John Cooper Defends Forrest Frank and Chris Tomlin Following Backlash for Speaking About Charlie Kirk

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(L) John Cooper. Photo credit ChurchLeaders (L) Forrest Frank discussion Erika Kirk forgiving her husband's assassin. Screengrab vai Instagram / @hiforrest

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Frank said that he is “also seeing Christians versus Christians here, and something that’s very sobering to think about. I think what may be coming is not left versus right, but as we get more bold with the name of Jesus, it’s Jesus (true) versus Jesus (false).”

“So get in your Word, get in your churches, get in your communities, receive the Holy Spirit, and use the discernment to know who the real Jesus is,” Frank encouraged. “Because it’s going to get really murky out here [and] the only way to know is through Holy Spirit eyes.”

 

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According to TPUSA spokesman Andrew Kolvet, TPUSA tracked 100 million overall streams of Charlie Kirk’s memorial service. “Over 100 million people just heard the Gospel proclaimed again and again by speaker after speaker. Truly remarkable,” Kolvet said.

Kolvet later told Fox News’ Jesse Watters that TPUSA’s “tech partners tracked over 277,000 devices in and around State Farm Stadium” during Kirk’s memorial on Sunday.

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The service, which lasted for more than five hours, included worship led by Brandon LakePhil Wickham, Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes, and Chris Tomlin. Speakers included Erika Kirk, President Donald TrumpVice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump Jr., Tucker Carlson, Dr. Frank Turek, Rob McCoy, Benny Johnson, and others.

ChurchLeaders witnessed McCoy, Turek, Charlie Kirk’s widow, and others proclaim the gospel to the thousands in attendance and the millions watching.

People Disagree and Express Their Disappointment In Forrest Frank Speaking About Charlie Kirk. Skillet’s John Cooper Defends

Frank’s post has received over 348,000 views on Instagram, over 316,000 views on TikTok, and 251,000 views on Facebook as of this writing. But not everyone is pleased with Frank’s post. Some have voiced their displeasure for relating Christianity with anything to do with Charlie Kirk.

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Jesse T. Jackson
Jesse is the Senior Content Editor for ChurchLeaders and Site Manager for ChristianNewsNow. An undeserving husband to a beautiful wife, and a father to 4 beautiful children. He is currently a church elder in training, a growth group leader, and is a member of University Baptist Church in Beavercreek, Ohio. Follow him on twitter here (https://twitter.com/jessetjackson). Accredited member of the Evangelical Press Association.

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