Trump Is Not the Political Messiah - Will the Christian Right & White Evangelical Church Repent?
Trump is not the political Messiah. It feels strange to even need to say that. Any casual reader of the Gospels knows that first-century Judaism longed for a Messiah—a political messiah who would free them from the shackles and chains of Roman occupation, restore their self-determination and governance, and lead them back to a kingdom in right standing with God. But when the Messiah did come, they rejected him. Why? Because he wasn't a political messiah, instead he was a spiritual messiah. Jesus prioritized transforming people's hearts, minds, and spirits over reshaping the structure of a nation. Jesus came to build a kingdom not made with man's hands. Many Jews rejected Jesus, continuing to search for a political messiah who would never come—because God’s plan was not to send one until the end of the age, when every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord. This is well documented in the Scripture and 2,000+ years of Church history. So why are the C...