"Shout from the highest mountain top"...your charities/good causes

[j_h_smith]

Wow where is this comming from. Sorry I didn't comment on this sooner but I see it now and I I have to. Just a little before that passage we see this passage.

Matthew 5:14-16

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

So which is it. Should we let our good works glorify our father or should we hide them.

Originally Posted by j_h_smith
Your passage is exactly as you think it to be. You are to preach the word of God. You are not to preach in secret but for all to see.

Now to the previoius passage.

This passage is meant to make you understand that if you preach the word of God, just for the glory of men, then you are not following the word of God. If you are looking for praise from men instead of your heavenly father, then you are not preaching the true word of God.

Both passage are easy to understand if you in fact want to understand.

Preach the word of God for God, not mankind.

Really simple if you know the word,
Jim Smith

I think its a little presumptuous of you to tell me how to interpret the bible. I can read quite well thank you and have read the bible from cover to cover. The passage doesn't say anything about preaching the word of God. There are in fact other passages that cover that quite well. I interpret "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." to mean that you should show the good works that you do to your fellow man and to glorify God. I don't need any additional interpretation by anyone thanks, its pretty clear to me what it says. As for the passage that was first brought up that comes later I will concede that it refers to your reasons for showing your good deeds to others. Non of us should presume to know the reasons of another person unless they tell us those reasons. Its ludicrous to me that a person would bring up a bible passage as a reason not to talk about the good works they have done. Are you defending that use?

Are you kidding mer? You asked a question about the verses in question. Check out the bold text in your original message. I gave you an answer to your question and you think I'm presumptuous? I wonder why you didn't go off on Judy like this? Makes me wonder.

What did you expect? You asked what the difference was, not me. I gave you the answer and you think I'm wrong for telling you the difference.

As to your last question, if you really want an answer, yes. I do not believe it is right for you to brag about what you do in this world.

BTW, where did you receive your Doctorate in Religion?
Jim Smith