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Continuing our discussion from part two, if you are still wondering why Donald J. Trump won the 2016 presidential election, and why his "America First" message resonates so much with his base, I have just told you why. In a word, decent, law-abiding, God-fearing Americans are fed up with the current situation. They want America's house cleaned. They are very tired of the deterioration which they see all around them. They want the floodgates at the borders to be closed, or at least to be brought under much more reasonable control. They want to stop being used and abused by the rest of the world. They want to believe and feel that they matter more to the US government than some foreign government which receives billions of dollars from the United States each year, and yet which gives very little in return. They wanted a president who is not afraid to buck the crowd, go against the current, and who backs up his words and campaign promises with real action. Donald Trump understood this, and that is why he became the 45th president of the United States.

Having said all of that, as I have mentioned on a number of previous occasions, unlike a lot of other Christians, I am not mesmerized by Donald J. Trump. I am not convinced when it comes to his portrayal of being a Christian leader. The truth is that we have seen too many world-savvy politicians who have craftily manipulated the Conservative Christian voting block in one election after another. I suspect that Mr. Trump is just another one of them. Then there is his obviously hard-to-miss pride, narcissism, unending boasts and patting himself on the back. Let's be honest. After a while, Trump's constant need to elevate himself begins to grate on a person, and becomes tiresome and nauseating.

Looking at Mr. Trump's personal life, we all know that he is super rich, very worldly and materialistic, and according to some reports, an alleged womanizer. Then there are the nasty comments he has made about women. In short, everything Trump represents is contrary to our core principles as Christian Believers. So how is it that so many American Christians have accepted this man? How do we explain it? Personally, I look at it in the following manner:

While I obviously do not believe that President Trump is a great man of God, or a Prophet, or anything of that nature, as I explain in other articles, I do believe that God raises up national leaders in order to fulfill His divine purposes. As I have mentioned before, even wicked King Nebuchadnezzar served as God's rod of chastisement against the rebellious Israelites. Likewise, pagan kings Artaxerxes and Cyrus were used by God to free the Jews, and allow them to return to Israel where they rebuilt Jerusalem, the perimeter wall and their temple. So obviously, God can use whoever He chooses. That God does raise up leaders -- pagan or otherwise -- is made evident by Bible verses such as the following:

"Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God."


"Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck. For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another."


"Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his: And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:"


"This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men."


"I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me."


"The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will."


"For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king. And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice. Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD. And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel."


"And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost."


On our mundane level, the reality of the situation is that no one is perfect, and there is no perfect candidate for the office of the president of the United States. As I have said before on a number of occasions, if we look at the American political process for becoming the president of the nation; if we place every candidate under the Biblical microscope; if we look at every single position that a man or woman who is running for the office of POTUS holds; there is no real choice for Bible-believing Christians. There is really no righteous choice. There is no God-pleasing choice.

Why not? Because every single candidate is a flawed human being in one way or the other. They have sins both private and public. They hold some positions which we do not agree with. Therefore, we have two choices. Either we don't vote at all during election time, or else we vote for the person who we feel most adheres to our Christian values, and who we feel will do the most good for the country. I leave that to your personal conscience to decide. However, I do encourage you to study my KJV Bible Verse List called "Worldliness".

So, returning to Mr. Trump, the bottom line is this: If God has truly raised up Donald J. Trump to be the president, as the Scriptures lead us to believe, then who are we to say otherwise? We need to look at what the man has accomplished for the nation, despite so many different parties constantly working against him, from the Democrats and other socialists and progressives, to the extremely liberal mainstream media. Perhaps we also need to overlook his human imperfections, remembering that ". . . all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." -- Romans 3:23, KJV. That includes you and me.

When I personally look at that, I am forced to agree with some of the things that President Trump is doing. I agree with him when he states that European nations need to do more to carry their share of the financial burdens in their part of the world, instead of expecting the United States to do it for them. I agree that we need to stop sticking our noses into so many places around the world. I also agree with Mr. Trump that the southern border needs to be more strongly fortified with a much better wall. On a related note, I do find it interesting that just as Zerubbabel, Ezra, Nehemiah and their work force were attacked by their enemies, who were intent on stopping the construction of the wall surrounding Jerusalem, so too, President Trump is being fiercely attacked by his enemies as well, because he wants to better protect the people of the United States.

When all is said and done, regardless of what President Trump ends up doing in regard to America's southern border, we need to be realistic about this. The fact is that unless he has the money and the means to construct an impenetrable barrier similar to what we see in "The Maze Runner" movie franchise -- which he obviously doesn't -- it will not be a perfect solution. The world of politics being what it is, Mr. Trump will more than likely end up with less than what he wants, and with less than what he has promised to the American people. It won't be a towering structure of steel and concrete with robo-sentinels guarding every foot of U.S. territory.

In addition, if there is one thing that history teaches us, it is that ingenious people eventually find a way to get around things; whether it is laws, national borders, online security protocols, etc. At the very best, we can hope that whatever ends up happening in regard to the border wall, it will mitigate the problems which result from the current border situation, and improve the quality of life for all legal American citizens.

Before concluding this series, I would like to address my fellow Christians; particularly those of you who may find yourselves on the other side of the border wall debate at this current time. First of all, I can truly understand why you may be against the construction of a border wall for humanitarian reasons. I can understand your desire to love and help people without regards to their place of national origin. It is the right thing to do. It is the Christian thing to do. It is in fact the Scriptural thing to do. A few verses which may have already come to your mind are the following:

"If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works."


"Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world."


"Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again."


"I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive."


Perhaps you have also thought of the poor widow who gave all that she possessed in her offering to the Lord. No doubt you have also looked to the Parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke chapter fifteen for some additional guidance. However, allow me to point out something to you. In all the previous verses and situations, what is being described are situations where a person is helping someone else on a personal level. They are taking private, individual action to help someone else in need. They are putting their faith into action. This is all very commendable, and God will indeed bless such actions. But in my opinion, doing this is very different from the current debate regarding the southern border.

First of all, I am not convinced that the Democrats, liberals and progressives are screaming for open borders for purely humanitarian reasons. While they may present that face to the American public, I think it is bogus. Unless one is blind and not paying very much attention to the news, it has become rather obvious that no matter what President Trump does, his enemies will find fault with it. Trump just can't seem to do anything right or good in their eyes. They are blinded by their own hatred for, and extreme prejudice against, the man. It has gotten so bad, that I can barely stand to read the news anymore. As I noted earlier in this series, it is filled with such disgusting vitriol.

In my view, the border wall issue is just another tool that the Democrats and their ilk are using to criticize Mr. Trump. Furthermore, as I said, I don't even think that they're being honest about it. While they are promoting stories of children being locked up, and children dying, and doing everything in their power to establish the idea that President Trump is acting in an inhumane manner by demanding money for a border wall, and trying to show the public how much compassion and love they -- meaning the Democrats -- have for the people in the caravans, I suspect that they have ulterior motives.

For example, in the United States, it is a historical fact that poor people usually vote Democrats into office, because they become convinced -- whether it is true or not -- that the Democratic Party best has their interests at heart. In contrast, Republican candidates are more often painted as "those power-hungry, rich, white guys". So ask yourself this question: If millions of legal and illegal immigrants are allowed into the United States, over time, how do you think that is going to affect the American voting process? That's right. More immigrants equates to more votes for Democrats.

Point number two is the following: More immigrants -- and in particular, illegal immigrants -- equates to more very cheap labor. From crooked politicians, to greedy business owners, to Hollywood movie stars, they all love cheap labor. They can pay them less -- sometimes below minimum wage -- and not even have to worry about medical and dental insurance. What can be cheaper than hiring an illegal immigrant who will do whatever you say, and even endure abuse, for fear that you may someday rat on them and turn them in if they don't? Do you see my point? This is real life, my friends. It happens all the time.

So, you may not agree with me, but I think that those are two very strong motivating factors for why the Democrats have come out so strongly against President Trump's plans to fortify the southern border, in addition to everything else I already mentioned. Simply put, weak, lax immigration laws and policies work to their favor. It is not all about love and compassion for the poor, struggling immigrants. So don't believe that lie.

As I explained earlier, there's a very big difference between being compassionate and helping someone on a personal level -- which is our Christian duty to do whenever possible -- and opening the U.S. southern border to a million plus immigrants every single year. I have already pointed out the problems that it causes, as well as the dangers which such policies present. While we are supposed to help those who have less than ourselves whenever we have the power to do so, we also need to recognize and accept that there are limitations to what can and should be done. Why do I say this? Consider the following set of verses:

"And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar. Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea: Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul."


"Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver."


What I would like to call to your attention is the fact that Luke writes "every man according to his ability", and the Apostle Paul writes "as he purposeth in his heart". Exactly what do they mean? Quite simply, that we should determine in our hearts how much we can help, and what we can give, based on our particular means, or ability. The word "ability" is translated from the Koine Greek word "euporeo", one of the meanings of which is "to have means". The thing is, each of our means is different. If I am poor, and you are rich, well obviously, I may not be able to help or give as much as you do, right? But is there ever a limit to how much we can help or give? As it turns out, there is. Several times now I have shared a particular verse with you which offers us some guidance. That verse is the following:

"But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel."


As we have already discussed, the above verse means that we are supposed to provide for our own first, particularly our own families. So then, if we balance what this verse states with what the previous set of verses say, we arrive at the conclusion that we should help and give to others, but not to the point that we are failing to provide for our own families. If what we are doing is hurting our own family, then we are in fact giving beyond our means, or beyond our ability, and it is wrong. Such actions are contrary to the Scriptures. Does that make sense to you?

Now let's take this same Scriptural concept and apply it to the national level. If the American government is allowing so many legal immigrants into the country each year -- not to mention all of the illegal ones who sneak in -- to the point that it is having a negative affect on the American job market, and on American citizens' abilities to properly provide for their own families, is this right? If you are unable to find a living wage job to support your family, because an immigrant is willing to work for less money than you, is that right? In such a case, is America providing for her own first as the Scriptures admonish us to do? Or is she giving beyond her means by allowing too many immigrants to enter the country?

Let us briefly discuss the caravan people who tried to storm the security fence. I believe this occurred in San Diego or perhaps San Ysidro, California. As I already explained, if a person wants to enter the United States, they need to do it the right and proper way. This means filling out the required paperwork, presenting the required documents, and waiting for however long it takes until their case is either approved or not approved. It is just that simple. America should freely and willingly share her wealth with those who legally live, reside and work within her borders. However, that wealth should not be stolen by people who seek to undermine the laws of the land, by sneaking into the country illegally, or by forcing their way in, or by working illegally.

If you are a Bible-believing Christian who is still sitting on the fence regarding the issue of the southern border wall, allow me to inform you that I have saved the best evidence for last. I have good reason to believe that even God Himself is in favor of building walls in order to protect His people from evil and harm. If you are in need of some Scriptural proof to confirm this point, then consider the inescapable fact that even the Heavenly City -- New Jerusalem -- is surrounded by a great wall which stands hundreds of feet high:

"And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel."


Well how about that! God believes in walled cities! Well, if there is a wall, then there obviously must be an important reason for having it there, correct? It should come as no surprise that it is basically for the very same reason that President Trump wants to build a wall on America's southern border. Can you guess who is on the other side of that great wall? The same kind of riffraff who want to sneak into the U.S.A. to take advantage of her, and to cause trouble, and to not respect her customs and laws: All kinds of sinners and reprobates. Consider the following group of verses:

"Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie."


"But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."


"Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."


"And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."


On a final note, allow me to inform you that in order to pass through the wall and gates of New Jerusalem, one is required to have his or her papers in order. One must have a passport. That passport is faith in Jesus Christ. What about you? Are your papers in order so that you can enter the Heavenly City? As Jesus said in the Gospel of John:

". . . I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."


So accept Jesus as your Savior today, lest someday you too are cast into outer darkness on the other side of the wall.

With these thoughts, I will bring this article to a close. It is my hope that you have found it informative, enlightening, and I pray that it has been a blessing in your life as well. If you have an account with Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr or with any other social network, I would really appreciate if you'd take the time to click or tap on the corresponding link that is found on this page. Thanks so much, and may God bless you abundantly!

For additional information and further study, you may want to refer to the list of reading resources below which were either mentioned in this article, or which contain topics which are related to this article. All of these articles are likewise located on the Bill's Bible Basics web server. To read these articles, simply click or tap on any link you see below.

What About the Poor?
Should Christians Engage in Doctrinal Debates?
"Avoid Unreceptive Reprobates" KJV Bible Verse List
"Dogs and Swine" KJV Bible Verse List
"Obey the Powers That Be" KJV Bible Verse List
"Oppression of the Poor" KJV Bible Verse List
"Unbelieving Reprobates" KJV Bible Verse List
"Worldliness" KJV Bible Verse List

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