The Great Divorce
I have just finished reading C.S. Lewis' 'The Great Divorce' and it was brilliant. A few words/phrases here or there that I didn't understand, but overall a well written and creative novel. The storyline goes somewhat like this; a bunch of people take a bus trip from hell to the outskirts of heaven. These people have a 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to recieve a wonderful joy that is on offer. Yet the majority deny the gift with petty excuses that stem from self-interest. One particular bloke fights hammer and tongs that he should be accepted for his moral upstanding while a murderer has been granted access by grace. The moralist responds,
"I haven't got my rights. I always done my best and I never done nothing wrong. And what I don't see is why I should be put below a bloody murderer like you...I'm only telling you the sort of chap I am. I only want my rights. I'm not asking for anybody's bleeding charity."
God does not grant access to His heaven based on your rights or morals! Why? Because "there is no one righteous, not even one, there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one."[Romans 3:10-12]
We have all rejected God seeking our own 'life' and therefore we shall be judged by God and the verdict will be: GUILTY! When was the last time we gave God the thanks due to him for the world's resources at our disposal (which we exploit)! But God, out of sheer love, has given us a once in a lifetime opportunity to be reconciled to him and enjoy life eternal with him. By trusting that Jesus Christ is the only way to this reconcilation then God will pronounce us innocent before him - that is, we are justified (see Romans 3 verses 21-26 here).
This life will pass away where would you rather be in the life to come?
Check out more about this reality here.
"I haven't got my rights. I always done my best and I never done nothing wrong. And what I don't see is why I should be put below a bloody murderer like you...I'm only telling you the sort of chap I am. I only want my rights. I'm not asking for anybody's bleeding charity."
God does not grant access to His heaven based on your rights or morals! Why? Because "there is no one righteous, not even one, there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one."[Romans 3:10-12]
We have all rejected God seeking our own 'life' and therefore we shall be judged by God and the verdict will be: GUILTY! When was the last time we gave God the thanks due to him for the world's resources at our disposal (which we exploit)! But God, out of sheer love, has given us a once in a lifetime opportunity to be reconciled to him and enjoy life eternal with him. By trusting that Jesus Christ is the only way to this reconcilation then God will pronounce us innocent before him - that is, we are justified (see Romans 3 verses 21-26 here).
This life will pass away where would you rather be in the life to come?
Check out more about this reality here.
posted by Mully @ 12:01 AM
2 Comments:
Hi Mully ... Hear-hear - it's a great book! I read it while I was still at uni (in the not-quite-dark ages) and can still remember (some of) the really fascinating imagery Lewis uses to depict heaven. If I had a list of books worth reading at least twice, it would be on it! Claire.
PS Does anyone still call you Mully, or am I meant to be using "David" now?
Hi Claire,
You can call me Mully still. I don't know if it is me growing up or people spreading rumours that I prefer to be called David - but although I have grown up I am still happy to be called Mully. Hope you are well.
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