Fox News: Bill Johnson explains Trump vote with 'clear conscience'

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The leader of an influential California megachurch says he's voting for President Trump with "confidence" after comparing his accomplishments to Joe Biden's nearly half-century-long voting record.

Bill Johnson, a fifth-generation pastor and senior leader of Bethel Church in Redding, located in the northern part of the Golden State, shared his reasoning in an op-ed for The Christian Post, saying the mainstream media has falsely portrayed the president as a "racist, misogynist, and xenophobe."

The "Way of Life" author said it's surprising to many that Trump has "undeniably accomplished — or attempted to accomplish — a majority of his main campaign promises" during his first term. Johnson said it's "an honorable character trait of any elected official to follow through on their commitments."

"For me it is worthy of note that I’ve never seen a president who loved prayer as much as Donald Trump — and that includes from those I voted for and those I didn’t," Johnson, who regularly preaches on revival and the Holy Spirit, said. "His passion for godly counsel is also legendary. His historic actions for Israel should appeal to believers, as the biblical mandate to pray supportively for Jerusalem is a clear priority in scripture."

Johnson, explaining that he isn't trying to coerce anyone or tell them who to vote for, said he believes Trump "is the only one who isn't owned by either party, and is fully capable through courage and boldness to bring about the changes needed."

The church's silence in California, Johnson added, has allowed "taxpayer-funded gender transition drugs and surgeries available to children ... that could undermine parental consent. This is insanity ... we must act."

The charismatic pastor said the excuse of "I only have one vote and my vote doesn't really matter" is a lie from the devil meant to silence millions of voices.

Johnson said he will continue to pray for Trump and his family, as he did for former presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama, "that he would have great wisdom for his near impossible assignment, and that he would always listen to godly counsel ... that he would increase in favor with God and man."

He added: "I pray for those who are in fear or uncertainty leading up to this election, that God Himself would give them peace and a hope-filled promise. And finally I pray that each of us would have a life of realizing the fulfillment of dreams, with great health and blessing in every area of life."

Trump, who recently announced he no longer identifies as Presbyterian but as a non-denominational Christian, carried the evangelical vote with 80 percent of support in 2016 and is expected to maintain that or have even greater support Nov. 3, according to recent polls.

But that hasn't stopped Biden,  the former vice president, from trying to chip away at the key conservative voting bloc, attempting to assure evangelicals who feel the Democratic Party is hostile to their faith that they can vote for him.

The Biden campaign has placed ads on Christian radio stations and hired a White evangelical to lead its faith outreach. The candidate also authored an op-ed for The Christian Post about how his Catholic faith influences his policies.

originally posted by Fox News »

Bill Johnson

Bill Johnson is the Senior Pastor of Bethel Church. Bill is a fifth generation pastor with a rich heritage in the things of the Spirit. This apostolic network has crossed denominational lines in building relationships that enable church leaders to walk in both purity and power. The present move of God has brought Bill into a deeper understanding of the phrase, "on earth as it is in heaven." Heaven is the model for our life and ministry. Jesus lived with this principle by only doing what He saw His Father doing. Learning to recognize the Holy Spirit's presence, and how to follow His lead will enable us to do the works of Christ, destroying the works of the devil. Healing and deliverance must become the common expression of this gospel of power once again. Bill and the Bethel Church family have taken on this theme for life and ministry. Healings, ranging from cancer to broken bones, to learning disorders and emotional healing, happen with regularity. This is the children's bread. And these works of God are not limited to revival meetings. The church is learning how to take this anointing to the schools, workplace, and neighborhoods with similar results. Bill teaches that we owe the world an encounter with God, and that a Gospel without power is not the Gospel that Jesus preached.

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