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ReignetteC · (This post was last modified: 07-16-2014 07:32 AM by ReignetteC.)

(07-12-2014 08:30 PM)Gene C Wrote: Frightening isn't it. As a good ol Baptist, Lewis is probably realizing he is facing eternal torment and damnation for what he has done. He is fortunate in one regard. For the believing Christian, he had time to think about what he had done, repent of his wrong doing, and try to reconcile with God, finding comfort in his faith, trusting in God's grace, mercy and forgiveness. Perhaps that knowledge gave him the courage to face the gallows and death bravely.

Your summation is a wonderful example of God's limitless grace, Gene. It reminds me of the quotation by author Philip Yanecy: "Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part." Even to Lewis.

(07-12-2014 08:30 PM)Gene C Wrote: Frightening isn't it. As a good ol Baptist, Lewis is probably realizing he is facing eternal torment and damnation for what he has done. He is fortunate in one regard. For the believing Christian, he had time to think about what he had done, repent of his wrong doing, and try to reconcile with God, finding comfort in his faith, trusting in God's grace, mercy and forgiveness. Perhaps that knowledge gave him the courage to face the gallows and death bravely.

Your summation is a wonderful example of God's limitless grace, Gene. It reminds me of a quotation by author Philip Yanecy: "Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part." Even to Lewis.