Why Calling Charlie Kirk A Martyr Matters–The Federalist:
“…I was thinking of heaven and how I want my fellow Americans to be saved. I was not thinking of the words attributed to the early church father Tertullian (d. 220 AD), “The blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church.” [Tertullian actually wrote, “The oftener we are mown down by you, the more in number we grow; the blood of Christians is seed.” (Apology, L)]. …
Satan blundered. Of all the political activists, Kirk was the most outspoken Christian. He frequently confessed his faith that Jesus is his Savior who died for his sins. He encouraged college students to go to church.
He also publicly confessed that his conservative views, while defensible from a non-religious standpoint, came from the convictions of his Christian faith. The reason he spoke out against transgenderism, which ultimately got him killed, was because of the biblical truth that God made mankind male and female (Gen. 1:27).
Just moments before he was assassinated, Kirk defended the historical resurrection of Jesus and confessed Christ’s divinity. When Charlie was murdered, millions of Americans began watching and sharing his videos. This means millions of people heard Charlie confess Christ as the Savior of sinners.
Satan blundered. Of all the political activists, Kirk was the most outspoken Christian. He frequently confessed his faith that Jesus is his Savior who died for his sins. He encouraged college students to go to church.
He also publicly confessed that his conservative views, while defensible from a non-religious standpoint, came from the convictions of his Christian faith. The reason he spoke out against transgenderism, which ultimately got him killed, was because of the biblical truth that God made mankind male and female (Gen. 1:27).
Just moments before he was assassinated, Kirk defended the historical resurrection of Jesus and confessed Christ’s divinity. When Charlie was murdered, millions of Americans began watching and sharing his videos. This means millions of people heard Charlie confess Christ as the Savior of sinners.
People began to post online that they planned to go to church, some for the first time in years, some for the first time ever. This was even before Charlie’s widow Erika, addressed the nation on Sept. 12, when she urged Americans to join a Bible-believing church. And pastors reported getting more visitors than usual to church on Sunday, Sept. 14. Many said they were there for Charlie.
Never in my lifetime has the Gospel of Jesus Christ been pushed so front and center in American thought. God gave America a martyr with which to seed her soil. Yet still people deny that Kirk was a martyr.
But why does it matter that Kirk be identified as a Christian martyr? For two reasons. First, martyrs cause the church to grow, because their martyrdom makes their testimony more powerful. …
Neglecting to recognize the martyrdom of one of our brothers in Christ risks lulling us into a lukewarm faith, which Christ cannot abide (Revelation 3:16).
Second, the martyrdom of Christians testifies to the world that Christ is worth dying for. When Erika Kirk told Americans to join “a Bible-believing church,” she asserted what Charlie was willing to die for.
There are millions of lost souls in America. Many recognized that Charlie Kirk’s murder was not simply the death of a man, but a spiritual assault in a spiritual war between Good and Evil. They want to join the side of Good. They want to fight the Evil. …
And we encourage more Christian congregations to join us, both in proclaiming the Gospel Kirk believed was worth dying for — that Jesus Christ’s death on the cross took away the sins of the world so that sinners who believe in Him may have everlasting life — and in affirming Kirk died in defense of the gospel of Jesus Christ.” …….
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