Which Screwtape Letter by C S Lewis tells Wormwood to convince his patient he has plenty of time and can...?

Question

therefore put off the things that are important?

Answer 1

First of all to the answerer who said wrong section, read the book. the asker is absolutely in the right section. "The Screwtape Letters" by C.S. Lewis is a book about the devil testing one of his demons. He assigns a young man to him and his job is to convince him to turn from Christianity. The question that you are referring to is a chapter in the book. I haven't read it in a long time so I can't give you the exact answer that you are looking for, however, your question does inspire me to read the book again. Lewis wrote this after converting from atheism to Christianity. His book "Mere Christianity" is also a wonderful read. Thanks for the food for thought.

Answer 2

"wormwood" was found 9 times in 8 verses.

Deuteronomy 29:18 - Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;

Proverbs 5:4 - But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

Jeremiah 9:15 - Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.

Jeremiah 23:15 - Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land.

Lamentations 3:15 - He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.

Lamentations 3:19 - Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.

Amos 5:7 - Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,

Revelation 8:11 - And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

Answer 3

Wrong section.