One of President Trump’s most well-
known evangelical supporters is urging
Christians to pray for the Biden-Harris
administration while holding it
accountable when it “violates God’s
law.”
Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist
Church in Dallas, Texas, said Sunday
that God placed Joe Biden in the White
House – just as God places all
presidents in power. The message was
titled, “How should Christians respond
to President Biden?”
“Daniel 2:21 says it is God who
establishes kings and removes kings,”
Jeffress said. “God is the one who
determines all authority. He’s in control
of all of it. … There is no government
that exists anywhere at any time in
history that was not established by
God.”
Jeffress was one of President Trump’s
most vocal supporters the past four
years, regularly talking to the president
on the phone and appearing at White
House events. Jeffress said he spoke
to Trump on the phone last week. He
said he told Trump he would go down
as the “the most pro-life, pro religious
liberty president in history.”
Jeffress, though, says he’s not
“depressed” or “discouraged” over the
election results. That’s because, he
said, “even though the occupant of the
Oval Office is changing,” the “occupant
of the throne in heaven is not changing
at all.”
“God is on his throne in heaven,”
Jeffress said. “… There was no panic
in heaven over the election. There is
nothing that happens outside the
sovereign plan of God. Does that mean
everything Joe Biden is going to do is
going to be great? No. God can use
imperfect people. … God uses
imperfect, wrong things that people do,
and for which people will be held
accountable – He uses those to
accomplish His perfect will.”
The Bible, he said, commands
Christians to “obey” and pray for
government leaders.
“We are to obey the governing
authorities,” Jeffress said, referencing
Romans 13:1-2 . “If we resist
government, it’s the same as resisting
the God who put government into
place. Ladies and gentlemen, we don’t
have any right as Christians to
overthrow a government we don’t like.
… Think about Jesus. Did He call for an
overthrow of the Roman government?
No, and they were the ones who would
put Him to death. Instead, He said, ‘Pay
your taxes to that evil government.
Render unto Caesar the things that are
Caesar’s.’ And what about Paul? Did he
say, ‘Turn over the Roman government
[and] get rid of it?’ … No, he said, ‘Be in
subjection to the governing officials.’”
Jeffress, referencing 1 Timothy 2:1-2 ,
said Christians are told in Scripture to
pray for their leaders.
“We are to pray for Joe Biden, and we
are to pray for Kamala Harris, and we
are to pray for every elected official,”
he said. “… We don’t just pray for the
government leaders we voted for – the
ones that we like or the ones that we
support. We are to pray for all of them.
Why? So that we might live a tranquil
and quiet life in all godliness and
dignity. We ought to pray for their
wisdom in what they do. And we pray,
most of all, that they would leave us
alone to practice our faith.”
Jeffress acknowledged major
differences between evangelicals and
the Biden administration on the
subjects of abortion, same-sex
marriage and gender fluidity. Jeffress
predicted increased “friction” between
the society and the church in the near
future.
“Those things that were celebrated
virtues that were [long ago] celebrated,
the new culture condemns. Those
things that were unspeakable, a few
decades ago, are now celebrated,” he
said. “… There is going to be pressure
whenever the church condemns what
society is celebrating. And I believe
that’s what we’re going to see happen
very, very quickly over these next four
years.”
Christians who voted for President
Trump, Jeffress said, have no reason
to be fearful.
“Ladies and gentlemen, if you have
trusted in Jesus Christ for the
forgiveness of your sins, you have a
loving God who is watching out for
your life,” he said. “You are in the grip
of God if you’re a Christian, and no
election is going to change that. God
has a plan He’s working out. And that
plan is for your good. … We have no
reason to fear. The mission hasn’t
changed. And the captain of our ship,
Jesus Christ is in control.”
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