4 Biblical Reasons Leftists Cheered When Charlie Kirk Was Murdered

When Charlie Kirk was martyred, all the left had to say was, “Murdering someone is always wrong. We renounce all forms of political violence.” And to be fair, many on the left did say that. However, a shockingly large number of people did not do that. They failed this very simple test.

They didn’t have to agree with everything Charlie stood for. They could have continued to oppose his views. All they needed to do was not celebrate his death. Instead, they started dancing around like demon-possessed puppets.

Why? Why did so many worldly people react in such a disgusting way to Charlie Kirk’s assassination? Here are four biblical reasons.

1. Proclaiming the Truth Brings to Light the Things Evil People Want to Keep Hidden

2 Timothy 3:8-9, “Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth — men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith.”

When someone like Charlie Kirk speaks strongly for Christian morals and truth—especially in public life—it can expose what many prefer to keep hidden. Whether people will admit it or not, when they live in sin, they are internally ashamed about it. When someone like Charlie comes along and highlights why they are wrong, it erases the mental gymnastics they were engaging in to ease their burning conscience.

The truth tends to make people uncomfortable because it challenges internal narratives or behaviors that clash with biblical standards. Worldly people often react defensively, with anger or dismissal, to avoid confronting their own misalignment with the truth.

This is why so many people celebrated when he died. To them, Charlie represented the truth that convicted them of the lies they know they are living. This is why the world will always hate Christians. It’s not just Charlie. He was just extremely popular and his tragic death is putting an extreme spotlight on him. God is using this for good. And yet the world, like demons burned by the light, hates this.

But don’t get it twisted, just like they hate Charlie, they will hate all of us who stand for truth. So be it. We follow Jesus, no matter what.

John 15:19, “If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.”

2. God’s Sovereignty and Moral Absolutes Clash with Secular Relativism

 “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” – John 8:32

The Bible is clear: There is one truth – Jesus Christ. Charlie stood for Christ. He understood that not everyone can be right.

Christian messages that emphasize absolute standards (sin, virtue, sin’s consequences, God’s commandments) run counter to modern secular, relativistic views that “truth” is subjective, or “what’s true for you isn’t for me.” Charlie’s insistence on moral absolutes—on sin, repentance, faith, Biblical teaching—makes many worldly people feel judged, constrained, or attacked, because those absolutes challenge the idea that every behavior can be acceptable or that everyone defines morality for themselves.

I talk more about this topic in my article called The Biblical Reason Leftism Always Leads to Hate and Violence.

3. Conviction Feels Like Condemnation When Hearts Reject Repentance

Hebrews 4:12, “For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.”

When Charlie Kirk (or anyone else) speaks boldly, calling sin what it is, exhorting people to repent, or warning of consequences, many who are living in opposition to those teachings feel attacked, even if the speaker is holding up biblical truth. To those who resist or reject the “light,” calls for repentance feel not like an invitation but a condemnation. This is a spiritual pattern: conviction from God’s word feels like judgment to those who are not inclined to receive it.

This is why evil people try to murder Christians who proclaim the truth. Instead of just disagreeing, they want to silence that person because they feel so wretched, and they want to blame someone for the misery they’ve created for themselves.

John 3:20, “For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.”

4. There Is a Real Battle Between the Flesh and the Spirit

Galatians 5:17, “For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh . . . ”

Ephesians 6:12, “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against… spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.”

Christian teaching doesn’t just deal in ideas but in spiritual reality. When someone calls people to follow spiritual truths (for example, holiness, self-sacrifice, accountability to God), it energizes the conflict between fleshly desires and the Spirit.

Charlie’s public influence, rhetoric, and moral challenge provoke reactions not only because of political disagreement, but because there’s a spiritual tension. The Bible clearly states that those who reject Jesus are actually following Satan. Ephesians 2:2, “You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.”

What the enemy meant for evil, God will turn for good. While an evil person murdered Charlie, and while many more evil people celebrated this murder, God is using Charlie’s death to breathe his life into many more.

What This Means for Believers

• Recognizing these dynamics helps Christians respond with compassion, clarity, and persistence rather than defensiveness.
• It’s a reminder that backlash or “being triggered” is sometimes a sign not primarily of an error in the message, but that the message is doing what truth is meant to do: expose, convict, and call to repentance.
• Scripture is powerful. People can’t deny its power. They either love it or are triggered by it. But they certainly cannot ignore it. We all must make our choice.

As more and more of us tell the world the truth, just like Charlie did, that Jesus is the only way to salvation, many will hate us, and many others will be saved. This is God’s way. May we follow him, no matter the cost.