In this episode, the scriptural case for voting against Donald Trump.
In exploring a scriptural case for voting against Donald Trump, one can turn to various teachings in the Bible that emphasize virtues like humility, truthfulness, justice, and care for the marginalized.
1. Humility and Leadership
• Proverbs 16:18 – “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.”
• Philippians 2:3-4 – “Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.”
These verses highlight the danger of pride and selfish ambition.
2. Truthfulness and Integrity
• Proverbs 12:22 – “The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.”
• Ephesians 4:25 – “Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor.”
Truth and honesty are essential biblical values.
3. Justice for the Marginalized
• Isaiah 1:17 – “Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow’s cause.”
• Matthew 25:40 – “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”
The Bible repeatedly calls for justice and care for the marginalized, including immigrants.
4. Peacemaking vs. Division
• Matthew 5:9 – “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.”
• Proverbs 6:16-19 – Lists seven things the Lord detests, including “a person who stirs up conflict in the community.”
5. Servant Leadership
• Mark 10:43-45 – “... whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all.”
Jesus calls leaders to serve others humbly.
[00:00:00] For I was hungry, and you gave me nothing to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me nothing to drink. I was a stranger, and you did not invite me in. Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
[00:00:18] I was a stranger, and you did not invite me in. You are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. Chilling Scripture.
[00:00:51] WWJD, Who Would Jesus Vote For? In this episode, the scriptural case for voting against Donald Trump.
[00:01:02] As I record this podcast, it is two weeks before an election that could propel Donald Trump back into the White House.
[00:01:13] This would be a disaster for America, for people of faith, for young people, and for the world.
[00:01:21] I have three requests for you. One, vote. If you're thinking of not voting, or voting for a third-party candidate,
[00:01:30] I beg you, I beseech you, to vote for the Vice President and her superb running mate, who I have fallen in love with,
[00:01:39] who has, as a high school assistant football coach, volunteered to be the faculty advisor for the LGBTQ club at his high school.
[00:01:50] No words can express my gratitude for Coach Walsh for doing this.
[00:01:59] The difference that would have made at my high school is I cannot articulate.
[00:02:05] So, my first request is vote. My second request is pick one or two people who you know are not Trump supporters,
[00:02:16] but who may not vote for a host of reasons, and text them and encourage them to vote.
[00:02:24] Tell them that you voted, or challenge them to vote.
[00:02:28] MoveOn.org says that this is the most effective way to get out the vote.
[00:02:35] And thirdly, if you know any Trump supporters who are supporting him solely because of the abortion issue,
[00:02:45] consider sending them the last episode of this podcast.
[00:02:53] Here is the scriptural case against Donald Trump and the conservative churches that have chosen to support him.
[00:03:01] As Americans, we are given few opportunities to suffer for Christ, to pick up his cross, and to follow him.
[00:03:13] Let us assume, hypothetically, that our worst fears about the Harris administration all come true.
[00:03:23] She opens the borders. Tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people enter America.
[00:03:30] Men, women, children, families, that Donald Trump would have been able to stop.
[00:03:36] And, unlike previous waves of undocumented immigrants, this wave does not boost the American economy.
[00:03:45] That this wave does not take millions of jobs currently going begging.
[00:03:50] That, instead of blessing America, they hurt America.
[00:03:55] That amongst these immigrants are murderers and criminals.
[00:03:59] And let us assume that the Harris administration allows the million construction workers who are undocumented to stay in America building houses.
[00:04:10] And Donald Trump would have been successful in throwing them out of America and somehow making America better.
[00:04:18] I truly cannot imagine a scenario where this is really better.
[00:04:22] But let us just assume that our worst fears about the Harris administration come to pass.
[00:04:29] Whatever your worst fear is, that it's all true.
[00:04:34] What would Jesus do?
[00:04:36] Who would Jesus vote for?
[00:04:39] The man who told the parable of the Good Samaritan.
[00:04:43] A Samaritan, a non-Jew, stops to help an injured Jewish man who probably despises Samaritans as was the custom of the day.
[00:04:55] He takes them to an inn.
[00:04:56] He spends his money.
[00:04:58] He gives the innkeeper a blank check and comes back to check on him.
[00:05:03] Who would the Good Samaritan have voted for?
[00:05:10] Jesus, who, before he could walk, before he could talk, had to flee his home because of political violence, because he was targeted by the government.
[00:05:22] Herod wanted him dead.
[00:05:24] And so, he had to flee an undocumented political refugee in Egypt.
[00:05:31] Who would this Jesus vote for?
[00:05:35] Someone who would close the border?
[00:05:37] So, I say to you, even if a Trump administration could implement a better and safer border policy,
[00:05:45] and even if it could implement a more prosperous economic policy,
[00:05:51] as Christians, we are called to do something else.
[00:05:57] The parable of the sheep and the goats at the conclusion of Matthew 25
[00:06:03] is one of the few places, perhaps the only place in Scripture, where Jesus says exactly what you can do to receive eternal damnation.
[00:06:15] Exactly what you must do to end up in hell.
[00:06:20] Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
[00:06:27] For I was hungry, and you gave me nothing to eat.
[00:06:31] I was thirsty, and you gave me nothing to drink.
[00:06:34] I was a stranger, and you did not invite me in.
[00:06:38] I needed clothes, and you did not clothe me.
[00:06:42] I was sick and in prison, and you did not look after me.
[00:06:46] I was a stranger, and you did not invite me in.
[00:06:52] You are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
[00:06:59] Chilling Scripture.
[00:07:02] So, we know what Jesus would do.
[00:07:05] A day will come when Christ will separate the sheep from the goats.
[00:07:12] And we do not want to be judged a goat.
[00:07:17] Very little is asked of American Christians.
[00:07:20] Very little.
[00:07:22] Our country has millions of jobs that no one wants.
[00:07:26] And we have hundreds of thousands of run-down, abandoned homes that no one is using.
[00:07:33] There is a risk, of course.
[00:07:35] But we know what Jesus would have done.
[00:07:38] Vote.
[00:07:39] Encourage someone else to vote.
[00:07:42] And if you know anyone who is voting for Trump only because of the abortion issue,
[00:07:48] send them my last podcast.
[00:07:50] Thank you.
[00:07:52] Stay safe, and God bless.
[00:07:54] This is Elton Sherwin.
[00:07:57] Thank you.