Will Donald Trump go to heaven when he dies?
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🗓️ 6 November 2025
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The president dialed into Fox & Friends a few weeks ago to discuss the war in Ukraine. During the conversation, he explained his motivation for trying to broker an end to the conflict: “I want to try and get to heaven, if possible,” he said. “I’m hearing I’m not doing well. I am really at the bottom of the totem pole. But if I can get to heaven, this will be one of the reasons.” But I am focusing today less on the president’s soul and more on yours and mine. We know we are saved by grace, but many of us live by works.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Thursday, November 6th, 2025, and you've joined the Denison Forum's Daily Article podcast. |
| 0:09.3 | Welcome. I'm narrator Chris Elkins, giving voice to today's daily article written by cultural theologian, Dr. Jim Denison. |
| 0:19.0 | This week's elections have been framed by many, especially those critical of President Trump, |
| 0:24.7 | as a negative referendum on his second term. Some are even predicting that the Democrats' victories |
| 0:30.3 | portend a blue wave in next year's midterms. By contrast, others suggest that Zoran |
| 0:36.6 | Mamdani's victory in New York City's mayoral race |
| 0:39.9 | is a political gift for Mr. Trump so long as he understands voters' frustrations that led to |
| 0:45.8 | Mr. Mamdani's ascension. While I would not offer partisan advice to Mr. Trump as he responds to |
| 0:51.5 | these partisan views, I have been reflecting on his approach to a far |
| 0:55.6 | more significant election in his future. The president dialed into Fox and Friends a few days ago |
| 1:01.5 | to discuss the war in Ukraine. During the conversation, he explained his motivation for trying to |
| 1:07.4 | broker an end to the conflict. He said, I want to try and get to heaven, if possible. I'm hearing I'm not doing well. I am really at the bottom of the totem pole. But if I can get to heaven, this will be one of the reasons. End quote. Proded recently by a reporter to elaborate, Trump said, I'm being a little cute. I don't think there's anything that's going |
| 1:29.0 | to get me into heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. He added, I'm not sure I'm going to be |
| 1:35.3 | able to make heaven, but I've made life a lot better for a lot of people, end quote. Mr. Trump's |
| 1:41.6 | satirology, which means the doctrine of salvation, needs a significant biblical corrective. |
| 1:47.6 | We are saved by grace, not by works, by what Jesus has done, rather than by anything we can do, |
| 1:53.9 | declared in Ephesians 2, verse 8 and 9, and Romans 11 verse 6. |
| 1:58.8 | If Donald Trump has trusted Christ as His Savior, he is a child of God and has |
| 2:03.5 | eternal life now as we read in John 1, verse 12 and John 316. If he has not, he urgently needs to make |
| 2:11.8 | this commitment noted in 2 Corinthians 6 verse 2. But I'm focusing today less on the president's soul and more on |
| 2:19.7 | yours and mine. My assumption is that you have already trusted in Jesus as your Savior and Lord. |
| 2:25.7 | If you have not, I encourage you to read my article, Why Jesus, make the commitment I explain |
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