Homestead

by Steve Lambert

I’m discouraged by several Christian friends who are continuing to vow tonight “Never Trump.” I’ve been saying now for some months that we would ALL do well to remember the wisdom of Gamaliel. “Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.” Acts 5:38-39.

God has OFTEN used despicable men and unlikely rogues to achieve His divine purpose. This is nothing new and it should not shock any Christian who knows his Bible. Whether it’s for blessing or for judgment we cannot know for sure. But Trump’s candidacy has had all the earmarks of divine inertia for many months now: Everyone from career Republicans and professional Democrats to the liberal media to the intelligentsia and academia to the most despised world leaders such as Kim Jong Un to the elite of Hollywood have united to oppose Trump–and yet his momentum has continued to grow exponentially. None of those groups has a track record of opposing evil and embracing good.

Among those who were learned in the law, Gamaliel offered the ONLY wise counsel. Let’s continue to watch this thing play out and make SURE we don’t find ourselves fighting against God in our p***e and certainty that we know what can and cannot be from the Lord.

I am genuinely concerned for Christian friends who are unable or unwilling to allow for the possibility that God has once again chosen an improbable and unlikeable vessel for His divine purpose. AND- I recognize that His purpose MAY BE judgment for our nation- which may be terrible for OUR circumstances but great for His Kingdom’s explosive growth.

We know with 100% certainty what a Hillary presidency will look like. We do not yet know what a Trump presidency will look like. I’m not even sure Trump knows as he continues in his strutting and crowing.

All I know for certain is that I do *NOT* want to be found fighting against God’s purpose in all this chaos, and that people of faith have had a miserable record of discerning God’s strategy over the course of the last 4000 years. Time and time again, almost without exception, the Bible is filled with stories of faith-community leaders being unable to recognize God’s divine purpose and condemning and attacking His messengers. Even the 12 disciples come off looking like “The Three Stooges” most of the time as they consistently jumped to wrong conclusions with fierce conviction and remained unable to comprehend God’s divine plan even at Calvary.

We are not selecting a pastor or an elder for our church. We are selecting someone to lead this nation. And to be honest, we’ve elected many, MANY solid Christian men and women over the past 20-30 years who have been unable or unwilling to stand for even a moment against the cultural tide that continues to undermine this nation as they have capitulated or even cooperated with those who seek to destroy America.

Let’s ALL watch and see and try to keep our spiritual p***e in check. Part of “coming as a child” means holding our strong, p***eful opinions gently and in an open-handed fashion and instead of declaring “This CANNOT be of God- CRUCIFY HIM!” humbly saying, “I don’t understand how this can be of God but I’ve been wrong so often before. Have mercy on me, Oh Lord!”
http://clashdaily.com/2016/05/dear-christian-trump-h**ers-article-might-give-gas-proceed-caution/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=170347&utm_keyword=major1&utm_content=9777152&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=subscriber_id:9777152&utm_campaign=Dear%20Christian%20Trump%20H**ers:%20This%20Article%20MIGHT%20Give%20You%20Gas%20%28Proceed%20With%20CAUTION%29

robmull Loc: florida

Yes, Home, it's rather disconcerting to think that ANY Christian [or any patriotic conservative American for that matter] could, God help "US," allow "BHB" to serve another term [or two] with just a fatter, whiter, slightly more masculine face, but the exact same secular [c*******t] liberal progressive anti-American, anti-Semitic ideology and agenda. "WE" are not exactly sure what "THE DONALD" can accomplish with his ample [conservative] play-book, but "WE" are positive what "BHB" has done and would continue to do as long as there still is an "Imperialist" America, or a "Z*****t" Israel alive, for THAT matter!!! "WE" know what happened with Iran, and exactly who the un-vetted "devout" Shiite Muslim [c*******t, 12er?] from Iran, Senior P**********l Advisor is; and thus, what the "fundamental t***sformation," was intended to "t***sform" to; "usher in Islam." In black and white, in the graduation Year Book [Stanford], THERE it was!!! "I [VJ], would like to use America's free-market system AGAINST itself to usher in Islam" [Valerie Jarrett]. Hummmmmmmmmmmm. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TRUMP!!!

L8erToots

Maybe they will understand this:
9 Whoever has ears, let them hear.” 10 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?” 11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. 12 Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. 13 This is why I speak to them in parables: “Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand. 14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: “ ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. 15 For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears,and they have closed their eyes.Otherwise they might see with their eyes,hear with their ears,understand with their heartsand turn, and I would heal them.’ 16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.

Geo

Donald Trump’s Beatitudes: Trump Versus Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount

Trump’s ideals and h**eful rhetoric stand in direct opposition to that of the Jesus of the New Testament. As part of the Sermon on the Mount as depicted in Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus gives his listeners eight sayings, a series of blessings focused on those who, in that context, would not be considered powerful or worthy. These are exactly the demographics Trump seemingly finds deplorable.
To show just how anti-Christian Donald Trump is, I present, in contrasting form, Jesus’ Beatitudes and real quotes from Donald Trump.

Jesus: Blessed are the poor, for they will inherit the kingdom of heaven.

Trump: “My entire life, I’ve watched politicians bragging about how poor they are, how they came from nothing, how poor their parents and grandparents were. And I said to myself, if they can stay so poor for so many generations, maybe this isn’t the kind of person we want to be electing to higher office. How smart can they be? They’re morons.”

Jesus: Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Trump: “I will build a great wall – and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me – and I’ll build them very inexpensively. I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will make Mexico pay for that wall. Mark my words.”

Jesus: Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

Trump: “When people wrong you, go after those people, because it is a good feeling and because other people will see you doing it. I always get even.”

Jesus: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

Trump: “My life has been about winning. My life has not been about losing.”
Jesus: Blessed are the merciful, for they will find mercy.

Trump: “We should go for waterboarding and we should go tougher than waterboarding.”

Jesus: Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Trump: “I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose v**ers.”

Jesus: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

Trump: “When you get these terrorists, you have to take out their families. They care about their lives, don’t kid yourself. When they say they don’t care about their lives, you have to take out their families”

Jesus: Blessed are those who are persecuted, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Trump: “I’m putting the people on notice that are coming here from Syria as part of this mass migration, that if I win, if I win, they’re going back.”

Follow Michael Stark on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/michaeldstark

Crayons Loc: St Jo, Texas

what i see in this thread is just more l*****t copy n' paste propaganda,
Believing that any l*****t is a Christian is beyond the pale.

GOOOOOOOOO TRUMP

Geo

What you see is an example of Jesus vs Trump quotes. You call it "Copy N' Paste" propaganda. Does that mean you disagree with the content or you just disagree with having it put in your face where you can't deny it? It's either the t***h or it isn't. You call it l*****t and you are right, Jesus is certainly more in line with todays Left than the Right. Somehow you rationalize supporting a tool of Satin. I assume it's because you call yourself a Christian.

I imagine you agreed with more of Trump's quotes than you did of Jesus's quotes.
Perhaps it is time for you to do some soul searching. Maybe get your dusty Bible down and take a look.

GOOOOOOOOO TRUMP, GOOOOOOOOO Straight to HELL. Follow, if you wish, but don't call yourself a Christian, you give Christians a bad name.

Geo

Trump On Tape: I Grab Women "By The Pu**y” - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhsSzIS84ks
Oct 7, 2016 - A "hot mic" catches Donald J. Trump bragging in vulgar terms about making sexual advances toward a married woman, aggressively kissing ...