…appoint elders1 in every city as I commanded you—if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination. For a bishop2 must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled, holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict (Titus 1:5–9, NKJV).
This is the Bible’s directive for any leader. Donald Trump fulfills very little (if any) of this criteria. Let’s tally:
The list goes on.
How any Bible-believing Christian can consider voting for Trump is baffling to me.
And please don’t conflate a denouncement of Trump for an endorsement of Hillary Clinton. I don’t know much about her policies—something I’ll correct between now and Election Day—but she at least scores higher on this list than he does.
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