Re: Doctor's Only Please

From: Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD (andrew_at_heartmdphd.com)
Date: 02/18/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 14:39:41 -0500

It seems that you are obsessed with that which compells you to
automatically judge what you observe.

It remains my choice to refrain from judging others based on what I
observe.

Lord Christ can teach you how if you choose to walk with Him:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?A2642108A

You will remain in my prayers, dear Dimitri, whom I love, in Christ's
name.

May you accept Him as your personal Lord and Savior, someday, so that
you too will have eternal life and the fascinating riches of His
everlasting kingdom.

Here's how:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?I22222129

Please note that God truly made this special link describing that He is
the great "I am" and that His message is as simple as the number 2 which
is a number between 1 to 9 and reminds us of His 2 commandments, the 2
arms of the cross, the 2nd part of the Trinity, the 2 finger sign of the
Prince of Peace [who remains *V*ictorious over death and satan], and the
2PD Approach. Let it not ever be written that Christ did not make His
presence known here on Usenet :-)

Also, note that Exodus 16:16 continues to remind us that 16 oz plus 16
oz makes 2 pounds, which is "a certain measure of weight," which is what
"omer" literally means in Hebrew.

Enter the 2PD-OMER Approach:

http://www.heartmdphd.com/wtloss.asp

At His service,

Andrew 

-- 
Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD 
Board-Certified Cardiologist 
** 
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Dimitri wrote:
> 
> "Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" <andrew@heartmdphd.com> wrote in message
> news:1108752796.d93fb050ddf40e5e57364ec3f77b6e7f@teranews...
> > Here is what I see upon introspection:
> >
> > http://makeashorterlink.com/?A2642108A
> >
> > You will remain in my prayers, dear Dimitri, whom I love, in Christ's
> > name.
> 
> Pride
> 
> The Reservoir of All Sin
> 
> "The Devil, the proud spirit, cannot endure to be mocked." - St. Thomas
> More, 16th Century
> "God is stern in dealing with the arrogant, but to the humble He shows
> kindness." - Proverbs 3:34
> "Hatred of God comes from pride. It is contrary to the love of God ..." -
> The Catechism of the Catholic Church, #2094
> Overweening pride, arrogance, haughtiness: these have been the stuff of
> tragedy. Vanity, fussiness, delicacy: the stuff of comedy. These are all
> forms of self-delusion, and paper-thin masks over rotting features. Pride
> and vanity refuse the truth about who we are and substitute illusions for
> reality. While vanity is mostly concerned with appearance, pride is based in
> a real desire to be God, at least in one's own circle.
> The first requirement of pride is spiritual blindness. Any glimpse of God
> reveals our frailty and sinfulness, just as a well-lit bathroom mirror shows
> the flaws in our complexion. Like Oedipus, we are driven to gouge out our
> eyes at the sight of our wretchedness and wander away from our heavenly
> home, with no purpose or direction. Unlike Oedipus, we build up myriad
> illusions about who we are and what we are about. We can busy ourselves with
> career, family and even church work, thinking we are being driven by a
> strong work ethic, moral values or the fire of the Holy Spirit. In reality,
> we may be running away from God by running away from ourselves. Nearly
> everyone else can see that we are putting on a show, but not us. Our
> coworkers may hate us (they are just jealous), our children may
> self-destruct or leave us (they are ungrateful), and we may never truly pray
> but merely stand in the presence of a god we have created, but we still
> refuse to see.
> A second requirement of pride, indeed a symptom, is that each challenge to
> our pride drives us harder to improve our illusion of productivity, sanctity
> or compassion. It has been said that the definition of a zealot is "one who
> has lost sight of his goal, and so redoubles his efforts." We might say the
> zealot works twice as hard to keep up appearances.
> When we hear sermons about pride, or read this text, we may be tempted to
> think of all the people we know who really need to read it. We need to read
> it. Pride is about us, and we would love to retain our illusions by pointing
> to others, saying: "But they are very proud. I really don't think I'm that
> great, but they do."
> The best pride detector is this: how much are we bothered by the pride of
> others? And if we feel attacked, is our response: "other people are worse."
> A strong indicator of pride is competitiveness. There is nothing wrong with
> playing to win, provided the joy is in the playing. If our happiness depends
> on defeating others or knowing our child is the star of the team, we are
> building a world of illusion.
> At death, all illusions are stripped away. God's judgment will not take into
> account our bank balance, how much we own, how smart our children are or how
> much self-esteem we have. All that will matter is whether He recognizes us
> (Matthew 25:12).
> There are three ways to destroy Pride, and they must all be taken together:
> 1) Be grateful to anyone and everyone. Treat even the things people are
> expected to do as great gifts. Be grateful for your food, your change at
> Burger King, rain, life itself. Thank everyone.
> 2) Beg forgiveness of God for the sin of Pride. Go before Him in prayer
> every day or every few hours and implore His mercy. The more this offends
> you, the more Pride you have.
> 3) Ask God for a spirit of Humility and Gratitude. Read Philippians 2:3-11
> and imitate it. Understand that without God's Grace, we will never cast away
> our illusions. Ask God to break your pride and vanity using whatever it
> takes: illness, loss of friends, loss of family, public humiliation. This is
> unbelievably difficult to request, and every fiber of our being fights it.
> We protest it is not fair, or "God doesn't work that way." My friend, what
> good is health, friends, family, a good reputation, if you have no real love
> for God, but only a hollow illusion? In the end, all but true love for God
> is lost, so count all else but God as loss now.
> For continued reading, the following are a few good books:
> "Mere Christianity," by C.S. Lewis
> "New Seeds of Contemplation," by Thomas Merton
> "The Cost of Discipleship," by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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