Do Evangelicals Really Support Donald Trump?
Feb 24, 2016 16:11:59 GMT -5
Post by Berean on Feb 24, 2016 16:11:59 GMT -5
Do Evangelicals Really Support Donald Trump?
"You have to look at what a person does..."
David Fiorazo February 24, 2016 at 10:03am
Don’t believe the headlines. Real Christian conservatives are not falling for the hype, but the cult of celebrity is causing formerly level-headed Americans to become fans and followers of Donald Trump.
It is imperative we define exactly what it means to be a true follower of Jesus and look at what it means to have a biblical Christian worldview.
I’ve heard the argument “we are not electing a pastor” to lead America. But as Christians, should we not vote for the person who best reflects biblical teachings in his actions and words?
You’d think we would have learned our lesson.
President Obama continues to claim he is a Christian. His actions and policies prove otherwise.
When Franklin Graham was asked why he and others did not take the president’s word for it, he responded, “You have to look at what a person does with his life. Anybody can say they’re a Christian.”
Graham and other respected Christian leaders agree that when the president proclaims faith in Jesus and his actions don’t match his words, it is not authentic Christian faith.
The Obama White House has proven to be the most biblically hostile administration in the history of the United States, and yet millions of professing Christians voted for him. I don’t know their hearts so they may or may not be actual Christians. On the flip side, millions of true Christians refused to vote for Mitt Romney because he is a Mormon.
If we say we are Christian, do our lives — including who we vote for — reflect the teachings of Jesus and the Word of God?
Angry citizens desperate for change are flocking to Trump simply because he is channeling their frustration with government, with the system, the economy, with establishment Republicans, with Obama…and on and on. Are these good enough reasons to vote him into the highest office in the land?
I wonder what our founders and early American patriots would think about the current presidential campaign cycle.
In 1789, Noah Webster stated, “In selecting men for office, let principle be your guide. Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate – look to his character.”
Many Americans today appear to be following a personality rather than being concerned about principle, faith, integrity and character.
A few decades later, the Rev. Charles Finney declared, “The time has come that Christians must vote for honest men, and take consistent ground in politics or the Lord will curse them… Christians have been exceedingly guilty in this matter. But the time has come when they must act differently… God will bless or curse this nation, according to the course Christians take.”
The liberal media is spewing headlines about so-called evangelicals flocking to the caustic, narcissistic businessman, entertainer, and professing Republican who said he likes the Obamacare mandate. He was listed on the Reform Party primary ballot in 1999, joined the Democrats in 2001, was registered an independent in 2011 before settling with Romney’s GOP in 2012.
Trump has publicly held seven different positions on Planned Parenthood in the past six months.
Trump owns casinos with strip clubs and adult entertainment, claims to be “a very good person,” and yet has no understanding of the gospel. Christianity begins with humbly repenting for our sins against God and openly confessing of our need for forgiveness, and trusting in Jesus Christ. He has said he doesn’t think he needs to confess anything.
How can there be so much confusion over what is biblical; about religion, theology, morality and spirituality?
We cannot blame atheists, the media, Hollywood, or godless government. In the introduction to my latest book, The Cost of Our Silence, I put the responsibility on us, the church in America. We have failed to be effective witnesses for our Lord Jesus Christ. Too many professing believers do not represent authentic, Bible-based Christianity. We have been sold on appearing spiritual, pursuing comfort, and living for self. I speak from experience because I used to have one foot in the church and another in the world.
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"You have to look at what a person does..."
David Fiorazo February 24, 2016 at 10:03am
Don’t believe the headlines. Real Christian conservatives are not falling for the hype, but the cult of celebrity is causing formerly level-headed Americans to become fans and followers of Donald Trump.
It is imperative we define exactly what it means to be a true follower of Jesus and look at what it means to have a biblical Christian worldview.
I’ve heard the argument “we are not electing a pastor” to lead America. But as Christians, should we not vote for the person who best reflects biblical teachings in his actions and words?
You’d think we would have learned our lesson.
President Obama continues to claim he is a Christian. His actions and policies prove otherwise.
When Franklin Graham was asked why he and others did not take the president’s word for it, he responded, “You have to look at what a person does with his life. Anybody can say they’re a Christian.”
Graham and other respected Christian leaders agree that when the president proclaims faith in Jesus and his actions don’t match his words, it is not authentic Christian faith.
The Obama White House has proven to be the most biblically hostile administration in the history of the United States, and yet millions of professing Christians voted for him. I don’t know their hearts so they may or may not be actual Christians. On the flip side, millions of true Christians refused to vote for Mitt Romney because he is a Mormon.
If we say we are Christian, do our lives — including who we vote for — reflect the teachings of Jesus and the Word of God?
Angry citizens desperate for change are flocking to Trump simply because he is channeling their frustration with government, with the system, the economy, with establishment Republicans, with Obama…and on and on. Are these good enough reasons to vote him into the highest office in the land?
I wonder what our founders and early American patriots would think about the current presidential campaign cycle.
In 1789, Noah Webster stated, “In selecting men for office, let principle be your guide. Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate – look to his character.”
Many Americans today appear to be following a personality rather than being concerned about principle, faith, integrity and character.
A few decades later, the Rev. Charles Finney declared, “The time has come that Christians must vote for honest men, and take consistent ground in politics or the Lord will curse them… Christians have been exceedingly guilty in this matter. But the time has come when they must act differently… God will bless or curse this nation, according to the course Christians take.”
The liberal media is spewing headlines about so-called evangelicals flocking to the caustic, narcissistic businessman, entertainer, and professing Republican who said he likes the Obamacare mandate. He was listed on the Reform Party primary ballot in 1999, joined the Democrats in 2001, was registered an independent in 2011 before settling with Romney’s GOP in 2012.
Trump has publicly held seven different positions on Planned Parenthood in the past six months.
Trump owns casinos with strip clubs and adult entertainment, claims to be “a very good person,” and yet has no understanding of the gospel. Christianity begins with humbly repenting for our sins against God and openly confessing of our need for forgiveness, and trusting in Jesus Christ. He has said he doesn’t think he needs to confess anything.
How can there be so much confusion over what is biblical; about religion, theology, morality and spirituality?
We cannot blame atheists, the media, Hollywood, or godless government. In the introduction to my latest book, The Cost of Our Silence, I put the responsibility on us, the church in America. We have failed to be effective witnesses for our Lord Jesus Christ. Too many professing believers do not represent authentic, Bible-based Christianity. We have been sold on appearing spiritual, pursuing comfort, and living for self. I speak from experience because I used to have one foot in the church and another in the world.
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