C.S.Lewis on sincerity

Endtime Survivors said:

"Human beings judge one another by their external actions. God judges them by their moral choices.

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Endtime Survivors said:

Hi. This passage comes from a book Lewis wrote called, "Mere Christianity" and is similar to some of my own beliefs. The context is one of motivations and that the reasons for why we do what we do is more important than what we actually do.

"Human beings judge one another by their external actions. God judges them by their moral choices. When a neurotic who has a pathological horror of cats forces himself to pick up a cat for some good reason, it is quite possible that in God's eyes he has shown more courage than a healthy man may have shown in winning the Victoria Cross" (a military award in England).

I'm curious to hear what others think.

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Endtime Survivors said:

so too will people be rewarded for the little things that no one else noticed or appreciated.

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Endtime Survivors said:

I'm not sure if I understand what you mean by "regardless of the consequences" but yeah, I think intention and agenda could be synonymous with motivation in this context.

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Endtime Survivors said:

Exactly, which is the whole point of grace

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