How do I know if I'm a good or a bad person?

Answer 1

EASILY !

We all know right from wrong and hold morals that we were raised with, right? Well your answer lies within you. You could be the meanest person, the most racist person, or even could be an ignorant person, but if you do not hurt anyone than your still good, or should i say "not a bad person". It is as simple as figuring out do you help folks or hurt folks. Dont let people make you feel bad because your not doing positive, you still good. Listen to folks who tell you that your distributing negative words, actions, or views. Be good or stay neutral, but when you give off negative you are evil. Alot of evil comes from other evil people, but also it comes from discomfort, spoiledness, and boredom. Dont let them overcome you, be patient and be the one person who eliminates evil by solving it or putting it in a humorous way. ITs hard not to act bad when some does it to you. Like they will not learn unless you do the same thing. That is the lazy way out, so think of either not entertaining evil, or helping evil see the light. You would only wanna know if you were concern about others views, forget them. People will always view you as evil as a natural stereotype to justify all bad they've been through. It is a battle to make society realize who you wanna be known as. Just worry about yourself and you will truly know. Stick self improvement through education, exercise, and maintaining interest and hobbies. Good luck!

Answer 2

Deep down we are all bad people...if you analyze everything like what your motivations are for doing things, the outcome of your decisions, etc. However, you have to look at yourself closely and honestly to recognize it.

Most people think that being good or bad is what you do. It's who you ARE that makes you good or bad. There are plenty of people in the world who are dispicable in their hearts and minds but because there are laws agains the things they really want to do they follow the rules. This is not a good person, only a disciplined person.

You can have the best intentions and still will make a mess of things because you don't have the ability to see into the future and the ramifications of what you do and all of the people that your decisions impact. Think about Bin Laden, do you think that he would be starting what he started with 911? It's probably better than he imagined it could be, but I don't think he had the foresight to start a religiousd global war with that day. Maybe he did????

What about Katrina. Did anyone who said, "I'll just ride it out," have any idea what they were doing? Did the engineers who built and did not fortify the levies know what they were doing?

So we all just go around doing what we think is right instead of consulting a higher power that really knows all of the moving parts in a situation and even when we do ask that higher power we have the choice to do or not do what the recommendation is.

So everyone wants to be good but we're really bad -- that's why there is religion. Religion tries to satisfy or answer this question.

The difference between Christianity and every other major religion is that God is good for us because we can't ever be perfect. The other religions have rules and regulations that you have to meet in order to be considered good or worthy. Every other religion is based upon you and what you do. I am pretty sure that I cannot save myself, so I don't bother -- I'd rather let God do it for me.

If you believe God is a perfect all knowing being that is good then you have to know that you can never be like Him, no matter how much you try because you are simply ill-equipped to be perfect. So God had to come here and do everything for us so that all we'd have to do is say yes to His invitation to what He was offering -- perfection/goodness in a legal sense -- not a practical sense.

Becoming "perfect" or "good" (motivations are right, intentions are right, actions are right, outcomes are right, etc.) is a process that you never achieve but you keep working on -- it's called santification and it is hard to look at yourself constantly and honestly and then make adjustments based upon what you see/are shown.

In short, if you are seeking to love God more than anything else in the world and love others more than yourself, and you realize that without God's help you cannot do these things, then you are well ahead of the curve on being good.

Answer 3

Depends on what you do. Do you go out of your way to help someone for something? If so, you're a good person. Have you ever hurt someone in anyway? If so, that is a bad person. Only you can tell who you are. I bet you are a good person.

Answer 4

You are a good person if you help others to feel better (that would make a whore a good person too, I suppose :).

You are a bad person if others suffer because of you (I see that whores fall in both categories, especially, if they are diseased, or when they hurt families and married couples)

Count the number of goods and bads, whicever is the highest, you're it.

Answer 5

If you treat people good, and always work to do the right thing, you are a good person..or the best you can be. if not, and you know you are doing wrong, you are a bad person.

Answer 6

No one is good or bad by nature. Ultimately in the eyes of others your thoughts, beliefs, feelings, and words don't matter near as much as your actions do. If you do bad things people will see you as a bad person, and if you do good things people will see you as a good person. If you do both, they will see you as human :)

Answer 7

First ask people who know you quite well enough,but at the same time not people who will definitely answer"Oh yes you are the best there is and I never met a person any better than you".That reply you usually hear from your parents,well avoid that as well!Good Luck!

Answer 8

If people don't like you, it doesn't always mean that it's because you are bad. You can easily tell if you are good or bad by your intentions. If you always have good intentions then you are a good person and yes at times we do bd stuff but then we ask for forgiveness from the poeple we have hurt and from Allah (God).

Answer 9

Do you lie? Cheat? Steal? Do whatever it takes to get ahead? Cheat on boyfriends/girlfriends/spouse? Ignore the needs of others? Think only of yourself? Judge others and think you're better than them? Then, in my book, you're a bad person.
Are you honest? Trustworthy? Do you take pride in a job well done? Do you show concern for others--listening to their problems, trying to help them? Do you have empathy? Compassion? Then you're a good person.

Answer 10

Doing bad is actually doing contrary to what is right and good. And same way being bad is being opposite of being Good.
Now the question is what is Good? Bible says only GOD is good. Jesus talk to one young man ,

As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. "Good teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
18"Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good—except God alone. 19You know the commandments: 'Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.'[d]"

20"Teacher," he declared, "all these I have kept since I was a boy."

21Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

And Bible also says all men are evil (Bad) thats why Jesus came to take away our sins and to forgive us and to give us HIS HOLY SPIRIT so that we can be good or righteous.

Now if are walking in the power of the Holy Spirit you are good if not then make a choice to do so and be GOOD. All the best!