Study to shew thyself approved unto God,
a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15
Christians should be careful when reading C.S. Lewis. (This is NOT an attack on the man). You should just keep in mind that he held some views contrary to Scripture. --BUT-- does that mean that when he makes a valid, truthful point, that it should be ignored? Of course not. Truth is always truth. When C.S. Lewis makes a good point its O.K. to quote him. But just be alert with his writings to the possibility of error too......
"1. Lewis believed in purgatory.
He discusses this in his book, Letters to Malcolm. In A Grief Observed, Lewis talked about his deceased wife, Joy, connecting her to purgatorial sufferings and cleansings.
Lewis believed that salvation is by grace, but to his mind, it produces total transformation and requires human reception.
Thus he felt that transformation can even occur after death, and some Christians need to be cleansed in order to be fit for heaven and enjoy it. For Lewis, purgatory is for total sanctification (rather than for retribution). From this viewpoint, Lewis saw purgatory as a work of grace.
2. Lewis believed in praying for the dead.
Springing out of his belief in purgatorial cleansing was his belief (and practice) of praying for the
3. Lewis believed that it’s a mistake to think that Christians should all be teetotalers (those who abstain from alcohol).
According to Lewis, “Mohammedanism, not Christianity, is the teetotal religion.” This is a direct quote from Mere Christianity. In contrast, many evangelicals today believe that all Christians should abstain from alcohol.
4. Lewis believed the Catholic Mass was a valid portrayal of the Lord’s Supper (Communion).
Lewis felt that the Roman Catholic view of the bread and wine is just as valid as the Protestant evangelical view. (The Catholic view regards the bread and wine to be the actual body and blood of Jesus while the evangelical view – generally speaking – regards the bread and wine to be symbolic.) He discusses this in Letters to Malcolm.
5. Lewis believed that the Book of Job wasn’t historical and the Bible contained errors."
FrankViola
6. Belief in Theistic evolution Nature's "pregnancy has been long and painful and anxious, but it has reached its climax" (p.172).