For the Evangelical Christians who’ve given – and nonetheless give – overwhelming assist to President Trump whereas refusing to criticize him for language and habits they might presumably denounce in a fellow church member, right here’s a straightforward one for you.
There’s a heretic contained in the White Home. For these not aware of the time period it means “a professed believer who maintains non secular opinions opposite to these accepted by their church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.”
Paula White-Cain heads the White Home religion workplace and matches that definition. She is a heretic.
White-Cain is soliciting donations earlier than Easter of $1,000 or extra to her “ministry.” In alternate she guarantees “7 particular supernatural blessings.” They embody God assigning an angel to the donor, being an enemy to your enemies (contradicting Jesus’ command to “love your enemies”), selling prosperity and curing illness.”
None of that is new for White-Cain and different “prosperity gospel” ministers, however the distinction is that she associates, advises and presumably has affect over the president of the USA. In 2020, White-Cain stated that God was going to ship an angel from Africa and South America (why not Cleveland?) to ensure Donald Trump received that election. The angel should have been delayed by TSA for additional screening given the best way the election turned out.
Asking for cash in alternate for blessings is paying homage to the previous and discredited apply of the Roman Catholic Church, which as soon as bought “indulgences” for forgiveness of sins.
White-Cain is a grifter (“a swindler, dishonest gambler, or the like”). She’s not alone. One can discover many examples of what Jesus known as “false prophets” going again to biblical occasions. A contemporary favourite of mine is the Mexican church reportedly providing to promote land plots in heaven for $100 per sq. meter. The pastor of the church claims he spoke on to God in 2017 and was granted divine permission to promote this celestial actual property. I ponder if the church waives the realtor fee and shutting prices? A minister in Zimbabwe just a few years in the past practiced the identical rip-off, providing “tickets to Heaven” for less than $500. He was arrested. Perhaps inflation is the reason for White-Cain’s value enhance, or the addition of land within the discount may clarify the value distinction.
A few of the reactions to White-Cain’s supply have been fierce. Stella Parton, nation singer Dolly Parton’s sister, wrote on X: “Paula shut up along with your grift. I’ve met you and labored on the identical present with you. It’s essential to go repent and cease this charade. I’m a Christian and this isn’t in any respect Christian. It’s a grifter rip-off. STOP.”
One other response was equally direct. A person calling himself Stephen Simpson ProperGander wrote on X: “That is depraved blasphemy. As a Christian minister for 44 years, I reject her heresy. Whole manipulation.”
White-Cain’s statements are what Evangelicals name “anti-biblical” and must be a humiliation to the genuine church. She is giving non-Christians extra materials with which to mock the Christian religion and reject it. Based on Scripture, extreme judgment awaits such folks.
All of that is wrapped up in what some name the “Christian nationalist motion,” which advances the assumption that individuals who take as gospel their (mis)interpretation of the Bible ought to management the federal government and have authority over everybody else. This, too, is heresy.
Their “doctrine” appears to be “allow us to prey.”
Readers could electronic mail Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribpub.com. Search for Cal Thomas’ newest e-book “A Watchman within the Night time: What I’ve Seen Over 50 Years Reporting on America” (HumanixBooks).
