Question?

[ILG]

God said "Draw the Drapes" to two men.

One proceeded to pull the drapes shut and one sat down to draw them on a sheet of paper.

Both drew the drapes. Shall the one who pull them shut say to the one who drew them on paper he is better and more holy? Or does it only matter how God decides to measure the righteousness of the men based on their faith?

[KeptByTheWord]

Originally Posted by ILG

God said "Draw the Drapes" to two men.

One proceeded to pull the drapes shut and one sat down to draw them on a sheet of paper.

Both drew the drapes. Shall the one who pull them shut say to the one who drew them on paper he is better and more holy? Or does it only matter how God decides to measure the righteousness of the men based on their faith?

GREAT question, and no easy answer here, except that GOD is the final judge, regardless of how right or wrong we think we are.

[KeptByTheWord]

Originally Posted by ILG

God said "Draw the Drapes" to two men.

One proceeded to pull the drapes shut and one sat down to draw them on a sheet of paper.

Both drew the drapes. Shall the one who pull them shut say to the one who drew them on paper he is better and more holy? Or does it only matter how God decides to measure the righteousness of the men based on their faith?

I'm thinking of Cain and Able in this illustration above. Both Cain and Abel brought a sacrifice, but God chose which one was acceptable. Cain felt so grieved that his interpretation was wrong that he killed his brother over it, and God must have felt somewhat responsible, because He didn't kill Cain over his sin of being a murderer, but instead allowed him to live, albeit with a mark on his life, so that no one would kill him. I wonder if there is a parable to the complex question you posed from which we might draw from.