The central problem is always in the midst of the people of God, not in the circumstances surrounding them.
Francis SchaefferIn fact, philosophy is universal in scope. No man can live without a world view; therefore, there is no man who is not a philosopher.
Francis SchaefferTell me what the world is saying today, and I'll tell you what the church will be saying in seven years.
Francis SchaefferThe Bible is clear here: I am to love my neighbor as myself, in the manner needed, in a practical way, in the midst of the fallen world, at my particular point of history. This is why I am not a pacifist. Pacifism in this poor world in which we live -- this lost world -- means that we desert the people who need our greatest help.
Francis SchaefferKilling of animals for food is one thing, but on the other hand they do not exist simply as things to be slaughtered. This is true of fishing, too. Many men fish and leave their victims to rot and stink. But what about the fish? Has he no rights - not to be romanticized as though he were a man - but real rights?
Francis Schaeffer