Everybody has already made incredible and wonderful tributes to Charlie Kirk in the wake of his assassination. I am not going to add to that or repeat any of what has been said, other than to say, “Amen” to every one of them.
However, I do want to add some perspective that I know you have not heard anywhere else before and that I am certain you will not hear.
Over the next few days you will hear A LOT about how this attack on Charlie Kirk and his assassination was “demonic” and that the “devil made a mistake” (when he took out Charlie Kirk) and all of that. But none of it is true. These are unbiblical statements that ultimately are just wishful thinking on the part of those who say it.
One of the most important things to remember, about all of this is: THE DEVIL DID NOT DO THIS. Men did this.
It is wishful thinking to believe otherwise because people WISH that humans were not capable of such evil. People WISH that they themselves were not capable of such things.
People WISH that evil in this world only exists because unseen, demonic forces, led by the devil create evil and cause murder and tyranny. But it’s not true…
THE MOST we could say about the devil is that many bad ideas come from him. He’s the FATHER OF LIES, after all (John 8:44). He is a liar. He tells lies. But he did not murder Jesus. Men murdered Jesus. Men murdered the Apostles. Men murdered Charlie Kirk.
Matthew 15:19 “For out of the heart [of men] proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.”
Mark 7:20 “And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.”
You’re going to hear a lot of “social media spirituality” over the next few days and weeks. Everyone is going to tell you that people celebrating Charlie’s death are “demonic,”(inferring that demons inside of them are controlling them) and that the assassination was “demonic,” and now people are even using “church lingo” in mainstream media saying things like, “Watch these demons manifest” and stuff like that.
But nobody is going to tell you the truth I just told you and PROVED with the words of Jesus Himself.
This was not DEMONIC in the sense that demons were responsible for it. No, men did this. Mankind is evil. The devil has no power or control over any of us as believers. We choose what we do and don’t do. We make our own decisions. We choose obedience or disobedience. We choose evil or righteousness.
You either choose God as your father or the devil as your father (because YES, the devil is a “spiritual father” John 8:44). But in the end, any actions taken by men are made by men themselves.
If you want to see what a demonically possessed person does, read the Bible, as there are at least 10 descriptions of demonically possessed individuals in the New Testament. What are they like? Well, they are what we would consider clinically insane. They have no control. They are the type of people we lock up in insane asylums. Naked, beating themselves and cutting themselves with rocks. They have no capacity to plot assassinations. They could not rule companies or countries. Nor could they plot murder. They are just insane.
The evil you see in the world comes from men. And each of us are capable of it. Never forget that.
In fact, it is precisely because we live in a fallen world and we are fallen human beings (the sons of Adam), that we need a Savior! If none of us were capable of such evil, and the only way evil at this level could be executed is if it were done by the devil himself (or by demons controlling people)—then we would all be essentially good people without a need for a Savior.
I know most of us like to think of ourselves as good people. And we want to think that the most wicked acts amongst us could only be done by demonic forces or the devil himself. But NO, my brothers and sisters, it is not true. Wickedness and evil in its purest fashion, and all acts of murder come from the hearts of men.
Yes, it is true that you are fighting a spiritual battle against “spiritual wickedness” (Ephesians 6:12) but you must recognize that this means spiritual wickedness inside of the hearts of men! The spiritual battle you are fighting is against human spirits and human PEOPLE. Remember, as humans, we are not just flesh and blood—we are the unique combination of spirit and body. Yes, you have a body. But yes, you also have a soul and spirit. And it is not just your body that is capable of evil—your spirit, heart, mind, and soul are likewise capable of evil and are likewise completely fallen. Stop pretending. And stop denying the words of Jesus Christ, “For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders…”
Charlie Kirk was assassinated by MEN. And MEN likewise need to act in order to stop more assassinations.
- Evil cops kidnap children and give them to CPS to be abused.
- Evil prosecutors twist the law for their own political expediency.
- Evil judges reject the Constitution and violate your rights for their own benefit.
- Evil men who run corporations poison our society with psychotropic drugs for profit.
- Evil men knowingly harm innocent people in order to make more profits under the guise of “capitalism.”
- Evil men rape women.
- Evil people steal public money to indoctrinate the masses and to exalt immorality.
- Evil doctors kill babies, prescribe poisons, knowingly and through pride harm patients, manipulate insurance payments, and ruin families.
The list goes on and on. But the devil nor “demonic forces” did any of these things. Men did them. People do them. Human agency is always responsible. And if these evil forces will ever be stopped, it is likewise HUMAN AGENCY, meaning your willful decision to get involved—that is going to stop them.
There is no alternative and there is no neutral ground. Either you’re on the devil’s side, which is most clearly embodied by leftist ideologies, feminism, corporate greed, political corruption, race baiters, warmongers, and those who use force against their opponents, or the Lord’s side—most evidently seen by authentic Christians, peace seekers, those who give and sacrifice for others, and those who promote FREEDOM over force.
Pick your side.