Exodus, Passover Lamb, and the People of God (Acts 12:1–25)

This has been a hard week with news of the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Regardless of the political nature of his voice and organization, Charlie was a clear and animated Christian and his death is appalling and saddening. What to make of something like this? How do hold both the sin and accountability of the murderer in one hand and the sovereign and glorious purposes of God in the other. We must. Acts 12 has a lot to say to us in the moment, as well as in general about suffering, the Christ who will not be thwarted, and the increase of the Christian movement with the blood of martyrs.