C. S. LEWIS ON REVERENCE In his commentary of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis tells why Aslan the Lion explained to the children the need for atonement. He writes, “…Why did one find it so hard to feel as one was told one ought to feel about God or about the sufferings of Christ? I thought the chief reason was that one was told one ought to. An obligation to feel can freeze feelings. And reverence itself did harm…” We should feel toward God, not because we are told it is the thing to do, but because we understand the implications of what he has done for us. We recognize God’s ultimate sacrifice on our behalf. He is our one and only hope of salvation. Taken from C. S. Lewis through the Shadowlands, by Brian Sibley, published by Fleming H. Revell, Grand Rapids, 1985, pg. 67
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