Is President Donald Trump Going to Heaven? |
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg once expressed great confidence about his eternal destiny, remarking that he had earned his place in heaven. That sentiment is not uncommon in public life. Achievement, influence, philanthropy or power can quietly become the measuring sticks by which we assess ourselves -- and others -- when we contemplate eternity.
President Donald Trump, by contrast, has occasionally spoken with striking uncertainty about his standing before God. Whatever one makes of his presidency, that uncertainty is revealing. It touches a question far larger than any one man: How does anyone enter heaven?
At this point, many are tempted to assemble a moral ledger -- placing virtues on one side, failures on the other -- and then to compare columns. We weigh our lives against those of our neighbors, our leaders or our adversaries. We reassure ourselves that we are better than some and hope that God grades on a curve.
But Scripture offers no such comfort.
The Bible is unambiguous about the definitive authority on heaven and eternal life. "There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven........