¶ Impeachment, Elections, and Power Dynamics
They are trying to impeach Biden . Okay , first of all , why did it take four years ? Just personal opinion . Second of all , it seems a whole lot like what they tried to do to Trump right before he got out of office .
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Very good stuff . So what do y'all think about the upcoming election ? Leave a comment below about what you think . Do you think now , some of you , you can go down a rabbit hole pretty quick . Some of you probably think that 2020 was stolen . Anybody , anybody , brave enough ? There's so many things surrounding this and that's the thing .
Like people in power like to keep things confused so that us peasants can't really figure it out and we don't know what's going on . For instance , like there should not be a person who can be in power , whether whatever the government job is that has power . There should be term limits to make sure that power does not stay in one person .
I mean , even in the church the nomination I'm a part of we have governing things , policies in place to where not just one person can stay in the position of a board member or a deacon for that very reason . Like you have your terms , I believe they may can get voted back in or they may .
I think they can't stay , they can't do a consecutive turn back to back . I mean smaller churches . You know you got who you got , but those policies are in place for us peasants down here so that one person doesn't stay and get because man wants to have power , man wants to have control . That's just the way we're wired Like .
We want to make ourselves like God . That was the very beginning . Adam and Eve , that was how it all started . That's how the fall happened . Was we wanted to be like God ? That was the temptation put before Adam and Eve , and it happened . So I thought that was a funny video . So go give them a sub . Now let's move on to talking about Trump .
Now you don't have to comment below , but a lot of people , according to stats and his approval rating and things like that , trump is still , even though they have tried to . And , by the way , hold on . Let me back up . So I have seen in the last week this is when I saw it . It may not have just happened , but they are trying to impeach Biden .
Okay , first of all , why did it take four years ? Just personal opinion . Second of all , it seems a whole lot like what they tried to do to Trump right before he got out of office . So I mean , it's kind of calling the kettle black a little bit , but I digress . So , with that being said , I found a cool little video .
Now , this guy we've I've had him here on the show before his videos where he talks about a lot of cool different things . He's very . His videos grab your attention , so I wanted to look at this video . His channel is what Do you Mean ? I'll show you up on the screen just in a second .
But the reason I wanted to do something about Trump and I'm not going into a deep dive into his life and personal , I'm not going to go detective on his stuff but what I want us to be careful for and why I thought this video would be so important and why this topic would be be important for us as Christians .
Somebody asked me the other day what do you think about Trump ? I've actually got that request , or that question , a lot , and so here's my thoughts . He is not the second coming , okay , one of the and there's kind of like this I don't know how to describe it except like a fog in the air where you either love him or you're against America , like by .
Granted , that's probably a part of his tactic . It's genius . I'm not saying that he's stupid for doing that . It's working . But what I'm saying is like , really , out of all the people that live in America and our citizens , that's the only guy you can come up with . Now there's a guy actually we're on a live stream .
Let's just I'll look him up right quick on my little Googles . It sounds racist , but I don't know what his name is . Any guy running for president ? There we go . Vivek Ramaswamy Is that ?
and that is why oh yeah , here we go , and that is why , today , I am announcing my run Hold on .
Let's back up and watch this dude , why not ? Yeah , Vivek , there we go . Yeah , I just found let's watch this video . And the reason I want to watch this video and what kind of like spaghetti in it a little bit is because we're going to watch some stuff on Trump .
¶ Trump's Religious Beliefs and Political Appeal
Somebody said to me what do you think about Trump ? I said well , he's out the second coming . I'm not even 100% sure if he is a Christian . No , why do I say that ? And then , listen , I'm not one to judge somebody else unless there's like outright evidence or a lifestyle , because the Bible says you will know them by their fruit .
But what I'm saying is like I'm just not . I'm not seeing what other people are seeing that are so for him . Now , do I think he shook up the government ?
I think that's why they have been trying to get him so much , because whether you have Democrats , the liberals , then you have a progressive or not the progressive , the center , that's like kind of libertarian or whatever . Then you have the conservative or it's more , you know , republican , and then there's this constant fight back and forth .
But I think that there's so much dirt that people have done to get things passed that everybody's dirty , if that makes sense . So we try to pinpoint and try to say , oh , it's the Democrats . Or , if you're on the Democrat side , oh it's the Republicans . I think everybody's boo boo stinks and they're scared because Trump had how do I say this without cursing ?
I guess I'll say the letter and please don't be offended by this . But he had F you money , if you know what that means . Like Joe Rogan , I've heard , has the same thing . Like he doesn't care if he offends you or takes you off or makes you upset , because he can just say and does it affect him ?
He could put $100 million on the table and it wouldn't affect him and burn it right in front of everybody and it would not . Yeah , exactly , cassie said both sides are corrupt , absolutely , that's . That's the point I'm getting at . Like we we oftentimes try to say Democrat or Republican , but this guy I can't really figure him out , but I like him .
Like I have never seen a candidate . Like I've even watched this guy debate and I've never seen a candidate debate before , or the way he holds himself and talks . This guy , like I usually don't say who I'm gonna vote for , but I would probably if I was to put it out there .
I'd probably vote for this guy over Trump and let's watch his debates Like we'll watch it together . But watch his debates and you'll see exactly what I'm talking about . He's very honest , but he has what Trump does not have . He has , like , charisma .
Trump has more of a like a rhino style , like whatever , I'm gonna power through it and you're just gonna have to deal with it . You're fired Like . He's got that kind of attitude about him which a lot of people like , especially people down south . They want rough , they want rough . They want somebody who's gonna walk in and take the bull by the horns .
But this guy's like a little . He looks like a little pencil pusher but he has a roar about him Like it's crazy . Let's watch .
This is like his little ad thing and that is why today I am announcing my run for president of the United States . She'll get paid for this . She was president as a Republican . Thank you , I appreciate that .
Thank you who actually understands that those civil service protections protect individuals but they do not protect entire divisions , that we forgot all of the ways we are really just the same as Americans , bound by a common set of ideals that set this nation into motion in 1776 .
Like I'm not doing this as an ad for him . I just I wanted y'all to see somebody out there may not know who he is . I just wanted to show you what all this fight is about .
And 11 , so right , so and 10 .
See he's anti woke stuff , like he doesn't play that game , like he's not doing the whole , like your feelings are hurt , let's patch you on the back and let's make you a victim , and then let me give you money For me , for me , for me . If you don't know what woke ism ?
Woke ism is the promotion of liberal progressive ideology and policy , is an expression of sensitivity to systematic injustice , of systemic excuse me , not systematic systemic injustice and prejudice , which is a load of crap .
Yeah , and the way I'll define it in neutral terms is it's a worldview that says that there are those who are oppressors and those who are oppressed in the world , generally based on genetically inherited attributes , and then you mix in a belief about the existential calamity posed by climate change . That's basically , in short form , what it means to be woke .
Now I think that , agree or not , that's a facially neutral definition .
So anyways , he's a . In my personal opinion , he's a very good candidate to at least look at . You know what I mean . So something to think about when you go to vote , because it is coming up . We need to address this stuff . We need to , really we need to .
I don't preach sermons about it , but what I tell my leaders is this like if they have a class or something , I say don't expressly talk about Democrats or Republicans . Talk about biblical things that are wrong in the sight of God and that will usually land them on a side of political take , but anyways .
So let's watch this little video about Trump , and it's pretty informative , and I want you always use critical thinking and think for yourself . Do not just do what everybody else around you is doing . Think for yourself . Okay , let's watch this .
Donald Trump's real religious beliefs are probably not what you think they are , with polls showing that most Americans don't believe that Trump is actually religious at all . 33% of Americans still believe that Trump is indeed a Protestant Christian , and when it comes to what he- .
So what do you think ? Do you think Trump is a Christian ? Do you think ? Exactly Cassie said vote for whoever is closest to the word of God . This thing gets a money . Errors Hold on , I'm about to fix this in real time . Sorry , I just get it on my nerves . It does it every single time and I don't know why .
¶ Trump's Religious Beliefs and Influences
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the truth isn't what it may appear to be on the surface , and in order to understand his actual beliefs , we first have to understand his religious history . Trump's parents , fred and Mary Trump , enrolled Trump in the Sunday School in the 1950s , when Trump was just a kid .
Tell me that still don't look like him . I forgot to take your thing . Tell me that still don't look like him . A little bit Like that looks like Trump , Just a little baby face straight up yeah .
I was born into a family where my father was religious . My mother was religious . I wouldn't say they were going to church every single day , but they were believers .
In 1959 , trump was first confirmed at first Presbyterian church in Jamaica , queens , when he was just 13 years old . But Trump's religious views continue to evolve as he and his father became captivated by the teachings of Norman Vincent Pyl , who is the pastor of Marble Collegiate Church in Manhattan .
Trump started going to Pyl's church in the 1960s and still references Pyl as having a remarkable impact on him and his life .
The great Norman Vincent Pyl was my pastor . He was the greatest guy .
If the name Norman Vincent Pyl doesn't sound familiar , you may be aware of his 1952 book , the Power of Positive Thinking , as the title later became a common catchphrase in our culture . Now , though , pyl was a Christian pastor .
Many considered him to be a heretic , because he taught that you can bring your desires into existence with only your thoughts , that God is energy that you can harness in your imagination , and was reported as which is new age nonsense .
Like what is it ? Faith , word of faith , movement . So I've been really studying this kind of stuff here lately . So that may become an episode , but it's , if you don't know , I'm at Pentecostal , which we believe that God gave us spiritual gifts and one of those gifts is healing faith .
James , chapter five , tells us to lay hands on the sick and they will recover . So we believe that . But with every denomination or every form of Christianity or any kind of religion , there's extremists and the word of faith are like extremists , like you have .
They have like a very weird doctrine and very specific that you won't even know it's there until you dive deep into what they believe . So pay attention , because these are the people right here .
It's also teaching that Jesus was not the only way To add to Pyl's controversial views . Pyl undoubtedly taught and endorsed some new age and occult beliefs , as well as endorsing several new age writers .
Several Christian teachers in his day also criticized Pyl for replacing the heart of the gospel message with positive thinking , as well as peddling worldly success instead of eternal salvation .
She had never heard of the science of positive imaging , nor of positive thinking , but Jesus Christ had made her a positive thinker .
But as the years went on , trump and Pyl became closest . Pyl ordained Trump's first marriage as well as his parents' funerals . In Trump's book Great Again , trump says that Pyl would instill in him a very positive feeling about God .
That also made him feel positive about himself , and that he would literally leave church feeling like he could listen to another three sermons . Although Pyl died of a stroke in 1993 , the roots of Pyl's teachings could be traced in Trump's beliefs for many more years to come .
But in order to understand why this is so crucial to understanding Trump's beliefs , we first have to turn to Trump's major public conversations about God , and the first significant one was in 2011 .
In 2011 , trump announced that he was seriously considering running for president , and he started to do more interviews , including an interview with David Brody of the Christian Bible Network . It was in this interview that Trump stated his beliefs about God , the Bible and going to church .
You were a little bit about God and your views on God .
Well , I believe in God . I am Christian , I believe very strongly in God . I think that the Bible certainly is one of . I mean , it is the book , it is the thing .
Do you actively go to church , or is that something that it's more just when you can ?
So just to clarify now I want you to think about this . Is wording there Now maybe the question was to him do you believe in God ? If you are a Christian , trying to figure out if somebody else is a Christian , asking the question do you believe in God is a dumb question . Now why do I say that ? Because the devil believes in God .
The Bible tells us that only through grace , by faith , faith in Jesus , jesus Christ , is the only way to heaven . So asking do you believe in God is not a smart question to ask . It's not a good , prompting question for you to assess where someone is spiritually , because even the devils tremble .
We have to know if they have accepted Jesus as the Lord and Savior . It's a big difference . It's important for you to know , as a Christian , what questions to ask so that you can be led by the spirit of how to respond and where to lead Can right ?
well , I go as much as I can , always on Christmas , always on Easter . That .
I'm not gonna believe somebody all may do that , that's just you're forsaken the gathering , that's not going to church .
Always when there's a major occasion and during the Sundays I'm a Sunday church person I'll go when I can .
But even though .
Trump talked about how important his faith . Tell me that wasn't a political answer . I only go on Easter and Christmas and Sundays . I'm a Sunday person .
Yeah all right Close to him . Some people were skeptical , given his controversial past of owning casinos , multiple affairs , being married three times , among other controversies that he was involved in up until that point .
However , as Trump ran for president in 2015 , people considered the fact that he could indeed be a changed man , as he would talk more and more about the Bible at his rallies .
My second favorite book of all time . What's my first favorite book ? The Bible .
Now think about this If you're running for an office , you're going to cater to the people that are most likely to vote for you . It's called politics . Now , I'm not trying to judge whether he is or isn't a follower of Jesus , but someone can talk with their mouth all they want . I wanna see the fruit . You know what I mean . You go into the clubs .
You're doing all that I mean . If you're living a life of debauchery and sin and you still go to church on Sundays , who do you think your real master is ?
Trump continued to talk about his faith , a lot of Christians started to see Trump in a more favorable light . Go .
Trump . He represents the godly people of the United States of America .
Do you think he's always acting like a good Christian ?
Absolutely . How can you build that kind of empire if you're not praying to God for good things every day ?
The way that he talked about the Bible made a lot of .
That's false . I've seen a lot of rich people that have no clue who God is . Being rich has nothing to do with whether you know to God or not , and this is the problem right here . People like this on this video that are like now some call them Trump Tards . That's like , that's mean . I think the guy is good for the government .
I think he would be good as president again , but also , if we're talking not presidential , just as a person like he is , that's like said okay , think about this . Now this is getting serious . Biden said in a speech that transgender people are the backbone of the United States . That was his comment .
That is of the same measure of this woman saying that Trump represents Christian people in America . Because he doesn't . I'm going to go on . Yeah , I'm getting quiet .
A lot of Christians happy believe in that Trump was in fact a genuine Christian , and they were excited to have a president who not only loved the Bible but unashamedly talked about it .
Most importantly , I brought my Bible . You know , it's first Presbyterian church Jamaica and this was written by my mother with my name , with my address , with everything . In case I lost it , somebody would return it In Iowa . It just came out on number one at 29 , substantially ahead of anyone else . I'm happy about that . You know why . That's the reason .
That's the reason , but not everyone was happy with this , as several cometers complained that his Bible looked like it hadn't been open more than a few times in 70 years and that he was just using the Bible as a prop in order to get more votes .
Thank you . Now , I'm not saying that's what he was doing , but I mean , in reality , in the end it all ends up being propaganda , like who's going to vote for me ? I'm going to cater to what they like . I'm going to try to say things they like . I mean that's a part of the political game , that's a part of trying to get voted in the office .
You start doing things and that's how so much dirt is in the political parties is because you do things for certain people , so certain bills get passed that you want to get passed . They may be good , but apparently you can tag things on the end of them and it's like what kind of system is this ?
It's one that you can just pander to a certain group of people and make them think that you're going to be what they want . Now I'm not saying Trump is doing that , but in 2024 , we're voting again . You need to think about these things so that you can be a responsible voter .
In addition , the skepticism of Trump's love for the Bible only increased after Trump was asked what his favorite Bible verse was , and many interpreted his response as an attempt at dodging the question . You mentioned the Bible . You've been talking about how it's your favorite book and you said , I think last night in Iowa .
Some people are surprised that you say that .
I'm wondering what one or two of your most favorite Bible verses are , and why .
I wouldn't want to get into it because to me that's very personal . You know , when I talk about the Bible it's very personal , so I don't want to get in .
Okay , I'm sorry for stopping it so much , but if somebody loves something and they can't talk about it like they're like , oh no , that's personal , but they want to say it on a stage in front of thousands all the time , but then you ask specifics and they can't get very specific , they probably don't know what they're talking about .
¶ Trump on Bible and Christianity
Now I'm very gracious in this area because I'm a pastor of a church and I am terrible at remembering what or where verses are found in the Bible . I can quote them , but I can't remember if it's like Matthew , chapter 10 , verses five through nine , or if it's Matthew , chapter three , verses nine through 10 .
You know it , to me it's so confusing it's very hard for me to remember that . But I can quote description , like for instance , in the chat right now in the comment section , if you're watching this later , but down in the bottom , what your favorite verse is Like . You don't have to quote where it's from .
But your favorite verse For me it was when , and I know the story , so this is how you know . I actually read it when it says Jesus whipped . It's the shortest verse in the Bible and also to me it is a reminder that Jesus felt things to .
So when I'm down , when I'm hurting , when I am grieving , when I am in sorrow , I can remember that Jesus once felt that way too , and so that's why that's my favorite verse . So let me know what yours is , we'll move on .
I don't want to get into it . It's a me plot too that you think about or cite .
The Bible means a lot to me , but I don't want to get into specifics .
Even to cite a verse that you like no , I don't want to do it . It's a good politic . Political answer Is that ?
an old .
Testament guy or a new Testament .
Really Well . I think it's just an incredible . The whole Bible is an incredible joke , very much so they always hold up the art of the deal . I say my second favorite book of all time .
This topic was brought up again in another interview , in which Trump did seem to point to a specific verse that he found the most impactful . However , the verse that he quoted seemed to be a verse that didn't actually exist .
You talked about yet the art of the deal , great book , the Bible , even better .
Why is that ? For you ? There's so many things , like you know . You take whatever you want to say , there's so many things that you could learn from it . Proverbs , the chapter never bend to envy . I've had that thing all of my life where people are bending to envy and they're just . It's actually . It's an incredible book .
So many things you can learn from the Bible and you can lead your life and I'm not just talking in terms of religion , I'm talking in terms of leading a life , even beyond a religion . There's so many brilliant things in the Bible .
Following this interview , many were quick to point out that there was no chapter in Proverbs with the verse on bending and need to envy . But the question of Trump's favorite Bible verse was a question that people didn't seem to want to let go of as , once again , Trump was asked this question and gave yet a different answer .
Is is there a favorite Bible verse ?
or Bible story that has informed your thinking or your character through life , sir .
Well , I think many . I mean , you know , when we get into the Bible , I think many , so many , and it's helping people to hold up an eye for an eye you can almost say that that's not a particularly nice thing .
But you know , if you look at what's happening to our country I mean when you see what's going on with our country , how people are taking advantage of us and how they scoff at us and laugh at us and they laugh at our face and they're taking our jobs , they're taking our money , they're taking our , you know , they're taking the health of our country and we
have to be very firm and we have to be very strong and we can learn a lot from the Bible , that I can tell you .
So this time , trump did indeed quote the Bible correctly . However , in the New Testament , christ commanded us not to embrace an eye for an eye , contrary to Trump's appeal to the verse .
Maybe he's not as perfect on the Bible , but I did go to Sunday school for many years . I want to tell you .
But despite Trump's biblical mistakes , many Christians were still pleased with the positive things that Trump said about the Bible and faith , even though it seemed as though he wasn't the most well versed on specific passages .
Now , that's true . So , and , by the way , cassie said Ephesians 2 , 19 . Listen to that . Oh , look that Ephesians 2 , 19, . See what it is . While looking that up , somebody else posted your Ephesians 2 , 19 . Consequently , you are no longer foreigners and strangers of fellow citizens with God , people and God's people , also members of his household .
I'm going to read 22 , built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets , with Christ Jesus himself as a chief cornerstone . Boom , boom . I like it . I like it . Yeah , god brought us in , made his family , so yeah , and I'm not trying to pounce on Trump with all this stuff but what I'm saying is is that , like how he said that ?
You know he did say something about the Bible . You know somebody as influential as Trump , even though he may not be well versed or nobody's talking about , or maybe even be . He may not even be real with what he's saying and he doesn't really care . He's just saying it because of votes .
You know , I think God can use anything and I think it's very , very possible that some people that maybe valued Trump in a different way , that was not Christian , was not biblical , heard him say some things like that and maybe it got them curious . I believe God can use things like that and I hope that he has through all of this . But anyways , let's go .
Two Corinthians right . Two Corinthians 317, . That's the all ball game .
But just as people started to brush that aside , trump answered a question that would no doubt be one of the things that was most responsible for people believing that he was not , in fact , the true Christian .
In July of 2015 , trump was asked if he ever asked God for forgiveness , which , of course , is foundational to the Christian faith , and here was his response . I just got one more because you used the word Christian .
Have you ever asked God for forgiveness ? That's a tough question . I don't think in terms of . I'm a religious person Shockingly , because people are so shocked when they find this out I'm Protestant , I'm Presbyterian and I go to church and I love God and I love my church and Norman Vincent Peale .
The great Norman Vincent Peale was my pastor , the power of positive thinking . Everybody's heard of Norman Vincent Peale . He was so great . He would give a sermon you never wanted to leave . Sometimes we have sermons and everyone said , well , we think about leaving a little early , right even though we're Christian .
He didn't answer the question . If he's just 210 , that's what she said . If he's just 210 , hold on now , let's look . Let's look . We're on a live stream here . We're just hanging out , let's do this . I already finished my message for tomorrow , so , but we are his workmanship .
Created in Christ Jesus , for God works or sorry , for good works , which God can read , which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them . Cool , I like it . It's a good one too . Shout out to Ephesians oh my , I was trying to activate my credit card . I tried to make no purchase , all right .
The Norman Vincent Peale Frank would give a sermon . I'm telling you I still remember his sermons . It was unbelievable and what he would do is he'd bring real life situations , modern day situations , into the sermon and you could listen to him all day long when you left the church . It would disappoint that it was over .
He was the greatest guy and then you know he passed away , but he was great . He wrote the power of positive thinking , which is great .
So at this point it seemed as if Trump was merely dodging the questions . The host repeated the questions to him once again . What have you ever asked God for forgiveness ?
See , now think about it . If someone actually knew God , why would they run from a question like have you ever asked God for forgiveness ? That doesn't make a . I'm just think critically . Think logically here . Follow just listen to what's being said , how it's being done , and don't look at who you're listening to , because that can manipulate how you receive it .
Just think about it .
Not sure I have . I just go and try and do a better job from there . I don't think so . I think if I do something wrong , I think I just try and make it right . I don't bring God into that picture , I don't Now when I take you know what ?
Now listen , he just said hold on , just run a bit . He won't answer the question . And then he says I don't bring God into the picture . Now think about this If someone knows God and has a relationship with the Father and has asked Jesus to cover them in their blood , and you don't bring God into things , just say it , think about it , think so .
I think if I do something wrong , I think I just try and make it right . I don't bring God into that picture . I don't Now when I take , you know , when we go in church and when I drink my little wine which is about the only wine I drink and have my little cracker . I guess that's a form of asking for forgiveness and I do that as- .
No , actually the Bible tells us that before we take communion we should ask for forgiveness , to examine ourselves before death fall on us . Like taking communion is serious . It means something and that's not asking God for forgiveness at all .
As often as possible because I feel cleansed , okay . But you know , to me that's important , I do that , but in terms of officially , I see , I couldn't say absolutely and everybody . I don't think in terms of that . I think in terms of let's go on and let's make it right . So let's- .
Trump's response generated quite a bit of backlash , which is why , in 2016 , trump was offered a chance to change or even clarify his answer to that question .
When you said that you've never asked God for forgiveness . Do you regret making that remark ?
No , I have great relationship with God . I have great relationship with the evangelicals , In fact , nationwide . I'm up by a lot . I'm leading everybody .
That had nothing to do with a question , like it literally had . Again , he's a . This is what I'm saying . Like people are following this guy , christian people , christian people are following this guy . Now , I'm not saying if you follow him , you're not a Christian . It's not what I'm saying .
What I'm saying is , as a Christian , we have to be on guard with just following anybody that says that they are a Christian . This is why people end up in churches they don't need to be a part of , because they're following people that say they are a messenger , say that they are sent by God or say that they have a prophecy over your life .
If they don't measure up with the scripture , they are not of God . Now , whether the point we're not putting on the balance here of whether Trump is good for the country or not , I think he's very good . He shakes things up . He don't care what people have to say . He's not scared of them , which is very good .
That means he won't end up in somebody's pocket and just be a little puppet on strings . That's awesome , that's perfect . But people have asked me this specific question what do you think about Trump and the way I look at things in my life is I look at them according to the word . Is this going to be something that I do personally ?
Because , as a Christian , I should be measuring everything up to the word of God . I should be measuring everything up and asking what does the word of God say ? What does God tell me to ? How does he tell me to act ? Respond See Matthew 21 and 23, . Let's look that up right now . Matthew 21, . Right , no , matthew . What Matthew seven ?
Okay , let's look at that . Let's read some scripture . I love looking up scripture , especially one that other people like 21 through 23 . This is not everyone who says to me hey , hey , hey , you must have picked that one out because of the topic . Okay , so this is perfect for our topic .
I'm pretty sure it doesn't show a picture , but I'm pretty sure it says V and F . That's probably one of my board members and not everyone who says to me Lord , lord , will enter the kingdom of heaven . Now , if you're a Christian , are you claimed to be a Christian ? Just because you call God Lord does not make you a Christian .
Your fruit is directly connected to the root . So if you're not living a life that is holy and righteous before God , covered and saturated in his spirit and in his excuse me and in his righteousness , then you're not of God . I know that's harsh , but that's the facts . I think that the world is gonna be . The world is not gonna be as empty as we think .
When the rapture happens , when God , when Jesus , comes back in the clouds , I think there's gonna be people that are gonna show up business as usual to the church house on Sunday and wonder why in the world everybody's still there , because it's not gonna be as much as we think .
Hey , methuselah , by the way , make sure you go check out on the YouTube channel and the Facebook and Instagram . The guy who's commenting . His name is Vernon and we talked about creation . Very good episodes
¶ Trump's Faith and Beliefs
, all right . So not everyone who says me Lord , lord , we'll enter the kingdom of heaven , but he who does the will of my Father , who is in heaven , will enter . Many will say to me on that day Lord , lord , did we not ? This is pretty crazy to me .
This is what shocks me , because this is pastors , teachers , people that call themselves prophets or apostles , whatever this falls underneath . They fall underneath this scripture right here .
Many will say to me on that day Lord , lord , did we not prophesy in your name and in your name , cast out demons and , in your name , perform many miracles , but he's still gonna say depart from me , I never knew you .
We , as people who say that we are believers , should make sure that we are doing the will of the Father , because one day , when your number is called , you're gonna stand before him and one day you'll have to answer Whoops , sorry . One day you will have to answer for everything that you've done , and this is I tell my churches all the time .
I feel it so strong in my heart is that people like this I'm not bashing on Trump , but I want you to think about this we're in the Bible Belt .
People go to church over here because that's how they were raised , because they think they're supposed to be going to church and there's no relationship with God , and so they think because they come to church , they hear a good word , they've lift their hands a little bit and they think they're good , but yet throughout the week , they just live a normal life that
has nothing to do with God .
How in the world can you think , how in the world can we think that we know God when God is never involved in anything that we do , except on a Sunday morning , or because you think you're a part of a certain denomination , or whenever you want to slap on there like you have to understand that there is a relationship that has to be bearing fruit in your life
, that you know God For . As a little sermon , let's just go on before I get deeper in this .
But I like to be good . I don't like to have to ask for forgiveness and I am good . I don't do a lot of things at a band . I try and do nothing . That's bad .
Now , of course , seeking forgiveness is out the foundation of Christianity . The interviewer tries to ask Trump whether or not he at least sought forgiveness for their affairs and other things that he's done in the past .
The life you have now . When you say that you try to do good , that sounds very different from decades of tabloid media coverage in New York , in which some of your wilder escapades were not .
I'm talking about over the last number of years . I mean , I'm bleeding a very good life , I try to lead a good life and I have and , frankly , the reason I'm doing so well in Iowa and leading the polls , including the CNN poll where I'm 33 to 20 in Iowa .
And , by the way , one of the things that I didn't like that Ted Cruz did , Liza , he said oh he's doing so well in the poll , and as he went on , he changed the topic of the conversation .
But even though he changed the topic , what many were still wondering was how his faith has changed since his early 20s , and the answer to this question became far more clear around the year 2020 . In 2020 , we got another insight into Trump's beliefs .
As one of his spiritual advisors and the senior pastor of New Destiny Christian Center , paula White became more notable . Like Trump , white has also had her fair share of businesses gone wrong and has also been buried three times , but her past isn't what made her so controversial .
The controversy around White began to come to light after she made a public prayer for Trump during the 2020 election cycle .
I hear a sound of an abundance of rain . I hear a sound of victory . The Lord says it is done . The Lord says it is done Now . Angels have even dispatched from Africa right now . Africa right now .
Wheels on the bus go round . I think that's what the beat she was singing Like . This is nonsense , complete nonsense . She's just doing something to do something .
Africa right now , from Africa right now , they're coming here . They're coming here .
However , what a lot of people didn't know was that Trump and White go back to 2002 , and Trump even appeared on her TV show in 2008 . White claims that over the years they remain close friends and have had several private Bible studies together as well . After Trump took office , he elected her as a spiritual advisor .
Word to the wise men never have private Bible studies with another woman by yourself .
Kaiser and she held several prayer circles for him . But given what we know about Trump's past , white's teachings might look a little familiar . White also teaches the power of positive thinking , as well as what's commonly known as the prosperity gospel , which is similar roots to the teachings of Trump's former pastor , norman Vincent Peele .
So it's no wonder why Trump has been known to be associated with several of those identified as prosperity teachers , who emphasize the power yes , I just learned the term prophylide , which is like prophesied but lying , and I love it .
Hold on , dang . Why can't I not get this thing to act right ? It cuts it off , ba-doop , ba-doop . Anyways , here's part of it . I don't know what to do with this . I have to fix this . Anyways , yeah , pat Robertson , also Kenneth Copeland , run Our word of positive thinking .
At this point , it seems as if Trump's theology has grown from the teachings of Peele and has continued to develop further in the teachings of White . But the question that seems to matter the most is not necessarily what Did ?
the girl likes to dance or something , because she keeps singing and moving .
Trump believed in the past , but what Trump believes today . Many claim that Trump was initially a baby Christian when he took office , but has now solidified his faith in Christ . Of course , until recently , this was just speculation , but during a Q&A in July of 2023 , trump was asked directly how his faith has grown since he first decided to run for president .
My question is how has your faith grown since you decided in 2015 to run for president , and who has met or viewed your faith journey ?
Great question . Such a great question . You know I've seen so much heartache and turmoil . I was a developer and I did other things and you know I had a wonderful . I had a wonderful life before all this stuff . I didn't know what a grand jury was . I didn't know what a subpoena , what is a subpoena . I had a wonderful life .
I'm so glad they were asking me the other day a little different question Are you glad you did ? It Was so . You had a great life and you're glad you did it . I couldn't be more glad . I am so happy I did it because I've made America great . We can do it again . Right now we don't even know it .
Okay , you have not a great template , but I'm glad you didn't know because of this , Steve and Joe .
Now , once again , Trump's response comes across as if he's dodging the question . We're almost a minute into his response and haven't gotten the direct answer , but let's hear how he finishes his answer to this question .
I mean I know so many people and they feel so good about themselves and their family and they base it on religion . I had never had that kind of an experience where I got to know so many . And Franklin Graham and Paul White , I mean I know so many people that are so incredible religious people and not just Christians , not just evangelicals .
You know , when I look at the Catholic faith , you take a look at what the FBI you know , but look at what the FBI is doing in Catholics . They made them like the enemy They've made them .
It's horrible . This is the most recent explanation that we've gotten from Trump at the time of this recording and , as you just heard , trump never answered the question directly . So we may not have all of our questions answered , but here's what we do know we don't have any of our questions answered .
First off , one thing that we know for sure is that only God knows Trump's heart and what he truly believes . But , going off of all of the public data that we have , trump seems to embrace views that could be considered religious , but not necessarily Christian . In essence , as stated earlier , at the core of Christianity is forgiveness .
We can't fully believe our trust in ourselves , for a sense , if I do something wrong .
I think I just try and make it right . I don't bring God into that picture .
Instead , we have to believe in trust in Christ for a sense , and , as a result , our sins are forgiven . So without forgiveness , we can't claim to be Christian in any meaningful sense of the word .
Trump's apparent lack of seeking forgiveness from God may stem from the teachings of Pil , whose some believe tried to do away with the negativity of sin and who apparently also taught that Jesus wasn't the only way to heaven . The issue with that belief is that it doesn't seem to account for the problem .
Biblically speaking , the problem that all of us have is that our sins separates us from God , and in order to live in the presence of this perfect God , we too must be perfect , but we're not perfect because we've all fallen short of his perfect righteousness .
This is why we need Jesus , because Jesus lived the perfect life that we should have lived and then died the death that we should have died , and then , in his perfect mercy , he offered us the life that he lived in place of our own .
So that way , when we stand before God , our salvation can be judged based off of the life that he lived , rather than the life that we lived . That's why Christians believe that Jesus is the only way and why we're no longer talking about Christianity once we remove forgiveness from the picture
¶ Trump's Belief in Christianity and Savior
. Now , as I say that perhaps Trump does believe in the full gospel message and his need for forgiveness , although I couldn't find any public record of him saying so and also perhaps his views have changed since the beginning of his presidency , although , when given the opportunity , he hasn't clarified this as to be the case .
But at any rate , as far as we can tell , it seems that Trump's actual beliefs , whatever they may be , are still missing the core tenet of Christianity a need for a savior , and without a savior , of course , we can't be saved .
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