Posted on 05/02/2016 9:25:26 AM PDT by C19fan
Pastor Rafael Cruz, father of Ted Cruz, asked members of the Body of Christ to vote Cruz:
“I implore every member of the Body of Christ to vote according to the word of God. And vote for the candidate that stands for the word of God and the Constitution of the United States of America… The alternative could be the destruction of America.”
(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...
——If God was willing to tell us how to vote, wouldn’t he tell us to vote for Him?——
Perhaps not. It is within the realm of possibility that Donald Trump is God’s instrument to correct the abuses of Barack Obama
Obviously Elmer Gantry has risen from the grave.
Lord have Mercy!!!
The following article, Does Ted Cruz Think He’s the Messiah? is an in-depth description of the beliefs of Rafael Cruz, father of Ted Cruz, and IMO descriptive of the beliefs of Ted Cruz.
"Rafael Cruz has been the senator’s primary surrogate on the campaign trail, particularly with the evangelical voters who are now Ted Cruz’s base. The two have frequently spoken together, prayed together, campaigned together—even shot highly awkward “slice of life” videos together"....so IMO it follows that the son is a follower of the father.
Rafael Cruz’s views of his son’s role in all of this are literally messianic. When Ted was 4 years old, Rafael says that he told him “You know, Ted, you have been gifted above any man that I know and God has destined you for greatness.”
Now, everything I’ve (author Jay Michaelson) said so far is about Rafael Cruz, not Ted Cruz. We don’t really know how much of this Ted believes. But it is interesting that even anodyne statements by Ted Cruz can be read in multiple ways, the classic indicator of dogwhistling. For example, Sen. Cruz wrote an epilogue to Rafael Cruz’s book, in which he said, “If our nation’s leaders are elected by unbelievers, is it any wonder that they do not reflect our values? … If the body of Christ arises, if Christians simply show up and vote biblical values, we can restore our nation.”
Read one way, this is just a Christian version of “make America great again.” Read another way, “restoring our nation” has a very specific dominionist meaning of one believes that America was once a Christian quasi-theocracy. And not many candidates describe their campaign as trying to get the body of Christ to arise.
Rafael Cruz has said that at a prayer session in 2013 or 2014, “It was as if there was a presence of the Holy Spirit in the room and we all were at awe… And Ted, all that came out of his mouth, he said, ‘Here am I Lord, use me. Here am I Lord, I surrender to whatever Your will for my life is.’ And it was at that time that he felt a peace about running for president of the United States.”
Whatever Ted Cruz’s religious views, however, those of his father are relevant in their own right. He stumps for his son all the time, Barton has his hands on some of the largest purse strings in Republican politics, and many of Ted Cruz’s supporters are animated by a theological vision of America that will restore “kings” to power at the End of Days, of whom Cruz is apparently one.
The word “dominionism” may not roll of the tongue of political pundits, but given its shocking ambitions, maybe that’s part of the point.
In my opinion, the melding of the "dominionist" beliefs of the Cruz pair, with the mormon beliefs of Glenn Beck are far and away NOT the mainstream Christianity that is a bulwark of the conservative/Christian ideal of most American believers in Christ! I see the Cruz/Beck partnership as a danger to the coming election, and pray that it will be thwarted!
David repented, Trump says he hasn’t done anything he needs to repent from.
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Donald Trump refused to be baited into confessing a sin in public to a hostile interviewer, Frank Luntz. Frank Luntz was hostile to Donald Trump because Donald Trump refused to hire Frank Luntz to do polling and focus groups.
Repenting is something between you and your Maker. If you want to focus on this speck in Donald Trump’s eye, than be my guest.
Haven’t you noticed that no weapon formed against Donald Trump has prospered? Why would that be?
Isaiah 54
17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper,
And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD,
And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the LORD.
Nelson, Thomas (2009-02-18). Holy Bible, New King James Version (NKJV) (p. 717). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.
Every time Donald Trump says, “I love you!” to a crowd, I am reminded when Jesus said:
John 13
34 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
35 “By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Nelson, Thomas (2009-02-18). Holy Bible, New King James Version (NKJV) (p. 1047). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.
I do as well.
I kinda hope he keeps at it though, it’s exactly why people are turned off to Ted. That’s from people I’ve come across over the last 6 months.
We already elected a messiah type, don’t need anymore.
And Cruz is a charlatan using Christ/Christian Faith to catapult himself into the White House.
the evangelical voters who are now Ted Cruz’s base.
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Really???
Trump has been kicking Cruz’s butt among “evangelical” voters.
BINGO!
As a Christian, I am voting according to the Word of God, which is why I am not voting for (and have never supported) Ted Cruz.
At best he has zero spiritual discernment at worst he is a liar who uses Christ to gain worldly power.
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“Mainstream Christianity” is lost in the desert.
Mainstream Christianity goes into a total panic when the real worship of the Netzerim is shown to them.
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“Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck. For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.”
Psalms 75:5-7, KJV
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Meaningless when taken out of context.
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