We've seen our country and others take a nosedive in morality and I wondered if it was caused mostly by Pastors and Churches turning from the steadfast truth of Scripture to compromising with the world. The church has seemed to lose its restraining power against evil.
We're warned that there is a departing from the faith in the end times but even with this Scripture many pastors - and Christians - don't seem to grasp that we're part of the problem and acknowledge clear Scripture verses. Are they - and we - such conformists that we no longer want to bear the shame of the cross or to be different from others?
1 Timothy 4:1 - Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
Mark 8:38 - Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
We know that there are rewards for those who hold fast and follow the narrow way but it seems that there are far too many Pastors leading the flock astray and that's supposed to land Christians in a worse state.
2 Peter 2:20-22 - For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
I'm unsure about this verse, if it's addressing Christians or just people in general, but Christians have become like the world:
Matthew 24:10-13 - And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
Yesterday I was reading an article by Pastor Chuck Baldwin which led me into a study of this. I know that nothing divides Christians like politics but I think that his message is worth sharing. I know that Hillary is far worse than Trump, and I voted for Trump and would again (if our votes count), but Baldwin's message still resonated with me. I think that Christians were fooled by Bush as Baldwin asserts - I don't think Bush was any more of a Christian than Hillary was, and Baldwin points to the hypocrisy of evangelicals who supported him. Our pastor asked us to pray for the Bush family when Bush Sr. died "because he said he was a Christian." I was disheartened because anyone can say they're a Christian, and we're given warnings in Scripture about false brethren. We're warned that Satan appears as an angel of light and his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Wouldn't a leader be one of Satan's most effective vessels to mislead the flock and nation?
Philippians 3:18
“(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:”
The truth about Donald Trump
By Chuck Baldwin
This column is written primarily in response to the way a host of televangelists, pastors, self-professing Christian talk show hosts, and Christian leaders are promoting Donald Trump as being a man of “bold Christian faith,” a “Bible-believing Christian,” a “modern Moses,” a “modern John The Baptist,” a “man for the Body of Christ,” a “REAL Christian,” etc., ad infinitum.
Forgive me, but I’ve heard all of this before: back when G.W. Bush was President. One noticeable distinction between Bush II and Trump I is Bush truly did often publically express a personal faith in Jesus Christ – not that that made him a better President. If you ask me, G.W. Bush was one of America’s very WORST presidents – his Christian profession notwithstanding.
In August of last year, I posted a list of the men I believe are America’s ten worst presidents on my Facebook page. If you are interested, here is my list:
Chuck Baldwin Facebook Post – America’s Ten Worst Presidents
But at no time has Donald Trump made a public profession of faith in Jesus Christ. A bunch of reverends have claimed Trump has made such a profession, but we have never heard it from Trump himself. And, again, I am not judging his presidency on his religious profession or lack thereof. I judge a civil magistrate – any civil magistrate – on his or her fidelity to the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and principles contained in the Declaration of Independence. That’s it. I really don’t care what the magistrate calls him or herself or what religious label he or she goes by or even what political party they say they represent. I’m merely pointing out the fact that all of the hype about Trump’s Christian profession by these sycophantic, pandering preachers is mere propaganda. And THAT bothers me. I am afraid that these Christian “leaders” are setting America up for another long, bloody war.
So, as a pastor with a national audience, it behooves me to say something.
Because G.W. Bush claimed to be a believer in Jesus Christ, he absolutely could do no wrong in the eyes of America’s evangelical pastors and Christians. When he took America into two unconstitutional, illegal, and immoral wars, Christians cheered; when he bombed innocent men, women, and children in the name of the “war on terror,” Christians cheered; when he created a brand new war doctrine – the preemptive war doctrine – Christians cheered; when he created a gigantic surveillance state and national police force, Christians cheered; when he filled his cabinet and administration with CFR globalists, Christians cheered; and when Bush partnered with Bill and Hillary Clinton in what can only be described as an international crime family, Christians, well, they looked the other way. Bush was a “born-again Christian,” so he could do no wrong.
Like I said, I’ve heard all of this before.
Christians (and conservatives) completely overlooked the Bush family connections to Saudi Arabia; the Bush family connections to international drug running; the Bush family connections to globalist war traders and profiteers; and the Bush family connections to German Nazism and Italian fascism. Bush was a “Christian” and could do no wrong.
And with Donald Trump in the White House, the televangelists, preachers, and Christian leaders are at it again. But here is what Christians are completely overlooking about Donald Trump.
*Donald Trump spent his entire adult life scamming people out of billions of dollars.
Trump’s companies have filed for bankruptcy seven times, taking billions of dollars out of people’s pockets in the process. When Trump filed bankruptcy over the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1991, he was $3 billion in debt. Other Trump bankruptcies involving the loss (for other people) of multiple billions of dollars include The Trump Castle in Atlantic City, Trump Plaza and Casino in Atlantic City, the Plaza Hotel in New York City, Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts in Atlantic City, and Trump Entertainment Resorts in Atlantic City (once in 2009 and again in 2014). Trump actually brags about these bankruptcies as being “good business.” Speaking of his multiple bankruptcies, Trump gloated, “I don’t think it’s a failure; it’s a success.”
Doug Heller, the executive director of Consumer Watchdog, said Trump is the “most egregious, almost comical example” of the disparity between what the average American faces when going through bankruptcy and the “ease with which the very rich can move in and out of bankruptcy.”
Read this article to get the truth about the Trump bankruptcies:
The Truth About The Rise And Fall Of Donald Trump’s Atlantic City Empire
To this day, Trump brags about how “smart” he is as a businessman and shows absolutely no remorse over the billions and billions of dollars that he has bilked out of investors and partners. Shrewd, unscrupulous charlatans might view all of this as “good business,” but it is hardly the mark of a Christian – or even an honorable man.
*Donald Trump spent his entire adult life as a philandering playboy.
Most everyone knows that Donald Trump has been married three times and has had innumerable sexual affairs. When Trump was deposed in the divorce with his first wife, Ivana, he invoked the 5th Amendment right to keep silent about his relationship with “other women” 97 times. He had an affair with his second wife Marla Maples while he was still married to Ivana.
We're warned that there is a departing from the faith in the end times but even with this Scripture many pastors - and Christians - don't seem to grasp that we're part of the problem and acknowledge clear Scripture verses. Are they - and we - such conformists that we no longer want to bear the shame of the cross or to be different from others?
1 Timothy 4:1 - Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
Mark 8:38 - Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
We know that there are rewards for those who hold fast and follow the narrow way but it seems that there are far too many Pastors leading the flock astray and that's supposed to land Christians in a worse state.
2 Peter 2:20-22 - For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
I'm unsure about this verse, if it's addressing Christians or just people in general, but Christians have become like the world:
Matthew 24:10-13 - And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
Yesterday I was reading an article by Pastor Chuck Baldwin which led me into a study of this. I know that nothing divides Christians like politics but I think that his message is worth sharing. I know that Hillary is far worse than Trump, and I voted for Trump and would again (if our votes count), but Baldwin's message still resonated with me. I think that Christians were fooled by Bush as Baldwin asserts - I don't think Bush was any more of a Christian than Hillary was, and Baldwin points to the hypocrisy of evangelicals who supported him. Our pastor asked us to pray for the Bush family when Bush Sr. died "because he said he was a Christian." I was disheartened because anyone can say they're a Christian, and we're given warnings in Scripture about false brethren. We're warned that Satan appears as an angel of light and his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Wouldn't a leader be one of Satan's most effective vessels to mislead the flock and nation?
Philippians 3:18
“(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:”
The truth about Donald Trump
By Chuck Baldwin
This column is written primarily in response to the way a host of televangelists, pastors, self-professing Christian talk show hosts, and Christian leaders are promoting Donald Trump as being a man of “bold Christian faith,” a “Bible-believing Christian,” a “modern Moses,” a “modern John The Baptist,” a “man for the Body of Christ,” a “REAL Christian,” etc., ad infinitum.
Forgive me, but I’ve heard all of this before: back when G.W. Bush was President. One noticeable distinction between Bush II and Trump I is Bush truly did often publically express a personal faith in Jesus Christ – not that that made him a better President. If you ask me, G.W. Bush was one of America’s very WORST presidents – his Christian profession notwithstanding.
In August of last year, I posted a list of the men I believe are America’s ten worst presidents on my Facebook page. If you are interested, here is my list:
Chuck Baldwin Facebook Post – America’s Ten Worst Presidents
But at no time has Donald Trump made a public profession of faith in Jesus Christ. A bunch of reverends have claimed Trump has made such a profession, but we have never heard it from Trump himself. And, again, I am not judging his presidency on his religious profession or lack thereof. I judge a civil magistrate – any civil magistrate – on his or her fidelity to the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and principles contained in the Declaration of Independence. That’s it. I really don’t care what the magistrate calls him or herself or what religious label he or she goes by or even what political party they say they represent. I’m merely pointing out the fact that all of the hype about Trump’s Christian profession by these sycophantic, pandering preachers is mere propaganda. And THAT bothers me. I am afraid that these Christian “leaders” are setting America up for another long, bloody war.
So, as a pastor with a national audience, it behooves me to say something.
Because G.W. Bush claimed to be a believer in Jesus Christ, he absolutely could do no wrong in the eyes of America’s evangelical pastors and Christians. When he took America into two unconstitutional, illegal, and immoral wars, Christians cheered; when he bombed innocent men, women, and children in the name of the “war on terror,” Christians cheered; when he created a brand new war doctrine – the preemptive war doctrine – Christians cheered; when he created a gigantic surveillance state and national police force, Christians cheered; when he filled his cabinet and administration with CFR globalists, Christians cheered; and when Bush partnered with Bill and Hillary Clinton in what can only be described as an international crime family, Christians, well, they looked the other way. Bush was a “born-again Christian,” so he could do no wrong.
Like I said, I’ve heard all of this before.
Christians (and conservatives) completely overlooked the Bush family connections to Saudi Arabia; the Bush family connections to international drug running; the Bush family connections to globalist war traders and profiteers; and the Bush family connections to German Nazism and Italian fascism. Bush was a “Christian” and could do no wrong.
And with Donald Trump in the White House, the televangelists, preachers, and Christian leaders are at it again. But here is what Christians are completely overlooking about Donald Trump.
*Donald Trump spent his entire adult life scamming people out of billions of dollars.
Trump’s companies have filed for bankruptcy seven times, taking billions of dollars out of people’s pockets in the process. When Trump filed bankruptcy over the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1991, he was $3 billion in debt. Other Trump bankruptcies involving the loss (for other people) of multiple billions of dollars include The Trump Castle in Atlantic City, Trump Plaza and Casino in Atlantic City, the Plaza Hotel in New York City, Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts in Atlantic City, and Trump Entertainment Resorts in Atlantic City (once in 2009 and again in 2014). Trump actually brags about these bankruptcies as being “good business.” Speaking of his multiple bankruptcies, Trump gloated, “I don’t think it’s a failure; it’s a success.”
Doug Heller, the executive director of Consumer Watchdog, said Trump is the “most egregious, almost comical example” of the disparity between what the average American faces when going through bankruptcy and the “ease with which the very rich can move in and out of bankruptcy.”
Read this article to get the truth about the Trump bankruptcies:
The Truth About The Rise And Fall Of Donald Trump’s Atlantic City Empire
To this day, Trump brags about how “smart” he is as a businessman and shows absolutely no remorse over the billions and billions of dollars that he has bilked out of investors and partners. Shrewd, unscrupulous charlatans might view all of this as “good business,” but it is hardly the mark of a Christian – or even an honorable man.
*Donald Trump spent his entire adult life as a philandering playboy.
Most everyone knows that Donald Trump has been married three times and has had innumerable sexual affairs. When Trump was deposed in the divorce with his first wife, Ivana, he invoked the 5th Amendment right to keep silent about his relationship with “other women” 97 times. He had an affair with his second wife Marla Maples while he was still married to Ivana.
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