December 27, 2012
Blurred Standards
Recently a man applied to get a liquor license for the restaurant he
owns in Colorado. His background check revealed that he was a Mexican National,
his Social Security number was held by at least 13 other people, he was not
allowed to work in the US and his border crossing card restricted him from
travel beyond a 60 mile radius of the Mexico border. One of the questions that the
Liquor Licensing Authority had to determine in the hearing was, ‘Is the
applicant of good moral character?’ The applicant has been in this country for
many years and numerous people spoke on his behalf saying he is the father of
two teenagers and he wants them to have a college education. He is friendly to
everyone and all he wants to do is make a living to support his family. I don’t
know this man personally, but the fact that he has not abided by US immigration
laws speaks volumes of his moral character. We believers do a similar thing
when we blur the line of salvation. Even though God’s desire is for everyone to
be saved, saying someone is a really good person does not gain them entrance
into eternal life.
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Gail;
-----What are standards? Where do they come from? What are they for? If people did not need interaction for survival and comfort, would there be any standards at all? There would be. Anywhere things are built from or upon other things, standards are necessary. I think everyone knows the old adage of the building industry: if the foundation is off a quarter inch, the roof line will be off an inch. Standards are guidelines implied by reality to direct processes toward results of particular qualities. The human mind is a process building upon countless products of past processing done innumerable times over. Even without social interaction, standards are critical to keeping its perceptions growing within reality‘s boundaries. All we have to do is live life with an honest heart for goodness toward everyone and high social standards will emerge naturally. All we have to do is live life aiming goodness toward some while disregarding others for evil standards to destroy righteousness, peace, and joy. Standards are like I-Pod apps, they merely direct processes. Good standards make good life. Bad standards make evil life. Good standards emerge from a focus upon the truth. Bad standards emerge from a focus upon deceit. We’ve been given choice.
Love you all,
Steve Corey
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