December 24, 2025 • 18 mins
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.”
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Episode Transcript
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SPEAKER_01 (00:31):
Hey guys, it's B Rob.
It's the Food for Thought FaithCast.
Another glorious day.
Another glorious day with God.
And this one, some of you notgonna like this one, but we're
gonna talk about it anyway.
Um, today's theme of today'sepisode is going to be called
(00:56):
Why Christians Can't StaySilent.
I read a uh an excerpt, aFacebook post, and it really
just touched my heart.
So I'm gonna share this with youguys.
Um a lot of the information'sgonna come from that post, and
(01:19):
we're gonna give credit to thatinformation to Janet Elaine
Parks, Facebook friend.
And I just thought it was a goodpost, so um I'm gonna use it for
the podcast, and um like I said,some of you guys aren't gonna
(01:41):
like it.
Um I know I've been attacked formy 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 playat a local pizza place because I
was doing some Christian music,but um, if you're a Christian,
(02:09):
you hear this question a lot.
Or maybe you don't, I don'tknow, but why can't Christians
just love people, stop pushingtheir beliefs, and keep their
faith private?
And it's an honest question,right?
(02:31):
It deserves an honest answer,not a watered down one.
But it usually comes from aplace of emotion, hate,
sometimes frustration.
But here is a not watered downanswer, and um, hopefully you'll
(02:51):
take this with love andbackbone.
First of all, God has neverwaited for perfect people to
lead scripture, and scripture.
Hold on, let me back up.
Let me back up.
God has never waited for theperfect people to lead.
(03:15):
Scripture points this out andmakes it painfully clear.
God doesn't choose flawlessmessengers, he chooses broken
ones, he chooses willing ones.
I mean, look at Moses, hestruggled with anger.
David fell into grievous sin.
Peter denied Christ publicly,and Paul persecuted believers.
(03:40):
Yet God turned them around andused them powerfully.
Why?
Because obedience matters morethan optics.
Conviction matters more thanbeing perfect.
When I go to a voting booth, I'mnot electing a pastor.
(04:03):
I'm choosing a civil leader.
A civil leader who will protectlife, defend children, safeguard
religious freedom, upholdparental authority, and resist
moral and cultural chaos.
I mean, Trump's not my spiritualrole model.
(04:26):
I don't think he's anybody'sspiritual role model, to be
honest with you.
But he's a leader and he'swilling to fight for my values,
the values my faith compels meto defend.
Second off, love was never meantto be silent.
(04:48):
Jesus was compassionate, but hewas never quiet to keep peace.
He confronted hypocrisy, herebuked corruption, he
overturned tables, he spoketruth even when it cost him
everything.
(05:11):
Truth spoken boldly is notcruelty.
Silence in the face of deceptionis not kindness.
Biblical love tells the absolutetruth, even when culture and
society hates hearing it.
(05:35):
Three, separation of church andstate was twisted from the
beginning.
That phrase is not in theConstitution.
It was written to protect thechurch from government control,
not to ban faith from publiclife.
America was built on moraltruths rooted in Scripture.
(06:02):
When we remove or try to removeGod from the public square, we
didn't become morecompassionate.
We became morally confused andspiritually unanched.
Let me say that again.
When we tried to remove God fromthe public square, we didn't
(06:25):
become more compassionate.
We became morally confused andspiritually unanchored.
Four, love does not requireaffirming everything.
This is where culture or societypressures Christians the
(06:50):
hardest.
I can love LGBTQ individualsdeeply and still believe God's
body design is holy.
I can fight fiercely for womenand still believe abortion ends
a life.
Does this make sense?
(07:12):
I can refuse to acknowledgedelusion, but still love my
neighbor.
Jesus loved sinners, but henever affirmed the sin.
Love without truth is not love.
It's abandonment dressed up astolerance.
(07:36):
No, Trump's not a perfectChristian, but who is?
I'm not, are you?
But the facts do matter.
He defends the unborn, heprotects religious liberty, he
strengthens parental rights, heopposes child exploitation, he
(07:59):
resists the globalist control,and he acknowledges America
needs God.
He also welcomes prayer,pastors, and spiritual counsel.
God has always used imperfectvessels to confront evil.
(08:20):
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 tosome rough people.
(08:41):
Number six, Biblical convictionis not hatred.
Refusing to affirm sin is nothate.
Protecting children is not hate.
Standing on scripture is nothate.
(09:02):
What is destructive?
Well, watching darkness advancewhile believers stay silent to
avoid labeled being mean.
Silence is not Christ-like.
Christ-like is truth spoken withcourage.
(09:26):
Silence is not Christ-like.
Truth spoken with courage isChrist-like.
The truth is you can lovepeople.
You can stand on truth.
You can show grace.
You can reject cultural andsocietal lies.
(09:48):
You can walk in humility.
You can refuse to bow topressure.
Jesus did all these things.
And guys, that's the path I'mchoosing.
Faith, family, freedom.
Love speaks truth.
Faith defends freedom.
(10:09):
Courage confronts evil.
Truth is not hate.
Sin can't be affirmed.
Silence is not obedience.
I've even got key scriptures toback all this stuff up.
(10:29):
If you look at the book ofMatthew, 28, verses 19 and 20,
go therefore and make disciplesof all nations.
How are you going to do that?
Being silent?
Baptizing them in the name ofthe Father and the Son and the
Holy Spirit, teaching them toobserve all that I have
commanded you.
(10:50):
And behold, I am with you alwaysto the end of the age.
Jesus just said it.
(11:15):
That wasn't optional.
In Mark 16, verse 15, and hesaid to them, Go into the world
and complain, compla proclaimthe gospel to the whole
creation.
The call is universal.
Proclaim it everywhere.
The whole creation, the birds,the bees, the trees.
(11:39):
Look at Acts chapter one, verseeight.
But you will receive power whenthe Holy Spirit comes upon you,
and you will be my witness inJerusalem and in Judea and
Samaria and to the end of theearth.
You see, the Holy Power, theHoly Spirit empowers us to be
(12:03):
witnesses.
Silence in itself ignores thisempowerment.
Romans chapter one, verse 16,for I am not ashamed of the
gospel, for it is the power ofGod for salvation to everyone
(12:26):
who believes, to the Jew first,and also to the Greek.
You see, this is God's savingpower.
Being ashamed of it or silentthat dishonors its
(12:46):
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 andon and on and on.
Acts verse five.
Chapter five, verse twenty nine.
(13:07):
But Peter and the apostlesanswer, we must obey God rather
than men.
Obedience to God overrideshumble human pressure to stay
quiet.
So being obedient to God is toshout it from the rooftops.
(13:30):
It's not to be quiet.
It's not to keep it hidden.
The gospels of Jesus areradical, but everybody needs to
hear them.
Everyone needs to hear them.
(13:53):
Second Timothy chapter four,verse two preach the word, be
ready in season and out ofseason, reprove, rebuke, and
extort with complete patienceand teaching.
So proclaiming truth is anongoing demand throughout the
(14:15):
whole Bible.
It's not dependent onconvenience, whether or not we
feel like it today or not.
God calls us to do it all day,every day.
(14:36):
In Acts chapter 18, verses nineand ten, and the Lord said to
Paul one night in a vision, Donot 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.
(14:57):
For I have many in this city whoare my people.
So right there, God's directingPaul against silence, promising
his protection and fruitfulness.
(15:18):
Do you not think God's gonna dothe same for you?
There is nothing to be ashamedof.
This is the kind of love thatwould die for you.
(15:42):
Guys, my name is B.
Rob.
This is the Food for ThoughtFaith Cast.
Once again, why Christians can'tstay silent?
Because love speaks truth, faithdefends freedom, courage
confronts evil, truth is nothate, sin cannot be affirmed,
(16:05):
silence is not obedience.
I love you guys.
God bless you guys.
And if you don't have Jesus, youbetter get right.
SPEAKER_00 (16:23):
He was divinity wrapped in humanity.
If he wasn't a man, who was thatbabe born in Bethlehem's barn?
But if he wasn't God, why did10,000 angels think at that
baby's birth?
There's something about thatman.
If he wasn't a man who was deadand hungered in the wilderness
But if he wasn't glad who fled5,000 with a little lamp.
(16:47):
If he wasn't a man who was deadwith the glad of the you three
from me, you move through thewasn't a man who's been free to
do it.
Hey guys, it's B Rob.
It's the Food for Thought FaithCast.
Another glorious day.
Another glorious day with God.
And this one, some of you notgonna like this one, but we're
gonna talk about it anyway.
Um, today's theme of today'sepisode is going to be called
(00:56):
Why Christians Can't StaySilent.
I read a uh an excerpt, aFacebook post, and it really
just touched my heart.
So I'm gonna share this with youguys.
Um a lot of the information'sgonna come from that post, and
(01:19):
we're gonna give credit to thatinformation to Janet Elaine
Parks, Facebook friend.
And I just thought it was a goodpost, so um I'm gonna use it for
the podcast, and um like I said,some of you guys aren't gonna
(01:41):
like it.
Um I know I've been attacked formy 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 playat a local pizza place because I
was doing some Christian music,but um, if you're a Christian,
(02:09):
you hear this question a lot.
Or maybe you don't, I don'tknow, but why can't Christians
just love people, stop pushingtheir beliefs, and keep their
faith private?
And it's an honest question,right?
(02:31):
It deserves an honest answer,not a watered down one.
But it usually comes from aplace of emotion, hate,
sometimes frustration.
But here is a not watered downanswer, and um, hopefully you'll
(02:51):
take this with love andbackbone.
First of all, God has neverwaited for perfect people to
lead scripture, and scripture.
Hold on, let me back up.
Let me back up.
God has never waited for theperfect people to lead.
(03:15):
Scripture points this out andmakes it painfully clear.
God doesn't choose flawlessmessengers, he chooses broken
ones, he chooses willing ones.
I mean, look at Moses, hestruggled with anger.
David fell into grievous sin.
Peter denied Christ publicly,and Paul persecuted believers.
(03:40):
Yet God turned them around andused them powerfully.
Why?
Because obedience matters morethan optics.
Conviction matters more thanbeing perfect.
When I go to a voting booth, I'mnot electing a pastor.
(04:03):
I'm choosing a civil leader.
A civil leader who will protectlife, defend children, safeguard
religious freedom, upholdparental authority, and resist
moral and cultural chaos.
I mean, Trump's not my spiritualrole model.
(04:26):
I don't think he's anybody'sspiritual role model, to be
honest with you.
But he's a leader and he'swilling to fight for my values,
the values my faith compels meto defend.
Second off, love was never meantto be silent.
(04:48):
Jesus was compassionate, but hewas never quiet to keep peace.
He confronted hypocrisy, herebuked corruption, he
overturned tables, he spoketruth even when it cost him
everything.
(05:11):
Truth spoken boldly is notcruelty.
Silence in the face of deceptionis not kindness.
Biblical love tells the absolutetruth, even when culture and
society hates hearing it.
(05:35):
Three, separation of church andstate was twisted from the
beginning.
That phrase is not in theConstitution.
It was written to protect thechurch from government control,
not to ban faith from publiclife.
America was built on moraltruths rooted in Scripture.
(06:02):
When we remove or try to removeGod from the public square, we
didn't become morecompassionate.
We became morally confused andspiritually unanched.
Let me say that again.
When we tried to remove God fromthe public square, we didn't
(06:25):
become more compassionate.
We became morally confused andspiritually unanchored.
Four, love does not requireaffirming everything.
This is where culture or societypressures Christians the
(06:50):
hardest.
I can love LGBTQ individualsdeeply and still believe God's
body design is holy.
I can fight fiercely for womenand still believe abortion ends
a life.
Does this make sense?
(07:12):
I can refuse to acknowledgedelusion, but still love my
neighbor.
Jesus loved sinners, but henever affirmed the sin.
Love without truth is not love.
It's abandonment dressed up astolerance.
(07:36):
No, Trump's not a perfectChristian, but who is?
I'm not, are you?
But the facts do matter.
He defends the unborn, heprotects religious liberty, he
strengthens parental rights, heopposes child exploitation, he
(07:59):
resists the globalist control,and he acknowledges America
needs God.
He also welcomes prayer,pastors, and spiritual counsel.
God has always used imperfectvessels to confront evil.
(08:20):
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 tosome rough people.
(08:41):
Number six, Biblical convictionis not hatred.
Refusing to affirm sin is nothate.
Protecting children is not hate.
Standing on scripture is nothate.
(09:02):
What is destructive?
Well, watching darkness advancewhile believers stay silent to
avoid labeled being mean.
Silence is not Christ-like.
Christ-like is truth spoken withcourage.
(09:26):
Silence is not Christ-like.
Truth spoken with courage isChrist-like.
The truth is you can lovepeople.
You can stand on truth.
You can show grace.
You can reject cultural andsocietal lies.
(09:48):
You can walk in humility.
You can refuse to bow topressure.
Jesus did all these things.
And guys, that's the path I'mchoosing.
Faith, family, freedom.
Love speaks truth.
Faith defends freedom.
(10:09):
Courage confronts evil.
Truth is not hate.
Sin can't be affirmed.
Silence is not obedience.
I've even got key scriptures toback all this stuff up.
(10:29):
If you look at the book ofMatthew, 28, verses 19 and 20,
go therefore and make disciplesof all nations.
How are you going to do that?
Being silent?
Baptizing them in the name ofthe Father and the Son and the
Holy Spirit, teaching them toobserve all that I have
commanded you.
(10:50):
And behold, I am with you alwaysto the end of the age.
Jesus just said it.
(11:15):
That wasn't optional.
In Mark 16, verse 15, and hesaid to them, Go into the world
and complain, compla proclaimthe gospel to the whole
creation.
The call is universal.
Proclaim it everywhere.
The whole creation, the birds,the bees, the trees.
(11:39):
Look at Acts chapter one, verseeight.
But you will receive power whenthe Holy Spirit comes upon you,
and you will be my witness inJerusalem and in Judea and
Samaria and to the end of theearth.
You see, the Holy Power, theHoly Spirit empowers us to be
(12:03):
witnesses.
Silence in itself ignores thisempowerment.
Romans chapter one, verse 16,for I am not ashamed of the
gospel, for it is the power ofGod for salvation to everyone
(12:26):
who believes, to the Jew first,and also to the Greek.
You see, this is God's savingpower.
Being ashamed of it or silentthat dishonors its
(12:46):
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 andon and on and on.
Acts verse five.
Chapter five, verse twenty nine.
(13:07):
But Peter and the apostlesanswer, we must obey God rather
than men.
Obedience to God overrideshumble human pressure to stay
quiet.
So being obedient to God is toshout it from the rooftops.
(13:30):
It's not to be quiet.
It's not to keep it hidden.
The gospels of Jesus areradical, but everybody needs to
hear them.
Everyone needs to hear them.
(13:53):
Second Timothy chapter four,verse two preach the word, be
ready in season and out ofseason, reprove, rebuke, and
extort with complete patienceand teaching.
So proclaiming truth is anongoing demand throughout the
(14:15):
whole Bible.
It's not dependent onconvenience, whether or not we
feel like it today or not.
God calls us to do it all day,every day.
(14:36):
In Acts chapter 18, verses nineand ten, and the Lord said to
Paul one night in a vision, Donot 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.
(14:57):
For I have many in this city whoare my people.
So right there, God's directingPaul against silence, promising
his protection and fruitfulness.
(15:18):
Do you not think God's gonna dothe same for you?
There is nothing to be ashamedof.
This is the kind of love thatwould die for you.
(15:42):
Guys, my name is B.
Rob.
This is the Food for ThoughtFaith Cast.
Once again, why Christians can'tstay silent?
Because love speaks truth, faithdefends freedom, courage
confronts evil, truth is nothate, sin cannot be affirmed,
(16:05):
silence is not obedience.
I love you guys.
God bless you guys.
And if you don't have Jesus, youbetter get right.
SPEAKER_00 (16:23):
He was divinity wrapped in humanity.
If he wasn't a man, who was thatbabe born in Bethlehem's barn?
But if he wasn't God, why did10,000 angels think at that
baby's birth?
There's something about thatman.
If he wasn't a man who was deadand hungered in the wilderness
But if he wasn't glad who fled5,000 with a little lamp.
(16:47):
If he wasn't a man who was deadwith the glad of the you three
from me, you move through thewasn't a man who's been free to
do it.
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