I have bought two potentially eye opening books. Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell and the Complete series of C.S. Lewis’s inspirational writings, which includes Mere Christianity.
My observations are on the first chapters of each book.
SO FAR…
Velvet Elvis is Rob Bell’s commentary on repainting the world’s view of God. If we know anything about God it is that He is not boring. He is not a velvet Elvis painting we buy at a thrift store and put in the basement. It has taken 2000 years for people to lose sight of how awesome He is and how GREAT a sacrifice His son Jesus made for all of us.
From what I have read and understood so far, Mere Christianity is C.S. Lewis’s commentary on denominations and man’s natural tendency to create them. Man’s natural tendency to create a way they believe is the “right way” to worship God. While in another part of the country/world another human has created a denomination of Christianity they believe is “right”. How we argue and argue over how the other is wrong and that we are right, while we both strongly believe we are “right”….
The writing is really deep and I am taking it one day, one chapter at a time and letting it really soak in. IF ANYBODY HAS ANOTHER WAY THEY VIEW THE BOOK PLEASE SHARE. I AM INTERESTED IN OTHER’S VIEW POINTS.
On to Chapter 2
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