tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930553747640588156.post835036221154617868..comments2023-10-30T04:29:36.162-07:00Comments on *Gospel-driven Disciples: What Does It Mean To Be Content?Gregg Metcalfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12170541048035179191noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930553747640588156.post-16661764547912982932011-01-17T19:30:03.127-08:002011-01-17T19:30:03.127-08:00As Christian contentment is a virtue, the opposite...As Christian contentment is a virtue, the opposite is a sin that can eat you alive! I love this Matthew Henry quote.<br /><br />Discontent is a sin that is its own punishment and makes men torment themselves; it makes the spirit sad, the body sick, and all the enjoyments sour; it is the heaviness of the heart and the rottenness of the bones. It is a sin that is its own parent. It arises not from the condition, but from the mind. As we find Paul contented in a prison, so Ahab discontent in a palace. - Matthew HenryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930553747640588156.post-75813732516075086942011-01-17T14:20:25.791-08:002011-01-17T14:20:25.791-08:00Wonderful post Gregg, contentment for me is inner ...Wonderful post Gregg, contentment for me is inner peace with the world.<br /><br />Yvonne.RHYTHM AND RHYMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386975261804630799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930553747640588156.post-50975351362763943532011-01-17T11:10:51.726-08:002011-01-17T11:10:51.726-08:00Contentment sounds so pleasant...I'm a "I...Contentment sounds so pleasant...I'm a "I-can't-wait-til-such-and-such" type of person. I need to add contentment to my desire to be more joyful!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102164992606199675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930553747640588156.post-69354304270423609672011-01-17T11:07:15.136-08:002011-01-17T11:07:15.136-08:00Good stuff Gregg. I remember God speaking to me ye...Good stuff Gregg. I remember God speaking to me years ago about how I listened to voices of discontentment when I was not content.kc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930553747640588156.post-56898870546557964522011-01-17T06:37:08.805-08:002011-01-17T06:37:08.805-08:00Burroughs helped me so much in this issue of conte...Burroughs helped me so much in this issue of contentment. I love this quote!Persishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17686511618515789601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930553747640588156.post-34272141008233709272011-01-17T03:55:32.685-08:002011-01-17T03:55:32.685-08:00Thanks, Gregg! That is EXACTLY what I needed to he...Thanks, Gregg! That is EXACTLY what I needed to hear/read today. I have the verse marked in my Bible, and like how you've translated it. It's definitely easier to understand. Happy Monday!Larrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551141093395055894noreply@blogger.com