Nice People or New Men by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 24B, Mere Christianity, Bk 4, Chapter 10)

Notes below:

(2:35) "God's name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you."

(3:59) When someone from another religion comes to accept Christ, they quite often recognise that God has been leading them for some time, leading them toward truth. Probably Cornelius in Acts 10 is a good guide here, He was a Roman who had a deep reverence for God...and God saw it & helped him to find Christ.

(14:32) The blessing for the poor is directed to those who follow Christ. “Now when Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on a mountainside and sat down. *His disciples came to him,* & He began to teach them” (Matthew 5:1). *“Looking at His disciples,* He said: Blessed are the poor...” (Luke 6.20).

(14:33) The Luke 6 account of the Sermon on the Mt. has the same take, except more of an emphasis on the immediate, on the “now” – those hungering “now”, those weeping “now”, rejoice “in that day” of reproach, those laughing “now”.

Ps. 62.10, Prov. 11.28, & 18.11.
Then Peter said in reply, “See, we have left everything & followed You...”

(15:45) dipsomania (a term no longer in technical use): an irresistible, periodic, craving for alcohol.

(16:30) "Thin-blooded" is often used to describe someone lacking robustness and passion, someone restrained and dispassionate, lacking vitality, energy or courage.

(18:42) The narrow and constricted road, which is the will of God, is one that includes some kind of humiliation which is why so few choose it rather than personal glory.



The original broadcast had the following words italicised which add to understanding (shown in CAPS): “Christians & non-Christians IN THE MASS”, “WHAT IS BEING MANAGED” (x2), “Give me ALL”, “I’ll explain WHAT sense in a moment ”, “He CANNOT produce it by a mere act of power”, "this is a needle that can CHOOSE. It CAN point to its true North", "to CREATE NICE THINGS: but to CONVERT REBELLIOUS WILLS cost Him the crucifixion”, “the only things we can KEEP are the things we freely give to God”, “YOU’RE not one of those wretched creatures”, “they learn, in double quick time, that THEY need help!”, “if you WANT an argument against Christianity” & “you are, in a sense, ALONE with Him.”

Subtitles in the article: “No Half-Measures” & “The Whole of Christianity”.

[CSLewisDoodle]

Playlists of 'Mere Christianity' doodled:
All C.S. Lewis' BBC Broadcast Talks ('Mere Christianity' – Books I to IV combined):
Part I Only - Right and Wrong - A Clue to the Meaning of the Universe
Part II Only - What Christians Believe
Part III Only - Christian Behaviour
Part IV Only - Beyond Personality: First Steps in the Doctrine of the Trinity

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