Charlie Kirk: A Profile in Faith

Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated on September 10, 2025, while on stage at a speaking event at Utah Valley University. In the aftermath of the tragedy, a powerful narrative has emerged among his millions of supporters and numerous faith leaders: that Charlie Kirk was a martyr, killed not just for his political beliefs, but for his increasingly bold and uncompromising proclamation of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

Born October 14, 1993, Kirk was initially known for his focus on conservative economics and political organizing. However, in the final years of his life, his work and public identity became inseparable from his evangelical Christian faith. He moved beyond general "values" to a specific, Christ-centered message, weaving themes of salvation, repentance, and the Lordship of Jesus into his political and cultural commentary.

Proclaiming Salvation Through Christ: Kirk often articulated the core tenets of the gospel. In a widely circulated clip from a campus Q&A, he responded to a question about social justice by stating, "No amount of social progress can fix the human heart. That's a sin problem, and the only answer to the sin problem is the blood of Jesus Christ. He is the only way, the truth, and the life."

Emphasis on Jesus as Lord: He made a clear distinction between a cultural Christianity and a personal relationship with a reigning Christ. During a Turning Point Faith event, he declared, "We are not just a nation that has 'Christian values.' We must be a nation that serves a King, and that King is Jesus. He is Lord over your family, He is Lord over your business, and He must be Lord over our nation."

Personal Testimony and Public Witness: In interviews and speeches, Kirk began to speak more personally about his own faith journey. "I am a sinner saved by grace," he stated on a podcast in 2024. "Every good thing I have, every bit of strength I possess, is not my own. It is a gift from Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior, who died so that I might live."

Final Public Statements: His final social media posts were overtly Christian. Just three days before his death, on September 7, 2025, he posted on X, "Jesus defeated death so you can live," a direct reference to the resurrection. This, combined with a recently surfaced video where he said he wanted to be remembered for his "courage for my faith," is seen by his supporters as a final testament.

Friends and colleagues, like Pastor Jack Hibbs, described him as a "fervid Christ follower" who understood the spiritual battle he was in. They contend that as his message became more explicitly Christian, the opposition he faced grew more intense. For them, his death was not a random act of political violence, but the ultimate consequence of his refusal to be silent about the Lordship of Jesus Christ in an increasingly hostile culture. As such, he is remembered by millions not just as a conservative activist, but as an American martyr who proclaimed his Savior until the very end.

Charlie was definitely right about this nation - and the world - having a "sin" problem that only a personal relationship with Jesus Christ of every one of us could ever remedy. It won't be through laws, money, technology or human effort. It must be a HEART remedy. Scripture warns us repeatedly that in the end-times evil will grow worse and worse. Some people may say the times of Noah before the flood or Sodom and Gomorrah were worse or just as bad as today, but I think evil is much more widespread now. The devil is quite busy because he knows his time is short (Revelation 12:12).

Did abortion exist back then? In a form, yes, though many sacrificed born babies to idols or discarded them in garbage pits. Today, worldwide there are around 73 million induced abortions each year. Six out of 10 (61%) of all unintended pregnancies, and 3 out of 10 (29%) of all pregnancies, end in induced abortion. (taken from the WHO website). It looks to me like this evil has grown much worse.

Did access to abortion eliminate child abuse, poverty and neglect? No. They are rampant. All legal abortion did was diminish the value of human life and, as a consequence, destroy the recognition of human life being made in the image of God.

Did homosexuality exist? Yes. But today it is celebrated, normalized and even encouraged and anyone who objects to it is condemned, cancelled and, maybe, murdered. Sexual promiscuity, perversion and crimes are exponentially worse today. Right or wrong becomes relative.

We are truly at the time where everyone does what is right in his own eyes. Rioting, war, pollution, terrorism, looting, theft, assault, murder, deception, addictions, you name it and we are seeing it grow worse every day. The Creator will only be patient for so long and withhold His righteous right hand of judgement.

But the good news is that there remains a remnant, a portion of people who STILL follow after God and seek to do His will. Their persecution because of that will also grow along with all the negatives going on in society. There will also be a REVIVAL and many souls will come to the Lord. God is not willing that any should perish but that all come to repentance and the knowledge of the truth. It will be like a last gasp before Divine wrath is poured out upon the ungodly wicked. Charlie Kirk had a big part in setting that up and we can join with him in that effort. God is not done with this world yet. But it starts with each of us surrendered to Christ, living under His power in righteousness and going out to boldly preach the gospel unashamed because the cross is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes.

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