Christian spirituality

Christian spirituality is self-awareness with a deeper openness to find out the supernatural oneness of God’s incarnation within each and every believer. It is an individual reformation in a personal dealing with God in a way that Scripture commends. It seeks deeper understanding about the very existence of the human race as they were created to praise and have holiest fellowship with the Ultimate being who longs to have fellowship with His pinnacle of creation.

 It is not superficial holiness which significantly exists because of the lack of biblical insight, theological profundity and charismatic chaos. Consequently the contemporary Christianity has forgotten to remember that the core of Christian spirituality is experiencing Christ likeness in the life of profound Christian according to Romans 12:1, 2.

Christian spirituality is not just following the set of written rules but it is having an intimate relationship with that transcendent Infinite Being. The passionate love which is spectacularly expressed in Song of Songs can be considered as the very fountain of Christian spirituality. It is started by the work of the Holy Spirit in every elected one as He is the very cause of regeneration in our depraved condition. Therefore I conclude that Christian spirituality is nothing but cooperating with the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit to express the intimate love which we have on our creator.

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Persecution in Orissa - A reflection on God’s sovereignty

A time like this, question comes to us why?? Why God, does ordain persecution? Does God really sovereign? Is he indeed control of everything, specifically the persecution that is happening right now? These questions make real sense to us when we are in and go through the same difficulties. And the answer to the above question is ‘Yes’ even though it is hard to accept. I too had the privilege of asking the same questions perhaps hundred times thus far, why God allows tragedy and suffering that I had never been before. I have to confess that I really don’t know the answer, I have to accept by faith that God is a God of love and mercy and compassion in the midst of suffering. The Bible says God is not the author of evil, and the truth is that God is sovereign.

Today suffering Christians in Orissa must be asking where God is. Where is God now? Well, God is right there in Orissa truly .He is on the throne, right where he supposed to be and nothing is out of his sight. We also know that where God isn’t. He is not in the hearts of those who persecute innocent Christians and tortured to death. But the question is where we are? How do we see God’s presence in this particular situation? Often God’s signs and interventions are not the ones we look for. We learn and need to learn in tragedy and persecution that his purposes are not always our own and yet we can trust him because our ways are not as God’s. This does not stop God being sovereign. When things are not as they should have been and when things are just opposite to our expectation still in the midst of these, we can trust God. God shapes us through the events we go through. The song entitled ‘This is my father’s world’ affirms the sovereignty of God in the midst of evil. God accomplishes His plans and purpose. God’s purpose takes into account in human error, even sin. God never does anything accidentally. God is real and sovereign no matter how you and I feel today. Our duty is to trust him because circumstances are not always pleasant.

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