The Gospel Ain’t for Sale — Why Trump, Elon, and America’s God Complex Ain’t Christian

James 2 reads like a warning siren: “Don’t show favoritism to the rich. Don’t just talk faith—live it. And don’t think your title or money makes you righteous.” But here in America, we flipped that on its head. We praise wealth like holiness and worship success like salvation.

Donald Trump is the poster child.

A man who:

• Bragged about grabbing women “by the p****.”

• Was sued for housing discrimination against Black tenants.

• Built his empire off bankruptcy loopholes and exploitation.

• Incited an insurrection when he didn’t get his way.

And yet, white conservative Christians call him “God’s chosen.”

How?

James 2 literally tells us: if you show favoritism, you sin.

There’s no such thing as holy hypocrisy. You can’t claim Christ and cover corruption because it benefits your politics.

Then there’s Elon Musk, the tech messiah of our time.

Let’s be clear: Elon didn’t start from the bottom. His family made their money from an emerald mine in apartheid-era South Africa—a system that literally oppressed Black people so that white families like his could live rich.

He didn’t bootstrap Tesla; he bought into it.

And now, while the media worships him for innovation, workers in his factories report brutal conditions. He lays off thousands with tweets while the stock price soars.

James 2 asks: “Have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?”

That’s America. Judging character by net worth. Choosing leaders by bank accounts.

Calling it Christianity when it’s really capitalism in a cross costume.

Let’s stop the lie:

This country doesn’t honor Jesus.

It honors wealth, whiteness, and winning—no matter the cost.

It pardons Trump because he’s powerful.

It uplifts Elon because he’s rich.

But the poor? The immigrant? The Black mother? The struggling student? They’re told to “try harder” or “pray about it.”

That’s not Christ.

That’s empire.

And James 2 says plain: faith without works is dead.

So if your “Christian nation” won’t clothe the naked, feed the hungry, or humble the proud—it ain’t Christian at all.

We’ve replaced the suffering servant Jesus with a prosperity Jesus.

We’ve traded the carpenter’s son for capitalists in suits.

And we wonder why the country feels so spiritually bankrupt.

A nation of people for Jesus isn’t built on flags and slogans.

It’s built on mercy, justice, and love.

And until America repents and returns to that, it can never claim Christ

That’s why Christine’s Heart ain’t playing by the old rules.

We’re not waiting for seats at their table.

We’re building our own—with room for the hurting, the poor, the outcast, and the honest.

Because Jesus didn’t come for the throne.

He came for the streets.

And that’s exactly where we’ll be.

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