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Amid Tuesday’s massively destructive earthquake in Haiti, Evangelist Pat Robertson said on Wednesday that the natural disaster was a curse as a result of Haitian’s pact with the devil.
This morning in an interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Dr. Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, responded to Robertson’s comments saying, “It is absolute arrogance to try to interpret any of God’s actions as a judgment against this person or that person. … Our duty as Christians is to try to help these people pray for these people and to help them."
Dr. Jeffress views this Haitian crisis from a biblical perspective, stating:
- God is a loving God;
- God is always a loving God, who wants to reconcile people to Himself, as the Bible teaches;
- Because God is sovereign, nothing happens without His permission or under His control; and
- People ask, “Where is God when things like this happen?” Dr. Jeffress would say the same place He was 2,000 years ago when His Son died; specific to this tragedy, he is in the love and compassion expressed by countless volunteers and organizations being organized in relief to assist those in need.
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Dr. Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, a flagship church of the more than 42,000 Southern Baptist Churches in the U.S.
Dr. Jeffress hosts a television and radio program, “Pathway to Victory,” which airs on more than 1,200 stations around the world. He regularly appears on major mainstream media outlets, including “Fox and Friends,” “The O’Reilly Factor” and CBS’ “The Early Show.” He has written 17 books.
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By appointment in a Dallas studio
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Beyond the theological perspective, Dr. Jeffress can also address what the Baptist International Mission Board is doing to mobilize men and women – often the first on the scene – in relief efforts from across the country.
Many well-known Christians have been members of First Dallas, including the Rev. Billy Graham. Dr. Jeffress grew up in the church, which has long been recognized as a bastion of conservative theology and biblical values.
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To schedule an interview with Dr. Robert Jeffress, contact Steve Yount of A. Larry Ross Communications at [email protected] or 972-267-1111.
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