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The christian is in a different position from other people who are trying to be good. they hope, by being good, to please god if there is one; or — if they think there is not — at least they hope to deserve approval from good men. but the christian thinks any good he does comes from the christ-life inside him. he does not think god will love us because we are good, but that god will make us good because he loves us; just as the roof of a greenhouse does not attract the sun because it is bright, but becomes bright because the sun shines on it.
-C. S. Lewis
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The Christian Is In A Different Position

C. S. Lewis
The christian is in a different position from other people who are trying to be good. they hope, by being good, to please god if there is one; or — if they think there is not — at least they hope to deserve approval from good men. but the christian thinks any good he does comes from the christ-life inside him. he does not think god will love us because we are good, but that god will make us good because he loves us; just as the roof of a greenhouse does not attract the sun because it is bright, but becomes bright because the sun shines on it.
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