“Evangelicals know they’re not compromising their beliefs in order to support this great president,†Pastor Robert Jeffress said
Just another admission of idolatry. Supporting a man, instead of principles or doctrine. This is how a church, group or party becomes apostate to the very foundations they claim to be rooted.
It's the same argument "Christians" gave for supporting Hillary Clinton despite the funding of abortion mills, or supporting politicians who approve of homosexual marriage.
It doesn't matter what kind of character their political saviors have, it is their 'cause' that absolves them from any accountability for their vote and support.
“And let’s be clear, evangelicals still believe in the commandment ‘thou shalt not have sex with a porn star. However, whether this president violated that commandment or not is totally irrelevant to our support of him.â€
Well by that reckoning, character no longer matters when choosing to support someone if they tickle your desires and placate your needs. A person does what they believe, and a person believes what they do. A liar, thief, cheat and swindler - will always do the same, no matter what position or place you put them.
Character becomes irrelevant and such support becomes idolatrous.
“And whether the president needs that forgiveness for this particular allegation, whether he’s asked for it, is between him, his family and his god.â€
Not the issue. The issue is trusting in the demonstrably flawed character of a person entrusted with the most powerful office in the world.
Do we think Jeffries would follow-through with his sermon of trust and support by putting a person who has been accused of child abuse and has been caught lying about it in the past - in charge of running his nursery at his church? After all, Christ forgives and whether or not this person committed sins by abusing little children is irrelevant to supporting such a person to be put in charge of his church nursery. Given how this is how he teaches we should treat the presidency, it goes-to-figure it must follow in every other walk of life, yes?
Trusting people of bad character to be in positions of power over people seems to be a new hallmark of Republicans and Conservatives these days.
