John_Taverner wrote on Mar 27
th, 2016 at 4:25pm:
It is all "man's ideas."
If I was to choose between Cardinal Pell or Fred Hollows, I know whose example I would choose.
JTaverner,
I can't imagine, that Cardinal George Pell would dare, to compare his virtue, with the virtue of
Jesus Christ.
What about
Fred Hollows ?
Undoubtedly Fred Hollows is recognised, as a very compassionate and charitable man, .....but do you believe that Fred Hollows, if he were still alive, would compare his virtue, with the virtue of Jesus Christ ?
It is silly and absurd thing, for any man, to try to do such a thing.
And, imo;
We should not compare ourselves, with others, ....in an effort to demonstrate that our own virtue is superior to another.Though men often will do it, .....comparing ourselves with others [because we have an opinon of ourselves, as being more virtuous], is a futile attempt to justify ourselves.
The truth is, that no matter how high our [narcissistic] opinion may be, of ourselves, ....WE ARE [simply] NOT 'JUSTIFIED', ...to God's standard of virtue.
And for me, this now leads on to a
QUESTION;
With all of our own faults, .....when we see hypocrisy and wrongdoing [e.g. when we see men living among us, which evidence and commonsense would suggest, are all latent wanna-be murderers, and sometimes actual murderers!!], .....should we all remain silent [i.e. because we find that we ourselves are not faultless] ?
?????
Isaiah 48:17
Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
Isaiah 1:17
Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
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LETS COME BACK TO THE EXAMPLE OF JESUS
Why was Jesus killed ?
And by whom ?
Jesus was [effectively] murdered by the religious leaders of his day.
The Pharisees conspired to murder Jesus.
But why ?
Because Jesus spoke obvious truths, which embarrassed, and exposed the failings of, the religious leaders of his day.
And liars, and wicked people [in this age too!], .....know that truth is a very dangerous thing.
......they avoid it like the plague!
......and they will try to suppress it, and prevent it from being openly spoken.
John 3:19
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
John 8:43
Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
John 18:37
.....To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
Matthew 5:20
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 20:25
But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
26 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
27 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
John 10:4
....he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
John 10:11
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
John 10:14
I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
.....
17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
John 10:27
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
John 12:44
Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
45 And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.
46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
49 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
50 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
Myself ?.....
http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1214199336/431#431 Quote:
It is wrong to be right, in an evil time.
It is wrong to call for what is right, in an evil time.