“I read that some of those classified documents they found at Mar-a-Lago were actually stuck in the president’s Bible," Mr Pence said. “Which proves he had absolutely no idea they were there.”
During his 2016 election campaign, when has was courting the evangelical vote, Trump claimed to have a deep love for the Bible, but when asked to elaborate on this by journalists, he gave vague and evasive answers. If mainstream media reportage of this issue is any indication, it appears doubtful that he has read that much of it. In a 2020 article in New York magazine, Ed Kilgore charted Trump's clumsy attempts to articulate coherent Christian beliefs.
By contrast, Pence, on the face of it, appears to be more sincere in his Christian beliefs. Every chapter of his memoir, and possible campaign biography, So Help Me God, which was published earlier this year, begins with a Bible verse.
For the Christian, Trump is a good example of how not to engage with the Bible. Christians should make it their life's work to master its contents. This means reading it carefully, understanding it, and correctly applying it to their life. Passages such as Acts 17:11 and 2 Timothy 2:15 are instructive here. If asked questions about the beliefs they claim to hold, we should be prepared to give convincing answers to anyone who asks. The Bible is to be treated with respect, and not used as a prop.
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