In many ways, Francis Schaeffer was ahead of his time. He saw the modernist freight train gaining steam during his lifetime, and sought to warn Christians (and the church) about its destructive influences. He understood that liberalism undermined the authority of scripture, that neo-orthodoxy was secularism couched in "God words," that abortion was an outworking of humanistic thinking, and that the church was largely sleeping through the revolution.
In this lecture from New Geneva Theological Seminary, we begin to explore the issues that animated this remarkable 20th-century thinker. His work remains "contemporary" down to the very present day.
What do you think? How has Schaeffer impacted your own life and ministry?
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For thus Yahweh, the God of Israel, says to me, “Take this cup of the wine of wrath from My hand and cause all the nations to whom I send you to drink it. They will drink and stagger and go mad because of the sword that I will send among...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
July 28 marked the theatrical release of a documentary by Grace Productions, The Essential Church. This full-length film looks at the experience of several churches during the 2020 pandemic, including Grace Community Church in California. Two...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
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I was encouraged to see two recent articles posted on The Aquila Report—one by an OPC pastor and the other by an ARP pastor—both of which address the church’s response to COVID and the need for us to reflect and repent. This has...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
