#biblethoughts

[soihadthisdreamonce]

So I was just thinking about that moment in the story of Jospeh where he reveals his identity to his brothers

It’s be like if u went to meet Vladimir Putin and he talks to u though a translator for like 2 hours and then after accusing you of selling Russian secrets to the cia breaks down crying, kicking his entourage out of the room, busts up in Alabama accented American English and says that he’s your long lost brother and asks if his dad is dead

[byfaithmedia]

Do you feel things are not good between you and God? Here are a few warning signals which could save you from backsliding and missing God’s best.

[bernardo1969]

The different concepts of happiness - Fifth Gospel

The classical authors differ about in what consist the happiness. According to Aristoteles "Happiness is the reward of virtue"; according to Jesus the Beatitudes.

It could be said that everyone seeks happiness in their own way. For some happiness is the most immediate and important good, for others it is not. For the wise, the people who have achieved the spiritual enlightenment through Gnosis, happiness lies in the contemplative life, which is the most excellent human virtue according to the greek philosophy, but what is the meaning of this for the common man? In the first instance, happiness appears to us as a passing moment, like clouds blown by the wind, this is the most generalized idea of what happiness is, having fun and having a good time. Aristotle develops a more complex idea about happiness and states: ”Happiness is the reward of virtue”. For Aristotle, happiness is the natural desire of man and to achieve this state of emotional well-being, man practices the virtues, such as justice and prudence. But this thought of Aristotle, of happiness as the foundation of the ethical life of man, has little basis in reality, many desperately seek happiness and never reach it. Happiness is the opposite of suffering, so here we have an important point, if we are not able to control suffering we will never be able to be truly happy, when we work to minimize suffering is when happiness appears as a more permanent state in man, the minimization of suffering is a goal of ethics. It is for this idea of happiness that Jesus in the beatitudes of Saint Matthew begins with the word "happy". Happiness is not an end in itself but a result, a return, a retribution. For those who opine happiness is reduced to moments, but for those who really know, happiness is a beatitude. When we help others, when we build, when we are benevolent, ultimately, when we live the spiritual gifts, happiness accompanies us without us looking for it. Spiritual gifts reward us with the happiness and as the Bible says: Happiness is for those who fear God, Ecclesiastes 8:12.

[jebinthomasmathew]

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[jebinthomasmathew]

Posted @withregram • @bonnyandrews Your sickness doesn't define you. Your Faith in God does! Know God, know yourself and help others today! . . #thoughts #mentalhealth #biblethoughts #quote #quotes #quoteoftheday #love #motivation #life #inspirationalquotes #motivationalquotes #lifequotes #wordsofwisdom #follow #quotesdaily #quotesaboutlife #jesus #hope (at Meenam - Pattazhy) https://www.instagram.com/p/COvXKkYHx7T/?igshid=jjkjdtib3ftl

[thedreadpiratebroberts]

I find it very telling that the first murder ever (Biblically speaking) was an older brother just losing his shit on a younger brother.

Cause if that ain’t sibling life I don’t know what is

[rexvyl]

#LittleDetailsMakeDifference #WelcomeGifts #ChocolateForTheSoul #BarquitaRiverfront #FreakyFridays "La Espera En Cristo Es Tiempo Para Prepararse A Ser Mas Como El" #BibleThoughts "Si Acercamos La Biblia A Cada Situacion O Decision Que Vivamos, Tendremos Invariablemente La Eterna Promesa De Dios De Ser Fiel Y Permanecer Junto A Nosotros Por Siempre, Ver Su Gloria Y Su Mano Bendiciendo Nuestras Vidas" (at RiverFront1- Ciudad Del Río)

[buggie-hagen]

in case you haven't noticed, I am sharing my notes and thoughts on what I am reading in the Bible. I want to more fully take in what it is that I have been reading, so I figure writing about it is a way to absorb more of it. I typically read a chapter of the Old Testament, a psalm, a chapter from the apocrypha, and a chapter from the New Testament a day. I am calling this activity "Bible Thoughts" and will be tagging it as #biblethoughts to keep track of them.