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19th November 2008, 05:08 PM
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Reps: 4,248,754,869 (power: 4,248,777) | | Jack Chick's tracts have positive and negative characteristics. Here are my observations.
Positive traits: - He warns people about the reality of hell, and the fact that people who practice false religions (including atheism) are going there
- He opposes the <staff edit> Catholic Church
- He believes in the authority of Scripture
- He asks people to recognize their sin and confess Jesus Christ as Lord -- probably the most important point
Negative traits: - He believes in the <staff edit> King James Only doctrine
- He makes false claims about the Catholic Church <staff edit>
- He does not treat the matters of sin and judgment with the weight that they deserve; as has already been stated, some of the comics are almost...well, comical
So I observe that there are good things about Chick tracts. Then again, the best lies are mostly true. My best judgment is that Jack Chick is a right spirited but ultmately misguided believer who hasn't exercised good judgment when making his materials. I can't think of any cases where I could use a Chick tract in good conscience.
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19th November 2008, 09:47 PM
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20th November 2008, 12:45 PM
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Reps: 35,209,718 (power: 35,218) | | Originally Posted by arunma  Jack Chick's tracts have positive and negative characteristics. Here are my observations.
Positive traits: - He warns people about the reality of hell, and the fact that people who practice false religions (including atheism) are going there
- He opposes the <staff edit> Catholic Church
- He believes in the authority of Scripture
- He asks people to recognize their sin and confess Jesus Christ as Lord -- probably the most important point
Negative traits: - He believes in the <staff edit> King James Only doctrine
- He makes false claims about the Catholic Church <staff edit>
- He does not treat the matters of sin and judgment with the weight that they deserve; as has already been stated, some of the comics are almost...well, comical
So I observe that there are good things about Chick tracts. Then again, the best lies are mostly true. My best judgment is that Jack Chick is a right spirited but ultmately misguided believer who hasn't exercised good judgment when making his materials. I can't think of any cases where I could use a Chick tract in good conscience.
Ditto
JR
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21st November 2008, 12:57 AM
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21st November 2008, 01:38 AM
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Reps: 4,248,754,869 (power: 4,248,777) | | Originally Posted by MoNiCa4316 I've read some of them and I wonder where he got all those conspiracy theories from, there's a lot of false information there not based on fact. I'm saying this as someone who looked into the information and did some research.
Yes I agree. If I recall correctly, I think Jack Chick charges the Catholic Church with participating in the holocaust. I would be remiss if I did not humbly express my agreement with him that the Catholic Church (of which I understand you count yourself a member) is apostate from Christ. But no Christian ought to support the propagation of truth by means of false information.
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21st November 2008, 01:56 AM
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Reps: 240,868,224,634,014,624 (power: 240,868,224,634,037) | | Originally Posted by arunma Yes I agree. If I recall correctly, I think Jack Chick charges the Catholic Church with participating in the holocaust.
yes. and many other things too. I would be remiss if I did not humbly express my agreement with him that the Catholic Church (of which I understand you count yourself a member) is apostate from Christ. But no Christian ought to support the propagation of truth by means of false information.
I agree that no Christian ought to use false information for any purpose.
Of course as might be expected I disagree that the Catholic Church is apostate, I am a convert from evangelical Protestantism and I believe God lead me here.
Peace
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21st November 2008, 11:45 AM
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21st November 2008, 12:50 PM
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Reps: 4,248,754,869 (power: 4,248,777) | | Originally Posted by SingingElk As a kid I enjoyed them. Not a popular view. But still I liked them. They were part of the reason why I came to Christ. The comic, Somebody Loves Me, had a significant impact.
Great to hear it. As I said before, Chick tracts aren't without a large element of truth. I myself came to faith in Christ because a woman who believes in the prosperity Gospel gave me a Bible. Now I recognize that the prosperity Gospel is blasphemous and utterly abhorrent. But it doesn't change the fact that God sometimes uses strange means to bring us to faith in his Son.
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21st November 2008, 01:33 PM
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21st November 2008, 01:36 PM
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Reps: 240,868,224,634,014,624 (power: 240,868,224,634,037) | | Originally Posted by cubanito
that is a nice one 
it's filled with love not hate 
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