Evangelicals: THIS WORLD IS NOT OUR HOME!!!

(Note: This article was saved as a draft for a long time, before the inauguration of President Donald Trump. One thing I do agree with evangelicals on is this: Trump is our President, and per Romans 13, we are to respect him and the office, for Donald Trump, as President of the United States, is ordained of God (Romans 13:1).)

Heb 13:14 For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.

Listening to the latest Real Time with Bill Maher podcast just ticked me off. No, not because of anything Bill Maher said. (I'm well aware Mr. Maher is an atheist) It was because of what was revealed by author Tim Alberta. Mr. Alberta is the author of the book "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory", where he talks about the evangelical movement, and why they are still voting for Trump.

On the show, Mr. Alberta said that while evangelicals are aware of how un-Christian Trump is, Trump is the guy that will preserve and maintain their way of life in this country. Here are some quotes:

"The country is slipping away from them...they longer recognize the Christian America of their youth..."
[Evangelicals say] "Donald Trump is an imperfect vessel for God's perfect will..."

Mr. Alberta also cites a man from the Bible named Cyrus, whom evangelicals are using as a comparison to Trump, saying that Trump will restore America like Cyrus restored Israel. Here's an excerpt from Ezra 1 talking about Cyrus:

Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem. And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem. Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem. And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered. Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods; Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah. And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives, Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand. All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem.

Looking at all of this, it sounds as if Evangelicals are focusing on the worldly matters, things of the earth, instead of spiritual, which reminds me of this verse:

This is something I highly doubt Evangelicals are doing. When they use Trump to try to preserve their way of life in this country, they're focused on worldly things. Are they also loving the world? The Bible also says:

1Jn 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

THOSE WHO LOVE THE WORLD GO TO HELL!!!!!

Evangelicals...be warned. Your attachment to this world is damning you. Focus on Christ, the Word of God (John 1:1, 1:14, etc.), and NOT preserving your place in the world.

Now, this is not to say that you should do nothing in this world. We must still advertise Christ to the world, in part, through our good works:

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

(Mat 5:13-16)