Mere Christianity

I just finished reading Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, and I have to say it's a really interesting approach to the topic of religion. Lewis writes about Christianity from the angle of a logical argument where he explains that God's actions may seem mysterious at the time, but there is a system in place designed to benefit us if we are willing to come to Christ, to recognize our own humility, and to forgive the actions of others. Although it's not necessarily an easy read, Lewis writes in a conversational tone that is fairly direct and to the point.



Some points that I found interesting are:

On The Law of Human Nature:
"First, that human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to behave in a certain way, and cannot really get rid of it. Secondly, that they do not in fact behave in that way. They know the Law of Nature; they break it. These two facts are the foundation of all clear thinking about ourselves and the universe we live in."

On The Great Sin:
"Today I come to that part of Christian morals where they differ most sharply from all other morals. There is one vice of which no man in the world is free; which every one in the world loathes when he sees it in someone else; and of which every one in the world loathes when he sees it in someone else; and of which hardly any people, except Christians, every imagine that they are guilty themselves. The vice I am talking of is Pride or Self-Conceit: and the virtue opposite to it, in Christian morals, is called Humility."

On the Next step In Evolution:
"I cannot help thinking that the Next Step will be really new; it will go off in a new direction you could never have dreamed of. Now, if you care to talk in these terms, the Christian view is that the Next Step has already appeared - a change from being creature of God to being sons of God."