From Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis "…The two kinds of life are now not only different but actually opposed. The natural life in each of us is something self -centered, something that wants to be petted and admired, to take advantage of other lives, to exploit the whole universe. …It is afraid of the light and air of the spiritual world, just as people who have been brought up to be dirty are afraid of a bath. And in a sense it is quite right. It knows that if the spiritual life gets hold of it, all its self-centeredness and self-will are going to be killed and it is ready to fight tooth and nail to avoid that. Did you ever think when you were a child what fun it would be if your toys could come to life? Well suppose you could really have brought them to life. Imagine turning a tin soldier into a real little man. It would involve turning the tin into flesh. And suppose the tin soldier did not like it. He is not interested in flesh; all he sees is that the tin is being spoilt. He thinks you are killing him. He will do everything he can to prevent you. He will not be made into a man if he can help it. What you would have done about that tin soldier I do not know. But what God did about us was this. The Second Person in God, the Son, became human Himself: was born into the world as an actual man-a real man of a particular height, with hair of a particular colour. The Eternal Being, who knows everything and created the whole universe, became not only a man but before that a baby and before that a fetus inside a woman's body. If you want to get the hang of it, think how you would like to become a slug or a crab."AM I OBSTINATE WHEN THE LOVING GOD WANTS TO MAKE ME SO MUCH MORE?
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