Jack Chick, Gospel Tract Artist And Evangelist, Goes Home To Be With The Lord At Age 92

Jack Chick, beloved California-based evangelist who used comic books to spread the gospel, died Sunday at the age of 92, according to a note on his Facebook page.

“Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.” 1 Corinthians 3:12,13 (KJV)

EDITOR’S NOTE: I can well remember the very first time I ever saw a Chick tract, someone had left it on the movie set in Hollywood where I was working on a film. The tract had no words, but moved me deeply, and caused me to think about eternal things like where I would go when I died.  A little less than a year later I accepted Jesus Christ as my Saviour and became a born again believer in Jesus Christ. The Chick gospel tract certainly played a role in that. In the 25 years that have followed since that time, I have handed out thousands of them to the lost and prodigal I meet on the streets, and even publish my own gospel tract now. Thank you, Jack Chick, for your years of faithful service to our Lord, before whose Face you now stand. 

“Brothers and Sisters in Christ: Brother Jack Chick passed away Sunday evening, October 23, peacefully in his sleep. He was 92,” the note said. “He will be interred in a small private ceremony. Condolences can be sent to Chick Publications, and they will be taken to his widow. God bless you all.”

Chick is best known for his empire of comic-book-style Christian tracts, which often featured in-your-face confrontations against beliefs and philosophies that did not agree with evangelical Protestantism, especially Catholicism and Judaism, leading some to consider him a religious bigot.

Jack Chick’s greatest gospel tract: This Was Your Life

This is perhaps his greatest gospel tract, touching untold millions of lives around the world leading to a vast army number of people becoming born again believers in Jesus Christ.

His company says it has sold more than 750 million tracts, with the content translated into more than 100 languages.

Chick’s material has covered a wide variety of subjects, strongly attacking abortion, homosexuality, the occult, rock music, left-wing politics, J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series, and the theory of evolution.

Chick often blamed the Roman Catholic Church for many of the world’s problems, prompting him to be labeled “savagely anti-Catholic” by Catholic Answers.

On one of his Catholic information pages, the question was posed: “Does Jack Chick hate Catholics?” with the response being:

“Quite the opposite. In the mid-1970s, when he first began to understand what Roman Catholicism really teaches, he knew it was unscriptural. He also knew that to speak out against it would be unpopular and hurt his publishing company. After much prayer, he made the decision that, no matter what it cost him personally, he would publish the truth that Roman Catholicism is not Christian. He did it because he loves Catholics and wants them to be saved through faith in Jesus, not trusting in religious liturgy and sacraments. He paid a price for that decision in many ways, as priests and nuns entered Christian bookstores screaming and making a scene, demanding that the store owner not stock Chick tracts. Some ‘Christian’ media have even refused to accept advertising from Chick Publications, fearing any ‘controversy’ that might hurt their cash flow.”

Born in Boyle Heights, California, in 1924, Chick’s online biography says of him: “From early childhood, it was obvious that Jack Chick had an ability to draw. He even failed the first grade because he was so busy drawing airplanes in battle. As he grew, Jack was constantly drawing, and honing skills that God would later use in a great way.

“While in high school, none of the Christians would have anything to do with him because of his bad language. They all agreed not to witness to him, convinced that he was the last guy on Earth who would ever accept Jesus Christ.”

Jack Chick spent three years in the U.S. Army, and upon his discharge, he met and married his wife, Lynn, who was instrumental in his getting saved. source

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