Lewis: Simple Christianity In England‚ during the year of 1942 when all hope was threatened by the inhumanity of war‚ a man by the name of C.S. Lewis addressed the central issues of Christianity through a series of radio lectures. After more than half a century later‚ his broadcasts still prevail and maintain their poignancy. Each of his original lectures‚ Broadcast Talks (1942)‚ Christian Behaviour (1943)‚ and Beyond Personality (1944) were compiled as one to make up the book currently known
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In C.S Lewis’s celebrated book Mere Christianity he writes the following: “I am trying here to prevent anyone from saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: ’I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher‚ but I don’t accept his claim to be God.’ That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic—on a level with a man who says he is a poached egg or else
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law is a genuine thing‚ whether we agree with it or not. Lewis presents there is an absolute good and an absolute bad within the laws of human nature. As human beings‚ we tend to have a great deal of trouble interpreting our own selves. Within Mere Christianity‚ C.S. Lewis provides me with useful insight to help me understand my own personal life. Furthermore‚ throughout the course of my life I have wrestled with the idea of an absolute right versus an absolute wrong. Lewis points out within our own
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Mere Christianity Mere Christianity a book written by C.S. Lewis‚ one of the greatest writers of his time‚ is a life-changing introduction to the Christian faith ever written. This book is based on C.S. Lewis’s broadcast radio talks in the BBC around the time of the war years. In book one and book two of Mere Christianity Lewis explains the right and wrong of human nature as well as what Christians believe. Lewis’s work is so inspirational because these talks were not solely intended for the Christian
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In his book “Mere Christianity‚” C.S. Lewis proposes the idea that despite what society may say‚ there is an ultimate moral standard for mankind. Lewis refers to this Law as the Law of Human Nature‚ or the Law of Right and Wrong. Lewis proposes that‚ not only does this Law preside in the hearts of all men‚ but mankind is unique in his ability to disobey that Law. A man can either disobey this Law‚ such as stealing from someone‚ or obey it‚ treating people fairly. Every man has an awareness of right
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In “Mere Christianity”‚ C.S Lewis describes how hard it is to be a good Christian in his statement “now we cannot‚ in that sense‚ discover our failure to keep God’s law except by trying our very hardest (and then failing)” (265). In this statement‚ Lewis is arguing that struggling to be good and having faith in religion takes a tremendous amount of willpower. Faith in religion takes conscious effort because it can become difficult to hold onto faith over time. I can relate this to my own personal
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In books one and two of Mere Christianity‚ Lewis’ purpose is to explicate that all human beings have a sense of right and wrong‚ indicated as the Law of Human Nature‚ use this Law to support the theory of a God‚ who gives humans this law and governs them by it‚ show the difficulty all humans face because they fail to obey this law perfectly‚ and that Christianity is the only logical answer for this theory to help the modern man into the Christ-life by using analogies‚ logical deductions‚ and the
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In the sacrifice of Jesus Christ‚ God demonstrates that he is just even when he declares sinners to be just. Galatians is Paul’s manifesto of freedom to the young church that he started in Asia Minor (Turkey). Paul communicates plainly that Christianity‚ with its emphasis on faith in Christ‚ is antithetical to religion which approaches God based on good
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Mere Christianity is a book written by C.S. Lewis‚ the book has four major sections that break down the author’s‚ take on what Christianity is and how it may best be practiced in life. The book does not pick sides between the different denominations within Christianity‚ the intent of the book is to express the common views inherent in all the various denominations of Christianity‚ that are often forgotten in the debates about where these different sects disagree; this paper will take you through
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Moral Law simply our herd instinct and hasn’t it been developed just like all our other instincts?’ (Lewis 19) The book Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis goes into great depth into what morals are. The book covers many topics that apply to all sojourners traveling through life. Mere Christianity really opens your eyes and helps you compare the analogies to your own life. In reading the book one can muse about the meaning of life which is bigger than the
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