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Theology of C.S. Lewis
Book: Mere Christianity Book 4- Beyond Personality
Chapter: 9: Counting The Cost
The life that Christ is given will not be left alone until it radiated with God’s glory.
This comes only as the house within us is made fit for the King of the universe to
dwell in. Lewis is candid in this chapter that the price of following Christ is a high
one, but worth it all. It is painful but incredibly productive. The chapter is almost a
warning of sorts for us to get ready for a radical and shocking transformation.
The command to be perfect is as much a work for God to do in us as it is a
challenge for us to pursue. God’s work is indispensable, it couldn’t happen without
Him, but we must remain open to this work. The command to be perfect is coupled
with God’s determination to make us so. “He who began a good work in you will be
faithful to complete it”. This is the plan. Far beyond what we see needs improving,
God continues to remodel our lives. He gets into the places we wanted to keep
hidden and tears out what we thought was just fine. Lewis points out that we must
allow God to keep the work going, for we can and often do resist His changes.
So while the transformation is God’s to do in us, He also delights in our efforts to
move along the path. He is please to see us try, and patient when we stumble, but
he is not satisfied until His work in us is complete, and He is determined to do as
much of it as possible this side of eternity. Lewis writes that the greatest sin will not
deter His efforts, nor are the greatest act of saints beyond His capacity to work in
us. The process to this completed project is long, difficult and painful.
It is encouraging to know in light of the pain of demolition and rebuilding that God’s
motive for such work is the fact that He loves me too much to let me stay in the
shape I’m in now!
Book: Mere Christianity Book 4- Beyond Personality
Chapter: 9: Counting The Cost
The life that Christ is given will not be left alone until it radiated with God’s glory.
This comes only as the house within us is made fit for the King of the universe to
dwell in. Lewis is candid in this chapter that the price of following Christ is a high
one, but worth it all. It is painful but incredibly productive. The chapter is almost a
warning of sorts for us to get ready for a radical and shocking transformation.
The command to be perfect is as much a work for God to do in us as it is a
challenge for us to pursue. God’s work is indispensable, it couldn’t happen without
Him, but we must remain open to this work. The command to be perfect is coupled
with God’s determination to make us so. “He who began a good work in you will be
faithful to complete it”. This is the plan. Far beyond what we see needs improving,
God continues to remodel our lives. He gets into the places we wanted to keep
hidden and tears out what we thought was just fine. Lewis points out that we must
allow God to keep the work going, for we can and often do resist His changes.
So while the transformation is God’s to do in us, He also delights in our efforts to
move along the path. He is please to see us try, and patient when we stumble, but
he is not satisfied until His work in us is complete, and He is determined to do as
much of it as possible this side of eternity. Lewis writes that the greatest sin will not
deter His efforts, nor are the greatest act of saints beyond His capacity to work in
us. The process to this completed project is long, difficult and painful.
It is encouraging to know in light of the pain of demolition and rebuilding that God’s
motive for such work is the fact that He loves me too much to let me stay in the
shape I’m in now!