Think it says in the Bible (not sure on this but somebody tell me if I’m right or wrong) something about doing good deeds or charity and then telling everybody about it so they think you are virtuous, if you want it to count with the big guy upstairs, you have to be charitable and do good deeds when people aren’t watching and you’re not supposed to take credit. If you’re going to help some body you don’t yell out “Hey everybody! Watch me help this guy!” Nah you just help the fucking man And if 1 person or 100 see you do it then whatever.
Not sure it’s the same thing applies to working hard and taking credit for your hard work, but that’s you work so you can be charitable and to give your family better lives and But I suppose it’s not a good look to brag about what’s on your resume, but libs don’t have to worry about that.
Tl;dr: pretty sure God is against virtue signaling and if you want to do a charitable act don’t announce it to the whole world before or after you do for virtue points.
Yup you are right! Kudos to the man quick with the sword, those are the words of Jesus Himself. The lesson is for us all and you can't do better than His words, but He was especially destroying the religious elite of His day. Contrast this to the widow's last mite ...
I was raised entirely outside any organized religion, many generations not even fronting in my family by the time I was born, and the deep values of beong a good person are remarkably similar.
I was quite startled as an adult to realize key tenent we were raised on were the foundational personal values lauded in the Bible tbh, that's how little exposure I had to one.
The truth is that the most sustaining societal and familial systems of behavior and values are timeless.
Religious texts and folk sayings and well-known allegories are simply tools used to reinforce said framework over time and place.
Think it says in the Bible (not sure on this but somebody tell me if I’m right or wrong) something about doing good deeds or charity and then telling everybody about it so they think you are virtuous, if you want it to count with the big guy upstairs, you have to be charitable and do good deeds when people aren’t watching and you’re not supposed to take credit. If you’re going to help some body you don’t yell out “Hey everybody! Watch me help this guy!” Nah you just help the fucking man And if 1 person or 100 see you do it then whatever.
Not sure it’s the same thing applies to working hard and taking credit for your hard work, but that’s you work so you can be charitable and to give your family better lives and But I suppose it’s not a good look to brag about what’s on your resume, but libs don’t have to worry about that.
Tl;dr: pretty sure God is against virtue signaling and if you want to do a charitable act don’t announce it to the whole world before or after you do for virtue points.
If you are a good person you don't need to tell anyone, they will figure it out.
https://biblehub.com/matthew/6-3.htm and as always with the bible, read the context makes understanding it a lot easier
Thanks!
Yup you are right! Kudos to the man quick with the sword, those are the words of Jesus Himself. The lesson is for us all and you can't do better than His words, but He was especially destroying the religious elite of His day. Contrast this to the widow's last mite ...
I was raised entirely outside any organized religion, many generations not even fronting in my family by the time I was born, and the deep values of beong a good person are remarkably similar.
I was quite startled as an adult to realize key tenent we were raised on were the foundational personal values lauded in the Bible tbh, that's how little exposure I had to one.
The truth is that the most sustaining societal and familial systems of behavior and values are timeless.
Religious texts and folk sayings and well-known allegories are simply tools used to reinforce said framework over time and place.