--- title: "1 Biblical Principles Quotes By Francis A. Schaeffer" description: "1 Biblical Principles quotes by Francis A. Schaeffer. Plus more from Francis A. Schaeffer and more Biblical Principles sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d2/francis-a-schaeffer-22002_christianity_to-be-really-bible-believing-christians_1964788.jpg" --- > [“To be really Bible-believing Christians we need to practice, simultaneously, at each step of the way, two biblical principles. One principle is that of the purity of the visible church. Scripture commands that we must do more than just talk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-a-schaeffer/to-be-really-bible-believing-christians-we-need-to-practice/) [Francis A. Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-a-schaeffer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d2/francis-a-schaeffer-22002_christianity_to-be-really-bible-believing-christians_1964788.jpg) ## More by Francis A. Schaeffer > [“In John 13 the point was that, if an individual Christian does not show love toward other true Christians, the world has a right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-a-schaeffer/in-john-13-the-point-was-that-if-an-individual-christian-does-not/) [Francis A. Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-a-schaeffer/) > [“We are not being true to the artist as a man if we consider his work "junk", simply because we differ with his outlook…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-a-schaeffer/we-are-not-being-true-to-the-artist-as-a-man-if-we-consider-his-work/) [Francis A. Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-a-schaeffer/) > [“Yet the possibility of information storage, beyond what men and governments ever had before, can make available at the touch of a button a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-a-schaeffer/yet-the-possibility-of-information-storage-beyond-what-men-and/) [Francis A. Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-a-schaeffer/) > [“promises: "And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-a-schaeffer/promises-and-caleb-stilled-the-people-before-moses-and/) [Francis A. Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-a-schaeffer/) > [“Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) in his Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire said that the following five attributes marked Rome at its end: first,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-a-schaeffer/edward-gibbon-1737-1794-in-his-decline-and-fall-of-the-roman-empire/) [Francis A. Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-a-schaeffer/) > [“The tree in the field is to be treated with respect. It is not to be romanticized as the old lady romanticizes her cat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-a-schaeffer/the-tree-in-the-field-is-to-be-treated-with-respect-it-is-not-to-be/) [Francis A. Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-a-schaeffer/) > [“In a fallen world, we must be willing to face the fact that however lovingly we preach the gospel, if a man rejects it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-a-schaeffer/in-a-fallen-world-we-must-be-willing-to-face-the-fact-that-however/) [Francis A. Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-a-schaeffer/) > [“The Cross of Christ is to be a reality to me not only once for all at my conversion, but all through my life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-a-schaeffer/the-cross-of-christ-is-to-be-a-reality-to-me-not-only-once-for-all-at/) [Francis A. Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-a-schaeffer/) > [“Is it not amazing: though we know the power of the Holy Spirit can be ours, we still ape the world’s wisdom, trust its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-a-schaeffer/is-it-not-amazing-though-we-know-the-power-of-the-holy-spirit-can-be/) [Francis A. Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-a-schaeffer/) > [“The Bible is the weapon which enables us to join with our Lord on the offensive in defeating the spiritual hosts of wickedness. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-a-schaeffer/the-bible-is-the-weapon-which-enables-us-to-join-with-our-lord-on-the/) [Francis A. Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-a-schaeffer/) > [“True spirituality covers all of reality. There are things the Bible tells us to do as absolutes which are sinful- which do not conform…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-a-schaeffer/true-spirituality-covers-all-of-reality-there-are-things-the-bible/) [Francis A. Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-a-schaeffer/) > [“Upon his authority he gives the world the right to judge whether you and I are born-again Christians on the basis of our observable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-a-schaeffer/upon-his-authority-he-gives-the-world-the-right-to-judge-whether-you/) [Francis A. Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-a-schaeffer/) > [“Every once in a while in my discussions someone asks how I can believe in the Trinity. My answer is always the same. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-a-schaeffer/every-once-in-a-while-in-my-discussions-someone-asks-how-i-can/) [Francis A. Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-a-schaeffer/) > [“To be really Bible-believing Christians we need to practice, simultaneously, at each step of the way, two biblical principles. One principle is that of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-a-schaeffer/to-be-really-bible-believing-christians-we-need-to-practice/) [Francis A. Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-a-schaeffer/) > [“But for many modern liberal theologians (even if they do not say that God is dead), certain other things are dead. Because they do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-a-schaeffer/but-for-many-modern-liberal-theologians-even-if-they-do-not-say-that/) [Francis A. Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-a-schaeffer/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/biblical-principles/francis-a-schaeffer/#itemlist", "name": "1 Biblical Principles Quotes By Francis A. 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