Re: Heroism and Materialism
Russell Stewart (diamond@rt66.com)
Mon, 30 Jun 1997 08:05:21 -0600At 07:12 PM 6/26/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Pim wrote
>
>>Of course one may ask which is a larger sacrifice, to spend one's life in
>>a self-sacrificing way convinced that one will be rewarded later or to
>>spend one's life in a self sacrificing manner without having such hopes ?
>>Is the former even an example of self sacrifice if it is founded on the
>>belief that it will be rewarded later ?
>
>A Christian's self-sacrifice is not motivated by her hopes for reward after
>death; the reward is already assured. Her actions are based on gratitude
>for the gift of eternal life already given.
How can you be sure of that?
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Tautology
(n) See truism.
Truism
(n) See tautology.