Sunday, April 28, 2013

Mere Christianity Illustrations "The Great Sin"

Wilmer and I have been reading "Mere Christianity" recently as I have both an English and Spanish copy of the book. I have been attempting to illustrate a few chapters as a personal challenge. This illustration was inspired by some sunflowers and rubble I saw in Chincha, Peru.


"Whenever we find that our religious life is making us feel that we are good—above all, that we are better than someone else—I think we may be sure that we are being acted on, not by God, but by the devil. The real test of being in the presence of God is, that you either forget about yourself altogether or see yourself as a small, dirty object. It is better to forget about yourself altogether.'
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'"We must not think Pride is something God forbids because He is offended at it, or that Humility is something He demands as due to His own dignity—as if God Himself was proud. He is not in the least worried about His dignity. The point is, He wants you to know Him: wants to give you Himself. And He and you are two things of such a kind that if you really get into any kind of touch with Him you will, in fact, be humble—delightedly humble, feeling the infinite relief of having for once got rid of all the silly nonsense about your own dignity which has made you restless and unhappy all your life."

C.S. Lewis, "The Great Sin"

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