This narrow way

“But so that it spreads no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in this name.” Acts 4:17

For too long this has been the case, especially among our elected officials and political pundits. It’s OK to invoke the name of God, that can mean many things to many people. But “this name,” the name of Jesus Christ, has been taboo. Too divisive, too non-inclusive, they say. But Sunday afternoon……I tuned in to watch a memorial service for Charlie Kirk, and an old-fashioned tent revival broke out. Our political class, from the President to the Vice President to the Secretary of State to the Secretary of War to members of the President’s cabinet to prominent political commentators, all speaking in “this name.” Boldly, unapologetically, and continually, the name of Jesus Christ was spoken.

“For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.” Acts 4:20.

Marco Rubio laid out the plan of salvation. Jesus Christ came from God and took on the likeness of a man (Philippians 2:7) to give His life a ransom for many so that those who believe on Him may have eternal life (John 3:16). J. D. Vance said that he has spoken the name of His Lord and Savior Jesus Christ more in the last 10 days than he has in the entirety of his political career.  Pete Hegseth proclaimed that we are all sinners, in need of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and saved only by the grace of God. Tucker Carlson spoke the words of John the Baptist. “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Matthew 3:1).  

“And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.” Acts 4:31. Indeed it was, and indeed they did. Hallelujah!

And then there was Erika Kirk. The grieving, tearful widow, who has more reason than anyone to harbor anger and a call for vengeance in her heart for an assassin who took the life of her husband and the father of her children, invoking the words of Stephen when he was being stoned, and Jesus on the cross, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” The epitome of the Christian spirit. “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.” Luke 4: 27, 28.

Oh, but I can hear it now from the naysayers. You know, the crowd who celebrates the death of Charlie Kirk. ‘Separation of church and state! Christian Nationalism!’ First, those words of Thomas Jefferson have been completely twisted by the secular left, but there’s no need to go into that now. Instead of separation of church and state, we need unification of Jesus Christ and state, which is what I saw at the memorial service, and the way the founders intended it to be.

Christian Nationalism? You bet. We’ve tried the alternative, and what do we have to show for it? Sixty million dead babies, a country where a young lady can’t ride the bus in a major city without be murdered by a deranged lunatic, and where a man can’t go to a college campus and debate ideas without being shot through the neck. Yes, I say let’s give Christian Nationalism a try. Personally, I prefer the term Biblical Patriotism.

It has been repeated by many of Charlie Kirk’s close friends and associates recently that one of his main objectives was to bring the Holy Spirit into a Trump rally. You did it, Charlie. You did it.  To God be the glory, great things he has done.