Colson: Christians must stop 'privatizing' faith

Colson: Christians must stop 'privatizing' faith

Allie Martin
OneNewsNow.com
June 21, 2007

Chuck Colson says attacks in America against Christianity are increasing in scope, frequency, and intensity. Christians, he says, must be ready to defend a biblical worldview in an anti-Christian society.

The world is more dangerous today than ever before, says the founder of Prison Fellowship. Colson says Christians -- clergy and laity alike -- must do a better job of engaging the culture and answering the attacks against their faith. In the U.S., he says, that includes being on guard against radical Islam and standing strong in the battle for truth.

"We have a great, fabulous answer, because Christianity has been the most humanizing influence in human history," Colson says. "Christianity is the only belief system open to all people -- rich, poor, black, white, east, west; it's a universal appeal."

In addition, says the ministry founder, it is not a faith that forces itself on people. "It's not an imposition; it is a proposal, because we believe in free will," he explains. "If you look at Christianity, the essence of which is love and grace, it becomes tremendously appealing to people -- and yet, they have this negative stereotype."

Colson believes most Christians cannot defend their faith because the church no longer puts a premium on the defense of biblical truth. "We privatize the faith," he says. "We don't care so much any longer about truth, as we do about therapy.

"You know, when truth retreats in a church, therapy takes over -- [we are more concerned about] how can we make people feel better about themselves. That's not what the church is for," he states. "The church is for worshipping God."

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