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Screwtape Letters Flashcards

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1
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Setting

A

World war 2;
Hell
1838-1945

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Theme

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Spiritual struggle; deception

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Main characters

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Screwtape; Wormwood; patient; Satan; God

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Why was Screwtape angry that the patient had a girlfriend

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The girlfriend was a very innocent, perfect Christian

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Why he was mad that the patient died?

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He died too early because he still had a relationship with God

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How would a preoccupation with the physical side of reality and ignorance of the spiritual be foundational for diabolical strategy?

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It distracts you from spending time with God. You’re denying His love with secular things

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How do tempers use hypocrisy and disappointment with other Christians as a snare

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They make us have a flawed view of the church so we are disappointed by it.

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What is there about feelings that Screwtape likes when seeking to twist prayer

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He likes it when we focus in personal gain. We want to “feel good”.

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What is the surprising devilish attitude toward war?

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Men are prepared to be killed in war so Screwtape would rather have them die in hospitals where they aren’t prepared

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Why would the devils want us to be preoccupied more with the future than the present

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The suspense and anxiety of the future barricade man’s mind from God.

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Pacifism and patriotism were the chief opportunities for turning Christianity into a “means” at the time of WWII. What are some of the ways in which Christianity might be treated in the same way today?

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Christianity becomes more of a title instead of an actual relationship with God.

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How is it that sex and sensuality are especially powerful diabolical tools during times of darkness and depression?

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When people are depressed, they focus more on the physical side of relationships and forget God’s true purpose for love.

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How is it that the diabolical use of peer pressure can turn us into first-order hypocrites?

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People can start living 2 parallel lives with different characteristics just to satisfy different people.

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How is it that a joke can be a means of justifying bad behavior

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When used with humorous exaggerations, things like cruelty can be disguised as funny

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Why is it valuable for wormwood to encourage church attendance, despite it’s spiritual snares

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The patient thinks he’s a good Christian because he’s going to Church but his spiritual life hasn’t changed

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What fresh insight does Screwtape provide into the way that God works.

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He wants you to be yourself and not care what others think.

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What is God’s goal for humanity and all virtues?

A

He wants us to recognize ourselves and everybody as glorious and excellent things. He wants into get rid of our selfish thoughts:

18
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Explain what is wrong with the future.

A

The devil tries to get into imagine crazy things about the future like hell on earth

19
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How do devils seek to twist sex do that we don’t live according to God’s standards

A

They try to make us think that having multiple partners is okay and that we’re in love when we really arent

20
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One devilish agenda is to destroy devotional life. How do they do that?

A

They create a false image of Jesus in our minds so we can worship Him properly

21
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How can peer pressure be both positive and negative?

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It can bring us closer to God. It can make you think you’re a better Christian just because you’re a part of a group

22
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What specific and practical ways to pray can we discern from screwtapes advice

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Praise and communion with God is true prayer. He tells us to pray for the sick and for our daily bread

23
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Why does Screwtape prefer to see that Wormwood’s patient lives through the war to middle age and beyond.

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Because the patient is close to God and it will be easier to pull him away in the middle ages.

24
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Why has God created a world of dangers?

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He wants us to develop courage because it is not just a virtue, but the form of every virtue.

25
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What are the benefits of fatigue?

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The demons cause us to expect relief earlier than possible do we get discouraged and we may find secret resentment or anger.

26
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How does Screwtape help us to

grasp what death really means and why it’s even beneficial

A

Death is our escape from this cruel world. Screwtape describes it like waking up from a nightmare

27
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3 evil strategies

A

Irritating habits;
Twisted sexual desires;
Noise

28
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3 good strategies

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Disappointment;
Pleasure;
Love

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