Enemy-occupied Territory C S Lewis

 

                                                    Enemy-occupied Territory

                                                           --  C S Lewis 

"One of the things that surprised me when I first read the New Testament seriously was that it talked so much about a Dark Power in the universe -- a mighty evil spirit who was held to be the Power behind death and disease and sin.

The difference [between Dualism and Christianity] is that Christianity thinks the Dark Power was created by God, and was good when he was created, and then he went wrong.

Christianity agrees with Dualism that this universe is at war. But it does not think it is a war between independent powers.

It thinks it is a civil war, a rebellion, and that we are living in a part of the universe occupied by the rebel.

Enemy-occupied territory -- that is what this world is.

Christianity is the story of how the rightful King has landed, you might say, landed in  disguise, and is calling us to  take part in a great campaign of sabotage.

When you go to church, you are really listening-in on the secret wireless communications from our friends: that is why the enemy is so anxious to prevent us from going."

So our job is to thwart and sabotage all the devil's (the one who is rebelling against God)  plans and activities. When we go to church we are "plotting"  to overthrow him. We  are dangerous to him! Yay rebels! But we are on the winning side!