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Maraya1969

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7. From the text that he says he lives his life by
Fri Nov 17, 2023, 10:29 PM
Nov 2023

Matthew 6:1-34 ESV
“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. ...



Matthew 6 ESV
“And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.

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Guy seems odd. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2023 #1
Seems? Probatim Nov 2023 #3
If he acts like a cuck, and talks like a cuck,..... OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2023 #5
Middle Eastern mythology and 10th century magical thinking can do that to a person. LastDemocratInSC Nov 2023 #11
I dunno. I'm not seeing it. NCIndie Nov 2023 #14
By chance did he get a first and last name of this deity? GreenWave Nov 2023 #2
I watched Steven King's The Mist gab13by13 Nov 2023 #4
If their religion must be adhered to BOSSHOG Nov 2023 #6
Oh, yeah. Repubs are SO eager to pay taxes. NCIndie Nov 2023 #15
From the text that he says he lives his life by Maraya1969 Nov 2023 #7
A Christian Nation would replace the multigraincracker Nov 2023 #10
JFC! 2naSalit Nov 2023 #8
Blessed are those that are persecuted multigraincracker Nov 2023 #9
Once more with feeling: madamesilverspurs Nov 2023 #12
It's not just how you talk the talk, but how you walk the walk Vogon_Glory Nov 2023 #17
like the pharasies . AllaN01Bear Nov 2023 #20
I concur that the US may have lost the Deity's favor but Vogon_Glory Nov 2023 #13
Johnson is yet another dictatorial toad using religion as a blunt instrument NCIndie Nov 2023 #16
He knows that according to this, His Divine Hand removed Trump from power, doesn't he? Midnight Writer Nov 2023 #18
JUST NO. There is a Separation of Church and State in America. MagaSmash Nov 2023 #19
His God doesn't answer the prayers of a twisted, ignorant, judgmental Christian like him. ancianita Nov 2023 #21
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