Then I can place you with the rest of the westerners?Not at all. I actually consider myself quite happy. Even without a cause.
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- viole
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Then I can place you with the rest of the westerners?Not at all. I actually consider myself quite happy. Even without a cause.
Ciao
- viole
Sure. I am immune from mr. Matthew remark, whoever he was.Then I can place you with the rest of the westerners?
You are going to wait a long time for it. Believe me.I agree and believe life must include truth, justice, righteousness and equity which is embodied in God’s love to have meaning. I am looking forward to His coming to make things right.
For He is coming to judge the earth.
With righteousness He shall judge the world, And the peoples with equity. Psalm 98:9
You are going to wait a long time for it. Believe me.
ciao
- viole
'Wait a long time' because __________________You are going to wait a long time for it. Believe me........
I find at Matthew 5:6 Jesus is speaking about hungering and thirsting for righteousness.I mean...I really wanted to discuss about this verse...with you guys. Matthew 5:6 in my opinion, life is meaningful and beautiful, if there is equity. Truth. Justice. Sometimes it is like thirst. What do you think?
True, taking up a cause can give a person 'helper's high' but the cause Jesus took up was God's kingdom (Daniel 2:44; Luke 4:43)Are you unhappy? Turn it into a cause and you will be happy.
there is some truth to what you are saying. The ultimate cause is the cause of Christ. IMV But, regardless, people may have a cause that gives them purpose and defines their life.True, taking up a cause can give a person 'helper's high' but the cause Jesus took up was God's kingdom (Daniel 2:44; Luke 4:43)
Sinner Satan I find used causes as a lure to bait to tempt Jesus in the 4th chapter of Luke.
Jesus knew injustice hurts us but Jesus did Not take up any of those causes that Satan presented to him.
So, it was Not by taking up a personal cause of interest, but taking up that spiritual focus of Matthew 24:14.
Kind of like give a person a fish and he is happily fed for a day, teach a person how to fish and he eats everyday.
As in Jesus' day, at this point, the world is still controlled by Satan - 1 John 5:19; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Revelation 12:12.
To Jesus it was spiritual desires, spiritual responsibilities, not fleshly/physical goals or causes to bring happiness.
I find Jesus promoted justice by promoting God's kingdom (Daniel 2:44; Matthew 24:14) as the real justice for Earth.Precisely.I also think that God wants us to be promoters of justice. We shouldn't be afraid of taking a clear stance.
Yes, even an atheist can have a good cause, but I know of No atheist who promotes God's kingdom as the real solution as Jesus did.there is some truth to what you are saying. The ultimate cause is the cause of Christ. But, regardless, people may have a cause that gives them purpose and defines their life.
......I also think that God wants us to be promoters of justice.
We shouldn't be afraid of taking a clear stance.