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<blockquote data-quote="bbsam" data-source="post: 1162480" data-attributes="member: 22662"><p>Yes.&nbsp; And do so as silently as Christ suggested we pray.&nbsp; Not out in the open so as to give people the impression of our own piety.&nbsp; It seems that if we look closely enough, the virtues Christ extols are never front and center but couched in parable.&nbsp; It is not the actions taken by the loathsome Samaritan that are important.&nbsp; Not his politics or religion, but a very basic compassion that weaves its way through all religion and even what today is called secular humanism.&nbsp; Even in his miracles Christ deflect praise away from himself and directed it to God.&nbsp; So if I live by any virtue or do any good whatsoever in life, any attempt to take credit or limelight or praise for it risks prideful usurpation of what God has done.&nbsp; Quite simply I get to thank God for using me to do his will.&nbsp; I doubt that I will ever be pastor of a mega-church.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="bbsam, post: 1162480, member: 22662"] Yes. And do so as silently as Christ suggested we pray. Not out in the open so as to give people the impression of our own piety. It seems that if we look closely enough, the virtues Christ extols are never front and center but couched in parable. It is not the actions taken by the loathsome Samaritan that are important. Not his politics or religion, but a very basic compassion that weaves its way through all religion and even what today is called secular humanism. Even in his miracles Christ deflect praise away from himself and directed it to God. So if I live by any virtue or do any good whatsoever in life, any attempt to take credit or limelight or praise for it risks prideful usurpation of what God has done. Quite simply I get to thank God for using me to do his will. I doubt that I will ever be pastor of a mega-church. [/QUOTE]

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