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I believe that pluralistic secularism, in the long run, is a more deadly poison than straightforward persecution.

~Francis Schaeffer

Topics: Believe Deadly Long Long Run More Persecution Poison Run Secularism Straightforward Than I Believe I Believe That

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Biblical orthodoxy without compassion is surely the ugliest thing in the world.

~Francis Schaeffer

Topics: Bible Compassion Orthodoxy Surely Thing Ugliest Without World

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Christianity is the greatest intellectual system the mind of man has ever touched.

~Francis Schaeffer

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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 the result.

~Francis Schaeffer

Topics: Act Area Christian Christian Life First First Place Inward Life Loss Outward Place Result Sinful Spirituality True

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I have come to the conclusion that none of us in our generation feels as guilty about sin as we should or as our forefathers did.

~Francis Schaeffer

Topics: About Come Conclusion Did Feels Forefathers Generation Guilty None Our Our Generation Should Sin Us

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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 thought-forms of that setting.

~Francis Schaeffer

Topics: Church Communicating Considering Each Each Generation Generation Gospel Language Responsibility Setting Terms Understandable

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In passing, we should note this curious mark of our own age: the only absolute allowed is the absolute insistence that there is no absolute.

~Francis Schaeffer

Topics: Absolute Age Allowed Curious Insistence Mark Note Only Our Own Passing Should

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Christianity provides a unified answer for the whole of life.

~Francis Schaeffer

Topics: Answer Christianity Life Provides Unified Whole

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Doctrinal rightness and rightness of ecclesiastical position are important, but only as a starting point to go on into a living relationship - and not as ends in themselves.

~Francis Schaeffer

Topics: Ends Go Important Living Only Point Position Relationship Starting Starting Point Themselves

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Theologian

Born: January 30th, 1912

Died: May 15th, 1984

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