C.S. Lewis once said: “God is not merely mending, not simply restoring the status quo. Redeemed humanity is to be something more glorious than unfallen humanity.”
Do you ever look around at the world and find it hard to believe that the battle has already been won by Jesus Christ? Death, poverty, murder, rape, war, sin. Surely these aren’t part of the combination for a God-ruled world. (And I can call you Shirley if I want to). How are we supposed to believe that Jesus has already won the battle when we turn on the news and all we see is a fallen world? Why would God allow the world to fall when he has already won? Am I the only one who thinks about this sort of thing? I know I’m not.
Why would a loving God allow his most valuable creations, his priceless masterpieces, to be a part of a burning world? Let me suggest this. C.S Lewis knew exactly why. He knew something that has probably never crossed your mind before. Jesus Christ died to rescue a fallen world. He died to save humanity from eternal condemnation of hell. He died so that when we stand before our God on judgment day, He will be able to look at us and say, “You have sinned. But you have been saved.”
Jesus is not simply trying to mend the wounds of humanity. He is not just trying to restore the status quo and make the world “a better place”. C.S. Lewis knew what He is trying to do. “Redeemed humanity is to be something more glorious than unfallen humanity.” Saved people are more glorious than flawless people. Humanity has been saved. We are all fallen, but we have been saved by grace.
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