Thanks for that reply Nick, it helped to put it into context, from the video i watched it looked like Charlie Kirk was endorsing 12 year olds being executed, now it seems he was endorsing children watching executions, although an age of consent wasnt specified, it still seems far from Christs teaching, obviously the taking of anothers life was OK with him and he considered himself able to cast the first stone, i have come across other quotes and videos where Charlie was talking about some Black women not having the Brain power of whites and that if he saw a black pilot flying his plane he'd ask to see their qualifications, i've seen him saying that MLK jnr "was awful, Hes not a good person" and was critical of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 banning discrimination against Black people and that he believed gun deaths and mass shootings were "worth it", heres the quote "Turning Point USA CEO and co-founder Charlie Kirk said of gun deaths on April 5, 2023, "I think it's worth it. I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights.". I hear what you say about none of us being perfect, but when do we get to the point where are words and actions are so contrary to the faith we profess as to make that faith meaningless. Can you imagine Christ agreeing with any of the things Charlie Kirk said?.,
No I can't, and I'm sure Christ won't be agreeing with any of us in all we say and do as well. There in is the issue. We truly attempt to be Christ like in word and deed, but fail miserably, but we continue on in our walk. When we do wrong, we ask forgiveness and try to correct the wrong done. The problem now with Charlie Kirk, is that he'll not have that opportunity to do so. While we still can.
I don't seek to lift him up, but rather Christ through what he was able to accomplish, and say, if we focus on the Gospel portion of what he communicated. Focus on the flesh, and that is all you will get. Seek the perfect communicator that walks the perfect walk, and you have only Jesus, which is as it should be, but then should everyone else just shut up and not say anything, in the face of evil, and great wrong that we know exists in the world today?
So, pointing out the wrong things he has said is fine, but if you don't balance the positive things he has said as well, then whose work are we really doing here? That is why I added the original full content that I could find. We've become too accustomed to hearing/seeing short clips, that context is never considered, and it is seen as encapsulating truth, the complete truth. When we who study scripture, know this is never the case. Only God knows it all. The good and the evil. (Proverbs 15:3)
I admired the young man, for what he was attempting to do. We who have worked in the world as believers have always walked the fine line between spreading the Gospel to those who don't believe, and going against the work requirements that many times says we should not. Brother Kirk, found a way to have a conversation at some of the most liberal, anti-religious places in the world, and still was able to share the Gospel as well. Find some of those clips and share them as well. I would almost guarantee that there are fewer of those, and the views even less, though he was aways up front with sharing his faith in Jesus Christ at almost every gathering he was the originator of!
So, search out more items he talked about that you know are not Christ like, or disagreed with, which could go either way, searching out context as it should be, but remember there's an old adage that makes a lot of sense "you don't throw the baby out with the dirty bath water". For when we attempt to defend our point of view in the matter; while disregarding the portions that are uplifting and true who does it benefit? It surely will surely benefit the adversary more than it does God. Though we are grateful that God
can turn that which is meant for evil to good! Alleluia!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts brother.
With the Love of Christ Jesus.
YBIC/Moderator
Nick
\o/
<><