Is President Trump a True Believer?
Yes, I was shocked to see that President Trump posted on his social media an AI‑generated image depicting himself as Christ. While he did not personally create the image, the fact that he shared it offended me — this despite generally agreeing with most of his domestic and foreign policies. How could he post something like that?
In 2016, Dr. James Dobson — a venerated psychologist and major evangelical leader who first entered public policy when President Reagan appointed him to the Commission on Pornography in the 1980s — assured us that Mr. Trump had recently become a Christian. Dobson said at the time, “[Trump] did accept a relationship with Christ … but it has not been long … If anything, he appears to be a baby Christian who doesn’t have a clue about how believers think, talk and act.”
Dobson was an outstanding believer—even if he eventually became too political to my liking—but should I just take his word for it that President Trump was a true believer?
Look, only God knows whether those who claim to believe in Jesus are truly His. To the frustration of those who hold to doctrines of eternal security and assurance of salvation (I am one of them), as long as verses like Matthew 7:21 remain in Scripture, you cannot disagree with that statement. What does Jesus say there? “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven,” even if they prophesied in His name, cast out demons, or performed miracles (7:22).
That being said, in President Trump’s case, it is not terribly difficult to form an impression. Just listen to the man himself. At Charlie Kirk’s funeral on September 21, 2025, after saying that Kirk “did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them,” Mr. Trump added, “That’s where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponents, and I don’t want the best for them. I’m sorry.”
Hearing that, I could imagine Dobson — who died a month before Kirk’s funeral — saying, “Well, I guess Trump still doesn’t have a clue about how believers think, talk, and act,” despite allegedly having been a believer for nearly nine years. But even Dobson might have begun to question Trump’s Christian credentials after what he said shortly thereafter. Reflecting on heaven, Mr. Trump remarked, “I don’t think there’s anything going to get me into heaven. I really don’t. I think I’m not maybe heaven‑bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I’m not sure I’m going to be able to make heaven…”
I will take his word for it. Apparently, President Trump does not know Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior, because if he did, he would not speak the way he did (2 Cor. 6:2; Acts 16:31). Ironically, Trump’s own confession makes the consideration of Matthew 7:21 unnecessary. And for good measure, he would have at least acknowledged his need for the Lord’s help in loving his enemies (as I do), rather than stating matter‑of‑factly, “I hate my enemies.” While I appreciate his candor, I am left to wonder whether he has personally experienced the grace of God — the grace by which God forgave His “enemies (us) … through the death of His Son” (Rom. 5:10).
I write this blog so that you may pray for President Trump to become a true believer in Jesus Christ. Even if you are a Democratic‑leaning Christian, you should pray for him, because the Lord commands us to do so: “I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone — for kings and all those in authority…” (1 Tim. 2:1–2). For this reason, I used to pray for President Biden even though I disagreed with most of his domestic and foreign policies.
In addition, I pray that President Trump humbles himself before God humbles him, because at times he sounds like King Nebuchadnezzar, who once boasted, “Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?” (Dan. 4:30). The good news is that after being humbled — dethroned and wandering like an animal for seven years — Nebuchadnezzar appeared to have found God, saying, “Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever.”
Here is my hope: that our President will submit to God in true humility, so that the next time someone sends him an image bordering on blasphemy, he will simply say, “No thanks.”
The views expressed here are solely my own and do not represent those of AMI.
In 2016, Dr. James Dobson — a venerated psychologist and major evangelical leader who first entered public policy when President Reagan appointed him to the Commission on Pornography in the 1980s — assured us that Mr. Trump had recently become a Christian. Dobson said at the time, “[Trump] did accept a relationship with Christ … but it has not been long … If anything, he appears to be a baby Christian who doesn’t have a clue about how believers think, talk and act.”
Dobson was an outstanding believer—even if he eventually became too political to my liking—but should I just take his word for it that President Trump was a true believer?
Look, only God knows whether those who claim to believe in Jesus are truly His. To the frustration of those who hold to doctrines of eternal security and assurance of salvation (I am one of them), as long as verses like Matthew 7:21 remain in Scripture, you cannot disagree with that statement. What does Jesus say there? “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven,” even if they prophesied in His name, cast out demons, or performed miracles (7:22).
That being said, in President Trump’s case, it is not terribly difficult to form an impression. Just listen to the man himself. At Charlie Kirk’s funeral on September 21, 2025, after saying that Kirk “did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them,” Mr. Trump added, “That’s where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponents, and I don’t want the best for them. I’m sorry.”
Hearing that, I could imagine Dobson — who died a month before Kirk’s funeral — saying, “Well, I guess Trump still doesn’t have a clue about how believers think, talk, and act,” despite allegedly having been a believer for nearly nine years. But even Dobson might have begun to question Trump’s Christian credentials after what he said shortly thereafter. Reflecting on heaven, Mr. Trump remarked, “I don’t think there’s anything going to get me into heaven. I really don’t. I think I’m not maybe heaven‑bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I’m not sure I’m going to be able to make heaven…”
I will take his word for it. Apparently, President Trump does not know Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior, because if he did, he would not speak the way he did (2 Cor. 6:2; Acts 16:31). Ironically, Trump’s own confession makes the consideration of Matthew 7:21 unnecessary. And for good measure, he would have at least acknowledged his need for the Lord’s help in loving his enemies (as I do), rather than stating matter‑of‑factly, “I hate my enemies.” While I appreciate his candor, I am left to wonder whether he has personally experienced the grace of God — the grace by which God forgave His “enemies (us) … through the death of His Son” (Rom. 5:10).
I write this blog so that you may pray for President Trump to become a true believer in Jesus Christ. Even if you are a Democratic‑leaning Christian, you should pray for him, because the Lord commands us to do so: “I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone — for kings and all those in authority…” (1 Tim. 2:1–2). For this reason, I used to pray for President Biden even though I disagreed with most of his domestic and foreign policies.
In addition, I pray that President Trump humbles himself before God humbles him, because at times he sounds like King Nebuchadnezzar, who once boasted, “Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?” (Dan. 4:30). The good news is that after being humbled — dethroned and wandering like an animal for seven years — Nebuchadnezzar appeared to have found God, saying, “Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever.”
Here is my hope: that our President will submit to God in true humility, so that the next time someone sends him an image bordering on blasphemy, he will simply say, “No thanks.”
The views expressed here are solely my own and do not represent those of AMI.
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