Jack Kemp

I guess Jesse thinks Pres. Trump is going to Hymietown instead (a reference to Jackson's anti-semitic remark of years past). Jackson also said that when he was a waiter as a young man, he used to spit in white people's food before he served it too them. I'm not a Christian but somehow I believe that Jesus isn't asking Jesse Jackson for advice on which individuals to be allowed into what Jackson phrased as "Jesus's Kingdom."

Here are some excerpts from from the Blaze aticle on Jackson's remarks.

http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/02/rev-jesse-jackson-says-this-is-the-reason-why-president-donald-trump-wont-get-into-jesus-kingdom/

In his speech, Jackson said, "Trump says you must be able to speak the language English [to be] qualified and have a job skill.”

"Jesus would not qualify to come in Trump’s country. And [Trump] would not qualify to get into Jesus’ kingdom,” he added.

Jackson then paraphrased bible verses from Matthew 25:35-36 in order to give credence to his claim.

Matthew 25:35-36 says, "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.”

The problem

Jackson used Matthew 25:35-36 to rationalize a situation in which he believed Trump would be turned away from the gates of heaven.

In the verse Jackson quoted, Jesus’ words explain that His followers should help those in need.

Other verses applicable to this particular circumstance, however, might include Romans 3:23, which says that "all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”

Matthew 7:1-2 says, "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

Another meaningful verse on the topic of judgment is Romans 2:1-3.

"You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things,” Scripture says.

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