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> [Ignorance is in relationship to content; it is not just a spirit of ignorance. In verse 21 it speaks of "the truth in Jesus." Truth is content, truth has something to do with reason. Truth has something to do with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/ignorance-is-in-relationship-to-content-it-is-not-just-a-spirit-of/)

[Francis Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-schaeffer/)

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> [ We \[Christians\] have the dilemma of using a symbol system that was not made for our worldview, to give our worldview... I think the thing we're waiting for is a genius to come forth who can either make a new… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/we-christians-have-the-dilemma-of-using-a-symbol-system-that-was-not/)

[Francis Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-schaeffer/)

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## Other authors on Dilemma

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## More by Francis Schaeffer

> [Jesus taught that the mark of the Christian is the observable love shown among all true believers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/jesus-taught-that-the-mark-of-the-christian-is-the-observable-love/)

[Francis Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-schaeffer/)

> [As evangelical Christians we have tended to relegate art to the very fringe of life. The rest of human life we feel is more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/as-evangelical-christians-we-have-tended-to-relegate-art-to-the-very/)

[Francis Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-schaeffer/)

> [Belief does not change what is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/belief-does-not-change-what-is/)

[Francis Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-schaeffer/)

> [The overall way of thinking in the United States has shifted away from basic Biblical values, and the media share in the responsibility for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/the-overall-way-of-thinking-in-the-united-states-has-shifted-away/)

[Francis Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-schaeffer/)

> [In God's world the individual counts. Therefore, Christian art should deal with the individual.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/in-god-s-world-the-individual-counts-therefore-christian-art-should/)

[Francis Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-schaeffer/)

> [As evangelical Christians, we have tended to relegate art to the very fringe of life. The rest of human life we feel is more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/as-evangelical-christians-we-have-tended-to-relegate-art-to-the-very-2/)

[Francis Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-schaeffer/)

> [In the 20th century, evangelical Christians in America have naively accepted the role assigned to us by an anti-religious, anti-Christian consensus in our society.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/in-the-20th-century-evangelical-christians-in-america-have-naively/)

[Francis Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-schaeffer/)

> [Humanism is not wrong in its cry for sociological healing, but humanism is not producing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/humanism-is-not-wrong-in-its-cry-for-sociological-healing-but/)

[Francis Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-schaeffer/)

> [To die is to be with the Lord. It is not just an idea, it is a reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/to-die-is-to-be-with-the-lord-it-is-not-just-an-idea-it-is-a-reality/)

[Francis Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-schaeffer/)

> [The purpose of apologetics is not just to win an argument or a discussion, but that people with whom we are in contact may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/the-purpose-of-apologetics-is-not-just-to-win-an-argument-or-a/)

[Francis Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-schaeffer/)

> [If the church is what it should be, young people will be there. But they will not just 'be there' - they will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/if-the-church-is-what-it-should-be-young-people-will-be-there-but/)

[Francis Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/with-the-fall-all-became-abnormal-it-is-not-just-that-the-individual/)

[Francis Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-schaeffer/)

> [There is nothing more ugly than an orthodoxy without understanding or compassion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/there-is-nothing-more-ugly-than-an-orthodoxy-without-understanding-or/)

[Francis Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-schaeffer/)

> [This is not an age in which to be a soft Christian.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/this-is-not-an-age-in-which-to-be-a-soft-christian/)

[Francis Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-schaeffer/)

> [The great distinction of a true Christian is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. How careful should he be, lest anything in his thoughts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/the-great-distinction-of-a-true-christian-is-the-indwelling-of-the/)

[Francis Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-schaeffer/)

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