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Doing the Right Thing for the Wrong Reasons

As brilliant an illustration of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount insight about the moral equivalence […]

David Zahl / 4.13.09

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As brilliant an illustration of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount insight about the moral equivalence of action and motivation (Matthew 5: 21-30) as I’ve ever come across, this is a spot that Ricky and Stephen did for the Comic Relief charity in England (which you may remember from the second season of the BBC Office) back in 2007. As they make hilariously plain, when it comes to moral living (and repentance!), the Why and the What are inextricably linked, often uncomfortably so. It gets going around the 2 minute mark, and be sure to watch all the way to the end to catch an amazing cameo by one of our favorite people:

[youtube=www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DgIRjecItw&w=600]

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3 responses to “Doing the Right Thing for the Wrong Reasons”

1. ross says:

   04/13/2009 at 5:23 pm

   Brilliant.

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2. Liz Edrington says:

   04/13/2009 at 10:42 pm

   That’s just too good to be true. Cheers to that post.

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3. mark says:

   04/15/2009 at 1:22 am

   Absolutely hilarious!

   Reply