed my mother but I don't recall that "being hugged/warm feeling" as a child. When I began hearing "God is your heavenly father" - that terrified me MORE based on my experience.
Your suggestion to get into the Bible and read is excellent. I tend to read "about God and Biblical accounts" but not IN the Bible. This has come to mind many times since I last posted so I think God is trying to tell me to do so. Thank you again!
@@SonshineLady7 All the respect to you Im struggling in this time as well with this Hell and Heaven problem but I will conquer it and you too.
It wasnât until I believed/rested in my Savior Jesus Christâs promise of forgiveness of sins and eternal life, that I received the assurance of my salvation.
You see, The Bible which is Godâs Word testifies truthfully that Jesus who is God incarnate, willfully died for the sins of the whole world, (past, present and future). He was buried, and then He rose from the dead the third day to prove He is God eternal. The Lamb of God.
He has given us His Word to believe. His Will and the Fatherâs Will is that all who would simply believe on Jesus Christ as their only hope of full forgiveness of sins/ eternal life has it. He promises this again and again throughout His Word, the Bible, but many verses can be found in the Gospel of John.
When a hearer puts their faith in Him to do exactly what He promised, He imputes His perfection/righteousness to that person meaning, that although their body here on earth will die one day, their spirit shall never perish forever, and all believers will receive a glorified/resurrected body free of sin and corruption one day in the future in heaven or during the pre Trib rapture of His bride, the church. Once a person believes in the death burial and resurrection of the risen Savior, Jesus Christ, they are assured of heaven. Only believe in Him; not how good you behave, or how often you still sin, or how often you repent of sins or donât, etc. His justification/salvation canât depend on your works - good or bad, for it is not of works, it solely depends on us believing/trusting His finished work is enough to save us eternally. His work at Calvary is sufficient, and the only qualifier Scripture requires of us is faith in Him for it. Thatâs it. Weâre all sinners in need of Jesus Christâs forgiveness.
Isaiah 64:6
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Ephesians 2:8-9
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
John 3:13-18
13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 ¶ He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
John 11:25-27
25 ¶ Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
27 ¶ She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
Isaiah 53
1 ¶ Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?
2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
John 6:39-40
39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 6:47-48
47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
48 I am that bread of life.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4
1 ¶ Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 ¶ For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
1 John 5: 4-15
4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
6 ¶ This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
9 ¶ If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.
10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
14 ¶ And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
I hope this blesses someone today.
@@JohnJohn-bp5ci Thank you for taking the time to list all those promises from the Lord. I didn't realize how long ago I'd posted!!
"1 ¶ Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 ¶ For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:" (1 John 15:1-4) In all the years I've been in church in several denominations, I'd never heard that scripture as the Gospel. Two years ago I came across believers on CZcams that all teach that message and there is nothing we can add to that. When I went to church for a time recently - they teach that as the Gospel as well! I only heard "Say the sinner's prayer" and if you don't think you're saved, come to the front and say it again. Over time, what the true Gospel is has begun sinking into my mind and spirit. I keep having the thought to begin writing scripture daily and really THINK about what the scripture is saying. I think it's time to start. :) Thank you again, friend - your post really blessed me!!
Fear of blame & shame in wrongdoing are guardians of the world. Rehabilitation from offenses is the way to build a new you by engaging in healthy behaviors that rewire your brain. It's complicated across the various belief systems where some are just wrong so i won't go into details on how to rehabilitate but we can't have conviction without the consequent fear & shame in wrongdoing where it can't be separated from the doctrine.
Thanks a lot !
OMG I started having these fears as a kid, if my mom would have got me help, I think things would be so much bettere
As an ex-Christian, I really recommend just completely letting go of religion for anyone willing to try. All religions on earth were created to control human behavior, and all rigid systems of shame and control like religion can aggravate OCD. It was so freeing for me to finally let go of the moral standards other people had imposed on me and live by my own moral standards free of the constant fear of eternal punishment.
Can i Ask if you have any tips? Im a recent ex Christian and i spend a lot of time everyday terffied of hell and my Family going to hell. It stops me form enjoying life and i cant get out
I believe in God, but for some reason, something in mind tells me he doesnât exist but I know he does but I donât know how to be sure he is. I love him though
Is this common?
@@jonathans.219 Yes, it is. I want to believe, but then I have that time when I wonder if God even exists. It really makes me tired, 'cause I'd want to be stable in terms of religion, but somehow... I can't
Martyna K, thank you so much. Itâs good to know that youâre not alone
This happens to me too
Liliana Cacho, you got this! Keep fighting.
Do you offer one on one help?
There is a good argument - based in Scripture - that God's power and love are strong enough that He will eventually save everyone.
Now, I know that to many people, this is a completely blasphemous idea. And with that in mind, I don't want to trigger anyone's OCD :) I have struggled with it myself for most of my life, so I get it.
But if you wanna learn more, there's a great channel called "Total Victory of Christ". There are also several good books out there about universal reconciliation. If you disagree with the idea, that's okay.
Anyway, this entire topic can be very challenging. Very cool video. I agree with a lot of what you're saying đ
Yeah mine is so weird....I can't even talk about it. The only way out is to live the way I want and create the life I want and not worry about a thing because I actually don't believe in an afterlife anyway...I have to live the way I want.
Iâve been dealing with terrible ocd issues since I started my walk with Christ which started at the beginning of quarantine. The ocd had me develop depression and I was at one point suicidal bc I thought the only way my head wasnât going to spiral like this was if I was dead. I am not in that mindset anymore but I feel myself slipping back to it as like a sort of âcopingâ method to gain some relief from the constant feeling of being on edge.. deep down I know God doesnât want that for me but I donât know what else to do! I feel like Iâve failed Him in every way and that itâs too late for me. For some reason even though I know the thoughts I have are complete lies I still doubt and panic. Iâm just tired. Iâm tired of fighting it and tired of putting on the fake face bc Iâm afraid no one will be there for me. đ
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I've feel the same way - I have committed every sin imaginable and am terrified about the verses in Hebrews that talk about "willful sin" and "it is better one never knew the way to Life than to know it and turn from it."
@@SonshineLady7 How are you now?
I pray you are doing better now
I feel the same way. Iâve sinned in every way imaginable, there canât possibly be any place for me in heaven. Iâve committed the unforgivable sin Iâm just soo tired of battling this. Iâve been on every medication available itâs just all too much
Thank you for this video. I'm committing the sin of despair because I keep thinking I committed the unforgivable sin, and this helps a bit.
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despair is not a sin god loves you
@@nicolecupcake123 despair is a sign you've committed the unpardonable sin according to Catholic teachings
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I think Iâve become convinced Iâm going to hell mostly because that would be the worst possible scenario for anyone. Itâs as if Iâm aware itâs an irrational thought and I donât believe myself to be deserving of hell but just because I can never be certain it plagues me. Wish I could accept the thought and not care
I think I have this
Yes I had bad dreams as a child and it gave me scared thoughts
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Does sharing your blasphemy thought issues with someone help? And if yes then who to share them with?
I share them with my family and it helps me realize that they arenât a big deal and that itâs not your fault hope this helps you
I had thoughts on making deal with the devil or selling my soul but then I learned you can not sell you soul or make a deal in you head and they can be canceled I kept what I was going through away from the people I know for about a year and a half and it got so bad I could have died ( lack of food ) so donât be isolated I learned it the hard way
Omg Iâve recently been having those thoughts, thank you so much it helps a lot to know it canât be legit in my head!! Itâs so stressful thinking I might accidentally do what I fear the most
Same bruh same
The problem I have is that because the image is there, it causes me to go to "to even looks at a person in lust is to commit adultery" and so it follows that I then may act on that and view disgusting material, which I actually hate.
Please, PLEASE help me. I can't break this cycle and its going to kill me. I need this to end because the mental torture is too.much.
I'm doing that which I hate to appease something that will destroy me.
How do I end this? I seem to be stuck. I love God more than anything, including my life, but I feel trapped..
I do. It seems to have bothered me all week since hearing pastors sermon on sharing Gospel. I DID share some websites with people and some audio tracks of the whole bible
I probably have nothing to worry about. Maybe I'm just being a little bit over anxiety. Although it seems at times I get over it for a while. Especially after doing workout.
thank you a lot
You're welcome!
Thank you for sharing this! It's not easy to find info on.
My bpyfriends ocd stems from his fear of going to he'll. He says beacuse it's an unknown thing after death he can't take risks to test the thoughts he has. Fir example he knows that nothing bad will happen if he goes into a certain shop but because it can't be proven he won't go to he'll, he can't do it. Is this long Scrupulosity? Where can he get help? He's done therapy n counselling before but says it only works fir a certain amount of time. And he's on meds.
I finally found out what I have...I think I was able a few minutes ago to find out what my mental health problem is, because I have been keeping praying no matter what for over 4 months two times a day and asked for forgiveness... (I am an orthodox christian, just in case you re curious)...
But...Now let s see how I can defeat this...I have cried more than 4 times a month as a BOY , only because I have this THING going on...And I don t know how to escape from it...
hey do you want talk some maybe I can help You
Praying the rosary has helped me so much !!!! I recommend to anyone
Isnât that a compulsion?
@@lilicb93 Hey Liliana , we it has worked for me , I suffer with anxiety & Anxiety attacks too so it just help you meditating on Jesus Christ and touching the beads in your hands give you a type of relaxation and it's been a life Changer ! I recommend it totally (:
@@sujeyofjesus197 thank you
Rosary is not in the bible. Neither praying to Mary or confession to a man. Only Jesus is the way to heaven and God and the Holy Spirit is our helper
@@kcc3090 yes your right Jesus is the only way the Rosary is the bible on beads . If you actually look at all the mysteries and the history you can see it's all about the life of The Lord Jesus Christ ⥠Mary the Mother of Your Lord was so close to Jesus on earth being his mother we ask her to pray for us and interceed for us to her son (: just explaining a little we all have different beliefs of course . May God Bless you âĄâĄ
I do believe OCD and Scrupulosity is more of a spiritual issue. An anxiety stronghold that only Jesus can demolish. I've beem put on Citalopram to help ease the symptoms of Scrupulosity and OCD and it didn't make a dent in it. It wasn't until I started fasting, praying, and meditating on the word of God that I started feeling improvement such as mental clarity and spiritual refinement.
I hope you're still doing well but please be aware that OCD is a relapsing and remitting condition for many people, even without any treatment, so if you're not on an SSRI and getting ERP therapy, it's likely to come back and that wouldn't be your fault and wouldn't mean you just need to pray more or something like that instead of getting ERP therapy. I would hate for you to blame yourself or wonder what it means about your relationship with your God if that happens, and give yourself something else to worry about. If it does comes back, that's completely normal just as it's normal for it to have gone away for months or years.
I'm afraid of going to hell because I'm gay. I'm in a monogamous relationship with my partner, and I love them very much. I wish I could just enjoy my life with the person I love without having to worry constantly.
Hi. Please help. I have a doubt that a sheet of paper I had in my pocket,that I lost,might make somebody slip on snow or ice and will die because of me. I donât know what to say to myself to stop. I even think about smashing snow and ice on the sidewalk and in the street where the paper might have fallen with a hammer to be more sure it is not there. Thank you
Has anyone else went though the voices making you say oh well â I love and worship the devilâ when I really donât I love god dearly and I repent but I donât know if iam going to hell and I am scared.
OMG - THIS IS MY ISSUE!!! I have been through ALL of those OCD'S that you mentioned!! Years ago it was fear of AIDS (for NO real reason!) Now it is Religious obcession!!
It's horrible... I am like this
We're in the same boat, Years back it was religious OCD, last year it turn to HIV OCD, last week I slipped back in to religious OCD coz I was better in hiv OCD
@sleekz Squeeze Done that many years ago, until I realise that certain things are not spiritual, they're just mental.
@sleekz Squeeze I'm from South Africa
@sleekz Squeeze Allow the thoughts to come, understanding that they are just OCD thoughts about religion, they're not different from OCD thoughts about HIV, they've got nothing to do with me in anyway, they're just OCD. By analyzing, avoiding or doing compulsions I'm not proving anything to God, he knows that it is OCD, so why should I entertain OCD...so when I get a thought that I might have spoken something evil, I just say I don't care or I say yes I spoke many very evil things. By doing this I stop my mind from trying to analyze what I was thinking or why I'm feeling sad. OCD works with doubt, so I can never convince my mind that I said nothing evil, and because I know that I can't convince it, I just don't bother, I don't care about thoughts anymore.
how does this co-inside with salvation? I have OCD & anxiety / depression. I can never shake the fear of being lost & going to hell no matter how many times in the past i've literally wept to God to save me & not give up on me, many times i just end up staying away from prayer or bible reading because of feeling like there is no hope for me. im a professing christian & Even church causes me anxiety
My ocd about death and hell started after a bad edible experience now Iâm stuck in the constant loop. Ssri isnât helping me anymore. Iâll figure it out though
Prayed for you. I'm so sorry.
Ya Iâm doing a lot better bro. Iâm just learning to not care
those of you who fear Hell, if you don't mind sharing, what was your childhood like? To answer my own question, I grew up in an authoritarian household without much affirmation from my father. When I screwed up, there would be punishment by a belt (most common), sometimes he'd slap me on my face. So I grew up with an understanding that I'm basically worthless, I can do nothing right, a failure basically. Hell is the ultimate punishment because there is no escape from it. I'm now an Atheist, but I do get the fears, occasionally, of being wrong and punished for it eternally.
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Go back to the Lord and he will heal you. đ
@@inlovewithjesus9909 Go back? Thereâs no healing there. I already was there. My biggest struggles in life happened when I was a child, and thought that I was "with the Lord" already. If he exists, he has some explaining to do, in my humble opinion.
@@user-el3rk6os3p believe it or not, its a blessing from God. Why? Because the longer you have it, the more holier you will become and the longer you will depend it to God. Why this is only happening when you think or read or pray about God. It means it the enemy. And please remember God specifically said we will suffer. So this is a gift from God because it has suffering. The only moment we will appreciate what God instore for us in the end is when we surpassed the suffering and from there we will have heaven. Because we know what its feels like to suffer. God did not promise all sunshine and rainbow, the road is actually tough because its really a narrow path. But what he promised is he will give us enough strength and grace to overcome it. Lucky are you because not everyone has this priviledge that God personally handpicked you to suffer for him. Keep your faith endure it until the end. We are many but we are all blessed. â€ïžđ
@@drummerboy737 sorry but i dont get your message? Is it for me? I think we have the same thoughts.
i believe that some of this ocd thoughts are a result religious conditioning.
I am currently facing this intense anxiety and I'm feeling as if God will never forgive for my negative thoughts, honestly I'm drainedđ, I need serious help.
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Can anybody help me?? I've sometimes gotten some reassuring feelings that feel like the presence of God... but what of its the devil deceiving me. Somebody help me my life is destroyed at this point I can't find joy in anything bc its a sin. I feel compelled to eat... somebody I'm in urgent need of a holy figure to help me live healthy.
Iâm losing faith and Iâm afraid Iâm gonna go to hell because of it but does that mean that I believe as well?
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Is it religious OCD exclusively? At some point, it might be healthier for him to not be religious if it's causing him so much pain.
I have really bad ocd sometimes i think i have sold my soul or that ive been possessed or that i will go to hell im so scared please help me
The Cure to these thoughts, Is to pray to Jesus saying "Jesus i am Scared that when i Die, the Evil One will claim me and ill never get to see you again." "Please forgive me of these thoughts i keep Dwelling on" "I Accept these Thoughts, Even if i do go to Hell i will always think about you Jesusâ€đ and nothing will separate my love from you†" "I Love you jesus, Amen!"
For these Thoughts are only Vapors from the Evil One. Do not fear them, Instead Accept and Love the Thoughts! The More you fear it, the more power you give to the Devils. Its a Demonic Possession. Accept your Thoughts and Pray to Jesus for Forgiveness and Deliverance!
I scard of ocd
legit fear here, I am having bad thoughts around predestination, i keep on thinking that I am not predestined to go to heaven and that I should give up on life and faith, and that I will be rejected by god for purely being predestined, and no matter how much I love god and believe, I always fear that somehow I will lose faith purely because i am "predestined" I am scared
But that's not biblical. Everyone has a choiceđ you're not predestined to go to hell. Just accept Jesus into your heart.
Can someone pray for me because I keep feeling so tormented and I care about Jesus and love Him and just want to be alone with Him
The Cure to these thoughts, Is to pray to Jesus saying "Jesus i am Scared that when i Die, the Evil One will claim me and ill never get to see you again." "Please forgive me of these thoughts i keep Dwelling on" "I Accept these Thoughts, Even if i do go to Hell i will always think about you Jesusâ€đ and nothing will separate my love from you†" "I Love you jesus, Amen!"
For these Thoughts are only Vapors from the Evil One. Do not fear them, Instead Accept and Love the Thoughts! The More you fear it, the more power you give to the Devils. Its a Demonic Possession. Accept your Thoughts and Pray to Jesus for Forgiveness and Deliverance!
As long as write about my salvation, I am saved.
I don't know how to stop.... Yeah ... Song highway to hell is stuck in my head... It is tormenting... Jesus coming and I'm going to be sinning... And I'll get left. đą. Yeah.... That song... So I keep writing how my sins are under the shed blood of Jesus...
I'm ok for a while. Then I sin... And rewrite about my salvation. Yeah... I'll hear the word hell and write about my salvation and about Jesus again .
I just don't understand this really, because the content of the thoughts is the problem. I can't fully believe in God and Jesus (I just can't even though I desperately want to), so I'm going to go to Hell. This consumes my mind constantly. The content of the thoughts is the problem. I'm so lost :(
Faith is not based on how you feel. Even the gentleman in the bible said to Jesus "I believe, help me with my unbelief" I don't think Jesus is as harsh as our minds make Him out to be. God knows that we are weak, fragile and made of dust and he understands our struggles. You say you want to believe and I think that means really you do believe. If you did not believe, you would not care. Take heart sweet sister, it is going to be okay. God is going to see you through this. Be patient with yourself too.
The FACT is that God exists and Jesus is His Son who died and rose again.
The thoughts therefore are lies. The enemy comes to steal kill and destroy, its a âpython spiritâ.
GOD LOVES you so much, keep the FAITH and wash your mind with the WORD daily â€ïž
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Pray for faith. "I believe, help my unbelief" - someone in the gospels somewhere
Im same
I need help.While I praying I just wanted& thought put my family in hell forever and I in heaven because I m selfishAfter that I was terrifed .I just started crying . I felt what have I prayed .Now I am really concerned what if God puts my family to hell because if my prayer. And after that whenever try to pray something good I just pray the same thing .Now I am scared to pray .I can't trust myself anymore. I think that now my family is with me but after my family's death how would I come to know that they are in hell or heaven for eternity .I have not slept from this two days.I started feeling I don't love my family so I pray that want that I am such a evil person.l am worried for my family.Please help.How to take back the prayer .l am depressed.l am crying from when
Stay calm, this is not you. Ours minds really can think that kind of stuff, even if we dont want to. I had similars thoughts, but mine were that i would hurt my family, do something evil,... May God help you.
How are you now. It's not nice to have these thoughts. I have similar ones. The more u worry your gonna think then you do.as soon as you think what if I think you 've reminded yourself. Mine just pop in to my head sometimes. Your poorly not bad.
Ps I like to think God knows my mind is poorly .
I have the same fear. Having a really hard time right now.
Please tell ur parents .lt helps
Can't the content become an issue if it interferes with you practicing your faith? Isn't it better to replace the the thought with faith thoughts?
This video helped me calm down, i am a believe and accept Jesus Christ as my lord and savior, I love you god and the devil is never gonna make me stop loving you
what if my bets issue like when my mind makes bets like if i loss i will go to hell how to get out from that loop.. ?
I have the exact same thoughts, like the exact!! They can't do anything, they are honestly just silly, and don't fear them. It's not biblical and it's very hard not to fear them but trust me, trust God. They can't do anything!
@@josephkulesa4273 thank you for the reply.. i mean this bets keeps attacking me it includes everything that i value the most like my family pets and other properties if i lose dadada bad things will happen
@@maywardsison4807 so is your mind like I bet this for my soul?? That's kinda what I have?? Still it's still in your mind! Your mind can't do anything. It can only cause you fear and anxiety. And that's exactly what the enemy wants you to feel. But unless you do some kind of ritual to summon him or what not and them actually say to him you want to do this. It ain't gonna happen.
@@maywardsison4807 Romans 8 something: nor angels nor demons nor hieght nor depth nor other things (as well as thoughts) in all creation can seperate you from the love of God.
@@josephkulesa4273 my thoughts like if im playing a video game or any game if i lose like its automatic that my soul or any things that is important to me on the line. its like a auto input of thoughts its horrible now my ocd will make me doubt am i the one who said that or ocd it feel like me and fear and anxiety spike up.. thank you bro your explanation helps alot.. God knows that in my heart i don't want to do those bets
I grew up Mormon, became athiest and then I had a NDE. I visited some sort of hell in that experience. It brought on an anxiety disorder and since then I have been terrified of dying and going to hell. I became a simple Christian after that to try to cure the fear. It helped somewhat by changing my spiritual beliefs but it is very hard to completely convince my subconscious of anything else because it knows what it saw. Consciously, I know at the root it's just childhood beliefs ingrained by religious doctorine that are being played out. The only true relief I've found is meditation where I can disassociate with the thoughts and see them as an observer. But if I get caught in the mind loop it does what it does and makes life a living hell.
Do you mind sharing what you saw during your NDE? Like what exactly was that hell like? I am an ex-Christian myself. Have been scared of hell for most of my life, starting when I was a teen, growing up in a Christian home. Funny thing though, hell scares me, but I have no fear of it IF I also know my family is there also. Hence, I believe it's all psychological. If there exists a God, and a loving one, then he would not send people to Hell. No matter how evil the people are, a loving God would find ways to teach us a lesson without torture. Kindness and forgiveness can melt hard hearts.
@ĐŃĐșĐŸĐ»Đ° ĐĐ”ŃŃДбĐșĐŸ I should preface it by saying I don't think it was a true NDE as I had OD'ed on drugs. I think a lot of it was just my mind on drugs. But I had a vision of my family/cops finding my that way, dead. I saw my funeral. Had a life review. Discovered how I'd missed so many important things in life while I was focused on my own pain. I saw how THIS life was IT, this moment was IT, not some place in the future or the after life and I'd misses the whole point and gotten off my path. I saw that the little things were thr big things and the big things were the little things and I'd gotten it backwards. In hell I was rotting in the ground decaying for what felt like an eternity. It was all Grey and I understood why demons do what they do, I felt so desperate for a taste of life I'd easily suck it from someone with it just to escape the agony for a moment. I was existing and self-aware but void of life if that makes sense. My mind was in constant torment. But I didn't see any other beings there. Never saw God. Just in an eternal void of nothing but yet every bad feeling. I still have ptsd from it and no amount of "God", faith or religious work or therapy ever helped it change the fear around it. But yeah I get what you are saying I feel like existiential thinking and religious teachings and christianity seem to only perpetuate the fear.
The proof religious trauma is real and toxic the belief is that I was never ENTIRELY SURE I was saved or that I was free of guilt EVEN AFTER confessing my sins evry and single Sunday, sometimes many times during the week, compromising my work hours. All I know is that I started life's journey as a non believer and I was introduced almost by force sometimes to the catholic faith, and I wasnt traumatized back then, it was a theological drama imposed on my consciouss that I never consciounslly chose to partake of. Over the years the load because unbearable for my nervoous system and the belief served as reinforcement of the punitive and authoritarian nature of my upbringing. I had narcisisitic and psychopathic "caregivers" from childhood on and so I also developed CPTSD from childhood as well, as well as a toxic sense of extreme disgust for sex, money and secular culture, the church never made itself responsible for the HUGE damage they caused to my brain. It was an adopted trauma I never asked for. That is violence present in the teching approach of something, plus the millions of relifious fanatics that send posts and religious messages all over the intenert almost with the same violence intrusiveness , carelessness, andconsistency as the advertisemt industry for Coca Cola. Today I got I severe panic attack just for reading a post on Facebook that LITERALLY messed up my brain. But christian do not care, they do not care about their bodies nor their mental health so that is why they do not care about the bodies of others nor the mental helth of others, and they call themselves "good". That person who triggerred my panic attack today I am sure he wasnt thinking that perhaps, just perhaps there could be a traumatized Ă©person licing a hellish life dure to religuos abuse.
I know how it is, a few years ago I went through a religious trauma that triggered OCD in me. A good part of that trauma I managed to overcome, but something else from my past that has happened to me until today torments me, sometimes I'm fine, but when I have a trigger I get extremely anxious. I suffer from anxiety since I was a child because of the bullying I suffered at school, after acquiring a religion at first it was OK, but then things happened to me that only made me mentally ill.
I have a fear that other people are going to hell and it doesn't make any sense but I keep having it, I keep thinking what's going to happen to gay people what's going to happen to other people and why is it that hell exist... on going questions that makes me dislike religion sometimes.
hello sir may i ask i have a intrussive thoughts about bets like example your playing a game like nba on my cellphone and a though will come it says like this , if i lose the game my ocd said the devil will get my mother or my friends or any important thing in my life, which is really scary at that point i lose the game i lack 2 points to tie the score for overtime ! please help me how or what will i do ? i never want that bet its like it come out of knowhere , i cant sleep that thoughts always telling me about my lost :(
Hello I know its been 3 months since this comment but I have been dealing with the same thing! Bets. I thought that was only me wow. I get thoughts when I am swimming in a pool that says something like "do a front flip or you will go to hell" and weird stuff like that. I also get weird thoughts while I am in class that say "Get up and leave the classroom if you love me" and I am kinda scared its God and I never want to displease Him but at the same time I know its probably ocd. I have been struggling with this 'bet' system for a long time now. I will pray for you
Hi, I am not so worried about whether I will go to hell, but I think about my faith and morning, noon and night about how a loving God could send people to hell for Eternity!! That just seems so mean and tormenting to me. I canât understand the justice in that. To have people burn for an eternity?? I wonder if I am in the wrong faith, but I love Jesus. I just donât know what to do. Do you think this is OCD, or just a questioning of my faith? Do you have any thoughts on this or does anyone? Thank you so much!
Peace To All hi! I donât know if this is right, but hereâs what I think- I think God doesnât just choose to send people to hell in a way. If you think about it, if God was a mean brat who sent people to hell just because, then why did he sacrifice his son, and why did Jesus sacrifice himself? I heard that hell wasnât originally designed for humans, possibly because we were without sin until sin came into the world. After all, the one of the reasons we need Jesus is because we all need repentance. And no man can enter Heaven unless he is âwithout sinâ, but we have all sinned, so thatâs where Jesus comes in. So basically it isnât God who willingly chooses to send people to hell, but people themselves. Hope this helped!
amen Thank you very much! I really appreciate your answer. I think that there is something to be said for people who just do mean things and have no desire to repent or to even look for a Savior for their lives. Itâs like they feel that they donât need one. These people have been very difficult for me to maintain relationships with because if they arenât willing to feel sorry about anything (if they have done hurtful things), itâs hard to maintain relationships with them. If they donât repent and look to do better, itâs hard to be close to them I have found.
Can I ask you one other thing? I was recently in 2 Bible groups at my Church, and I met a couple people who were professing Christians but who definitively had some personality issues. I was surprised to meet such people at Church. I have found that I must distance myself from these people in order to be emotionally safe. I feel disconcerted that I have had to do this in a Church group. One lady on a phone call basically told me so much of what was wrong with my style of communication, and I never asked her her opinion (nor did I even want to be talking with her on the phone). Other people in the past have told me that I am a very good communicator and listener. I know I am not perfect and can always do better and learn more, but this lady seemed really off.
Have you ever experienced people like this in your Church? People who were unhealthy for you to be around? Thank you very much for any answer you might be able to provide! đ
Peace To All for me, not really. For the people I know, definitely. Iâm honestly really blessed to be able to say that. Iâm in no place qualified to give you advice, since this idiot (me) somehow hasnât experienced these things, but, I will do anyway. Donât take those mean things to heart. If what theyâre telling you is what God says, then great, listen to them, maybe Godâs trying to communicate to you. But take it light heartedly. I doubt someone who called you and decided to just tell you how wrong you are is actually being helpful. I donât know much about the call though, so I dunno if she was being hostile, but Iâm assuming that she was. There is probably a chance that youâll find more hostile people at church than in a place with ppl of all different faiths. Somehow thatâs possible, and Iâm disappointed but not surprised. Itâs probably normal to meet these people in church. I know Iâve been a brat before to people. I even asked one of my best friends if theyâre really Christian after I found out that they were lesbian. I mean I canât even understand why she didnât just break our friendship there and then. I had grown in my faith from that time to now, and Iâve discovered a lot of things. Those people youâve met could just be confused, or just growing. Be patient with them. I think the best way to go about this is to treat them nicely, let them see your joy in a personality and attitude different from theirs. And for the people not looking for a savior, show them what theyâre missing, through your words, actions, and even your smile. I think theyâll know theyâre missing a piece to the puzzle.
amen thank you so much for your reply! You had mentioned that there might be more of these types of people in a Church versus a place where all different faiths meet? Can I ask what you mean by that? What type of Church do you go to? Also, thank you so much for your very wise and helpful response! đ
Peace To All Hahasjdj I was saying that thereâs a possibility, it can happen, but I think rarely. My church is basically a group a super nice people, donât worry đđ I just noticed how âreligiousâ people can have a tendency to seem less like normal human beings, if you know what I mean. I was surprised when I heard a guy talking like how I would to a friend, because I was so used to him preaching in such a way I got weirded out when he spoke like that. Thatâs kinda what I mean. Christians are interesting people you know. Thereâs so many different types of Christians, itâs even confusing at times. Also youâre welcome, save yourself on the thank yous Iâm getting too happy
I asked Jesus to forgive my sins at 18. I asked him to come into my life and have a relationship with me. I am 36 now. I use to have panic attacks at the age of 22 real bad and couldn't sleep. I have OCD with germs and fear of going to hell. I have always been terrified of hell. The idea of being trapped and tortured and no way out is terrifying. I do believe Jesus is God in the flesh and that we are saved by his grace but I still have a fear of hell. It doesn't make sense to me. So then I wonder what if i am not truly saved bc I still have a fear of hell đ
Hi, I know this comment is kind of old but one thing that helps is believing the promises of God. Jesus died, was buried, and resurrected to pay for all of your sins. If He paid for all your sins, you have no sins to pay for in hell. He promised eternal life for everyone.
@Courtney P - I'm the same way with the terror of hell, except it began around age 3 (I still can't figure that one out as I was not taken to church nor in a Christian family) until now - age 67. My warped thinking and fear cost me a normal marriage (I was divorced after 18 years), no children, the natural love and affection I see among families when I attend church bring me to tears. I wish I could start my life over and live the way the Lord wanted me to.
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@@restoredminds I'm always afraid of hell
@@restoredminds which is for hell phobia?
With all the bad things going on i feel like I'm trapped in hell
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While OCD may be the problem in some cases, I am sure demonic activity is also something that needs to be investigated. Is there sin that is allowing demons a foothold in your mind? You will need to confess your fault to another and receive prayer that you may be healed (James 5:16). Are you serving Christ faithfully and therefore under strong spiritual warfare attack? Demons love to torture Christians above all.
Spot on!
@@bryanthomas4907 as a Christian I was delivered from many demons. It was part of my recovery from childhood sexual abuse when I confessed my own past shameful behaviour. The demons started to leave when I confessed and renounced my sin. I have never been the same since, I now walk in victory. I am a passionate advocate of "confess your faults one to another and pray for one another, that ye may be healed.
@@Jer20.9 I spend hours daily trying to think of any sin I may not have confessed, ending up confessing the same ones over and over. I have been so ill that I literally am pacing the floor and mumbling and begging God to forgive me. I ask God to bring any unconfessed sin to remembrance so I may confess it. I have been through deliverance ministry - which did not exhibit any demons. I am in utter torment thinking I will be left in the rapture. I recently began going to a wonderful Bible-teaching church but they soon got worn out with my constant fear of not being saved.
@@SonshineLady7 I am very sorry for your plight. Satan uses shame to condemn us, but it is up to us to undo the lies he has sown in our hearts. My main lie I believed as a result of my childhood sexual abuse was "I am evil". My believing that lie led to me acting out that belief, I hurt others and hurt myself. I had to repent of believing that lie. Maybe you are similar to me, I can't know that. Surely Jesus's blood covers all our sin, that is stated in many scriptures like Matthew 26:28, Ephesians 1:7 and Colossians 1:14 to name 3. I suggest that when the devil puts thoughts of condemnation in your head, answer him with those scriptures. Neil T Anderson has a lot of helpful videos on CZcams about this topic. Hope this is helpful.
Could be if itâs on set as an an adult. But almost everyone who suffers from this has symptoms starting around 8-10 years of age. Someone at this age is not mentally capable so itâs almost always biological
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I have OCD rumination and was raised Baptist. Its pretty much the worst combination ever. One of my fantasies culminates with me drawing a pentegram in chalk on the floor, pouring gasoline on myself and lighting myself on fire.
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The Cure to these thoughts, Is to pray to Jesus saying "Jesus i am Scared that when i Die, the Evil One will claim me and ill never get to see you again." "Please forgive me of these thoughts i keep Dwelling on" "I Accept these Thoughts, Even if i do go to Hell i will always think about you Jesusâ€đ and nothing will separate my love from you†" "I Love you jesus, Amen!"
For these Thoughts are only Vapors from the Evil One. Do not fear them, Instead Accept and Love the Thoughts! The More you fear it, the more power you give to the Devils. Its a Demonic Possession. Accept your Thoughts and Pray to Jesus for Forgiveness and Deliverance!
I feel like God's abandoned me because of my love for sin. Please pray for my soul
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If there is any ppl still here, it's scaring me so much. I don't know how to enjoy life any more. I've lost friends, cry painfully daily, my back, my eyes everything hurts. I don't know what is the Holy Spirit talking or the devil itself. Im horrified. What if... what if this.. what if that... what's real??!! They said there would be false prophets. Which is real!?!?! The commandments seem almost impossible to live up to in 2022. Somebody, please, help me life a happy life again.. I've tried asking God and Jesus. Help me please I can't take it any longer somebody
Find professional help immediately. If you donÂŽt know where, go to your doctor, they will recommend you someone and also you can talk to them about it.
Help me lm falling into a black hole Hell is soon please help. I received Christ but l receive messages and intense feelings of going to hell...soon!!! đ±
How are you doing now?
The constant fear of hell and OCD ruined my life. I would spend hours upon hours in torture. It began when I was a tiny child 4-5 years old. It continued until I was around 55 or 56 years old. The unrelenting pain caused me to have mental break downs. I couldn't work or do normal things for years. When I did start to get better, I started dating people who drank and did drugs. When I stayed in that life style, I could escape the pain and torture. When I straightened up, and I went back to my family's life style. It would come back with a vengeance. Evidently, hanging around those people, I got in trouble with the law. Long story short, religious OCD ruined my life. Even now, I'm still paying the price. I wish I could have gotten help when I was a child. The pain and sorry has caused me to be very angry and bitter towards religion and God. I'm in counseling trying to deal with the fall out. I don't know if what happened to me could help any body. But if it could help one person, it might let me know my life was not in vain. Please parents, clergy and church folks, if you see a child repeatedly going to the altar for salvation, talk to them. And try to figure out if they need help. Don't leave them alone in this awful pain.
Itâs like, I could easily let go of these obsessive thoughts if I knew they werenât true. But thereâs always a part of me thatâs like âbut what if they are trueâ. âWhat if youâre just saying that theyâre not true because youâre a coward and youâre too afraid to face the truthâ. HELP đ
Did you have any luck? This is Exactly What Im going thru right now
I'm too SCARED of going to Hell to GIVE UP on God.
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My daily TORTURE is the thought that I'm going to hell for eternity because I'm 'transgender' I almost suicide because I can't detransition like others who find Jesus and turn back.
Iâm not sure I understand your particular situation but Iâll be praying for you. God bless youâŁïž
Jay C, you can come to Justice esus, no matter what your status. You are made in the image of God and He sees you as you really are.
God can save those to the uttermost. He saves the vilest of sinners. Paul said he was the chief of sinners, so you can not top that. You are accepted when you go to Jesus. Let Him work out the rest of your life. He will do the work.
God saves ALL. The gospel is so much more simpler than people think! Which is so awesome! There is only one way of getting to Heaven. Itâs literally just trusting, believing, accepting and then relying on what Jesus did. Not by being a good person, doing all you can, trying to avoid sin on this earth. It is good to do those things! But we do then to praise god, thank him, etc. So if someone would ask you how to get to Heaven, you should say âBecause Jesus died on the Cross for my sins so I can have eternal life.â Thatâs it đ
@@kimberlyr5858 God bless you I really needed to hear this.
Im a 12 year old Christian child who constantly thinks
A) Im in the wrong religion
B) I believe in the wrong God (this thought hurts me)
C) Im going to hell for not being good enough and not knowing what to believe
Now you see, a little over 1 or 2 months ago, I got curious of Islam bc I wanted to know if Islam and Christianity were similar. Yes, they're similar but when they contradict it's horrible. This lead me to watching so many HORRIBLE, FILTHY VIDEOS. "Why Christianity is wrong." "Why Islam is wrong." "The Bible is corrupt." Etc. It killed me. I was asking God to give me miracles, not signs, to show me he was true. As you may have guessed, nothing happened lol, But sometimes I would see a Christian video and say to myself, " its a sign!" Then be greated with a Muslim video right after and vice versa. Anyways, im pretty gullible so the simplest lies, I acknowledged. But being a child, I didnt know what to believe! It got so bad that im even afraid of seeing Islamic flags, symbols, Muslim people and people who I thought looked Muslim because i was terrified of the fact that in their religion, (which we dont know if right or wrong) I would go to hell. Im doing better now, but i still feel like a failure. Sometimes i feel like Christians are going too hard (probably bc i get overwhelmed easily) on how this is wrong and that is right, but Im slowly getting better. Thoughts still circle in my head, but I rlly hope God will show me the way.
I guess its safe to say Im tired of it all. I just wanna be in heaven with my family. Im wishing God comes down again and shows me everything I was confused about.
You just described my exact feelings. Iâm struggling with this right now and itâs giving me panic attacks and mentally torturing me. Iâm so tired
@@Cristina-zb2lf i hope you soon find comfort
It is very tiring and all u really wanna do is get to heaven. it sucks, the panic attacks especially
I hope u find peace soon
@@deuel1415 thank you so much, I hope the same for you đđą
@@Cristina-zb2lf thank you
The Cure to these thoughts, Is to pray to Jesus saying "Jesus i am Scared that when i Die, the Evil One will claim me and ill never get to see you again." "Please forgive me of these thoughts i keep Dwelling on" "I Accept these Thoughts, Even if i do go to Hell i will always think about you Jesusâ€đ and nothing will separate my love from you†" "I Love you jesus, Amen!"