"We should not view men with a cynical……" — Francis Schaeffer
"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."
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Francis Schaeffer
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110 Quotes by Francis Schaeffer
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Art is a reflection of God's creativity, an evidence that we are made in the image of God.
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Modern multiple divorce is rooted in the fact that many are seeking in human relationships what human relationships can never…
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Truth demands confrontation. It must be loving confrontation, but there must be confrontation nonetheless.
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