“Why, it is she (the white witch) who has got all Narnia under her thumb. It’s she who makes it always winter. Always winter and never Christmas; think of that!” (Chapter Two)
“While he was eating, the Queen kept asking him questions. At first Edmund tried to remember that it is rude to speak with one’s mouth full, but soon he forgot about this and thought only of trying to shovel down as much Turkish Delight as he could, and the more he ate the more he wanted to eat, and he never asked himself why the Queen should be so inquisitive.” (Chapter Four)
“enchanted Turkish Delight… anyone who had once tasted it would want more and more of it, and would even, if they were allowed, go on eating it till they killed themselves.” (Chapter Four)
“Edmund was already feeling uncomfortable from having eaten too many sweets, and when he heard that the Lady he had made friends with was a dangerous witch he felt even more uncomfortable. But he still wanted to taste that Turkish Delight again more than he wanted anything else.” (Chapter Four)
“But Jesus called the children to Him and said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.’” (Luke 18: 16)
“There are only three possibilities. Either your sister is telling lies, or she is mad, or she is telling the truth.” (Chapter Five
“When Jesus saw their faith, He said, ‘Friend, your sins are forgiven.’ The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began thinking to themselves, ‘Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?’ Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked, ‘Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’ But that you many know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins…’ He said to the paralyzed man, ‘I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.’ Immediately he stood up in front of them, took what he had been lying on and went home praising God.” (Luke 5: 20 -25 )
“They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. Day after day in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.” (Acts 5:40b-42 )
“After that, He appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.” (I Corinthians 15: 6 )
“With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them. ‘Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.’ Those who accepted his message were baptized – about three thousand were added to their number that day.’” (Acts 2:40-41)
3) So, we must conclude that they were telling the truth about the resurrection of Christ! Christ did indeed die, and He did indeed rise back to life again.
“And now a very curious thing happened. None of the children knew who Aslan was any more than you do; but the moment the Beaver had spoken these words everyone felt quite different… At the name of Aslan each one of the children felt something jump inside. Edmund felt a sensation of mysterious horror. Peter felt suddenly brave and adventurous. Susan felt as if some delicious smell or some delightful strain of music had just floated by her. And Lucy got the feeling you have when you wake up in the morning and realize that it is the beginning of the holidays or the beginning of summer.” (Chapter Seven)
“But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him. For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life. And who is equal to such a task?”
Squeaks says
Wow! Awesome post! I love C.S. Lewis's writing so much…it's absolutely amazing (Screwtape Letters are also among my faves…and the Space Trilogy is interesting but hard to follow…I got through to the beginning of book 2 and put it down) :) I'm glad I found your blog and I can't wait to read more on this topic (as you hinted at the beginning of your post).
By the way, I'm over at http://hiddendoorways.blogspot.com/ in case you've never heard the name Squeaks before and want to check out exactly who this imposter is, lol :P
God Bless!
Squeaks.
A Servant of the King says
Squeaks, thanks! Actually, I remembered you from commenting on the Door Within blog – I'm Gillian. Yes, C.S. Lewis is one of my favorite authors. I've pretty much loved everything that I've read of his books. Haha, unfortunately, I can't seem to find the time to just sit down and write blog posts… life has a way of getting in the way! But hopefully I'll be able to write some more soon. :)