Website owner: James Miller
What determines my opinion of a person?
What determines my opinion of a person? I think that is an easy question for me to answer. It is determined almost completely by my assessment of his honesty, integrity and morality. I don’t look at how much money he has, how much education he has, what kind of job he has, how important he is, how much ability of various kinds he may have, how nice a disposition he may have. These things simply don’t make a good man. I am interested in how good he is. A person can be a billionaire, have all kinds of degrees, be in a very high position, have all kinds of talent and ability, have a very nice disposition, and still be a bad person. He might be a person who has made great contributions to science — and I will give him credit for the things he has done — but that won’t determine my opinion of him. I want to know if he is a good person in the moral sense or not. Where does my particular outlook come from? I believe it comes from the Bible, from Christianity. I want to know if a person is an upright, honest, good person. That is the Biblical outlook. In the Bible uprightness, morality, goodness is everything. That is what matters, that is what is really important. It is on that basis that we will be judged on that great Day of Judgment.
Apr 2015
Jesus Christ and His Teachings
Way of enlightenment, wisdom, and understanding
America, a corrupt, depraved, shameless country
On integrity and the lack of it
The test of a person's Christianity is what he is
Ninety five percent of the problems that most people have come from personal foolishness
Liberalism, socialism and the modern welfare state
The desire to harm, a motivation for conduct
On Self-sufficient Country Living, Homesteading
Topically Arranged Proverbs, Precepts, Quotations. Common Sayings. Poor Richard's Almanac.
Theory on the Formation of Character
People are like radio tuners --- they pick out and listen to one wavelength and ignore the rest
Cause of Character Traits --- According to Aristotle
We are what we eat --- living under the discipline of a diet
Avoiding problems and trouble in life
Role of habit in formation of character
Personal attributes of the true Christian
What determines a person's character?
Love of God and love of virtue are closely united
Intellectual disparities among people and the power in good habits
Tools of Satan. Tactics and Tricks used by the Devil.
The Natural Way -- The Unnatural Way
Wisdom, Reason and Virtue are closely related
Knowledge is one thing, wisdom is another
My views on Christianity in America
The most important thing in life is understanding
We are all examples --- for good or for bad
Television --- spiritual poison
The Prime Mover that decides "What We Are"
Where do our outlooks, attitudes and values come from?
Sin is serious business. The punishment for it is real. Hell is real.
Self-imposed discipline and regimentation
Achieving happiness in life --- a matter of the right strategies
Self-control, self-restraint, self-discipline basic to so much in life