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Pastor John Piper warns Trump's 'deadly' behavior will lead to 'destruction' in blistering post
Christian Post ^ | Oct 23, 2020 | Leah MarieAnn Klett

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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Um who is doing the self-exalting here?
1 posted on 10/23/2020 2:24:26 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Influential? I’ve never heard of the guy.


2 posted on 10/23/2020 2:25:05 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (I trust President Trump.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

I read this and you are right on!


3 posted on 10/23/2020 2:25:22 PM PDT by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues th the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Leftism from the pulpit is leftism.


4 posted on 10/23/2020 2:26:04 PM PDT by jimfree (My 20 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quiality exec experience than an 8 year Obama.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Lemme guess, a poofter?


5 posted on 10/23/2020 2:26:10 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Not one more dime to that Never-Trumper.


6 posted on 10/23/2020 2:26:57 PM PDT by Combat_Liberalism
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

John Piper’s estimated net worth is $17M.


7 posted on 10/23/2020 2:27:55 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

So does this pasture/pastor support the guy who gives money to BLM/Antifa terrorists?


8 posted on 10/23/2020 2:28:55 PM PDT by LeoTDB69
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Maybe he thinks that he has a “Get Out of Hell” like the “Get Out of Jail” card in Monopoly.


9 posted on 10/23/2020 2:29:07 PM PDT by forgotten man
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

He must profit off government subsidies...perhaps he runs a refugee charity?


10 posted on 10/23/2020 2:29:20 PM PDT by Just mythoughts (Psalm 2. Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?)
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To: plain talk

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.


11 posted on 10/23/2020 2:29:25 PM PDT by RevelationDavid (Don't just 'know about God'...... KNOW GOD....!)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

So Pastor... how do you feel about his Middle East policies?

You want to see incivility? Look in the mirror.


12 posted on 10/23/2020 2:29:32 PM PDT by Skywise
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

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.


13 posted on 10/23/2020 2:29:44 PM PDT by Jemian (War Eagle!)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Guess John Piper was predestined to play a fool.


14 posted on 10/23/2020 2:30:20 PM PDT by Mr Rogers
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Yet he sees nothing deadly or destructive about the past 47 years of Biden’s policies and behaviors? Unbelievable!


15 posted on 10/23/2020 2:30:29 PM PDT by mombonn (God is looking for spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.)
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And what has Trump ever done for the world?


16 posted on 10/23/2020 2:30:54 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (The greatest threat to world freedom is the Chinese Communist Party and Joe Biden is their puppet.)
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To: Not A Snowbird

Influential? I’ve never heard of the guy.


Yep. First time I’ve ever seen “Baptist” and “Minneapolis” in the same sentence.


17 posted on 10/23/2020 2:30:58 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

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.


18 posted on 10/23/2020 2:31:25 PM PDT by Spirit of Liberty (It's morning in America again!)
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“ 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!


19 posted on 10/23/2020 2:31:34 PM PDT by Skywise
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I've not heard of John Piper but the photo at the link looks like something right out of 1984. Yikes!!
20 posted on 10/23/2020 2:32:24 PM PDT by glennaro (Know that a muzzle is a symbol of subservience, of self-degradation and, most tragically, of fear.)
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