Profit Principle

When profit is your only principle,
when more for self is what primarily drives you,
then what you put out in the world around you will be
exploitative, predatory and anti-Christ.

When your only concern or chief concern is more for self and those just like you,
then you are unable to see the negative effects of your practices in the world around you,
or being able to see, you will be unable to care.

When the driving force in your life is obtaining more, always more,
then what you will have less of is compassion, empathy or love for others.

Greed, lust for power and desire for prestige and position
are very self-oriented, and exclusionary by nature... it is always "more than",
because there are limited resources... it is always power over others... always
more prestige than or position over someone else... that which puts one "over"
others flies in the face of the teachings and examples of Jesus. 

It is impossible to both, give our devotion to these idols (self), and live
the Agape Love (active commitment on behalf of the other) that Jesus
commanded.  It is therefore impossible to claim the name of Jesus in any
genuine way, and live out of the principle of "more for self" above all else...

There are MANY, therefore, who believe they are sheep of the Shepherd,
who will find out they are goats, I am afraid, because their idolatry of self
has prevented them from feeding the hungry, drink to the thirsty, welcome to
resident strangers in the land, clothing the naked, care for the sick and visiting
those in prison (Matthew 25:31-46)... they do not "Go, and do likewise" as
Jesus commanded that we do for those who are beaten down and need us to
go the extra mile and pay the price for their recovery (Luke 10:25-37)...

We are lesser humans when our development of compassion and empathy is
arrested.  We are NOT Christians if we do not follow the teachings and
commandments of The Christ.  And what we give, is what we will get, as
individuals, political parties, church congregations and bodies and as a
nation. 

When our guiding principle is profit over people... more for self and those
like us... we are much to be pitied.  We just don't realize it... YET.

Pastor Jamie