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15.10.11 HOLY SPIRIT

Posted under Reflections on October 15th, 2011 by

I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before others the Son of Man will acknowledge before the angels of God. But whoever denies me before others will be denied before the angels of God. "Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the holy Spirit will not be forgiven. When they take you before synagogues and before rulers and authorities, do not worry about how or what your defense will be or about what you are to say. For the holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what you should say." (Lk 12:8-12)

 

 

Acknowledging Jesus before others was a sign of belonging to Jesus. This open and public acknowledgement was also a proof for being acknowledged in front of God and the angels. Life on earth and the profession of life on earth was needed to face the life before God. We cannot say that the life earth has no link with that of the life with God.

 

Blasphemies against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. It is said that blasphemies against the Holy Spirit or sin against the Holy Spirit is materialism. Giving importance to the worldly things and material things is the sin. When one values the things of this world and believes that he could manage his life only with those things and lives accordingly sins against the holy Spirit.

 

Anyone who lives professing Jesus as the Lord and living a life based on the belief and the presence of the Holy Spirit then he does not bother about anything in the world. He does not even go worried about the authorities and the social leaders. He does not need to prepare himself to go to face them.  All what is need will be provided to him.

14.10.11 SECRETS

Posted under Reflections on October 13th, 2011 by

Meanwhile, so many people were crowding together that they were trampling one another underfoot. He began to speak, first to his disciples, "Beware of the leaven– that is, the hypocrisy– of the Pharisees. "There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed on the housetops. I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body but after that can do no more. I shall show you whom to fear. Be afraid of the one who after killing has the power to cast into Gehenna; yes, I tell you, be afraid of that one. Are not five sparrows sold for two small coins? Yet not one of them has escaped the notice of God. Even the hairs of your head have all been counted. Do not be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows. (Lk 12:1-7)

 

 

Jesus’ listeners were increasing and increasing to be such a number that they were trampling one another underfoot. At this time, Jesus, in stead of talking to the crowd spoke to the disciples. He wanted the crowd to know what he was telling the disciples. He had no secrets to tell the disciples and even if he had he knew that there was no secret that would not be known.

 

The first message was regarding the hypocrisy of the Pharisees. The Pharisees were externally ‘perfect observers’ of the law and traditions but internally they were empty. They did not practice even what they were proposing to the ordinary people. So the disciples should be bewaring of such people, much more they should not be influenced by their behaviour.

 

Disciples should be aware that there are not secrets in the world. Everything that is done in secret will be made known.  What is whispered in closed doors will be announce from house tops. Disciples should not worry about secrets and should not say things in secret. They also should not be bothered about those who disturb them physically.

 

 

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