A vocal Republican supporter and advocate of President Trump, the senior pastor has previously defended controversial plans to build a wall along the border with Mexico.
Trump has perpetuated this fear and insecurity exponentially with tweets threatening USA military action against North Korea and with his statement on Tuesday promising that if Jong-un continues to threaten the United States and engage in missile tests, that "They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen", according to Freebeacon.com on Tuesday.
Robert Jeffress, head of the First Baptist Dallas megachurch, told CBN on Tuesday that a biblical passage in Romans allows rulers to use "whatever means necessary ― including war ― to stop evil". "That gives the government to the authority to do whatever, whether it's assassination, capital punishment or evil punishment to quell the actions of evildoers like Kim Jong Un", he said.
The Trump administration has repeatedly warned that North Korea's continued efforts to develop a long-range nuclear missile that can target the USA mainland constitute an unacceptable threat.
Meanwhile, Arizona Senator John McCain, who was recently diagnosed with brain cancer, expressed concerns over Trump's threat to wage "fire and fury" against North Korea.
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Asked if the position doesn't violate the pacifist message of 'do not repay evil for evil, ' as cited in Romans 12, Jeffress said that only applies to individual Christians and not governments.
But military strategists say a limited strike would more likely provoke a deadly North Korean artillery and possibly chemical weapon attack against South Korea, which could escalate into a major conflict along the heavily militarized inter-Korean border, and draw into the fighting the over 28,000 American troops in the country. "I believe that there is a possibility that military conflict on the peninsula could be caused by the Trump administration", said Rep.
And even though the commander-in-chief's threatening statement is being strongly criticized, there is one person who thinks it was actually God who wanted Trump to launch nukes. "Frankly, it's because they are not well taught in the scriptures".
Attitudes about North Korea among evangelicals are unclear, he said. He said now that health care is off the table, evangelicals are hoping for tax reform, though he didn't have any specifics in mind.
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