Q regarding attempted assassination of Trump
Q: When I see stuff like this [image] I wonder, does it mean since another person was hit and the other person who died, were they nit not wearing the armor of God? 🤷♂️ Are we to care less about them? How should believers be thinking about this situation?
A: Evil people commit evil acts.
The murderous criminal has met his fate.
About Trump and those who lost their lives...
Here are a few things I think Christians should be clear about theologically given the attempted assassination of former President Trump. (And more answers on God intervening in the lives of humans).
First, a miracle is an extraordinary event with a supernatural cause. We can certainly identify extraordinary events—like a shot missing a head by a hair.
Second, the fact that another person died doesn’t mean God DIDN’T intervene miraculously to save Trump’s life. I have especially seen nonbelievers respond with disgust to Christians saying God miraculously saved Trump because that would imply He didn’t care about the man who did die (why not intervene for both, as the logic goes). Such thinking assumes God is not in control, and that every mans days are not numbered. They are. God knows them and has set a day in which death ceases you because the wages of sin is death and when your time is up, he sends death for you. *Even believers who persist in sin he will take home, (and he knew they would do that and knew when he would take them out of this world).
God, in His sovereignty, knows when he will intervene in every persons life and it is always for His purposes and according to His Will.
God is never surprised. God knew what would happen. Whether Trump was killed or not, and whether something tragic happens in the future or not, God’s plans will not be thwarted. He has won. That’s never in jeopardy. We don’t always understand the things that happen in the meantime, but we rest in the confident peace of knowing He is sovereign.
God sovereignly ordains all things. Including the freedom we have.
We can thank God that Trump didn’t die, while mourning with the family who lost a dear loved one. How God intervened and how it all played out that day, why and what it means for the future is absolutely known by Him… not us. Like we see with the book of Job. Let’s respond accordingly.
Scripture says that God has numbered our days. Trump wasn’t going to die because God has numbered his days. You are alive today because God has numbered your days.
God spared Trumps life because he is not finished with him and He will still use him here for His plans, day by day until the end, and if he really is saved, on that day God will call him home.
My hope and prayer is that Donald Trump and will grow closer to God, and for the miracle that took place in that moment... that he will thank God & become closer to the One who holds his life.
Tldr; The one alive has to continue in Christ. DT professes Christ and we should pray for his growth. The one who died is not walking this earth anymore to fight sin and wear the armour. He apparently was a believer so he is enjoying sin free eternity with his Savior.
Let's not forget God saved Paul, but not Paul's companions. God is under no obligation to save anyone. It's hard but true, Esau wept bitterly but was never granted repentance.
You should be wary of any theology that steals God's sovereignty by some netizen who's pride has not been humbled to the core.
If the sovereignty of God was off by a single inch, former President Trump would not be alive today.
I will have mercy upon whom I will have mercy! Rom. 9:15
God rules the constellations.
He steers the assassin’s bullet.
He works all things after the counsel of His will. (Ephesians 1:11)
Let every man and nation fear Him.
For you...Trust Him. And make every day of your life count. 160k die every day, and you may not have tomorrow. So live for Him today.
Ensure you are saved and then go tell others so they can know God, live out their purpose here, and spend eternity with Christ.
Christian Podcast speaks on this topic @9:04 and our response.
*to EZ's point, you can start gospel convos with someone on this news topic by saying "Isnt it crazy how close he was to his life ending? What do you think about life & Eternity? Where do you think you will go when you die? Do you consider yourself a good person?" And share the Gospel. God has given us an opportunity here to proclaim it.
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Footnote:
The trump note was from some believers thoughts online, along with my edits and points.
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