Chuck Colson has high praise for the newly released film about William Wilberforce and the abolition of slavery, and he sees it as a call to action for Christians today:
Amazing Grace is a beautiful film that warns us we cannot fast from politics, as former White House aide David Kuo recently suggested. And Wilberforce’s half-century campaign reminds us that we must tirelessly persevere in battles against modern moral horrors: abortion, embryonic stem-cell research, aids—and, tragically, African slavery.
At the same time, like the Great Abolitionist, we must open our neighbors’ eyes to the truth: A moral basis is essential to support a just society. Once they understand this, our neighbors can say, in the words of former slave trader John Newton (colorfully portrayed in the film): “I once was blind, but now I see!”
If you’d like to read more about William Wilberforce, you can download a free PDF copy of John Piper’s book, Amazing Grace in the Life of William Wilberforce, here (HT: JT).