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The problem which confronts us as we approach modern man today is not how we are to change Christian teaching in order to make it more palatable, for to that would mean throwing away any chance of giving the real answer to man in despair; rather it is only a problem of how we many communicate the Gospel so that it is understood.

The problem which confronts us as we approach modern man today is not how we are to change Christian teaching in order to make it more palatable, for to that would mean throwing away any chance of giving the real answer to man in despair; rather it is only a problem of how we many communicate the Gospel so that it is understood.

Approximate author period: c. 1948 AD · modern

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Francis A. Schaeffer
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Approximate author period: c. 1948 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Francis Schaeffer: life dates 1912 to 1984. Wikidata Q958594, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q958594 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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