Mere Christianity Part 1 - Sheet1 Flashcards
Who is the book NOT designed to help?
Someone choosing a denomination
What do the points that divide Christians involve?
High points of theology
Why isn’t it worth discussing the point that divide Christians?
It won’t draw people to Christianity
What’s one of the things Christians disagree about?
The importance of their disagreements
What is Mere Christianity like?
A hall that leads to several rooms
What’s the LAW OF HUMAN NATURE?
A sense of fair play / morality
How is this law different than other laws?
You can choose whether or not to obey it
What are examples of morality DIFFERENT than ours?
Where people were admired for running away in battle; person feeling proud for betraying everyone who’d been kind to him
aWe have failed to practice
The behavior we expect of others
What is the first objection to the MORAL LAW?
Herd instinct
Feeling the instinct to help is different than.
Feeling the instinct that we OUGHT to help
What is the second objection to the MORAL LAW?
Social Convention
The moment you say A MORAL STANDARD is better than another, you are using a
STANDARD
Lewis is not concerned with BLAME. He’s concerned with
TRUTH
What’s the point about LAWS of nature?
Objects in nature can’t be good or bad
