http://wecan.be/bereflective/1040/ The Beatitudes In Practice, with attitude : we can be the change Sun, 20 May 2012 22:27:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://wecan.be/bereflective/1040/comment-page-1/#comment-9349 sanjitagnihotri Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:18:30 +0000 http://wecan.be/?p=1040#comment-9349 It is indeed true that we must not be impressed with deceptive words.It is also true that only authentic change in our inner attitudes is the truest reflection of change.however,I must point out one fact that most Christians are not very willing to admit,namely,there are quite a few people,who have been sincere in their Godward quest,but they have not been blessed by God.The author/s of this piece seem to indicate that the responsibility/blame for a fruitless(or deceptive) life-state lies only on the believer.Isn't it legitimate for a believer to feel deceived by God?Or is that freedom heresy?From my own life,I can attest to the fact that my words were considered 'deceptive' by a few people in certain contexts,but I was being as honest in my reactions as I could possibly be.Whatever light was available to me in those moments-I was exercising fidelity to it.Yet that sincerity was seen as grossly inadequate and was mistaken for 'deception'.Let us give the Devil its due and acknowledge that some people,at least,are sincere in what they say or do and it's unfortunate that that sincerity is not 'enough'.For that sincerity to be of 'enough' brand,God also needs to co-operate with a believer's sincerity. It is indeed true that we must not be impressed with deceptive words.It is also true that only authentic change in our inner attitudes is the truest reflection of change.however,I must point out one fact that most Christians are not very willing to admit,namely,there are quite a few people,who have been sincere in their Godward quest,but they have not been blessed by God.The author/s of this piece seem to indicate that the responsibility/blame for a fruitless(or deceptive) life-state lies only on the believer.Isn’t it legitimate for a believer to feel deceived by God?Or is that freedom heresy?From my own life,I can attest to the fact that my words were considered ‘deceptive’ by a few people in certain contexts,but I was being as honest in my reactions as I could possibly be.Whatever light was available to me in those moments-I was exercising fidelity to it.Yet that sincerity was seen as grossly inadequate and was mistaken for ‘deception’.Let us give the Devil its due and acknowledge that some people,at least,are sincere in what they say or do and it’s unfortunate that that sincerity is not ‘enough’.For that sincerity to be of ‘enough’ brand,God also needs to co-operate with a believer’s sincerity.

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