Catholic-sympathizer Chuck Colson's 1993 book, The Body: Being Light in Darkness (which is also endorsed by Bill Hybels, J.I. Packer, Pat Robertson, Jack Hayford, Carl Henry, Falwell and Cardinal O'Connor). Colson, ever ecumenical, calls on evangelicals to join forces with orthodox Catholics and charismatics in the "common cause to combat cultural relativism [atheism & secularism]." He praises the Catholic chain of command, and includes the Catholic Church as a part of the body of Christ. He also says, "the body of Christ, in all its diversity, is created with Baptist feet, charismatic hands, and Catholic ears -- all with their eyes on Jesus." In blindly praising the Roman Catholic church Colson says it, "to its great credit, does call heretics to account." One commentator (4/93, Berean Call) responds: "Indeed she does, having burned more than a million at the stake!" By profession, he is a Southern Baptist. Colson's wife is a practicing Roman Catholic, but teaches a women's Bible study in his Southern Baptist church. (6/15/91, Calvary Contender).

     Colson's thesis is that secularism is the great enemy of our age and about to overwhelm us all. Since EC's (evangelical Catholics) and EP's (evangelical Protestants) share "belief in the basics" and "the same mission," we should put aside "minor differences" (since we are all "whether Catholic or Protestant part of the same Body") and work together for the evangelization of the world. Colson claims that he has found common ground with Roman Catholicism. This is not because Romanism has changed, but it is because he himself represents an apostate form of Christianity known as modern evangelicalism that is so nonchalant about the truth that it cannot resist error. Colson says orthodoxy is the thread which connects the present with the past and the future. Not so. In relation to the Pope, it is not orthodoxy which connects the past and the future, but heresy. John Paul II represents ancient heresies which were affirmed by the anathemas of Trent; at the same time he represents that final apostate Mother of Harlots foretold in Revelation 17. Those who yoke together with the Pope are yoked together with his blasphemies and heresies (Revelation 18:4).

   Colson also appears to have difficulty recognizing the seriousness of allowing children to read books with occult fantasy themes. In a May, 2000 radio commentary, Colson opined on the Harry Potter phenomenon:

"It may relieve you to know that the magic in these books [more than eight million of them] is purely mechanical, as opposed to occultic. That is, Harry and his friends cast spells, read crystal balls, and turn themselves into animals -- but they don't make contact with a supernatural world."

What spiritual ignorance! There can be nothing more occultic than crystal balls (divination), casting spells, and demonic alteration of oneself into an animal-like creature. Yet Colson sees this as mere innocent child's play. (Source: 6/00, The Berean Call.)

     In Chicago a committee made up of the leaders of the world's five major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity) met and chose Chuck Colson as the 21st recipient of the million dollar "John M. Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion -- "for showing "extraordinary originality in advancing humankind's understanding of God." Anyone preaching that the gods of these false religions are the same is a Bible rejecting heretic. Colson did not get his reward here on earth for explaining the truth to this pillar of faith that is for sure. The 4/19/93 Christian News said: "The World Parliament of Religions (PWR) promotes an anti-scriptural universalism, the notion that all religions worship the true God and that Christianity is not the only true and saving faith." This intent was reiterated by Templeton himself at the first news conference (2/17/93 in New York), where he announced that Colson, who was present, was the 1993 Prize recipient. In response, Colson said, "I salute Sir John for establishing this award ..." [One researcher asks, "Would Elijah have complimented the priests of Ashtoreth, Baal, Dagon, Molech, et al. for establishing a 'progress in religion' prize and have accepted it? Would Paul have accepted such a prize offered by the pagan leaders of his day? The joint goal of PWR is Unity -- it "seeks to encourage understanding of the benefits of each of the great religions," and ultimately, to bring all the world's faiths and religions together as one. As a result, PWR is made up of a gaggle of deceived and misguided zealots blindly following the pied pipers of ecumenism.

     Colson's office claimed that accepting the Prize gave Colson "a marvelous opportunity, not unlike that of Paul on Mars Hill, to present the Gospel of Jesus Christ clearly and powerfully to ... many who have perverted the truth." -- On Mars Hill Paul was not given a million bucks and Chuck never did tell that convocation that they are worshipping false gods and that they need to repent of their ungodliness, never again to worship according to the doctrines of their false religion, throw out their false religious writings and superstitions to accept the truth of the Bible, and accept the only atonement for their sins: the shed blood of Jesus Christ. Somehow that wonderful opportunity never was taken advantage of because Chuck does not believe that, although he was paid a million bucks for his helping the anti-Christ, the United Nations, and the Parliament of World Religions one step closer to accepting the anti-Christ in the form of a one-world super-Church.

      Chuck Colson is a wolf in sheep's clothing -- a "born again" New Ager disguised as an evangelical Christian. The Hindus, Buddhists, Wiccans (witches), Moslems, and other false religionists and cultists must have been deliriously happy that the famous Chuck Colson appeared in Chicago to bless their devilish affair. [Portions of the above were also adapted from a 6/93 Flashpoint article and an 8/93 Media Spotlight article.]

How Now?

     Colson is a religious relativist, although he denounces ethical relativism in his other books. Consider this conversation. Colson is being questioned by a member of the audience during an appearance at George Washington University:

"Do you believe that only Christians go to heaven?"

"Yes."

"What about Jews?" (The questioner was speaking for much of the audience on that one.)

"Everyone must seek God in his or her own way. I do not judge others and I respect others' beliefs, but I know what is truth for me. I can't compromise what Jesus says and I won't because I believe."

Notice that Colson says that "everyone must seek God in his or her own way." Christ said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man comes to the Father but by me." Colson says that Christianity is "truth for me." The Bible says that it is truth, period. "Truth for me" is the language of relativism.

     In Chuck's book titled "How Now Shall We Live?" on page ix, the very first page of the Introduction, in listing the persecutors of the Christian church, Colson mentions pagan Rome, the barbarians, the Turks, and modern tyrants. He conveniently omits the ancient Jews, and, more significantly, papal Rome, which has persecuted millions of Christians, kept Europe ignorant of the Gospel for a thousand years, still keeps its own subjects ignorant today, and continues to persecute Christians 2,000 years after the coming of Christ. Colson omits Rome from his list of persecutors, for he has made a theological and political alliance with Rome.

     Colson is such a Romanist that he describes the Middle Ages -- specifically the 12^th century -- as "the days when Christian faith was robust, even heroic." Christianity, far from being robust in the Middle Ages, was cruelly suppressed by priests, popes, and their henchmen; Christians were driven from society. The heroes were those who did not deny Christ when threatened by the fire and sword of the Antichrists whom Colson praises.

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