Few things are so deadly as a misguided sense of compassion. Charles Colson More Quotes by Charles Colson More Quotes From Charles Colson Moral crusaders with zeal but no ethical understanding are likely to give us solutions that are worse than the problems. Charles Colson moral understanding giving When it comes to the culture, there's no such thing as peaceful coexistence. If we're not defending truth, fighting for Christian values in all of life, the truth will be sacrificed on the altar of mainstream secularism. Charles Colson peaceful fighting christian I meet millions who tell me that they feel demoralized by the decay around us. The hope that each of us has is not in who governs us, or what laws are passed... Our hope is in the power of God working in the hearts of people. Charles Colson law heart people It's no understatement that the church has done a poor job in teaching our young people that reason and faith are not opposites, and that atheists are far from being on the side of reason. You can find on our website a chart which I use to demonstrate the various worldviews work out, and which one, Christianity, is rational. Many kids, however, who grow up huddled in a Christian environment find themselves in the university setting completely unequipped to defend the rationality of the Christian faith against the secular humanist worldview so prevalent on college campuses. Charles Colson atheist christian jobs People who reject transcendent authority can no longer persuade one another through rational arguments; everything is reduced to personal opinion. Debates about ideas thus degenerate into power struggles; we're left with no moral standard by which to measure the common good. For that matter, how can there be a 'common good' without an objective standard of truth? Charles Colson personal-opinions struggle ideas God doesn't want our success; He wants us. He doesn't demand our achievements; He demands our obedience. Charles Colson demand achievement want You are called not to be successful or to meet any of the other counterfeit standards of this world, but to be faithful and to be expended in the cause of serving the risen and returning Christ. Charles Colson faithful successful world What is true has never been a question to be decided by polls or popular opinion. Truth isn’t ‘democratic’—it’s something that God has written into the very fabric of nature. Charles Colson fabric truth-is opinion In our day, you can mock religion in public and even get funds for doing it. But you can't show respect for religion in public - or you risk being hauled into court. Charles Colson risk religious christian A government cannot be truly just without affirming the intrinsic value of human life. Charles Colson value-of-human-life intrinsic-value government Great fiction can often present moral messages with greater power and clarity than instructional writing - since literature, after all, penetrates not just the intellect, but the imagination. Charles Colson imagination writing fiction What we do flows from who we are. Charles Colson environmental who-we-are inspirational True tolerance is not a total lack of judgment. It's knowing what should be tolerated, and refusing to tolerate that which shouldn't. Charles Colson judgment tolerance knowing ... a widespread secularization increasingly descends into a moral, intellectual, and spiritual nihilism that denies not only the One who is the Truth but the very idea of truth itself. Charles Colson intellectual spiritual ideas The Bible's historical accuracy is a reminder that while "the heavens declare the glory of God," there's also plenty of evidence among the rubble and ruins. Charles Colson historical bible heaven I can work for the Lord in or out of prison. Charles Colson i-can prison lord When God wanted to defeat sin, His ultimate weapon was the sacrifice of His own Son. On Christmas Day two thousand years ago, the birth of a tiny baby in an obscure village in the Middle East was God's supreme triumph of good over evil. Charles Colson sacrifice baby son Christians need to take the lead in educating people that children are gifts, as my autistic grandson most surely is. By going down the path we're currently on, we might one day get rid of genetic diseases, but only at the cost of our own humanity. Charles Colson christian children people The true mark of a Christian leader is trying to build up other people. Raise up other leaders! Charles Colson leader christian people Knowing that we are fulfilling God's purpose is the only thing that gives rest to the restless human heart. Charles Colson knowing christian heart
