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."
( biblehub.com/romans/2-24.htm ).
(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.
(14:04) "Brothers & sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were noble. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world & the despised things-& the things that are not-to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before Him" ( biblehub.com/1_corinthians/1-... ).
(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”.
(14:35) The words “in spirit” is specifically mentioned in the gospel of Matthew, and therefore implied in Luke. The Greek word 'poor' means someone bowed down with poverty, i.e. beggars in spirit. Note you can be poor in wealth and yet not poor in spirit. Christ blessed the poor in spirit, that is, those who choose humility BECAUSE OF CHRIST, for they shall be made to exalt in spirit by God Himself. These particular verses were directed to Christ's disciples (see above), & don’t promise an inheritance to the poor or bread to fill the hungry resulting from greed or drunkenness or foolishness, nor even bread to fill the poor resulting from war or famine or plague where many starve. As Christ said, “There were MANY widows in Israel when there was a severe famine for 3-and-a-half years” ( biblehub.com/luke/4-25.htm ), but the prophet of God was only sent to help that one, believing, foreign widow who trusted and obeyed the word of God. It was she who was filled (1 Kings 17:7-16). And it was the faithful woman of Shunammite who inherited (2 Kings 8.6). “These are the ones I look on with favor: those who are humble & contrite in spirit, & who tremble at My word” (Isa 66.2). These are those who He came to fill both spiritually and naturally, those who look to God & believe. See Psalm 37.25 “I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread”. It is humility FOR CHRIST'S SAKE and for HIS WILL for you that will not go unrewarded in the end, nor left without provision.
(14:37) But Jesus said again [to His disciples], “Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God!" Lewis adds to this, “How hard for those who trust in natural strengths”. ( biblehub.com/mark/10-24.htm ).
Ps. 62.10, Prov. 11.28, & 18.11.
Then Peter said in reply, “See, we have left everything & followed You...”
biblehub.com/matthew/19-27.htm ).
(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.
(19:11) “Listen, my beloved brethren: has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?” ( biblehub.com/james/2-5.htm ).
(20:30) "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" ( biblehub.com/2_corinthians/5-... )
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): kzbin.info/www/bejne/h56riYyepap3nK8 Part I Only - Right and Wrong - A Clue to the Meaning of the Universe kzbin.info/www/bejne/h56riYyepap3nK8 Part II Only - What Christians Believe kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5KqqHltdpxsldk Part III Only - Christian Behaviour kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6W3lnavp8ydf7M Part IV Only - Beyond Personality: First Steps in the Doctrine of the Trinity kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYOkpJVpodtsbJo

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[@youbetyourwrasse]

I may seem like a cold, indifferent grump sometimes but boy, it sure is preferable (I think,) to the rageful vengeangeful grump I used to be. And I have Hope! For His Perfection. The work He begins, He perfects. *Glory be to God*

[@minamiladswim]

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Around 13 minutes the key point is made in accordance to Scriptures. But the doodle keeps going and keeps bringing new angles and talking points, our Lord and God carrying that sheep was such a cool moment and then the comparison of the ideally "nice" and successful person to the once higher being, with the reference of the chimp, just wow, so amazing.

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[@michaelwoods4495]

Can one not be both humble and rich? One thing I've learned is that responsibility comes with wealth, and a weight of responsibility that the poor need not consider and do not experience. Maybe it's one aspect of "taking up the cross".

[@CSLewisDoodle]

Absolutely. You sure can! With wealth comes the heavy weight of managing it. And that could be one of your heavy burdens as part of the will of God for you. So long as you don’t trust in it, and can give up the position if God called. That said, following Christ will also mean persecution of some sort and that *can* include loss, i.e. joyfully accepting “the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions” (Heb 10.34 biblehub.com/hebrews/10-34.htm , 1 Cor. 6.7 biblehub.com/1_corinthians/6-7.htm ). The will of God can involve, just as Paul suffered for Christ and his followers, some kind of blessed shame, blessed weakness and blessed dishonor: “To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are homeless. We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage of the world-right up to this moment” (1 Cor 4.10-14 biblehub.com/1_corinthians/4-10.htm ,Heb. 11.36-40 biblehub.com/hebrews/11-36.htm ). We are to mourn like the righteous in Ezekiel 9 and this is a blessed kind of grief “those who grieve and lament over all the detestable things that are done in the holy city” (Ezek. 9.4 biblehub.com/ezekiel/9-4.htm ). The important thing is to be meek: to be prepared to suffer any of things that the WILL OF GOD and his timing requires - they are NOT blessed without THAT reason. But more notes in the video description to this topic.

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[@provokingthought9964]

I appreciate CS Lewis. He was a clear thinker and evidenced the light of Christ on his life. That is, he went farther in Christ likeness than many I agree with more theologically. But the idea of a good pagan as far as it goes towards that pagan discovering some light within their faith that overlaps with Christ, God, and grace...I find specious and the ability for that light to illuminate to the point of salvation I find more specious. Certainly common grace exists but I don't think it leads to salvation.

[@CSLewisDoodle]

Lewis says it well here: "I think the answer was very well given a fortnight ago by Mr. Brown. "Supposing, for purposes of argument, that Christianity is true, then it could avoid all coincidence with other religions only on the supposition that all other religions are one hundred per cent erroneous. To which, you remember, Professor Price replied by agreeing with Mr. Brown and saying: "Yes. From these resemblances you may conclude not 'so much the worse for the Christians' but 'so much the better for the Pagans'." "...Theology, while saying that a special illumination has been vouchsafed to Christians and (earlier) to Jews, also says that there is some divine illumination vouchsafed to all men. The Divine light, we are told, "lighteneth every man". We should, therefore, expect to find in the imagination of great Pagan teachers and myth-makers some glimpse of that theme which we believe to be the very plot of the whole cosmic story - the theme of incarnation, death and rebirth. And the differences between the Pagan Christs (Balder, Osiris, etc.) and the Christ Himself is much what we should expect to find. The Pagan stones are all about someone dying and rising, either every year, or else nobody knows where and nobody knows when. The Christian story is about a historical personage, whose execution can be dated pretty accurately, under a named Roman magistrate, and with whom the society that He founded is in a continuous relation down to the present day. It is not the difference between falsehood and truth. It is the difference between a real event on the one hand and dim dreams or premonitions of that same event on the other..." (Is Theology Poetry?)

[@3345646]

Perhaps Jesus doodled on the ground when the woman caught in adultery was brought before Him??

[@breadofcomfort]

14:20 -"Blessed are the poor >IN SPIRIT

[@CSLewisDoodle]

Well Lewis quotes the Luke version of the first beatitude, and I insert the Matthew version “in spirit” in the doodle for context when he returns to the issue (14:48). I have made the assumption that “in spirit” is implied in Luke as well. Of course, it is possible to be poor but not be poor in spirit/humble.

[@breadofcomfort]

​@@CSLewisDoodle That's why it's often risky to isolate a verse from the passage, missing the context and create a doctrine around an incomplete passage. Yet of course we all did it, certainly Mr. Lewis is not an exception. In case of Luke 6;20 one can observe that there's a deeper meaning of the word "poor" by looking at the following verse 21. Jesus didn't feed everyone physically but with the Spiritual Bread (John 6:50-58) Which is Christ and the Word of God. If we interpret scripture with scripture we may avoid doctrinal mistakes like mentioned in the initial post. Those who were with Moses in the desert and were filled physically by God are still dead and not saved. So do we need to be poor in spirit and ready to receive the spiritual riches God will provide from heaven. Hope this may clarify the matter. God bless!

[@CSLewisDoodle]

More context in the video description notes above if you are keen.

[@breadofcomfort]

It's my weak point to be quickly being put off by certain imperfections in a person's doctrine, and while knowing I don't know it all (being the greatest imperfectionist) and might have preached wrong things too often - when pride comes in the way (we all know). It is not really my intention to break down anyone's work, at times though my allergic reaction to leaven makes me sin by being impatient and to jump too quickly. Praying to God He may change this into good some day. In the mean time I do thank Him for you for your laboring and ministry in Him. God bless!

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[@CSLewisDoodle]

My Pledge - Carman - House of Praise.

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The chimpanzee noise was interesting...

[@CSLewisDoodle]

I even gave the chimp a stick tool!

[@williamsistler1751]

The Palm 82 reference is WAY out of context. Jesus calls us brothers and implores us to ask the Father in Christs name. He does NOT call us gods, however. That reference makes more sense as a reference to those of the heavenly host who served poorly as overseers of the nations. Read it for yourself and find some of Dr. Michael Heiser’s doctoral work on the subject. 🌈🕊

[@CSLewisDoodle]

Happy New Year. How do you read it? Doesn't Christ quote Psalm 82.6 ('You are gods, you are all sons of the Most High') as being said by God to those "to whom the word of God came" ? (John 10.35 ) - a direct reference to the Children of Israel in 1 Kings 18.31: "...twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came". But those 'gods' who rejected and disbelieved the word of God, died shamefully like men (Ps. 82.7, Jer. 16.4) - something that angels don't suffer. Christ for a little time, having been made less than the angels/heavenly host because of the suffering of death, tastes death for every son who believes - bringing many sons to glory, to make complete Himself (Heb. 2.8-9, 2 Peter 1:3-4).

[@dirtywetdogboatsandsailing6805]

'Niceness' seems to be a poor guide methinks