Christian liars

 

(4.5-minute read)

            On  Saturday, October 12, 2024, Christian Nationalists descended on Washington DC like a biblical plague of locusts, spewed a lot of hate and called for the election of the rapist criminal Donald Trump to reclaim America.[1]  (Reclaim America is a white supremacist slogan that’s showing up on Trump rally signs now.)[2] 

17 And now I make one more appeal, my dear brothers and sisters. Watch out for people who cause divisions and upset people’s faith by teaching things contrary to what you have been taught. Stay away from them. 18 Such people are not serving Christ our Lord; they are serving their own personal interests. By smooth talk and glowing words they deceive innocent people. (NLT, Romans 16:17–18)

“I am the Chosen One!”  Donald J. Trump[3]

 15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles? 17 In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus you will know them by their fruits. (NRSV, Matthew 7:15–20)

Perhaps evangelicals would benefit from some bible study.

Do they know who Trump is?

            The rapist criminal Trump has enjoyed the support of Christian Nationalist evangelicals from the very beginning.  People should wonder if they know who Trump the man is?  Have they ever been to a MAGA Trump rally or heard him speak?  The man is an egocentric narcissist pathological lying veritable fountain spewing lies, hate and violence.  That’s their “Chosen One.”  Their Chosen One just recently referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as being “retarded.”[4]  Trump is a man that has never asked God for forgiveness.[5] 

            What they want from Trump has nothing to do with Christianity and everything to do with power.  They need and want Trump to implement their Project 2025 on America.  Trump is willing.  His MAGA Supremes will either back him or he’ll do away with them now that they’ve given him absolute power.  (How long will it take them to figure that out do you reckon.)  Flattery and pandering to the vain Trump will get them all that they desire. 

They understand him all too well.

But do they really understand?

18 Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. 22 Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist—denying the Father and the Son. (NIV, 1 John 2:18, 22)

            I don’t know if Trump fully qualifies as being the antichrist but he certainly qualifies as being an antichrist.  I did comment previously on that here when he and Melania refused to say the Apostle’s Creed at the funeral of George H W Bush. He certainly has the liar bit down pat.  For him lying is as easy as breathing.  It’s fundamental to who he is.  This scholar certainly makes a good case for Trump being the antichrist in a deep dive of scripture.[6]  Deeper than I care to go. 

            Next we have some shepherd scripture.  Trump is indeed a shepherd of his MAGA cult.  He is currently shepherding them to violence and attacking brown and black people. 

15 Then the Lord said to me, “Take again the equipment of a foolish shepherd. 16 For I am going to raise up a shepherd over the land who will not care for the lost, or seek the young, or heal the injured, or feed the healthy, but will eat the meat of the choice sheep, tearing off their hooves.  NIV, Zechariah 11:15-16

            The next scripture could very well have been talking about the rapist criminal Trump.  Christian Nationalists have him well on his way.  It hasn’t occurred to them yet that their flock will follow Trump not them. 

25 He will cause deceit to prosper, and he will consider himself superior. When they feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be destroyed, but not by human power. NIV, Daniel 8:25

3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness[a] is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4 He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.  NIV, 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4

            These people are the reason that those like me are leaving the Christian faith.  It’s hard to justify a faith that shows so much hate and intolerance and makes a man like Trump possible. 

They are worshiping Trump.

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[1] https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/christians-swarm-washington-pray-america-turn-god-electing-trump-rcna175162

[2] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/10/12/white-supremacist-slogan-waved-trump-campaign-event/75627814007/

[3] I am the Chosen One, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JsAQj36gCU

[4] https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-used-shocking-slur-about-kamala-harris-at-fundraiser-report

[5] Never asked, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKLVIm7Q0IQ

[6] https://www.benjaminlcorey.com/could-american-evangelicals-spot-the-antichrist-heres-the-biblical-predictions/