Lewis: the letter killeth

Saturday, October 13, 2018
    Feast of Edward the Confessor, 1066
Meditation:
    It was not through law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
    —Romans 4:13 (NIV)
Quotation:
    One mustn’t make the Christian life into a punctilious system of law, like the Jewish [for] two reasons. (1) It raises scruples when we don’t keep the routine. (2) It raises presumption when we do. Nothing gives one a more spuriously good conscience than keeping rules, even if there has been a total absence of all real charity and faith.
    ... C. S. Lewis (1898-1963), Letters to an American Lady, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1986, p. 38 (see the book)
    See also Rom. 4:13; John 6:36; Rom. 1:17; 8:1-2; 2 Cor. 3:6; 5:7; Gal. 2:20; 3:11; 1 John 1:1
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, keep love and faith alive within me. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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