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So, when your church betrays your conscience...
https://signalpress.blogspot.com/2024/12/my-church-has-betrayed-my-conscience.htmlTo be honest, I'm not really surprised or shocked that, over the past nine years or so, the merger of right wing extremism in politics with the conservative, right wing Evangelical branch of Christianity has solidified itself, turning the bigger part of the churches and denominations which follow that line of theology, doctrine and politics, into what can only be described as a cult, by definition. Among those conservative Evangelicals who support Trump, complete abandonment of most of the core principles of the Christian gospel was a necessity to achieve the acquisition of political power. They are in a "deal with the devil," aligning with a politician who not only doesn't share their values, but lives and acts in a way that indicated he abhors and defiantly disrespects them. They campaign for him, raise money for him and help him get elected, he, allegedly, helps them achieve their ends.
They've given up on claiming what they call the "power of God" to lead them to their goals, which includes turning the United States into a Christian nationalist theocracy. What they are claiming is that God's power, and will, in bringing this about, is Trump. It's not possible, in any context of the Christian gospel, for this to be the case. There's no principle of the Christian gospel that supports this contention.
They've given up on claiming what they call the "power of God" to lead them to their goals, which includes turning the United States into a Christian nationalist theocracy. What they are claiming is that God's power, and will, in bringing this about, is Trump. It's not possible, in any context of the Christian gospel, for this to be the case. There's no principle of the Christian gospel that supports this contention.
So if Trump's conservative, Evangelical supporters have been deceitful, and they've distorted the Christian gospel and the scripture text to do something like this, how is it that we can trust anything preached from the pulpit of someone who is a Trump supporter? The answer is simple. It is not possible to trust any preacher who believes in and supports Trump, whether openly or secretly. They are, like him, liars and deceivers.
It is possible for church leadership to be deceived by imposters. It's happened throughout the 2000 year history of the church. Even as the New Testament was being written, around 50-55 A.D., there were prophetic warnings about deceivers and intruders whose intention was to deceive for the benefit of their own cause.
It is possible for church leadership to be deceived by imposters. It's happened throughout the 2000 year history of the church. Even as the New Testament was being written, around 50-55 A.D., there were prophetic warnings about deceivers and intruders whose intention was to deceive for the benefit of their own cause.
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