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To: richardtavor
I do not understand how christian a person is can be determined either by their church attendance or by a perception of that persons relationship with God. Donald Trump has said that he is a Christian. How can another say that he is not, simply based on their own religious beliefs and practices? He said he tries not to offend God in the first place. Meaning that he has a belief in God and has his own relationship with Him. We have a forgiving God and there are ways to repent and apologize to God that presuppose that He will accept our repentance. i.e. forgive.
127 posted on 05/03/2016 1:24:43 PM PDT by mountainfolk ((The past is prologue))
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To: mountainfolk

By definition, a Christian recognizes the need for salvation through Jesus Christ. It is not contingent upon which Church or denomination one belongs to. Is Trump saved? How would I know, nor care. That is between him and his God. My point is similar to yours, except many claim that they are Christian because of political expediency. I suspect it would be difficult to worship any deity if you feel like there was no need for one. One other point, which I am saying, is that we have all sinned and need forgiveness. The fact that he sees no need for forgiveness is quite a statement..does that mean he wouldn’t be a good leader? Absolutely not. I believe that God puts the leaders in place for His own purposes. Some turn out well, some poorly. God chose the first King of Israel because the people demanded one. He chose Saul, one of the worst. He then chose David - the best. I fear that God will chose Trump and he might be really bad. I hope not, for this nation’s sake. He might be giving us what we asked for ‘Hope and Change’, just like he gave us Obama.


188 posted on 05/03/2016 3:52:48 PM PDT by richardtavor
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