Charles W. Colson

“The church is the only institution that exists for those outside it.”

“It is not what we do that matters, but what a sovereign God chooses to do through us.”

“The first step in a person's salvation is knowledge of their own sin.”

“The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution.”

“The kingdom of God is not going to be advanced by our churches becoming filled with people, but by people in our churches becoming filled with God.”

“I would walk over my grandmother if necessary.”

“Watergate was a moral failure, not a political one.”

“Where is the hope? The hope that each of us have is not in who governs us, or what laws are passed... Our hope is in the power of God working through the hearts of people.”

“Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.”

“When you have a guilty conscience, it's not just that you've done something wrong; it's that you are something wrong.”

“Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being's entitlement by virtue of his humanity.”

“The family is the first and vital cell of society.”

“The Bible is not a book of moralisms, showing us how to be good. It is a book of redemption, showing us how God has been good to us.”

“Christianity is not a cultural religion. It is not something that you just do on Sunday mornings... Christianity is a worldview.”

“The moral crisis we are in is not a crisis of the church. It is a crisis of the culture, and the church is just reflecting it.”

“The greatest legacy one can pass on to one's children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one's life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.”

“The gospel is not a self-improvement program. The gospel is a rescue plan.”