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Snackersmom

Snackersmom

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Which is better; Doing the right thing for the wrong reason, or the wrong thing for the right reason?

This has nothing to do with anything I'm experiencing, just a topic for people to discuss if they want to :).

P.S. Please be polite and courteous. If anyone gets unruly, I will allow Snackers to start posting, and it won't be pleasant. This is my thread; I'll crash it if I need to. Just sayin'.
 
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kayem77

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Hmmm...i think it depends on what you consider a ''right'' or ''wrong'' reason. This reminds me of Rahab, when she lied in order to protect the Israelites from the soldiers. But it's always not so clear right? I'll see what others have to say about this :).

PS: I want Snackers to post! I bet he has an interesting point of view :).
 
Snackersmom

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Hi Kayem! Thanks for your answer. Yeah, it's not always clear, is it? that's why I thought it might be fun to discuss :).

And, I'm afraid that Snackers is a bit of a troll. That's why I don't let him post unless things get out of hand ;)

I think he sub-consciously represents the voice inside I have to suppress. I would make a bizarre case-study, probably drive some psychologists nuts, hehehe :D
 
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Definitely the wrong thing for the right reason. If your heart is where it needs to be with God and you believe that what you're doing is right even if by all other measures it is not, I still think that's WAY better than doing the socially acceptable "right" thing with the wrong motives and from the wrong heart.
 
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Relena7

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Snackersmom said:
Which is better; Doing the right thing for the wrong reason, or the wrong thing for the right reason?

This has nothing to do with anything I'm experiencing, just a topic for people to discuss if they want to :).

P.S. Please be polite and courteous. If anyone gets unruly, I will allow Snackers to start posting, and it won't be pleasant. This is my thread; I'll crash it if I need to. Just sayin'.
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Got any examples? :)
 
Snackersmom

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Relena7 said:
Got any examples? :)
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Examples of people doing the right/wrong thing, or examples of when I allowed Snackers to crash a thread? Because I would NEVER allow that. (hmmmm hmmmm, lalala) (innocent look) :D
 
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Catlynn said:
Definitely the wrong thing for the right reason. If your heart is where it needs to be with God and you believe that what you're doing is right even if by all other measures it is not, I still think that's WAY better than doing the socially acceptable "right" thing with the wrong motives and from the wrong heart.
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I agree, Catlynn. There's always hope for you if you mean well.......:)
 
seoulsearch

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All right, Snackersmom!! I'll be good, or at least try. Just please don't unleash Snackers on me personally. ;)

I would have to say... in all honesty... BOTH situations would eat my conscience alive. I might be able to do one or the other or both... But God would then push me to confess, repent, and make a better choice the next time, with the right motivations!
 
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^^^Good point, Miss Kim. We should always try to do the right thing for the right reason, shouldn't we? But, I was thinking more of other people, like those we may come in contact with. Some people seem to always mess up, and step all over other people's feelings, yet they mean well. Others come across as very "nice", always doing the "right" thing, yet they seem fake, like they do it for their own glory. That's mostly what I was thinking of, but others may have different examples. No rules here, except that ya gotta be nice (which I know you would, so no worries about the wrath of Snackers for you ;)).
 
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Snackersmom said:
Examples of people doing the right/wrong thing, or examples of when I allowed Snackers to crash a thread? Because I would NEVER allow that. (hmmmm hmmmm, lalala) (innocent look) :D
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I ask because I know that as soon as I answer, someone will probably quote me, then come up with an obvious bad scenario that would make what I said seem wrong in that situation.

I figured I'd just skip that part and ask what you meant. :D
 
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Relena7 said:
I ask because I know that as soon as I answer, someone will probably quote me, then come up with an obvious bad scenario that would make what I said seem wrong in that situation.

I figured I'd just skip that part and ask what you meant. :D
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No, I think you're wrong. If someone quotes you, they certainly won't call you wrong. And then, you'll actually be wrong and everyone will get deceived, and then the world will end. And it will be all your fault. Those poor people.

Oh well, I guess it's good that you skipped that part. Since clearly nobody will quote you and come up with a bad scenario and make what you said seem wrong. :D
 
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Jullianna

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I'm good at doing the really stupid thing for the right reasons, and sometimes do the right thing, not necessarily for the wrong reasons, but because it sounded good at the time. But the timing was my own and not God's.

Like when you see someone having a tough day or maybe feeling a little left out and you go out of your way to do something to make them feel special, but it doesn't quite have the personal impact you wanted it to because it was your idea and not something lasting that you needed to wait on God for.

Given a choice, I'd have to pick doing the wrong thing for the right reasons, and just trust that whoever I was doing it for would understand my heart and that God wouldn't let me mess it up too badly.

Is Snackers ready for Santa? :)
 
seoulsearch

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So, Snackersmom...

If you just "happened" to "accidentally" unleash Snackers on me and he "happened" to "accidentally" start gnawing at my leg with GOOD intent but for all the WRONG reasons... then had a sudden heartfelt change and started chewing on my leg for all the RIGHT reasons but with BAD intent...

Can I still have my leg back???!! :D
 
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LightningClap0002 said:
No, I think you're wrong. If someone quotes you, they certainly won't call you wrong. And then, you'll actually be wrong and everyone will get deceived, and then the world will end. And it will be all your fault. Those poor people.

Oh well, I guess it's good that you skipped that part. Since clearly nobody will quote you and come up with a bad scenario and make what you said seem wrong. :D
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I wasn't serious that I knew it would happen ya silly. :p I meant I just find it difficult to answer such vague scenarios. There are like a bajillion variables with this question depending on the situation and the people involved.
 
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Relena7

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The riddle of this thread taunts me. :p

It seems to me that something should either be right OR wrong. :confused: That's why this is so hard. My brain hurts now...
 
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GreenNnice

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Relena7 said:
The riddle of this thread taunts me. :p

It seems to me that something should either be right OR wrong. :confused: That's why this is so hard. My brain hurts now...
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--- I'm with Relena, the question makes my little green brains go olive and forest and lime and.... :D

I think though I want to do the wrong thing for the right reason, and, that reason would be following God, if that makes any sense. I want to do something even if it's wrong, if it's right in God's eyes, my heart is with right reason.
 
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seoulsearch said:
All right, Snackersmom!! I'll be good, or at least try. Just please don't unleash Snackers on me personally. ;)

I would have to say... in all honesty... BOTH situations would eat my conscience alive. I might be able to do one or the other or both... But God would then push me to confess, repent, and make a better choice the next time, with the right motivations!
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I agree, I have a Sunday school class and we always encourage the kids to do the right thing all the time, we explain (me and my assistant) that sometimes we are doing the right thing, but it's the wrong time to do it, which makes it wrong. For example, reading the Bible when the preacher is talking. It's the right thing to do, but it is still wrong.
 
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History has shown that those who tend to do the right thing for the wrong reasons end up increasing the body-count gratuitously.

It is, of course, best to choose neither.
 
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History has shown that those who tend to do the right thing for the wrong reasons end up increasing the body-count gratuitously.

It is, of course, best to choose neither.
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LOL, ritt, I figured your mind would conceive such a notion :D
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And, IF my answer is wrong, I just defer all blame to Snackers, the muse of Snacker's mommy'e brain :D Trick question! Trick question ! I blame my wrong answer for the right reason on the both of you. Maybe that hair-do is restricting Snacker's blood flow to his brain, nicole.. :D

If I have a choice, I will ALWAYS do the right thing for the right reason. That seems right doesn't it? Isn't that what Jesus would want you to do? :)

The wrong thing done for the right reason and the right thing done for the wrong reason is still wrong. Right :)

Or, am I wrong :D
 
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LOL, ritt, I figured your mind would conceive such a notion :D
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I'm descended from German aristocracy/bourgeois who fled the country from socialists long before said socialists started wearing swastika arm bands.

So yes, I come by my disdain for state collectivist goals honestly.
 
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