[εις επαινον δοξης αυτου] New comment on Christian Hedonism?.
Matthew LaPine has left a new comment on your post "Christian Hedonism?":
From this earlier post
http://www.smartchristian.com/?p=4978
How did you arise from bed this morning? What filled your mind and heart? Think that through for a moment? Be honest, and maybe write it down for clarity.
The fact is, many, if not most, Christians arise from bed in the morning with their minds and hearts filled with a to-do list of tasks to accomplish whether at church or work or for their families. We might also have the thought of our need to fulfill our Christian duties of prayer, reading the Bible, and maybe do something loving.
This isn't all bad, but is that really how we should approach each day? If duty of tasks is how we enter each day then we will end up living a life of burden and even unhappiness. For fulfilling daily Christian chores or duties does not result in personal happiness for us or anyone else. Ask your spouse.
In contrast, a Christian Hedonist will arise each day to pursue seriously their own personal happiness in God from which will overflow feelings, words, and acts of love towards others, and result in the widening and spreading of the knowledge and experience of God's glory in our world.
A Christian Hedonist arises each day with a deep internal motive and purpose to pursue seriously their own personally happiness in God, knowing that it is out of the fountain of experiencing the happiness of God that love and mission flows. Anything less, is simply heartless religious duty.
I pray that you will arise tommorrow with a new Christian hedonist approach to your day, and go to God, your joy, and your delight (Psalm 43:4), so that you can truly live a happy Christian life of true love towards others, and not simply finish your to-do list.
Posted by Matthew LaPine to εις επαινον δοξης αυτου at 8:29 PM
From this earlier post
http://www.smartchristian.com/?p=4978
How did you arise from bed this morning? What filled your mind and heart? Think that through for a moment? Be honest, and maybe write it down for clarity.
The fact is, many, if not most, Christians arise from bed in the morning with their minds and hearts filled with a to-do list of tasks to accomplish whether at church or work or for their families. We might also have the thought of our need to fulfill our Christian duties of prayer, reading the Bible, and maybe do something loving.
This isn't all bad, but is that really how we should approach each day? If duty of tasks is how we enter each day then we will end up living a life of burden and even unhappiness. For fulfilling daily Christian chores or duties does not result in personal happiness for us or anyone else. Ask your spouse.
In contrast, a Christian Hedonist will arise each day to pursue seriously their own personal happiness in God from which will overflow feelings, words, and acts of love towards others, and result in the widening and spreading of the knowledge and experience of God's glory in our world.
A Christian Hedonist arises each day with a deep internal motive and purpose to pursue seriously their own personally happiness in God, knowing that it is out of the fountain of experiencing the happiness of God that love and mission flows. Anything less, is simply heartless religious duty.
I pray that you will arise tommorrow with a new Christian hedonist approach to your day, and go to God, your joy, and your delight (Psalm 43:4), so that you can truly live a happy Christian life of true love towards others, and not simply finish your to-do list.
Posted by Matthew LaPine to εις επαινον δοξης αυτου at 8:29 PM
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