Welcome to the Daily Blade. The Word of God is described as the sword of the spirit, the primary

spiritual weapon in the Christian's armor against the forces of evil. Your hosts are Joby Martin

and Kyle Thompson, and they stand ready to equip men for the fight. Let's sharpen up.

All right, guys, let's wrap up the week. This week we've been looking at one of my favorite

books of all time for one of my favorite authors of all time, Mir Christianity by C.S. Lewis.

Specifically, we've been digging into some passages from the book that exposed the heart of a man

and rescind her on the gospel of Jesus Christ. So this week week we've covered natural law. We've looked at the

cost of perfection, Lewis's famous Trilema, and the problem with, you know, nice guy Christianity.

But today we're going to talk about the hope of heaven. And in order to do that, let's read the

following passage from book three chapter 10 of mere Christianity. The Christian says,

Creatures are not born with desires unless satisfaction for those desires exists. A baby feels

hunger, well, there is such a thing as food. A duckling wants to swim, well, there is such a thing

as water. Men feel sexual desire, well, there is such a thing as sex. If I find in

myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that

I was made for another world. If none of my earthly pleasures satisfy it, that does not prove

that the universe is a fraud. Probably earthly pleasures were never meant to satisfy it. That does not prove that the universe is a fraud. Probably earthly pleasures were never

meant to satisfy it, but only to arouse it, to suggest the real thing. If that is so, I must take

care on the one hand never to despise or be unthankful for these earthly blessings, and on the other never to mistake

them for the something else of which they are only a copy or echo or mirage.

I must keep alive in myself the desire for my true country, which I shall not find till after death.

I must never let it get snowed under or turned aside. I must make it the

main object of life to press on to that other country and to help others do the same. I mean,

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