Since Charlie Kirk's assassination, more people are naming the name of Jesus in public. And many Christians think that if they are willing to mention the name of Jesus Christ in public that they are not ashamed of Him or His gospel. But is that really what scripture teaches?
In Romans 1, Paul says that he is not ashamed of the gospel, and then he says two things
1) For it is the power of God to salvation
2) In it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The Just shall live by faith”
It is easy to miss what this means for us. Paul is saying that words are not enough, that we must confront and deal with the sin in us and around us. It is not enough to say his name, we must walk in righteousness.
In this episode, we look at what is required to confront unrighteousness both when we are in public in private. We also look back at times when John MacArthur and Voddie Baucham were given the opportunity to confront evil and they both set a good example. But because most of us will never be on national television, we also talk about what this looks like in our everyday life.
We also try to look at some situations where Charlie Kirk didn’t stand up for the gospel in the way that he probably should have. The point isn’t to beat him up, it’s to make sure we don’t make him the pinnacle. Christ is the example we are to follow. Paul and the apostles. The words of God and how they challenge and direct us to stand for righteousness. That is what we are to look to.
Timecodes
00:00 Ashamed of the Gospel07:40 John MacArthur15:55 Voddie Baucham20:30 Charlie Kirk24:54 Kirk to a Homosexual28:53 Validating Sin in the Church37:45 What This Says About Kirk49:23 Kirk on Mormons55:40 Proclaiming the Gospel01:07:15 Rejecting the Power of the Gospel
Production of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NC
Permanent Hosts - Dan Horn, Charles Churchill and Joshua Horn
Technical Director - Timothy Kaiser
Theme Music - Gabriel Hudelson