#happiness
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- 27d
OCD or God
Trying to figure out if it’s ocd telling me not to listen to country music or God.
julianofnorwichjulianofnorwich
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- 27d
Well if country music is a sin then the Bible would be a sin cause there is people there getting drunk and having sex and committing horrible crimes. But Christians read the Bible even the explicit parts. My therapist would say listen to it as information not confirmation.
Rafael94Rafael94
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- 26d
@julianofnorwich Right, the Bible doesn’t include this information to confirm that it is good. Quite the opposite, it includes it to show how fallen the world has always been since sin entered it so people know NOT what to repeat. Though, I don’t think it really applies the same with country music, since the music isn’t really providing information or telling people not to do it. It’s more or less conding it and influencing people to do those things. But if you can listen and not be influenced, then there shouldn’t be an issue of sin.
#happiness#happiness
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- 26d
@Rafael94 I am not influenced by the music I just hope singing along w it is not a sin.
WarriorForChristWarriorForCh...
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- 27d
It will most likely be OCD. I don't think God cares about what you listen to as long as it's not glorifying sin. He gave us free will
#happiness#happiness
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- 27d
@WarriorForChrist But country music talks a lot about sin
WarriorForChristWarriorForCh...
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- 27d
@#happiness Not everything is a sin. If you are convicted about it then don't listen to it.
#happiness#happiness
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- 27d
@WarriorForChrist Idk if I’m convicted or not.
LaylageeLaylagee
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 27d
Scrupulosity OCD.
#happiness#happiness
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- 27d
@Laylagee Idk if it’s a sin or not. Country music talks a lot about sin.
LaylageeLaylagee
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- OCD Conqueror
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- 27d
@#happiness If the thought of it being a sin gives you anxiety, then it’s OCD. No amount of analysis is going to convince you one way or the other…so you have to allow yourself to just sit with the discomfort.
#happiness#happiness
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- 27d
@Laylagee So go w idk and just listen anyway even though I feel like it’s a sin
Rafael94Rafael94
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- 27d
I don’t think listening to the music is a sin. Now, If listening to music that talks about sin makes you want to sin or more likely to sin then that could be a sign that the Holy Spirit is trying to tell you something. For example, I’ve struggled a lot of my life with addiction to marijuana and there is a big debate around whether or not that it a sin in itself or not. But a question I found better was “is it something that is bringing me closer to God? Or further away” that’s far more important because he wants us to be shaped into becoming more like him everyday rather than specifically what type of music we listen to. That being said, if the music was super vulgar or talked about evil things then that’s different. But I think most country songs don’t sound like that.
#happiness#happiness
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- 27d
@Rafael94 I don’t feel like it brings me closer to god or further away from god. I just know a lot of the songs are about getting drunk and sex.
Rafael94Rafael94
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- 27d
@#happiness Then my opinion would be that it’s fine to listen to it without guilt. I think God wants us to enjoy things as long as they aren’t causing us to sin, an idol, or getting in the way of our relationship with him. But pray about it, He will lead you in the right direction.
#happiness#happiness
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- 27d
@Rafael94 I just don’t want to be making up an excuse to sin. If listening to a song about getting drunk is a sin
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