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I am with Jesus on this one: Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from you
by beardyw 4y ago
I am with Jesus on this one:
Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
- ryandvm 4y agoCounterpoint: A billionaire publicly giving away most of their wealth probably has a lot of social influence on _other_ billionaires.
- za3faran 4y agoKey point here: before other people in order to be seen by them We have a similar notion in Islam called Riyaa' (رياء), where not only will the person engaging in it not get any rewards in the Hereafter, but he would be actively punished for it. Intention matters. It is possible that doing a major good deed in public is the right thing to do in order to get other people to do the same. It's all about setting your intentions right.