The beginning of men's rebellion against God was, and is, the lack of a thankful heart. Francis Schaeffer More Quotes by Francis Schaeffer More Quotes From Francis Schaeffer With the Fall all became abnormal. It is not just that the individual is separated from God by his true moral guilt, but each of us is not what God made us to be. Beyond each of us as individuals, human relationships are not what God meant them to be. And beyond that, nature is abnormal - the whole cause-and-effect significant history is now abnormal. To say it another way: there is much in history now which should not be. Francis Schaeffer abnormal guilt fall If Christianity is really true, then it involves the whole man, including his intellect and creativeness. Christianity is not just 'dogmatically' true or 'doctrinally' true. Rather, it is true to what is there, true in the whole area of the whole man in all of life. Francis Schaeffer intellect christianity men The soul is not more important than the body. God made the whole man and the whole man is important. Francis Schaeffer important soul men Christianity is not just involved with "salvation", but with the total man in the total world. The Christian message begins with the existence of God forever, and then with creation. It does not begin with salvation. We must be thankful for salvation, but the Christian message is more than that. Man has a value because he is made in the image of God. Francis Schaeffer being-thankful christian men Today the separation of church and state is America is used to silence the church... The way the concept is used today is totally reversed from the original intent... It is used today as a false political dictum in order to restrict the influence of Christian ideas... To have suggested the state separated from religion and religious influence would have amazed the Founding Fathers. Francis Schaeffer religious christian father We as Bible-believing evangelical Christians are locked in a battle. This is not a friendly gentleman's discussion. It is a life and death conflict between the spiritual hosts of wickedness and those who claim the name of Christ. Francis Schaeffer spiritual christian believe Art is a reflection of God's creativity, an evidence that we are made in the image of God. Francis Schaeffer godly creativity art This is not an age in which to be a soft Christian. Francis Schaeffer age christian faith Sadly enough, there is a kind of an anti-intellectualism among many Christians: spirituality is falsely pitted against intellectual comprehension as though they stood in a dichotomy. Such anti-intellectualism cuts away at the very heart of the Christian message. Of course, there is a false intellectualism which does destroy the work of the Holy Spirit. But it does not arise when men wrestle honestly with honest questions and then see that the Bible has the answers. This does not oppose true spirituality. Francis Schaeffer cutting christian heart We must stress that the basis for our faith is neither experience nor emotion but the truth as God has given it in verbalized, prepositional form in the Scripture and which we first of all apprehend with our minds. Francis Schaeffer scripture stress mind We must not only be True. We must be Beautiful. Francis Schaeffer being-true beautiful Truth carries with it confrontation. Truth demands confrontation; loving confrontation, but confrontation nevertheless. Francis Schaeffer confrontation nevertheless demand Apostasy must be called what it is, spiritual adultery. Francis Schaeffer apostasy adultery spiritual I am convinced that when Nietzsche came to Switzerland and went insane, it was not because of venereal disease, though he did have this disease. Rather, it was because he understood that insanity was the only philosophic answer if the infinite-personal God does not exist. Francis Schaeffer switzerland insane insanity People have presuppositions... By 'presuppositions' we mean the basic way that an individual looks at life- his worldview. The grid through which he sees the world. Presuppositions rest upon that which a person considers to be the truth of what exists. A person's presuppositions provide the basis for their values- and therefore the basis for their decisions. Francis Schaeffer decision mean people Christianity is realistic because it says that if there is no truth, there is also no hope; and there can be no truth if there is no adequate base. It is prepared to face the consequences of being proved false and say with Paul: If you find the body of Christ, the discussion is finished, let us eat and drink for tomorrow we die. It leaves absolutely no room for a romantic answer. Francis Schaeffer hope christian jesus The ordinary Christian with the Bible in his hand can say that the majority is wrong. Francis Schaeffer majority christian hands The Bible is clear here: I am to love my neighbor as myself, in the manner needed, in a practical way, in the midst of the fallen world, at my particular point of history. This is why I am not a pacifist. Pacifism in this poor world in which we live -- this lost world -- means that we desert the people who need our greatest help. Francis Schaeffer here-i-am mean people Hudson Taylor said, "The Lord's work done in the Lord's way will never fail to have the Lord's provision." ...The Lord's work done in human energy is not the Lord's work any longer. It is something, but it is not the Lord's work. Francis Schaeffer energy done god In the flesh rather than the work of the Spirit, it is easy to say we are showing holiness and it only be egotistic pride and hardness. Francis Schaeffer holiness pride flesh
