And above all you must be asking which door is the true one not which pleases you best by its paint and paneling. You must keep on praying for light: and, of course, even in the hall, you must begin trying to obey the rules which are common to the whole house. But you must regard it as waiting, not as camping. When you do get into your room you will find that the long wait has done you some kind of good which you would not have had otherwise. I do not know why there is this difference, but I am sure God keeps no one waiting unless He sees that it is good for him to wait. It is true that some people may find they have to wait in the hall for a considerable time, while others feel certain almost at once which door they must knock at. For that purpose the worst of the rooms (whichever that may be) is, I think, preferable. The hall is a place to wait in, a place from which to try the various doors, not a place to live in. But it is in the rooms, not in the hall, that there are fires and chairs and meals. If I can bring anyone into that hall I shall have done what I attempted. Prefaceįor Lewis, Mere Christianity “is more like a hall out of which doors open into several rooms. As a Christian apologetic, Lewis defends the basic Christian faith from its critics and also presents the basics of the Christian life.
Based on a series of radio broadcasts during the Second World War between 19, Mere Christianity is Lewis’ explanation for the logical validity of Christianity.
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