Mike Johnson claims the Bible is his worldview; If that's true, then he shouldn't be supporting Trump.

[lees1975]

https://signalpress.blogspot.com/2024/02/mike-johnson-claims-bible-is-his.html

The current Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, a Louisiana congressman from the northern, "Bible belt" part of the state, an Evangelical by virtue of his membership in a Southern Baptist-affiliated congregation, has made the statement that those who wish to understand his "worldview" need only read the Bible, and that's it. I'm suggesting, based on the evidence, including looking at this particular passage from the Bible which directly relates to the issue of politics and leadership, that the Speaker's real worldview is not biblical at all.

That's based on my own observation. It appears that the Speaker has an unqualified devotion for, and loyalty to, former President Trump. And frankly, it is impossible to lay claim to holding a biblical worldview, and also support Trump in any way, shape or form, including from a strictly political perspective. "Integrity" and "Trump" is an oxymoron. One either has integrity, or he doesn't, and support for Trump is an indication of a lack of integrity. I don't really care what the Speaker says about his worldview, if that's what he wants to call his perspective, it's not biblical, if that's the measurement he's using.

As a Christian, I could never accept or support any leader, political or otherwise, who has such a record of pathological lying, business fraud and blatant dishonesty, who treated all three of the women he was married to with contempt, having multiple affairs and then humiliating his wives with the public proclamation of his adultery, who doesn't have a shred of integrity when it comes to owning up to his mistakes, but instead, seeks vengeance against everyone who holds him accountable to the truth. And so, the Speaker of the House has a choice. He is either a follower of a Christian worldview with its foundation in the Bible, or he is a follower of Trump, and is just another dishonest politician who can't operate outside of partisan blindness.

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1. Even as a Secular person,

I find those Red Letter words informative. Especially the Beatitudes. Lots of self identified Christians ignore those words. They need to work on Social Justice and the forgiveness parts.

[lees1975]

2. The whole Christian gospel is about the Beatitudes, forgiveness and social justice.

Quote, from the article in Signal Press:

The core values of the Christian gospel are found in the record of Jesus' preaching and teaching, and in the written works of the apostles, left behind as a rich deposit of values and virtues produced by the practice of Christian faith. This would include the vitrues known as the "Beatitudes," found in Matthew 5:1-13, which includes values like "hungering and thirsting after righteousness," and being a peacemaker. It produces character traits like love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, genrleness and self-control. "Against such things there is no law," says the Apostle Paul, who wrote that.

Where is any of that visible in Trump, his agenda, or his MAGA following?