Lewis' view on atonement is very similar to the multiform way Lewis depicted Aslan, who is Christ, in the Narnia Chronicles series. There he uses the medieval view of the 7 Heavens to explain Christ. 1st Heaven - The Moon - The Silver Chair - Christ, the Thirst-quencher, Dream giver, and Disenchanter. 2nd Heaven - Mercury - The Horse and his Boy - Christ, the Messenger and the Lord of language. 3rd Heaven - Venus - The Magician’s Nephew - Christ, the Lord of loveliness, and laughter. 4th Heaven - The Sun - The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - Christ, the Illuminator and Dragon-slayer 5th Heaven - Mars - Prince Caspian - Christ, the Warrior and Lord of the Wild 6th Heaven - Jupiter - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Christ, the Jovial King and Breaker of winter 7th Heaven - Saturn - The Last Battle - Christ, the End-maker and Judge. See “Conclusion in Brief - The Narnia Code - Christ in Full Colour” (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vU2Gx1VJh_4.html)
This is very important information for me personally. Just yesterday I watched the first movie, some months after I heard the audiobooks of The Magician's Nephew and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. After watching the movie I asked myself many times why did C.S. Lewis write 7 books when in the first book he wrote (which is also the first movie) the story finishes in a perfect manner...Now I know the reason why and I will finish reading the series, thank you so much and God bless.
The Tumnus’ repentance scene: ‘ “Not that it isn’t always winter now,” he [Tumnus] added gloomily. Then to cheer himself up he took out from its case on the dresser a strange little flute that looked as if it were made of straw and began to play. And the tune he played made Lucy want to cry and laugh and dance and go to sleep all at the same time. It must have been hours later when she shook herself and said: “Oh, Mr Tumnus - I’m so sorry to stop you, and I do love that tune - but really, I must go home. I only meant to stay for a few minutes.” “It’s no good now, you know,” said the Faun, laying down its flute and shaking its head at her very sorrowfully. “No good?” said Lucy, jumping up and feeling rather frightened. “What do you mean? I’ve got to go home at once. The others will be wondering what has happened to me.” But a moment later she asked, “Mr Tumnus! Whatever is the matter?” for the Faun’s brown eyes had filled with tears and then the tears began trickling down its cheeks, and soon they were running off the end of its nose; and at last it covered its face with its hands and began to howl. “Mr Tumnus! Mr Tumnus!” said Lucy in great distress. “Don’t! Don’t! What is the matter? Aren’t you well? Dear Mr Tumnus, do tell me what is wrong.” But the Faun continued sobbing as if its heart would break. And even when Lucy went over and put her arms round him and lent him her handkerchief, he did not stop. He merely took the handkerchief and kept on using it, wringing it out with both hands whenever it got too wet to be any more use, so that presently Lucy was standing in a damp patch. “Mr Tumnus!” bawled Lucy in his ear, shaking him. “Do stop. Stop it at once! You ought to be ashamed of yourself, a great big Faun like you. What on earth are you crying about?” “Oh - oh - oh!” sobbed Mr Tumnus, “I’m crying because I’m such a bad Faun.” “I don’t think you’re a bad Faun at all,” said Lucy. “I think you are a very good Faun. You are the nicest Faun I’ve ever met.” “Oh - oh - you wouldn’t say that if you knew,” replied Mr Tumnus between his sobs. “No, I’m a bad Faun. I don’t suppose there ever was a worse Faun since the beginning of the world.” “But what have you done?” asked Lucy. “My old father, now,” said Mr Tumnus, “that’s his picture over the mantelpiece. He would never have done a thing like this.” “A thing like what?” said Lucy. “Like what I’ve done,” said the Faun. “Taken service under the White Witch. That’s what I am. I’m in the pay of the White Witch.” “The White Witch? Who is she?” “Why, it is she that has got all Narnia under her thumb. It’s she that makes it always winter. Always winter and never Christmas; think of that!” “How awful!” said Lucy. “But what does she pay you for?” “That’s the worst of it,” said Mr Tumnus with a deep groan. “I’m a kidnapper for her, that’s what I am. Look at me, Daughter of Eve. Would you believe that I’m the sort of Faun to meet a poor innocent child in the wood, one that had never done me any harm, and pretend to be friendly with it, and invite it home to my cave, all for the sake of lulling it asleep and then handing it over to the White Witch?” “No,” said Lucy. “I’m sure you wouldn’t do anything of the sort.” “But I have,” said the Faun. “Well,” said Lucy rather slowly (for she wanted to be truthful and yet not be too hard on him), “well, that was pretty bad. But you’re so sorry for it that I’m sure you will never do it again.” “Daughter of Eve, don’t you understand?” said the Faun. “It isn’t something I have done. I’m doing it now, this very moment.” “What do you mean?” cried Lucy, turning very white. “You are the child,” said Tumnus. “I had orders from the White Witch that if ever I saw a Son of Adam or a Daughter of Eve in the wood, I was to catch them and hand them over to her. And you are the first I’ve ever met. And I’ve pretended to be your friend and asked you to tea, and all the time I’ve been meaning to wait till you were asleep and then go and tell Her.” “Oh, but you won’t, Mr Tumnus,” said Lucy. “You won’t, will you? Indeed, indeed you really mustn’t.” “And if I don’t,” said he, beginning to cry again “she’s sure to find out. And she’ll have my tail cut off and my horns sawn off, and my beard plucked out, and she’ll wave her wand over my beautiful clove hoofs and turn them into horrid solid hoofs like wretched horse’s. And if she is extra and specially angry she’ll turn me into stone and I shall be only a statue of a Faun in her horrible house until the four thrones at Cair Paravel are filled and goodness knows when that will happen, or whether it will ever happen at all.” “I’m very sorry, Mr Tumnus,” said Lucy. “But please let me go home.” “Of course I will,” said the Faun. “Of course I’ve got to. I see that now. I hadn’t known what Humans were like before I met you. Of course I can’t give you up to the Witch; not now that I know you. But we must be off at once. I’ll see you back to the lamp-post. I suppose you can find your own way from there back to Spare Oom and War Drobe?” “I’m sure I can,” said Lucy. “We must go as quietly as we can,” said Mr Tumnus. “The whole wood is full of her spies. Even some of the trees are on her side.” ’
I've been enjoying these for a while, they actually inspired me to look up C.S. Lewis and end up listening to his essays. Mere Christianity, The Problem with Pain, even his stories. I particularly like The Screwtape Letters, very imaginative. I am pretty big into apologetics Because being a Christian I often find myself in social situations where skeptics would ask the same questions people would ask for centuries, as though they have found some hole in the logic of Christianity, not knowing that the questions they ask, more often than not posed as their answer for their skepticism, has already been pondered and answered long before they were even born. Once I listened to his words as illustrated by you (fantastic job, by the way) I knew that Mr. Lewis was one I could point to and quote for many of the skeptic's questions to be answered. Aside from all of that I've learned so much myself! I am an imperfect person just like all of us so it's important to keep an open mind. Thank you very much! you must go through so many white gel pens making these and the effort does not go unappreciated!
The glory of God can be seen in his mercy of trying to get our attention back after rejecting him and trying to go our own way over and over again. This video was a gift from God, sent to clear up my head on the atonement which I think I have the most difficulty understanding.
The most mind blowing chapter in the book. Professor Lewis describes in a way that reaches the essence of logical reasoning requiring a decision. Resonated to the spirit like a tuning fork.
(1:28) I decided not to delve into theological atonement theories by name here, but simply use biblical illustrations on which the atonement theories can be based. This way, one can see a variety of inspired illustrations that the Holy Spirit has used of this great event, and not use one image to the exclusion of all other biblical images. Lewis talked more on this point here: “So that after all, the New Testament picture of a Father and a Son turns out to be much more accurate than anything we try to substitute for it. That is what always happens when you go away from the words of the Bible. It is quite right to go away from them for a moment in order to make some special point clear. But you must always go back. Naturally God knows how to describe Himself much better than we know how to describe Him.” ('Good Infection'). More on this in the video description notes above...
So good! Thanks for your work. So much extra insight, and a lot of added value in some of the illustrations that are not explicitly mentioned in the text.
If you would like some enlightenment on why God would sacrifice his innocent son for a rebellious people look into the Torah law known as the law of the rebellious son.
