EXCELLENCE; this is is a word that has been kicked around a lot in churches but I would like to know if people have differing opinions of how the bible defines excellence, and how in personal application, people define excellence.
Websters dictionary defines excellence as: Excellence:the fact or state of excelling; superiority;eminence; her excellence in mathematics. 2. an excellent quality or feature.
1. How does the bible define excellence? Please use bible references or quote verses here if you can. An explanation of why you think this is a good definition of excellence may be necessary. In other words simply posting a few verses or references to verses may not be sufficient to get your point across, you may need to add an explanation to the verses you post.
2. Personally how do you define excellence (this deals with your decision making process). In other words if you were to live a life of excellence what would that entail? What things or values would you strive to achieve, and/or What decisions would you make?
Question number 2 requires that you take the general description of excellence and apply it to specific things you would do or strive to do.
Now the next question that might arise is Why ask this question about excellence? Or, who cares? Or, Aren't you being a bit nit picky about things? Well, it may sound this way, but the question of the definition of excellence has greater meaning. If the churches definition of excellence is incongruent with an individuals definition then this identifies that there is a problem. Problem identification is one of the first steps to finding a solution. If that problem is simply that one is right and the other is wrong then the solution is obvious, but what if both differing definitions are right? In that case a different problem is pointed out, and the solution is not so obvious. I have one of my elaborate theories for the solution to this (possible) latter problem, and if anyone is interested I will write about it.
The short version of this theory is that if two human parties have differing opionions or have made differing decisions using different thought processes, then the way they can come to the same conclusion is if, somewhare in their decision making process, they refer to a third source. To come to a correct decision that third source must be contain universal truthes (like the bible, but I think you can figure that out on your own).
The short version above is the general concept, my elaborate theory is the long version (more a 'how to' application of the general concept). But first, I need your opionions. So, If you would, could you answer my two questions for me? If you like, feel free to add any comments or other opions you may have.
Websters dictionary defines excellence as: Excellence:the fact or state of excelling; superiority;eminence; her excellence in mathematics. 2. an excellent quality or feature.
1. How does the bible define excellence? Please use bible references or quote verses here if you can. An explanation of why you think this is a good definition of excellence may be necessary. In other words simply posting a few verses or references to verses may not be sufficient to get your point across, you may need to add an explanation to the verses you post.
2. Personally how do you define excellence (this deals with your decision making process). In other words if you were to live a life of excellence what would that entail? What things or values would you strive to achieve, and/or What decisions would you make?
Question number 2 requires that you take the general description of excellence and apply it to specific things you would do or strive to do.
Now the next question that might arise is Why ask this question about excellence? Or, who cares? Or, Aren't you being a bit nit picky about things? Well, it may sound this way, but the question of the definition of excellence has greater meaning. If the churches definition of excellence is incongruent with an individuals definition then this identifies that there is a problem. Problem identification is one of the first steps to finding a solution. If that problem is simply that one is right and the other is wrong then the solution is obvious, but what if both differing definitions are right? In that case a different problem is pointed out, and the solution is not so obvious. I have one of my elaborate theories for the solution to this (possible) latter problem, and if anyone is interested I will write about it.
The short version of this theory is that if two human parties have differing opionions or have made differing decisions using different thought processes, then the way they can come to the same conclusion is if, somewhare in their decision making process, they refer to a third source. To come to a correct decision that third source must be contain universal truthes (like the bible, but I think you can figure that out on your own).
The short version above is the general concept, my elaborate theory is the long version (more a 'how to' application of the general concept). But first, I need your opionions. So, If you would, could you answer my two questions for me? If you like, feel free to add any comments or other opions you may have.
