Except Cruz’s brand is not standard Evangelical theology, its fringe and frankly makes us look bad. Even solid Evangelical sites state that Dominionism is unbiblical.
I get that most people are not theologically savvy, for me its a ministry - a career - but that is no excuse for lumping cultists in with actual real Evangelicals with solid biblical theology.
“Except Cruz’s brand is not standard Evangelical theology, its fringe and frankly makes us look bad.”
Again, Cruz is NOT running to be preacher in chief or national prophet. Also, I have looked at the statements of faith at the church he is currently a member of, as well as the one he grew up in. They are standard, boiler template documents.
Trump has a theology that does not require asking or seeking forgiveness from God to be a Christian.
Mitt Romney has a long list of erroneous, doctrinal beliefs.
Obama claims to be Christian while defending and promoting Islam. He calls Jesus Lord in one breath and then advocates the murder of babies.
If your criteria for president is to agree with your doctrinal views, you will probably have little influence with your vote. The majority of people are going to treat the issue as of little consequence. And not enough people are going to share your doctrinal views to make a difference. The fact is that a person with a different view on many doctrinal issues can still represent us when it comes to the jurisdiction of his or her office. Neither Cruz nor Trump, nor any other candidate will have the authority as president to dictate your or my beliefs. And regardless of whether they are even true Christians, they can agree on issues like tax, trade, immigration, abortion, AND religious freedom.
I have never met any two Christians who agree on everything 100% of the time. There are minor differences of opinion and major ones.
And I will say again what I have said many times about the supposed “dominionist” issue. There is no conspiracy of Christian “dominionists” trying to take over the world for Jesus. Those who claim this are either utterly nuts and belong in the same category as lizard people conspiracy theorists, or they are diabolically hateful toward Christianity with its imperative to be salt and light in a fallen world.
If you think Ted Cruz is off on his biblical theology, you should not invite him to your church to preach. If you think it should bar him from the white house or politics, you have a far greater theological problem than he does.
You are also concerned about being made to “look bad”. Sorry, but the same people who hate Cruz also hate Evangelicals, and they hate basic Christianity. You are not going to impress, please, or make these people like you as a follower of Jesus Christ. The hail-Satan left and Planned Parenthood hate Cruz. That is a good sign to me.