Week 4 Conversation - pages 60-81

[Steve]

Wow, these 20 pages are jam packed with discussion material – both about the author and about the writings of the author. This is where we see a glimpse into Lewis’ theology and how he differs somewhat from a normal evangelical approach to Scripture. What are some of the differences that you noticed or what were some of the passages that might have caused you to pause and even scratch your head?
Lewis was Anglican with a somewhat Catholic influence in his background which you can see in the last section of Book 2 (pages 60-65). I would love to hear your thoughts on that section) I will reserve mine for now in order to not influence the discussion right up front – I will chime in after others have had a chance to “speak”.
I liked how he closed out the discussion on morality by how it not only influences our external actions, but also the internal choices, decisions, motives, and thoughts we have as well as how it affects our relationship with God. So many times, folks are just trying to clean up their actions with will power or some other man-made device without concern about who they are on this inside and how their actions have eternal ramifications. The Christian understands that letting the second thing (eternal change on the inside) take priority will take care of the other two.
One of my favorite lines was on page 77 – In speaking about what God desires of his people – “He wants a child’s heart but a grown up’s head”!!!!!
The last section was again a great discussion about the importance of our faith being real – otherwise the right actions for the wrong reasons are not helpful for building the character and spiritual development that God desires in us.
Those are some of my takes – I would love to hear yours….