Category: Miscellaneous

Jesus answered, “My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom belonged to this world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here” (John 18:36).

When Church and State join forces, you know that bad things are about to happen. This is not theory, this is history. When the Roman Empire made Catholic Christianity the religion of the state, soon after the persecutions followed.

Temptation to Power

When Jesus was offered by the devil “all the Kingdoms of the world,” he refused (Matt 4:8-9). Now the Church in the United States is being made the same offer. Unfortunately, it is Boeing the knee to glory and power to a kingdom that belongs to this world.

Jesus said, “My kingdom does not belong to this world.” Then why do some Christian want to create a kingdom on earth? This is against the wishes of Christ. And so we now have Christians who are willing to “fight” and kill for God.

The Ruler of this World

The sad part is that as they pursue Christian Nationalism, they fail to realize that they are joining up with the “ruler of this world.” And do you know who that is? The devil (John 16:11; 12:31; 14:30; 2 Cor 4:4). That is why 1 John 5:19 says that “the whole world lies under the power of the evil one.”

The most dangerous people in Jesus’ day were the religious leaders. Not much has changed in 2,000 years.

“Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment” (John 7:24).

Do Not Judge?

Here we are told that we should judge, but that we must be careful when we judge that we use just standards. That is, we must judge according to God’s ethical standards.

Jesus told us how to detect evil people. He said, “You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns or figs from thistles?” (Matt. 7:16).

By fruit, Jesus is talking about their conduct. Evil behavior does not come from a good heart, and good behavior does not come from an evil heart. And here he is not talking about isolated acts, but a lifestyle.

Unrepentant Liar, Adulterer, Felon

Donald J. Trump has been documented as lying more than any other President in modern history. He has committed multiple acts of adultery, misused funds, and cheated multiple people. He is a convicted felon, after all.

What makes him evil, is he has never apologized for any of this. Those that publicly disagree with him, he has set out to destroy. He is not afraid to use power to retaliate against his political foes.

Four Causes

The cult of personality, confirmation bias, media misinformation, and a weak moral compass is why many follow Trump. Many Christians are willing to sacrifice democracy for the sake of an abortion ban.

Most Trump supporters are ignorant of the Heritage Foundation, have never read Project 2025, and are clueless about oligarchy, fascism, and general history.

Many make the mistake that anyone who speaks out against Trump is a Democrat who wants to ruin traditional values. In their minds, you are either with Trump or you are the enemy. The “us and them” rhetoric is straight out of the fascist playbook.

Blind Faith

The problem is, people have put their faith in Donald Trump. He is their man, and their identity is wrapped up in this. To attack Trump is to attack them. Their faith is nearly unshakable. All the while, democracy is dying.

There can be no doubt that the United States is in trouble. And neither the Democrats nor Republicans have been willing to fix it. But that is because the rulers of this nation, the rich and the powerful, have bought out our political system.

They allowed Trump to win because he is an easy pawn that billionaires like Elon Musk can manipulate. Why do you think the first thing Trump does when he gets in power is to give his billionaire friends a tax cut.

Media Misinformation

If you repeat a lie long enough, people begin to believe it. And when people trust a liar more than the media, you have our current situation. Mega followers do not fact-check Donald Trump. They blindly just believe whatever he says. And they surely don’t appreciate it when others fact check him.

So we are in a mess. People don’t know who to believe. We just throw memes at each other in passing. There can be no conversation, no dialogue. This can only lead to violence. If we don’t bow the knee to emperor Trump, we will pay for it.

Demonic Delusion

What actually troubles me even more, is that many Christians seem to be deluded into thinking that Donald Trump is a Christian, yes, even a defender of the faith. I promise you he is neither. He has manipulated Christians by throwing them bones to get their votes. He used them, and they let him.

There is clearly a demonic cloud over the eyes of many Christians. What I see so clearly, they cannot see at all. That someone would even ask me why I believe that Donald Trump is evil, illustrates my point. He’s an unrepentant criminal.

But I am not a follower of Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, or any other human. I am not a Democrat or Republican, I am independent. I agree with many of Trump’s supporters on a number of issues. But I just don’t think a dictatorship by an evil man is the answer.

This Could Be the End

History will prove me right, but in the meantime we will have to deal with the hurt, harm, and chaos Donald Trump will cause. I don’t believe we will recover from this for decades, if ever. This could be the end of democracy in the United States.

This is why I say that Donald Trump is evil. And the only reason I am saying that publicly, is because the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

I am pleading with Christians to pray that the eyes of their understanding may be enlightened, that they might see the truth. Donald Trump is closer to the antichrist than to Christ. For “false christs will rise” and “deceive, if possible, even the elect” (Matt. 24:24 NKJV).

The Desert Fathers of Egypt were the first hermits. They withdrew from society at the very time that society was being Christianized. As the church became popular, it compromised its standards. Those hungry for God flew into the desert to find a real encounter with the living God.

The Desert Fathers

As Thomas Merton writes about the Desert Fathers:

“These were men who believed that to let oneself drift along, passively accepting the tenants and values of what they knew as society, was purely and simply a disaster…. These men seem to have thought… that there is really no such thing as a ‘Christian state.’ They seem to have doubted that Christianity and politics could ever be mixed to such an extent as to produce a fully Christian society.”

Politics

People think politics is the answer, it is not. A country is only as good as it’s individual citizens. If what a better society, make better citizens. Changing the politicians doesn’t change people’s hearts.

Sick Society

A wise man once said, “It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a sick society.” Our society is sick, because its citizens are sick. They have a fallen nature that twists all they think, say, or do. Sin is selfishness, and selfishness is the root of all moral evil.