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Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis
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RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis
September 25, 2022 at 5:58 am
(September 25, 2022 at 4:41 am)Duty Wrote: Is it wrong to take pride in one's appearance monsieur Lewis? :cuckoo cuckoo:

Quote: He also writes about the great sin: pride, which he argues to be the root cause of all evil and rebellion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mere_Christianity

It is wrong to overestimate, or overvalue, your appearance. If you're happy about how you look, though, there's nothing wrong with that. 

I explained earlier how pride -- in Lewis's definition -- is in fact the root of evil and [unjust] rebellion.
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Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Duty - September 24, 2022 at 6:21 pm
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Jehanne - September 24, 2022 at 6:32 pm
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Ahriman - September 24, 2022 at 6:35 pm
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Jehanne - September 24, 2022 at 6:39 pm
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Duty - September 24, 2022 at 6:40 pm
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Jehanne - September 24, 2022 at 6:53 pm
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Ahriman - September 24, 2022 at 6:51 pm
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Duty - September 24, 2022 at 7:08 pm
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Silver - September 24, 2022 at 7:10 pm
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Duty - September 24, 2022 at 7:10 pm
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Belacqua - September 24, 2022 at 7:17 pm
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by AFTT47 - September 26, 2022 at 12:20 am
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Belacqua - September 26, 2022 at 1:15 am
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Belacqua - September 25, 2022 at 3:23 pm
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Angrboda - September 26, 2022 at 10:05 am
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Silver - September 24, 2022 at 7:19 pm
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Duty - September 25, 2022 at 4:41 am
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Belacqua - September 25, 2022 at 5:58 am
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Duty - September 25, 2022 at 9:05 am
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Belacqua - September 25, 2022 at 3:00 pm
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Gwaithmir - September 25, 2022 at 8:42 am
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Duty - September 25, 2022 at 9:30 am
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Jehanne - September 25, 2022 at 9:59 am
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Silver - September 25, 2022 at 9:49 pm
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Gwaithmir - September 27, 2022 at 7:19 am
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Duty - September 25, 2022 at 10:30 am
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Duty - September 25, 2022 at 11:01 am
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Jehanne - September 25, 2022 at 12:34 pm
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Ranjr - September 25, 2022 at 2:20 pm
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Belacqua - September 25, 2022 at 8:15 pm
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Belacqua - February 11, 2023 at 12:52 am
RE: Pride - the worst sin according to C.S.Lewis - by Silver - February 18, 2023 at 9:19 pm

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