Christians are called to participate in moral cultural activities by the nature of their relationship with Christ, but Lewis points out these activities can turn into sinful things. Lewis wrote a book called The Great Divorce in which the premise is people in hell come up to heaven for a short time and
Overall, in the book, Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, there are some very strong and applicable points that I believe, should be shared as much as possible. For instance, in the entire book one, Lewis rambles on about the moral law of society, and the outcome of peoples over complicated ways of thinking. He mentions the so called standard of behavior, which it upheld by the thinker to believe that whatever way he sees the situation should be the right way, and however the situation is presented in his mind is how it should be played out. Lewis gives many diverse examples of this action such as, sharing a “bit of orange,” since I “gave you some of mine.” the greed involved with the way of thinking is what Lewis called the law of nature.
The second book in Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis starts off by covering the opposing views of Christianity and religions as a whole. This ,unlike his last topic, is taken on in a very matter of fact sort of way that he states clearly and decisively. This hard set view is very important part of his rhetoric when discussing such a polarizing topic. He starts the chapter by saying If you are a Christian you do not have to believe that all the other religions are simply wrong all through. If you are an atheist you do have to believe that the main point in all the religions of the whole world is simply one huge mistake.
In the study researchers recruited children from non religious households and religious households to see which have more compassion and sympathy. Results from the study show that children from religious households show way more compassion and sympathy to others. Lewis uses pathos, ethos and logos, to support his argument of having basic moral
Lewis does an excellent job showing in his book, the battle that is sin against a believer in Christ Jesus. The ups and downs are always going to be surrounded by spiritual warfare for Christians. This has already been seen when analyzing The Law of Undulation. Lewis made a great masterpiece, in show casing spiritual warfare but without making it sound like there is any sac-religious material. When writing, taking a spin on a theological topic can be risky at times.
Romans 14:1 says “As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him.” Charles Colson was weak in faith for the majority of his life. He didn’t accept Christ into his life until he was facing arrest, an a close friend gave him a copy of C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity. Colson was a special counsel to President Richard Nixon. He did much of the dirty work for the President and gained the name “Hatchet Man.”
Book three of Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis, commences by discussing moral rules, which are directions for the good human life. Moral ideals may be preferences but are not moral obedience or aiming for high morals. Morality is concerned about three things; first, fair play and harmony between individuals; second, cleaning up and improving or harmonizing the things inside each individual and third, the general purpose of human life, what we are made for, what the inventor/creator wants. Modern people think in the first way and lose the other two. Lewis next discusses cardinal or pivotal virtues which include Prudence, Temperance, Justice and Fortitude.
Introduced were the three main characters that are the focal point in the Christian worldview, including God who is sovereign and a triune God, humanity who began life in God’s good graces, but quickly fell away because of idolatry and bad choices early on, and Jesus, the Savior who came and rescued them. Crucified and then resurrected, Jesus restored humanity’s relationship with God and because of God’s infinite love, through grace, promised them life eternal. Through this, benefits and strengths of the Christian worldview were brought to the forefront along with some challenges that believers face. Finally, this discussion revealed my own beliefs in relationship to the Christian worldview.
Levi Holliday, Mr. Pudewa Institute for Excellence in Writing, 29 May 2024. C. S. Lewis: A Writer’s Odyssey from Atheism to Christianity The early years of C. S. Lewis laid the foundation for his future accomplishments as a writer. Significantly, Clive Staples Lewis’s family highly valued reading and education, which immensely impacted him later in life.
“Beware of the Easter Bunny” by Charles Colson, “Letter from Birmingham Alabama” by Dr. Martin Luther King, and “Salvation” by Langston Hughes depict the ways human have the wrong definition of Christianity. People often expect from God and what He can do, but do not understand the true concept of Christianity. People often expect acts of God, but they themselves do not act or stand up. In “Salvation”, Langston recalls his aunt telling him how “when you are saved you [see] a light… and Jesus [comes] into your soul” (Hughes 345). Langston’s incorrect definition of Christianity ruined his experience and beliefs.
Through all this, Lewis presents readers with a picture of God’s love and reminds Christians of God’s standard for human love. As previously shown, Lewis shows God’s love of man to be an incomparable, undeserving love. He gives a good, in-depth, and emotional picture of what God’s love is. Lewis is also reminding Christians that God has set a standard for their love, and that they and many others often fall short of this. He brings about a sense of conviction with this by having Christians think about this standard and how the way they love stands with or falls short of
One of the greatest fiction writers of all-time is C.S. Lewis. Lewis is not only great because of his writing skills, but also because of how he inputs his Christian faith into his different writings. In one of his most famous writings, and the classic novel, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, author C.S Lewis is trying to teach youth readers lesson’s about Christianity through some of the characters in this story, more specifically, Edmund and Aslan. One lesson that he can teach children a lesson about sin. In the story, Edmund betrays his brother and sisters and joins the side of the White Witch.
If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair (Lewis, 20). Many students pursue a higher education in the search of comfort: to secure a well-paying occupation that will enable them to live a life of luxury or relative ease. In Mere Christianity, Lewis states that such a shallow perspective on the purpose of education can only lead one into despair. Education is the means by which truth is revealed, by which higher levels of thinking are introduced so that one may further understand the truths the universe has to offer. Lewis implies that, perhaps, truth is the only essential comfort.
After explaining the beliefs of Dualism and Pantheism, Lewis raised a question: "If a good God made the world why has it gone wrong?" According to him, there are two views that face all the facts. One is the Christian view that this is a good world that has gone wrong, but still retains the memory of what it ought to have been. Firstly, for Christianity, evil is a parasite, not an original independent thing. The powers which enable to carry on are powers given it by goodness.
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