Luke 6:37-38 says: “Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” We've been taught in religion that this means that we must do good for others, give them generously all that we have, and after we do that, we shall reap the same rewards that we have measured out to others. We have been taught that the first thing we do is toward others, and that then because of that, whatever happens to us will likewise be good (or bad, depending). Ironically, the Christians look down upon the Buddhists while preaching the same thing: karma. I would like to look at this a different way. "Instead of judging others, write your own Covenant with Me. Together We shall determine what is ...
Walk upon a higher path, Listen to a higher Way Don’t be distracted by the task Abandon what you use to think ~From "Promise Keeper" by Cassondra E. Beers