Posted on 09/25/2025 9:34:31 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Franklin Graham recently reminded us of something I’ve always admired about Charlie Kirk: he stood firmly on biblical truth, but he did it with compassion. He debated boldly, yet never with malice. He modeled what it looks like to stand on God’s Word while still loving those who disagreed. That’s what struck me most about Charlie’s ministry.
When culture calls biblical truth hate speech, Christians must remember that speaking God’s Word is the highest form of love.
Charlie never treated debates like a chance to humiliate others. He approached them as opportunities to present God’s truth. Franklin Graham said it best — Charlie stood unapologetically on Scripture, but he did it in a way that reflected Christ’s compassion. That’s rare today.
I’ve seen unbelievers circulate memes and half-quotes trying to paint him as harsh or hateful. But when you look at the full conversations, the truth is clear: Charlie’s goal wasn’t to win arguments at all costs — it was to point people back to God’s Word.
That’s the real lesson for us. The world will twist, clip, and distort, but what matters is faithfulness before the Lord.
We’ve reached a point in culture where entire sections of Scripture are now considered “hate speech.” If you affirm God’s design for marriage, gender, or life in the womb, you risk being censored, mocked, or even punished.
Isaiah warned us: “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil” (Isaiah 5:20). That’s exactly what’s happening. The world has inverted God’s standards — light is called darkness, and darkness is celebrated as light.
And let’s be clear: speaking the Bible is not hate. The Bible itself says, “Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth” (1 Corinthians 13:6). True love tells the truth, even when it’s unpopular.
As Desiring God on speaking truth in love explains, love without truth isn’t love at all — it’s indifference. And indifference leads people straight into destruction.
Here’s the problem with cultural morality: it shifts constantly. What’s praised today is condemned tomorrow. It’s built on feelings, not on facts.
I’ve seen it myself — murder excused in some cases but denounced in others, sexual ethics redefined with each generation, and “compassion” used as an excuse to break laws. But morality without Scripture is just a moving target.
God’s Word doesn’t shift with feelings or politics. Jesus said in Matthew 24:35, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.” That’s why Charlie’s stand mattered — he anchored everything in the Bible, not in popular opinion.
I unpack this further in Biblical Truth vs. Cultural Relativism: What Should Christians Believe?
One thing that frustrates me most is how often Charlie’s critics ripped his words out of context.
Take his comment on the Civil Rights Act. Critics spun it as racist, when his point was about federal government overreach — not opposing equal rights. Or his remarks on the Second Amendment, where he said liberty comes with a cost. Opponents twisted that into indifference about human life, even though he also called those deaths tragic.
Even Scripture itself has been twisted this way for centuries. Satan quoted Psalm 91 out of context when tempting Jesus (Matthew 4:6). Why should we expect the world to treat modern truth-tellers any differently?
That’s the real playbook: rip words from their setting, slap a label of “hate,” and dismiss the speaker entirely.
Jesus didn’t say, “Stay quiet so you don’t offend.” He said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:31-32).
The world says truth is hate. But in reality, the absence of truth is the cruelest hate of all.
Paul reminds us that love rejoices in truth (1 Corinthians 13:6), and that we must “speak the truth in love” (Ephesians 4:15). To stay silent while people remain in sin is not love — it’s indifference.
Even this week, a Reuters report on a law professor suspended over posts about Kirk shows how fiercely culture now polices speech around controversial public figures. That should wake us up. If even Scripture is branded as hate, then we must be prepared to face the same hostility.
Standing firm in a world turned upside down
The culture may label us “haters,” but the truth is this: standing on God’s Word is the most loving thing we can do.
Charlie Kirk lived this out boldly. And Franklin Graham’s defense of him reminds us that true Christianity is not about silencing sin or watering down truth. It’s about proclaiming Christ with courage and compassion.
Like Charlie, we are called to hold fast to biblical truth — no matter the cost.
Arch Kennedy is a Christian commentator, blogger, and speaker whose work focuses on the intersection of faith and culture. After leaving behind a career in broadcast meteorology, he has dedicated his life to boldly proclaiming biblical truth in a time of cultural compromise. His writing is rooted in his personal testimony — including his journey out of same-sex relationships and into an obedient walk with Christ — and aims to encourage believers to stand firm on the authority of Scripture. With a growing audience of nearly 70,000 followers on X, he engages daily with Christians and seekers alike, addressing topics from progressive Christianity to cultural morality, always through a lens of compassion and truth.
Truth is hate to people who hate truth.
That’s correct.
(speaking God’s Word is the
highest form of love.)
Absolutely!
The men that “designed” America knew that
it would not work if it was run by
Godless, immoral people.
Today we are seeing the decay.
Due to Godless Democrat politicians
and schools.
I’m an old man I “Got mine”,
I’m sure my grandson will not have the opportunity
to “Get” his.
Thanks to Godless, morally unethical People.
We call them Democrat politicians,
Union/ideological school teachers,
and Mainstream media.
The men that “designed” America knew that
it would not work if it was run by
Godless, immoral people.
Today we are seeing the decay.
Due to Godless Democrat politicians
and schools.
I’m an old man I “Got mine”,
I’m sure my grandson will not have the opportunity
to “Get” his.
Thanks to Godless, morally unethical People.
We call them Democrat politicians,
Union/ideological school teachers,
and Mainstream media.
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[[he stood firmly on biblical truth, but he did it with compassion. He debated boldly, yet never with malice.]]
And that is why filling,his shoes will be such a hard thing to do. He was a unique force of bravery bridled by compassion. There arent many people like that. He was brilliant, quick thinking, and really czred about people and truly, wanted to help them. Plus he had “it”- charisma, presence, whatever you wanna call whayever it is that seperates the ordinary from the extraordinary personalities that grace this planet from time tk time.
This is why it was such a shock. Why it didnt seem real... still doesnt to an extent. Its just so hard to imagine how,such hatred could fill the shooter’s heart snd soul to the,point that he took a good and decent personxs life; Charlie’s life.
As tragic as,it is though, we must remember that g
GOD CAN turn what satan meantmfor evil into something good, and he is. The impact that Charlie’s death has had on millions has sparked a bit of a revival or commitment, and now,there are many stepping up to take up where he left off.
There will always be evil in the world, but God can, and does, turn it around, provingmthst in the end, evil does not triumph, God does.
Satan had to stand before,God znd ask permission to inflict evil on the kirk family, and satsn likely,said he could crush the fsmily and everyone associated,with Charlie.
God knew better! And now there is a massive movement for,good afoot that would never had happened if Satsn hadn’t tried to defeat God by taking,out,one,of God’s warriors!
Charlie is enjoying eternity in heaven right nkw, but we still have to live in this sin-drenched world, but we can rest easy knowing that God is u,timately in control, and that any evil that the evi, one gets permission tk do is countered in spectacular fashion by the creator who knows the end from the beginning. And he alone,knows the outcome for years to come. He alone knows what is needed to,defeat evil. Evil can not kill the SPIRIT of christianity! Persecuti9n by thosemwho are eevil only result in creating STRONGER warriors for God.
Charlie is missed, but his,legacy will be carried on stronger thsn ever. Even stronger than if it never happened. The evil one does,not get,to declare victory!
(Jesus didn’t say, “Stay quiet so you don’t offend.”)
Matthew 10:33-35
Amplified Bible
33 But the one who denies and rejects Me before men,
that one I will also deny and reject before My Father Who is in Heaven.
34 “Do not think that I have come to bring Peace on the Earth;
I have not come to bring Peace, but a Sword
[of Division between Belief and UnBelief].
35 For I have come to set a man against his father,
and a daughter against her mother,
and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2010:33-35&version=AMP
Luke 12:51-53
King James Version
51 Suppose ye that I am come to give Peace on Earth?
I tell you, Nay; but rather Division:
52 For from henceforth there shall be five in one house Divided,
three against two, and two against three.
53 The father shall be Divided against the son,
and the son against the father;
the mother against the daughter,
and the daughter against the mother;
the mother in law against her daughter in law,
and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2012%3A51-53&version=KJV
Great post. Thank you.
Bkmk
A great post.
Screw compassion ... That’s what got us here ...
H3 is a great man and influence. His light still shines brightly
Bkmk
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