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Trump, heaven, and the
gospel
Earlier this week President Trump remarked that he hoped to “get to heaven” but feared he was “at the bottom of the totem pole.”
Many criticized his theology, but he is far from alone in holding this view.
Countless people—even many who call themselves Christians—assume entrance into heaven comes through their own merits.
The gospel says otherwise.
“By grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast” (Eph. 2:8–9).
Our good deeds and achievements
can never earn the kingdom. Never.
But grace is not passive.
Paul continues: “We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared
beforehand, that we should walk in them” (Eph. 2:10).
Salvation is God’s work alone, yet His redemption propels us into good works—right where He has placed us.
That might mean brokering peace among nations... growing a business to the glory of God... or simply loving your neighbor as yourself.
At the root of believing we can merit heaven is pride—the impulse to live independently of our Creator.
Yet “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble” (James 4:6).
By humility and faith we receive His grace.
That grace not only gives us assurance of eternal life—it frees us to serve Him with confidence and joy today.
May your hope always rest in Christ alone.
And may the grace that saves also move you to serve Him faithfully in every calling.
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