Holy Week heresy
Paula White-Cain likened the president to Jesus Christ
This is a sceenshot of remarks by Paula White-Cain that occurred near the end of the Easter Luncheon April 1 at the White House with cabinet members, faith leaders, and political allies in attendance. This newsletter describes the people in back of her. (NTD/YouTube)
Three minutes of the White House Easter luncheon with several cabinet leaders, pastors, ministry leaders, and political allies on April 1 was no joke.
Nothing about it was funny because White House Faith Adviser Paula White-Cain engaged in heresy near the end of the event.
What’s more distressing? White-Cain likening President Donald Trump to Jesus Christ, or the faith leaders in the room who knew better and have remained silent.
Howard Koplowitz wrote a story for al.com on April 2. The following is part of the comments White-Cain made at the White House Easter lunch:
‘And Mr. President, no one has paid the price like you have paid the price. It almost cost you your life. You were betrayed and arrested and falsely accused. It’s a familiar pattern that our lord and savior showed us. But it didn’t end there for him, and it didn’t end there for you,’ White-Cain said at an Easter lunch held Wednesday by the White House.
‘God always had a plan. On the third day, he rose, he defeated evil, he conquered death, hell and the grave. Because he rose we all know we can rise,’ White-Cain continued, ‘and, sir, because of his resurrection you rose up. Because he was victorious, you were victorious. And I believe that the lord said to tell you this: because of his victory, you will be victorious in all you put your hand to.’
This outrageous nonsense shouldn’t be a surprise from someone preaching prosperity theology.
Prosperity theology, “or the ‘prosperity gospel,’ is a religious belief that financial blessing and physical well-being are the will of God for Christians, achievable through faith, positive confession, and donations (tithes/offerings) to ministries,” according to Google Gemini.
Prosperity theology is the most dynamic false teaching to emerge from the American church in the past 50 years. Its primary tenet proclaims that nothing bad comes to the life of a Christian because God intends prosperity, health, well-being, abundance, and blessing on the lives of Christ followers.
What do prosperity gospel believers do with Jesus Christ, Job, Joseph, Samson, Daniel, Jeremiah, and others in Scripture who had “bad” things happen in their lives?
Besides White-Cain, other preachers pushing this pulpit pablum are: Kenneth Copeland, Joel Osteen, Benny Hinn, TD Jakes, Creflo Dollar, and others in charismatic circles.
This false teaching has made its way to Africa and other parts of the world.
White-Cain gained traction in Trump’s circle in his first administration as one of his spiritual advisers. She also has had ties with Trump since 2002. That catapulted her to lead the White House’s Faith Office in the current administration.
Whenever someone likens a human being to Jesus Christ, they tread on the thinnest ice. White-Cain should know that, even with her dangerous theology.
A photo of Paula White-Cain. (paulawhite.org)
Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the God man. He is wholly divine and human. Jesus Christ left heaven (Philippians 2) to fulfill the will of His Father to be the perfect sacrifice for sins.
Donald Trump isn’t the Son of God. We’ve been acquainted many times with his profanity-laced tirades and social media posts, underscoring human imperfection. However, White-Cain equates the indictments and assassination attempts of Trump to the trial, flogging, and crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ fulfilled the will of the Father, which was shedding His blood so mankind would have a path of reconciliation to Himself.
Trump is incapable of any of that because he is a flawed human being.
Her remarks are equal parts heresy and insanity, claiming the Holy Spirit compelled her to make them.
This planned Holy Week event had a guest list of cabinet members, including: now former Attorney General Pam Bondi, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner, Small Business Administration Director Kelly Loeffler, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought, and Press Secretary Karoline Leavit. That list of other attendees isn’t available.
However, standing behind White-Cain, besides Trump were: Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, President and CEO of Samaritan’s Purse Franklin Graham, Catholic Bishop Robert Barron, Faith and Freedom head Ralph Reed, and two people whose identity is uncertain. One could be pastor Jentzen Franklin. A woman also stands in this group.
The White House had a video of the White-Cain remarks on its YouTube page. The blowback on her comments caused the video to be removed.
The Christian Post compiled a story the day after those remarks April 1:
Christian cultural commentator Jon Root said, ‘Heretic & leader of the White House Faith Office, Paula White, compared President Trump’s political persecution to the persecution of our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ at the Easter Luncheon. Insanity.’ …
‘Wow, that Paula White clip has burned through the Christian community in a not-good way. It’s no wonder the White House took down the video from YouTube,’ said Christian broadcaster Erick Erickson.
When people who know better stay silent when an obvious rebuke was demanded, they lose credibility.
For example, Hegseth attends a church connected to Doug Wilson’s Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches. When White-Cain makes comments like she did, one would think it warrants a statement from Wilson or those connected to him.
Cross Politic is a Moscow, Idaho-based podcast of men who attend Wilson’s church.
Cross Politic was more focused on the Southern Baptist Convention than heresy coming from White-Cain at an event Hegseth attended to recognize Easter.
Don’t wonder why the church in America has a form of godliness, but has no power.
The April 1 event at the White House is another example, and that’s no laughing matter.