05 Jan 06
Originally posted by dottewellEternal damnation or paradise for loyal not-so-good believers? Is this where this is going?
I have two employees. Neither are perfect at their job, but Mrs A is much better than Mrs B.
Mrs B, however, is desperately loyal.
I reward Mrs B not just better, but infinitely better, than Mrs A.
Am I a good or bad boss?
05 Jan 06
Originally posted by dottewella bad boss. to award loyalty above substance is narcism.
I have two employees. Neither are perfect at their job, but Mrs A is much better than Mrs B.
Mrs B, however, is desperately loyal.
I reward Mrs B not just better, but infinitely better, than Mrs A.
Am I a good or bad boss?
desperate loyalty awarded infinitely better. just my opinion, but extremes are unhealthy
05 Jan 06
Originally posted by dottewellI think the analogy falls short in that one cannot "work" for God in the business sense when you refuse to believe in Him, or obey His commands -- a recipe for a certain sacking.
Okay, okay, you win. It's a God thing.
The question being - why should the criteria be so different?
05 Jan 06
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Originally posted by dottewellhttp://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/matthew/matthew20.htm
I have two employees. Neither are perfect at their job, but Mrs A is much better than Mrs B.
Mrs B, however, is desperately loyal.
I reward Mrs B not just better, but infinitely better, than Mrs A.
Am I a good or bad boss?
Matthew
Chapter 20
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1 "The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard.
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After agreeing with them for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard.
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Going out about nine o'clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
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2 and he said to them, 'You too go into my vineyard, and I will give you what is just.'
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So they went off. (And) he went out again around noon, and around three o'clock, and did likewise.
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Going out about five o'clock, he found others standing around, and said to them, 'Why do you stand here idle all day?'
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They answered, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You too go into my vineyard.'
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3 When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Summon the laborers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and ending with the first.'
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When those who had started about five o'clock came, each received the usual daily wage.
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So when the first came, they thought that they would receive more, but each of them also got the usual wage.
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And on receiving it they grumbled against the landowner,
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saying, 'These last ones worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who bore the day's burden and the heat.'
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He said to one of them in reply, 'My friend, I am not cheating you. 4 Did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage?
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5 Take what is yours and go. What if I wish to give this last one the same as you?
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(Or) am I not free to do as I wish with my own money? Are you envious because I am generous?'
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6 Thus, the last will be first, and the first will be last."
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