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The God Who Is There
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"The God Who Is There" Quotes

An exploration of the relevance and existence of God in a postmodern world.

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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, not just about religious things.

Francis A. Schaeffer

christianitytruth

We must stress that the basis for our faith is neither experience nor emotion but the truth as God has given it.

Francis A. Schaeffer

faithtruth

Christianity is not just a mental assent that certain doctrines are true—not even that the right doctrines are true. It means that having turned from the lie of the independence of Man, we accept Christ as Savior and we confess that He is Lord over all.

Francis A. Schaeffer

christianitysalvation

The universe is personal because it was created by a personal God.

Francis A. Schaeffer

godcreation

Man is not the measure of all things, for man is not the measure of anything. Man is the measurer, but not the measure.

Francis A. Schaeffer

humanityperspective

The tragedy of man is that he can conceive of a perfection which he cannot attain.

Francis A. Schaeffer

humanityperfection

God is there, and He is not silent.

Francis A. Schaeffer

god

The starting point of Christian morals is not 'the good life' or 'character' or 'ethics' as usually defined, but rather the existence and the character of God.

Francis A. Schaeffer

christianitymorality

In the Christian system, there is to be no division between the Creator and the creature. The creature is to serve the Creator.

Francis A. Schaeffer

christianityrelationship

If we have an inadequate understanding of who God is, we will have an inadequate understanding of what our relationship to Him should be.

Francis A. Schaeffer

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