'Pens-Gevoel' Authenticity ........ What are you willing to do for R70 million?

Some years ago a study based the truth ,(with guaranteed anonymity) was conducted 
Let me give you a brief sampling of their findings: 
* Only 13% of people sampled see all Ten Commandments as binding and relevant; 
* 91% lie regularly, both at work and in their homes; 
* most workers admit to goofing off for an average of seven hours---almost one whole day---per week; and half of our workforce admits that they regularly call in sick when they feel perfectly well.
One particular question on the survey really grabbed me.......: 
"What are you willing to do for R70 Mill (U$10) million?" (Are you sitting down?) 
* 25% (Twenty-five percent) would abandon their families; 
* 23% would become a prostitute for a week; 
* 7% would murder a stranger!
Now, a word of caution here........!
Sometimes it's easy for Christians to feel a little smug / (snobbish); ---to look down our pious noses and sigh in pharisaical tones.....
 "I'm a Christian. I would never do that." 
..........Not so fast, my friend! 
You don't want to hear this, but there's not all that much difference between "us" and "them."
Two other authors, both Christians, did their own sampling of the populace and built their own embarrassing case based on hard evidence..... According to their book, Keeping Your Ethical Edge Sharp, Doug Sherman and William Hendricks concluded that "the general ethical conduct of Christians varies only slightly from non-Christians" (with some grand exceptions, of course). 
Believers, they said, are almost as likely as unbelievers to do such things as falsify their income tax returns, steal from the workplace, and selectively obey the laws.
No question about it, depravity is alive and well with non-Christians and Christians alike. Why? 
Because "inauthenticity" became the 'art form' of the 1990s.


Want a challenge? 
Start modeling the truth . . . the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God !:
 Think truth. 
Confess truth.
Face truth. 
Love truth. 
Pursue truth. 
Walk truth. 
Talk truth. 
........Ah, that last one! That's a good place to begin: 
From this day forward, deliberately, consciously, and conscientiously speak the truth. 
Start practicing gut-level authenticity. 
("Overgesetsynde...: Wat se jou pens,........mens ?")


Do your own honest soul search. What would you do for R70-Mill/$10 million?


Why is IT important to Answer this question...!  ? 

David's Charge to Solomon

 ¹As David's ^(A)time to die drew near, he charged Solomon his son, saying, ²"^(B)I am going the way of all the earth ^(C)Be strong, therefore, and show yourself a man.
 ³"Keep the charge of the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His ordinances, and His testimonies,^(D)according to what is written in the Law of Moses, that ^(E)you may succeed in all that you do and wherever you turn,
 ⁴so that ^(F)the LORD may carry out His promise which He spoke concerning me, saying, '^(G)If your sons are careful of their way, ^(H)to walk before Me in ^[a]truth with all their heart and with all their soul, ^(I)you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.'   

1 Kings 2:1-4 

...en ekke ?

.....hou op om myself voortaan te assosieer met 'negatiewe' , afbrekende , degraderende mense se aktiwiteite / werk / & mense met sodanige 'vertrap'/uitbuit-intensies.... .......& "ALL just for the mighty dollar!"

Dit is NIE die 'kool-die-sous-werd' nie........!

Die skade wat die mens geredelik toelaat om 'oor hom te kom' het 'n wrang & bitter misbruik nasmaak.....

Shalom