I agree. Crossnote, you are right. And your reply reminds me of something of great importance. I hope you don't mind me sharing this truth with you.
Should we try to earn points? I don't think so. If we do, we are seeking to please men. But we ought to seek to please God. That's what Paul expressed in Galatians 1.
Just think, if he had sought to please men, he would not have written all he did to the Galatians. "O' foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you."
"Have I become your enemy because I tell you the truth?"
One of the lessons learned is obvious. If we seek to please men and not God, our words, our actions have a short lifespan. We waste our opportunity to cause growth. Not just growth for the immediate audience, but growth for multiple generations to come.
(Crossnote, is that good? You reading this?)