An obvious fact made clear

Still playing a little catch up on Lewis - sorry for the back-to-back nature of these posts.

In order to experience God we are going to have to get into that dance between the Trinity. We are going to have to participate to experience God. Lewis likens it to fire and warmth; or, he likens it to getting wet and water. If we want to get warm, we have to stand by the fire. If we want to get wet, we have to jump in the water. "If you want joy, power, peace, eternal life, you must get close to, or even into, the thing that has them" (Lewis, Mere Christianity).

I find the Trinity very difficult to describe. Lewis claims to have this problem as well. But, Lewis also seems to be able to encapsulate some of what the Trinity is from time to time with strong metaphors. "They are a great fountain of energy and beauty spurting up at the very centre of reality" (Lewis, Mere Christianity).

This post ends with a profound statement: "Once a man is united to God, how could he not live forever? Once a man is separated from God, what can he do but wither and die?" (Lewis, 47). If we take the Bible seriously about who God is then accepting Christ and being united to God means that we will live forever - that's a promise. What Lewis is pointing out is that if you tap into God it should be obvious that you're going to live forever because he is the very muchness of life. The opposite is then obviously true as well. If you aren't tapping in to the very muchness of life then how can you accept what Lewis is pointing out.