Myth Became Fact

In the article it talks about the myth that remains.  Different views and philosophies on the world come and go.  But there is one myth that seems to stick around no matter what happens or how much it gets persecuted.   In a nutshell, it was this "myth that remains" idea that convinced Lewis to believe in Christianity.  Tolkien really stressed the idea that the Bible was true mythology.  So this whole idea of myth is just fascinating to me.  I actually read a book on C.S Lewis that talks about how every type of people/nation on the earth has a ancient myth about a god, who becomes human and dies to give life.  One example is the myth of the corn god.  He is a god who comes down, dies for his people, to be reborn into corn to feed them.  And Lewis understood this to be God, preparing everyone for Christ.  Preparing them to believe in a diety that becomes human in order to die that humanity might be saved.  That way when the true myth comes...it isn't hard to believe.  

The article also really got me to try to think and understand what has happened to Christianity and where does its true power lie?  Does its power lie in the written scripture?  Or does it lie somewhere else, somewhere maybe we have forgotten?  During Christ's life, I believe his message was able to spread so quickly, so powerfully, and so fast, because it was something that you witnessed.  You got to see people start to believe.  You got to see lives change everyday.  I think that is something we are missing today.  So why isn't it like this today?  Well for one, most of the world doesn't believe in Jesus.  So those who do and those who hold to his word, stick out like sore thumbs.  And it is this aspect of the Christian life that most people and even Christians can find repulsing and burdensome.  The article "Myth Became Fact" got me to realize that I do not want to be a highly educated pseudo-Christian.  Those people miss out on the message that Jesus said was simple.  This is also another reason why I appreciate the Chronicles of Narnia.  Lewis was able to create a story that gives us universal and biblical themes, in a way that isn't "forced".  I mean nobody wants to be beaten over the head bn a bible.   Thats not the way you try get people to understand God's truth.  That way doesn't work.  At least not in today's world.  Any thing you believe in the Bible can be countered by most intelligent people out there.  It is humbling and it has made me realize that you cannot convince people sometimes with mere words and arguments.  

There were some interesting biblical parallels that I found when I read the Voyage of the Dawn Treader.  I noticed something in the story about how Eustice becomes a dragon.  It is made plain that Eustice doesn't like to work.  In fact he ditches the crew because he doesnt want to work and at the same time he finds the dragons cave and the treasure.  This verse from Proverbs came to mind.  "The sluggards craving will be the death of him".  Eustace didnt want to work but craved the riches and then he found himself transformed into a dragon and a deep sleep (death)

I also thought that Reepicheeps story was reminiscent to that of Elijahs.  Reepicheep doesnt die.  He goes to Aslan's country.  Similiar to how Elijah was caught up to heaven.  

So I know that my topic was all over the place.  But that is how my mind works.