Are the Evangelicals right? ….. well sort of …. Maybe

 

There is great hulaboo amongst certain Evangelical groups that Trump was sent by God to save America or some such thinking.

Maybe he was sent by God, however maybe it is to test us.

Everything Trump does or says is antithetical to what Jesus Christ taught. Everything. What if we, as Christians, are to recognize what is our test and double down on what Jesus taught? We are to put God first, follow God’s will, supposed to help the marginalized, love our neighbor, think of the story of the good Samaritan for example, visit prisons, not judge others, are just a few of the points Jesus taught. When does Trump do any of this? I am not going to spew a bunch of comments about Trump since one of the items is not to judge others so I will attempt to follow.

And yes no one is perfect, but when you look at everything Trump does and says and then read what Jesus says, how can anyone say Trump was sent by God. Unless you step back and think  about it for a moment. Would it not be a test of faith to let someone completely the opposite of what was taught become a leader? Would it not be a test of are you listening to me instead of the ways of the world to put someone so diametrically opposed to the teachings of God in charge?

Just a thought since there is this group in America who for some reason think Trump is some sort of savior. And if you really let those words sink in, could you not see God is testing us.

And another topic some Evangelicals keep trying to push is the end times. Really???????

Isn’t the end times God’s choice, not anyone else’s? Why would you try to push the end of the world just to force God’s hand. Again are you following God’s word?  Let’s say you get the world to end so to speak, create a disaster or something, but it wasn’t God’s choice. You create unnecessary suffering for billions just because you think it will get you to Heaven if the world ends.

The world won’t end until God decides, life will go on, it will just be miserable. 

So maybe a few Evangelicals need to go back and read the Bible a bit more in depth. It might help them realize they are not in control and to quit trying so the rest of us can sleep better at night.

And one more quick note, I love when people say the Catholic Church needs to update their thinking to the modern world or some such nonsense. Really, you are asking the Church to change what Jesus taught to make you feel better.  No, the teachings of Jesus will always be the teachings of Jesus. You cannot change what God wants from us to please you. Listen to the word, follow it as best you can, (we are human) and learn that God is love, just not always the way you want it to be.

For humor I will say this, if you want to update the teaching maybe you can say in God’s wheelhouse instead of God’s will, but in the long run it is still the same.

Cheers