Not long ago President Donald Trump said that he wanted to hammer out a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians because he wanted to earn his way into Heaven. I cringed when he said it because I know no human can earn his way into Heaven. Then Charlie Kirk was murdered. At Kirk's celebration of life Trump said he doubted he would get into Heaven because he hated his enemies and didn't forgive them, unlike Charlie's own wife who said she forgave his killer. I'd like to think Trump was joking, but it's not hard to imagine he was serious. Most recently in an impromptu interview aboard Air Force One, Trump joked that he's probably not going to Heaven. What gives? Trump claims to be Christian. Doesn't he know anything about Christianity? Not even Mother Teresa "earned" her way into Heaven--the Bible makes it clear that only by the grace of God can we gain entrance into Heaven, because of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross. The blood of Jesus punched my ticket into paradise. Nothing I could ever say or do will be good enough for me to earn my way there. Ephesians 2:8-9 says, "For by grace are we saved through faith. It is the gift of God; not of works, lest any man should boast." Now, if any man has a reason to boast, it would be Donald Trump. He didn't merely stop the war in Gaza, he stopped seven other wars in the months prior to this latest deal. In his second term Trump has truly become a visionary for world peace. But he could stop war forever. He could stop murder, and it wouldn't mitigate his sins. All have sinned and fall short of the … [Read more...]