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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you've only done good deeds to benefit yourself, aren't your good deeds all for naught whether you are worshipping the right God or not? Won't the God you believe in know that you've been faking it?
Doing good things to help other actual living humans for their benefit, as opposed to just doing them to ensure a reservation in paradise for yourself, is not a waste of time.
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Correct Rogue.
The purest form of giving to me, regardless of whatever your belief system is, is when its done in private strictly for the receiver and no one knows or ever will know. That is the deepest part of being human.
From a Christian's perspective, Jesus said:
"So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full."