But He Giveth More Grace...

Knowing that he was about to be executed, Sattler told his wife and friends that if God gave grace, he would point to heaven to reassure them that His execution was “bearable and that he remained firm in his faith.” The long execution began in the marketplace of town for all to see. A large part of his tongue was cut out by the executioners, but not enough to quench the discernible prayers and praises of the dying martyr’s final messages and songs. Sattler was tied to a wooden ladder and tossed into a wagon. For one mile he rode to the site of his execution while executioners persistently yanked chunks of flesh from his body with red-hot tongs. During this excruciating journey, with blood pouring from his mouth, Sattler could be heard pleading with the judges, executioners, and bystanders to repent and believe in Christ. Still bound hand a foot to the ladder, Sattler was fed to the fire where his voice could still be heard praying and singing. As the flames consumed his body, they also consumed the ropes that bound his hands. As soon as they were free, Sattler’s index fingers shot toward the heavens bearing witness that even the cruelest martyrdom is bearable with the grace of God!

C.S. Lewis or Pope Francis?

Who said this - C.S. Lewis or Pope Francis?
“Christians have often disputed as to whether what leads the Christian home [to heaven] is good actions, or Faith in Christ…it does seem to me like asking which blade in a pair of scissors is most necessary.”

~ Lewis from Mere Christianity

Who said this - C.S. Lewis or Pope Francis?
“I think that every prayer which is sincerely made even to a false god, or to a very imperfectly conceived true God, is accepted by the true God and that Christ saves many who do not think they know him. For He is (dimly) present in the good side of the inferior teachers they follow. In the parable of the Sheep and Goats those who are saved do not seem to know that they have served Christ.”

~ This was written by C.S. Lewis. This same view of Lewis - sincere worship no matter who or what it is directed to is also seen in his Chronicles of Narnia. There is a character (Emeth) in the last book who sincerely serves and worships a false god (a devil) his entire life. After his death he learns that Aslan is the one true God, but since he was so sincere in his worship of the devil, Aslan allows him into heaven (Aslan's country) anyway.

Who said this - C.S. Lewis or Pope Francis?
“You ask me if the God of the Christians forgives those who don’t believe and who don’t seek the faith. I start by saying – and this is the fundamental thing – that God’s mercy has no limits if you go to him with a sincere and contrite heart. The issue for those who do not believe in God is to obey their conscience.”

~ Pope Francis