Talking to Fox Information Digital simply days earlier than President Donald Trump’s inauguration as forty seventh president, Pastor Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas, expressed “gratitude to God” about Trump’s re-election and his hope for the way forward for the nation.
“I consider most evangelicals, conservative Catholics and conservative Jews all view President Trump’s re-election with a sense of reduction and gratitude to God,” mentioned the religion chief in an on-camera interview. (See the video on the prime of this text.)
“There is a very actual sense that our nation has been in a downward spiral the final 4 years, and primarily due to our departure from the Judeo-Christian basis of our nation,” mentioned Jeffress. “To many individuals, I consider President Trump’s re-election represents God giving America one other likelihood — maybe her final likelihood — to reverse this downward trajectory.”
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And “I am speaking about issues which have precipitated confusion in our nation during the last 4 years,” he mentioned.
“Embracing the transgender agenda, which is complicated our youngsters. Wavering in our assist of Israel, our solely dependable ally within the Center East. And following excessive environmental positions which will have really precipitated moderately than prevented a few of the disasters we’re seeing.”
Pastor Robert Jeffress of Dallas, Texas, and President Donald Trump pictured throughout the first Trump administration. (Olivier Douliery/Bloomberg through Getty Photos)
All of these items, mentioned Jeffress, “have precipitated folks of religion to lament — however they really feel very hopeful now that President Trump is about to enter the White Home [again] and they will be crammed with prayers for him.”
The pastor will likely be collaborating in sure inauguration occasions, he mentioned, however was not at liberty to call the specifics forward of these occasions.
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Jeffress mentioned he hopes all People will heed the Bible and pray for all “those that are in authority” and in a governing capability on this nation.
“We pray for all leaders.”
“Now, I do know a few of our viewers and readers could also be saying, ‘Pastor, are you a hypocrite? Would you’ve got mentioned the identical factor about Joe Biden?’” mentioned Jeffress. “And in reality, I wrote an op-ed piece for Fox Information when Biden was elected, saying we could also be lamenting his election, however we have to obey the Bible and pray for him.”
Added Jeffress to Fox Information Digital, “The Bible says we do not choose whom we pray for. We pray for all leaders. And I might remind those who if President Trump wins in his agenda, which I feel he’ll, then all of America wins, not simply Republicans however our total nation.”
President Donald Trump and first woman Melania Trump place their palms on their chests throughout a “Salute to America” occasion on the South Garden of the White Home, Saturday, July 4, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (AP Photograph/Patrick Semansky)
He went on, “President Trump has been an excellent pal of mine for the final 10 years. I’ve talked to him not too long ago. I will discuss to him once more subsequent week. And I actually consider he desires to unite this nation.”
And “I feel persons are going to be pleasantly shocked on the unity that he creates in our nation,” mentioned Jeffress. “Not everyone’s going to agree with each coverage he initiates, however I feel they will see that he desires what’s greatest for the nation all of us love.”
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Jeffress mentioned there’s “no official” religion advisory function on his half, however moderately “a casual friendship that I’ve cherished for these final 10 years. I simply principally like President Trump,” he mentioned. “He is a really likable individual. And I can inform you, he loves our nation.”
“He loves America and needs what’s greatest for our nation.”
He mentioned that “there isn’t any sane purpose he would surrender a lifetime of luxurious to do that, to threat his life like he did twice in the previous few months. He does this as a result of he loves America and needs what’s greatest for our nation.
“And I feel People ought to have the ability to comply with any man or lady who has that type of feeling about our nation.”
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump is proven at an election evening watch get together on the Palm Seaside Conference Middle, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Seaside, Florida. (Evan Vucci/AP)
Jeffress added that America’s “greatness is in our goodness. And the Bible says the one goodness we are able to have is by our proper relationship with God. And I hope we’ll start not solely this New 12 months, however this new time period of the Trump administration with a brand new dedication to comply with God. If God blesses a nation, nothing can thwart His function or our success.”
‘Gracious and highly effective God’
On the identical time, Jeffress famous how vital it’s to acknowledge very actual struggles and challenges — “and I do know on the forefront of individuals’s considering proper now are the fires in Los Angeles and the devastation that has precipitated.”
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For tragedies like this, he mentioned, “it is pure for folks to ask the ‘why’ query. Why do these items occur? Why do they occur to me? And I might counsel that generally that is an unanswerable query. As a substitute, the true query we must be asking is a ‘who’ query. Who’s accountable for a world that appears uncontrolled?”
Jeffress shared an instance from his personal life.
“A couple of years in the past, my spouse, Amy, and I have been driving within the evening, out in the midst of West Texas, out within the darkness throughout a driving rainstorm — and our headlights malfunctioned and went out. And so we have been driving within the darkness.
“I could not see six inches in entrance of me, however I seen an 18-wheeler behind me and I slowed down, and I allowed it to cross me. And as soon as it was in entrance of me, I targeted on its taillights. And I adopted it into the closest city.”
“Always remember God is love.”
“And after we discover ourselves in a maelstrom of confusion and struggling,” added Jeffress, “we surprise why these items are occurring. There are three lights about God that we are able to focus in on. First, God is loving. The Bible says God is near the brokenhearted. Always remember God is love.”
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“Secondly, God is sovereign. Which means He is in management. Nothing takes Him unexpectedly.
“And eventually, God is highly effective sufficient to take the worst issues that occur to us and use them for our personal good. The apostle Paul mentioned, ‘For God causes all issues to work collectively for good.’”
“God will ship us to the opposite aspect safely.” (iStock)
“To those that love Him, that does not imply all the pieces that occurs to us is sweet, however it means God is so gracious and highly effective that He can take the worst issues in our life, like a fireplace, a flood, the breakup of a relationship, an sickness — He can take these horrible issues and use them for our good.”
Added Jeffress, “If we concentrate on these truths about God after we cross by a storm, then God will ship us to the opposite aspect safely.”
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Jeffress is senior pastor of his 16,000-member church in Dallas and is a Fox Information contributor. His day by day radio program, “Pathway to Victory,” is heard on greater than 1,400 stations nationwide.
His weekly tv program is seen in 195 international locations around the globe, together with on Fox Nation.
He’s the creator of practically 30 books.
