I am trying ... to prevent anyone 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.
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 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 patronising nonsense about His being a great human teacher.
He has not left that open to us.
He did not intend to.
---C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
You've quoted from one of the best books ever written... in my humble opinion;)
ReplyDeleteAnd guess what? I have that exact same picture on my blog this morning!
How've ya been there honey? I miss ya♥
dearest dearest and loyalest friend: i am finally out of the trenches and i think i have overcome. thank you for being there these past four months, your voice, although in the background, was a great comfort. i will try writing in extenso about all that's happening here in chile and my return to the states mid may, hopefully in time for Tatiana'a birthday. i must spend more time on your blog since you are creating wonderfully. a big hug for a true friend.
ReplyDeleteWhat an absolutely beautiful piece and great passage from Lewis as well.
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