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1 | Is there a Theological name for this? | Bible general Archive 3 | Hank | 191287 | ||
Gye, when in C. S. Lewis' book, "Mere Christianity" I first read the following words many years ago, I took heart, knowing that I was not the only Christian on earth who was willing to admit he didn't have all the answers. Here's what he said in his preface, "Ever since I became a Christian, I have thought that the best, perhaps the only, service I could do for my unbelieving neighbors was to explain and defend the belief that has been common to nearly all Christians at all times. I had more than one reason for thinking this. In the first place, the questions which divide Christians from one another often involve points of high Theology or even of ecclesiastical history which ought never to be treated except by real experts. I should have been out of my depth in such waters: more in need of help myself than able to help others. And secondly, I think we must admit that the discussion of these disputed points has no tendency at all to bring an outsider into the Christian fold. So long as we write and talk about them we are much more likely to deter him from entering from entering any Christian communion." ..... Those words and others by this great apologist of the faith, C. S. Lewis, have had a profound effect on my thinking, and are one of the chief reasons I fought so hard against the bitter debates of a few years ago that crippled SBF so badly. ..... I believe that there really is only one kind of Christian, Gye, and one kind of Christianity which, to use C. S. Lewis' good term, is "Mere Christianity." When Paul addressed his letters, he addressed them to the saints (or Christians) at this or that place. I don't recall his ever mentioning that they were Arminian or Calvinist, Methodist or Presbyterian, or anything else but Christian. Some may indeed look upon this as a simplistic view, but it's good enough for C. S. Lewis and it's good enough for me. --Hank | ||||||
2 | Is there a Theological name for this? | Bible general Archive 3 | lionheart | 191288 | ||
Hank, You always do my heart good brother. I've always thought highly of C.S Lewis. I'm in total agreement with you. Thanx my friend. In Him, lionheart |
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