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Donald Trump: Evangelical Salvation or Destruction?

08 Oct 2016

This moment has been a long time coming.

On Saturday, October 8, 2016, Evangelicals arrived at a crossroads. How did Evangelicals arrive here?

All of these things, and more, culminated in, for many evangelicals, a full-throated defense of Donald Trump. Some notable evangelicals not only said they would vote for Trump, but tirelessly encouraged others to do the same. As of this moment, too many Evangelical leaders, even when confronted with his most recent crudity, have maintained their support.

What evangelicals have too often failed to grasp is that the world has its eyes on them. The world measures our words, our beliefs, and our political actions. When they don’t add up, we undermine our witness and stain Christ as the world sees him through us.

Donald Trump provides us, as evangelicals, with a choice. We can continue down this path and inextricably tie ourselves to a failed political candidate and a party in shambles, or we can begin to make amends. We can seek to live the lives we are called to live. As of this moment, our callings and our politics are in conflict. The world is watching.