John MacArthur Weighs In On Christian Nationalism

               John MacArthur finally addressed the issue of Trump....sort of. Three news reports....that I have seen....have come out in the past 24 hours....on a Q&A in his own church....where he addressed the issue of what is called....Christian Nationalism....and he came down heavily against it. He said this...."Nothing that happens in any nation, whether it's a communist nation, a Muslim nation, or a quote-unquote-Christian nation, or an atheistic nation, nothing in that nation--politically, socially--has anything to do with the advancement of the Kingdom of God." He warned against "link[ing] up....some political process....some gain of power or influence....as part of the advance of Christianity"....for that is...."alien to Christianity." Well that should be enough to warn Christians from thinking that MAGA has anything to do with the gospel or Christianity.
              This may have been a spontaneous question in this Q&A....but I tend to doubt it....for it should have been obvious that politics and the Christian had to be addressed....and MacArthur seemed well-prepared to address the nuance in all of this....as he described the current situation.....of which I presume he meant Trump....as not being...."black and white."
               You can read this easy enough by Googling 'John MacArthur'....and going to the news link....so I am taking his many words....and condensing them to my description. He said that we should want to vote people in office who are anti-abortion....and not "LGBTQ-affirming"....but there is a problem here because some politicians can be just that....but "wicked" in other categories. That has to be Trump folks.
               In 2020 John MacArthur made an unforced error....similar to the unforced error that Alistair Begg of late made....in that in a surprise phone call from Trump....after a worship service....typical Trump....as he first flattered John MacArthur for keeping his church doors open in the pandemic....MacArthur famously.....or rather infamously responded with...."any real, true believer is going to be on your side in this election..."
               So no....John MacArthur never mentioned Trump by name....but you might trip over the inference if you don't spot it. John MacArthur....this is my take on it....substituted...."post-millennialism"....for Trump's constantly over nine years now....prophesying that America's greatest days are ahead....and that America is going to continue...."winning winning winning." Post-millennialism....says that things will get better before Christ comes. MacArthur points out that God's Word says the opposite....his wording of it...."the believers are persecuted and murdered....things get worse and worse....headed toward the wrath of God." 
                John MacArthur knows that Jesus is at the very door....for that can be discerned in his increasingly concerned sermons in recent years....just as R. C. Sproul....from my personal observation....was giving the same warnings.....and Billy Graham....and John Piper....and so many others. Maranatha....Lord Jesus come!