At the very end of his 60 Minutes interview Sunday night, President Trump was asked what he thinks happens when he dies.

He said he's a religious person, so in theory, he goes to heaven. At least he hopes so. He said he sure doesn't want to go to hell.

Then Ross Douthat put it plainly: "Let's say you pass away. You're entering the next life. And all you have to do to enter paradise is feel love and forgiveness for James Comey, Nancy Pelosi, anyone who you have expressed hate for over the years. Do you think you can do it?"

Trump's answer: "Well, then I wouldn't be real, would I?" He called them extremely dishonest people, very bad people, very bad for our country.

Douthat asked if the answer was no, then. "The answer is no. I want to be honest, no."

Douthat pressed him on it. He said Trump has lived "the most charmed and remarkable life of any American in my entire lifetime," then asked, "And you are telling me you couldn't find it in your heart to forgive some of your enemies?"

"I probably cannot do that, no, because I do hate some of my enemies, and I always will."

Let's digest this for a moment. We briefly covered this on the Toddcast today, but I messed this clip up by playing it from the wrong starting point and not giving myself enough time to speak about it.

First, biblically speaking, we are forgiven by grace through faith. We are completely incapable of earning our salvation. It is a gift, paid for in full by the Blood of Jesus Christ. Full stop.

Second, God tells us that if we do not forgive others, He will not forgive us (Matthew 6:14-15). There is tension here — intentionally so. Still, the message is clear. Our salvation depends 0% on us. It is the gift of God. That said, a true follower of Christ will also repent from his sins, submit to God’s authority, and change his behavior, by the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit.

That theme, if you will, has been the consistent message of the Bible, dating back to the Old Testament. We sin. God delivers. And then God helps us change in response.

I know there have been many people who have tried to communicate the Gospel to Donald Trump.

Has he received it?

I don’t know.

If so, he certainly doesn't appear to have a clear understanding of it. That doesn't mean he isn't saved — but it does mean he's not a mature believer. I think we can say that with relative certainty, and I'm not trying to be disrespectful in any way.

So how would I answer that question?

The Bible says it is appointed for man to die once, and after that to face judgment (Hebrews 9:27). I, like everyone else in all creation, will stand before YHWH — the One True God — and I will be asked to give an account for my life.

God is just and He will call me to give an account of my sin. My lawbreaking. My selfishness. My wickedness.

Who will pay for all of that: me … or Jesus Christ?

He will not ask me if I did more good than bad. He will ask me how I expect to pay the penalty for the bad — that is, the sin.

God is gracious and forgiving, but He's also just, and He must do something with sin. After all, sin is open rebellion against Him. It is choosing my way over His way. It hurts others — sometimes tremendously so. It misses that mark God created us to hit — in ways we will never understand this side of heaven.

And I'm going to tell Him that my sin debt was paid in full by Jesus. I did nothing — absolutely nothing — to earn it. Jesus' death satisfied the wrath of God, and once I accepted His offer to pay my sin debt, there was nothing left to pay.

And if I hadn't accepted the offer of His payment, I would be rejecting Him, because that payment is the only way a sinful person — me — could ever approach a holy God. And instead of rescuing me from hell, He would allow me to pay for my sins myself.

So what do you say?

Will you stand before a holy God with your sin debt paid in full by Jesus Christ? Or do you insist on paying it in full yourself?

God doesn't “send” anyone to hell. Our sin takes us there — justifiably so. And He stands, arms outstretched on the Cross of Calvary, to rescue us from hell. All we have to do is accept His free gift and enter into relationship with Him through Christ.

What will you choose?

After the election last Tuesday, the Radical Left showed their true colors yet again.

In case you have been living under a rock for years, the Radical Left embraces a godless, morally depraved ideology.

Every ideology must be rooted somewhere. The Radical Left decided to plant their ideology in fields of abject evil and wickedness.

Consider last Thursday's episode of the "I've Had It" podcast, hosted by godless lunatics Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan.

As they were reading post-election celebrations from other godless, deranged leftist lunatics, they laughed at one that said, "We're digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again."

The two women laughed for more than 20 seconds after reading that post.

You know who does that? People who celebrate wickedness, violence and death.

Truth be told, the godless Radical Left is a violent death cult.

Between cheering for the deaths of conservatives and Republicans, they're celebrating abortion and pushing for legislation that allows abortion up to birth in some places.

And they're voting for candidates who support political Islam.

Or they're promoting policies that are antithetical to personal liberty, like socialism — which is predicated upon taking the personal property of other people — something I certainly wouldn’t call a biblical value.

Their ideology is vile, wicked, and morally bankrupt.

And it is completely inconsistent with biblical Christianity.

But there is a silver lining. Advertisers are pulling out of that stupid podcast. Cash App, Chewy, Lola Blankets and Boll & Branch, among others, have all dropped their sponsorships.

This is exactly what should happen.

I wish the free market would hold more people morally accountable for outright wickedness and evil. And that is exactly what is happening here.

No one's speech is being silenced. The free market is simply deciding it does not want to associate with moral depravity.

Good.

It's the first step on a long journey to restoring America’s soul.

As I say often, not all Democrats think these things. But we've reached a point where the normal, traditional, rank-and-file Democrats are going to have to look at who's running their Party and what they are endorsing and allowing to happen.

In fact, I do not believe Christians can support the Democrat Party's policies and platform. They must choose to either see the world through the Bible's lens or try to make the Bible conform to their political ideology.

We cannot serve two masters (Matthew 6:24). And Christian Democrats are going to have to choose this day whom they will serve (Joshua 24:15).

I hope they choose wisely.

President Trump sat down with Ross Douthat of CBS's 60 Minutes for his first interview since the midterms, and I walk through a big chunk of it. We discuss on the Toddcast.

I also get into why Trump says he wasn't on the ballot, J.D. Vance's post blaming the Iran war, Trump suggesting he may have been too hard on illegal immigration, and the question Douthat saved for the end.

CBS News — the interview I promised you on air: the extended version of Ross Douthat's sit-down with President Trump, start to finish.

CBS News — prefer to read it? Here's the transcript of the broadcast interview.

Roll Call / Factba.se — the transcript of the unedited 51-minute, 42-second sit-down, including what didn't make the broadcast.

CBS News — the closing exchange on its own: the afterlife, the Comey and Pelosi hypothetical, and "I do hate some of my enemies, and I always will."

CNN — what he said about immigration enforcement going too far, and the deal with Democrats he floated.

NPR — the memorial remarks Douthat was referring to: Erika Kirk on forgiving her husband's alleged killer, and what Trump said when he followed her.

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