Let's look at what the bible says about evil leadership:
1 Timothy 3:1-5 ESV / 204 helpful votes
The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God's church?
- Does Trump match what Timothy said? - not a lover of money? the husband of one wife? not quarrelsome?
2 Timothy 2:24 ESV / 121 helpful votes
And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil,
- Just because someone is in power doesn't mean they're good and should not be resisted - should we have let Hitler continue as he was appointed by god? Pol Pot, Stalin?
2 Chronicles 36:11-14 ESV / 34 helpful votes
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the sight of the Lordhis God. He did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke from the mouth of the Lord. He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. He stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the Lord, the God of Israel. All the officers of the priests and the people likewise were exceedingly unfaithful, following all the abominations of the nations. And they polluted the house of the Lord that he had made holy in Jerusalem.
- It's possible for leaders to rebel against God, the world looks on and sees Christian churches supporting a man who 'grabs them by the [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]', who abuses his position to enrich his family, who is racist and abusive to women, who is so bad at paying people he is in hundreds of court cases for unpaid business invoices. I could find bible quotes reminding you how wrong each of those are...
So what is it really about supporting Trump? Is it because the American church believes he's prophesied to do something great? Is it because he's the only one standing up for a few things the church wants done? If so that doesn't make it right to support him, instead you elect someone who is right and just to do that.
James 3:16 ESV / 4 helpful votes
For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.
- The Church through it's support of Trump is encouraging an atmosphere of racism, sexism...
Acts 20:28-31 ESV / 3 helpful votes
Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish everyone with tears.
- In Acts we see the church being admonished for letting people arise speaking twisted things to draw away the disciples after them.
1 John 2:15-17 ESV / 1 helpful vote
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
- Trump loves the world, he loves women, he loves money, and loves himself. I would be so bold to suggest that the Father is not in him. So what are you supporting and why? I'd really like to understand what's beyond the support for an immoral leader aside from the verses which say you should support a leader (which assumes they are good)
- There are warnings about this:
Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood" (Acts 20:28).
..set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity," reminding him to "keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers" (1 Timothy 4:12, 16).
Ephesians 5:11 “Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.”
- it's important we expose the works of darkness in our world.
I could go on but there's plenty of verses here about how much god hates injustice
46 Bible verses about Injustice, Hated By God
So whilst the Bible says to support leaders, it surely assumes these are wise and good leaders. The bible also teaches us to expose those in darkness, to watch that our leaders are not leading the flock astray. We're not created as amazing intelligent beings to blindly follow any leader - as in previous wars we've had to fight to tear down evil regimes it's the same at home as abroad.
So my question is whether church leaders around the world (in and outside the US) should be holding the American church leaders to account who are supporting Trump and discussing the issue. Perhaps they are behind closed doors but Paul would openly write to criticise churches who led their people astray.