张伯笠牧师撰文纪念查理·柯克：「真理不能被枪声消灭」
10月14日是「美国转折点」（Turning Point USA）创办人查理·柯克（Charlie Kirk）33岁冥诞。丰收华夏基督教会创办人张伯笠牧师当天在加州科罗纳（Corona）写下长文《纪念查理·柯克》，并通过教会公开平台发表，缅怀这位去年在犹他谷大学遇刺身亡的青年领袖。
同一天，白宫在官方账号发文纪念柯克，称他是「一位父亲、一位丈夫、一位基督教殉道者、保守主义运动的巨擘」，并表示将坚定捍卫真理、信仰与思想公开交流的原则。张伯笠在文中说，白宫称柯克为「基督教殉道者」，「这是准确的，也是我所认为的」。
张伯笠在文中回顾，柯克1993年10月14日出生于伊利诺伊州，2012年年仅18岁便与同伴共同创立「美国转折点」。他走遍大学校园，以演讲、辩论和组织青年活动著称，常面对与自己意见完全不同的学生，公开讨论宗教、道德、政治、经济与社会问题。2025年9月10日，柯克在犹他谷大学的一场公开活动中遭枪击身亡，年仅31岁，遗下妻子埃丽卡（Erika）和两名年幼的儿女。
文章开篇引用《提摩太后书》4章7节：「那美好的仗我已经打过了，当跑的路我已经跑尽了，所信的道我已经守住了。」张伯笠写道，柯克用短短31年「为主打了美好的仗」，「让我这个白发人惭愧」。他还说，柯克不愿把信仰完全限制在教堂之内，认为基督徒也应当参与社会生活、为所相信的价值观发声，并引用《约翰福音》8章32节：「你们必晓得真理，真理必叫你们得以自由。」
对夺去柯克生命的暴力，张伯笠在文中写道：「一个社会如果容许以枪声代替辩论，以恐吓代替说服，以仇恨代替理性，那么受到伤害的将不仅是某一个政治阵营，而是整个社会赖以存在的自由秩序。」他为柯克的妻子与儿女祷告，愿美国不再因政治仇恨而流血，愿不同立场的人仍然能够和平对话，并以《罗马书》12章15节与《诗篇》34篇18节安慰伤心的人。
临近美国中期选举，张伯笠在文中呼吁基督徒效法柯克，勇敢站起来履行公民的权利，「投出勇敢的一票」。文末，他以《哥林多前书》16章13至14节勉励信徒「务要警醒，在真道上站立得稳」，并写道：「生命可以被夺去，但真理不能被枪声消灭；人的声音可以停止，但对信仰、良知与自由的追求，仍可以在后来者的生命中继续。」文章落款为2026年10月14日，加州科罗纳。
（GSM 据丰收华夏教会公开发布的张伯笠牧师纪念文报道）
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Pastor Zhang Boli Pens Memorial Essay for Charlie Kirk: "Truth Cannot Be Silenced by Gunfire"
October 14 marked what would have been the 33rd birthday of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA. Pastor Zhang Boli, founder of Harvest Chinese Christian Church, marked the day with a lengthy memorial essay, "In Memory of Charlie Kirk," written in Corona, California, and published through the church's public platform, remembering the young leader assassinated last year at Utah Valley University.
The same day, the White House posted a tribute honoring Kirk as "a father, husband, Christian martyr, & titan of the conservative movement," renewing its resolve to defend the principles of truth, faith and the open exchange of ideas. In his essay, Zhang wrote that the White House's description of Kirk as a "Christian martyr" was, in his words, "accurate — and it is what I believe as well."
Zhang recalled that Kirk was born on October 14, 1993, in Illinois and co-founded Turning Point USA in 2012 at just 18 years old. He traveled to college campuses and became known for his speeches, debates and youth organizing, often facing students who disagreed with him completely to discuss religion, morality, politics, economics and social issues in the open. On September 10, 2025, Kirk was shot and killed during a public event at Utah Valley University at age 31, leaving behind his wife, Erika, and their two young children.
The essay opens with 2 Timothy 4:7: "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." Zhang wrote that in just 31 years Kirk "fought the good fight for the Lord," adding: "It puts this white-haired man to shame." He said Kirk was unwilling to confine his faith within church walls and believed Christians should also take part in social life and speak up for the values they hold, citing John 8:32: "You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
On the violence that took Kirk's life, Zhang wrote: "If a society allows gunfire to replace debate, intimidation to replace persuasion, and hatred to replace reason, what is harmed is not just one political camp, but the free order on which the whole society depends." He prayed for Kirk's wife and children, wished that America would no longer shed blood over political hatred and that people of different views could still talk in peace, and cited Romans 12:15 and Psalm 34:18 to comfort the brokenhearted.
With the U.S. midterm elections approaching, Zhang urged Christians in the essay to follow Kirk's example, stand up bravely and exercise their civic right to "cast a courageous vote." He closed with 1 Corinthians 16:13-14, urging believers to be watchful and stand firm in the faith, and wrote: "Life can be taken away, but truth cannot be silenced by gunfire; a person's voice can stop, but the pursuit of faith, conscience and freedom can continue in the lives of those who come after." The essay is dated October 14, 2026, in Corona, California.
(GSM, based on Pastor Zhang Boli's memorial essay published by Harvest Chinese Christian Church)
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图片来源：图片来源：丰收华夏教会（张伯笠牧师纪念文配图）。Image: Harvest Chinese Christian Church (poster from Pastor Zhang Boli's memorial essay).
