I do not believe one can experience conversion or the fullness of the Christian life apart from the church. Charles Colson More Quotes by Charles Colson More Quotes From Charles Colson The Bible has, amazingly- no doubt with supernatural grace-survived its critics. The harder tyrants try to eliminate it and skeptics dismiss it, the better read it becomes. Charles Colson tyrantsgracedoubt The church is the only institution supernaturally endowed by God. It is the one institution of which Jesus promised that the gates of hell will not prevail against it. Charles Colson churchchristianjesus Repentance is replete with radical implications for a fundamental change of mind not only turns us from the sinful past, but also transforms our life plan, ethics, and actions as we begin to see the world through God's eyes rather than ours. That kind of transformation requires the ultimate surrender of self. Charles Colson eyeselfpast Judeo-Christian revelation is not the negative influence secularists proclaim it to be. Rather, it is the taproot of our civilization. Charles Colson christiancivilizationnegative The modernists started with the assumption that science is the only source of sure knowledge, that nature is all there is, and thus that morality is merely a human invention that can be changed to meet changing circumstances in an evolving world. Charles Colson moralityassumptionworld We humans, you see, have an infinite capacity for self-rationalization. Charles Colson infinitecapacityself Who speaks for God? He does quite nicely for Himself. Through His holy and infallible Word - and the quiet obedience of His servants. Charles Colson christiandoebible I'd walk over my own grandmother to re-elect Richard Nixon. Charles Colson my-owngrandmotherwalks Wilberforce and the band of abolitionists knew that a private faith that did not act in the face of oppression was no faith at all. Charles Colson oppressionbandfaces Over the years since I became a Christian, I have always deliberately explained that I have 'accepted Jesus Christ.' These words are invariably translated into 'Colson's professed religious experience.' I discovered that one major U.S. daily, as a matter of policy, will not print the two words Jesus Christ together; when combined, the editor says, it represents an editorial judgment. Charles Colson religiouschristianjesus You cannot live your life other than walking in the truth. Your means are as important as your ends. Charles Colson importantlifemean Nearly every grave moral failure begins with a small sin. Charles Colson moral-failuremoralsin God uses prisons to train people for future roles of leadership or martyrdom. Charles Colson rolesusepeople The average college graduate's proficient literacy in English [the ability to read lengthy, complex texts and draw complicated inferences] has declined from 40 percent in 1992 to 31 percent ten years later. Charles Colson collegeaverageyears The gospel of Jesus Christ must be the bad news of the conviction of sin before it can be the Good News of redemption. The truth is revealed in God's Holy Word; life can be lived only in absolute and disciplined submission to its authority. Charles Colson redemptionnewsjesus The Bible's power rests upon the fact that it is the reliable, errorless, and infallible Word of God. Charles Colson infallibleword-of-godfacts It would take a God with equal measures of truth, love, and justice to [give us a metanarrative]. Since I had abandoned that faith in God and considered myself secular, that wasn't a real option for me. Charles Colson realjusticegiving The church does not draw people in; it sends them out. Charles Colson churchdoepeople The problem is that relativism provides no sure foundation for a safe and orderly society. Charles Colson foundationproblemsafe I was deepening my understanding of what we call the cultural commission, the command to take dominion and bring righteousness to our culture. Charles Colson understandingdominionculture
