Mere Christianity Books 1, 2, & 4

Question 1

What did Lewis have to believe about 99% of the world when he was an atheist?

Accepted Answer

They were wrong about what was most important to them

Question 2

The entire point of the Christian life is ________________.

Accepted Answer

To catch "the good infection", To become little Christs, to transform from a tin man to a real man, to received Zoe & become sons & daughters

Question 3

"Beget" means ___________

Accepted Answer

To become the Father of

Question 4

Most Christians are like an honest man paying taxes b/c ______

Accepted Answer

They don't really want to change, They'll "be good" & hope something is 'left over' for them

Question 5

What is Lewis' response to the person who wonders why the devil is so terrible?

Accepted Answer

The greater a thing, the worse it becomes if it goes bad

Question 6

The danger of having gifts (popularity, health, money, etc) is

Accepted Answer

That we're satisfied with them

Question 7

God is like a dentist because

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He goes beyond the first 'tooth' we ask about

Question 8

We have ___________ (natural lfe) but God wants to give us _________ (supernatural life)

Accepted Answer

Bios; Zoe

Question 9

When Lewis became a Christian could he now say about other religions?

Accepted Answer

They were wrong where they differed with Christianity, They contained some element of truth

Question 10

Is there such a thing as a bad stone? ________ Is there such a thing as a bad man? ______

Accepted Answer

No; Yes

Question 11

When judging "the management of a factory" (Christianity), you should consider

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The output of the plant, The condition of the plant when management took over

Question 12

How do we describe the eternal origin of the Holy Spirit?

Accepted Answer

As the spirit arising between the Father and Son

Question 13

How is the Son begotten by the Father?

Accepted Answer

Through an eternal act of His loving will

Question 14

Christianity isn't 'thinking about right & wrong' in a certain way. It is __ (harder & easier)

Accepted Answer

Wearing a mask of Christ, Catching the good infection

Question 15

What images does Lewis use to describe evil and/or the devil?

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A rebel, A thief, A parasite

Question 16

How does Lewis explain the different moral systems in the world

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He says they are remarkably similar, He claims the differences are minor

Question 17

What is Lewis' position on the theories explaining Christianity?

Accepted Answer

Use them if they help you, The reality is far more complex than the theory

Question 18

The created world is _________ & ____________ (Two right answers ).

Accepted Answer

Merciless, Beatiful

Question 19

We are like eggs because

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We must hatch, If we don't change we'll go bad

Question 20

Why is Christianity harder than we assume?

Accepted Answer

Christ wants us to give EVERYTHING to him, It's a 24/7 thing, not one hour a week

Question 21

Which of the following are analogies Lewis uses for how God transforms us, yet we stay the same

Accepted Answer

Light, Salt

Question 22

How does God perceive time (past, present, or future)?

Accepted Answer

As the present

Question 23

Which view takes sides & urges men to choose good and avoid evil?

Accepted Answer

Christianity

Question 24

What problems did Lewis see with dualism?

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A "third" thing would have to tell us one God was "evil", An "evil" God would have to like evil for evil's sake, A "good" God & and "evil" God weren't good or evil

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT true about Pantheism?

Accepted Answer

Everything in the universe is part of God, The universe IS God, There is no such thing as good or evil

Question 26

What does Lewis tell us we'll notice about the rats in the cellar?

Accepted Answer

They're always there

Question 27

A "super-personal" God would be

Accepted Answer

the Christian god

Question 28

God wants to change you from a nice little cottage into

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A palace

Question 29

Why does the tin soldier resist being transformed into a real man?

Accepted Answer

He'll think he's being killed, he'll believe his tin is being ruined

Question 30

What is Lewis' response to the idea that morality is just an evolutionary instinct?

Accepted Answer

There is a 'third thing' that chooses between the instincts, The weaker instinct is often the 'moral' instinct, There is no single instint to follow at all times

Question 31

All the cathedrals, sermons, missions, clergy, & the Bible itself are a waste of time if

Accepted Answer

they aren't helping us become little Christs

Question 32

What analogy does Lewis give to explain how the Trinity can be three Persons in one Being?

Accepted Answer

A cube

Question 33

Though "less real" why is the map true and essential?

Accepted Answer

It explains your actual experience, It is based on a mass of experienceof

Question 34

Why is Christianity far easier than what we've been trying to do?

Accepted Answer

Christ does all the really heavy lifting

Question 35

When Lewis was an atheist, what problem did he have with injustice in the world?

Accepted Answer

Where did he get his idea of justice?

Question 36

What does a quarrel reveal to Lewis?

Accepted Answer

Both sides are appealing to a standard

Question 37

Which of the following is NOT true about the Materialist view of the world?

Accepted Answer

It is a new belief in human history

Question 38

What is Lewis' response to the idea that morality is just a result of education?

Accepted Answer

morality is closer to math than what side of the road to use, We certainly develop our moral understanding from education

Question 39

For Lewis, what is the problem of uniting with God as a drop of water does to the ocean?

Accepted Answer

The drop of water ceases to exist as a drop

Question 40

The question isn't "how nice are you?"... it's ______

Accepted Answer

will you give God your nature

Question 41

Which of the following is NOT true about the religious view?

Accepted Answer

The creator of the universe must be a personal being(s)

Question 42

What is the inconsistency in most people who claim there is no moral right or wrong?

Accepted Answer

They are quick to identify injustices to them

Question 43

Why is it illogical believe all Christians should be nicer than non-Christians?

Accepted Answer

There is lots of truth in other religions, There is no such thing as a 100% Christian/non-Christian, People have different histories that religion doesn't change

Question 44

If once God decides to give you "the full treatment," can you resist Him?

Accepted Answer

Yes, we always have free will

Question 45

The "Law of Nature" is also known as

Accepted Answer

The Moral Law, The Law of Human Nature, The Natural Law

Mere Christianity Books 1, 2, & 4

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Mere Christianity Books 1, 2, & 4

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