Survey Results: “What Does Good Mean?”
I informally surveyed my friends and asked:
What does good mean? How do we determine if something is good? What is “goodness” in your own words? What is the standard?
Worshiping
Does Rational Self-Interest Mean “Faith for Hire”?
The first step of my philosophical journey was reading The Fountainhead. The novel taught me to uncompromisingly seek my own rational self-interest. If values are personal and selfish, then I must choose them myself. From my smallest choice of personal taste, to my choices in friends or career, I cannot depend on others to set my direction. For every choice I make, I must have a reason.
Survey Results Pt. 3 “What Does Good Mean?”
Today I continue to look at the answers various friends gave when I asked, “What does good mean?”
Answer #2. Good means being loving and considerate toward other people.
Every Moment Worship
God has called us to be worshipers. He calls us to sing; but not only to sing. He calls us to lift our hearts to him in all aspects of life. Worship means much more than singing.
Save Yourself
A Bible challenge: Who said the famous words: “Save yourself”?
“Save yourself” sounds suspicious.
As Christians, we believe it’s Jesus who saves. Also, doesn’t the plea to “save yourself” seem overly self-centered?
If the phrase seems off-target, you may be surprised who said it.