So many things that are praised by Christians today are actually tools of the devil to desensitize believers to evil. Sadly too these very things are cloaked in Biblical language and cartoon form to entice children to be interested in the occult.
In "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe", the author, C.S. Lewis, depicts the lion as Christ and the white witch as Satan.
In one of the scenes, the Lion went into a tent with the white witch to negotiate the price for sin. In other words, the devil and Christ were equal and the price that would be paid would also have to be agreed upon by the white witch too, thus making the witch equal to Christ.
This is blasphemy against God to place any credit at all on the devil for the price of sin. God the Father set the price for sin and Christ obeyed His Father.
2 Corinthians 5:21
21 God (the Father) made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us so that in Him we would become the righteousness of God."
In the Lewis writings, he mixes every doctrine of every religion within the stories but hidden so well if the person watching doesn't know the doctrines of the other religions or even their own Bibles they will believe he has written Biblical things.
In the stories of Lewis is inculcated Catholicism, his favorite religion by his own testimony, as well as Mormonism, that is satan and Christ being brothers, a form of this in allowing the witch depicting Satan as having equal say in the price for sin. There is Greek mythology in the Centaur, who is half man and half horse. There is much magic and sorcery throughout Lewis's writings.
In the C.S. Lewis movies and in the books there is much sorcery and false doctrine that seem innocent enough, after all, they are just cartoons written for children.
By the way, Lewis's books were not an allegory, they were fantasy with much false doctrine. Pilgrims Progress was allegory directly relating the events of the Bible to what happened in the book. The two are vastly different in nature.
The writings of Lewis are best left alone. It is good to warn the people caught up in Lewis's writings of the cultic nature of them as well as the Calvinistic nature of Lewis's other books.
Lewis loved the Catholic religions, he said it was his favorite, enjoying the rituals of that religion he based much of what he wrote on that cult. This makes sense because many doctrines and beliefs in Calvinism come directly from the Catholic playbook.
Those who call themselves by a man's name, that is Calvinist, are defying Scripture and by doing so denying Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:3-5 "…3 for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man? 4 For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men? 5 What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.…"
God made it clear that we were not to follow any man, especially a man who has written many cultic stories.
C.S. Lewis and Calvin both had deep ties to the Catholic church, even teaching doctrines of devils coming directly out of that system. I am a former Catholic, don't even try to come and convince me otherwise since I have known intimately what the Catholic church teaches far more than someone who has never been Catholic.
Those who are caught up in idol worship through their elevation of man need to stop it and focus on Christ alone. Anyone who will fight to defend a man when that man is exposed has an idol. This person needs to pray for discernment to see the truth and repent from following men.
Proverbs 14:12
"There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death."
Matthew 15:9
"In vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”
1 Corinthians 1:10-13
"I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brothers. What I mean is that each one of you says, “I follow Paul,” or “I follow Apollos,” or “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.” Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?"
Galatians 1:9
"As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed."
And, finally, I follow Christ and Him alone, I will never follow the writings of any man. I often read things written by men if I believe they are godly men, but I will be able to discern what is from God and what is not and I will never be angry at anyone for pointing out an error written by any man. All men must be scrutinized through the Word of God. Never hold someone in such high regard that he cannot be criticized. If you are angry over someone's criticism of a man then you have an idol to be repented of, do it quickly!
Anyone who speaks more about a man than they do about Christ must rethink their focus, idolatry is condemned by God.
John 10:27
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow ME (Jesus Christ).
Jeremiah 17:5
"Thus says the Lord: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord."
John 8:12
"Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
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