{"id":900,"date":"2020-01-14T12:32:10","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T17:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=900"},"modified":"2020-09-17T11:47:21","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T15:47:21","slug":"jim-bakker-support-for-president-trump-is-a-test-for-whether-youre-saved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2020\/01\/jim-bakker-support-for-president-trump-is-a-test-for-whether-youre-saved.html","title":{"rendered":"Jim Bakker: Support For President Trump is a Test For Whether You\u2019re Saved"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_903\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-903\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-903\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/409\/2020\/01\/30020836983_0c6d0e542e_c-e1579022903937.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gage Skidmore\/Flickr.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Televangelist Jim Bakker is making headlines again for a controversial claim he made during a taped episode of \u201cThe Jim Bakker Show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said that support for President Donald Trump is a \u201ctest [for] whether you\u2019re even saved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly saved people can love Trump,\u201d Bakker said during the episode.<\/p>\n<p>The comment made a number of people in the audience laugh and at least one guest who was on the show.<\/p>\n<p>Bakker responded to the audience reaction saying, \u201cNo\u2026You gotta really be saved. You gotta forgive. You forgive when you\u2019re saved\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here is Jim Bakker saying that Trump is a test to determine whether or not people are &#8220;saved.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The comments section below is here for you, twitter-have at it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LTlYmA5ZlV\">pic.twitter.com\/LTlYmA5ZlV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/girlsreallyrule\/status\/1214313024904998914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThis statement was made during a segment where viewers were asked to make monthly donations to the \u201cPTL Voice of the Prophets Gold Member Network,\u201d the Charlotte Observer reported.<\/p>\n<p>The comments exploded on Twitter \u2013 many of which were not supportive.<\/p>\n<p>One Twitter user @ActivistRaising tweeted, \u201cSays the man who conned millions out of millions, made a fool of his entire family, then did it all over again. Yeah.. he&#8217;s saved. From being a decent human being. #wwjd #Hypocrisy\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another Twitter user @Rkone wrote, \u201cJim Baker\u2019s declaration Trump is a test for saved people is a wicked dissembling of scripture. Forgiveness begins with repentance, asking to be forgiven, then reconciliation follows. Trump must come to Jesus. As a pastor Jim Baker bears false witness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Michael Wear, a White House staffer during the Obama Administration also commenete don Bakker\u2019s statement, saying it was \u201coppressive,\u201d and \u201cmanipulative.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I know some think that Jim Bakker comment was bad because it was about Trump, but I want to tell you that it&#8217;s always bad, morally oppressive &amp; manipulative to suggest anyone&#8217;s faith is vindicated based on their vote alone&#8211;regardless of who is the subject of the sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Wear (@MichaelRWear) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaelRWear\/status\/1214374455507595265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On another \u201cThe Jim Bakker Show\u201d broadcast, he said that God told him that President Trump was elected in order to give Christians enough time to prepare for the return of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave you ever seen a time when we hate our president like the people do now?\u201d Bakker stated. \u201cLiterally half the nation hates the president and would probably kill him if they got a chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod has given us a man who is not afraid to fight. We have a president people think is crazy. They call him crazy, but he\u2019s making peace treaties, he\u2019s doing all the things to try to solve the world\u2019s problems and God has put him on earth\u2014God spoke to me the other night, He said, \u2018I put Donald Trump on earth to give you time, the church, to get ready.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Televangelist Jim Bakker is making headlines again for a controversial claim he made during a taped episode of \u201cThe Jim Bakker Show.\u201d He said that support for President Donald Trump is a \u201ctest [for] whether you\u2019re even saved.\u201d \u201cOnly saved people can love Trump,\u201d Bakker said during the episode. 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