My dear American friends,
We British Christians would get excited when, once a year, Queen Elizabeth would make a mild but sincere reference to the love of Jesus Christ in her Christmas address.
In Charlie Kirks' Memorial service, watched by tens of millions, I just heard:
- Multiple clear presentations of the gospel from men like @robmccoyus and @DrFrankTurek with clear calls to repentance and faith
- Worship songs full of Scripture sung by tens of thousands live and millions at home
- Personal testimonies of lives transformed by the work of Christ and the witness of believers
- Demonstration and explanation of the value of marriage, child-rearing and family
- Calls to Romans 13 for the government to bear the sword for the protection of good and punishment of the wicked
- Declarations of spiritual warfare on the forces of evil and promises to endure no matter the cost
- Calls to be prophets and call the nation to repent
- More Scripture references and Bible readings than I can count
- And a widow publicly forgiving her husband's killer because Christ forgave his killers on the cross.
All of it done before, and by, the most powerful people in your nation and the world.
You guys should be on your knees thanking God for your country. It is a light to the world.
Never stop fighting for it.
Watching Charlie. A moment in time.
History being made right now, for the glory of God Almighty. 🙏🏼
Contrast this to the last 4 years of Marxism, riots, pride marches and debauchery.
Christ is King.
Here’s four things that hit me after Charlie Kirk was assassinated yesterday.
ONE. Jesus said if you follow him you will be hated and some will be killed because of fidelity to Him and His word.
“If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you.” John 15:18
“If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would not have sin; but now they have both seen and hated Me and My Father as well.” John 15:24
“But they have done this to fulfill the word that is written in their Law, ‘They hated Me without a cause.’ John 15:25
“I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.” John 17:14
What we witnessed with Charlie’s assassination was Cain & Abel all over again in Orem, Utah. The powers of darkness and those they have saddled are filled with murderous hatred towards those who are faithful to Christ.
“For this is the message which you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another; not as Cain, who was of the evil one and slew his brother. And for what reason did he slay him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.” 1Jn.3:11-12.
TWO: Run from hatred and unrighteous anger. Jesus, Paul and John state that hate and wrath leads to demonic darkness and murder.
“Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity.” Eph.4:26-27. There's righteous anger, which is good, and there’s seething rage, which is evil and opens the door to the devil himself.
“But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes.” 1Jn.2:11
“Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer; and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.” 1Jn.3:15
THREE: Be bold. Don’t cave in. When the early church got persecuted, and some were killed for their faith, the disciples doubled down, prayed and arose and kept preaching the gospel and shaking cities for the glory of God.
“And now, Lord, take note of their threats, and grant that Your bond-servants may speak Your word with all confidence, while You extend Your hand to heal, and signs and wonders take place through the name of Your holy [x]servant Jesus.” And when they had prayed, the place where they had gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness”. Acts 4:29-31
“Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; in no way alarmed by your opponents—which is a sign of destruction for them, but of salvation for you, and that too, from God.” Phil.1:27-28
FOUR: Pray imprecatory psalms against the powers of darkness. David did it. Moses did it. The prophets did it. Jesus did it. And Paul did it. These are not nice prayers. These are prayer bombs against the impenitent and implacable. Here’s one example in Psalm 3. Don’t just read it. Shout it out loud.
O Lord, how my adversaries have increased!
Many are rising up against me.
Many are saying of my soul,
“There is no deliverance for him in God.”
But You, O Lord, are a shield about me,
My glory, and the One who lifts my head.
I was crying to the Lord with my voice,
And He answered me from His holy mountain.
lay down and slept;
I awoke, for the Lord sustains me.
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people
Who have set themselves against me round about.
Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God!
For You have smitten all my enemies on the cheek;
You [i]have shattered the teeth of the wicked.
Salvation belongs to the Lord;
Your blessing be upon Your people!
There are 108 more imprecations in the 150 Psalms. Get busy praying ‘em against the enemies of God and that which is holy, just and good.
RIP Charlie.
#CharlieKirkshot #charliekirk
When Christians hear the phrase the ‘end of the world,’ most assume it’s a reference to the Second Coming… Actually, the phrase ‘end of the world’ (as in the end of the physical world) is not found in the Bible.
@HealthRanger Saying Paul “hijacked” Christianity is like saying Peter wasn’t really an apostle either. Jesus called Paul. Peter affirmed him (2 Pet. 3:15–16). And Paul didn’t invent a new gospel—he preached the same one (Gal. 1:11–12). This isn’t Paul vs. Jesus. It’s Paul preaching Jesus.
@HealthRanger Paul wasn’t building an empire. He was getting beaten, stoned, and imprisoned for preaching the risen Christ. The early church didn’t fear Paul—they preserved his letters as Scripture. You don’t get to erase that with a Twitter thread.
@HealthRanger The “red letters only” crowd forgets:
“All Scripture is God-breathed.” (2 Tim. 3:16)
If you toss out Paul, you’re not following Jesus—you’re just cutting out the parts that confront your pride.
@HealthRanger You want to live by the “red letters”? Great. But Jesus said:
“Whoever receives the one I send receives Me.” (John 13:20)
Rejecting Paul is rejecting the One who sent him. Let the whole Bible speak—not just your favorite 17%, Mike.
@HealthRanger Jesus didn’t preach works-based salvation. And Paul didn’t preach cheap grace. Both taught that faith produces obedience—and both call us to follow Christ as King.
@PolitiJim@HealthRanger Actually, I did read Mike's post, and I commented back to him (rebuked him) on multiple fronts. I agree that he is flat out wrong, and he is reading Revelation like a sci-fi novel, rather than a Covenant document. Here is my response to him:
https://t.co/AhieOaGEsC
@HealthRanger You’re right that pastors have taught a lot of lies—especially about the “rapture.” But rejecting everything because of bad teaching leads to even worse errors.
Read the Bible IN CONTEXT, Mike, not like a conspiracy doc. Jesus is in Revelation 19—and He is the only way.
One bad thing about living in the south.
Nobody takes care of themselves.
Kids drink soft drinks like water and are overweight in high school.
Adults don’t exercise and are obese.
Southern culture has its downsides!