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  1. MatthewG

    Is Christianity about being 'happy'?

    If you desire not to listen that is fine. Thank you for your time and comments.
  2. MatthewG

    Is Christianity about being 'happy'?

    Denying oneself is a form of suffering when you wanna lash out and be angry towards someone.
  3. MatthewG

    Is Christianity about being 'happy'?

    To have love to your neighbor. Who condemns you. To have forgiveness of someone who has done you wrong. To have mercy on those who do not deserve mercy. To have patience with someone you do not have patience with. I am not worried about my feelings @marks . Philippians 3:10 I want to know...
  4. MatthewG

    Is Christianity about being 'happy'?

    I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, You guys your missing the point. Sure you can rejoice and be thankful. That is a given to any believer who thanks God for their sins being washed away and...
  5. MatthewG

    Poll: Tattoo art - Christian perspectives: Fight it? Ignore it? appreciate/embrace it?

    That is very interesting way of looking at skull tattoos Farouk. Never thought of that myself very insight and thank you for that. Did you say you have any tattoos?
  6. MatthewG

    Is Christianity about being 'happy'?

    What does that mean? How does one do that?
  7. MatthewG

    Is Christianity about being 'happy'?

    Everyone desires to be happy and joyous sure. But what about the suffering you experience when living for Christ can you articulate it? What does that mean? Have you yourself ever been taught it personally what it means to suffer for Christ? Suffering for Christ is not taught in most churches...
  8. MatthewG

    Is Christianity about being 'happy'?

    But what is that like as a believer? What is the experience of it are you able to articulate it?
  9. MatthewG

    Is Christianity about being 'happy'?

    What does suffering for Christ mean to you?
  10. MatthewG

    Is Christianity about being 'happy'?

    What about suffering what does that mean to you suffering for Christ Sake?
  11. MatthewG

    Is Christianity about being 'happy'?

    What does it mean to suffer for Christ? As a Christian believer today @farouk ?
  12. MatthewG

    Is Christianity about being 'happy'?

    Your feelings; there are times of all of those feelings that we have. Do you experience suffering as well?
  13. MatthewG

    Is Christianity about being 'happy'?

    As believers we can probably be looked at as miserable people? What does that verse mean to you exactly?
  14. MatthewG

    Is Christianity about being 'happy'?

    What about the idea of suffering? Is that a tenant in the bible to? To suffer on behalf of Christ?
  15. MatthewG

    Mark 6:7-13 (Leaving our old life behind Trusting and Walking By Faith Helpful Notions Difficultly)

    Hello you; in this video pretty much went off very little to start with over all; and just did best that could be done worshiping God in spirit and truth and believe that He did what was needed for the video to be presented, one shot run if it was live it would have went the same way most...
  16. MatthewG

    How to defend the trinity?

    Is it the only thing we should teach about? What about suffering for Christ Jesus? What about the understanding of being carnal sold under sin? What about the flesh vs the spirit? What about how to live by the spirit? What about praying to God what is the purpose? What about living by...
  17. MatthewG

    The Poor

    In notion to the post above #20; Poor in spirit also exist and not just poor materially.
  18. MatthewG

    Is Christianity about being 'happy'?

    What are some of your thoughts about this? As a collection an whole of Christianity; there is some movements that just revolve around that of being in a state of 'happiness'. Is that truly what the bible indicates, that the use of the name Jesus is a name, claim it and grab it type of agenda or...
  19. MatthewG

    The Poor

    To have anything you must work for it. Need a car, house, or apartment. It takes a person to work for it to possess. Some are given land left over, and houses given by parents. They have a slight advantage over those without it, though you can work and try to gain something such as a house, car...
  20. MatthewG

    Your Favourite Theodicy?

    Hello 2ndRateMind, My suggestion would be that God is good, is love, and is faithful even when we as people are not. Us human beings in our natural condition of our heart without God is not good, so thus individual people in their darkness of heart can cause trouble for others. There is only...