[I don’t think you have to worry about Donald Trump’s salvation.]
A person who is saved acknowledges he/she is a sinner and that JESUS CHRIST died for his/her sins. JESUS CHRIST is the only way to GOD and eternal life. The blood of JESUS paid the price for sin.
A person who is saved acknowledges JESUS CHRIST as his/her personal Lord and Savior and Friend.
I continue to pray for TRUMP.
I pray for Donald Trump, too, but I pray that he continues on the path YHWH has set for him to follow. That path does not appear to include the kind of declarations that you think a Christian would make.
The Father is watching. Jesus is coming. Look busy!
A Christian “totally relies on” Christ, correct?
Trump’s problem on this subject is that, because he’s “mainline” and not born and reared “fundy”, he doesn’t know, or lace his daily utterances with all the buzzwords and churchianity talk that the rest of us do. We know all the churchianity lingo. Trump can’t spout all the buzzword-laced stuff about being “pre-” or “post-” or even “a-”.
We sanctified insiders can bloviate about “walking the sawdust trail” or being “fruit inspectors”, while poor Trump only knows he loves God and his Presbyterian church upbringing, and is at a loss to express it in churchified, sanctified cliches that would be acceptable to Cal Thomas, and many other “Reverend Doctor Soundingbrasses” or “Professor Tinkling Cymbals” who might feel “called” to give Trump a grilling.
The thief on the cross beside Christ did NOT repent. He did NOT walk the sawdust trail after five stanzas of “Just As I Am”. He did NOT even ask Jesus for forgiveness. All he said was, “Lord, remember me....” And Christ replied, “ Today you wiill be with me in paradise.”
Faith as a grain of mustard seed is all that’s required. Personally, as one who DID finally give-in and walk the sawdust trail on the fifth stanza, I’m sure glad God is in charge of Salvation and Paradise; and not some Dr. Soundingbrass. FWIW.