July 1, 2007
Witch and the Wardrobe. Screwtape Letters. Mere Christianity.
These are only three books written by a famous writer named C. S. Lewis. In fact, if you ask most Christian writers which author they most respect, this man’s name would be on the top.
C. S. Lewis is not longer alive, but his writing is still impacting people all over the world. In fact, have you seen the little movie called Chronicles of Narnia?
We found an interview with C. S. Lewis first published in Decision magazine in 1963. Even though this was published nearly 50 years ago, some of the things that C. S. Lewis said really makes you stop and think.
Here are two C. S. Lewis quotes from that interview:
. . .there comes a time when we must show that we disagree. We must show our Christian colors, if we are to be true to Jesus Christ. We cannot remain silent or concede everything away.
The case against Christianity that is made out in the world is quite strong. Every war, every shipwreck, every cancer case, every calamity, contributes to making a prima facie case against Christianity. It is not easy to be a believer in the face of this surface evidence. It calls for a strong faith in Jesus Christ.
RTF: We hope you will read this interview, especially Part 2. In fact, start there first. Let us know what you think.
Jade/Debbie says:
Mr. Lewis had some interesting things to say, but my favorite was what he said in the first interview:
“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 the man who says he is a poached egg – or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for a fool; you can spit at him and kill him as a demon; or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to.”
Right on, Mr. Lewis!!
your friend,
Debbie