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Study Section 10: Heroes between early 1889 - 1902

10.1 Connect.

You know, it’s not so much what you say that counts; it’s what you do. People can talk all they want
to, but it’s the actions of their lives that prove who they are. Have you known people who say one
thing and then do another? We call them hypocrites. This word comes from the dramatic theater
where actors would put masks over their face to fool the audience in knowing who they really were.
That’s what a hypocrite does. He puts on a show, like the Pharisees of Jesus’s day, but the reality is
the actions of their lives betray their words.

Today we are going to look at the lives of three heroes who were the real deal! The actions of their lives
supported the words they spoke. Perhaps we can learn from them how important it is to be genuine to our
faith. Let’s dig in….

10.2 Objectives.

1. The student should be able to describe how God brought C.S. Lewis to salvation, and how he used his
gifts and abilities to share this faith through literature.

2. The student should be able to describe the life of Gladys Aylward, who in spite of great opposition,
went to China and changed the course of history.

3. The student should be able to describe how Eric Liddell was willing to give up world fame to obey God, then
became a missionary to China and gave his life so that those there might hear the Gospel.

10.3 C. S. Lewis 1898 – 1963

https://www.biography.com/people/cs-lewis-9380969

C.S. Lewis was an author, essayist and Christian apologist. He is best known
for his children’s classic series – The Chronicles of Narnia.

Clive Staples Lewis was born on 29 November 1898 and lived until 22
November 1963. He was born in Belfast, North Ireland into a Protestant Ulster
family. Throughout his life, he retained strong roots to Ireland. He sought out
the company of the Irish and took an active interest in Celtic literature and myths. He
was a keen admirer of the works of W.B.Yeats, at a time when he was relatively
unknown in England.

Lewis was educated at a variety of private tuition and public schools such as Malvern in Worcestershire. His time
in public school was not particularly happy, and he later wrote in disparaging times of how schoolboys were
mistreated. However, in 1916, Lewis was offered a scholarship at University College, Oxford University. He
proved an excellent student, ultimately, gaining a triple first (the top classification in three different degrees). In

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