Comments on: Will St. Peter Call Your Name?

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:33:23 +0000

Thanks for the article! You definitely offer some great advice to make this world a better place. However, I think you misunderstand one of the most foundational beliefs of Christianity, that being it is impossible to earn your way to Heaven.

“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God” Ephesians 2:8

Throughout all of history man has tried to earn their way to heaven by doing good and trying to please God. This is fruitless effort that may produce temporary happiness but leaves people empty an unsatisfied. It is only by trusting and loving the penal sacrifice of Jesus Christ, that we can be saved and enter into blissful eternity.

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By: Ibrahim | ZenCollegeLife.com

Ibrahim | ZenCollegeLife.com — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:56:05 +0000

Thank you for this fantastic resource. As a reader and a fellow blogger I always love the quick tips for achieving success in a certain topic or situation. They are quick, trim, and easy to remember! Your articles really speak to me, help me understand what it is to be great. I truly appreciate them. Ibrahim | ZenCollegeLife.coms last blog post..30-Day Self Mastery Challenge

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By: Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D.

Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D. — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:59:48 +0000

This was a beautiful and inspiring article. Many people will agree with following this blueprint when it comes to adult relationships. I wish more people followed these when it comes to parenting.

When raising my children I was always pressured by my mother and others in my culture to use corporal punishment, violate my children’s privacy,
avoid apologizing even when I was wrong, among other strict parenting practices.

Sadly I sometimes yielded to the pressure, but most times I applied the kinder alternatives by reminding myself that I was also building memories and a foundation upon which my children would live their lives.

Now that my children are adults, I see that I was right to teach many of the things on your list by example. I was no pushover and my kids appreciated the boundaries. But thankfully I was not the controlling tyrant that my mom and elders were pushing me to become.

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By: Steph

Steph — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:13:01 +0000

PS. I think the concept of merit stems perhaps from medieval Catholic beliefs, when they sold indulgences, for example, and did a great deal of things for sacrifice. To a certain extent, some of this continues today and I was certainly raised on it: that if I was good and did good things, that if I sacrificed, I would get to heaven. If I prayed such and such, I would be granted such and such. I think it’s a grave matter of misunderstanding.

The argument surrounding this stems from the different interpretations of two passages in the Bible that speak of works and faith.

I personally believe, as I said above, that it’s nothing to do with merit. If you believe as a Christian that Jesus died for you, then you will simply act out of gratitude. Not to achieve anything but rather in thanks. The “works,” I would say, should be automatic. If you show no gratitude and don’t act at all the way your points describe (whatever your beliefs are, in fact), you turn your back on what it means to be gifted with life and as part of humankind. You’re not a team player, so to speak! In that case, from where would you derive your meaning?

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