There is a sad myth going around today - the myth of neutrality. According to this myth, the secular world gives every point of view an equal chance to be heard. And it works fairly well - unless you are a Christian. Francis Schaeffer More Quotes by Francis Schaeffer More Quotes From Francis Schaeffer He who loses the arts loses the culture. Francis Schaeffer loses culture art We should not view men with a cynical eye, seeing them only as meaningless products of chance, but, on the other hand, we should not go to the opposite extreme of seeing them romantically. To do either is to fail to understand who men really are--creatures made in the image of God but fallen. Francis Schaeffer eye views men There are two main reasons why we may not be bringing forth the fruit we should. It may be because of ignorance, because we may never have been taught the meaning of the work of Christ for our present lives. Francis Schaeffer ignorance god two When my conscience under the Holy Spirit makes me aware of a specific sin I should at once call that sin sin and bring it consciously under the blood of Christ. Francis Schaeffer spirit god blood Preaching the gospel without the Holy Spirit is to miss the entire point of the command of Jesus Christ for our era. In the area of "Christian activities" or "Christian service," how we are doing it is at least as important as what we are doing. Francis Schaeffer christian god jesus If there is no absolute moral standard, then one cannot say in a final sense that anything is right or wrong. Francis Schaeffer standards moral finals Most people catch their presuppositions from their family and surrounding society the way a child catches measles. But people with more understanding realize that their presuppositions should be chosen after a careful consideration of what world-view is true. Francis Schaeffer understanding children people The church's or Christian group's methods are as important as its message. Francis Schaeffer church important christian 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 generations church responsibility Humanism is not wrong in its cry for sociological healing, but humanism is not producing it. Francis Schaeffer sociological cry healing If the church is what it should be, young people will be there. But they will not just 'be there' - they will be there with the blowing of horns and the clashing of high-sounding cymbals, and they will come dancing with flowers in their hair. Francis Schaeffer flower hair people And the purpose of our creation, in which all our subsidiary purposes fit, is to be in a personal relationship to God, in communion with him, in love, by choice, the creature before the Creator. Francis Schaeffer choices purpose god When a man comes under the blood of Christ, his whole capacity as a man is refashioned. His soul is saved, yes, but so are his mind and his body. True spirituality means the lordship of Christ over the total man. Francis Schaeffer men mean blood Belief does not change what is. Francis Schaeffer belief doe What we, the Christian community, have to do is to refuse men the right to ravish our land, just as we refuse them the right to ravish our women; to insist that somebody accepts a little less profit by not exploiting nature. Francis Schaeffer land christian men Modern man has both feet firmly planted in mid-air Francis Schaeffer air feet men Modern man has not only thrown away Christian theology, he has thrown away the possibility of what our forefathers had as a basis for morality and law. Francis Schaeffer christian law men People drift from generation to generation, and the morally unthinkable becomes thinkable as the years move on. Francis Schaeffer people years moving Our trusting the Lord does not mean that there are not times of tears. I think it is a mistake as Christians to act as though trusting the Lord and tears are not compatible. Francis Schaeffer christian mistake mean In two areas above all others the Christian demonstration of love and communication stands clear: in the area of the Christian couple and their children; and in the personal relationships of Christians in the church. If there is no demonstration in these two places, on the personal level, the world can conclude that orthodox Christian doctrine is nothing but dead, cold words. Francis Schaeffer christian god children
