‘We Love You God’—President Trump Addresses Nation Following Iran Strike; Christian Leaders Respond

I have recently been preaching through the book of Revelation and we saw how all the kings of the earth gathered together and still could not even come close to defeating Christ. He was able to easily destroy them with the sword of his mouth.

Yesterday as I read about President Trump saying how amazing and powerful our military was, my first thought was that they are nothing compared to God. Then I read this quote and was so thankfully that our President recognized God and his role and power. “I want to just thank everybody, and in particular, God. I want to just say we love you, God, and we love our great military. Protect them,” Trump said. “God bless the Middle East, God bless Israel, and God bless America.”

I'm guessing that Trump and I would not agree on a number of theological issues. In fact, I would expect he is not even aware of a number of theological issues. Still, I am so thankful that he at least took time to have regard for our great God.

I would argue that most likely Trump is not a Christian, and thus is an enemy of God. While on the surface it appears that we should be thankful, in the end an enemy of God thanking God, seems a bit superfulous at best.

I get what you're saying, David. My admittedly limited understanding of his Christianity (think Christendom when I say that) is that he seems to be focused on what we do. IOW, he seems to view whether someone is a Christian as wrapped up in what they choose to do, which side they choose. No humble expression of having been chosen and rescued (again, I don't know him personally).

To be fair, a lot of "Christendom" has a soteriology just like that.

So "I love you" to God might be no more than meaning, "We love your ways." Anyone could apply Proverbs. When they do, they and those around them will profit from it and say, "I apply Solomon's Proverbs wherever I can. It makes everything better. I love Solomon."

In other words, while I also find Trump's theology lacking, I still rejoice when he follows Biblical good. Good works don't save, but they're still good.

Dan Miller -

You nailed it. We should still pray for DJT to turn to Christ in saving faith. But he acknowledged God in more than a perfunctory "God Bless America" that every POTUS I can remember says at the end of the State of the Union, etc.

I took it also as DJT reflecting back to Ambassador Huckabee's comment to DJT that God would guide DJT. We can quibble about either's theology and understanding, but a public acknowledgement of The King, even an imprecise one, is a reason to give thanks.