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Seven words set off a Twitter firestorm: "First off I want to thank God." Not because it's radical to thank God in public (at least not yet), but because the person who did had just won Best Actor at the Academy Awards. And because he isn't a person known for public displays of religiosity.

Matthew McConaughey's statement in full: "First off I want to thank God, because he's the one I look up to, he's graced my life with opportunities which I know are not of my hand or any other human kind. He has shown me that it's a scientific fact that gratitude reciprocates. In the words of the late Charlie Laughton, who said, 'When you got God you got a friend and that friend is you.'"

"Gratitude reciprocates" is unscriptural. If we do good things because we think we may get something in return, such works are then sinful.

Charles Laughton was reported to be a sodomite, thus quoting him would not seem appropriate for a Christian, given the nature of the quote.

As far as the quote, "When you got God you got a friend and that friend is you", once again, it's completely unscriptural, and meaningless nonsense.

But wicked and evil Hollywood, full of lies and deception, continues to "reach out" to the Christian "demographic".

They have to propagandize all demographics, that's the job that was long ago assigned to them by the real powers that call the shots in America.

I could be wrong, but I doubt that the “Charlie Laughton” (or perhaps “Lawton”?) he was quoting was the famed homosexual actor; however, it sounds as though he might be quoting some sort of New Age guru, given the rest of McConaughey’s statement.

I am constantly amazed and sometimes amused by the comments i read here on this forum.

You state; "As far as the quote, "When you got God you got a friend and that friend is you", once again, it's completely unscriptural, and meaningless nonsense.

Yet the author of the article, Jim Denison, formerly a pastor of Park Cities Baptist Church, a 10,000-member congregation in Dallas, Texas. Ph.D. in Philosophy of Religion and Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and received a Doctor of Divinity degree from Dallas Baptist University states that ;

"he, (McConaughey) articulated a "profound theological sentiment." In quoting the late British actor Charlie Laughton, he was more right than he may know: "When you got God you got a friend and that friend is you." When we see ourselves as God sees us, we learn that he loves us for who we are, not for what we do. We are free to befriend ourselves, to treat ourselves as a true friend would, with unconditional grace and support.

Please explain to us of less minds than you why it is such nonsense.

“Gratitude reciprocates” is unscriptural. If we do good things because we think we may get something in return, such works are then sinful.

Oh my, you are judgmental. And not in a good way.

Gratitude is a real thing. And if you actually live your life truly grateful for your blessings, you will live a good life. Whether you are a rich actor or a poor nun in India (mother Teresa). Gratitude is Gdly.

If you do good things to get things, you aren’t grateful but greedy. So your comment was a harsh non sequitur.