What is most important in life?
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Thank you, Douglas. I am not a very flowery-spoken person*, being used to paring things down to basic elements
for ease of reading and digestion. Some call it direct or straight to the point. Some appreciate it, and others do not.
*Except perhaps in my poetry, but that is an entirely different matter, is it not? .
for ease of reading and digestion. Some call it direct or straight to the point. Some appreciate it, and others do not.
*Except perhaps in my poetry, but that is an entirely different matter, is it not? .
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Let's take a look something Jesus says in Matthew 6: 25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? 26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? 27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Something to chew on and think about.
Something to chew on and think about.
There is no one single most important thing in this life. Salvation is primary and Christian faith is paramount, it can't be done without for the sake of eternity after the last judgement. However, in this life temporally, different matters arise, and different circumstances cause different needs for different people. That which is most important for one person in one country during a certain period of time is not a life-or-death matter for another person from another station and place at another time.
For example, during the Crusades, nobility protected Jerusalem and priests translated the Bible. Religiously, the most important thing in life was the translations, while temporally the nations were defending their lives and territories against marauding hill tribes from the Transjordan.
Gaining the intelligence on Israel and its history was at that time, the most important thing the west could do, to protect itself from further military advances from the Arabian desert beyond Israel. Now, the Bible is fully translated into our language.
For example, during the Crusades, nobility protected Jerusalem and priests translated the Bible. Religiously, the most important thing in life was the translations, while temporally the nations were defending their lives and territories against marauding hill tribes from the Transjordan.
Gaining the intelligence on Israel and its history was at that time, the most important thing the west could do, to protect itself from further military advances from the Arabian desert beyond Israel. Now, the Bible is fully translated into our language.
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I'm puzzled here though....If he (the person she got the writings from) did not include a source, then how
would she be able to include a source (if it had not been provided to her)?
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what's most important in life, having a relationship with Jesus. loving people. telling people about the love of God. helping people realize they can have a real relationship with God, letting people know who they are in Christ Jesus, and study the word, and aply the word in there life,
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