What is the point??

In class, we discussed Lewis' view of Heaven. I agree with Lewis in saying Heaven is not the point, but it does not negate the reward of it. I'd like to expand a little bit more on what I said in class. The whole point of this Christianity thing, since the new covenant was formed, is for us as believers to follow Christ. Back in Jesus' time, there was a tradition for Rabbi and pupils. A prestigious Rabbi would seek out pupils, and the sought would choose to accept the honor. The Rabbi would assume the responsibility of teaching and the followers would drink in their every word. They did EVERYTHING the rabbi said/did/experienced. They were covered in the dust of the rabbi- that's how close they followed. We should expect nothing less when we look at Jesus' disciples/followers. They followed Jesus as their teacher, just as an follower would a rabbi. The disciples did NOT preach the good news of heaven, but the Good news of Christ! They preached about CHrist's birth, life( including good works), death and ressurection. All these things contribute to the "point" of this Christianity business. The disciples sacrificed and died to themselves daily, to live like Christ. This is another thing Lewis mentions- in heaven, we are with God, which is why we need to surrender ourselves daily, so we can be with Him.

So, alot of this might not make sense when reading through it, but, it's something I've been thinking about as I read the book. Again, I'm not providing an answer, but a viewpoint. I think Lewis would agree with my viewpoint.