C. S. Lewis Quotes About Jesus

• You must make your choice: either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for a fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon; or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to.

  C. S. Lewis

  Teacher, Jesus, Easter

  C. S. Lewis (2014). “God in the Dock”, p.289, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

• The stamp of the Saint is that he can waive his own rights and obey the Lord Jesus.

  C. S. Lewis

  Jesus, Rights, Religion

• A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said wouldn't be a great moral teacher. He'd be either a lunatic on a level with a man who says he's a poached egg or else he'd be the devil of hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse.

  C. S. Lewis

  Teacher, Jesus, Son

• Jesus Christ did not say, 'Go into the world and tell the world that it is quite right.'

  C. S. Lewis

  Inspirational, Jesus, World

  C. S. Lewis (2014). “God in the Dock”, p.293, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

• Q. What is your view of the daily discipline of the Christian life - the need for taking time to be alone with God? Lewis: "We have our New Testament regimental orders upon the subject. I would take it for granted that everyone who becomes a Christian would undertake this practice. It is enjoined upon us by Our Lord; and since they are his commands, I believe in following them. It is always just possible that Jesus Christ meant what he said when He told us to seek the secret place and to close the door.

  C. S. Lewis

  Christian, Jesus, Believe

• We may note in passing that He (Jesus) was never regarded as a mere moral teacher. He did not produce that effect on any of the people who actually met Him. He produced mainly three effects - Hatred - Terror - Adoration. There was no trace of people expressing mild admiration.

  C. S. Lewis

  Christian, Teacher, Jesus

• Christianity does not involve the belief that all things were made for man. it does involve the belief that god loves man and for his sake became man and died.

  C. S. Lewis

  God, Faith, Christian

  C. S. Lewis (1996). “Miracles: A Preliminary Study”, Touchstone Books

• Either Jesus is the Son of God ; or a madman or worse. But His
  being just a great teacher? He's not left that open to us.

  C. S. Lewis

  Teacher, Jesus, Son

• A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic - on a level with the man who says he is a poached egg - or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God; or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for a fool; you can spit at him and kill him as a demon; or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us.

  C. S. Lewis

  Teacher, Jesus, Fall

  Source: www.teachingbooks.net

• Of course it should be pointed out that, though all salvation is through Jesus, we need not conclude that he cannot save those who have not explicitly accepted him in this life.

  C. S. Lewis

  Jesus, Needs, Accepted

  C. S. Lewis (2014). “God in the Dock”, p.102, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

• Jesus produced mainly three effects: hatred, terror, adoration. There was no trace of people expressing mild approval.

  C. S. Lewis

  Jesus, People, Hatred

  C. S. Lewis (2003). “A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis”, p.91, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

• We are told that Christ was killed for us, that His death has washed out our sins, and that by dying He disabled death itself. That is the formula. That is Christianity. That is what has to be believed.

  C. S. Lewis

  Christian, Jesus, Dying

  C. S. Lewis (2003). “A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis”, p.99, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

• Jesus was either a Liar, a Lunatic, or Lord

  C. S. Lewis

  Jesus, Liars, Christianity

• We must show our Christian colors, if we are to be true to Jesus Christ. We cannot remain silent or concede everything away.

  C. S. Lewis

  Christian, Jesus, Color

  Source: www.teachingbooks.net

• In a civilization like ours, I feel that everyone has to come to terms with the claims of Jesus Christ upon his life, or else be guilty of inattention or of evading the question.

  C. S. Lewis

  Jesus, Civilization, Inattention

• I believe that there are too many accommodating preachers... Jesus Christ did not say "Go into the world and tell the world that it is quite right." The Gospel is something completely different. In fact, it is directly opposed to the world.

  C. S. Lewis

  Jesus, Believe, Different

• I was driven to Whipsnade one sunny morning. When we set out I did not believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God, and when we reached the zoo I did. Yet I had not exactly spent the journey in thought. Nor in great emotion. “Emotional” is perhaps the last word we can apply to some of the most important events. It was more like when a man, after a long sleep, still lying motionless in bed, becomes aware that he is now awake.

  C. S. Lewis

  Jesus, Morning, Zoos

  C. S. Lewis (1966). “Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life”, p.247, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

• We do know that no person can be saved except through Christ. We do not know that only those who know Him can be saved by Him.

  C. S. Lewis

  Jesus, Christ, Persons

  "The Complete C. S. Lewis Signature Classics".

• The Christian claim is: Nothing explains the facts better than an all-powerful, all-knowing, omnipresent god creating the universe and sending Jesus to spread his message. This is about as remarkable a claim as could be stated, and yet it is tossed out lightly. Christians seem to imagine that "God did it" is as plausible as the natural explanation that stories grow with the retelling. The Christian has the burden of proof, and it's an enormous burden given this enormous claim.

  C. S. Lewis

  Christian, Jesus, Imagine

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