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Dr. Schaeffer promoted a more fundamentalist Protestant faith and a presuppositional
approach to Christian apologetics, which he believed would answer the questions of the
age. A number of scholars credit Schaeffer's ideas with helping spark the rise of the
Christian Right in the United States.” Wikipedia Encyclopedia

Dr. Francis Schaeffer 1912-1984 Dr. Francis Schaeffer became famous for posing the needful question
to Christians, “How Should We Then Live?”

Although I respect Dr. Schaeffer as a dedicated believer with great zeal, he did not give the proper
answer to Christians in his day, but rather became the father figure of the present politically-active
thrust to Christian behavior that zeroes in on openly confronting the wicked behavior of men. There is a
better answer to the posed question, a biblically-based one. We should live our lives as Christians in
the midst of a crooked and perverse generation according to the pattern Jesus set forth in the
Beatitudes rather than attempting to alter the moral behavior of the unregenerate through some form of
domination. We were not put here as followers of Christ to DOMINATE the world, but rather to
INFLUENCE those who live in it. Which of these two words best describes biblical Christianity?

“TO HOLD SUPREMACY OR MASTERY OVER BY MEANS “TO AFFECT CONDUCT BY MEANS OF PERSUASION,
OF SUPERIOR POWER, STRENGTH AND AUTHORITY” REASONING… TO DISPLAY A BETTER SOLUTION…”

Webster Webster

The Antichrist will come to DOMINATE mankind (Rev. 13).
Jesus Christ came to INFLUENCE man to choose a new way of life:

“FOR GOD DID NOT SEND HIS SON INTO THE WORLD TO CONDEMN THE WORLD,

BUT THAT THE WORLD THROUGH HIM MIGHT BE SAVED. HE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM IS NOT CONDEMNED;
BUT HE WHO DOES NOT BELIEVE IS CONDEMNED ALREADY, BECAUSE HE HAS NOT BELIEVED IN THE NAME

OF THE ONLY BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD.. LIGHT HAS COME INTO THE WORLD,
AND MEN LOVED DARKNESS RATHER THAN LIGHT, BECAUSE THEIR DEEDS WERE EVIL.
FOR EVERYONE PRACTICING EVIL HATES THE LIGHT AND DOES NOT COME TO THE LIGHT,

LEST HIS DEEDS SHOULD BE EXPOSED…” John 3:17-21

Unlike the thrust of modern-day Christianity, Jesus does not launch into condemning the world for its
practice of abortion, pornography, homosexuality and such like, but rather reveals what will ultimately
send wicked men to their doom in utter darkness for all eternity: which is making the choice not to
believe on the name of Jesus Christ. Note, Jesus is well aware that much of mankind “loved darkness
rather than light, because their deeds were evil.” Prophecy, as we have seen, clearly reveals that much
of mankind will continue to love darkness and practice evil. In fact, it is such ongoing conduct that will
make the last days to be very perilous and very stressful as the prophecy we examined in 2 Tim 3:1-5
states. Note what Jesus states above, “Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather
than light.” When Jesus was in the world, He said of Himself:

"I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.
HE WHO FOLLOWS ME SHALL NOT WALK IN DARKNESS, BUT HAVE THE LIGHT OF LIFE.“ John 8:12

When He came as the Light of the World, He set before mankind a choice between light and darkness.
He sought to INFLUENCE men to choose light over darkness. You will not find Jesus teaching His
disciples to go out and DOMINATE mankind who practices evil. When Jesus commissioned His
disciples He passed the torch to them with these words:

“YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD…
LET YOUR LIGHT SO SHINE BEFORE MEN, THAT THEY MAY SEE YOUR GOOD WORKS

AND GLORIFY YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN.” Matt.5:14-16

The “good works” the Father wants men to see is not the myriad of religious causes aimed at stopping
those who love darkness and practice a lifestyle of abortion, pornography, gay marriage,
homosexuality, etc. What “good works” Jesus is referring to is revealed in the CONTEXT of the
commission to believers that they are now “the Light of the world.” It is the giving of the eight principles
that are to govern Christian behavior in the Kingdom of God in its present manifestation on earth:

Matt.5:1-12