Generally, I am not one to post about current events or politics, but today I feel God calling me to speak out. There has been so much tragedy, so much violence in such a short period of time. In the span of three weeks, Iryna Zarutska was murdered while taking the train home from work; two children were killed and an entire student body traumatized by a school shooting in Minnesota; Charlie Kirk was gunned down in front of his family at a college campus in Utah; and most recently, a man was beheaded by an employee that had been freed from ICE custody by the previous administration.

Enough already!

Contrary to popular belief, which says that everyone has their own “truth,” there is right and there is wrong. There is one Truth, and His name is Jesus (Jn 14:6). Yes, we live in a world with a lot of gray areas, but there should still be a clear line between moral and immoral; between lawful and illegal. Especially among Christians.

I realize there are Christians on both sides of the aisle, politically speaking. It used to be that as a country we agreed on policies, we just differed in how to get there. Unfortunately, that no longer appears to be the case.

The hateful words that are coming out of the mouths of some Christians are troubling. We would do well to follow God’s admonition and “take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires” (Jas 1:19-20 NIV).

I believe our biggest problem is that many people who call themselves Christians are biblically illiterate. How can we hear God if we are not reading His Word? How can we know what is right and what is wrong if we do not know what the Bible says? And are we really a Christian if we know what the Bible says but embrace ideas and beliefs diametrically opposed to it?

For example, how can a nurse be a Christian and be in favor of abortion on demand when Scripture says: My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them (Psalm 139:15-16 ESV)?

It is not kind or compassionate to allow just anyone into our country or to set prisoners free without any consequences. Just ask the parents of the many children killed by illegal immigrants. Iryna would be alive today if her attacker had remained in jail after one of the FOURTEEN TIMES he was arrested!

To be honest, before his assassination I recognized his name, but I didn’t know much beyond that. But after seeing clips of his discourse with young adults, I am amazed. Charlie always listened to his detractors first. He was pro-life, pro-family, and unapologetically a believer in Jesus. He believed life begins at conception. He believed that there are two, and only two, genders. As a Christian, I believe these things too. So should all Christians. Not because I say so, but because this is what God says in His Word, the Bible.

Almost 2,500 years ago, Plato said, “No one is hated more than he who speaks the truth.” [1] And before Plato, the wise King Solomon said, “There is nothing new under the sun” (Ecc 1:19 ESV). I believe Charlie was killed because he spoke the truth. Not “his truth” or “your truth” but THE TRUTH, that is, God’s truth.

It disturbs me that anyone would celebrate the death of any person. It is also disturbing to hear people who claim to be Christians say things like, “I wouldn’t want him dead, but Charlie Kirk was evil.” Charlie was killed because he spoke God’s truth. He was a sinner, we all are, but he was not evil. The people who say that have not heard Charlie’s words in context. If you are going to make a public statement, you should first go to the original source rather than to some doctored version of the truth.

We recognize the truth by knowing God’s word. We recognize God at work when we see patterns in the world that mimic patterns in Scripture. For instance, one way something in the Bible is highlighted is by repeating it. I recently had 2 different people in 2 different states tell me exactly the same thing. The second time I heard it, I knew I needed to pay attention and take action.

After Jesus was crucified, it looked like His ministry was over. But on Pentecost, Peter — filled with the Holy Spirit – spoke about Jesus to the crowd, those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls…And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved (Acts 2:41, 47 ESV).

Only God can be behind what we see happening now. There are no riots or protests. There are prayer vigils, and they are springing up around the world. They are filling up stadiums and being led by people from all walks of life, including some who have never done anything like this before.

It took Charlie about a decade to reach 900 chapters of his organization, Turning Point, in the USA. Just one week after his death, there have been over 54,000 new campus chapter requests. And Fox News reported that the organization has already received a one million dollar donation to expand the movement across the nation. Only God can do that.

So, where do you need to take action?

Do you need to commit yourself to prayer for those involved?

Do you need to find a Bible believing church?

Do you need to join a Bible study?

Do you need to start reading Bible for yourself?

I encourage you take the next step in your faith!

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[1] Plato, The Apology of Socrates (circa 399 BCE)