Intro

Hey Dads,

A man was shot while exercising his first amendment right to free speech—because someone deemed what he said to be evil. What was this man’s message, and what should our response be as believers—and especially as Christian dads? How can we fight lies not with violence, but with truthful words?

- Nathan

Scriptures

📖 1 Timothy 4:12

📖 Hebrews 9:27

📖 Romans 8:28

Quotes

🎵 “And though this world with devils filled should threaten to undo us,

We will not fear, for God has willed his truth to triumph through us.”

—Martin Luther, in “A Mighty Fortress is Our God”

📜 “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.“ —The First Amendment to the Constitution of These United States of America

🎤 “He genuinely respected and genuinely loved, in a Christian manner, the people on the other side of the table. He didn’t hate anybody…. He was trying to win the argument, but he had tremendous compassion for the people he was debating, always, and he had the right heart about it.”—Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson

🎤 “Beat the idea, not the person.”—Joseph Ching

🎤 “He knew that the free speech that we are guaranteed, both in the public square and in to practice our own religious faith as we see most fitting according to our conscience, that’s not something that most people have had throughout history…that’s something most people in the world still do not have.”—Nathan

🎤 “2A, not only chronologically but also logically, follows 1A.”—Nathan

🎤 “It’s like somebody put the Constitution up on a wall and shot the First Amendment.”—Mike Rowe, on Charlie Kirk’s assassination

🎤 “I want to be remembered for courage for my faith. That would be the most important thing. The most important thing is my faith.”—Charlie Kirk

🎤 “He cared for people because of his Christian faith.” (speaker?)

🎤“When people stop talking, that’s when you get violence, that’s when civil war happens, because you start to think the other side is so evil and they lose their humanity.”—Charlie Kirk

🎤 “The world is evil….But our Savior. Our Lord. Our God. Не...Не is so good.”—Erika Kirk

🎤“[Charlie was] a real champion—a champion for the gospel, a champion for America, a champion for liberty, a champion for free speech. Charlie Kirk died September 10, 2025. Let’s allow his life to impact us, and let’s allow his example to stir us to do what’s right—with conviction, with courage, with compassion.”—Nathan

🎤 “We are not talking about this particular point to say let’s stir up anger and let’s go find some Leftists and return the favor. No, not at all. What I do want you to recognize is, first, that the threat is real in America today, that if you stand up for what’s true, what’s right, biblically and morally, with moral objectivity, with common sense, you paint a target on yourself and on your children.

Second, recognize where the threat comes from. The threat is coming from people who reject God, who reject the Bible, who reject natural law, who reject common sense."—Nathan

Resources

🖥️ The Constitution of the United States of America

https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript

🖥️ Eric Metaxas Answers Hard Questions About Charlie Kirk

https://www.prageru.com/videos/eric-metaxas-answers-hard-questions-about-the-murder-of-charlie-kirk?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_14963361

Books

📚 The Christian After Death, by Robert Ervin Hough

📚 Heaven: Biblical Answers to Common Questions, by Randy Alcorn

📚 God Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life: The Myth of the Modern Message, by Ray Comfort (a book Charlie Kirk recommended on his podcast

Main Thoughts

Charlie didn’t allow his age to keep him from actively engaging people in the public marketplace of ideas.
We don’t hold Charlie up as a standard of perfection, but he did live an exemplary Christian life (both for the unsaved to see what a Christian life looks like and for saved people to see how they should live).
Charlie sought to beat the wrong ideas people had, while not attacking the person who held the wrong ideas.
Charlie read widely, enabling himself to understand and thereby argue against the opposition. (He referred to himself as an “autodidact,” a self-educated individual.)
Charlie’s impact is being multiplied since his death.
Charlie was committed to free speech, because he was grounded in scripture and in our American history.
We often don’t recognize the treasure we have in people until we lose them.
Charlie’s passing is a great time to remember Romans 8:28.
Three words stand out as we reflect on Charlie’s life—conviction, courage, and compassion.

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