Matt Bennett » man

Matt — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:16:43 +0000

These, then, are the two points I wanted to make. First, that human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to behave in a certain way, and cannot really get rid of it. Secondly, that they do not in fact behave in that way. They know the Law of Nature; they break it. These two facts are the foundation of all clear thinking about ourselves and the universe we live in.

- C. S. Lewis, in Mere Christianity

Matt — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:18:42 +0000

It is written that we shall “stand before” Him, shall appear, shall be inspected. The promise of glory is the promise, almost incredible and only possible by the work of Christ, that some of us, that any of us who really chooses, shall actually survive that examination, shall find approval, shall please God. To please God… to be a real ingredient in the divine happiness… to be loved by God, not merely pitied, but delighted in as an artist delights in his work or a father in a son – it seems impossible, a weight or burden of glory which our thoughts can hardly sustain. But so it is.

- C. S. Lewis

Matt — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:19:44 +0000

Having been made in the image of God, man is magnificent even in ruin.

- Francis Schaeffer