We were talking about Narnia, this is what is being aimed at children.
And many years ago i did get to see the Lion, Witch and wardrobe on tv, and i thought the idea was ridiculous, never got past the wardrobe idea. And an evil Witch scaring children. And a lion that seemed to be friendly.
I think this is just one of many deceiving ideas sold under the Christianity label.
God knows best.
Yes but if you're claiming Narnia is demonic then you have to include CS Lewis in that statement as well and in order to do that you have to look at all his material and all of his doctrine. If CS Lewis was putting demonic material in childrens literature then as a potentially demon inspired person, surely he would include that in his other teachings for adults as well.
Never having got past the wardrobe, pfft what an unimaginative person you are! And a witch scaring children is very straight forward, shes supposed to represent Satan! Throughout the story she maintains the lie that she is Queen and she first appears to one of the brothers as very beautiful and charming and concerned when she is in reality cruel and sadistic and evil and spends her entire dialogue trying to undermine Aslan (who represents Jesus) when it comes to the issue of sin and believes herself to know more than him. That sounds a whole lot like Satan to me, and children should do well to know of Satan and if CS Lewis educates children using an allegory of fantasy that every sane child understands all the more better.
Secondly, I don't know if you own a bible concordance, but do me a favor and look up the word 'Lion', and I bet my right arm the majority of the quotes will refer to Jesus because in the Old and New Testament alike, he is referred to as the prophetic Lion of Judah. I own nearly all of CS Lewis's books and he confirms that the idea of Aslan comes from those verses as the bible uses the picture of a Lion to represent sovereignty, strength and courage.
In Revelation 5:5 Jesus is referred to as both a lion and a lamb.
Below is a scene out of the 4th Narnian book called "The Voyage of the Dawn Trader" (which I bet you've not even bothered to read)
But between them and the foot of the sky there was something so white on the green grass that even with their eagles' eyes they could hardly look at it. They came on and saw that it was a Lamb.
"Come and have breakfast," said the Lamb in its sweet milky voice.
Then they noticed for the first time that there was a fire lit on the grass and fish roasting on it. They sat down and ate the fish, hungry now for the first time for many days. And it was the most delicious food they had ever tasted.
"Please, Lamb," said Lucy, "is this the way to Aslan's country?"
"Not for you," said the Lamb. "For you the door into Aslan's country is from your own world."
"What!" said Edmund. "Is there a way into Aslan's country from our world too?"
"There is a way into my country from all the worlds," said the Lamb; but as he spoke his snowy white flushed into tawny gold and his size changed and he was Aslan himself, towering above them and scattering light from his mane.
"Oh, Aslan," said Lucy. "Will you tell us how to get into your country from our world?"
"I shall be telling you all the time," said Aslan. "But I will not tell you how long or short the way will be; only that it lies across a river. But do not fear that, for I am the great Bridge Builder. And now come; I will open the door in the sky and send you to your own land."
"Please, Aslan," said Lucy. "Before we go, will you tell us when we can come back to Narnia again? Please. And oh, do, do, do make it soon." '
"Dearest," said Aslan very gently, "you and your brother will never come balk to Narnia."
"Oh, Aslan!!" said Edmund and Lucy both together in despairing voices.
"You are too old, children," said Aslan, "and you must begin to come close to your own world now."
"It isn't Narnia, you know," sobbed Lucy. "It's you. We shan't meet you there. And how can we live, never meeting you?"
"But you shall meet me, dear one," said Aslan.
"Are are you there too, Sir?" said Edmund.
"I am," said Aslan. "But there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason why you were brought to Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there."
"And is Eustace never to come back here either?" said Lucy.
"Child," said Aslan, "do you really need to know that? Come, I am opening the door in the sky." Then all in one moment there was a rending of the blue wall (like a curtain being torn) and a terrible white light from beyond the sky, and the feel of Aslan's mane and a Lion's kiss on their foreheads and then - the bark bedroom in Aunt Alberta's home in Cambridge.
Gee I hope you and your awful imagination managed to read all of that cos I want to explain that entire excerpt which in my opinion explains the whole point of the series.
In this book, Jesus (aka Aslan) is represented as both a Lion and a Lamb, so we can be rest assured Lewis did his homework on what Jesus looks like allegorically. God chose a lion and a lamb to explain Jesus to children because children instinctively know what they represent and Lewis did right to make that point in his books. EVERYONE knows that Lions are glorious and beautiful and powerful and to be respectfully feared. Children also know instinctively that a lamb is innocent, comforting, gentle and the bible says that a lamb is the best animal for sacrifice. Both the lion and the lamb represent Jesus perfectly don't you think.
Characters and events come and go in the series but the one character that is in every book and stays the same, is Aslan the lion. The first book starts with him and the last book ends with him. Just like Genesis and Revelation. With the child characters he teaches, gently rebukes, guides, comforts, encourages like a father figure who knows what is best. Every book represents a theological christian lesson that a child as young as 4 can understand better than studying say the book of Romans.
The above quote in blue, has Aslan explaining that his role for the children was just to represent and explain to them in a way that they could not understand as well in their own world. Aslan was saying that he himself is just a tool used by God to explain his father heart to the children as well as his sovereignty as well as the purpose of his son Jesus Christ.
The bible has some pretty nasty people in it, like Judas, Saul, Cain, Satan, Jezebel. But the point of the bible is Jesus.
So what if Lewis added in mythological creatures and a dash of magic, its not a sin to be a professor of Ancient Norse and Saxon mythology. Lewis couldnt undo all that study he had achieved as a non christian and just block it out, instead God used it to further his kingdom. The point of the Narnia books have and will always be all about Jesus.
