PodParley PodParley
PodParley PodParley
Log in

Time and Beyond Time | C. S. Lewis

An episode of the Reformed Thinking podcast, hosted by Edison Wu, titled "Time and Beyond Time | C. S. Lewis" was published on February 13, 2026 and runs 32 minutes.

February 13, 2026 ·32m · Reformed Thinking

0:00 / 0:00

Summary

Deep Dive into Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis - Time and Beyond TimeIn this chapter, C.S. Lewis addresses the difficulty some find in believing that God can attend to millions of human beings simultaneously. Lewis argues that this problem arises from assuming that God exists within the same time-series as humans. While human life is experienced moment by moment—where the past disappears as the future arrives—God almost certainly exists outside of Time altogether.Lewis explains that God does not experience a succession of moments. Instead, every moment from the beginning of the world is always "Present" for Him. To illustrate this, Lewis uses the analogy of an author writing a novel. The author is not bound by the imaginary time of the story; he can pause to think about a character for hours, yet no time passes for the character within the book. Similarly, God has infinite attention to spare for every individual, hearing a split-second prayer with the leisure of eternity. If time is a straight line, God is the page upon which the line is drawn, seeing the entirety of it at once.Understanding God as timeless helps resolve theological difficulties. It explains how God could be the sustainer of the universe while simultaneously living as the human infant Jesus. While Christ's life is a specific period in human history, it is eternally present in God's timeless reality. Additionally, this concept reconciles free will with God's foreknowledge. God does not "foresee" our actions by looking ahead on a timeline; rather, He is already in our "tomorrow" and simply sees us acting. Lewis concludes that while this theory is not essential dogma, it effectively removes certain intellectual stumbling blocks.Reformed Theologian GPT: https://chat.openai.com/g/g-XXwzX1gnv-reformed-theologianYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReformedExplainerSpotify Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1t5dz4vEgvHqUknYQfwpRI?si=e-tDRFR2Qf6By1sAcMdkdwhttps://buymeacoffee.com/edi2730

Episode Description

Deep Dive into Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis - Time and Beyond Time


In this chapter, C.S. Lewis addresses the difficulty some find in believing that God can attend to millions of human beings simultaneously. Lewis argues that this problem arises from assuming that God exists within the same time-series as humans. While human life is experienced moment by moment—where the past disappears as the future arrives—God almost certainly exists outside of Time altogether.

Lewis explains that God does not experience a succession of moments. Instead, every moment from the beginning of the world is always "Present" for Him. To illustrate this, Lewis uses the analogy of an author writing a novel. The author is not bound by the imaginary time of the story; he can pause to think about a character for hours, yet no time passes for the character within the book. Similarly, God has infinite attention to spare for every individual, hearing a split-second prayer with the leisure of eternity. If time is a straight line, God is the page upon which the line is drawn, seeing the entirety of it at once.

Understanding God as timeless helps resolve theological difficulties. It explains how God could be the sustainer of the universe while simultaneously living as the human infant Jesus. While Christ's life is a specific period in human history, it is eternally present in God's timeless reality. Additionally, this concept reconciles free will with God's foreknowledge. God does not "foresee" our actions by looking ahead on a timeline; rather, He is already in our "tomorrow" and simply sees us acting. Lewis concludes that while this theory is not essential dogma, it effectively removes certain intellectual stumbling blocks.


Reformed Theologian GPT: https://chat.openai.com/g/g-XXwzX1gnv-reformed-theologian

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReformedExplainer

Spotify Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1t5dz4vEgvHqUknYQfwpRI?si=e-tDRFR2Qf6By1sAcMdkdw

https://buymeacoffee.com/edi2730

Share this episode

Similar Episodes

“True Disciples” - Luke 14:25-35 - Pastor Stuart Sanders

Apr 5, 2026 ·51m

“Compel Them to Come In” - Luke 14:15-24

Mar 29, 2026 ·53m

“The Necessity of Humility” - Luke 14:7-14 - Pastor Stuart Sanders

Mar 22, 2026 ·49m

What Is Lawful on the Sabbath? - Luke 14:1-6 - Pastor Stuart Sanders

Mar 15, 2026 ·55m

“The Dynamics of Discipleship” - John 15:5, 8 - Shane Sanders

Mar 8, 2026 ·48m

“I Shall Be Perfected” - Luke 13:31-35 - Pastor Stuart Sanders

Mar 1, 2026 ·52m

Similar Podcasts

Contemporary Conversations Joseph & Nick Local Ministers having conversations on modern challenges that affect the local Church and our Christian walk. Using Scripture and Reformed thinking to navigate these waterways in a Biblically sound way. Axe to the Root with Bojidar Marinov | Reconstructionist Radio Reformed Network Reconstructionist Radio | Reformed Christian Podcast In theory, all of us know our orthodoxy. We know about the Trinity, about our redemption. We can speak about our solas, and we know our TULIP. But then, when most of us go out in the world and meet reality, we still view it and assess it through pagan eyes. That’s because our modern theology has become abstract, limited to the world of our personal faith, and divorced from God’s reality. Bojidar Marinov’s Axe to the Root Podcast will help you turn your abstract theology into a relevant, applied theology, by thinking covenantally about every area of life, and about every practical issue in today’s world. This is a production of Recon Radio. My Path to Atheism by Annie Besant (1847 - 1933) LibriVox My Path to Atheism is a remarkable document in many ways, not least that it was written by a woman in Victorian England, not the most open free-thinking of societies, especially for women at that time. It needed a remarkable woman to write such a revolutionary and to 19th century minds, heretical document in a society where the Church had such a stronghold. Besant herself was originally married to a clergyman, but her increasingly anti-religious views and writings led to a legal separation. She went on to become a member of the National Secular Society and thence to co-edit the National Reformer, which put forth ideas on revolutionary ideas at the time such as trades unions, national education, birth control and so on. In 1877 Besant published this book 'My Path to Atheism' which was compiled from a series of lectures in which she surgically dissects the basic tenets of Christianity. As one reads the chapters, one can follow the evolution of her ideas from Theism to Atheism, ending up Reformed Forum Reformed Forum Reformed Forum supports the church in presenting every person mature in Christ (Colossians 1:28) by providing Reformed theological resources to pastors, scholars, and anyone who desires to grow in their understanding of Scripture and the theology that faithfully summarizes its teachings.
URL copied to clipboard!