Otherism Quotes - 37 quotes

 “Love towards God does not seek to gain anything. It most certainly does not seek to gain anything other than God. But neither does it seek to gain even God Himself or His love. The very thought of gaining anything, even of gaining God’s love, is fundamentally alien to it. It is a free—and in that sense spontaneous—surrender of the heart to God.”

- Anders Nygren

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 “Every good that man performs is, firstly, for his own benefit and eternal welfare, if he continues in well doing, and secondly, for the common good of others. … First and foremost is to secure our own salvation and do right pertaining to ourselves, and then extend the hand of right to save others.

- Brigham Young

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 “When I labor in the kingdom of God, I labor for my own dear self, I have self continually before me; the object of my pursuit is to benefit my individual person; and this is the case with every person who ever was or ever will be exalted.”

- Brigham Young

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 “For whose benefit are we laboring? For our own. All my preaching, laboring, and toils in this kingdom have been for myself, to get into the Celestial Kingdom of God. I have been laboring for that and nothing else.”

- Brigham Young

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 “I used to tell the people, and I tell them the same now, I do not go in for a few millions, I go in for the pile, and I calculate to have it. ‘How are you going to get it?’ By serving God with all my heart and being a Saint indeed, and when the earth and its fullness are given into the hands of the Saints, I shall go in for my share—the whole pile. I used to say, ‘Why, brother Joseph is the greatest speculator I have heard of in modern times—he is going to have the whole earth.’”

- Brigham Young

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 "It is for my own benefit, it is for your benefit; it is for my own wealth and happiness, and for your wealth and happiness that we pay Tithing and render obedience to any requirement of Heaven … I would not give the ashes of a rye straw for the man who feels that he is making sacrifices for God. We are doing this for our own happiness, welfare and exaltation, and for nobody else’s.“

- Brigham Young

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 “The moment you have a self at all, there is a possibility of putting yourself first—wanting to be God, in the centre—wanting to be God, in fact … And out of that hopeless attempt has come … the long terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy.”

- C.S. Lewis

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 And he that receiveth my Father receiveth my Father’s kingdom; therefore all that my Father hath shall be given unto him.

- Doctrine and Covenants

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 The personal value, the sacred splendor of every ONE of YOU, is the very reason there is a plan for salvation and exaltation. CONTRARY to the parlance of the day, this IS about YOU. NO, don’t turn and look at your neighbor. I AM TALKING TO YOU!”

- Jeffrey R. Holland

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 “Every man lives for himself.”

- Joseph Smith

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 “And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”

- Matthew

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 “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them…”

- Matthew

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 Elder Neal A. Maxwell: “In my Primary days, we sang ‘Give, Said the Little Stream’ (Children’s Songbook 236) certainly sweet and motivating but not exactly theologically drenched. Today’s children, as you know, sing the more spiritually focused ‘I’m Trying to Be like Jesus,’ (Children’s Songbook 78–79).

- Neal A. Maxwell

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 “Man is a child of God, formed in the divine image and endowed with divine attributes, and even as the infant son of an earthly father and mother is capable in due time of becoming a man, so the undeveloped offspring of celestial parentage is capable, by experience through ages and aeons, of evolving into a God.”

- The First Presidency

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 It should not surprise us that those philosophers and theologians who incorrectly give the gospel primacy to love over life, also incorrectly give the gospel primacy to others over self.

- Armon Eaton

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 Selfishness: The undue regard for the SELF at the expense or exclusion of OTHERS. Victor: Self Victim: Others

- Armon Eaton

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 Unselfishness: The due regard for SELF and OTHERS at the expense or exclusion of neither SELF nor OTHERS. No Victor No Victim

- Armon Eaton

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 Selflessness: The undue regard for OTHERS at the expense or exclusion of SELF. Victor: Others Victim: Self

- Armon Eaton

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 In this give and take (within a Marriage, within a Family, within a business partnership, etc.) the ground cover is the common courtesies (please, thank you, contracts, covenants, etc.) that make the give and take less grinding.

- Armon Eaton

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 What happens to an unselfish (selfull) stream? It takes and gives, making everything grow and progress. Beautiful, sustainable, and long-lived. Only through “take and give” can a stream, flower, or person live a sustainable, beautiful, long-lived life.

- Armon Eaton

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 Mother Teresa and those who hold similar beliefs like hers who take a vow of poverty have an obvious contradiction on their hands.Taking a "virtuous vow of poverty" yet going around saving all the poor from poverty. Why save the poor from something that is so virtuous? Shouldn't the poor be taking a vow of poverty too?

- Armon Eaton

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 Do these scriptures seem to promote selflessness? It is a fundamental error to take any single statement or scripture (like “charity seeketh not her own”) and run with it, while selectively ignoring overall context. Seekers of truth pay attention to ALL the available evidence.

- Armon Eaton

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 1 Cor. 13:4-5 Charity ... Seeketh not her own [absolutely … in any way whatsoever]. 1 Cor. 13:4-5 Charity ... Seeketh not her own [if it be at the unjust expense of others].

- Armon Eaton

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 1 Cor. 10:24 Let no man seek his own [ever], but every man another’s wealth [always]. 1 Cor. 10:24 Let no man seek his own [at the unjust expense of others], but every man another’s wealth [as part of his own Self-full life].

- Armon Eaton

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 Philippians 2:3-4 ... but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves [unconditionally]. Look not every man on his own things [ever], but every man also on the things of others. Philippians 2:3-4 … but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves [self-fully]. Look not every man on [exclusively] his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

- Armon Eaton

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 If Christ's gospel were duty ethics (others over self), wouldn't this have been an excellent time to rebuke Peter by saying "Shame on you Peter! What a selfish question. You should be altruistic and forget about yourself or any reward for your own actions and focus solely on others. It is immoral to expect anything from this. You should do it just because it is your duty." …But that is not what Christ said.

- Armon Eaton

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 God's help in your life can greatly benefit your life. Doing good things to others of God's children, brings His blessings to you.

- Armon Eaton

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 You live in a society (neighborhood, a community, a state, a country, etc.) Others are a part of YOUR life…Life would be lonely and much less meaningful to YOU without others toshare YOUR life with.

- Armon Eaton

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 What kind of society do you want to live in? Christ also answered this question. We all should want to live in a society where people take care of each other. It is not wise to face reality (the box) all by yourself.

- Armon Eaton

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 Paul an Altruist? Hebrews 11:6 … for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. 2 Timothy 4:7-8: I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

- Bible

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 John an Altruist? 2 John 1:8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.

- Bible

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 Alma an Altruist? Alma 41:14: Therefore, my son, see that you are merciful unto your brethren; deal justly, judge righteously, and do good continually; and if ye do all these things then shall ye receive your reward.

- Book of Mormon

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 King Benjamin an Altruist? Mosiah 4:27 …And again, it is expedient that ye should be diligent, that thereby ye might win the prize; therefore, all things must be done in order. Mosiah 1:7 And now, my sons, I would that ye should remember to search them diligently, that ye may profit thereby; and I would that ye should keep the commandments of God, that ye may prosper in the land according to the promises which the Lord made unto our fathers.

- Book of Mormon

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 Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith Altruists? D&C 135:6 They lived for Glory; They died for Glory; And Glory is their eternal reward.

- Doctrine and Covenants

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 Abraham an Altruist? Abraham 1:1-2 I, Abraham ... finding there was greater happiness and peace and rest for me, I sought for the blessings of the fathers.

- Pearl of Great Price

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 Abraham an Altruist? Abraham 1:1-2 I, Abraham ... finding there was greater happiness and peace and rest for me, I sought for the blessings of the fathers.

- Pearl of Great Price

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 Christ an Altruist? Mathew 19:27-29: Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you ... every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mothers, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. D&C 58:28 And inasmuch as men do good they shall in nowise lose their reward. D&C 59:23 But learn that he who doeth the works of righteousness shall receive his reward, even peace in this world and eternal life in the world to come.

- Scriptures

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