Mere Christianity Book 1 Chapter 1 Review
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What is quarrelling?

Trying to show that the other person is in the wrong

What was the original purpose of Mere Christianity?

A series of radio talks

Why is the Law of Human Nature sometimes called the Law of Nature?

Because people thought it did not need to be taught, everyone just knew it.

What is another name for the Law of Human Nature?

<p>The Moral Law</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do we know that the Law of Human Nature is a solid truth?

<p>Because everyone around the world has an idea of how we ought to behave.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What evidence do we have that the Law of Human Nature really exists?

<p>Human beings make excuses for behaving badly.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do we know about moral teachings from ancient societies?

<p>They are all very similar in what they consider right and wrong</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two main points of Book 1 Chapter 1 of Mere Christianity?

<p>People choose not to follow the Law of Human Nature</p> Signup and view all the answers

How was the Moral Law inscribed on our hearts?

<p>By God</p> Signup and view all the answers

Define "herd instinct"

<p>The desire to help and protect our own</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do we know the Moral Law is not an instinct?

<p>Because there is not an instinct we can call good</p> Signup and view all the answers

Are instincts good or bad?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

When you have two impulses, what is the third thing that tells you to do one impulse while suppressing the other?

<p>Law of Human Nature</p> Signup and view all the answers

Define "social convention"

<p>Something that is learned and man-made</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Moral Law based on?

<p>What human beings ought to do, but do not</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Lewis say are two odd things about human beings?

<p>They know how they should behave, but they don't behave that way</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Law of Nature tell us?

<p>What things do</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Law of Human Nature tell us?

<p>What people ought to do</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Moral Law mean?

<p>Decent Conduct</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which view of how the universe came into being believes matter and space just happened to exist?

<p>The Materialist View</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which view of how the universe came into being is based on chance?

<p>The Materialist View</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which view of how the universe came into being believes there is something like a mind behind the universe?

<p>The Religious View</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which view of how the universe came into being is based on purposes and preferences?

<p>The Religious View</p> Signup and view all the answers

What two pieces of evidence tell us something about the Something or somebody behind the universe?

<p>The universe and the Moral Law</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Moral Law tell us about the Something behind the universe?

<p>It is interested in right conduct</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the universe tell us about the Something behind the universe?

<p>It is an artist and does not seem to like us very much</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do we know the Something behind the universe is interested in right conduct?

<p>The Moral Law</p> Signup and view all the answers

How would a Something or Somebody behind the universe make itself known to us?

<p>Through an influence or command inside us</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Moral Law?

<p>Goodness and good behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is "going back" the quickest way forward?

<p>After you have recognized you made a mistake, you can go back, get on the right path, and continue moving forward</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do human beings have to face in order for Christianity to make sense?

<p>There is a Power behind the Moral Law, and when we break the Law, we put ourselves wrong with that Power</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one part of Morality?

<p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the third part of Morality?

<p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between Mortal and Venial Sin?

<p>Mortal sin destroys charity in the heart; venial sin allows charity to subside</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term refers to harmony between individuals?

<p>Fair play</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term refers to harmony between human beings and the Power that made them?

<p>General purpose of life</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the principle passions?

<p>Love, Hate, Anger, Joy, Desire, Fear, Sadness</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does "cardo" mean?

<p>Hinge; pivotal</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three Theological Virtues?

<p>Faith, Hope, Charity (Love)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean to "love yourself"?

<p>You wish your own good</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the four Cardinal Virtues?

<p>Fortitude, Prudence, Temperance, Justice</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does fortitude mean?

<p>Courage</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does prudence mean?

<p>Common sense</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does temperance mean?

<p>Self-discipline</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does C.S. Lewis recite the Golden Rule?

<p>Do as you would be done by</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Lewis what do MOST people mean when they refer to the "Church"?

<p>The clergy</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should people mean when they refer to "Church"?

<p>All practicing Christians</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of a Christian community?

<p>Obedience, courtesy, no passengers or parasites</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Lewis say about giving to charity?

<p>Give more than you can spare</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is tithing?

<p>Giving 10% of your income to charity</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the greatest obstacle to giving to the poor?

<p>Fear of insecurity</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Lewis mean when he says, "Each of us at each moment is progressing to the one state or the other"?

<p>We are becoming heavenly creatures or hellish creatures</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one reason Lewis says our sexual appetite is out of order?

<p>Human beings believe all sexual desires are normal and healthy</p> Signup and view all the answers

What great religion is almost the only religion to approve of the body?

<p>Christianity</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does justice have to do with Christian marriage?

<p>Keeping of promises</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to our appetites when we indulge them (give into them)?

<p>They grow</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the idea of Christian marriage based on?

<p>Christ's words</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the "engine of marriage" run on?

<p>A quieter love</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is sex outside of marriage immoral?

<p>Because it isolates one kind of union from all other kinds</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is "being in love" not a basis for marriage?

<p>Being in love is just a feeling</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is forgiveness important to eternal life?

<p>If we do not forgive, we will not be forgiven</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Lewis, which virtue is more unpopular than chastity?

<p>Forgiveness</p> Signup and view all the answers

If you have a hard time forgiving, what can you do to begin forgiving?

<p>Begin forgiving in little ways</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the Gifts of the Holy Spirit?

<p>Wisdom, Knowledge, Understanding, Wonder and Awe, Courage, Right Judgement, Reverence</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does "loving him" mean in scripture?

<p>Wishing him good</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the greatest sin according to Lewis?

<p>Pride</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the Deadly Sins?

<p>Pride, Gluttony, Greed, Lust, Envy, Anger, Sloth</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the Lively Virtues?

<p>Humility, Asceticism, Generosity, Chastity, Admiration, Forgiveness, Zeal for the Mission</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which virtue helps combat pride?

<p>Humility</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which virtue helps combat gluttony?

<p>Asceticism (self-discipline)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which virtue helps combat greed (avarice)?

<p>Generosity</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which Deadly Sin leads to all other sins?

<p>Pride</p> Signup and view all the answers

Finish this quote: "When a friend of mine succeeds,..."

<p>...something in me dies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who said, "My heart is restless until it rests in Thee"?

<p>St. Augustine</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does the Catholic Church protect sex so carefully?

<p>Because it is sacred and good and deserves to be protected</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Bishop Barron, what is a rampant spiritual problem?

<p>Pornography</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which vice is competitive by nature?

<p>Pride</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does pride really enjoy?

<p>Power</p> Signup and view all the answers

What has been the chief cause of misery all over the world?

<p>Pride</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do you know you are in the presence of God?

<p>You forget about yourself</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the first step in becoming humble?

<p>Realizing you are proud</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does "Charity" mean in the Christian sense?

<p>Love; wanting what's best for the other person</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are two techniques for putting the human machine right?

<p>Morality and psychoanalysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

What things are involved when you make a moral choice?

<p>Act of choosing and feelings</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, what specifies Grave Matter?

<p>The Ten Commandments</p> Signup and view all the answers

With what is Morality concerned?

<p>Acts of choice</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do humans judge others?

<p>By external actions</p> Signup and view all the answers

With every choice, what are we becoming?

<p>Heavenly creatures or hellish creatures</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is celibacy?

<p>Abstaining from sex your entire life</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should we do if we are having trouble loving our neighbor?

<p>Act like you love them anyway</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are little decisions we make every day so important?

<p>Because good and evil both increase with compound interest</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the virtue of Hope?

<p>A continual looking forward to eternal life</p> Signup and view all the answers

Describe "The Fool's Way" of fulfilling your life

<p>Never being satisfied, always being bored and discontented, always thinking the latest is &quot;the Real Thing&quot; and always being disappointed</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Mere Christianity Review

  • Quarrelling: Trying to prove the other person is wrong.
  • Mere Christianity's Purpose: A series of radio talks.
  • Law of Human Nature (alternate names): Morality, Moral Law, Decent Conduct, Law of Right and Wrong.
  • Law of Human Nature's Validity: Exists because people worldwide have similar ideas about right and wrong behavior. Evidence for it exists because humans commonly justify bad actions.
  • Ancient Moral Teachings: Similar across different societies.
  • Key Points, Book 1, Chapter 1, Mere Christianity: The existence of a Moral Law and humanity's tendency to not follow it.
  • Moral Law's Origin: Inscribed in our hearts by God.
  • Herd Instinct: The desire to protect and help our own group.
  • Instinct Definition: A strong desire to act in a specific way
  • Moral Law vs. Instinct: The Moral Law is not an instinct because there is no innate instinct that can be labeled "good". Instincts are neither good nor bad.
  • Third Force in Moral Choices: The Law of Human Nature resolves conflict between impulses.
  • Social Convention: Learned and man-made, not inherent.
  • Moral Law's Basis: What humans ought to do, though often don't.
  • Odd Human Traits (Lewis): Knowledge of how they should act but not always doing so.
  • Law of Nature vs. Law of Human Nature: Law of Nature describes what things do; Law of Human Nature describes what people ought to do.
  • Moral Law's Meaning: Decent conduct
  • Materialist View of Universe: Believes matter and space exist without purpose or design, based only on chance.
  • Religious View of Universe: Believes a mind or purpose (e.g. God) created the universe, driven by design and purpose.
  • Evidence for Something Beyond the Universe: The universe itself and the human moral law.
  • Moral Law and Something Behind Universe: The Moral Law shows the Something is interested in right behavior.
  • Universe and Something Behind: The universe suggests "artist" traits and implied indifference towards humans.
  • Moral law and Knowledge of "Something": The Moral Law reveals the underlying force's interest in appropriate behavior. The force reveals itself through internal impressions.
  • Moral Law's Purpose: Guiding humans toward goodness and proper conduct.
  • "Going Backward" as Forward Motion: Recognizing mistakes allows one to return to proper action, enabling progress.
  • Christianity's Prerequisites: Acknowledgment of a force behind the moral law, and the consequences of disregarding it.
  • Components of Morality: Harmony with self, others, and a higher power.
  • Mortal vs. Venial Sin: Mortal sin destroys charity; venial sin allows it to subside.
  • Terms for Harmony: Fair play/harmony between individuals, and the "general purpose of life"/Harmony with a higher power.
  • Principle Passions: Love, hatred, anger, joy, desire, fear, sadness.
  • "Cardo": Hinge (pivotal).
  • Theological Virtues: Faith, hope, and charity (love).
  • Self-Love: Wishing your own good.
  • Cardinal Virtues: Fortitude, prudence, temperance, and justice.
  • Fortitude: Courage.
  • Prudence: Common sense.
  • Temperance: Self-discipline.
  • Golden Rule (Lewis): Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
  • Church Meaning (Most People): The Clergy
  • Church Meaning (Correct Understanding): All practicing Christians.
  • Christian Community Characteristics: Obedience, courtesy, no parasites.
  • Charity Giving: Give more than you can spare.
  • Tithing: Giving 10% of income to charity.
  • Obstacle to Giving: Fear of insecurity.
  • Human Progression: Becoming either heavenly or hellish beings.
  • Sexual Appetite Disorder (Lewis): Humans perceive all sexual desires as healthy.
  • Religion Approving Body: Christianity.
  • Justice in Marriage: Keeping promises.
  • Effect of Indulging Appetites: They grow stronger.
  • Marriage Basis: Christ's teachings.
  • Marriage Engine: "Quieter Love”.
  • Sex Outside Marriage Immorality: Isolating a specific union from other acceptable unions.
  • Love as Marriage Basis: "Being in love" is simply a feeling.
  • Forgiveness' Role in Eternal Life: Failure to forgive hinders receiving forgiveness.
  • Unpopular Virtue (Lewis): Forgiveness.
  • Beginning Forgiveness: Start with small acts of forgiveness.
  • Gifts of Holy Spirit: Wisdom, knowledge, understanding, awe, courage, right judgment, reverence.
  • Loving Him (Scripture): Wishing him good.
  • Greatest Sin (Lewis): Pride.
  • Deadly Sins: Pride, gluttony, greed, lust, envy, anger, sloth.
  • Lively Virtues: Humility, asceticism, generosity, chastity, admiration, forgiveness, zeal for the mission.
  • Virtue Counteracting Pride: Humility.
  • Virtue Counteracting Gluttony: Asceticism (self-discipline).
  • Virtue Counteracting Greed: Generosity.
  • Virtue Counteracting Lust: Chastity.
  • Virtue Counteracting Envy: Admiration.
  • Virtue Counteracting Anger: Forgiveness.
  • Virtue Counteracting Sloth: Zeal for the mission.
  • Deadly Sin Leading to Others: Pride.
  • Fruits of Holy Spirit: Charity (love), joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, generosity, gentleness, faithfulness, modesty, self-control, and chastity.
  • Quote by Lewis on Success: "When a friend of mine succeeds, something in me dies."
  • Quote by St. Augustine: "My heart is restless until it rests in Thee."
  • Catholic Church and Sex: The Church protects sex because it's good and sacred
  • Rampant Spiritual Problem: Pornography
  • Competitive Vice: Pride
  • Pride's Desires: Power.
  • Chief Cause of Misery: Pride.
  • Being in God's Presence: Forgetting about oneself.
  • First Step to Humility: Recognizing pride within oneself.
  • Charity Meaning: Love wanting the best for others.
  • Techniques for Righting "Human Machine": Morality and psychoanalysis.
  • Moral Choice Components: Action and feelings.
  • Grave Matter Definition (Catechism): Specified by the Ten Commandments.
  • Morality's Focus: Acts of choice.
  • Human Judgment of Others: Based on outward actions.
  • Continuous Becoming (choices): We become either heavenly or hellish beings with each choice.
  • Celibacy: Abstinence from sex for life.
  • Neighbor Love Issues: Act like you love them.
  • Daily Decisions' Importance: Good and evil multiply.
  • Virtue of Hope: Continual anticipation of eternal life.
  • Fool's Way to Fulfillment: Unsatisfactory, constantly seeking "the best," always disappointed.

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This quiz reviews the key concepts of Book 1, Chapter 1 of 'Mere Christianity' by C.S. Lewis. It explores the nature of morality, the Law of Human Nature, and the distinction between moral laws and instincts. Test your understanding of these fundamental ideas and their implications for human behavior.

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