1) Surrender our will to God in all matters of our life. We should do this because He is our Father who is infinite in wisdom and love. He demonstrated His love for us when He came as our Redeemer and sacrificed His life so that we (who betrayed Him and were unfaithful to Him) may have His life. We can surrender our will to Him by doing what we think is according to His will; and in our heart be willing to accept whatever result He gives us. This frees us of anxiety and selfishness.
2) Sacrifice our own interest in the process of serving others. This will enable us to love our enemies; treat all human beings as equal, irrespective of their status in life or developmental stage; unconditionally forgive others; and stay faithful to our covenant even when there is betrayal and unfaithfulness.
3) Serve others selflessly and seek no reward for acts of love. Furthermore we should consider the opportunity to serve others as an honor and a gift from God.
We must do the following to achieve the above mentioned goals
1) Develop intense love for God through prayers; meditation on Jesus’ sacrifice and unconditional forgiveness; scripture reading; confession of our sins; and frequent participating in the Jesus’ sacrificial meal. Furthermore, we must try to be like Jesus in our thoughts, words and actions.
2) Remove all distractions from our life, so that we can hear God’s voice in the silence of our heart.
Formula for peace
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It cracks me up when folks go to hollering about using religion as a means to peace.
Do you even live on this planet?
Religion is currently one of the most divisive issues tearing our world apart.
Do you even live on this planet?
Religion is currently one of the most divisive issues tearing our world apart.
I might be Teddy Roosevelt, but I ain't.
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Formula for peace
Post #3I think this person is speaking of a formula for personal peace, not world peace.
In any case, for personal, subjective peace, this formula works; it's the appeal of the cult. Give up questioning and thinking, devote yourself totally to the teachings, and there are no more decisions to make or things to worry about. Everything is already decided for you. All you have to do is concentrate on building up your emotional sense of connection with God - or, in pejorative terms, dig deeper into the delusion.
It's comfortable, even blissful. But it's an abandonment of our most fundamental responsibility as humans; to think for ourselves. Groupthink is never a good thing, no matter how benign the results, and bliss does not equal significance.
In any case, for personal, subjective peace, this formula works; it's the appeal of the cult. Give up questioning and thinking, devote yourself totally to the teachings, and there are no more decisions to make or things to worry about. Everything is already decided for you. All you have to do is concentrate on building up your emotional sense of connection with God - or, in pejorative terms, dig deeper into the delusion.
It's comfortable, even blissful. But it's an abandonment of our most fundamental responsibility as humans; to think for ourselves. Groupthink is never a good thing, no matter how benign the results, and bliss does not equal significance.
Post #4
In reviewing op's post, I am guessing op is a Roman Catholic. If not, the post has much in common with Catholic piety today that balances personal peace/salvation with corporate peace/salvation.
The math of such piety is to be commended. The surrenering aspect can be problematic, but the grounding of oneself in a commitment to serve is of the noblest angels in many religions.
To think for oneself is not the highest virture, although a necessary one. To think about what is to be done...and then the doing of it is the full package.
My daughter can tell me to f off. She's thinking for herself. I still have to find a way to explain to her that I cannot sign the car she drives over to her from me because I really don't own the car yet, and if she is really all that fired up about thinking for herself, she is going to have to figure out how to find a job and buy the car from the bank that I now make payments to.
The math of such piety is to be commended. The surrenering aspect can be problematic, but the grounding of oneself in a commitment to serve is of the noblest angels in many religions.
To think for oneself is not the highest virture, although a necessary one. To think about what is to be done...and then the doing of it is the full package.
My daughter can tell me to f off. She's thinking for herself. I still have to find a way to explain to her that I cannot sign the car she drives over to her from me because I really don't own the car yet, and if she is really all that fired up about thinking for herself, she is going to have to figure out how to find a job and buy the car from the bank that I now make payments to.
