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Hello! My name is Matthew and I live in the South. I am a Christian and love my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I was baptized the summer of 2016. Also, I have a real passion for the outdoors and nature. Hunting, fishing, and hiking are some of my favorite activities. I work construction and love home design. I want to talk about whatever brings you joy in life or answer whatever questions you have about American life or history.

I want to learn Russian and continue to work on my Spanish. I plan on visiting South America soon but haven't decided yet where to go!
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What do we mean by “death to the world?”
“The world” is the general name for all the passions.
When we wish to call them “passions” by a common name,
we call them the “world.”
But when we wish to distinguish them by their special names we call them “passions.”
The passions are the following:
Desire for possessions;
Bodily pleasure from which comes sexual passion;
Love of honor which gives rise to envy;
Lust for power, arrogance, and pride of position;
The craving to adorn oneself with luxurious clothes and vain ornaments;
The itch for human glory which is the source of rancor and resentment;
Physical fear.
For where these passions cease to be active, there the world is dead.

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