“When they heard these things they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth.” (Acts 7: 54) These words were transcribed and written by Luke, a follower of Jesus, who recounted in the New Testament Book of Acts the accusations against Stephen, and the stoning of Stephen. The “things” they heard were words sharply critical of the listeners who had heard Jesus preach but had rejected both Jesus’ preaching and Jesus Himself.
David Guzik, in his commentary on the Holy Bible, tells the readers, “Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people: God did great wonders and signs through the apostles; but also through others like Stephen, one of the servants chosen to help the widows. God used Stephen because he was full of faith and power.”
Similarly, Charlie Kirk was not an ordained minister of the Gospel, nor was he an elected official holding a national or even local office. Nevertheless, Kirk was able to challenge and put to shame voices in opposition to the conservative, Christian worldview in a unique, forceful, uncompromising, informed, logical, and good-humored way.
The key element in Charlie’s success is that he introduced a crucial spiritual dimension to the political discussion. The differences of ...
