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Charles Williams. He Came Down from Heaven
He Came Down from Heaven
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. Heaven and the Bible ★
CHAPTER II. The Myth of the Alteration in Knowledge ★
CHAPTER III. The Mystery of Pardon and the Paradox of Vanity ★
CHAPTER IV. The Precursor and the Incarnation of the Kingdom ★
CHAPTER V. The Theology of Romantic Love ★
. . . when I approach
CHAPTER VI. The Practice of Substituted Love ★
CHAPTER VII. The City ★
THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS
CHAPTER I. Introduction ★
CHAPTER II. Forgiveness in Shakespeare ★
My dear lord,
Kneel not to me
There, sir, stop
CHAPTER III. The Sin of Adam ★
CHAPTER IV. The Offering of Blood ★
CHAPTER V. Forgiveness in Man ★
CHAPTER VI. The Technique of Pardon ★
CHAPTER VII. Forgiveness and Reconciliation ★
All things are so constructed
CHAPTER VIII. The Present Time ★
Footnotes
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Charles Williams
Published by Good Press, 2021
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The problem is left unanswered. It has, indeed, only been raised because of the appearance in the heavens of this new quality—say, rather, of this new word. The truth is that the word is not yet defined. We think it is already clear because we impart into it our second-rate meanings. We have some justification. The Lord is presented in effect as saying: ‘Well, We will say no more about it’; or (more shockingly): ‘Well, We forgive you on condition that you don’t do it again’. The condition in these books is a little too obviously prevalent. Blake answered it out of man’s heart:
Doth Jehovah forgive a debt only on condition that it shall
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