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A youngster informed me they hated Charlie Kirk and every part he stood for. They might not stand him and all of their buddies felt the identical means. The hate was so intense that this particular person lastly determined it was time to look Charlie up for themselves and see what sort of hateful issues he was saying.
They have been was stunned to seek out out that Charlie was neither hateful, a racist, nor an evil particular person. There was no hate speech, or any racist speech. Their thoughts was slowing modified they usually turned avid viewer of his content material.
After his assassination, this particular person was devastated and remains to be mourning the lack of Charlie right this moment. They really feel as if a detailed buddy has been murdered. Many people additionally felt as if Charlie was one in every of our ‘shut buddies’, regardless that we might not have ever met him.
Kirk was described as a “genius-level intelligence” with “acute political instincts” and a “aptitude for patriotism, populism, and Christian nationalism.”[1] They noticed for themselves he was excellent at defending the Bible and what it stood for.
Friendship From the Bible
The assassination of Charlie Kirk has left many individuals in ache. Though I by no means met of spoke to or him, I additionally really feel as if I misplaced a detailed buddy. With this as a background, I wished to share some ideas on Friendship From the Bible (Click to see video or read below)
Do You Match In?
All of us have felt, at differing instances in our life, like we don’t fairly slot in. We hunt down the teams or particular person we establish with from a really younger age. As younger as elementary we start to affiliate with others we’re snug with, that we need to join with. We additionally establish folks or teams we don’t need to be a part of, or wouldn’t settle for us. Younger college students might associated to varied teams just like the jocks, the cheerleaders, the nerds, the druggies, the church goers, the theater group, the musicians, the brainiacs, and many others.
The place did you slot in in Junior Excessive? I used to be a jock and my life modified in a single day to being somebody who was bullied, to somebody who was left alone. This occurred after I wrestled and beat the Junior Excessive College bully, securing my spot on the workforce. Individuals have been like, “Whoa, did you hear he beat ‘so and so?.” I used to be not bullied.
However that is additionally the time when younger folks need to separate themselves from their mother and father. I keep in mind my older brother got here house with the Woodstock album. Wow, this was revolt in our home. I couldn’t imagine it, but my mother and father let it occur. Later, I keep in mind getting this very giant poster (like 5 toes sq.) and placing it up in my room. These have been indicators of rise up on our elements to separate ourselves from our mother and father and their era. We wished to be totally different. Many younger folks need to insurgent in opposition to our fathers and moms, however what does God say about how we should always deal with our mother and father?
Deuteronomy 5:16 (NIV) “Honor your father and your mom, because the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you could be dwell lengthy and that it might go effectively with you within the land the LORD your God is providing you with.
That is the ONLY commandment that comes with guarantees related to it; and it’s two promises.
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- Honor your mother and father and you’ll dwell lengthy,
- Honor your mother and father and it is going to go effectively within the land you might be dwelling in. This “Land” is your nation. By definition, the extra kids that honor their mother and father, the much less rise up there might be within the land. That’s much less confusion, violence, crime, abandonment, homicide, and many others.
Deal with your mother and father with respect on your personal and your nation’s good. The extra good folks there are in society, the much less policing of them is required. The much less monitoring is required, the much less surveillance is required. The extra the variety of folks which might be ethical (managed internally), the much less the plenty need to be managed and policed (managed externally).
What’s a Good friend?
Learn the document of Jonathan and his Armorbearer attacking and defeating (with the assistance of God) an entire garrison of Philistines in 1 Samuel 13:23 – 14:15. Jonathan didn’t inform his father he was going to do that, most likely as a result of he didn’t suppose King Saul was aligned with God. Jonathan was a mighty man.
He was additionally a really shut buddy of David earlier than he turned King. Later, in 1 Samuel 20, we see Jonathan once more acts with out his father’s information when he protects David from his father’s plan to kill him. This is a superb instance of friendship, one who’s nearer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24 “One who has unreliable buddies quickly involves wreck, however there’s a buddy who sticks nearer than a brother.”
Do you may have have any buddies who’re “unreliable?” Somebody who can’t be trusted when wanted, somebody who by no means takes your aspect in discussions or arguments with others? (Subsequent week I’ll increase on this subject with the article I’ll name “Break up the Child!)”
By the best way, there isn’t any trace of homosexual love right here or in another information. David and Jonathan have been comrades in arms. See footnote beneath for different examples of kissing[2].
Later when Jonathan was killed alongside his father, that is what David mentioned:
2 Samuel 1:25-26 The mighty warriors—fallen, fallen in the course of the battle! Jonathan—struck down in your hills! 26 O my expensive brother Jonathan, I’m crushed by your demise. Your friendship was a miracle-wonder, love far exceeding something I’ve identified—or ever hope to know.
Jonathan’s demise all the time bothered me. He was loyal to his father regardless that, he knew Saul was not following God. He stayed together with his father to his finish. A tragic ending. Maybe he ought to have sought the counseling of a Prophet for recommendation of when to interrupt together with his father.
Alternatively, the rationale David is named a “Man after God’s personal coronary heart” is as a result of he let God work out the main points of his kingship. He may have killed Saul and brought the throne, however he wouldn’t contact the anointed of God, even thou Saul was improper. In actual fact, when Saul didn’t kill himself after shedding a battle he requested somebody to kill him. When this particular person did and informed David considering he would get a reward, David had him executed for killing God’s anointed. There are a selection of instances within the Bible when males have been informed they’d be king they usually took it into their very own palms and murdered the present king. This isn’t God’s means. David needed to wait twelve years after he was anointed as King to take his throne.
Who’re YOUR Associates
There’s an previous Italian story that goes like this.
Two buddies stumbled on a 3rd particular person and an argument started between one of many buddies and this third particular person. It broke out right into a battle. After the battle was over, the buddy that was combating mentioned “Why didn’t you assist me.” His buddy responded “Since you have been improper!” He responded “Don’t you suppose I do know that I used to be improper, that’s the reason I wanted a buddy’s assist.”
I’m not advocating for supporting improper conduct, however the story factors out the necessity for loyalty between buddies. Has one in every of your pals stood idly by once you need assistance once you have been in the proper? When People have been pressured to take a vaccine that has now been confirmed to be unhealthy, did you defend those that wouldn’t take it?
In Germany earlier than and through World Warfare II, many individuals wanted buddies, however there have been none to be discovered. It is a well-known quote by Martin Niemöller:
First they got here for the Communists
And I didn’t communicate out, As a result of I used to be not a Communist
Then they got here for the Socialists
And I didn’t communicate out, As a result of I used to be not a Socialist
Then they got here for the commerce unionists
And I didn’t communicate out, As a result of I used to be not a commerce unionist
Then they got here for the Jews
And I didn’t communicate out, As a result of I used to be not a Jew
Then they got here for me
And there was nobody left, To talk out for me
A Good friend in Want, is a Good friend Certainly
A real buddy is one who helps you when you find yourself in want and doesn’t sit idly by as you battle. They battle and battle with you. If you’re a Christian, your pals, brothers, sisters and mom are those that do the desire of the Father.
Matthew 12:46-50 (NIV) Whereas Jesus was nonetheless speaking to the gang, his mom and brothers stood exterior, wanting to talk to him. 47 Somebody informed him, “Your mom and brothers are standing exterior, wanting to talk to you.” 48 He replied to him, “Who’s my mom, and who’re my brothers?” 49 Pointing to his disciples, he mentioned, “Listed here are my mom and my brothers. 50 For whoever does the desire of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mom.”
It is rather vital to dwell with and hold your eye on those that dwell in line with the phrase of God. Be a buddy with these good folks. Keep in mind after we have been speaking about connecting to and making buddies in Junior Excessive. Right here is an fascinating quote.
“Present Me Your Associates and I’ll Present You Your Future.”
If now we have dangerous buddies we could have a nasty future. However as Christians now we have a everlasting future, not solely can we be a buddy with fellow Christians, however our Citizenship and future is in Heaven!
2 Corinthians 6:14-16, 18-20 (NIV) 14 Don’t be yoked along with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in widespread? Or what fellowship can gentle have with darkness? 15 What concord is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in widespread with an unbeliever? 16 What settlement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we’re the temple of the dwelling God.
18 For, as I’ve typically informed you earlier than and now let you know once more even with tears, many dwell as enemies of the cross of Christ. 19 Their future is destruction, their god is their abdomen, and their glory is of their disgrace. Their thoughts is about on earthly issues. 20 However our citizenship is in heaven.
We as Christians are and can more and more be hatted by those that hate Christ. The world hates Christ. There may be sufficient hate on this planet already, let’s not hate one another, let’s not have division, let’s love each other. Let’s be loyal buddies to at least one one other. Allow us to be reliable to a buddy when they’re in want. That is what God desires. MAKE A NEW FRIEND TODAY.
Subsequent week publish “Break up the Child!”
FOOTNOTES:
[1] Grok -Kirk co-founded TPUSA in 2012 with no preliminary funding or connections, aiming to advertise free markets and restricted authorities on campuses. It grew right into a multimillion-dollar group with associates like Turning Level Motion (voter mobilization) and Turning Level Religion (evangelical outreach). Signature occasions included rallies with pyrotechnics drawing tens of hundreds, campus “Show Me Flawed” tables for debates, and the “You’re Being Brainwashed” tour, which generated billions of social media views. His media empire included The Charlie Kirk Present (top-ranked podcast with 8.2 million TikTok followers), books like The MAGA Doctrine (2020), and a 2025 TV present on Trinity Broadcasting Community. Kirk amassed private wealth (wage over $325,000 by 2020) and was named to Forbes’ 30 Beneath 30 in 2018. He was Trump’s “bridge to younger Republicans,” advising on appointments and crediting TPUSA with the 2024 victory.
[2] Genesis 29:11 & 13, 33:4, 48:10, 1 Peter 5:14, Luke 15:20, and many others
