Why I Will Not Be Silent: A Call for Pastors and Christians to Rise Up

There’s a dangerous narrative making the rounds in today’s Church—that to be a good Christian, we must be quiet, non-confrontational, and compliant with the culture around us. We’re told not to get involved in “politics,” to avoid “divisive” topics like abortion, the assault on children’s innocence, gender confusion, lawlessness, and governmental corruption. We’re told to focus on “just preaching the gospel” as if that message is detached from the moral issues destroying our families, our youth, and our communities.
But here’s the truth: these are not political issues. They are moral issues—and they are deeply spiritual.

And I will not be silent.

Silence Is Not Neutrality—It’s Complicity
We are watching our society erode before our eyes. What God calls evil, culture now calls good—and demands our affirmation. But Isaiah 5:20 couldn’t be clearer:

“Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light and light for darkness…” (Isaiah 5:20, NKJV)

The word “woe” is not a soft warning—it’s a pronouncement of judgment. And yet, many within the Church are afraid to call evil what it is. Why? Because we fear offense more than we fear God.

Jesus wasn’t afraid to speak the truth, even when it cost Him everything. He didn’t dodge uncomfortable topics—He confronted the Pharisees (Matthew 23), overturned tables in the temple (John 2:13–17), and warned of judgment with tears in His eyes (Luke 13:34–35).
If Jesus is our example, then passivity is not an option. Silence is not love—it is abandonment.

These Are Not Political Issues—They Are Spiritual Battles
Let’s be clear: the abortion industry is not just a social debate; it is the legalized killing of the innocent. Proverbs 6:16–19 says God hates hands that shed innocent blood. Shouldn’t we?

When we allow children to be confused, sexualized, and indoctrinated in their most formative years, we are not being tolerant—we are standing by while the enemy plants seeds of destruction in a generation.

“It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.” (Luke 17:2)
God’s Word doesn’t suggest protection of children—it commands it.

When men invade women’s sports and spaces under the banner of “inclusion,” we’re not being loving by affirming lies—we’re enabling confusion and dishonor. God is not the author of confusion (1 Corinthians 14:33), and He created us male and female on purpose (Genesis 1:27).

When pastors avoid speaking about fraud and lawlessness in leadership, claiming “it’s not our lane,” they forget that God repeatedly called prophets to confront kings (2 Samuel 12:1–14, 1 Kings 18:17–18).

We cannot separate the Gospel from justice, truth, and righteousness. They are part of the same kingdom message.

The Enemy Has Influenced a Lazy Christianity
Too many believers have embraced a soft, self-focused Christianity—one that caters to comfort and convenience, but not to conviction or cross-bearing.

We’ve made the Church about doing life our way rather than surrendering to God’s will and His glory. But Jesus never said, “Come follow me and keep your lifestyle.” He said:
“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” (Matthew 16:24)

The call to follow Jesus is not casual—it’s radical. It’s not passive—it’s purposeful.
Lazy Christianity is what the enemy wants. If he can’t stop our salvation, he’ll aim to make us ineffective. That’s why Paul wrote:

“Awake, you who sleep, arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.” (Ephesians 5:14)
This isn’t the time for sleeping saints—it’s time for warriors of righteousness. It’s time to return to holy boldness, to speak the truth in love, and to shine the light of Christ in a dark and twisted generation (Philippians 2:15).

Pastors: Take Off the Mask of Hypocrisy
To my fellow pastors: if we are afraid to speak truth from the pulpit, then what are we even doing? If we are more concerned with keeping people in pews than confronting sin and calling for repentance, we’ve exchanged God’s glory for man’s approval.
Ezekiel 33 says we are watchmen on the wall. If we see danger coming and do not sound the alarm, their blood is on our hands.

“But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet… his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.” (Ezekiel 33:6)

We must speak up—not only in the pulpit but in our city councils, school boards, and local communities. We must lead with integrity, courage, and clarity. This world doesn’t need more polished performers in pulpits—it needs bold, broken, Spirit-filled men who fear God and love people enough to tell them the truth.

The Church Must Rise
This is not a time to hide. This is a time to rise up.
Let’s be a Church that lives on mission—not just existing, but advancing the Kingdom. Let’s be people who love God more than comfort and righteousness more than relevance. Let’s be voices in the wilderness, preparing the way of the Lord (Isaiah 40:3), declaring that He is coming soon, and we must repent and believe the Gospel.
If you’re waiting for the world to make it easier for you to speak the truth—you’ll be waiting forever.

Now is the time.

I will not be silent. I will not back down. I will speak for the voiceless, stand for righteousness, and proclaim the whole truth of God’s Word. Not to be political, but to be faithful.

Will you stand with me?