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This is not brand-new news, so some of you may have heard of this before, but it is important to show that there are some Evangelicals who take their faith seriously to the point that they are listening to the Holy Spirit's guidance on the issue of supporting Trump.
Rev. Rob Schenck, is an Evangelical minister who was one of the biggest drivers of the Pro-Life movement, especially the radical factions, by his own admissions. He has admitted to doing things to harm and dehumanize his political opponents, things which he now recognizes and realizes were sinful. They would throw fetuses and fetus parts at their enemies, call them all sorts of names and identify them as devils and "evil", etc.
He has since come to reckoning with the Holy Spirit about his past and now uses his energies and resources to fight against what he himself was and helped create. In doing so, he has lost most of his earthly "successes" as well as his standing among many "evangelical" circles, organizations, etc. He has lost friends. But he has gained the ability to sleep at night, he has gained the inner peace all Christians should have.
From what I see about his coming around to his Christian values, the biggest lessons he has learned, which go hand in hand, are humility (not being prideful) and the dangers of an unbridled tongue. The Bible warns about both of these things. His experience is not so much about issues like abortion, gay marriage, etc. but about the higher virtues that drive a person to behave a certain way about whatever side the y take on whatever issue. Because he is still anti-abortion, like many Christians; but he now is also cognizant of the fact that committing sin in order to fight abortions is no excuse for committing that sin - which many Christians also know and live by.
Not hard to understand why he has flipped completely against Trump when you know his epiphany on the dangers of the unbridled tongue.
Here are some articles by and about him, and some videos as well. It's good to see this, it is refreshing and encouraging for Christians to see this and know that defending and supporting sin is not excusable by fighting another sin.
Why This Evangelical Minister is Voting for Joe Biden — Reverend Rob Schenck
Why I will Not Vote for Donald Trump — Reverend Rob Schenck
Rev. Rob Schenck, is an Evangelical minister who was one of the biggest drivers of the Pro-Life movement, especially the radical factions, by his own admissions. He has admitted to doing things to harm and dehumanize his political opponents, things which he now recognizes and realizes were sinful. They would throw fetuses and fetus parts at their enemies, call them all sorts of names and identify them as devils and "evil", etc.
He has since come to reckoning with the Holy Spirit about his past and now uses his energies and resources to fight against what he himself was and helped create. In doing so, he has lost most of his earthly "successes" as well as his standing among many "evangelical" circles, organizations, etc. He has lost friends. But he has gained the ability to sleep at night, he has gained the inner peace all Christians should have.
From what I see about his coming around to his Christian values, the biggest lessons he has learned, which go hand in hand, are humility (not being prideful) and the dangers of an unbridled tongue. The Bible warns about both of these things. His experience is not so much about issues like abortion, gay marriage, etc. but about the higher virtues that drive a person to behave a certain way about whatever side the y take on whatever issue. Because he is still anti-abortion, like many Christians; but he now is also cognizant of the fact that committing sin in order to fight abortions is no excuse for committing that sin - which many Christians also know and live by.
Not hard to understand why he has flipped completely against Trump when you know his epiphany on the dangers of the unbridled tongue.
Here are some articles by and about him, and some videos as well. It's good to see this, it is refreshing and encouraging for Christians to see this and know that defending and supporting sin is not excusable by fighting another sin.
Why This Evangelical Minister is Voting for Joe Biden — Reverend Rob Schenck
Why I will Not Vote for Donald Trump — Reverend Rob Schenck