Most people catch their presuppositions from their family and surrounding society the way a child catches measles.
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God has communicated to man, the infinite to the finite. The One who made man capable of language in the first place has communicated to man in language about both spiritual reality and physical reality, about the nature of God and the nature of man.
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What this quote means
This quote emphasizes that God has used language to reveal both divine and human nature to humanity.
In this quote, Francis Schaeffer conveys the idea that the creator, who endowed humans with the ability to communicate, has also chosen to express spiritual and physical truths through language. This revelation allows humans to understand their own existence and the divine, bridging the gap between the infinite and the finite realities of life.
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CommunicationLanguageSpiritualityRealityUnderstanding
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In a sermon discussing how God reveals Himself to humanity.
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