Charles Colson Quotes

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• God is dead not because He doesn't exist, but because we live, play, procreate, govern, and die as though He doesn't.
• We should always pray with as much earnestness as those who expect everything from God; we should always act with as much energy as those…
• No, you can take it from an expert in cover-ups-I've lived through Watergate-that nothing less than a resurrected Christ could have caused those men to…
• Knowing that we are fulfilling God's purpose is the only thing that gives rest to the restless human heart.
• The true mark of a Christian leader is trying to build up other people. Raise up other leaders!
• Tolerance once meant that we could use our reason to discern good and evil in open debate. Today tolerance has been used to call good…
• Life is a mess. And theology must be lived out in the midst of that mess.
• The BIBLE - banned, burned, beloved. More widely read, more frequently attacked than any other book in history. Generations of intellectuals have attempted to discredit…
• The dynamism and freedom that characterizes the West is the product of Christianity's reforming itself and moving forward culturally. The ascendancy of the West is…
• 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…
• I can work for the Lord in or out of prison.
• One of the most wonderful things about being a Christian is that I don't ever get up in the morning and wonder if what I…
• You cannot live your life other than walking in the truth. Your means are as important as your ends.
• 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…
• Who speaks for God? He does quite nicely for Himself. Through His holy and infallible Word - and the quiet obedience of His servants.
• Let's acknowledge that America's increasing decadence is giving aid and comfort to the enemy. When we tolerate trash on television, permit pornography to invade our…
• The life function of [the local church] is to love the God who created it - to care for others out of obedience to Christ,…
• God doesn't want our success; He wants us. He doesn't demand our achievements; He demands our obedience.
• The first 20 stories written about a public figure set the tone for the next 2,000 and it is almost impossible to reverse it.
• 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…

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