Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: 3at@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Raphael Martelles) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Use of God's money Message-ID: Date: 21 Apr 91 05:39:14 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Purdue University Lines: 33 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article johnw@stew.ssl.berkeley.edu (John Warren) writes: >I admire your attitude of not worrying what other people think (I'm not >being flip), but Jesus didn't say: "Don't pray on the streetcorner, >unless you feel that you're not doing it with the motive of showing people >how spiritual you are." He said: "Don't pray on the streetcorner." "Don't pray on the streetcorner as the hypocrites do." Matthew 6:5a. They did it with the intention of showing off... We don't. Besides, I like to pray, and thanking the Lord for my food is pretty much a reflexive act by now. So, if I pray, but not as a hypocrite does, isn't that correct? One more question for everyone.... What do you think about defending yourself if someone tries to attack you? Is that wrong if you do it with minimal force? Or should you just let yourself be hurt, and maybe killed? Isn't that like committing suicide? What do you all think? I'm confused, or at least hunting for an answer. My Martial Art future depends on this.... :-) Raph -- Raphael Dominic Martelles <>< 3at@sage.cc.purdue.edu IX0YE "Christianity isn't a crutch, it's a stretcher. You can't even hobble into heaven!" [The meaning of things can change as the culture changes. In a culture where everyone is religious, praying in public can be showing off. In a culture where the majority are not religious, praying in public can be a way of witnessing. My guess is that Christ was concerned about discouraging the first, but not the second. --clh]