Many of the authors I've read lately quote C.S. Lewis multiple times throughout their books. They do this, I assume, because he had some intelligent things to say on matters of the Christian faith and was also great with words. So, I decided that as I work through the rest of his book Mere Christianity, I'd jump on the bandwagon and share some C.S. Lewis quotes for the next couple weeks till I finish the book. I'll do my best not to share too many of my own thoughts along with them.
This quote comes from a chapter on what Lewis calls the "cardinal virtues," specifically where he discusses the concept of temperance (self-control, moderation, etc.). This quote is a great modern day fit with Paul's teaching in Romans 14, and seeing as there are whole denominations based on people's personal choices to abstain from certain things, we ought to take this quote to heart.
"An individual Christian may see fit to give up all sorts of things for special reasons- marriage, or meat, or beer, or the cinema; but the moment he starts saying the things are bad in themselves, or looking down his nose at other people who do use them, he has taken the wrong turning."
-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
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