Posted on 10/23/2020 2:24:26 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
John Piper has issued a blistering condemnation of President Donald Trump, warning Christian voters that the president's “deadly behavior” will lead the U.S. to “destruction of more kinds than we can imagine.”
On Thursday, the influential pastor and writer published what he referred to as a “long-overdue” blog post in which he pondered the implications of the 2020 election.
Piper, who pastored Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis for almost 33 years, reminded Christians that "it is not a small thing to treat lightly a pattern of public behaviors that lead to death."
He pointed out that all of these sins are mentioned in the Bible and are “deadly” enough to destroy people and entire nations.
“I think it is a drastic mistake to think that the deadly influences of a leader come only through his policies and not also through his person,” he wrote. “This is true not only because flagrant boastfulness, vulgarity, immorality, and factiousness are self-incriminating, but also because they are nation-corrupting. They move out from centers of influence to infect whole cultures.”
“The last five years bear vivid witness to this infection at almost every level of society.”
Piper questioned why some Christians seem to be sure they are “saving human lives and freedoms” by ignoring the destructive effects of a “self-absorbed, self-exalting” leader.
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Influential? I’ve never heard of the guy.
I read this and you are right on!
Leftism from the pulpit is leftism.
Lemme guess, a poofter?
Not one more dime to that Never-Trumper.
John Piper’s estimated net worth is $17M.
So does this pasture/pastor support the guy who gives money to BLM/Antifa terrorists?
Maybe he thinks that he has a “Get Out of Hell” like the “Get Out of Jail” card in Monopoly.
He must profit off government subsidies...perhaps he runs a refugee charity?
plain talk wrote:
John Piper’s estimated net worth is $17M.
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lol....you can cut the hypocrisy with a knife with Piper.
So Pastor... how do you feel about his Middle East policies?
You want to see incivility? Look in the mirror.
I really like and respect John Piper as a very good preacher. He can exposite the Word of God amazingly well.
I do not look for him to select my President.
Guess John Piper was predestined to play a fool.
Yet he sees nothing deadly or destructive about the past 47 years of Biden’s policies and behaviors? Unbelievable!
Influential? I’ve never heard of the guy.
Yep. First time I’ve ever seen “Baptist” and “Minneapolis” in the same sentence.
Well, at least he said he wasn’t going to vote for Biden either.
My Bible also teaches forgiveness. Apparently this man has forgotten about that.
“ He suggested that when Christians “act as if policies and laws that protect life and freedom are more precious than being a certain kind of person,” they are detracting from the message of the Gospel.“
Jim, this man’s a loon!
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