Re: The Double-Minded Man
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 12:40 pm
Anyone who alternately walks by the Spirit and by the flesh is doubleminded to some degree. (Which means all of us.) Because as we walk, so we think, and vice versa.
Very true. I also equate hyper-emotional behaviors with the flesh, a sign of immaturity and self-centered living. The lack of self-control expressed in social media as well as the streets today is one such example of emotionally driven speech and actions. I've taught my own children that when there's immature actions and hyper emotions around them, it's better if they refuse to react and instead wisely choose the best action consistent with their Christianity: action, not reaction.haithabu wrote:Anyone who alternately walks by the Spirit and by the flesh is doubleminded to some degree. (Which means all of us.) Because as we walk, so we think, and vice versa.
The rest of the article is quite good too."It does not occur to the psychologist or to the authors of the puff pieces that at the heart of good manners is a habit of not expressing yourself, of not putting yourself forward, of not forcing everybody to listen whether they like it or not. There are times, of course, when it is necessary to step forward and cowardly to hang back, but in general, a gentleman is too much concerned with the comfort of other people to be thinking about himself. Courtesy is a deference to others, particularly in situations that involve physical or social embarrassment."
A few quotes:MaxPC wrote:The rest of the article is quite good too.
When You Rely Upon Filth, Filth Is What People Remember
We in the United States have just undergone a political campaign remarkable for its crudity. What a shock it was — unless you have spent five seconds watching television or looking at something on social media.
Indeed. Let's not descend to their level. We need to clearly reject this kind of junk.“Out of the abundance of the heart,” says Jesus, “the mouth speaks.” If your mouth is a toilet, what, then, must your heart be?
If a gentleman practices reticence, then there is no problem with vulgarity."It does not occur to the psychologist or to the authors of the puff pieces that at the heart of good manners is a habit of not expressing yourself, of not putting yourself forward, of not forcing everybody to listen whether they like it or not. There are times, of course, when it is necessary to step forward and cowardly to hang back, but in general, a gentleman is too much concerned with the comfort of other people to be thinking about himself. Courtesy is a deference to others, particularly in situations that involve physical or social embarrassment."