tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847440472042684174.post579372559611620792..comments2023-10-28T08:26:04.665-07:00Comments on A thoughtproduct in the life of...: Do not your alms before menmistahdoomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10565026922565152435noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847440472042684174.post-6852201414974826342010-07-26T21:00:22.205-07:002010-07-26T21:00:22.205-07:00I have considered this same dilemma before too! Gr...I have considered this same dilemma before too! Great minds I tell ya...<br /><br />So, in addition to the 'what does God expect of me' aspect of this dilemma I sometimes add the repurcussions of how others perceive your best attempt to act. In some cultures you risk others judging your motives, in either choice (maybe thats why I feel a pang of self consciousness if it comes out that I The chehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07580066234985158716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847440472042684174.post-75177716441559202682009-11-06T08:58:40.337-08:002009-11-06T08:58:40.337-08:00THE RESULTS ARE IN!
I posted the debate above in ...THE RESULTS ARE IN!<br /><br />I posted the debate above in the MPA lounge this week as a poll- voters could choose either "secret" or "conspicuous." When I first placed the poll on the wall I put three ticks in each column so it looked like the vote was tied. At first, a few votes came in for secret. Later, I learned, several students debated the issue and then some votes Brad Carmackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10085934989070955986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847440472042684174.post-28600458765352108012009-11-04T23:32:13.121-08:002009-11-04T23:32:13.121-08:00"God will notice and that's all that matt..."God will notice and that's all that matters." Perhaps. At least, God's notice may be all that matters to maximizing the reward account of person A. If what matters, however, is 1) the net quantity of charitable giving and 2) the benefits to person B and C and D as well as A, then the notice of B, C, and D also matter. <br /><br />The argument about persons B, C, and D (Brad Carmackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10085934989070955986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847440472042684174.post-17490773108687707342009-11-04T06:40:11.052-08:002009-11-04T06:40:11.052-08:00Secret - God will notice and that's all that m...Secret - God will notice and that's all that matters. Others should be contributing because they know it's right - not because they see you. God can prompt everyone individually to contribute and that will be much more powerful than anything we can do...Scotty Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735831297202913868noreply@blogger.com