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 continual looking forward to the eternal world is not a form of escapism or wishful thinking, but one of the things a Christian is meant to do.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the importance of anticipation and hope for a transcendent reality in Christian belief.
C. S. Lewis argues that for Christians, looking forward to the eternal world is a fundamental aspect of faith rather than a mere escape from present challenges. This perspective encourages believers to maintain hope and focus on the spiritual journey that transcends earthly concerns, suggesting that such anticipation enriches their present lives.
Themes
FaithEternityAnticipationHopeChristianity
In practice
Example use cases
In a sermon discussing the importance of faith and hope in difficult times.
More from C. S. Lewis
All quotes βI 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.
C. S. LewisRead
Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.
C. S. LewisRead
Forgiving and being forgiven are two names for the same thing. The important thing is that a discord has been resolved.
C. S. LewisRead
I pray because I can't help myself. I pray because I'm helpless. It doesn't change God - it changes me.
C. S. LewisRead
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
C. S. LewisRead
Similar quotes
But you can catch yourself entertaining habitually certain ideas and setting others aside; and that, I think, is where our personal destinies are largely decided.
Alfred North WhiteheadRead
Anything that is impractical can be play. It's doing something other than what is necessary to continue living as an animal.
Shigeru MiyamotoRead
That which makes you miserable is the only sin. That which takes you away from yourself is the only thing to be avoided.
RajneeshRead
I dream of a church that is a mother and shepherdess.
Pope FrancisRead
Sooner or later, all the peoples of the world will have to discover a way to live together in peace, and thereby transform this pending cosmic elegy into a creative psalm of brotherhood.
Martin Luther King, Jr.Read
Sometimes he could almost forget that it was there, the way you forget about the sky or the earth underfoot, but there were other times when it seemed as if there was nothing else in the world.
George R. R. MartinRead