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We're at Chapter 4, Book 3

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It is titled 'Morality
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Book 3 is exploring

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the specifics of the Moral Law

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There are four Cardinal

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and three Theological virtues

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Here, Lewis differentiates morality

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with psychoanalysis,
while he accepts its value

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Psychoanalysis, especially with its focus

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on the subconscious,
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in alleviating abnormal emotional states

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He is acknowledging that elements
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are necessary for us to live

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based on a sound moral code

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Our subconscious and
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undermine our ability

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to follow a sound moral code

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Thus, Lewis suggests the need for help

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through psychoanalysis or mental therapy

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Thus, if subconscious
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are healed and removed,

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we will finally be able to
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According to the Law of Human Nature

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and moral laws that
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we are enabled to make righteous choices

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Of course, we reject evil

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and choose the good

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This chapter has

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an important sentence

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'When a man is getting
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more and more clearly
the evil that is still let in him.'

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'When a man is getting worse, he
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'A moderately bad man

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knows he is not very good'

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'A thoroughly bad man
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'Good people know
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'Bad people do not know about either'

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The crucial evidence of
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is recognizing the presence
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Without realizing the evil within one,

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they mistakenly consider themselves

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as being righteous

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As one gets better,

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they realize more of their own evil

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As one gets worse,
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and even consider themselves a right

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Therefore, a life following the Moral Law

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that God has given us

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realizes the evil within ourselves more,

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approaches God to repent,

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and comes to the cross of Jesus Christ

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That is the way presented by Lewis

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Mere Christianity Book 3
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Chapter 5 Sexual Morality

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Now, in Chapter 5,

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Lewis is considering sexual morality

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Among moral failings,
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more profoundly than sexual immorality

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Lewis is differentiating between

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chastity and modesty

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Chastity is absolute,

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applicable to all ages and people

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to the given time and culture

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Thus, maintaining strict and
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does not serve as evidence of true purity

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On the other hand, a form of chastity

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may not be accepted, due to its

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difference from the accepted modesty

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Just as Eastern and
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so too does between
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like the Joseon era, and modern times

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with interpretations of modesty

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The crucial point is that
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isn’t about how strictly
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Lewis is speaking of a deeper sense

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of sexual purity or chastity

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We must pursue sexual purity or chastity

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because there is
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The most corrupted of
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With the excessive
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humans are getting more morally corrupted

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This is an example Lewis takes

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When we feel a craving for food

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or a sexual desire,

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things like strip shows

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and provocative displays,

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there is no comparable business

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for stimulating our appetite

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by showcasing food

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the commercialization of human desire

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undermines sexual purity

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That is Lewis' point

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(Distorted views on sexuality)
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‘Sex is nothing to be ashamed of’

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fail to grasp how destructive

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God’s Word and the truth of Jesus Christ

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do not deny the sexual
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that the problem lies in its distortion,

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when it falls outside
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and marriage, it becomes
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C.S. Lewis’s time faced

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a similar breakdown

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of sexual purity

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He criticizes distorted views
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that repressed sexual
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that they should be appropriately
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Lewis considers this dangerous

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It makes chastity seem
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He argues for a strict sexual ethic,

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refuting the idea that
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by suppressing human desires

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However, Lewis adds,

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that while sins of
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an even worse sin is spiritual sin

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Here is a quote

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'There are two things
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which I must try to become. They are
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'The Diabolical self is worse of the two'

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'That is why a cold, self-righteous prig
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'may be far nearer to hell
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This is a fearful

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A person who considers
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can belong to a far more
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sexual immorality

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sexual purity and guard against

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the diabolical self

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follows the sexual morality

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He emphasizes that sexual
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should be viewed not just
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but from the perspective of justice

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The sexual morality
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about maintaining purity but also about

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keeping the promise made
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Without viewing marriage
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its blessings may be seen
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one could feel 'good'

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Initially, love leads to marriage

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should be transformed
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which is something more than love

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Chapter 2 considers it necessary

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to keep the promise and
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That is why staying chaste in marriage

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This chapter also explains
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saying the husband is the head of the wife

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Marriage as a lifelong commitment
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a final decision-maker
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But is the husband always the head?

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the husband is the head of the wife,

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that men are superior to women

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how the motherly love,

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survival skills, and dedication
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not because of his male superiority

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more likely to be more
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remains objective and
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and usually is, much more
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as Lewis' personal stance

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Thus, this is not a debatable matter

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the creation order that
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about the responsibility of love

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Who loves the wife first?

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of the family lies on the husband

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and make a harmonious family as the head

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as His love

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as Jesus Christ is
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the most of the Godly
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that is when the truth and morality

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of God resides in the family

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the truth of God will be
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Chapter 4 Morality and Psychoanalysis

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1 Role of Psychoanalysis

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Eliminating abnormal emotions that
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2. Requirements for the Right Choice

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Treatment of abnormal emotions,
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1. Chastity(absolute) ≠ Modesty(relative)

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2. Why Sexual Chastity?

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Our instincts have flaws

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3. Why Being Chaste is Hard

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1) Claims refuting restraining instincts

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2) Considering chastity as impossible

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3) Misunderstanding about
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1. Chastity as Justice

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1) Chaste Couple - Chastity
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2. Husband as the Head
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3. Family as a community
with the Moral Law