Christianity Is Not An Ideal, It 's A Life Style Choice

An ungodly, hateful, ruthless place to live for many people. Wars, famine, disease, greed, murder, rape, drug trafficking, child molestation, and more have led to the continual downfall of society. The most prevalent of all is greed. The love of money is the root of all evil (1 Timothy 6:10 NIV). A Christian Worldview could help tremendously with all of these problems. If humankind were to keep God in the center of their lives and follow His teachings every day, the world would be such a better place. Following Christ’s Word helps humanity to care for one another. It instills the importance to be humble, to serve, to love and take care of one another (Hiles & Smith, 2015). The image of God can be seen in those who follow Him. Christians get their strength from God. He gives peace to those who seek Him, and they are

C.S. Lewis covers many topics in his fourth book contained in Mere Christianity titled BEYOND PERSONALITY: OR FIRST STEPS IN THE DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY. He addresses such topics as theology, what it means to be the Son of God, the three personal God, the relationship of God and time, the cost of being a Christian, how God works to turn us into image of Christ, why Christian growth is both hard and easy, and also what he thinks about our old personalities before becoming Christians. These are all relative topics that apply to us and our daily lives. Learning and understanding this book can help a Christian tremendously in forming a deeper relationship with God.

Christians do not think money is a bad thing. However, they believe the way money is earned and used is the issue. Most Christians believe that wealth is a gift from God to benefit others. Christians believe that all money belongs to God and he gives them stewardship of his money to use wisely. The Bible teaches, “You cannot serve both God and money.” (Matthew 6:24). For Christians this means that they must be careful not to replace their love for God with the love of money.

Lewis upholds his focus on “mere” Christianity by not focusing on a certain denomination’s beliefs, but he focuses on what is accepted by Christians, of all sects, as a

Additionally, within his works, Lewis poses discerning question, “How is it that people who are quite obviously eaten up with Pride can say they believe in God and appear to themselves very religious?” he answers the question in the following way, “I am afraid it means they are worshipping an imaginary God. … they pay a pennyworth of imaginary humility to Him and get out of it a pound’s worth of Pride towards their fellow – men” (p. 69). In other words, he appears to suggest that some Christians attempt to hold on to the earthly commodities without realizing what is offered to them in the afterlife.

Looking at C. S. Lewis’s writings, the diligent will notice many biblically incorrect facts and doctrines that may lead the unsaved or young Christians astray from the truth. This stated, many critics say the twisting of these facts proved necessary for an entertaining story. While Mr. Lewis includes a disclaimer at the begging of his books of this nature stating he took creative liberties, numerus times the line between the truth and the fabricated facts remains very fine. These statements beg the question do these books truly benefit or confuse the readers.

S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity is that this same compassion and understanding that I now have for my mom I can practice with anyone outside my home. I am not sure why it had not dawned on me until reading this chapter that this same idea can be extended outside my home or my network of friends, but also to my neighbors and my community. Especially to those whom cause me to be judgmental which is something Christians are not supposed to be. In those moments I will work to remind myself of C. S. Lewis’s guidance on how to love others as we love

C.S. lewis is a defender of Christianity. One phrase said was,’’if Mere Christianity isn’t a denomination, then can there be such a thing as a Mere Christian? I’ve yet to meet one.’’[csl p1]. C.S. lewis also said”Christian celebration embraces the passing of one year into the next”[csl p1]. He tries to stop the persecution of Christians.

God designated before the creation of the world who would be saved and who would get to rot in hell. All creation exists for the sake of God, and has meaning only as means to the glory and majesty of God”(4). Many Calvinists would use bible verses and interpret them to fit their own needs. For example, the reason why capitalism was favored upon was because as God’s chosen people, God has deemed them to receive his blessing through material possessions. The ones who were less economically advantaged were because God had deemed them not to

In effect, Lewis doesn’t really condemn any religion, as a matter of fact, he gives Hinduism praise for contributing its own exclusive clarification of God and the world. Lewis lands on one of the most rudimentary oppositions to Christianity; that is, how could a just, moral God create the world in which

Mere Christianity by C.S Lewis excellently challenges both Christian and non-Christian to think clear about the natural of law and morality. He started out Mere Christianity by taking a step back and lays out some structure for his audience to enhance their understanding, by simplifying concepts. In the first half, Lewis covers on the natural of law which is applicable for both Christian and non-Christian. He insists that one can get to know about God by internally examining one’s heart. Furthermore, he affirms that morality cannot be depending on culture.

Christianity was established by God, through Jesus Christ, who came to earth as a man. He was the prime example of humility and moral values, and he taught the basics of morality and how to get to heaven. In a way that is different from all other religions, Jesus taught grace through faith as the only road to heaven. In John 11:25, Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies." Any other religion that can be found, including Catholicism and 'Christian' cults, will teach works as a method of salvation. In reality, according to the Bible, we are wicked sinners with no hope in and of ourselves. The Bible says that man is not basically good, but corrupt in nature. This is made clear in Romans 3:23 which says, "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Romans 3:10-11 also says, "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God." Ephesians 2:8-9 says, " For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." Christians believe that we are actually not the highest beings in the universe; rather, God is. Isaiah 55:9 says from God's point of view: "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts." We have evidence of God, based both on science and faith. The mere complexity of our universe points to someone who designed it with a purpose and still sustains it today. And our faith gives us further evidence. Hebrews 11:1 says, "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Many atheists ask us to show proof of God. However, if God wanted all people to believe he would have made it plain as daylight even to the unbeliever that he exists. God wants us to believe in

When examined through a semi-technical lens, the Bible designates a significant amount of passage-space to the discussion of economic matters. Many of Jesus’ parables and the book of Proverbs seem heavily focused on such a topic. However, the Bible is far from a standard textbook that could be used in an economics class. The Bible does not go into detail explaining economic principles such as monetary and fiscal policies, aggregate supply and demand curves, inflation, etc. Instead, from a Christian perspective, the Bible acts as a framework for our actions, attitudes, and views surrounding wealth and the actions taken by ourselves and others, including national governments. One crucial aspect of economics that proves to be a significant motivating

1. Title: “The Great Divorce”, written by C.S. Lewis, signifies that the greatest divorce is for man to choose to separate himself from the Lord, by choosing evil over good. 2. Biographical Sketch: C.S. Lewis was a prolific Irish writer, also a scholar, who was best known for his Christian texts.

Christians believe in one all-powerful, all-knowing God. Their source of wisdom is from the Holy Bible, which was, at the time, only copied and written by monks. Christians value brotherly love, forgiveness, the love of God, and other various things. In contrast of paganism, Christians view treasure as one of the seven deadly sins because hoarding it leads to greed. Although, similar to paganism, Christians value sharing. They believe it is good to share one’s fortune to those less fortunate than themselves. Doing such a task gives them a sense of good morals and the grace of God.