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# Francis Schaeffer

(1912–1984)   Philosopher   United States

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Francis Schaeffer was a philosopher from the United States, best known for *The God who is there: speaking historic Christianity into the twentieth century*.

## Quick Facts About Francis Schaeffer

Born January 30, 1912

Died May 15, 1984

Nationality United States

Profession Philosopher

Notable works The God who is there: speaking historic Christianity into the twentieth century

Spouse Edith Schaeffer

## About Francis Schaeffer

He opposed theological modernism and advocated a historic Protestant faith and a presuppositional style of Christian apologetics, believing it could answer the questions of his time.

##  Quotes by Francis Schaeffer · Page 4

> [No totalitarian authority nor authoritarian state can tolerate those who have an absolute by which to judge that state and its actions.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/no-totalitarian-authority-nor-authoritarian-state-can-tolerate-those-2/)

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> [Christ's crucifixion was on a hill, by a road, where everybody who passed by could not only see his pain, but also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/christ-s-crucifixion-was-on-a-hill-by-a-road-where-everybody-who/)

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> [Ours is a post-Christian world in which Christianity, not only in the number of Christians but in cultural emphasis and cultural result,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/ours-is-a-post-christian-world-in-which-christianity-not-only-in-the/)

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> [And the purpose of our creation, in which all our subsidiary purposes fit, is to be in a personal relationship to God,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/and-the-purpose-of-our-creation-in-which-all-our-subsidiary-purposes/)

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> [Reformation is a return to the sound doctrine of the Bible. Revival is the practice of that sound doctrine under the power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/reformation-is-a-return-to-the-sound-doctrine-of-the-bible-revival-is/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/hudson-taylor-said-the-lord-s-work-done-in-the-lord-s-way-will-never/)

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> [Our relationship with each other is the criterion the world uses to judge whether our message is truthful - Christian community is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/our-relationship-with-each-other-is-the-criterion-the-world-uses-to/)

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> [This shift from the Judeo-Christian basis for law and the shift away from the restraints of the Constitution automatically militates against religious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/this-shift-from-the-judeo-christian-basis-for-law-and-the-shift-away/)

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

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> [If man has been kicked up out of that which is only impersonal by chance , then those things that make him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/if-man-has-been-kicked-up-out-of-that-which-is-only-impersonal-by/)

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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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/we-christians-have-the-dilemma-of-using-a-symbol-system-that-was-not/)

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> [... these are the two factors that lead to the destruction of our environment: money and time-or to say it another way,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/these-are-the-two-factors-that-lead-to-the-destruction-of-our/)

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> [God has ordained the state as a delegated authority; it is not autonomous. The state is to be an agent of justice,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/god-has-ordained-the-state-as-a-delegated-authority-it-is-not/)

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> [Technologically, modern man does everything he can do-he functions on this single boundary principle. Modern man, seeing himself as autonomous, with no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/technologically-modern-man-does-everything-he-can-do-he-functions-on/)

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> [If man is not made in the image of God, nothing then stands in the way of inhumanity. There is no good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/if-man-is-not-made-in-the-image-of-god-nothing-then-stands-in-the-way/)

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> [No totalitarian authority nor authoritarian state can tolerate those who have an absolute by which to judge that state and its actions.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/no-totalitarian-authority-nor-authoritarian-state-can-tolerate-those/)

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> [Man, made in the image of God, has a purpose - to be in relationship to God, who is there. Man forgets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/man-made-in-the-image-of-god-has-a-purpose-to-be-in-relationship-to/)

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> [We must stress that the basis for our faith is neither experience nor emotion but the truth as God has given it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/we-must-stress-that-the-basis-for-our-faith-is-neither-experience-nor/)

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> [This equation of the impersonal plus time plus chance producing the total configuration of the universe and all that is in it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/this-equation-of-the-impersonal-plus-time-plus-chance-producing-the/)

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> [The inward area is the first place of loss of true Christian life, of true spirituality, and the outward sinful act is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/the-inward-area-is-the-first-place-of-loss-of-true-christian-life-of/)

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> [Each generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the gospel in understandable terms, considering the language and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/each-generation-of-the-church-in-each-setting-has-the-responsibility/)

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> [We must remember throughout our lives that in God's sight there are no little people and no little places. Only one thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/we-must-remember-throughout-our-lives-that-in-god-s-sight-there-are/)

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> [The difference between Christian thinking and the non-Christian philosopher has always been at this point. The non-Christian philosopher has always said that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/the-difference-between-christian-thinking-and-the-non-christian/)

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> [If God exists and we are made in his image we can have real meaning, and we can have real knowledge through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/if-god-exists-and-we-are-made-in-his-image-we-can-have-real-meaning/)

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

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

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> [Eve doubted God, and I as a child of God am now to be exactly the opposite: I am to believe him.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/eve-doubted-god-and-i-as-a-child-of-god-am-now-to-be-exactly-the/)

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> [Man is indeed lost, but that does not mean that he is nothing. We must resist humanism, but to make a man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/man-is-indeed-lost-but-that-does-not-mean-that-he-is-nothing-we-must/)

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> [It is only as we consciously bring each victory to His feet, and keep it there as we think of it -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/it-is-only-as-we-consciously-bring-each-victory-to-his-feet-and-keep/)

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> [But the dignity of human life is unbreakably linked to the existence of the personal-infinite God. It is because there is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/but-the-dignity-of-human-life-is-unbreakably-linked-to-the-existence/)

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> [Christianity is not a series of truths in the plural, but rather truth spelled with a capital 'T.' Truth about total reality,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/christianity-is-not-a-series-of-truths-in-the-plural-but-rather-truth/)

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> [Modern multiple divorce is rooted in the fact that many are seeking in human relationships what human relationships can never give. Why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/modern-multiple-divorce-is-rooted-in-the-fact-that-many-are-seeking/)

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

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> [Certainly every Christian ought to be praying and working to nullify the abominable abortion law. But as we work and pray, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/certainly-every-christian-ought-to-be-praying-and-working-to-nullify/)

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> [We should not view men with a cynical eye, seeing them only as meaningless products of chance, but, on the other hand,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/we-should-not-view-men-with-a-cynical-eye-seeing-them-only-as/)

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> [The Bible is clear here: I am to love my neighbor as myself, in the manner needed, in a practical way, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/the-bible-is-clear-here-i-am-to-love-my-neighbor-as-myself-in-the/)

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> [We have the right to rid our houses of ants; but what we have no right to do is to forget to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/we-have-the-right-to-rid-our-houses-of-ants-but-what-we-have-no-right/)

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> [With the Fall all became abnormal. It is not just that the individual is separated from God by his true moral guilt,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-schaeffer/with-the-fall-all-became-abnormal-it-is-not-just-that-the-individual/)

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