Measuring up

Written by Karlis R. Zikmanis on 07 January 2011. Posted in FAQ

Right now you may be asking questions like:

What standard do I set for myself?
How many times have I lived up to that standard?
How many times have I not?

If you are completely truthful with yourself, you'd have to admit failure. Perhaps not complete failure. Maybe you came very close to the standards you set for yourself.

But you haven't kept them completely. You had good intents to keep your standards, but things just didn't work out the way you planned.

As the saying goes, its human to err. Not fulfilling your own standards is part of what it means to be human. We try, but sometimes in trying, we fail. The question is -- what to do with these failures, that seem to just keep adding themselves to previous failures. What to do?

And, knowing that by your own standards you are lacking, you could further ask:

"Is it even possible to keep Gods Perfect Standard, when I can't even keep my own?"

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Stacking it up

Written by Karlis R. Zikmanis on 07 January 2011. Posted in FAQ

Frank Sinatra once sang a song about doing it "My Way".

That reminds me of a quote from the movie, The Princess Bride. Fezig-the-Giant bemusedly exclaims:

"My way, oh good! ... Which was my way?"

You should ask yourself:

"Do I have a standard of good & bad,
right & wrong that I try to live by?"

If you are honest with yourself, I am sure that you do have a set of value judgments.

And going further you can ask:

"Do I live up to the very standards I set for myself?"

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Let me in!

Written by Karlis R. Zikmanis on 07 January 2011. Posted in FAQ

It seems to be a popular assumption...

...that to get into heaven...

...you must live a good moral life.

But is that so?...

...Can living a "good life" get me into heaven?...

...If you believe the answer to this question is 'yes',

then you must establish the meaning

of a "good life".

Therefore ask yourself:...

...What are the requirements of a good life...

...and more importantly,

who will judge my life

to see if I meet those requirements?

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Open sesame

Written by Karlis R. Zikmanis on 07 January 2011. Posted in FAQ

Life is full of minimum requirements:

We are all used to the fact that nothing in this life comes for free. Everything has a pricetag. Everything has some sore of minimum requirement.

For example

Minimum scores on entrance exams to get into a college or university;
Minimum job-related experience to gain employment;
Computers have minimum operation requirements of RAM and disk space to work properly;
Heck, even amusement parks have minimum height requirements to enjoy some of the faster rides!