Chuck Norris, star of the martial arts flavored “Walker, Texas Ranger,” is known as a man of action. But according to a feature story in New Man magazine, Norris is also a man of faith.
“Real men do live for Christ,” the former world karate champion told the magazine, , “It is important to make your peace with Christ while the opportunity exists. Life is so fragile that you never know when it’s going to be over. It could be over in the blink of an eye, and then it’s too late to accept God’s gift of salvation.”
Norris was raised in a church, and according to his pastor, Jack Graham of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Dallas, the actor has been “discovering more and more what his faith in Jesus Christ means.”
Norris had a chance to share those beliefs in last year’s Christmas episode. “Walker has hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide, and you have somebody who’s going to pick up the remote control, turn on the TV, and there is Walker talking Jesus,” said his wife Gena.
Norris acknowledged that many Christians fear eastern religious influences in martial arts, but told New Man that such fears are unfounded. (EP)
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