My Message for President Trump

The president recently made remarks stating, “I want to try and get to heaven if possible. I’m hearing I’m not doing well. I hear I’m really at the bottom of the totem pole, but if I can get to heaven, this will be one of the reasons.” Does President Trump actually think maybe he’ll make it because of the lives he’s saved by preventing and ending wars?

Personally, I think he was goading the secular media when he said, “I hear I’m really at the bottom of the totem pole.” Although many think he was saying saving lives will get him to heaven, I think we should give him the benefit of the doubt that he was perhaps saying this somewhat tongue in cheek. One would need to talk to him and ask specific questions to know for sure what he was saying.

But, regardless, let’s use this as a teaching point. Would a record of saving thousands of lives—or any other good deed one might do—grant a person entrance into eternity with Christ? I hope you already know the answer—no, it won’t!

Scripture clearly teaches that our good works won’t save us.

Scripture clearly teaches that our good works won’t save us. Forgiveness from sins and eternity with Christ is a free gift of God’s mercy and grace, not dependent on our own “good deeds.” Consider Ephesians 2:1–10:

And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the flesh and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For 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. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. (emphasis added)

Yes, salvation is a gift of grace. And here’s what I would share with President Trump if I had the opportunity:

I pray the Lord surrounds President Trump with godly men and women who can help guide him.

Proclaiming Truth to the World

I’m thankful there are millions of born-again Christians and thousands of pastors faithfully proclaiming this gospel to those around them. In our post-Christian world, there’s so much confusion around the simple truths of the Scriptures, and we desperately need more godly men leading their churches into truth.

And we’re equipping pastors and Christian leaders to do just that at our upcoming Answers for Pastors and Leaders conference at the Ark Encounter, September 30–October 2, 2025. Sponsored by our friends at the Herzog Foundation and Nutramax Laboratories, this powerful event features teaching from myself, Darrell B. Harrison, Alex Kendrick, Dr. Owen Strachan, Captain Barry Wilmore, and more.

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Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.