Writing my previous post about wealth, I really thought to myself, “How much is enough?”
I’m saying it because it is always better to draw a line somewhere. A line that defines clearly anything over the line is just pure greed and despair. I know, everyone has different perception of wealth. There is no written guide book that effectively measure wealth in value for each individual. Everyone is left to their own device and wisdom to make that call.
Like I say, human wisdom and conscience is never a good indicator. Why? A person’s conscience is influenced by the external factor and social norm. If buying a pirated DVD is a socially accepted practice not viewed with the same level of contempt as stealing, anyone will not hesitate to buy pirated movies without any feeling of wrong doing. Society dictates alot about the conscience of an individual. The same goes for adultery and vice. If it’s socially acceptable, rest assured it will be consciencely acceptable.
It is time like these, I depend on my faith. The bible is the best standard I can adhere to. Yeah, it sounds so cliche.. but then that is the truth. Human standard are not infallible. It was never meant to be infallible because human are just not perfect. How can perfect perception arise from a not perfect being?
I know, the way I’m talking alot of people would say, “doesn’t that make Christianity a crutch?” Yeah, if it makes me a better person call it whatever.
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*raise hands up* guilty me…:-(
Just like you, the Bible is my guide even on blogging
Shireen - Dun worry.. the PP novelty will wear off. lol
Pablo - Yes, I do have to depend on it whenever I tell myself to go grab one more op. SUmmore irrelevant ones..
I’m guilty of that too, so at times like these I fall back on my faith. I hardly call Christianity as a religion personally, except on those forms we fill up and such. But realistically I see Christianity more as the principles of life.
But like a gun, people can use it to protect - people can use it to harm.
Ed - But like a gun, people can use it to protect - people can use it to harm.
You nailed it there. That is what the verse John 8:4-7 you wrote about meant. The issue of hypocrisy.