“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, a mounting love of show and luxury (that is, affluence); second, a widening gap between the… — Francis A. Schaeffer Copy Share
“In John 13 the point was that, if an individual Christian does not show love toward other true Christians, the world has a right to judge that he is not a Christian. Here Jesus is stating something else which is much more cutting, much more profound: We cannot expect the world to believe that the Father sent the Son, that… — Francis A. Schaeffer Copy Share
“We are not being true to the artist as a man if we consider his work "junk", simply because we differ with his outlook on life. Instead, if the artist's technical excellence is high, he is to be praised for this even if we differ with his worldview... Yet where his work shows his worldview, it must be judged by… — Francis A. Schaeffer Copy Share
“Yet the possibility of information storage, beyond what men and governments ever had before, can make available at the touch of a button a man's total history (including remarks put on his record by his kindergarten teacher about his ability and character). And with the computer must be placed the modern scientific technical capability which exists for wholesale monitoring of… — Francis A. Schaeffer Copy Share
“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, a mounting love of show and luxury (that is, affluence); second, a widening gap between the very rich and the very poor (this could be among countries in the family of nations as well as in… — Francis A. Schaeffer Copy Share
“The tree in the field is to be treated with respect. It is not to be romanticized as the old lady romanticizes her cat… — Francis A. Schaeffer Copy Share Image
“In a fallen world, we must be willing to face the fact that however lovingly we preach the gospel, if a man rejects it… — Francis A. Schaeffer Copy Share Image
“The Cross of Christ is to be a reality to me not only once for all at my conversion, but all through my life… — Francis A. Schaeffer Copy Share Image
“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… — Francis A. Schaeffer Copy Share Image
“The Bible is the weapon which enables us to join with our Lord on the offensive in defeating the spiritual hosts of wickedness. But… — Francis A. Schaeffer Copy Share Image
“True spirituality covers all of reality. There are things the Bible tells us to do as absolutes which are sinful- which do not conform… — Francis A. Schaeffer Copy Share Image
“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… — Francis A. Schaeffer Copy Share Image
