But someone will say, “Didn’t Jesus say that, to be saved, you have to be as a little child?” Of course he did. But did you ever see a little child who didn’t ask questions? People who use this argument must never have listened to a little child or been one. My four children gave me a harder time with their endless flow of questions than university people ever have… What Jesus was talking about is that the little child, when he has an adequate answer, accepts the answer. He has the simplicity of not having a built-in grid whereby, regardless of the validity of the answer, he rejects it.

Francis Schaeffer (1912–1984), Apologet

Related Bible passage: MAT.18.3

Topics: Faith & Trust, Doubt & Hard Questions

Occasions: For Reflection

Francis Schaeffer

Francis Schaeffer (1912–1984) war ein US-amerikanischer presbyterianischer Pastor und Apologet, der ab 1955 in der Schweiz die Lebens- und Studiengemeinschaft L’Abri aufbaute. Bekannt wurde er durch seine Auseinandersetzung mit säkularer Philosophie und Kulturgeschichte, wobei Fachkollegen seine Darstellungen teils als stark vereinfachend und wegbereitend für die politisierte christliche Rechte einstuften. Für Bibelleser steht er für den Anspruch, den christlichen Glauben im intellektuellen Dialog mit zeitgenössischen Fragen rational zu begründen.

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