The theme of incarnation occupies one of the central places in the doctrine of C. S. Lewis. When few people believe in the Divinity of Christ, and the doctrine of the Trinity seems unnecessary and complicated, Orthodox Christians remain “maximalists.” They believe that Christ is ultimately God and completely human; that God is one in three persons. Lewis emphasizes this when he writes that God landed on the occupied land in the form of a man. He devotes a large section to the doctrine of the Trinity, especially emphasizing the Trinity of prayer when people are drawn into the entire threefold life of a three-personal Being. Pantheism is a religious teaching that asserts a god, but he does not have a specific carrier. Atheism denies the very existence of God, regardless of whether he has a page or not. Christianity itself implies that God embodies himself in every person, helping us to reunite with him.
Lewis understands free will as the ability to always “do otherwise.” A being is only truly free when it is free to choose both good and evil. Moreover, true love, joy, and kindness are impossible, according to Lewis, without free will. People made a mistake, accepting freedom as the right to commit atrocities, for which God will forgive them later (Clive, 1953). Human is no more accessible than Christ, and therefore is a hostage of their sins. The Christological Trilemma is just for an explanation because it is used most often as an argument in favor of the divinity of Christ. Otherwise, he is considered either evil or crazy, without the presence of an average truth. Lewis, in his work, emphasized the assumptions that Christ could put forward about himself in theory and concluded that he considered himself a god on this earth.
The author claims that it is difficult for people who have not known Christ to switch sides because of personal pride. Only by renouncing their past views and ideas can they reunite with Christ, enter his body and find his mind (Clive, 1953). From a spiritual point of view, one can agree with this statement that, but on the other hand, it deprives a person of free will. Everyone has the right to choose independently what is closer to him, and this will not affect his spiritual formation in any way. It is possible to be a highly moral person without accepting the divinity of Christ.
Reference
Clive, C. L. (1953). Mere christianity. De Gruyter.