Aslan of Narnia

“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver; “don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.” 

This isn't really a quote spoken from C.S. Lewis' perspective (a character he created is saying it), but it is one of my favorite lines from any book (most of my favorite book quotes are from the Chronicles of Narnia, most of them from Prince Caspian). It takes an interesting perspective on the nature of Jesus. Most of the time we think that Jesus is more of a teddybear that's just there to love us and care for us. He never gets mad, never raises His voice, and is barely more than a calm voice whispering from the background. Here though we realize that He is more than a kind pacifist. It harkens back to Jesus flipping tables at the temple because it was being used for profit not worship, or the time He called Peter "Satan" because Peter tried to convince Him that He wasn't going to die. Jesus is so much more than a good idea or a safe bet. He is good, but he's not safe.