{"id":23370,"date":"2024-07-17T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/?p=23370"},"modified":"2024-07-17T09:17:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T13:17:21","slug":"after-assassination-attempt-pastor-calls-on-trump-to-commit-life-to-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2024\/07\/after-assassination-attempt-pastor-calls-on-trump-to-commit-life-to-christ","title":{"rendered":"After Assassination Attempt, Pastor Calls on Trump to Commit Life to Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt by turning his head mere seconds before the would-be fatal shot, pastors are calling on him to recognize the hand of God in sparing his life. Pastor Jack Hibbs of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills in Southern California addressed the attempt on Trump\u2019s life during his Sunday sermon<\/a> and called on Trump to submit his life to God. \u201cMr. President, if you\u2019re watching this right now, your right ear was bloodied. It wasn\u2019t your eye that got shot. It wasn\u2019t your nose that got shot. It wasn\u2019t your temple that was intended to be shot. Your ear was hit, but we would like and pledge and pray that you might bow your knee before the Lord Almighty and say, not only did God do this, because I know Mr. President you said that today that God protected me,\u201d said Hibbs. \u201cThis has been a warning by Almighty God that your ear might be sanctified. Will you hear this? Can you hear this? Listen to the Word of God. Stop talking about God and come to know God. It makes all the difference in the world,\u201d admonished Hibbs.<\/span>Trump has often cited God and the Bible, yet some of his harsh rhetoric, coupled with his multiple affairs and language, has made it difficult for some evangelicals to support him. Other pastors across the country mirrored Hibbs\u2019s words, acknowledging God\u2019s providence in Trump\u2019s survival. Pastor Greg Laurie of Harvest Christian Fellowship released a statement<\/a> after the assassination attempt. \u201cOne of the bullets grazed the ear of Donald Trump, and it was nothing short of miraculous that he survived as the bullet passed mere millimeters from a fatal impact,\u201d wrote Laurie. He later added, \u201cWe often speak of someone \u2018dodging a bullet,\u2019 but for President Trump, this became reality. We thank God he was spared and pray for his complete recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n

How the near-death experience will impact the former president and his campaign remains to be seen. The start of the Republican National Convention (RNC), which a bandaged Trump attended in his first public appearance since the shooting, focused more on unity and for the most part avoided the hyperbolic rhetoric that has defined both campaigns. In his first statement right after the shooting, Trump acknowledged the hand of God in saving his life. \u201cThank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers yesterday, as it was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening. We will FEAR NOT, but instead remain resilient in our Faith and Defiant in the face of Wickedness,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social<\/a>. He called on his supporters to \u201cstand United, and show our True Character as Americans, remaining Strong and Determined, and not allowing Evil to Win.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt by turning his head mere seconds before the would-be fatal shot, pastors are calling on him to recognize the hand of God in sparing his life. 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