Catechism 13, MC Chapters 1-2, MC Chapters 3-4 Summative

Question ​ (a)  
Can ​ (b)   ​ (c)   the ​ (d)   ​ (e)   ?

• 13
• anyone
• everybody
• keep
• disobey
• law of God
• perfectly
• with 90% accuracy at least

Since the ​ (a)   , ​ (b)   has been able to keep the law of God ​ (c)   , but ​ (d)   in ​ (e)   .

• Fall
• Summer
• Flood
• no mere human
• perfectly
• consistently breaks it
• only sometimes breaks it
• thought, word, and deed
• deed, thought, and action

Romans ​ (a)  

​ (b)   , no, not one;

no one understands;

no one ​ (c)   .

​ (d)   ; together they have become worthless;

no one does good,

not ​ (e)   .​

• 3:10–12
• 6:23-25
• None is righteous
• seeks for God
• All have turned aside
• even one

In what way does Chapters 1-4 of Book 1 of Mere Christianity agree with New City Catechism #13? What does Lewis write in these chapters that would make you think that he agrees with the statements of this catechism question?

In chapter 3, Lewis says that there are two things that are "odd" about the human race.

What are those two odd facts about humanity, according to Lewis?

Yesterday's notes:

Mr. Beavers was trying to explain:

• Mere Christianity, Book 1, Chapters 1-2

• Mere Christianity, Book 1, Chapters 3-4

Yesterday's notes:

Mr. Beavers said that C.S. Lewis was trying to prove that:

• morality is relative and subjective

• there exists a universal moral law

Yesterday's notes:

Mr. Beavers tried to explain about a sense of fairness that is inside us all by giving the example of:

• Americans cheating on their taxes but making excuses about why it's actually ok

• people cutting in line at the senior store

Yesterday's notes:

Mr. Beavers tried to explain that we all understand instinctively that there is a universal moral law. Then he used one objection from chapter 2. That objection was that:

• morality is not instinctive, but it's taught to us through how our parents raise us and our education

• we have a herd instinct

Yesterday's notes:

Mr. Beavers then gave an example of how a conversation between a skeptic and an apologist might go. Then, Mr. Beavers started giving advice for how to have conversations with a skeptic.

Which of the following is one piece of advice that Mr. Beavers gave?

• try to prove that you are correct, that you are the only one with clear thinking on this matter

• be judgmental and arrogant, that makes your conversation partner think you are in control

• try to make connections, show where you agree with your conversation partner, try to tell your story and ask about their story, show genuine interest in the other person

• read excerpts from Mere Christianity to them so that they can see Lewis's logical structure