Often men enter into plea bargains with God. Men would even barter trade with God their undivided allegiance so long as God give in to their plea bargains.
In some eastern traditions of the orient, all men want are to have more fortune such as luck at the gambling table or in a lottery draw, even an illegal one that may run foul of the law of the land.
Some cultures even have outright offer of paper money and gold to God and his saints as though God and saints need them. They don't if they are God and saints.
But the very intent and act of giving even if done with less honorable spiritual motive would in itself be meritorious, that is, it will attract goodness of sorts for the giver. Yes, it is the act that counts but what is better and more worthy is the intent behind the act.
Modern day men of 2013 with education and globalisation, are more savvy. They no longer say to God, "Please give me more as I am giving you." But now they say, "God, I am yours and you will provide."
This is alright and above board but do we need to give to God before He will give to us, more so if He is God? The answer is both "Yes" and "No".
Modern day men of 2013 with education and globalisation, are more savvy. They no longer say to God, "Please give me more as I am giving you." But now they say, "God, I am yours and you will provide."
This is alright and above board but do we need to give to God before He will give to us, more so if He is God? The answer is both "Yes" and "No".
For most, it is alright but for the discerning and more spiritual, this may be not as good as men must relate to God in sincere and unconditional ways. There should be no semblance of plea bargain as any such would make a mockery of God and what He stands for.
But God is understanding as like children, we want reward when doing good and the best is to do good to none other than God. We prefer to do good to God or in God's name instead of just good to our fellow men and we expect or to put it bluntly, we expect pay back or kickbacks for doing good, for giving to God.
We seem to set pre-conditions that God will give to us because we are going to give to God. To God, this is not wrong and still good as a start, but we must go further than that.
Thus many will tell God that they commit to God and will bring other men to God but in their minds they want blessings from God and be assured of paradise.
Can't men be better than that? They will in time to come. God has no issue with them but only men who think they are wise may think otherwise. God is God and man is man after all.
God is not petty but the same cannot be said with men. Plea bargains with God may still be alright. Some burn jos papers to God whilst others offer their souls.
They may even try to hold God to ransom if what they want God cannot give. God can accept that but some men who think they can speak and act for God, won't and that is a fact.
God does not need proxies to act on His behalf. That too is a fact.
Even His saints are not His proxies. They in fact act on their own merit but, of course, in concert with Him. That too is a reality we can accept.
They may even try to hold God to ransom if what they want God cannot give. God can accept that but some men who think they can speak and act for God, won't and that is a fact.
God does not need proxies to act on His behalf. That too is a fact.
Even His saints are not His proxies. They in fact act on their own merit but, of course, in concert with Him. That too is a reality we can accept.
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