Cs Lewis On Sin
And it may be asked whether pride in this sense is a sin.
Cs lewis on sin. Lewis chapter 8. Lewis p 115 houghton mifflin harcourt 103 copy quote if you live for the next world you get this one in the deal. An anthology of c. Although he was not a catholic i would like to present several of his thoughts on sin contrition and repentance as part of our lenten consideration of these matters.
Very often in such sentences the phrase is proud of means has a warm hearted admiration for. The quotes below are all drawn continue reading some thoughts on sin contrition and repentance from c s. Lewis on why pride is the greatest sin by chris bolinger. But if you live only for this world you lose them both.
6 insights from c s. When it not compounded with more serious sins like cruelty and treachery. Dante places the sin of lust at one of the higher levels of the cone of hell the divine comedy. Mere christianity chapter 8 the great sin c s.
Published posthumously in january 1964 three months after his death it is one of lewis s best books though perhaps not one of his best known. Tucked away in letter number eight is one of the most poignant short meditations read more. Lewis is revered for his solid insight and for his ability to look beyond the ordinary understanding of things. Christian quotes by c s.
Lewis on original sin this first sin has been described by saint augustine as the result of pride of the movement whereby a creature that is an essentially dependent being whose principle of existence lies not in itself but in another tries to set up on its own to exist for itself. I think it depends on what exactly we mean by proud of. Part of a large selection of christian quotes and sayings in a variety of topics by famous people authors theologians pastors preachers teachers and other notable christians. Lewis lewis age 48 born clive staples lewis 1898 11 29 29 november 1898 belfast ireland died 22 november 1963 1963 11 22 aged 64 oxford england pen name clive hamilton n.
Lewis saw dante as one of the greatest christian writers of all time and he would agree with dante s view of the relative seriousness of various states of sin. Letters to malcolm was the last book c.