Self Measuring, Self Examining
The more you give, the more will be given to you, and God will pour into the bosom of the generous man a full and Good measure, pressed down.[1]
In "The Gospel as Revealed to Me"
Measure, Unit of Capacity
- The more you give, the more will be given to you, and God will pour into the bosom of the generous man a full and Good measure, pressed down.[2]
- Let us give without fear. We could have had the crops destroyed by a late frost. Not a single grain has been lost. Let us return to God His bread by giving it to His unhappy children. And I assure you the harvest of the Neighbore year will be even more fruitful, a thousand percent, because He said: "An overflowing measure will be given to the one who has given."[3]
- And when He sees that you have given without stinginess, with a full, overflowing, generous measure, then He says: "This servant has given me more than his duty demanded; Therefore I will give him the abundance of my rewards."[4]
To Measure Oneself, to Gauge Oneself
- To measure oneself and to measure is a wise measure, always. In small things and in great ones.[5]
- And you too, judges of the earth, be holy. (...) Ask yourselves if, betrayed, abandoned, spurred on, you would have been better than the one before you awaiting his sentence. By performing a strict examination of conscience, ask yourselves if any Woman can accuse you of being the true murderers of the child she has eliminated, because after the moments of joy, you shirked your duty of honor. And if you can do this, then you can be severe.[6]
Notes and references
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