Self-Righteousness

I am a Christian. This word "self-righteousness" have a lot of meaning to me, but mainly negative. It's sad to say that hypocrisy is common amongst religious people. First and foremost I would like to describe my understanding about this "self-righteousness".

Nobody can claim himself or herself righteous except through God. It's because Jesus' sacrifice that we are once again accepted by God and that we can call Him, Abba Father. That all of our sins in the past, present and future are wiped clean before God.
We're all born sinners. Why? Have you ever been so angry at another person that you wished something bad might happen to him or her? Have you ever lust after others that you turn to pornography or paid sex? If you have wealth and power, have you ever thought of misusing it? God is holy. If it's by God's standards, even thinking about doing something bad is a sin. That's why Jesus, as God's only son came to earth to sacrifice himself before God to redeem us back to God. That's the gist of Christianity.

I believe self-righteousness is the core of evil, not money. It's because of self-righteous people who thinks they're in the right that they do what they do irregardless of whatever form of correction or advice from people around them. Eg. Suicide-bombers, Crusade war, Mass-raping in the name of God, etc. 

It's because we're incapable of knowing what is right from wrong, it's because we're incapable of helping ourselves during times of trouble (eg, Cancer, accidents, financial crisis, etc), it's because people will always dissapoint us, that we need God. It's because we're weak that we need a mighty God. Christianity is not a religion, it's a relationship with God. If you follow everything from the do's & don'ts, deep inside you're still hollow and susceptible to the vileness of our heart's desires. That's why even the Pope falls into sexual traps. Pious people still succumbs to greed, power, lust, envy, rage, etc. I'm not saying that I'm a "good" person, that's why I need God in my life. A person who becomes a Christian do not become good overnight but unfortunately most people believe this and started living a live of false modesty. They begin to judge others and began to feel that they are the chosen ones to correct the world. NO! It's through how we live our daily lives that influences the others, not our judgement. When we accept Jesus into our lives, transformation begins but definitely not overnight. And from our effort to have a relationship with God, slowly but surely the fruits of goodness will develop in our lives. Then our lives will become a testimony by itself. The Bible has a saying "it's better for you to judge yourself rather than to judge others". So, a note to all the self-righteous out there, examine & judge yourself thoroughly or just accept everybody else as they are. Now may the peace of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us till we meet again. Amen.

Are noble-hearted people selfish?

Are you? Deep down inside we're all selfish little bastards. Why do I say so? Well, even if I'm noble-hearted, what's the core reason for me doing all those noble things? To get satisfaction? To get right with God? To have joy knowing that I've contributed something back to the society? To have a good conscience? Get the drift? It's all about what I'm getting. Even if I were to say I'm doing all these to fulfil God's law so that I'll be blessed & gain God's favour, "give & ye shall be given", or "do unto others what you want others to do unto you". It's all me me me & more me.
So why do I emphasize on providing for our own family needs 1st it's because if I'm a person who neglected my family by wanting to do good outside, in actuality I'm sacrficing them for my own selfish goals. So all those selfish bastards out there, please don't act noble but start from your own family or even yourself. Same goes for the self-righteous ones. That'll be on my next post.

To bless others, one 1st must be blessed abundantly

"When you say you have a conviction to help the needy, so why don't you help them now?"

That's the question I sometimes get from people. Now let me ask a few questions before answering that query.

1. If you are only "surviving" on necessities, how can you help others?
2. If you don't provide time, love, care & comfort for your own family, how can you provide those to others?
3. If you don't even pamper or love yourself, do you even capable of showing love to others?

Let's elaborate a little,

What is a necessity? It's different from a person to person. To me, it's a shelter for my family, a transport for work & occasional pleasure eg. family trips, food on the table that do not kill you in the long run, some decent savings for rainy days. 
Now most people have these but do they really own their car or house? Or does it still belongs to the banks? That's why I'm so against people who wants to have big cars & big house but says, "Oh, I'm so broke!". I'd say "Shove it up your arse!" You're only suffering because of your pride. Is that even a basic need? Always check with yourself (or close ones if you're an impulsive buyer) whether is it necessary or not to make that purchase. 

Yes, I know we can still help with the little that we have. But what is money if we can't be bothered where it goes to as long as we just give? What are words of comfort when we're not there most of the times the needy are suffering? What's the use of the little time we spent on weekends helping out when most of the time they needed companions to understand & cares for them? The needy do not need us condescending them but emphatise with them.
Is this leading somewhere? Yes, I am still against the rich. It's because,

1. They have all the necessities & comforts of life.
2. They do not need to sloth like us.
3. They have "reservoirs" to fall back to.
4. They have all the time for golfing & networking.
5. They have all the money to buy luxury items, cars, houses & lovers.
6. Instead of finding more money, they should spend more time caring for the needy.

Of course what I'm proposing will only happen in heaven because sadly most people couldn't care less but themselves. Wait a minute, am I not also like that? Yes, well at least until I have taken care of my family needs. People are selfish anyway, myself included. Which brings to the next post, "are noble-hearted people selfish?" Thanks for reading.

If the rich starts to share their money, the world will be a better place

"If the rich starts to share their money, the world will be a better place."

No, I'm not talking about some cliche. Just imagine how much money the poor need just to survive & for their basic necessities. I'm living in a place where a family of a father & mother with at least 5 children is surviving with only $500 per month. This $500 provides everything from school, food on the table, shelter, a form of transport, basic clothing & a TV! Of course it's a public school with public textbooks & minimal school fee. There's definitely food on the table but probably just some white bread for breakfast & rotten vege-chicken liver combination for lunch & dinner. A rented small 600sf flat can provide some decent shelter. As for the transport, probably a 2nd or 3rd-hand motorcycle. Basic clothing from giveaways or donations. And last but not least, the poor in my country have at least a TV at home! It seems that TV is not an luxury item here because we have TVs literally lying everywhere! Now, wouldn't you agree if I say that their lives could increase dramatically if their income is doubled?

So lets take a well-to-do person who drives a 5-series BMW. Let's just say the car cost $500k and this person is paying installments of about 4.8K per month. This fella can actually go for a Honda with on par safety features & functionality for only $800 per month, but of course without the "prestige". The extra $4k per month can significantly improve at least 4000/500= 8 poor families! Imagine how many BMW 5-series are there on the road! We haven't talk about the Lexus', Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, etc.

I'm not a rich person, although my family is considered an average income family in a small town (if in the city, ours would be considered below average), I've heard & seen how the poor live. I have a conviction to help these people or at least "teach them to fish but not always giving the fish". That's why I try to bring realisation of this matter to people, & hopefully more will come to read this blog. But I always believe that "to bless others, one 1st must be blessed abundantly." This phrase would be in my next post. Thanks for reading.