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Francis Schaeffer quotes about work

American Theologian January 30, 1912 – May 15, 1984

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We are not being true to the artist as a man if we consider his art work junk simply because we differ with his outlook on life. Christian schools, Christian parents, and Christian pastors often have turned off young people at just this point. Because the schools, the pastors, and the parents did not make a distinction between technical excellence and content, the whole of much great art has been rejected with scorn and ridicule. Instead, if the artist's technical excellence is high, he is to... Francis Schaeffer
A Christian should use these arts to the glory of God, not just as tracts, mind you, but as things of beauty to the praise of God. An art work can be a doxology in itself. Francis Schaeffer
The central problem of our age is not liberalism or modernism, nor the old Roman Catholicism or the new Roman Catholicism, nor the threat of communism, nor even the threat of rationalism and the monolithic consensus which surrounds us. All these are dangerous but not the primary threat. The real problem is this: the church of the Lord Jesus Christ, individually corporately, tending to do the Lord’s work in the power of the flesh rather than of the Spirit. The central problem is always in... Francis Schaeffer
Francis Schaeffer quote: "I am afraid that as evangelicals, we think that a work of art..."
I am afraid that as evangelicals, we think that a work of art only has value if we reduce it to a tract. Francis Schaeffer
How should an artist begin to do his work as an artist? I would insist that he begin his work as an artist by setting out to make a work of art. Francis Schaeffer

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