What distinction does Lewis draw between making and begetting?

### Why this is right Lewis uses ordinary examples: a human being begets a human child, while a person makes an object such as a statue. He applies this distinction to the Christian claim that Christ is begotten of the Father, while created humans are made by God. ### The concept The distinction helps explain why Lewis does not call humans sons of God in the same sense as Christ. Humans may resemble God, but they are created beings; Christ is described as sharing the divine nature. Lewis stresses that this theological use is not the same question as the Virgin Birth. ### The other options - **B. Making produces living things; begetting produces only objects.**: Lewis’s examples do not support this reversal. - **C. The two words mean exactly the same thing.**: The distinction is central to the chapter. - **D. Begetting refers only to the birth of Jesus as a human being.**: Lewis explicitly distinguishes eternal begetting from Jesus’ birth in time. ### Terms - **Begetting**: Producing something of the same kind as oneself. - **Creation**: Bringing into existence something that is not of the creator’s kind. ### Remember Christ is begotten; humanity is created.