Charles W Colson Quotes

“For we should read God's word not for what we can get out of it, not for what it will do for us, but for what it will teach us to do for our God.”
― Charles W. Colson, Loving God

“For deep inside we know that obedience to the Scriptures without concern for consequences is penetrating and painful. It requires us to die to self and follow Christ. It demands that we recognize the sin in our lives and that we acknowledge and repent of that sin.”
― Charles W. Colson, Loving God

“...Some evangelists see converts as trophies in a big game hunt and measure their success by numbers; thus, they do not want to frighten off their prey. One Christian leader, asked why he never mentioned repentance, smiled and replied, 'Get 'em first, let them see what Christianity is, and then they'll see the need to repent.' Tragically, this attitude pervades the church not only because we're afraid the truth will scare newcomers, but because it might also drive a number of the nodding regulars right out of their comfortable pews. Repentance can be a threatening message -- and rightly so. The Gospel must be the bad news of the conviction of sin before it can be the good news of redemption.”
― Charles W. Colson, Loving God

“Man goes to great lengths to avoid his own responsibility.”
― Charles W. Colson, Loving God

“The New Testament is clear: there is to be no merger of church and state until Christ returns and the kingdoms of this world become 'the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ.' As [Francis] Schaeffer writes, we must not 'confuse the kingdom of God with our country... or wrap Christianity in our national flag.”
― Charles W. Colson, Loving God

“It is not what we do that matters, but what a sovereign God chooses to do through us. God doesn't want our sucess; He wants us. He doesn't demand our achievements. He demands our obedience.”
― Charles W. Colson, Loving God