Into the Wardrobe

Hi Jo March! (Love your username, by the way!)

I loved the way you explained that analogy, I don't think I've ever heard it put so beatifully. I agree with every word you said! I've always LOVED that part in Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Even in the old BBC production of it, which is painfully badly done special FX-wise, I cry every time it comes to that part. It really is such a beautiful picture of our incompetance and Christ's sufficiency!

Leslie, that's a very interesting insight! I'll have to read that part again. I imagine, with that language, there was some sort of allegory intended by Lewis.

Thanks, Guinea-Pig!

And Leslie, that is a really good point about the story Lucy reads...I kind of just had a "oh, duh!" moment while reading it, because I never really put two and two together on that one. I have wondered in the past what the story was about, and why exactly Aslan would be "telling it to her for years to come" (or whatever it is)...your explanation makes complete sense.

Yes, he was called that.
I'm not so sure I like the seeming distance of "the Emperor.." who seemed quite out of the picture of Narnia. But that kindof IS how it was written.

Eustace in VDT undergoing Baptism when Aslan ripped off his scales (by the water!) No profession of faith as such there, but true cleansing!

There is a fantastic book called Roar! It is primarily a children's book, but the Bible parallels are amazing, and there is a whole index of them. It walks you through every book in the series, and then for parents who are concerned about the alchohol refrences, violence, or 'predjudce'* , it has guides on how to explain or even skip those parts. I bought it- I LOVED it.

Hinah

*Some people think that since some of the "bad guys" are said to be dark-skinned and the"good guys" are light- skinned, there is predjudice in the Narnia books. I think those people are insane. Just to let you know.

I'm not sure I communicated what I meant. So I'm going to elaborate. Please note, that does not mean I am disagreeing with you.

What I was trying to say was that Eustace is essentially proclaiming to Aslan, "I trust you, and believe you mean good toward me" when he lays himself open to Aslan's claws. That is a different order of belief from "the demons also believe."