I am a pastor. I would never say to my congregation “You must vote for XYZ.”
I don’t think that’s my role. I think my role is to teach the bible. The bible teaches principles and doesn’t name names. Trump’s not in there and neither is Cruz. Cyrus is, so God can name leaders when He has a mind to do so. He didn’t choose to in this instance.
That leaves us to sort it out on our own. “Whatsoever is not of faith is sin.” is what the Bible says. The bottom line is your deciding a Godly course given a difficult choice. If Cruz is the better Christian but not likely to win against a God-hating liberalism in the long run, and Trump is a lesser Christian but very likely to win, then what is the right answer?
Jeffress and Falwell both chose electability.
Jeffress and Falwell both chose electability.
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I don’t know if that is true in Falwell’s case. He said he has known Trump for years.
In his introduction of Trump he stressed some of the charitable things Trump has done with, no fanfare, and said the families have been friends for years.