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Favorite Scriptures, Poems, & Quotes
and do your fair share to help those in
need. Have convictions and courage,
and yet be tolerant of other people's
faults and opinions.
Make credible use of your time and
talents, and provide reasonable security
for yourself and your dependents
-–
understand your obligations as
a
citizen
and fulfill them credibly.
Stand with all people of good will
everywhere for truth and be an
unyielding defender of the basic human
rights that provide freedom, justice, and
equality for the people under an honest
government of law. This is the measure
of
a
good life among free people.
These are the standards people must
live by to be free.
And, yes, there is a
"CODE OF THE
WEST:" "Write it in your heart. Stand by the
code and it will stand by you. Ask no more and
give no less than honesty, courage, loyalty,
generosity and fairness. Ask no more and give
no less."
Secular
~xamples
are pretty good, if we find
the right ones. But if we want to make our very
salvation
"as sure as we can,"
what about
some examples from the New Testament?
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