We Speak Up Because Silence Is Not Obedience And Truth Is Not Hate

We explore why love demands speech, why truth is not hate, and why Christians engage publicly with conviction and humility. Scripture after scripture calls us to witness with courage, defending life, conscience, and the good of our neighbors.

• imperfect messengers chosen for obedience
• love that confronts lies with compassion
• leaders measured by protection of life and liberty
• church and state rightly understood in public life
• love without mandatory affirmation
• distinction between conviction and hatred
• scriptural mandate to proclaim and not be silent
• courage, patience and witness empowered by the Spirit

“I love you guys. God bless you guys. And if you don't have Jesus, you better get right.”

Chapters

• 0:00 Setting The Theme
• 2:38 Why Silence Isn’t An Option
• 3:40 Imperfect Messengers, Lasting Impact
• 5:04 Love That Tells The Truth
• 6:06 Church, State, And Public Faith
• 7:16 Love Without Affirmation
• 8:37 On Leaders, Values, And Policy
• 9:43 Conviction Versus Hatred
• 10:51 The Great Commission Mandate
• 12:36 Power To Witness
• 13:36 Obey God Rather Than Men
• 14:49 Always In Season To Preach
• 15:34 Do Not Be Silent, I Am With You
• 17:01 Final Charge And Blessing

Transcript

SPEAKER_01: 0:31

Hey guys, it's B Rob. It's the Food for Thought Faith Cast. Another glorious day. Another glorious day with God. And this one, some of you not gonna like this one, but we're gonna talk about it anyway. Um, today's theme of today's episode is going to be called Why Christians Can't Stay Silent. I read a uh an excerpt, a Facebook post, and it really just touched my heart. So I'm gonna share this with you guys. Um a lot of the information's gonna come from that post, and we're gonna give credit to that information to Janet Elaine Parks, Facebook friend. And I just thought it was a good post, so um I'm gonna use it for the podcast, and um like I said, some of you guys aren't gonna like it. Um I know I've been attacked for my faith before, you know, things like you can't say that, Brian, this, that, and the other shut up. I've even not been able to play at a local pizza place because I was doing some Christian music, but um, if you're a Christian, you hear this question a lot. Or maybe you don't, I don't know, but why can't Christians just love people, stop pushing their beliefs, and keep their faith private? And it's an honest question, right? It deserves an honest answer, not a watered down one. But it usually comes from a place of emotion, hate, sometimes frustration. But here is a not watered down answer, and um, hopefully you'll take this with love and backbone. First of all, God has never waited for perfect people to lead scripture, and scripture. Hold on, let me back up. Let me back up. God has never waited for the perfect people to lead. Scripture points this out and makes it painfully clear. God doesn't choose flawless messengers, he chooses broken ones, he chooses willing ones. I mean, look at Moses, he struggled with anger. David fell into grievous sin. Peter denied Christ publicly, and Paul persecuted believers. Yet God turned them around and used them powerfully. Why? Because obedience matters more than optics. Conviction matters more than being perfect. When I go to a voting booth, I'm not electing a pastor. I'm choosing a civil leader. A civil leader who will protect life, defend children, safeguard religious freedom, uphold parental authority, and resist moral and cultural chaos. I mean, Trump's not my spiritual role model. I don't think he's anybody's spiritual role model, to be honest with you. But he's a leader and he's willing to fight for my values, the values my faith compels me to defend. Second off, love was never meant to be silent. Jesus was compassionate, but he was never quiet to keep peace. He confronted hypocrisy, he rebuked corruption, he overturned tables, he spoke truth even when it cost him everything. Truth spoken boldly is not cruelty. Silence in the face of deception is not kindness. Biblical love tells the absolute truth, even when culture and society hates hearing it. Three, separation of church and state was twisted from the beginning. That phrase is not in the Constitution. It was written to protect the church from government control, not to ban faith from public life. America was built on moral truths rooted in Scripture. When we remove or try to remove God from the public square, we didn't become more compassionate. We became morally confused and spiritually unanched. Let me say that again. When we tried to remove God from the public square, we didn't become more compassionate. We became morally confused and spiritually unanchored. Four, love does not require affirming everything. This is where culture or society pressures Christians the hardest. I can love LGBTQ individuals deeply and still believe God's body design is holy. I can fight fiercely for women and still believe abortion ends a life. Does this make sense? I can refuse to acknowledge delusion, but still love my neighbor. Jesus loved sinners, but he never affirmed the sin. Love without truth is not love. It's abandonment dressed up as tolerance. No, Trump's not a perfect Christian, but who is? I'm not, are you? But the facts do matter. He defends the unborn, he protects religious liberty, he strengthens parental rights, he opposes child exploitation, he resists the globalist control, and he acknowledges America needs God. He also welcomes prayer, pastors, and spiritual counsel. God has always used imperfect vessels to confront evil. Sometimes the fighters God uses, yeah, they're a little rough around the edges. They got some mean tweets. They call people piggies. They say some rough things to some rough people. Number six, Biblical conviction is not hatred. Refusing to affirm sin is not hate. Protecting children is not hate. Standing on scripture is not hate. What is destructive? Well, watching darkness advance while believers stay silent to avoid labeled being mean. Silence is not Christ-like. Christ-like is truth spoken with courage. Silence is not Christ-like. Truth spoken with courage is Christ-like. The truth is you can love people. You can stand on truth. You can show grace. You can reject cultural and societal lies. You can walk in humility. You can refuse to bow to pressure. Jesus did all these things. And guys, that's the path I'm choosing. Faith, family, freedom. Love speaks truth. Faith defends freedom. Courage confronts evil. Truth is not hate. Sin can't be affirmed. Silence is not obedience. I've even got key scriptures to back all this stuff up. If you look at the book of Matthew, 28, verses 19 and 20, go therefore and make disciples of all nations. How are you going to do that? Being silent? Baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always to the end of the age. Jesus just said it. That wasn't optional. In Mark 16, verse 15, and he said to them, Go into the world and complain, compla proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. The call is universal. Proclaim it everywhere. The whole creation, the birds, the bees, the trees. Look at Acts chapter one, verse eight. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witness in Jerusalem and in Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth. You see, the Holy Power, the Holy Spirit empowers us to be witnesses. Silence in itself ignores this empowerment. Romans chapter one, verse 16, for I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. You see, this is God's saving power. Being ashamed of it or silent that dishonors its transformative power and force. Guys, I don't know about you, but I can't be silent. We could go on and on and on and on and on and on. Acts verse five. Chapter five, verse twenty nine. But Peter and the apostles answer, we must obey God rather than men. Obedience to God overrides humble human pressure to stay quiet. So being obedient to God is to shout it from the rooftops. It's not to be quiet. It's not to keep it hidden. The gospels of Jesus are radical, but everybody needs to hear them. Everyone needs to hear them. Second Timothy chapter four, verse two preach the word, be ready in season and out of season, reprove, rebuke, and extort with complete patience and teaching. So proclaiming truth is an ongoing demand throughout the whole Bible. It's not dependent on convenience, whether or not we feel like it today or not. God calls us to do it all day, every day. In Acts chapter 18, verses nine and ten, and the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, Do not be afraid, but go on speaking, and do not be silent, for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you. For I have many in this city who are my people. So right there, God's directing Paul against silence, promising his protection and fruitfulness. Do you not think God's gonna do the same for you? There is nothing to be ashamed of. This is the kind of love that would die for you. Guys, my name is B. Rob. This is the Food for Thought Faith Cast. Once again, why Christians can't stay silent? Because love speaks truth, faith defends freedom, courage confronts evil, truth is not hate, sin cannot be affirmed, silence is not obedience. I love you guys. God bless you guys. And if you don't have Jesus, you better get right.

SPEAKER_00: 16:23

He was divinity wrapped in humanity. If he wasn't a man, who was that babe born in Bethlehem's barn? But if he wasn't God, why did 10,000 angels think at that baby's birth? There's something about that man. If he wasn't a man who was dead and hungered in the wilderness But if he wasn't glad who fled 5,000 with a little lamp. If he wasn't a man who was dead with the glad of the you three from me, you move through the wasn't a man who's been free to do it.