The little comic booklets known as "Chick Tracts" were originally designed and printed by Jack Chick, a Christian cartoonist. They remain immensely popular for personal evangelism, but they often suffer from one major issue: the gospel presentation isn't always clear.
For example, the classic invitation at the end of many tracts instructs the reader to "Be willing to turn from sin (repent)." If that simply means turning from the sin of unbelief to trust in Christ alone by faith, that's great. However, if it implies that a person must be willing to reform their lifestyle or stop sinning in order to earn or "prove" salvation, it becomes a works-based gospel—which explicitly contradicts Scripture: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast" (Eph. 2:8-9).
To solve this problem, I designed "The Clear Gospel Sticker." By placing this sticker directly over the unclear gospel invitation on the back page of Chick tracts, I can retrofit these iconic vintage comics with a crystal-clear message of free grace! This way, I can still use Chick tracts to the glory of God (1 Cor. 10:31) without compromising the simplicity of the Good News.
Want Free Samples?
If you'd like to get your hands on some stickers or learn more about how to use them in your own outreach, you can e-mail me at: freegracer@gmail.com.
I'll send over all the details along with free, print-ready PDFs that you can use to print your own stickers at home or take to a local print shop.
Let's strive to present the gospel clearly and completely so that it can truly be "the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes" (Rom. 1:16).
Praise the Lord!
They are not known for being factually accurate.
ReplyDeleteIt would be a boon if one day you came up with "free grace" tracts and shared it here (be it in digital or physical format). That would be a terrific help for evangelism efforts.
ReplyDeleteThank you for mentioning that because I have exactly such a resource. Let me direct your attention to my blog page titled "Free Grace Gospel Tracts," where I have catalogued (to date) some 137 various evangelistic gospel tracts written from a free grace perspective. Enjoy!
ReplyDelete