{"id":3325,"date":"2025-09-20T10:47:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T08:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sonofcarey.com\/?p=3325"},"modified":"2025-09-20T10:47:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T08:47:18","slug":"thoughts-on-charlie-kirks-assassination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sonofcarey.com\/?p=3325","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts on Charlie Kirk’s Assassination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Written by Colin Meyers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today I read the martyrdom of Stephen in Acts 6 and 7. He is one of the only men who could truly be called a saint. He was one of whom the world was not worthy. But I was also struck with the parallels between him and Charlie Kirk:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. They were both men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom. 6:3<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. They both did wonders among the people. Perhaps Stephen worked miracles like the apostles, but Charlie elected a president and got the youth interested in religion and family. Very few in our day are having as much success as he did. 6:8<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Many of those who disliked their teaching came and disputed with them. 6:9<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Their opponents never won their debates. 6:10<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Their opponents stooped to lying and deceitful rhetoric. 6:11<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Their opponents lies were stupid and unbelievable. 6:11 (He blasphemes Moses, You’re a Nazi!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. They defended themselves by beginning with what they could both agree on. 7:2-47<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Their opponents persecuted the ones who came before them. 7:52<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Their opponents were full of anger, but they were full of the joy of the Lord. 7:54-55<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Their opponents could not answer their arguments with logic, so they killed them. 7:60<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Their deaths did not bring about the opponents desired results. (See the rest of Acts, also 5:38-39.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The messages of Stephen’s life and death have been ringing through my mind:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. If you just teach the Word of God, you will be persecuted for it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. The more successful you are in evangelizing, the stronger the persecution will become.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. If you truly walk with God, then you will commonly see Him sooner. (Enoch, Elijah, Whitefield)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Knowledge of the Bible is essential to effectual evangelism. Stephen not only knew the stories, he knew the prophesies that corresponded to them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. No unsaved person actually wants a fair debate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. If you do good where you have been called, you will probably be ordained to serve the church in some exemplary way. Would I have been one of the names that they called as a young man full of the Holy Spirit and of a good report?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Weak Christians hurt stronger Christians. 6:7 Where were these priests who had just believed when Stephen was stoned?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. Just because a man is “learned” does not mean he is good. 6:9<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. The difference between unbelievers and believers ought to be very clear. 6:15<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    10. Respect for your elders is good, but you must be willing to correct them when they are wrong, even if they will hate you for it. Acts 7:53, Proverbs 9:8, Ecclesiastes 7:5<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    11. Finally, would I stand for my faith even to death? I would like to answer yes, but I am not sure if the little aspects of the Christian faith like constant prayer are still so hard for me.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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