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Given Once, For All
Someone once said that culture is religion incarnate. There are many people today who are distressed over trends in modern American culture; that we’re losing traditional values; that the family is disintegrating; crime is rising; and juvenile delinquency is up.
So we wring our hands and think the politicians have got to do something about this. But it isn’t a problem politicians can deal with. If culture is religion incarnate, something is wrong with religion.
I have discovered that there’s something very wrong in our Christian churches today—and that is that we are not equipping believers to know what they believe, why they believe it, and why it matters. This is why I’ve written a book called The Faith Given Once, For All.
It will likely be very controversial because of the elements that I list in the book that I consider to be the basis of true Christianity; it’ll be controversial I suspect as well because I show the differences between cultures influenced by Christianity and cultures influenced by Islam. But I’m hoping it will at least be edifying for those who call themselves Christians to know what it is that makes them Christians.
You can find out more about The Faith, and read an excerpt, by visiting our website.
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Charles "Chuck" Colson
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March 7, 2008; 8:55 AM ET
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Posted by: michael | March 6, 2008 3:25 PM
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Mr. Colson, I'd be more than happy to read your book. What I believe we need more than anything is to die to self minute by minute, have godly sorry, and become holy as we must be holy to spend eternity with our Lord and Savior. We need to also stop wanting everyone to love us as when you become obedient to the teachings of Christ, unbelievers and inauthentic christians will not like you and you become an offense to them. True Christians face so much scrutiny, mockery and persecution and it's ok as long as we are being persecuted for Christ. We need to move further in the reality that one day Jesus will come and will the body of Christ be ready.
God Bless You!
Posted by: Angela | March 6, 2008 12:56 PM
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Thank you- Chuck Colson.
May your voice be joined by many others and ignite a fire of revival in our midst.
Posted by: rebecca | March 6, 2008 12:36 PM
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Nice free book ad you gave yourself courtesy of the WaPo.
Posted by: Norrie Hoyt | March 6, 2008 11:32 AM
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Chuck Colson's message is timely and needed in the American church.
This reminds me of Paul Washer's message from several years ago:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuabITeO4l8