The Left’s Unbalanced View of Christ & Christianity

In this article we’re going to look at the view of Jesus Christ that Leftwingers tend to embrace, which they use to oppose & mock believers who don’t share their perspective, meaning those who are Independents or Conservatives and, especially, those they consider Rightwing, which – to the Far Left – basically means anyone who’s not a radical Liberal.

First, it’s important to understand that…

The Rightly-Divided Scriptures Are the Basis for Correction in Christianity

All Christians — whatever tag they choose to go by — have to meet at the blueprint for Christianity, which is the Bible and what it clearly & consistently teaches from a New Covenant perspective based on sound hermeneutics. This is the basis for doctrinal & moral correction, as observed here:

and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. ¹⁶All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, ¹⁷so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

2 Timothy 3:15-17

Paul was writing to his protégé Timothy here. What did he say was going to make Timothy — and, by extension, any believer — wise? The Holy Scriptures! Verse 16 goes on to explain why this is so: Because “all Scripture is God-breathed,” which simply means that the writers whom the LORD chose to chronicle Scripture “spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit” (2 Peter 1:21). As such, Scripture is “useful” for several things: “teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.” It’s through the rightly divided instruction of Scripture and the corrections & training thereof that the believer is “thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

This explains a rule that Paul & Apollos had in their ministries that’s applicable to all believers, including us today: “Do not go beyond what is written” (1 Corinthians 4:6). What this means is that our perspective on any given relevant topic must be rooted in what the balanced Scriptures teach from a New Covenant perspective (with the understanding that we’re under the New Covenant, not the Old Covenant). How much more is this true if the topic is Jesus Christ, the heart of Christianity?

Responding to Leftwing Arguments

Let’s now look at how Leftwingers generally view Jesus Christ & Christianity and how they use this one-dimensional outlook to attack their opponents, which is any believer who’s not radical Liberal. The purpose of this article is to show you straight from the Scriptures that their perspective of Christ & Christianity is unbalanced at best and therefore at least partially erroneous. This will help you when you come across those from the Far Left who use these arguments to oppose & mock you.

Let’s start with…

‘Jesus was a humble servant of the abject poor’

It is true that Christ was a humble servant (Matthew 11:28-30 & 20:28), but this doesn’t discount that he was simultaneously the Mighty LORD. He was specifically called to serve the lost sheep of Israel but occasionally ministered to worthy Gentiles (Matthew 15:21-28). Of course he died for the whole world as a substitutionary sacrifice so that “whoever” believes may be reconciled to God and receive eternal life (John 3:16 & 3:36).

While Christ often ministered to poor people when he was on Earth, his service wasn’t limited to poor people. For instance, Matthew was a wealthy tax-collector before the Lord called him and he became one of the Messiah’s twelve disciples.

Jesus never ludicrously taught that simply being financially poor made someone intrinsically noble nor that being wealthy made the person inherently evil. After all, several godly men in the Bible were materially prosperous, like Job, Abraham, David and Solomon. I’ve personally met several poor people who were guilty of the love of money, which is the root of all kinds of evil (1 Timothy 6:10). I’ve also met many prosperous people who were godly and generous with their wealth.

Really, the only people whom Christ could reach and change were those who were “poor in spirit,” meaning those humble souls who knew they were spiritually bankrupt and desperately needed God’s grace (Matthew 5:3).

Let me close this section with a couple relevant observations about money & prosperity: When Paul instructed the young pastor Timothy on rich people in his assembly he didn’t tell Timothy to rebuke them for being wealthy, he simply exhorted Timothy to tell them not to be arrogant, but to put their hope in God rather than their riches, and “to be rich in good deeds and to be generous and willing to share” (1 Timothy 6:17-18). Why did Timothy have to tell them not to be arrogant? Because the attainment of material wealth tends to feed the fleshly ego and tempts people to look down on those with less. This is a form of greed, which Christ blatantly condemned (Luke 12:15); so is putting on airs to impress others. Needless to say, if you’re wealthy don’t let it go to your head. Instead, develop the spirit of a giver as giving is the antidote to greed (Romans 12:8). Yet don’t become arrogant of your giving and look down on those you presume don’t give as much and condemn them as not truly saved or what have you.

Also keep in mind that it’s not money that’s the root of all kinds of evil, but rather the love of money (1 Timothy 6:10). It’s fine to have money; it’s just not fine for money to have you.

For important insights on money and “prosperity” go here.

‘Jesus was homeless’

Christ was a carpenter up until the age of 30; his erstwhile neighbors in Nazareth recognized him by his prior occupation (Mark 6:3 & Matthew 13:55). The Greek word for ‘carpenter’ is tektón (TEK-tohn), which refers to a craftsman, carpenter or artisan. Tektón is where we get the words tectonic and architect. In 1st Century Israel a tektón was a general craftsman who worked with wood, stone or metal in building projects, small or large. In other words, Christ did more than make tables & chairs.

Quality carpenters/builders/architects today make good money, as do people of any profession that takes skill and is in demand (Proverbs 22:29). Imagine how skilled the Messiah was as a builder since he created everything that exists (Colossians 1:16-17)!

Scholars say that families involved in a trade in Israel back then would’ve at least been of lower-middle income status. Tradition suggests that Christ’s’ stepfather, Joseph, died a few years before he entered public ministry at the age of 30 and thus, as the eldest son, Jesus became the one primarily responsible as the family breadwinner. His four brothers would’ve worked too of course.

After entering fulltime ministry and serving as a traveling minister, there’s indication that Christ had a home in Capernaum (Mark 2:1 &). In John 1:38-43 we observe John & Andrew visiting Jesus’ abode with Andrew wasting no time encouraging his bother Peter to come over as well. Mark 1:29 shows that Peter lived in Capernaum. Did Christ own this home or rent it? How long did he have it? The Bible doesn’t say.

It’s true that Christ said “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head” (Matthew 8:20 & Luke 9:58), but ‘Context is King’: Who was the Lord talking to, what statement was he was responding to and what exactly did he mean by his answer? The Messiah was explaining the cost of being a disciple to a well-to-do scribe who claimed “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” In this particular case, following the Lord wherever he went meant traveling from town to town throughout Israel & points nearby, staying at the homes of hospitable people and such (Luke 10:3-7). Think of it in terms of modern musicians or entertainers who go on tour for months on end. It’s a challenging lifestyle, to say the least. How much more so if you’re constantly ministering to the spiritual & physical needs of people?

Yet Christ & his disciples weren’t poor when they traveled in ministry. Part of their wages was the places they stayed and the food provided for them (Luke 10:7), but they also received constant donations, which were gathered in the ministry’s money box (or bag), aka their treasury (Luke 8:3 & John 13:29). So much money came in that Judas regularly stole from the treasury without being detected (John 12:6).

So Christ was never ‘homeless’ in the sense of living on the street and begging for food. Rather, Jesus ministered to such people (e.g. Luke 18:35-42).

‘Conservatives have turned Jesus into a symbol for gun rights’

Many followers of Christ believe in the right to bear arms for protection from thugs. In the USA this human right is the Second Amendment of the Constitution, which is thusly stated: “the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” However, I don’t know of any believers who’ve made the Messiah into a “symbol for gun rights.”

Many people – including Leftwingers – believe that Jesus instructed Christians to be ‘doormats’ to criminal attacks. Is this true? Absolutely not. The Torah permitted Hebrew citizens to kill criminals if necessary (Exodus 22:2-3); and Christ pointed out the obvious right of protecting oneself from thugs (Matthew 24:43 & Luke 12:39). Those who work for the state as police officers, executioners or military have the authority to execute when applicable, which is what the “sword” represents in Romans 13:4 (naturally believers who work for the state possess this authority as well). But such personnel are usually not around when wicked criminals attack their innocent prey, which means citizens have to protect themselves & their loved ones in such cases.

This explains Christ’s instructions to the disciples just prior to leaving for Gethsemane and his subsequent arrest: “and if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one” (Luke 22:35-38). This instruction was in contrast to previous occasions where the disciples ministered without such an item in their travels. Possessing swords obviously pertained to protection, not aggression, as the threat of criminal persecution of believers would increase after Christ’s crucifixion.

This is backed up later in the same chapter when the disciples asked, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?” (verse 49). The point is that Jesus clearly authorized his disciples to carry instruments of protection, which was wise when they were out traveling & ministering from town-to-town. Keep in mind that they had a money box full of donations that would attract thieves (John 12:6). Why did they have swords after walking with Christ for over three years? Obviously because the Lord allowed it.

Of course Christ told Peter in Gethsemane after he rashly cut a soldier’s ear off, “Those who live by the sword will perish by the sword,” but his initial instruction was for Peter to “put the sword back in its place,” NOT throw it away (Matthew 26:52). Also, there’s a difference between living by the sword and utilizing it when necessary. For instance, when the returning Jews restored the walls of Jerusalem they posted armed guards for protection from deadly enemies (Nehemiah 4:7-9). Simply put, in a wicked world arms are sometimes necessary, such as any life-threatening situation (see this article for more details).

‘But Jesus said to “turn the cheek”?’

He did, but he was not referring to situations of criminal assault, as just covered. That is a separate subject and you can read about the differences of these two topics here. In Matthew’s account of Christ’s instruction about turning the cheek the Lord specified an enemy striking the right cheek (Matthew 5:39). Since most people are right-handed this indicates a backhanded slap to the face, which was an act of disrespect in that culture (see 1 Kings 22:24, Acts 23:2 & 2 Corinthians 11:20). So Jesus was addressing personal insults and not being physically assaulted, which is criminal. To turn the cheek simply means to initially ignore any act of disrespect and contempt. This is not just a New Testament principle; the Old Testament teaches it as well:

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Proverbs 12:16

You can read details about turning the cheek here.

‘Some Christians have turned Jesus into a symbol for “prosperity theology” when Christ taught that we should give everything we have to the poor’

Actually the Lord specifically said this to a rich man who had made his wealth an “idol” in his life. Let’s read the entire account:

¹⁷As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

¹⁸“Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. ¹⁹You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.’”

²⁰“Teacher,” he declared, “all these I have kept since I was a boy.”

²¹Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

²²At this the man’s face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.

²³Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”

²⁴The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! ²⁵It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”

²⁶The disciples were even more amazed, and said to each other, “Who then can be saved?”

²⁷Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.”

²⁸Then Peter spoke up, “We have left everything to follow you!”

²⁹“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel ³⁰will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields—along with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life. ³¹But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”

Mark 10:17-31

Christ zeroed-in on this man’s weakness, he had made wealth an idol in his life, which is revealed in the NKJV rendering of verse 24: “Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God!.” This explains the Lord’s radical instruction: To sell everything he had and give it to the poor. Unfortunately the man had made material riches his god and wasn’t willing to give it up, so he sadly walked away from the Lord.

In verses 29-30 the Messiah acknowledges that believers will be led to give up certain things in order to fulfill their God-given call – their specific assignment from the LORD (which could be any number of things) – but then Jesus promises them that they’ll receive back “a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields — along with persecutions — and in the age to come eternal life.” The phrase “a hundred times as much” is a figure of speech for a hefty figure. In other words, what they receive back from God for what they sacrificed will make the obedient sacrifice more than worth it. And notice that a couple of the items on the list relate to earthly wealth – homes and fields.

This shows that Christ didn’t teach that believers in general “should give everything we have to the poor,” as the Leftwing argument suggests. After all, why would the Lord bless you with a home and field “in this present age” if he didn’t want you to possess anything, and everything that you do possess must be given to the poor? Not to mention, if it’s inherently wrong to possess anything material then the Lord wouldn’t instruct giving to the poor in the first place because then the poor would possess something. Are you following? Moreover, if believers literally gave everything they possessed to the poor they’d end up walking around naked & homeless and wouldn’t have anything to give to those in need. Thus passages like Luke 12:33-34 have to be interpreted in a balanced manner, allowing Scripture to interpret Scripture. Rightly-dividing the Scriptures is vital to properly understanding them, as noted at the beginning of this article.

This also shows that Christ didn’t teach giving and… receiving nothing back; rather he taught the principle of giving and receiving, as shown here:

³⁷“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. ³⁸Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

Luke 6:37-38

Verse 38 reveals the Law of Reciprocity: Give and it will be given to you. In verse 37 Jesus relates this principle to not judging and not condemning, as well as forgiving when applicable, but it can relate to anything you give, including possessions and money.

Consider, for a moment, the body gift of “giving” (Romans 12:6-8). This is an anointing for certain members of the body of Christ to give above and beyond the average believer. People who have the gift of giving also have the gift of making because you can’t regularly give if you don’t have and you can’t have unless you first make. So believers with the gift of giving have a sort of “Midas touch” – they tend to acquire wealth easily, which enables them to give more generously than others.

With the understanding of the above, Christ did teach that believers will need to give up everything they have in order to be an effective disciple of God, as detailed here:

²⁵Large crowds were now traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them, ²⁶“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple. ²⁷And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.

²⁸Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it? ²⁹Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, ³⁰saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’

³¹Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand? ³²And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.

³³In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.

Luke 14:25-33

Not all believers are disciples, but all believers are called to be disciples (John 8:31-32). And one requirement of being a disciple is that the believer must “give up everything.” This means giving up anything that you might place higher than God, including a relationship, like your father, mother, spouse, children or friend. Bear in mind that when Jesus said “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple” he was using hyperbole, which is exaggeration for effect. We know this is exaggeration because elsewhere he emphatically instructed believers to love others (John 15:17 & Matthew 5:44). He was basically saying that a disciple’s love for the LORD should be so great that love for others would seem like hate by comparison. Let’s say the Spirit leads you to go to a certain assembly or maybe to Bible college and your father, spouse or friends ridicule you and discourage you. Who do you love more, the Lord or these people? If you love God more you show it by following the Spirit’s instruction and disregarding what these people say.

So “giving up everything” means not having any idols in your life; that is, anything put above the LORD and what God has called you to do.

As far as “prosperity theology” goes, dubious ministers who essentially make Christianity out to be a get-rich-quick scheme or use the gospel as a means to get rich (1 Timothy 6:9) are as rare as the dodo bird. Christ plainly warned about the corruption of greed (Luke 12:15), but he also promised God’s provision (John 16:24) and life to the full (John 10:10) because God is a fountain of life, not a fountain of poverty (Psalm 36:9).

For balanced biblical details on provision, money and “prosperity” see this article.

‘Christians have turned Jesus into a symbol of anti-science’

This statement is so general it’s a worthless point. It begs the question: What topic specifically and is the ‘science’ in question reliable or dubious? For instance, climate alarmists have a long history of false predictions supposedly based on ‘science.’ The current ‘Climate Change’ hysteria is a Leftwing agenda and politically motivated. As such, the scientists they use to support their position are basically ‘yes men’ and ‘yes women’ because their jobs and financing depend on agreeing with the false narrative and backing it up with supposed evidence. See these videos for insights: My Gift To Climate Alarmists, Are We Doomed? and Climate Scam No Longer Needed.

We must understand that the Bible is a theological work and not a scientific one. It shares some info that’s applicable to the sciences in a general sense, but often requires further study on part of the one seeking knowledge. For instance, the Bible is not an astronomy book, but it does support the basic idea that the Earth is an orb-like body suspended in the empty space of the Universe, which disproves the idea of a flat Earth (Isaiah 40:22 & Job 26:7). The Scriptures teach that the Universe constantly “pours forth speech” and “displays knowledge” to “all the Earth” (Psalm 19:1-4); Paul backed this up by the Spirit in different words (Romans 1:19-20). So the LORD knew we’d acquire important details through our astronomical observations and studies.

Or consider the human brain. The Bible tells us a lot about the human mind, but it doesn’t give us details about the physical brain or brain surgery. We naturally obtain knowledge of the latter through specific studies.

Here are a few biblical tidbits that relate to science:

What scientists call The Big Bang Theory – the idea that the Universe began suddenly and inflated over the next 13.8 billion years to the cosmos we know today – is explained in the Bible simply as God speaking the Universe into existence (Hebrews 11:3 & Psalm 33:6).
Speaking of the great age of the Universe, believers who embrace the young-Earth theory – the idea that the Earth is about 6000 years old – agree that the Earth looks billions of years old, but suggest that God created the Earth & Universe with the appearance of age since, in the same creation account (Genesis 1-2), the LORD created Adam as an adult male. While Adam looked to be about 30 years-old he was actually freshly created and thus merely had the appearance of 30-years of age. The same argument could be applied to the Universe & Earth. Keep in mind that God is the Almighty and can do anything, including create the Universe & Earth in moments by merely speaking it into existence by faith. For details see this article.
Secular science theorizes that dinosaurs existed 245-66 million years ago and therefore are much older than human beings, who they say have only been around for 200,000 years, and thus the two never existed at the same time. If this is so, why does practically every culture on Earth have legends about slaying the dragon, aka dinosaurs? In other words, there’s an alternative biblical take on dinosaurs, which you can read about here.

We have to get away from this modern-day notion that scientists are infallible gods. Just because they say something is so doesn’t necessarily mean it is. Christ said to be “wise as serpents” not gullible as idiots (Matthew 10:16). For one thing, they’re not God. For another, scientists disagree all the time based on the data they acknowledge and their agenda. Thirdly, scientists are perfectly capable of presenting data in a skewed way to back up their case for decidedly selfish reasons, like apprehending funding or keeping their job. Being a scientist doesn’t make a person immune to being a liar. As for those scientists who say there is no God, however smart they might be, the Bible calls them fools (Psalm 53:1 & Psalm 10:4).

By the way, I’m not telling you what to believe on any of these issues. They’re peripheral issues not crucial to salvation. As it is said, “In essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty, in all things charity.” Honestly seek out the subject in question and draw your own conclusion without concern for being ‘hip.’

‘Conservatives have turned Jesus into a symbol for limited government (that neglects the destitute) and fierce nationalism’

I don’t know of any believers who’ve turned Christ into a “symbol for limited government and fierce nationalism.” It’s just that Christianity is all about true freedom (2 Corinthians 3:17, Galatians 5:1 & John 8:36) and so spiritually mature believers veer away from political parties that favor “Big Government” and all the negative things that go with it – high taxes, wasteful programs, useless bureaucrats, overregulation, tyrannical overreach, etc. “Big Government” naturally tends to make a god out of the state and therefore is anti-God and anti-Christian in its policies. As such, Christians understandably favor small government. It’s not rocket science.

Government welfare is good for people who genuinely need it, like disabled people (mentally or physically), as well as those who’ve fallen on bad times and need a helping hand up. Beyond this, it shouldn’t be misused by becoming a way of life, which creates an arrogant entitlement attitude as well as stifles ambition. Need, after all, is a great motivator.

Meanwhile, studies have shown that Christians are the most generous givers, obviously because of their new spiritual nature (Titus 3:5) and myriad biblical instructions on generosity and giving to the poor (e.g. Luke 6:38 2, Corinthians 8:7 & 9:6-8).

As for Christians supposedly making Jesus a “symbol of fierce nationalism,” the Bible encourages believers to have a fierce nationalism toward the “holy nation” of which they belong, which is the Kingdom of God (Matthew 6:33 & 1 Peter 2:9).

Regarding the earthly nation the believer happens to reside in and the governing authorities thereof, Christ said “render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s” (Matthew 22:15-22) and the epistles support submitting to the governing authorities and paying taxes (Romans 13:1-7 & 1 Peter 2:13-14).

The only exception to this rule is if government oversteps its bounds by intruding upon the realm of God and universal morality. In such cases believers are required to obey the LORD rather than the governing authorities. Examples in the Scriptures include the Hebrew midwives who refused to obey the Pharaoh’s command to kill male infants (Exodus 1:15-21), the three Hebrews’ refusal to obey king Nebuchadnezzar’s command to worship a 90’ gold idol (Daniel 3), Daniel’s refusal to obey king Darius’ wicked edict (Daniel 6), and Peter & John’s disregard of the command to not preach the gospel (Acts 4:18-20). While disobeying governing authorities is generally wrong it’s unavoidable in cases where human law supersedes God’s Word. How do we reconcile this with the fact that God established (aka allowed) the existing authorities? Simple: Although God’s authority stands behind the governing authorities, right or wrong, it also stands over them; hence, Christians who belong to this higher authority are permitted to supersede the human authorities if there’s no other recourse.

As for being patriotic toward one’s country, the Bible instructs believers to “honor the emperor,” not to mention honoring those we owe, which includes respect and honor for one’s country (1 Peter 2:17 & Romans 13:7).

‘Jesus never said “If poor people don’t want to be poor they should just get a job like everyone else” ’

We’ve already covered how the New Testament encourages generosity and giving to those in need. However, there’s a rule for believers: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat” (2 Thessalonians 3:10). This is an example of tough love. Healthy, able-bodied Christians are encouraged to be productive – doing something useful, working with their talents (1 Thessalonians 4:11 & Ephesians 4:28). The Bible repeatedly rebukes the folly of laziness; here are several passages for verification.

These last two Leftwing arguments go hand-in-hand, but I’m splitting them up to address them effectively:

‘The Bible says we should welcome the foreigner, heal the sick, respect others’

The implication here, of course, is that America under President Trump (at the time of this writing in 2020) doesn’t do these things.

As far as welcoming foreigners goes, America welcomes foreigners every day, but understandably requires passports and visas. The nation also welcomes new citizens from other countries through a reasonable vetting process and legal pathway, which you can read about here. Without borders there is no nation; moreover, citizenship is a privilege, not a right to the nearly 8 billion souls on Earth.

Speaking of which, the USA is very compassionate in receiving and caring for refugees and those seeking sanctuary. However, entering the country illegally is a crime. While it’s understood that people who do this want a better life, there’s a legal route to entering and becoming a citizen. To brazenly ignore this is disrespectful, unacceptable and criminal. The Bible encourages us to obey the righteous laws of the land, as covered earlier (Romans 13:1-7 & 1 Peter 2:13-17).

As for healing the sick, the Bible shows that the ultimate source for health & healing is the LORD and offers wisdom on how to live a healthy life and receive healing. In America there’s already a law that emergency wards cannot turn away those in need and healthcare is already available to the needy to a generous degree. But since when did “the government” become a Nanny who’s obligated to & responsible for absolutely every health issue of every soul within its borders, including fools who live self-destructively? Since when did “universal healthcare” become this idol as the all-and-end-all of society? Gee, what did American settlers do back in the day without “universal healthcare”?

As far as respecting others goes, I presume this is a criticism of President Trump or Conservatives in general being curt with the looniness and corruption of Liberals, like Trump amusingly mocking Elizabeth Warren as “Pocahontas.” She has no one to blame but herself since she used trace amounts of AmerIndian DNA to claim minority status and boost her career at Harvard and in politics when, actually, she’s 1/1024 Cherokee, less than the average American. Showing proper respect to people should always be a priority, but sometimes open rebuke is in order (Proverbs 27:5), which is an expression of tough love.

‘The Bible says we should not lie, not commit adultery and not steal, so why do Christians support Donald Trump in America?’

Every person reading this has either lied in a carnal sense, committed adultery — in mind, if not deed — or taken something they didn’t own, even it was just a candy bar or pencil. In other words, all of us have sinned one way or another and many of us have done worse things. The question is, have we repented of these things and are we currently walking in a state of grace? This applies to President Trump and every politician in America or other countries, great and small.

We have to be careful not to become faultfinders, which is a sin (Jude 1:16). Those who engage in faultfinding arrogantly pretend to know the personal lives of those they criticize; and so they negatively judge them, their intentions and motivations.

We must understand that there is no such thing as a perfect politician, whether president, prime minister, king or queen. David was the greatest king of Israel, but he committed adultery and tried to cover it up thru murder (2 Samuel 11). He also fell prey to arrogance (1 Chronicles 21). Moreover, there’s no such thing as a perfect disciple of Christ, which you can read about here and here.

What we must focus on with politicians is their intent and their policies; in short, their actual output, not empty words. Christ emphasized this (Matthew 21:28-32). We distinguish the true from the false “by their fruit,” not mere words (Matthew 7:15-23).

Former president Obama, for instance, was a skilled and convincing speech-maker during his presidency (with the help of a teleprompter, of course), but his actual practices & policies were corrupt, incompetent or perverse. Some obvious examples include:

His “If you like your doctor you can keep your doctor” lie;
Operation Fast and Furious & Eric Holder’s inevitable resignation;
IRS abuses involving the targeting of Conservatives (Ask yourself: If there was no IRS corruption, as Obama claimed, why did Lois Lerner plead the fifth? Innocent people don’t plead the fifth);
The Benghazi fiasco;
The “spontaneous reaction to a video” lie;
Signing a bill that would allow babies to die on the table after a botched abortion;
The Bowe Bergdahl farce (Obama made an absurd deal with the Taliban for the release of deserter Bergdahl in exchange for the release of five Taliban-linked prisoners; this was after six noble soldiers died trying to find the deserter);
Outrageously lighting up the White House with the colors of the sexual perversion movement;
Giving an executive order to allow mentally ill men to legally use the women’s restroom;
V.A. corruption;
The $800 billion “stimulus” and the “shovel ready” jobs it didn’t create;
Failed green investments, like Solyndra, which cost taxpayers millions of dollars;
NSA domestic spying;
SpyGate.

Need I go on? Obama talked a good talk, but his actual fruit was another story. Brutal truth is always preferable to eloquent lies.

To more specifically answer the question of why many Christians support President Trump, Fountain of Life is a Christian service that specializes in teaching from the God-breathed Scriptures free from a sectarian bent. Hence, some may understandably criticize that this ministry shouldn’t comment on issues that concern American politics. However, our topic is Leftwingers’ unbalanced perspective of Christ & Christianity, which naturally ties into their political stance and opposition to Trump, Christians and Conservativism in general. As such, I have no choice but to address relevant politicos & political issues to some degree here. With this understanding, allow me to close this article by answering…

Why Do Christians Tend to Support Trump?

The Holy Scriptures never encourage us to trust people, but rather to TRUST GOD. People are flawed, even the best of us; they’ll always let you down, one way or another.

I advocate Trump because he SUPPORTS Judeo-Christian morality and wise common sense policies. His actions as president from 2017-2021 have borne this out. But I never claimed he was a perfect moral specimen, nor do other believers.

Let’s face it, in the USA there are only two viable presidential options for every such election. In other words, only one of these two people has a chance of being president (if you vote for a third party candidate you’re basically throwing away your vote and, worse, helping the Leftwing fascists gain power). So believers & those with common sense wisdom have a choice to pick (1) a candidate that presumably supports Judeo-Christian morality and wise, common sense policies or (2) the Democrat candidate that supports loony Liberal policies, like the absurd Green New Deal, allowing mentally ill men to legally use the women’s restroom, Big Government with perpetual useless bureaucrats, the corresponding high taxes, anti-small business measures, unbalanced trade agreements, overregulation, pro-sexual deviance policies, killing babies, pro-Marxist strategies (Socialism/Communism), etc., etc.

Since the Democrats are obviously Satan’s favorite political party in America — which they’ve repeatedly proven through their consistent bad “fruit” — and thus voting for a Democrat is the worst possible thing a wise person can do in the USA, there’s only one practical choice. That’s why my wife & I voted for Trump and supported his presidency, as well as most seasoned believers, not because he’s the most eminent example of Judeo-Christian morality. He’s a shrewd businessman turned politician at the age of 70 because he loves America, not a fivefold minister, like a pastor (Ephesians 4:11-13). He was elected to be the Commander-in-Chief of the USA, not the Pastor-in-Chief.

As far as morality goes, what’s the beef that Dems/Libs & their auxiliary media have with him? He’s been a happily married man to a beautiful, intelligent woman for many years and has an impressive family. I admit that I didn’t like it when he boasted during his first term, which was juvenile, but he’s learned his lesson since then. As for being gruff, this is fitting since America desperately needs someone with the spine to stand up to the LIEberal fascism that has been taking the nation over the cliff of gross folly & immorality, unlike pathetic RINOs, e.g. Mitt Romney. Boldness is a virtue and standing up to the grossly corrupt Leftwing mob is something to be commended, not condemned.

Jesus Christ, by the way, is the Mighty LORD, not a weak milksop; see for yourself here.

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