7 Quotes From C.S. Lewis About Christianity

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C.S. Lewis’ legacy as an author and theologian is far-reaching and profound. His words transcend denominations and are applicable to all Christian life. Clive Staples Lewis was born in 1898 and died in 1963. He held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University and Cambridge University. He wrote over 30 books which have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold millions of copies. They continue to inspire well into the modern century.

Throughout his life, he inspired others to take a deeper look at their Christian lives through his teachings and written work. He is best known for his works of fiction, especially The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, such as Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain.

From a variety of Lewis’ works, these seven Christian quotes are worth storing away in your heart.

Christian Forgiveness

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“To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.”

Christians can sometimes get a bit egotistical, and think that they are better than others because they don’t have “that bad” of sins or because they are Christians in the first place. The truth is, God doesn’t care and C.S. Lewis points that out. God sees all sins as being against Him, and does not rank them for how horrible they are. He also accepts that sins those who do not follow Him have made, because they are still His children. God excuses all those who ask to be excused. He forgives anyone that wants forgiveness in their heart. As Christians, we should do the same.

Free Will

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"God created things which had free will. That means creatures which can go wrong or right. Some people think they can imagine a creature which was free but had no possibility of going wrong, but I can't. If a thing is free to be good it's also free to be bad."

God created us to have free will to make any choices we wanted, both good and bad. Because of this, evil exists in the world. This was a part of God’s plan for our freedom. Some Christians get confused about the meaning of free will, but C.S. Lewis tried to explain. Without the terrible of evil, we also wouldn’t have the greatness of happiness, joy, and love. God designed life this way so that we could also have happiness.