CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MARCH 10, 2023
ONE OF THE BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH WRITING AND BROADCASTING MY OPINIONS ARE THE RESPONSES I RECEIVE FROM LISTENERS AND READERS. MOST ARE KIND AND SUPPORTIVE AND EVEN THOSE WHO DISAGREE OFTEN DO SO WITH RESPECT.
OCCASIONALLY I GET A RESPONSE LIKE THIS: YOU CAN’T BE A CHRISTIAN BECAUSE YOU DISAGREE WITH ME, OR SIMILAR JUDGMENTS ABOUT MY FAITH.
THESE OPINIONS ARE TIED TO A POLITICAL, CULTURAL OR ECONOMIC POSITION I HAVE TAKEN. THIS IS AN INCREASING PROBLEM AMONG SOME SELF-PROFESSED CHRISTIANS WHO BELIEVE SALVATION IS TIED TO A POLITICAL AGENDA. WE HAVE SEEN THIS WHEN IT COMES TO DONALD TRUMP, WHOM SOME PEOPLE THINK IS “GOD’S MAN,” AS THEY CALL HIM.
THIS IS IDOLATRY AND DANGEROUS. GOD LIFTS UP AND PUTS DOWN LEADERS, AS ALL AUTHORITY COMES FROM HIM. IN ADDITION, NO ONE SHOULD STATE WHO IS A “TRUE CHRISTIAN” AND WHO IS NOT BASED ON THEIR POLITICS. A PERSON IS SAVED BY FAITH THROUGH GRACE AND NOT OF THEMSELVES. BELIEVE IN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND YOU WILL BE SAVED, AND YOUR HOUSEHOLD SAY THE SCRIPTURES.
NO ONE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO SEND ONE TO HEAVEN OR CONDEMN ONE TO HELL. THAT DECISION IS MADE ONLY BY JESUS. KEEP SENDING THOSE LETTERS, BUT TRY CATCHING UP ON SCRIPTURE FIRST. I’M CAL THOMAS.
