Posted on 02/15/2016 5:06:33 PM PST by Kaslin
Donald Trump says he is a Presbyterian who attends church. Recently, he started carrying his mother's Bible too. Most likely, he was baptized as an infant. To court your vote, I'm really surprised he hasn't relayed the wondrous details of his amazing baptism, only equaled by that of our Savior. He lost the opportunity to share it before the Iowa Caucuses, but there is still time to add this recollection to his campaign. Like Trump's Presbyterian allegiance, I too was once a Presbyterian. Jim and I were married in a Presbyterian church, despite his being a Moravian.
I left the Presbyterian church, because I found it too ritualistic and too liberal for my beliefs. I searched for a church where I truly felt I belonged. Not knowing much about it, I visited a Unitarian church. The minister endorsed a democrat presidential primary candidate during her sermon. Afterwards at the coffee, the only republican I met was a quite liberal one. I left thinking that watching This Week with David Brinkley was probably a better choice.
One Sunday, I visited an evangelical church and knew I was finally home. Months later, I was baptized and truly born again! My life was positively changed forever. It made my life so much easier and better. Gone were my worries about life, public speaking, health, people, and every other thing. I gave them all to someone willing to take them and look out for me always. It has worked amazingly well, except I am a little bit worried about the election and future of our country.
Brothers and sisters, I cannot understand why some of you are supporting the republican presidential candidate most unlike an evangelical. I hear some of you support him because you think he can win, and righteous candidates like Cruz can't. Are you discounting his high negatives which exceed the other candidates? You are willing to disregard all Trump says and does? His greed, empty promises, boasting, convenient changing of his positions to gain favor and votes are ok with you? His past personal and financial support for issues and people we have never and will never support. How does this square with Christian, and especially evangelical values?
There are other candidates with heartfelt Christian values. I think I have a pretty good idea of the content of their hearts. I don't even attempt to understand or judge the content of Mr. Trump's heart. Maybe just too many layers of something else for me to get to it. Seems to me that Trump has hijacked other candidates' ideas and their Christian values. He is just louder at expressing many of their ideas. So, Trump says what is on his mind, so do the other candidates in a more civilized and considerate manner. Please take a little time off the Trump bandwagon to learn more about the other good men and women running to save our country. Personally, I prefer a knowledgeable, intelligent, gentlemanly or ladylike Believer as my President.
I started praying much more with the election of the current occupant of the Oval Office. Now that he is leaving, I am still praying hard for our country's future. I also pray that Christians will be more vocal and active in electing a Godly person as our next president and in standing up for our beliefs. Please, please pray, and think before you vote. My former Baptist minister said something to me that I've never forgotten. It was after President Obama was reelected, and I was so disappointed in voters, especially republicans who didn't vote. Pastor Brian said, " God gives us the President we deserve". Lord, haven't we been punished enough, but perhaps not. Our God deserves so much more from us. He expects us to support a person who loves Jesus as much as we do. I'm giving up my election worries to him. It will give me more time for praying, thinking, and writing. And yes Mr. Trump, go ahead and say that I am a judgmental, mean, stubborn, stupid evangelical, if it strokes your ego!
I have my faith in Christ, and I worship the Lord in my own way. God and I have a relationship, and we don't need anyone else to interpret that for us.
My deepest sympathy to my fellow Christians who have to take your walk with God under the watchful, judgmental eyes of some busybody like this church lady.
I believe the statement was intended to be satire.
“Message to Black Voters from a Concerned Person of Color”
What is the difference between this headline and the real one?
Yep. Ditto 100%.
I’m also shocked at all of Ted Cruz’s lying to and manipulation of voters. Not just spin, outright lying. It’s like he doesn’t even believe hell is real, the way he is behaving. He used to be my enthusiastic second choice. Now I’m reduced to “I’ll vote for him if I have to, I guess”.
That is his Bible, given to him by his mother when he was very young.
You forgot your sarcasm tag.
Oh yeah, I did, didn’t I?
I’d give her the benefit of the doubt. She probably wrote too fast and incorrectly. There aren’t a lot of people who think the act of baptism makes you saved.
I don’t get this “born again” nonsense. I was baptized a Roman Catholic when I was a week old. I received my first communion when I was 9 years old and was confirmed two years later and yes Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior.
If it was meant as satire my sincerest apology. But with the way Cruz supporters act here it would be hard to tell. Trump supporters are treated horribly by people who are not like Christians I have ever known.
Sorry but I do not support Cruz, I Love America and I am a Sothern Baptist and my wife and I attend church usually twice a week. Just because I do not support the same candidate as you if gives you no right to question anyone’s religion or love for this country. My family and I have given generations of sweat, blood and sacrifice for this country. I do,apnot appreciate anyone degrading my family and its present and past Love for country.
It is indeed meant as satire.
I don’t formally support any candidate at this time, but I DO get really, really tired of the Cruz supporters playing the “religion card” like the author of this article does.
Christians need to be united these days - not putting each other down!
We had the luxury once to argue over DENOMINATIONS. Now, that's the equivalent of choking on a gnat while getting run over by an elephant. Our enemies, Islam and Globalists, are equal opportunity destroyers regardless what denomination you belong to.
Because the most important issues facing us today (immigration, and allied national sovereignty issues) are the ones that this most unlike Evangelicals candidate is better on than everyone else.
You were reading my mind!
I donât get this âborn againâ nonsense.
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Take it up with Christ. He said that one requires the ‘nonsense’ you mention in order to enter the kingdom of Heaven.
I’ll just say it. You’re an idiot.
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