C.S. LEWIS

C.S. Lewis is beloved by everyone from Roman Catholics to Mormons to Pentecostals and Evangelicals. He is considered to be one of the most quoted and influential "Christian" authors of all times. It seems that the majority of the Christian World adore him and very few recognize that after his supposed conversion to Christianity and joining the Church of England, he held beliefs contrary to orthodox doctrine.
* He believed that biological evolution was a scientific explanation for the beginning of life, but did not believe that it ruled out the existence of God. . Sadly, claiming to believe in the existence of God is not proof of true conversion. Lewis wrote in Reflections on the Psalms- p.110, “I have therefore no difficulty accepting, say, the view of those scholars who tell us that the account of Creation in Genesis is derived from earlier Semitic stories which were Pagan and mythical."
* He believed that God perfected the animal form and eventually endowed the animal with “a new kind of consciousness” and made him the organism that we are today.
* He also taught Adam and Eve were not literal people and that the Bible was not to be regarded as literal history but partly legendary and mythical; a way for God to communicate ‘truths’.
* He admitted he did not understand how the atonement works and did not believe penal substitutionary atonement was the Gospel. He wrote that "what matters is that it works, not how it works."
* He argued for universalism and believed that people from other religions, could be saved without believing in Christ contradicting John 6:44. This theme was in the 7th Narnia book, “The Last Battle, where a non-Christian goes to heaven because he was a sincere worshipper in his pagan faith. In his book, MERE CHRISTIANITY page 176-177, he writes… “There are people who do not accept the full Christian doctrine about Christ but who are so strongly attracted by Him that they are His in a much deeper sense than they themselves understand. There are people in other religions who are being led by God’s secret influence to concentrate on those parts of their religion which are in agreement with Christianity, and who thus belong to Christ without knowing it. For example, a Buddhist of good will may be led to concentrate more and more on the Buddhist teaching about mercy and to leave in the background (though he might still say he believed) the Buddhist teaching on certain other points. Many of the good Pagans long before Christ’s birth may have been in this position.”
* He admitted praying for the dead and believed there is a purgatory after death for believers for the purpose of education and sanctification. Although, Lewis was technically a Protestant, and he never became a Catholic, his writings seem increasingly more Catholic as he drew closer to his earthly departure. He regularly confessed to an Anglican priest, spoke highly of the Eucharist, and received the sacrament of extreme unction in 1963 after suffering a heart attack. It makes one wonder if he may have been a “plant” for the Catholic church or just an unconverted intellectual “philosopher” of religion.
* He struggled with the orthodox view of hell and believed it to be a state of self-inflicted torture of the mind rather than a retributive punishment meted out by God that would bring into question His moral righteousness.
* He did not believe in the inerrancy of Scripture and believed it contained both myth and truth, error and contradictions. "I have the deepest respect for Pagan myths, still more for myths in the Holy Scriptures" (The Problem of Pain- p. 71).
* He did not think it necessary to believe in Satan or demons to be a Christian, although he held the opinion they did exist.
* Lewis had a magnetic attraction to occult fantasy and pagan myths with their stories of semi-divine polytheistic gods and heroes. Many of the characters in his fictional books pictured as benevolent come from these pagan stories. He believed that paganism prefigured Christianity and held an element of truth and wisdom compatible with Christianity.
In Letters of C. S. Lewis, (New York, Harper and Row, 2001, p. 428.) The final book in "The Chronicles of Narnia" features a character named Emeth who had spent his life worshipping Tash (Narnia’s take on a false god) instead of Aslan (Narnia’s Christ figure). However, when Emeth finally meets Aslan, he is told that his service to Tash had really been worship of Aslan all along, on account of his purity of heart. Lewis believed some people after death would be saved in a similar way. Lewis wrote the following statement, "I think that every prayer which is sincerely made even to a false god or to a very imperfectly conceived true God, is accepted by the true God and that Christ saves many who do not think they know him." He had an occult view of salvation. The Harry Potter occult writer, JK Rowling has identified CS Lewis as her favorite author.
For those who know God's word, what he taught is false and contrary to Scripture inspired by the Holy Spirit. Flatly stated, CS Lewis taught another gospel. From his own words, we can conclude he was a heretic despite the fact that most Christians continue to admire and be infatuated with him.
(Regarding his personal habits, C. S. Lewis was a heavy drinker and chain smoker and enjoyed advocating his unorthodox views in the local bars.)

By Lynette Hughes