Thought Quotient

Anything other than the truth is a lie. How many realities can there be? Only one - the true reality. For us as believers, we know the truth. For God has revealed truth to us in His word, creation, and in Jesus Christ. What are we going to do with that knowledge? Are we going to let people continue to believe a lie? Or will we share life-giving truth? The late Dr. Francis Schaeffer addressed this in this prophetic speech* given back in 1982 as he talks about the dangers of a false view of reality. We must be salt and light - to preserve and to show the way - otherwise the world will fall victim to the deception of a false view of reality - one that harms us, taking us further than we ever thought we’d go - eventually leading to death. The alternative to a worldview where our rights come from a Creator God - is not just a secular society, but a society that has no protection from the dangers of a fallen world. If our rights come from man, they can be taken away.

MP3 Audio from the speech:

• On the Founding Fathers…
• Public schools can only legally teach the false worldview
• Courts are the vehicle for this worldview
• Courts dictate what schools can teach against the will of the people
• Ramifications of abortion on the legal and medical professions
• The false worldview affects us all, the dangers are evidenced in history
• Liberal theology defined…
• The silence of Bible-believing Christians
• Where have we been?
• No one to blame but ourselves
• What about the ‘theocracy’ charge?
• Example of hidden censorship and the intolerance of the false worldview
• Seriousness of the situation
• True Spirituality means that Jesus is Lord of all of life
• Revival will bring social change
• What is loyalty to Christ worth to us?
• Christ must be the final Lord - and not Caesar and not society.
• A prayer…

Here are some important points that he made that we as believers need to think deeply about:

How much do you believe this is true?
Why are you a Christian?
Are you a Christian for some lesser reason or are you a Christian because you know this is the truth of reality?
How much do you love the Lord Jesus Christ?

* Audio of Dr. Francis Schaeffer courtesy of Dr. D. James Kennedy and Coral Ridge Ministries