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Is it unChristian to be supportive of Trump?

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Can an individual who doesn't seem to understand the significance of asking for the repentance from sin be considered a Christian?

You do not have to say it out loud, that God knows what is in our hearts. Some people expresses it through words, but some expresses it through their actions. How come President Trump can feel the pain that other people are going through, but he has never been there in that situation before? The Spirit of God is the only one that brings life into a person. Without the spirit, the person is heartless, that cannot show signs of repentance.


1 Samuel 16:7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

Isaiah 29:13 The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.

Matthew 6:4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Isaiah 4:4 The Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Zion; he will cleanse the bloodstains from Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.
 
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A lot of Facebook "friends" have told me I am a hypocrite for being for the travel ban. I know it is not a Muslim ban. But all over FB we see memes and articles about how the Christian thing to do is to welcome refugees in, no questions asked, and if we want a better vetting process or a wall, we're bad Christians. One "friend" told me how disturbing it was that someone (myself) who professes to practice a religion of love, would be ignorant and intolerant.

Also, concerning abortion and gay marriage, I'm getting real tired of being told I am not a real Christian by people who don't even go to church or read the bible. I actually had a friend say, "If you don't think gays should get married, you're not a real Christian." I feel like the bad guy. Thoughts?

When we became a Christ follower we were born into another Kingdom with its own constitution and rules of conduct. The question really becomes, "How should a Christian conduct him or herself in this world of which we are no longer a part of." Our comments to our unsaved friends should focus on our mission to them and not on our opinions concerning political issues that have no bearing on our purpose in this world. Unsaved people cannot and will not understand spiritual things. It is obvious that non-Christians (and most Christians) are all over the map concerning truth and what should and should not be in governing a world lost in darkness. It is okay to have an opinion based on Biblical truth, but don't get angry or expect to get affirmation from those you speak with, if you do you will only be unpleasantly surprised.

Christians today have lost their way and "think" they need to take matters into their own hands so they get involved in politics, march on Washington, get on soapboxes and voice their opinions and hatred toward those they oppose. We have a message to the world and it is to flee the wrath to come by accepting the offer of God's Son to come in from the storm. We also have a message to those who profess to be followers of the Lamb, and it is to lay down your weapons and pick up your cross.

We need to love all of these people while at the same time not entertaining their ignorance. It is a dirty job and thankless, but it is they job we have been given. Who else is going to do it? Deliver your message to the world one way and your message to the apostate Church another way, then prepare to be abused and threatened and called names, then thank God that you are a follower of Jesus who was treated likewise.

I read a lot of comments to myself and to others from "Christians" that are full of hate and disrespect; don't be like them.
 
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No, it is not unChristian to support Trump. So far, he has done things to hopefully lessen the evil that is abortion. So, I support him and pray that he continues. Hopefully, Roe v. Wade can one day be reversed. It is a horrible thing, to kill an unborn child.

If your friends are unsaved, they are not Christians so can not judge your behavior as a Christian anyway.

Christians are salt and light. Salt keeps meat from becoming rotten, it is a preservative- it holds off corruption. Many, many unsaved people have no problem with Christians who do charity work and things like that- but they don't want the salt and they don't want the light.
 
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No, it is not unChristian to support Trump. So far, he has done things to hopefully lessen the evil that is abortion. So, I support him and pray that he continues. Hopefully, Roe v. Wade can one day be reversed. It is a horrible thing, to kill an unborn child.

If your friends are unsaved, they are not Christians so can not judge your behavior as a Christian anyway.

Christians are salt and light. Salt keeps meat from becoming rotten, it is a preservative- it holds off corruption. Many, many unsaved people have no problem with Christians who do charity work and things like that- but they don't want the salt and they don't want the light.

Yes killing is a horrible thing, killing an unborn child is horrible, killing a born child is a horrible thing, killing in war is a horrible thing, so should we restrict our disgust to the unborn child? Most of the Christians I know who oppose abortion are not pro-life at all, rather they are pro-live-birth. To be "pro-life" in the eyes of God is to have a sanctity for all human life not just the unborn. Yet, these same people have no problems with having the military killing their enemies in a kind of proxy murder that is approved by the state that leaves their hands unstained. Most Christians applaud the executioners who kill their enemies of society and the jurors who condemn them to death. So, being a pro-life advocate is a kind of pious fraud and hypocrisy when in actuality they are only pro-live-birth.

You said, "If your friends are unsaved, they are not Christians so can not judge your behavior as a Christian anyway." The whole world has judged the Church, and rightly so. Many non-believers know very well what the Scriptures say and see the hypocrisy displayed by the "enlightened" ones who have effectively prevented those same lost souls from coming to Christ. Yes, pray for our leaders and obey their laws, that is right and that is good, and it is Scriptural.

You said, "Salt keeps meat from becoming rotten, it is a preservative- it holds off corruption." Where has the corruption been held off? Has Christianity preserved this nation; we are a Christian nation aren't we? Then why the corruption? Is going into open warfare with our political other the way to fight corruption God's way? Men have taken the reins out of the hands of God because they feel they can do a better job by fighting in the political arena when in essence they have become rebels and estranged from God. God's ways are not our ways. Nowhere in the N.T. are we instructed to enter the political arena either by voting, holding office, or marching on Washington.

This world is the domain of Satan and his cohorts, and Christ never came to change Satan's world.
 
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Yes killing is a horrible thing, killing an unborn child is horrible, killing a born child is a horrible thing, killing in war is a horrible thing, so should we restrict our disgust to the unborn child? Most of the Christians I know who oppose abortion are not pro-life at all, rather they are pro-live-birth. To be "pro-life" in the eyes of God is to have a sanctity for all human life not just the unborn. Yet, these same people have no problems with having the military killing their enemies in a kind of proxy murder that is approved by the state that leaves their hands unstained. Most Christians applaud the executioners who kill their enemies of society and the jurors who condemn them to death. So, being a pro-life advocate is a kind of pious fraud and hypocrisy when in actuality they are only pro-live-birth.

You said, "If your friends are unsaved, they are not Christians so can not judge your behavior as a Christian anyway." The whole world has judged the Church, and rightly so. Many non-believers know very well what the Scriptures say and see the hypocrisy displayed by the "enlightened" ones who have effectively prevented those same lost souls from coming to Christ. Yes, pray for our leaders and obey their laws, that is right and that is good, and it is Scriptural.

You said, "Salt keeps meat from becoming rotten, it is a preservative- it holds off corruption." Where has the corruption been held off? Has Christianity preserved this nation; we are a Christian nation aren't we? Then why the corruption? Is going into open warfare with our political other the way to fight corruption God's way? Men have taken the reins out of the hands of God because they feel they can do a better job by fighting in the political arena when in essence they have become rebels and estranged from God. God's ways are not our ways. Nowhere in the N.T. are we instructed to enter the political arena either by voting, holding office, or marching on Washington.

This world is the domain of Satan and his cohorts, and Christ never came to change Satan's world.
It is a specious argument for a pro-abortionist to say that a person is NOT pro-life if they think it is permissable for a sovereign nation to go to war.

It does not negate the fact that a woman or girl killing her own child in the womb is THE most barbarous act of the Western nations.

Not all pro-life believers are pro-capital punishment. I am not.
 
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It is a specious argument for a pro-abortionist to say that a person is NOT pro-life if they think it is permissable for a sovereign nation to go to war.

It does not negate the fact that a woman or girl killing her own child in the womb is THE most barbarous act of the Western nations.

Not all pro-life believers are pro-capital punishment. I am not.

The pro-abortionist, being a murderer and a worldling, says all sorts of nonsensical things because they are in the dark. But, what is really specious is the pretense of Christians, when it is really only a certain category of life they love, yet they use the "pro-life" moniker to identify themselves with the righteousness of Christ who loved all life and said to His disciples, who wanted to call down fire on their enemies, "The Son of man came not to destroy men's lives but to save them."

Killing a helpless baby is indeed a barbarous act, along with many other horrible deeds, and should be a signal to Christ loving Christians to prepare themselves for justice and be not found with the leaven of hate sprouting in their hearts. 1 Timothy 3:15 "Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer will inherit eternal life."

But, I am glad to hear your view on capital punishment, I pray that translates into war also.
 
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The pro-abortionist, being a murderer and a worldling, says all sorts of nonsensical things because they are in the dark. But, what is really specious is the pretense of Christians, when it is really only a certain category of life they love, yet they use the "pro-life" moniker to identify themselves with the righteousness of Christ who loved all life and said to His disciples, who wanted to call down fire on their enemies, "The Son of man came not to destroy men's lives but to save them."

Killing a helpless baby is indeed a barbarous act, along with many other horrible deeds, and should be a signal to Christ loving Christians to prepare themselves for justice and be not found with the leaven of hate sprouting in their hearts. 1 Timothy 3:15 "Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer will inherit eternal life."

But, I am glad to hear your view on capital punishment, I pray that translates into war also.
I thought you were a pro-abortionist according to your post.

Jesus said that a strong man armed keeps his house.

Of course, that means self defense. I personally am frightened of guns, but if someone broke in and tried to kill my loved ones, I hope I'd have enough wherewithal to protect them.

Self defense can be extended to defending your country. I dislike war- and frankly don't see the good we've done in Iraq and Afghanistan. It seems a colossal waste of life.

There are good reasons for war, like WWII, when our house was attacked. I personally would not want to go to war and take a life, but WWII was justified. I do not think any wars since have been justified.
 
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I thought you were a pro-abortionist according to your post.

Jesus said that a strong man armed keeps his house.

Of course, that means self defense. I personally am frightened of guns, but if someone broke in and tried to kill my loved ones, I hope I'd have enough wherewithal to protect them.

Self defense can be extended to defending your country. I dislike war- and frankly don't see the good we've done in Iraq and Afghanistan. It seems a colossal waste of life.

There are good reasons for war, like WWII, when our house was attacked. I personally would not want to go to war and take a life, but WWII was justified. I do not think any wars since have been justified.

I hate killing, especially the little ones, but killing is killing. Christians have totally misunderstood Christ and Paul on this issue. For three hundred years those who were the closest to the Apostles and Jesus believed as I do that there is never a good reason for a Christian to kill. I would not argue the point that the world finds good reasons to engage in war with another country, but the other country believes it too has good reason to fight back. Both sides have their won justifications and are supported by their countrymen. Both sides line up and point deadly weapons at the other side, men with families, wives, children, good hard working men, aim their guns, and for no other reason than they have been told to do so they shoot as many as they can before they also are shot and killed. This is wholesale murder and Christians should have nothing to do with it. The Devil is the author of war and he breeds hatred in the hearts of men to do his bidding. Killing another human being cannot be proven from the N.T. Augustine and Constantine, the Church and the state, were in collusion to get Christians to join the army because up to that time Christians generally believed that Christians could not kill another human being. With Augustine's heretical formulation of "The just war theory" and the security of the believer, Christians filled the ranks of Constantine's army, those who could now kill and still go to heaven. This theory fit very nicely with the declining belief in the teachings of Christ and the Apostles, and with the flesh, that was rife with the growing feelings of anger and frustration in a declining society. Today Christians think it is their duty to change the world with political and military involvement. For those not in the military or in political office, they pray for the defeat of their enemies and the build the bombs and load the guns and send their sons and daughters off to do a job that Christ or the Apostles, or their followers for three hundred years, would not do.

Christ said that the last days would be marked by a time that "good would be evil and evil good," and that day is here. He was not talking about the world, He was talking about Christians. Our whole nation is built on a system of laws which Christ rejected and killing and death are right at the center, and we say we are followers of the Lamb of God.
 
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I hate killing, especially the little ones, but killing is killing. Christians have totally misunderstood Christ and Paul on this issue. For three hundred years those who were the closest to the Apostles and Jesus believed as I do that there is never a good reason for a Christian to kill. I would not argue the point that the world finds good reasons to engage in war with another country, but the other country believes it too has good reason to fight back. Both sides have their won justifications and are supported by their countrymen. Both sides line up and point deadly weapons at the other side, men with families, wives, children, good hard working men, aim their guns, and for no other reason than they have been told to do so they shoot as many as they can before they also are shot and killed. This is wholesale murder and Christians should have nothing to do with it. The Devil is the author of war and he breeds hatred in the hearts of men to do his bidding. Killing another human being cannot be proven from the N.T. Augustine and Constantine, the Church and the state, were in collusion to get Christians to join the army because up to that time Christians generally believed that Christians could not kill another human being. With Augustine's heretical formulation of "The just war theory" and the security of the believer, Christians filled the ranks of Constantine's army, those who could now kill and still go to heaven. This theory fit very nicely with the declining belief in the teachings of Christ and the Apostles, and with the flesh, that was rife with the growing feelings of anger and frustration in a declining society. Today Christians think it is their duty to change the world with political and military involvement. For those not in the military or in political office, they pray for the defeat of their enemies and the build the bombs and load the guns and send their sons and daughters off to do a job that Christ or the Apostles, or their followers for three hundred years, would not do.

Christ said that the last days would be marked by a time that "good would be evil and evil good," and that day is here. He was not talking about the world, He was talking about Christians. Our whole nation is built on a system of laws which Christ rejected and killing and death are right at the center, and we say we are followers of the Lamb of God.
What about self defense? And the fact that Jesus said "a strong man armed keeps his house".

I think war is horrible- demonic, but what about like in WWII when the country was attacked?

If your child was asleep in his bed and a raving maniac broke in to kill your child- would you think Jesus would be angry at you for killing the maniac in order to protect your child?
 
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What about self defense? And the fact that Jesus said "a strong man armed keeps his house".

I think war is horrible- demonic, but what about like in WWII when the country was attacked?

If your child was asleep in his bed and a raving maniac broke in to kill your child- would you think Jesus would be angry at you for killing the maniac in order to protect your child?

"But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 21When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure. 22But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor on which the man relied, and then he divides up his plunder.…"

It is important to keep everything in context. Jesus is here describing the demons as the "strong man" and it is He, Jesus, who comes along and despoils him and drives him out by the power of God and not with a carnal weapon. This is talking about salvation and not self-defense.

It has been ingrained in us from our earliest childhood to be a good patriot, and being a good patriot is not a bad thing as long as we know to whom our loyalty is due. With our rebirth came a new loyalty, to a new Kingdom and a new King; now we must decide to which kingdom we will show our loyalty; we cannot serve two kings. If our loyalty is to this world and its kingdom then, by all means, serve its king in every way possible: militarily, politically, and socially. If our loyalty is to the Kingdom of Heaven and its constitution then serve it alone, and to your greatest ability. As Christians, we are now serving our King in another world with a specific mission to perform. As a soldier of the Cross we must not allow ourselves to get involved in civilian affairs and so by be distracted. Fighting the battles of this world and its leader Satan we are distracted. Yes, stand up for the poor and the weak, but do no harm.

The governments of this world were instituted by God to maintain a modicum of peace till He returns. Those governments were not for, or about, those who are citizens of another country. Yes, we obey the laws of the country we now occupy, but only to the extent that we do not disobey the Kingdom laws of which we are now citizens. The Bible teaches us that as we draw nearer to the end that we should not be surprised to see the populations of the world become ungovernable and perverse just like Sodom. We do not hear of Lot or Noah being involved in government, but rather they were concerned about hearing the Lord and obeying His commands. If they would have gotten caught up in the affairs of their respective domains the world would be a different place today; remember Lot's wife, her heart was in Sodom with its issues: their home, their friends, their country.

Any kind of defense is unbelief and has no part in the Kingdom of God. Jesus told us that the Kingdom of God had come unto us. Along with that Kingdom came the whole responsibility of Kingdom citizenship and obedience. For example, if we go to another country as an American citizen we must obey that country's laws, as long as those laws do not require us to become disloyal to our own country. If we disobey our home country laws then we can be prosecuted by our home country. If we are living in a country whose people and laws are despicable then, to remain loyal to our home country, we may be forced to disobey that countries laws and even give up our lives. In the Kingdom of Heaven there will be no violence either of self-defense or national defense, everyone will be non-resistant to evil (there will be no evil in Heaven) as Jesus commands us to be here in this foreign country Matthew 5:39. If our heart is with this world then we should obey it, if our heart is in Heaven then obey it.

The question of defending my family if attacked is the question that always comes up when this Kingdom lifestyle is presented. Would I protect my family? The answer is yes, of course. I have put in place a plan of protection that is the absolute best plan, I have introduced each member of my family to the Lord and He has promised to protect them if I will stay loyal. What more can I do? I own no weapons of self-defense and do not have great strength, I am at the mercy of God to fulfill His promise. If I, or a member of my family, is harmed then I will still trust the Lord. I will of course reason with the attacker and try and stop the attack, that is all I can do. Think about this example. I do not bow to idols, call them flags or anything else, and a government official demands that everyone must stand when a certain article is produced or their whole family would be killed. I would not do it. Or, let's say a terrorist demands that you detonate a dirty bomb in a highly populated area and kill maybe a thousand people, would you do it to save the lives of your family? The answer to both of these questions are the same, I must stay loyal and obedient to my Lord.

Every Kingdom Christian has a constitution to which he is obliged to obey under every circumstance, there is no plan "B".
 
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"But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 21When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure. 22But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor on which the man relied, and then he divides up his plunder.…"

It is important to keep everything in context. Jesus is here describing the demons as the "strong man" and it is He, Jesus, who comes along and despoils him and drives him out by the power of God and not with a carnal weapon. This is talking about salvation and not self-defense.

It has been ingrained in us from our earliest childhood to be a good patriot, and being a good patriot is not a bad thing as long as we know to whom our loyalty is due. With our rebirth came a new loyalty, to a new Kingdom and a new King; now we must decide to which kingdom we will show our loyalty; we cannot serve two kings. If our loyalty is to this world and its kingdom then, by all means, serve its king in every way possible: militarily, politically, and socially. If our loyalty is to the Kingdom of Heaven and its constitution then serve it alone, and to your greatest ability. As Christians, we are now serving our King in another world with a specific mission to perform. As a soldier of the Cross we must not allow ourselves to get involved in civilian affairs and so by be distracted. Fighting the battles of this world and its leader Satan we are distracted. Yes, stand up for the poor and the weak, but do no harm.

The governments of this world were instituted by God to maintain a modicum of peace till He returns. Those governments were not for, or about, those who are citizens of another country. Yes, we obey the laws of the country we now occupy, but only to the extent that we do not disobey the Kingdom laws of which we are now citizens. The Bible teaches us that as we draw nearer to the end that we should not be surprised to see the populations of the world become ungovernable and perverse just like Sodom. We do not hear of Lot or Noah being involved in government, but rather they were concerned about hearing the Lord and obeying His commands. If they would have gotten caught up in the affairs of their respective domains the world would be a different place today; remember Lot's wife, her heart was in Sodom with its issues: their home, their friends, their country.

Any kind of defense is unbelief and has no part in the Kingdom of God. Jesus told us that the Kingdom of God had come unto us. Along with that Kingdom came the whole responsibility of Kingdom citizenship and obedience. For example, if we go to another country as an American citizen we must obey that country's laws, as long as those laws do not require us to become disloyal to our own country. If we disobey our home country laws then we can be prosecuted by our home country. If we are living in a country whose people and laws are despicable then, to remain loyal to our home country, we may be forced to disobey that countries laws and even give up our lives. In the Kingdom of Heaven there will be no violence either of self-defense or national defense, everyone will be non-resistant to evil (there will be no evil in Heaven) as Jesus commands us to be here in this foreign country Matthew 5:39. If our heart is with this world then we should obey it, if our heart is in Heaven then obey it.

The question of defending my family if attacked is the question that always comes up when this Kingdom lifestyle is presented. Would I protect my family? The answer is yes, of course. I have put in place a plan of protection that is the absolute best plan, I have introduced each member of my family to the Lord and He has promised to protect them if I will stay loyal. What more can I do? I own no weapons of self-defense and do not have great strength, I am at the mercy of God to fulfill His promise. If I, or a member of my family, is harmed then I will still trust the Lord. I will of course reason with the attacker and try and stop the attack, that is all I can do. Think about this example. I do not bow to idols, call them flags or anything else, and a government official demands that everyone must stand when a certain article is produced or their whole family would be killed. I would not do it. Or, let's say a terrorist demands that you detonate a dirty bomb in a highly populated area and kill maybe a thousand people, would you do it to save the lives of your family? The answer to both of these questions are the same, I must stay loyal and obedient to my Lord.

Every Kingdom Christian has a constitution to which he is obliged to obey under every circumstance, there is no plan "B".
You seem to be under the delusion that the Kingdom has come. It has not. Jesus has not yet set up His kingdom.

This is a big, bad world. Filled with people who want to do you harm.

In the Kingdom, you can beat your sword into a plowshare- no one will be breaking into your home.

The Kingdom has not come yet.

Good luck reasoning with a maniac that breaks into your home seeking to rape your wife and kill you and your children. The Bible says that a man who does not provide for his family is worse than an infidel. Yes, this means material things- but it also means protection. Husband literally means to take care of something.

Frankly, I think you are totally deluded if you think you can reason with a person who wishes to harm you.
 
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You seem to be under the delusion that the Kingdom has come. It has not. Jesus has not yet set up His kingdom.

This is a big, bad world. Filled with people who want to do you harm.

In the Kingdom, you can beat your sword into a plowshare- no one will be breaking into your home.

The Kingdom has not come yet.

Good luck reasoning with a maniac that breaks into your home seeking to rape your wife and kill you and your children. The Bible says that a man who does not provide for his family is worse than an infidel. Yes, this means material things- but it also means protection. Husband literally means to take care of something.

Frankly, I think you are totally deluded if you think you can reason with a person who wishes to harm you.

I guess we will just have to wait till we get to heaven and turn the other cheek when there will be no need to do so, or when we get heaven we will forgive and love our enemies when there will be no enemies. In heaven we can bless and pray for those who hate us when there will be no need to bless.

Sorry to waste your time.
 
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I guess we will just have to wait till we get to heaven and turn the other cheek when there will be no need to do so, or when we get heaven we will forgive and love our enemies when there will be no enemies. In heaven we can bless and pray for those who hate us when there will be no need to bless.

Sorry to waste your time.
You did not waste my time, I have no trouble wasting it on my own.
 
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It is the closes way to heaven to support President Trump. I figured out that if anyone who support liberalism, are a pack of liars. It seems as is the liberal cares about the world, but they are nothing but a brood of vipers. Them flying snakes are only here to kill and steal and destroy. They pretends that they really care about you, but really that they want to sinks their fangs into the naive ones just to rob them from their life-force and bank account. We have to have God in us in order to show love. No God, there is no love.

The Clinton family’s mega-charity took in more than $140 million in grants and pledges in 2013 but spent just $9 million on direct aid. http://nypost.com/2015/04/26/charity-watchdog-clinton-foundation-a-slush-fund/

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I guess we will just have to wait till we get to heaven and turn the other cheek when there will be no need to do so, or when we get heaven we will forgive and love our enemies when there will be no enemies. In heaven we can bless and pray for those who hate us when there will be no need to bless.

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The Kingdom Age when the Sermon on the Mount applies is during the Millenium. While the kingdom will be great, not everyone will be a Christian as after the Millenium, Satan is released for a season and some of the people born in the Kingdom follow Satan.

So yes, during the Kingdom, you might have enemies, and you might have to turn the other cheek.
 
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How long will conservative Christians be willing to make excuses for a president who has reduced the federal government to an ongoing "soap opera" in his first 40 days?

Are Republicans willing to put their legislative agenda on hold as the Trump Administration staggers from one self-inflicted controversy to the next?

When does Trump reach the breaking point where his behavior and outbursts become so bizarre that the adults in the room are forced to take action because he can no longer be trusted to remain in office?
 
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How long will conservative Christians be willing to make excuses for a president who has reduced the federal government to an ongoing "soap opera" in his first 40 days?

Are Republicans willing to put their legislative agenda on hold as the Trump Administration staggers from one self-inflicted controversy to the next?

When does Trump reach the breaking point where his behavior and outbursts become so bizarre that the adults in the room are forced to take action because he can no longer be trusted to remain in office?

I think he's winning, but those swamp critters are fighting for their lives .. :oldthumbsup: .. USA USA USA :clap:
 
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How long will conservative Christians be willing to make excuses for a president who has reduced the federal government to an ongoing "soap opera" in his first 40 days?

Are Republicans willing to put their legislative agenda on hold as the Trump Administration staggers from one self-inflicted controversy to the next?

When does Trump reach the breaking point where his behavior and outbursts become so bizarre that the adults in the room are forced to take action because he can no longer be trusted to remain in office?

The video clip has nothing to do with your post.
People did not vote for Trump because he is, or is not, a Christian. Personally I don't see that is our call - it is God's.

People who support Trump are looking at his policies and goals not his missteps, many of which have been trivial. The media buzz over KC sitting on a couch in an inappropriate manner is typical. Most of Trump's supporters accept the context in which JS spoke to the Russian ambassador. And the list goes on.

Your attitude will depend on whether you are looking to find, and accentuate, negatives. Perhaps those who are hyper-critical need to ask God's forgiveness.
 
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