But he wrote enough of it to make his point about the difference between immortality and eternal life. The ancient notion that the body dies but the soul lives forever is not the New Testament view. All major Christian creeds affirm belief in the resurrection of the body - that at the Second Coming of Christ, departed souls will be restored to some sort of bodily life. In his essay, Lewis said it's easier to believe in immortality than in resurrection. We all know we are powerless to raise ourselves from the dead.
Mortality is written in our bones.
It lies outside of observation, research, verification and experience. Unless hope qualifies as the experience. They were read aloud at his memorial service. I never preached the unforgettable sermon. I know love by being loved and by loving.