by ilikecheese 2 Replies latest jw friends
The parable of the boastful prayer vs. the humble prayer. They're basically always saying, "Thank goodness we are so holy and not like those crass 'worldly' people. Ew." haha And it kind of seems like they make fun of the Christians who would say a prayer like the humble prayer, too. "Just that prayer? That's nice. Where's your time card? Why do you still have so many of your magazines?!"
Or at least that's what I think. Feel free to disagree!
Interesting post. I do agree though for the most part but you know they Jdubs will never see it in themselves. Just like the pharisees, they start off humble in earnest attempts to get to know god, I assume. But once a couple of people praise them, they try so hard to preach the humbleness of the organization in order to indirectly praise themselves.
It's human nature to think more highly of oneself than others.
Even if someone subscribes to an ideology that "discourages" that, odds are he or she will still find a way to do it within the context or constraints of said ideology...
...even without being aware that they're actually doing it.
