“Now, to-day, this moment, is our chance to choose the right side.”

—  Clive Staples Lewis , book Mere Christianity

Book II, Chapter 5, "The Practical Conclusion"
Mere Christianity (1952)
Context: Now, to-day, this moment, is our chance to choose the right side. God is holding back to give us that chance. It will not last for ever. We must take it or leave it.

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Christian apologist, novelist, and Medievalist 1898–1963

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