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

[wilomn]

I guess my statement was too vague and general. What I meant was, that it's not up to ME to determine if someone is going to earn spiritual rewards for their good deeds.

Do I make personal judgment calls on how I view someone's character based on their behavior? Certainly. I just don't assume MY judgments are the same as God's, because only He can see into the true heart of the matter. That's all I meant to say.

What you say there, Wes, is all true...and is entirely reflective of what those two Scriptures mean.

As to whether or not Neil, himself, is a true braggart in this regard...we'll just each have to make our own choice on how to see it. We all see the world through different facets and filters and only God sees all and sees it clearly.

Well, except for that last bit there, which while it would make life easier had I faith in it, does not lessen its validity for you and those who feel as you do, in no way makes one of us more or less right than the other, I agree.