From C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
"People often think of Christian morality as a kind of bargain in which God says, "If you keep a lot of rules, I'll reward you, and if you don't I'll do the other thing.' I don't think that's the best way of looking at it. I would much rather say that every time you make a choice you are turning the central part of you, the part of you that chooses, into something a little different from what it was before. Taking your life as a whole, with all your innumerable choices, all your life long you are slowly turning this central thing either into a heavenly creature or into a hellish creature: either into a creature that is in harmony with God, and with other creatures, and with itself, or else into one that is in a state of war and hatred with God, and with its fellow creatures, and with itself. To be the one kind of creature is Heaven: that is, it is you, and peace, and knowledge, and power. To be the other means madness, horror, idiocy, rage, and eternal loneliness. Each of us at each moment is progressing to one state or the other."
Now break into small groups and discuss. Blessings
Driving to work this morning and i'm listening to the Mars Hill Network and they mentioned C.S. Lewis and a quote similiar to the above and for the rest of my 20 minute drive I couldn't figure out where I had heard something similar... LOL... and then it dawned on me! HERE! Now, I didn't have any "small group" to discuss this with but I did get a deeper understanding from today's message on WMHR! Thought I'd share... :)
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