'Matters' in the Bible

so that you can approve the things that are superior and can be pure and blameless in the day of Christ,

The only thing that matters is that you continue to live as good citizens in a manner worthy of the gospel of the Messiah. Then, whether I come to see you or whether I stay away, I may hear all about you that you are standing firm in one spirit, struggling with one mind for the faith of the gospel,