Within these chapters, we will meet three of the bus riders who came from Hell. As you read through the chapters, see what part of your life Lewis is speaking to. Also, as with any author we read, don’t be afraid to disagree with Lewis or question his perspective.
The Great Divorce, Ch.4-6, pt.1 Read More »
I think that earth, if chosen instead of Heaven, will turn out to have been, all along, only a region in Hell; and earth, if put second to Heaven, to have been from the beginning a part of Heaven itself.
The Great Divorce, Ch. 1-3, pt.2 Read More »
For Lewis, Heaven is a state of being (ontology) whereby we become fully human and are transformed into the full likeness and nature of God. Alternatively, Hell is that state of being whereby we un-become human and gradually decline into that state of non-being and non-existence.
The Great Divorce, Ch. 1-3, pt.1 Read More »
The Great Divorce gives us two primary understandings of Hell. First, Hell is a place of progressive non-existence. Second, the gates of Hell are always locked from the inside.
The Great Divorce – Introduction Read More »
So what does that return look like? A return to the beatific plumb line is not a matter of your own effort to just be better tomorrow. Rather it is a true return to God Himself. If your heart is out of plumb seek him out. Be in constant prayer with God. Words are unnecessary. Go wherever you feel his presence and simply be.
A Sermon on the Beatitudes Read More »
It is in this clause that Jesus speaks most directly about the atonement for he is the one that delivers us from the evil one.
The Lord’s Prayer – Lead Us Not into Temptation Read More »
Merely reducing the work to the bullet points of its content impairs its overall message and power. Therefore, approach the book with a contemplative heart and not an analytical mind.
Imitation of Christ – Introduction, pt.2 Read More »
One of those concepts within chapter one (section 4) is that sin causes us to return through corruption back into non-being. Lewis’ book The Great Divorce, is a story of people in hell who are given the glimpse and opportunity to reside in heaven and the book describes this very process of people becoming non-being due to their sin.
On the Incarnation – Creation and Fall, pt.2 Read More »
For Athanasius, we can only understand the importance and necessity of the Incarnation if we understand that the same agent that created the world (the Logos) is that which becomes incarnate in Jesus of Nazareth.
On the Incarnation – Creation and Fall, pt.1 Read More »
These verses, at least in the modern context, challenge us in the use of proof-texting Scripture. Taking a particular verse of Scripture in which to build a position can be dangerous.
1 Corinthians 14, pt.2 Read More »
