One who listens to his smooth tongue has ears that need tickling.
You said, quoting something Jesus said — “Many will call on my name saying Lord, Lord, and I will say I never knew you.”
Ahhh..., but that’s not on the basis of politics, only on the basis of “salvation” and that being a “saving faith” — which means “saved *according to the Scripturres*”.
And that’s your catch, you see. It has nothing to do with politics, nothing to do with anything you accomplish or don’t accomplish in this life, has nothing to do with what political party you’re in or any of your actions or deeds.
It has *only* to do with — if — that person has chosen some set of actions and deeds to claim that they’re a Christian — or (on the other hand) — they actually say they are a Christian on the basis of the “good news” (the *actual plan of salvation* that God gives, in the Bible — the *only way* that we may be saved).
That’s what this is talking about.
So — I think it is pretty clear that a Baptist minister (having known a bunch of Baptist ministers in my day...) does *definitely* know and have a handle on what it takes to become a Christian and exactly what that criteria is — namely that there is only *one way* to become a Christian and no other (and “no other name under Heaven...”).
Sorry, you can’t bring politics into the matter of how a person “qualifies” as a Christian. It may not be a “popular idea” — but you know..., even a Democrat can be a Christian (no matter how much you hate his politics... LOL).
Regards,
Star Traveler