Do you feel that you serve your fellow man best by doing what you feel is best? Can you forgive those who accidentally wronged you even though their intentions were good?
Can you see that we would have no need for weapons or politics if people only followed their good intentions?
Toriaxle will show you the way if you only open your mind.
2007-04-09 07:50:31 · 9 answers · asked by Toriaxle's Messiah 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What a bunch of garbage? Good intentions give anyone justification for all kinds of evil, (But, I meant well....) Hitler thought he had "good intentions" does he count? Your sense of good and God's sense of good more than likely are different. I choose to trust God's sense of good.
2007-04-09 07:54:53 · answer #1 · answered by Scott B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do beleive in good intentions; they are called motives. Good intentions can have either positive or negative responses because we do not always know what is BEST and RIGHT. I serve my fellow man through my conscious, the Bible, and the Spirit of God. Because I am an imperfect creature, there is no way of knowing if I am making the BEST or RIGHT choice based upon my intentions. As far as forgiving people that wronged you, you should ALWAYS forgive them. Unwillingness to forgive the person who offended you doesn't only keep that relationship soiled for as long as it takes to forgive that person, it also becomes a cancer to your soul. It starts as anger, then bitterness, and then hatred. It is like having a rotting corpse chained to your back (all your thoughts will be on revenge, you will have no peace, and even your sense of smell and taste will be affected). Have you ever wronged someone else? Yes, it is called sin. In the same way you judge others, you too will be judged. Forgive and you will be forgiven. How can you forgive others if you first haven't been forgiven? Ask God to forgive your sins. Jesus Christ took the punishment for ALL of yours and mine. He died and rose from the dead. All you need to do is turn from your sins and ask Jesus Christ to forgive you. If you do this, you will have a true relationship with the living God. He will then live in you by his Holy Spirit. He will make you into a new creature and lead you into all truth. You will have eternal life. As far as war and politics are concerned, they exist because we live in a world where there is evil. You cannot understand this without first knowing God. It is only through Jesus Christ. You cannot earn salvation; it is a gift.
2007-04-09 15:22:33 · answer #2 · answered by PJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While people following good intentions is good, it doesn't mean everybody should follow their personal intentions. One, too many people have different standards of what is "good." Two, don't do something that you think is good to everybody else. How you act should be based on how others will react. Every action requires thought. Think about the repercussions of your actions, and how people affected will think of it. Unfortunately, not very many people follow this (including me, I'm not saying I am the one with the truth), so you must learn to forgive others, even if their intentions were not good. Three, if people followed their good intentions, then some would say killing others is good (Hitler) and others would say politics and government control are good (Bush). It depends on personal belief and upbringing in the world. Following good intentions would not solve problems in the world. Sorry, Toriaxle.
2007-04-09 15:03:13 · answer #3 · answered by Kyris 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I believe in good intentions. If the person did not mean me any harm or was mean on purpose then I could forgive. That isn't the way life works though.
2007-04-09 14:56:07 · answer #4 · answered by Lynnemarie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This does not work because I have heard Pedophiles say they only had Good intentions twoards children..
People if allowed would determine what Good intentions was
Sorry don't agree with this Tortoise evaluation.
2007-04-09 14:55:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't you know the popular saying that the road to hell is paved with good intentions?
2007-04-09 14:55:31 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I only did what I felt was best for the world, I would have selfish motives, putting myself in the judge's seat.
2007-04-09 14:55:56 · answer #7 · answered by wassupmang 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The road to hell is paved with "good" intentions.
My own "good" intentions have caused hurt to others.
Best have "Godly" intentions that "don't" break His rules.
2007-04-09 14:56:05 · answer #8 · answered by dad 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What was your question?
2007-04-09 14:57:29 · answer #9 · answered by Robert H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋