You won't believe this but this video legitimately just changed my life. Up until this point I did not realize that I am/was literally the worst version of a Christian that could possibly exist. I wanted to be someone so important in the grand scheme of things with so much power to do the works of God that I never stopped to think for one minute that I was competing with God. By putting everyone else down in my mind through lifting myself up I did the exact opposite of obeying God's law to love my neighbors as myself. By putting myself into such a place of glory and importance I did not love God the way that he deserves.
Same. When I first read this at a Starbucks a few years ago and where I was in my spiritual walk, it described me perfectly, I had to rush home to repent. Especially the part where it talked about "not caring what other ppl think"
This is by far one of the best self & God giving realization about one’s self that I’ve ever read. And I’m doing the same myself & I just realized this. Thanx you.
Back in 1990 I was struggling with my faith...I pretty much gave up on Christianity. Then I read Mere Christianity. It opened my eyes and I can say it helped me dig into the Bible after that. What a masterpiece.
7:10 - “As long as you are proud, you can’t know God. A proud man is always looking down on things and people and of course as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.” Bars 🔥🤯
Jesus, when someone praised him as good, admonished the person and said no one but God is good. Later, you have the moment on the mountain where two previous prophets appeared with him and a voice from heaven said IN HIM I AM WELL PLEASED. Jesus refused to praise himself. He let his Father praise him when it became appropriate. Once again, CS Lewis is amazing and extricating these truths in far greater detail than anyone I have known.
Jesus, I think, was also possibly saying that He is God, by asking, rhetorically, "You call me good, only God is good." However, I think that it also served as a lesson, that even the best among us should have humility. Either way it's a good lesson. And I think we can take both lessons to heart.
This was so enlightening! Thank you for posting this. I love that C.S. Lewis reminds us that humility isn’t about looking like a person beaten down, thinking that they’re a nobody; instead, humility is about thinking of yourself less and focusing on God and not ourselves. It’s such a beautiful reminder of Jesus and His perfect example of humility 🤍
@@cajunchewie9026 Usually when you are saying "I'm nothing", you are expecting or hoping that someone will say, "O, come now! You're not that bad!" It's related to vanity, I think. You cute it, as Lewis said earlier, by not thinking of yourself at all, but rather focusing on God or the person right in front of you.
This 17 minutes and 25 seconds solves all world problems, whether personal or international! I have watched this video nearing 10 times, but I should probably watch it every day… Thank you for putting this together! Honor GOD Today!
First off, that song was awesome! Second, thank you for your service to God's people. We really appreciate it. As a youth pastor, pride is such a huge battle in the ministry. With great power comes great opportunities for pride. I'm on the brink of tears just thinking about how conceited I can be sometimes. Comparing myself to others, looking down on people, slandering my brothers and sisters who I serve alongside of. Father, forgive me. I'm sorry. I am nothing. I am less than nothing. Without your saving grace, who would I be? I'm sorry Jesus. Please help me. Change my heart.
I may have listened to an essay dozens of times in preparation, but it is surprising how when doodling it for the very last time, I will finally 'get' what that one sentence meant, and have to redraw the whole section ;( It can be very dense material.
@@CSLewisDoodle This is such a blessing. Thank you for thoughtfulness and bringing your gift out where it is light to lighten the darkness. It aids the digestion of the message.
"The more pride one has the more one dislikes pride in others.". It's like a mirror effect that pride can use to hide itself from our own sight. May God help us.
THANK YOU! I actually learned something! I never figured pride was the root of the other deadly sins. I mean, we all know "the love of money is the root of all evil." But I never figured it meant pride. It all fits.
An often misquoted scripture. "For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils..." (1 Tim. 6:10) It's not the root of all evil, but a great variety of evil. As C.S. Lewis demonstrates, pride is the root of all evil.
The sin that is difficult for one to see in their own life except by the work of the Holy Spirit. May the Lord help me. This talk opened my eyes to the presence of pride in me that I'll never see by myself. Thanks for posting
Beautiful gift. This channel is such a comfort and source for my peace and inspiration. Thank you so much. (And please give me more ways to appreciate you. I don't think simply watching and liking this priceless art is enough. It's not even close.) Merry Christmas.
I can't express how much your work here is appreciated! This video has opened my eyes to see how truly proud I am and why God has allowed some things to happened in my life is because in my pride and self righteousness I that I was above it, but God resist the proud. May God bless you and grow this channel
Thank you; facing pride is like drinking ipecac after ingesting some sweet poison like anti-freeze or sugar of lead. I might not enjoy the process, but I’m grateful for every spoonful.
I don't think I've ever seen the devil portrayed as the fallen angel and not "dude with horns and a tail" in one of your videos (although you certainly might have and I forgot) I like how it makes him seem so much more pathetic and low than a devil costume. Have a Merry Christmas yourself too!
In just little over 6 minutes of this video I have heard more truth then some seminars would bring out in a whole week of time.I will listen to the rest of it later, in quietness around me.... Thank you for this treasure...rare to find these days.
What a wonderful excerpt to illustrate and so beautifully done! The song at the end is a perfect fit. Thank you so much for sharing. I really feel I need to hear this message regularly. God bless you and have a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
I love these videos! These well done illustrations coupled with the great communication skills of C.S. Lewis and his God-given wisdom, allow God to speak clearly to me. THANK YOU!
Your “doodles” really bring the messages alive. More like great artwork than doodles. Love the combination and really brings home great truths . Well done.
These videos have evangelized me so much. Please never stop making them. The fire in my heart for Christ is fueled by these utter blessings. Thank you so much for these.
This is so true! Especially the part which talks about self depreciative people and why they are not humble at all, they are sadly too much focused in themselves.
Thank you for these illustrations and narration on Mere Christianity. I have read this book 2 times but the illustrations really help with understanding it more fully. Best thing on UA-cam!
I haven't finished the video yet, but I am enjoying this very much. You once again did an excellent job, and this was a wonderful Christmas present. Thank you for sharing this! ~The Data Cruncher
Not knowing what the topic would be, I just watched this video on the 01.01.2022. I believe I found my new year resolution. Once again, thank you so much for making these!
Right when you think you are alright, bam! The word of God reminds me that there are areas in my life that need fixing. With the help of the HolySpirit, I shall overcome!
😎👍👍Totally on topic of my personal meditations recently. Thank you very much🙏🙏. I am so very grateful for what you've done, what you do and God bless you in what you have yet to do. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! Blessings to you and your family!
You won't believe this but this video legitimately just changed my life.
Up until this point I did not realize that I am/was literally the worst version of a Christian that could possibly exist.
I wanted to be someone so important in the grand scheme of things with so much power to do the works of God that I never stopped to think for one minute that I was competing with God.
By putting everyone else down in my mind through lifting myself up I did the exact opposite of obeying God's law to love my neighbors as myself.
By putting myself into such a place of glory and importance I did not love God the way that he deserves.
Same. When I first read this at a Starbucks a few years ago and where I was in my spiritual walk, it described me perfectly, I had to rush home to repent.
Especially the part where it talked about "not caring what other ppl think"
This is by far one of the best self & God giving realization about one’s self that I’ve ever read. And I’m doing the same myself & I just realized this. Thanx you.
Wow. Great insight my friend!! Thank you for you words. Glory to God!
praying for you man that God reveals so many other things in your life! Praise God He opened your heart :) It was a great learning lesson for me too
Im right there with you
Back in 1990 I was struggling with my faith...I pretty much gave up on Christianity. Then I read Mere Christianity. It opened my eyes and I can say it helped me dig into the Bible after that. What a masterpiece.
7:10 - “As long as you are proud, you can’t know God. A proud man is always looking down on things and people and of course as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.”
Bars 🔥🤯
you might like this ua-cam.com/video/XMnjX-VgPMk/v-deo.html
Jesus, when someone praised him as good, admonished the person and said no one but God is good. Later, you have the moment on the mountain where two previous prophets appeared with him and a voice from heaven said IN HIM I AM WELL PLEASED. Jesus refused to praise himself. He let his Father praise him when it became appropriate.
Once again, CS Lewis is amazing and extricating these truths in far greater detail than anyone I have known.
Jesus, I think, was also possibly saying that He is God, by asking, rhetorically, "You call me good, only God is good."
However, I think that it also served as a lesson, that even the best among us should have humility.
Either way it's a good lesson. And I think we can take both lessons to heart.
This was so enlightening! Thank you for posting this. I love that C.S. Lewis reminds us that humility isn’t about looking like a person beaten down, thinking that they’re a nobody; instead, humility is about thinking of yourself less and focusing on God and not ourselves. It’s such a beautiful reminder of Jesus and His perfect example of humility 🤍
Do the people that look down on themselves and call themselves nobody also prideful? Because if it’s not humility, what is it and how do you fix it
@@cajunchewie9026 Usually when you are saying "I'm nothing", you are expecting or hoping that someone will say, "O, come now! You're not that bad!" It's related to vanity, I think. You cute it, as Lewis said earlier, by not thinking of yourself at all, but rather focusing on God or the person right in front of you.
This 17 minutes and 25 seconds solves all world problems, whether personal or international!
I have watched this video nearing 10 times, but I should probably watch it every day…
Thank you for putting this together!
Honor GOD Today!
First off, that song was awesome! Second, thank you for your service to God's people. We really appreciate it. As a youth pastor, pride is such a huge battle in the ministry. With great power comes great opportunities for pride. I'm on the brink of tears just thinking about how conceited I can be sometimes. Comparing myself to others, looking down on people, slandering my brothers and sisters who I serve alongside of. Father, forgive me. I'm sorry. I am nothing. I am less than nothing. Without your saving grace, who would I be? I'm sorry Jesus. Please help me. Change my heart.
I have listened to Lewis forever. Mostly over and over till I grasp the meaning
I may have listened to an essay dozens of times in preparation, but it is surprising how when doodling it for the very last time, I will finally 'get' what that one sentence meant, and have to redraw the whole section ;( It can be very dense material.
@@CSLewisDoodle This is such a blessing. Thank you for thoughtfulness and bringing your gift out where it is light to lighten the darkness. It aids the digestion of the message.
"The more pride one has the more one dislikes pride in others.". It's like a mirror effect that pride can use to hide itself from our own sight.
May God help us.
THANK YOU! I actually learned something! I never figured pride was the root of the other deadly sins. I mean, we all know "the love of money is the root of all evil." But I never figured it meant pride. It all fits.
An often misquoted scripture. "For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils..." (1 Tim. 6:10)
It's not the root of all evil, but a great variety of evil. As C.S. Lewis demonstrates, pride is the root of all evil.
Ouuuch. It hurts when the light of truth exposes our sin. But praying for God's mercy.
Love the song at the end!! This series is fantastic!
The sin that is difficult for one to see in their own life except by the work of the Holy Spirit. May the Lord help me. This talk opened my eyes to the presence of pride in me that I'll never see by myself. Thanks for posting
I needed to hear this today….
Beautiful gift. This channel is such a comfort and source for my peace and inspiration.
Thank you so much. (And please give me more ways to appreciate you. I don't think simply watching and liking this priceless art is enough. It's not even close.)
Merry Christmas.
Chapter 8. This is the chapter that changed my Christian life.
I can't express how much your work here is appreciated! This video has opened my eyes to see how truly proud I am and why God has allowed some things to happened in my life is because in my pride and self righteousness I that I was above it, but God resist the proud. May God bless you and grow this channel
I struggle with Pride, PLEASE HELP ME LORD JESUS!!!
Thank you; facing pride is like drinking ipecac after ingesting some sweet poison like anti-freeze or sugar of lead. I might not enjoy the process, but I’m grateful for every spoonful.
I don't think I've ever seen the devil portrayed as the fallen angel and not "dude with horns and a tail" in one of your videos (although you certainly might have and I forgot) I like how it makes him seem so much more pathetic and low than a devil costume. Have a Merry Christmas yourself too!
Pride just makes you miserable
Yes!
In just little over 6 minutes of this video I have heard more truth then some seminars would bring out in a whole week of time.I will listen to the rest of it later, in quietness around me.... Thank you for this treasure...rare to find these days.
This is a beautiful video. It is a reminder to us all. To walk in our Lord’s footsteps, to be more like Him:-)
This chapter was probably my favorite out of the whole book (give or take) thank you for working on this! God bless you sir
Pride the destroyer of souls
You deserve an Oscar for this...
FYI, "enmity" is "the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something". I had to look that up at 6:40😅
Thought provoking message finished off with a very cool song, "Humble Yourself Before the Lord".
dang i am actually pretty self absorbed! thank you for sharing the insight and wisdom of lewis in such a comprehensible way
What a great surprise to hear 2nd Chapter of Acts’ song at the end. Had not heard that one in a long time! 😊👍
Thanks for adding the 2nd Chapter of Acts song at the end. It was a perfect ending (in a humble sort of way).
And it took me back, way back. 😉
These animations help so much. Thanks!
What a wonderful excerpt to illustrate and so beautifully done! The song at the end is a perfect fit. Thank you so much for sharing. I really feel I need to hear this message regularly. God bless you and have a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
Thank you! Excellent! This was the second lesson on pride I stumbled upon today. I had better pay attention! Loved the song at the end.
I just realized that I haven't heard any 2nd Chapter of Acts in my playlist... I need to dig those albums up!
Great song choice for the end!
I came across this wonder in Christmas! What a gift! Thank you so much, and please make a lot more, God bless you
These little doodles and these beautiful recitations are a gift and a balm. Thank you.
He's BACK! So glad to see!
I love these videos! These well done illustrations coupled with the great communication skills of C.S. Lewis and his God-given wisdom, allow God to speak clearly to me. THANK YOU!
Book was a fulcrum in my life. Animation is powerful.
Man. That was the best one yet I think. I will relish and fester on that for a while before I share. Love it! Thank you!!
This was better than all the other psychology videos on UA-cam.
Thank you 🙏🏼
Love this channel!!!🎉 thank you for your work!👍🏼
Your “doodles” really bring the messages alive. More like great artwork than doodles. Love the combination and really brings home great truths . Well done.
Always nailing these illustrations! Thank you for this! Merry Christmas!
Bravo! And ending with 2nd Chapter of Acts was a perfect encore! Thank you!
Strange enough I was thinking about pride yesterday and have we rebranded this as narcissism?...look forward to listening to this.
Thank you for all the hard work that must go into these videos. This one really hit home for me on several levels. God bless.
A beautiful message on this fine Christmas 2021. Blessed be!
These videos have evangelized me so much. Please never stop making them. The fire in my heart for Christ is fueled by these utter blessings. Thank you so much for these.
This is so true! Especially the part which talks about self depreciative people and why they are not humble at all, they are sadly too much focused in themselves.
Nothing quite like a fresh Doodle to start off the New Year. Thank you and Happy New Year! 😁
Great video. Always reminds us of our fallen nature who needs God/ Holy Spirit all the times.
I keep coming back to watch this video. It's amazing
so good
That ending song is so uplifting!!
Best chapter in the book! So important.
This is wonderful!
pride the last to leave, and the first to Return. Humility is the champion over pride. Through Christ Jesus 🙏✝️🙏
Amazing, thank you for this. It is so eye opening. Just on the eve of Christmas too. 🙂
Thank you, among those who would not read these works, have been willing to watch these videos.
Thank you for these illustrations and narration on Mere Christianity. I have read this book 2 times but the illustrations really help with understanding it more fully. Best thing on UA-cam!
2 Chapter of Acts is a nice touch. Nice!
My man.
Great video and Awesome SONG!
Thank you for the video, it allowed me to look deeper inside myself and think more about how to better serve God. Merry Christmas!
Love this man's wisdom and you for illustrating it.
What a great way to illustrate the book.
Very eye opening! Thank you!
Very good song too.
Exceptional
The combination of illustration with text with His Spirit gives this learner insight and gratitude. Praise God for His detail oriented ways.
So timely while being eternal
Merry Christmas folks and this was awesome.
Many thanks for all your hard work in this excellent production! Wishing a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours !
Life-changing.... wow... I need to meditate on this.
OUR Ego is the drive behind ALL Sins.
Really good!!
What a wonderful Christmas gift!
So glad I watched this! Good message
An absolutely fantastic video. Wonderful illustrations accompanying great observations from the mind of CS Lewis.
A Christmas Gift - thanks
Thanks for this wonderful reminder
Incredible. Thank you!
My favourite chapter
Brilliant as ever, thanks for this.
Thank You for Posting this. So very important in our lives to be humble before the LORD
Merry Christmas. Thank you for this awesome gift.
Very well done. Thank you so much for your work!
I haven't finished the video yet, but I am enjoying this very much. You once again did an excellent job, and this was a wonderful Christmas present. Thank you for sharing this! ~The Data Cruncher
This message , lesson
had my full attention .
Time to reassess myself .
Immediately subscribed. Powerful witness and correction. The visuals make it much more effective to visualize the words.
Thank you and Merry Christmas!🎄
Not knowing what the topic would be, I just watched this video on the 01.01.2022.
I believe I found my new year resolution.
Once again, thank you so much for making these!
So beautifully done! Thank you for this!
Right when you think you are alright, bam! The word of God reminds me that there are areas in my life that need fixing. With the help of the HolySpirit, I shall overcome!
Top notch stuff! Thank you for your ministry. Nice to hear 2nd Chapter of Acts at the end.
A very Merry Christmas to you sir! And thank you dearly for another wonderful doodle!
😎👍👍Totally on topic of my personal meditations recently. Thank you very much🙏🙏. I am so very grateful for what you've done, what you do and God bless you in what you have yet to do. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! Blessings to you and your family!
Thanks for posting. So true, so insightful!
What a brilliant essay! Thank you!