Pro-Trump Pastor: 'Thou Shalt Not Have Sex With A Porn Star' Doesn't Apply Here
It was bad enough when he said he wanted a POTUS that looked nothing like the Sermon on the Mount (essentially saying he wants a professed Christian to look nothing like Jesus). But now this:
He seems to be using the logic of those who turn a blind eye to a politician's embrace of abortion just so long as they share their political ideology.
It was bad enough when he said he wanted a POTUS that looked nothing like the Sermon on the Mount (essentially saying he wants a professed Christian to look nothing like Jesus). But now this:
Now, the purpose of the thread isn't about Trump or politics. The purpose is whether or not any Christian, much less a very visible person who claims to be a minister of God, should be making such statements. At what point would, if you were a member of his congregation, would you either leave or demand his removal? Are statements like these justification for removal from that pulpit? Do statements like these damage the witness of the church? Shouldn't it absolutely be relevant to any follower of Christ that one is throwing their support behind someone who is openly immoral?Quote:
"Evangelicals still believe in the commandment: Thou shalt not have sex with a porn star," Robert Jeffress told Fox News on Thursday. "However, whether this president violated that commandment or not is totally irrelevant to our support of him."
He seems to be using the logic of those who turn a blind eye to a politician's embrace of abortion just so long as they share their political ideology.
“Conquer men by your gentle kindness, and make zealous men wonder at your goodness. Put the lover of justice to shame by your compassion."
--St Isaac the Syrian
--St Isaac the Syrian