Posted on 06/25/2016 7:32:38 PM PDT by Faith Presses On
Has Donald J. Trump become a born-again Christian?
That is the suggestion of James C. Dobson, one of America’s leading evangelicals, who said Mr. Trump had recently come “to accept a relationship with Christ” and was now “a baby Christian.”
Dr. Dobson, the founder of Focus on the Family and one of the country’s most prominent social conservatives, gave his account at a meeting Mr. Trump had in New York on Tuesday with hundreds of Christian conservatives.
In an interview recorded at the event by a Pennsylvania pastor, the Rev. Michael Anthony, Dr. Dobson said he knew the person who had led Mr. Trump to Christ, though he did not name him.
“I don’t know when it was, but it has not been long,” Dr. Dobson said. “I believe he really made a commitment, but he’s a baby Christian.”
Mr. Anthony posted the interview to his blog on Friday. Dr. Dobson could not be reached on Saturday, and Hope Hicks, the Trump campaign spokeswoman, did not respond Saturday to a request for details.
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In his interview, Dr. Dobson conceded that Mr. Trump did not exactly fit the typical mold of an evangelical.
“He used the word ‘hell’ four or five times,” he said. “He doesn’t know our language.” He added that Mr. Trump “refers a lot to religion and not much to faith and belief.”
For evangelicals, the heart of Christianity is a faith-based dependence on God. They often contrast this with what they characterize as merely “religion,” which they view as more rules and rituals-based.
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>>>He ‘fits’ with THIS one!
You’re with him on the pick-your-bathroom gender thing, eh?
>>>Trump may not be a good *fit* with the stereotypical Evangelical born-again Christian
Finally someone who agrees with my point!
>>>But what does that matter?
Seems to matter with the pastors trying to make him fit. I think it’s embarrassing to them.
My suggestion was: Don’t try. He’s not Hillary, go with that.
“As long as they renounce Lucifer in the flesh and all his works, then they may get on the train. Although they have to sit waaaay in the back, and if a Trump guy needs their seat they will have to stand up.”
Now I know you are loony, I thought all the Trump guys already had a free ticket!
Yup.
How do YOU think it has worked for all the years since we've had indoor plumbing?
ALL the bathrooms at my house can be used by any gender that wants to use them.
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