The big news yesterday was the assassination of Charlie Kirk when he was speaking at Utah Valley University. As you know, Charlie was a patriot and an unapologetic advocate for his Christian faith, his values, and his country. He's now viewed as a martyr. I have no doubt that he is with the Lord now, so pray for his family. They are still looking for the assassin. Here are my thoughts. I know it'd be easy to wish ill of the perpetrator. Then in today's Gospel reading from Luke 6, Jesus made it clear to his disciples that they were going to love their enemies and not to judge others. In fact, in the last verse, Jesus said, "The measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you." Let's also look at it this way. God wishes to save all of us from sin so that we may have eternal life. Essentially, he cares about the soul of each of us. If you love someone but don't care about their salvation, you have no real love there. Therefore, a Christian should never say "Go to hell" to anyone. Jesus wants us to pray for all evildoers, never hate them, for to hate is to judge.
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