{"id":22111,"date":"2013-09-11T08:00:45","date_gmt":"2013-09-11T16:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=22111"},"modified":"2013-09-17T08:32:40","modified_gmt":"2013-09-17T16:32:40","slug":"how-the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe-should-have-ended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/how-the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe-should-have-ended\/","title":{"rendered":"How “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” Should Have Ended"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"theI am sure you have either read or watched the movie of C. S. Lewis’ classic children’s novel,\u00a0The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

It is a great story, and if you haven’t read the book, you really need to. If you feel silly reading it as an adult, read it to your kids (or grand kids). You will like it more than they do. If you haven’t read the book or seen the movie<\/a> (though I’m not sure how that’s possible), I am about to ruin the ending…. so be warned.<\/p>\n

Something has often bothered me about the ending of the book: It has the wrong conclusion.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe<\/em><\/h2>\n

The story is exactly right in its depiction of Aslan as the righteous King, who sacrifices Himself to meet the demands for justice by Queen Jadis. This is what Jesus did on the cross to defeat our archenemy, Satan. In fact, this novel by Lewis does a masterful job of explaining and defending the Christus Victor view of the atonement, which I think is the correct view.<\/p>\n

Check out this video from Greg Boyd to see what I mean:<\/p>\n

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