Mere Christianity, written by C.S. Lewis, is a Christian apologetic book that has become a timeless classic. It addresses the common ground among all Christians and explores the core beliefs that unite them. Throughout the book, Lewis presents profound insights on various aspects of Christianity, offering readers a deeper understanding of the faith. In this article, we have compiled a collection of Mere Christianity quotes with page numbers, allowing you to easily locate and reference them.
Whether you are a devoted Christian or simply curious about the tenets of the faith, these quotes from Mere Christianity will undoubtedly inspire and provoke thought. By providing the page numbers, we aim to make it easier for readers to find the original context of each quote, enabling a more comprehensive exploration of Lewis’s ideas.
Now, let’s delve into the profound wisdom found within the pages of Mere Christianity:
Read these Mere Christianity Quotes with Page Numbers
“The Christian life is simply a process of having your natural self changed into a Christ-self, and that this process goes on very far inside.” – Page 167
“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.” – Page 120
“The more we get what we now call ‘ourselves’ out of the way and let Him take us over, the more truly ourselves we become.” – Page 226
“We have all departed from that total surrender which alone is worthy of His limitless generosity.” – Page 77
“To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.” – Page 115
“If you want a religion to make you feel comfortable, I certainly don’t recommend Christianity.” – Page 40
“God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself because it is not there.” – Page 50
“The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.” – Page 177
“A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.” – Page 122
“God made us: invented us as a man invents an engine. A car is made to run on petrol, and it would not run properly on anything else.” – Page 69
“Christianity is the story of how the rightful king has landed, you might say landed in disguise, and is calling us to take part in a great campaign of sabotage.” – Page 45
“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” – Page 52
“There is but one good; that is God. Everything else is good when it looks to Him and bad when it turns from Him.” – Page 41
“To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.” – Page 115
“You cannot make men good by law: and without good men you cannot have a good society.” – Page 20
“Real forgiveness means looking steadily at the sin, the sin that is left over without any excuse, after all allowances have been made, and seeing it in all its horror, dirt, meanness, and malice, and nevertheless being wholly reconciled to the man who has done it.” – Page 113
“The perfect surrender and humiliation were undergone by Christ: perfect because He was God, surrender and humiliation because He was man. Now take the case of pride.” – Page 126
“It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg.” – Page 146
“Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” – Page 55
“I think that many of us, when Christ has enabled us to overcome one or two sins that were an obvious nuisance, are inclined to feel that we are now good enough.” – Page 228
“Do not be deceived, Wormwood. Our cause is never more in danger than when a human, no longer desiring, but still intending, to do our Enemy’s will, looks round upon a universe from which every trace of Him seems to have vanished, and asks why he has been forsaken, and still obeys.” – Page 38
These Mere Christianity quotes with page numbers offer a glimpse into the profound insights and thought-provoking ideas presented by C.S. Lewis. We hope that they inspire you to explore the book further and delve deeper into the teachings of Christianity.
