A dogmatic belief in objective value is necessary to the very idea of a rule which is not tyranny or an obedience which is not slavery.
C. S. LewisRead
The Christian "doctrines" are translations into our concepts and ideas of that which God has already expressed in language more adequate, namely the actual incarnation, crucifixion, and resurrection
Interpretation
C. S. Lewis suggests that religious doctrines are human interpretations of divine truths expressed through the life and actions of Jesus Christ.
In this quote, C. S. Lewis emphasizes that the core truths of Christianity—namely the incarnation, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus—are translated into human understanding through doctrines. He argues that these practices and beliefs are attempts to grasp the profound realities of God's communication with humanity, indicating that the divine message exceeds our limited comprehension.
In practice
This quote can be shared during a church sermon to inspire deeper understanding of faith.
A dogmatic belief in objective value is necessary to the very idea of a rule which is not tyranny or an obedience which is not slavery.
I enjoyed my breakfast this morning, and I think that was a good thing and do not think it was condemned by God. But I do not think myself a good man for enjoying it.
Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.
Forgiving and being forgiven are two names for the same thing. The important thing is that a discord has been resolved.
I pray because I can't help myself. I pray because I'm helpless. It doesn't change God - it changes me.
The instrument through which you see God is your whole self. And if a man's self is not kept clean and bright, his glimpse of God will be blurred
When God wants to drive a person insane, he grants that person's every wish.
Everything we do is for the purpose of altering consciousness. We form friendships so that we can feel certain emotions, like love, and avoid others, like loneliness. We eat specific foods to enjoy their fleeting presence on our tongues. We read for the pleasure of thinking another person's thoughts.
A billion years or so into eternity, how many toys we accumulated during this life will not seem too terribly important.
Historical capitalism is a materialist civilization.
But night would come and with it the mountain moon and the lake would be moon - laned and I'd go out and sit in the grass and meditate facing west, wishing there were a Personal God in all this impersonal matter.
We're all just songs in the end. If we are lucky.
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