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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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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Morality in C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity According to C.S. Lewis all living human beings are moral agents. Anyone who is physically and mentally capable of acting upon and making moral judgments in reference to right and wrong can be considered to be a moral agent. Of course‚ an agent must also be held responsible for such actions and judgments. Our society depends on people acting in accordance with this concept of moral agency. In order to make judgments on what is right and wrong‚ Lewis
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September 5‚ 2013 Mere Christianity: Christian Behavior Mere Christianity is a theology book written by C.S Lewis‚ as a commentary to the radio broadcastings between 1952 and 1954 of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The book was originally split up into three pamphlets: The Case for Christianity‚ Christian Behavior‚ and Beyond Personality. These set of documents are considered a classic of Christian apologetics. Christian Behavior is the third book in C.S Lewis’ Mere Christianity. Book three
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Through the eyes of C.S. 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
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¬In this essay‚ we will examine the contribution of Christianity in the lives of individual believers and their communities. This contribution will be assessed using the common characteristics of beliefs‚ sacred text and writings and ethics. Christianity is a religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus. Christians share a set of beliefs that are important to their faith‚ they believe that God created the universe‚ God is a single ruler‚ Jesus is the son of God‚ Jesus suffered and was crucified
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to rebel and try to separate the church and the state. John Winthrop and Roger Williams strongly disagree on whether a unified or individual religious community is the ideal religious community. John Winthrop has many passionate beliefs about Christianity and religion as a whole. His main goal was to expand the old Church of England‚ and purify Christian behavior. It was crucial to support these ideas‚ and they should be enforced by the law. He has very strict beliefs about religion and he believes
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Christianity Christianity (from the Ancient Greek: Χριστιανός Christianos[1] and the Latin suffix -itas) is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion[2] based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings.[3] It also considers the Hebrew Bible‚ which is known as the Old Testament‚ to be canonical. Adherents of the Christian faith are known as Christians.[1] The mainstream Christian belief is that Jesus is the Son of God‚ fully divine and fully
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Arroyo 1 Alex Arroyo Professor Ledri-Aguilar English 120 30 August 2013 Inner Rings and the Motives that Come Along C.S Lewis delivered a speech named “The Inner Ring” at King’s College‚ a University in London. As Lewis continues on in his speech‚ one may be a little thrown off by what these inner rings are and what exactly they mean to people. Although Lewis mentions both good and harmful inner rings‚ one could argue that most people find themselves so caught up in these inner rings they
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Living my life as a Christian Christians are taught through the teachings of Jesus and the disciples that follow him to love one and other and the God is almighty. There are many different forms of Christianity and they differ significantly from one extreme to the other‚ and they also differ from the modern version to the conservative. Just like in Judaism‚ Christians come together for worship and holy days. Most Christians reserve Sundays as their day of worship in rembrance of Jesus’ resurrection
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