Mere Christianity discussion

Alrighty gang – we are at the halfway point! Congratulate yourself if you are still reading the book and reading these posts! Run and not grow weary…..

Starting with the section on Social Morality, I love how he compares society at the time of the writing to what an idealistic true Christian society would look like. Same today, if everyone lived out a Christian worldview, what a different society we would have in America today. Active shooters, racism, hatred, domestic violence, serial killer, mass shooting, terrorism would all be words that we would be unfamiliar with…

Interesting statement Lewis makes on page 86: “For many of us, the great obstacle to charity lies not in our luxurious living or desire for more money, but in out fear – fear of insecurity. What are your thoughts on this? Do you agree or do you have a different reason people struggle with sharing what they have with others who do not have?

The last paragraph on page 93 caught my attention – do you agree with his analysis on the good person knowing both good and evil but “bad” people not knowing either?

The last section on Sexual Morality really speaks to our culture today – in that, the view of most folks today is that the solution to the sexual issues is more education or more freedom to express their sexuality. But Lewis’ words on pages 96 and 97 expose exactly the problem with both of those premises. “Everyone knows that the sexual appetite, like our other appetites, grows by indulgence” It is obvious that we are not getting less interested in sex by being over exposed to it – in fact, I would say that our culture is struggling far worse than his did in 1952 at the writing of this book. What does that say about the future for our kids and grandkids in this area?

Those are my thoughts for this week – I would love to hear your responses to some of the questions I have raised…