Posts Tagged ‘C.S. Lewis’

1. Lunatic or Lord?

   Posted on January 30th, 2013 by Eric Parker

   I was recently reading an anthology of C. S. Lewis’ works, and I came across this famous, yet insightful quote.

   “There is no half-way house and there is no parallel in other religions. If you had gone to Buddha and asked him ‘Are you the son of Bramah?’ he would have said, ‘My son, you are still in the vail of illusion.’ If you had gone to Socrates and asked, ‘Are you Zeus?’ he would have laughed at you. If you had gone to Mohammed and asked, ‘Are you Allah?’ he would first have rent his clothes and then cut your head off. If you had asked Confucius, “Are you Heaven?’ I think he would have probably replied, ‘Remarks which are not in accordance with nature are in bad taste.’ The idea of a great moral teacher saying what Christ said is out of the question. In my opinion, the only person who can say that sort of thing is either God or a complete lunatic suffering from that form of delusion which undermines the whole mind of man. If you think you are a poached egg, when you are looking for a piece of toast to suit you, you may be sane, but if you think you are God, there is no chance for you. We may note in passing that He was never regarded as a mere moral teacher. He did not produce that effect on any of the people who actually met Him. He produced mainly three effects – Hatred – Terror – Adoration. There was no trace of people expressing mild approval.

   C. S. Lewis, “The Business of Heaven: Daily Readings” in The Beloved Works of C. S. Lewis, 311

2. Well Said…

   Posted on July 20th, 2012 by David Burnette

   1. Test Your Wives: Five questions for husbands to ask their wives in order to love them better. This is a great way to obey Ephesians 5:25-33.
   

   2. Piper and Keller on Sanctification: Check out part 1 and part 2 of this conversation between John Piper and Tim Keller. Questions such as, “How does justification relate to sanctification?” are crucial for our spiritual health.

   3. 11 Resolutions from William Carey: The great Baptist missionary from the 18th century gives us 11 resolutions with regard to being “missional,” to use an anachronism. (HT: SBC Voices)

   4. The Thing Just Isn’t There : A great quote by C.S. Lewis posted by Dane Ortlund concerning our temptation to doubt God’s goodness and wisdom. Here’s a snippet: “Whatever we desire is either what God is trying to give us as quickly as He can, or else a false picture of what He is trying to give us…”