Quotes of Francis Schaeffer - somelinesforyou

“ The history of this train of nonChristian philosophers could be pictured like this: One man would say, "Here is a circle which will give the unified and true knowledge of what reality is :" O. The next man would say, "No!" and cross out the circle: ⦻. Then he would say, "Here is the circle:" O. A third would say, "No!" cross out that circle: ⦻ and say, "Here is the circle:" O. And so on through the centuries. Each one showed that the previous philosophers had failed and then tried to construct his answer, which future thinkers would again show to be inadequate to contain all of the knowledge and all of life. The older philosophers did not find the circle, but they optimistically believed someone would. Then the line of crossedout circles was broken, and a drastic shift came. It is this shift that causes modern man to be modern man. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ The ancients were afraid that if they went to the end of the earth they would fall off and be consumed by dragons. But once we understand that Christianity is true to what is there, true to the ultimate environment the infinite, personal God who is really there then our minds are freed. We can pursue any question and can be sure that we will not fall off the end of the earth. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ We may not play with the new theology even if we may think we can turn it to our advantage. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ The ancients were afraid that if they went to the end of the earth they would fall off and be consumed by dragons. But once we understand that Christianity is true to what is there, true to the ultimate environment the infinite, personal God who is really there then our minds are freed. We can pursue any question and can be sure that we will not fall off the end of the earth. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ Christianity is the greatest intellectual system the mind of man has ever touched. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ In passing, we should note this curious mark of our own age: the only absolute allowed is the absolute insistence that there is no absolute. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ Doctrinal rightness and rightness of ecclesiastical position are important, but only as a starting point to go on into a living relationship - and not as ends in themselves. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ Christianity provides a unified answer for the whole of life. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ We cannot expect people to take seriously our belief in objective truth if, in our practice, we indicate only a quantitative difference between all men who are in ecclesiastical structures or who use theological language. I do not mean that we should not have open dialogue with men; my words and practice emphasize that I believe love demands it… ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ I have come to the conclusion that none of us in our generation feels as guilty about sin as we should or as our forefathers did. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ In passing, we should note this curious mark of our own age: the only absolute allowed is the absolute insistence that there is no absolute. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ Each generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the gospel in understandable terms, considering the language and thought-forms of that setting. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ Biblical orthodoxy without compassion is surely the ugliest thing in the world. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ I believe that pluralistic secularism, in the long run, is a more deadly poison than straightforward persecution. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ Biblical orthodoxy without compassion is surely the ugliest thing in the world. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ Each generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the gospel in understandable terms, considering the language and thought-forms of that setting. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ Each generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the gospel in understandable terms, considering the language and thought-forms of that setting. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ If God exists and we are made in his image we can have real meaning, and we can have real knowledge through what he has communicated to us. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ Christianity provides a unified answer for the whole of life. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ I believe that pluralistic secularism, in the long run, is a more deadly poison than straightforward persecution. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ The inward area is the first place of loss of true Christian life, of true spirituality, and the outward sinful act is the result. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ If God exists and we are made in his image we can have real meaning, and we can have real knowledge through what he has communicated to us. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ I believe that pluralistic secularism, in the long run, is a more deadly poison than straightforward persecution. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ In passing, we should note this curious mark of our own age: the only absolute allowed is the absolute insistence that there is no absolute. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ If God exists and we are made in his image we can have real meaning, and we can have real knowledge through what he has communicated to us. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ The beginning of men's rebellion against God was, and is, the lack of a thankful heart. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ I have come to the conclusion that none of us in our generation feels as guilty about sin as we should or as our forefathers did. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ Each generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the gospel in understandable terms, considering the language and thought-forms of that setting. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ Each generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the gospel in understandable terms, considering the language and thought-forms of that setting. ”

- Francis Schaeffer

“ Christianity provides a unified answer for the whole of life. ”

- Francis Schaeffer
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