Sometimes the greatest deterrent to a great marriage is believing you have a perfect marriage. Francis Schaeffer More Quotes by Francis Schaeffer More Quotes From Francis Schaeffer Eternity will be wonderful, but there is one thing heaven will not contain, and that is the call, the possibility, and the privilege of living a supernatural life here and now by faith, before we meet Jesus face to face. Francis Schaeffer god heaven jesus If I'm going to be in the right relationship with God, I should treat the things he has made in the same way he treats them. Francis Schaeffer creation made way Technologically, modern man does everything he can do-he functions on this single boundary principle. Modern man, seeing himself as autonomous, with no personal-infinite God who has spoken, has no adequate universal to supply an adequate second boundary condition; and man being fallen is not only finite, but sinful. Thus man's pragmatically made choices have no reference point beyond human egotism. It is dog eat dog, man eat man, man eat nature. Francis Schaeffer choices dog men The purpose of apologetics is not just to win an argument or a discussion, but that people with whom we are in contact may become Christians and then live under the Lordship of Christ in the whole spectrum of life. Francis Schaeffer christian winning people Christ's crucifixion was on a hill, by a road, where everybody who passed by could not only see his pain, but also his shame. It was not done in a shadow, hidden away somewhere. Francis Schaeffer shadow pain god I am afraid that as evangelicals, we think that a work of art only has value if we reduce it to a tract. Francis Schaeffer ifs art thinking 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 important goes-on relationship God has ordained the state as a delegated authority; it is not autonomous. The state is to be an agent of justice, to restrain evil by punishing the wrongdoer, and to protect the good in society. When it does the reverse, it has no proper authority. It is then a usurped authority and as such it becomes lawless and is tyranny. Francis Schaeffer evil doe justice The value of the things is not in themselves autonomously, but that God made them, and thus they deserve to be treated with high respect. The tree in the field is to be treated with respect. It is not to be romanticized as the old lady romanticizes her cat (that is, she reads human reactions into it). This is wrong because it is not true. When you drive the axe into the tree when you need firewood, you are not cutting down a person; you are cutting down a tree. But while we should not romanticize the tree, we must realize God made it and it deserves respect because He made is as a tree. Francis Schaeffer cat cutting tree To fail to exhibit that we take truth seriously at those points where there is a cost in our doing so, is to push the next generation in the relative, dialectical millstream that surrounds us. Francis Schaeffer next generations cost Christian art is the expression of the whole life of the whole person as a Christian. What a Christian portrays in his art is the totality of life. Art is not to be solely a vehicle for some sort of self-conscious evangelism. Francis Schaeffer self christian art A compassionate open home is part of Christian responsibility, and should be practiced up to the level of capacity. Francis Schaeffer responsibility christian home This equation of the impersonal plus time plus chance producing the total configuration of the universe and all that is in it, modern people hold by faith. Francis Schaeffer modern chance people 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 our-generation generations sin The difference between Christian thinking and the non-Christian philosopher has always been at this point. The non-Christian philosopher has always said that man is normal now, but biblical Christianity says he is abnormal now. Francis Schaeffer biblical christian thinking All men bear the image of God. They have value not because they are redeemed, but because they are God's creation in God's image. Francis Schaeffer gods-creation bears men We must remember throughout our lives that in God's sight there are no little people and no little places. Only one thing is important: to be consecrated persons in God's place for us, at each moment. Francis Schaeffer important sight people Ours is a post-Christian world in which Christianity, not only in the number of Christians but in cultural emphasis and cultural result, is no longer the consensus or ethos of our society. Francis Schaeffer ethos religious christian To die is to be with the Lord. It is not just an idea, it is a reality. Francis Schaeffer god reality ideas How should an artist begin to do his work as an artist? I would insist that he begin his work as an artist by setting out to make a work of art. Francis Schaeffer settings should art
