Franklin Graham lectures Obama on 'real second chance' after president commutes drug convicts' jail terms

Franklin Graham says 'a real second chance for our lives comes only by asking Jesus Christ to forgive our sins and turning to Him in repentance and faith.' (Facebook/Franklin Graham)

Rev. Franklin Graham believes in the power of second chances, but he and U.S. President Barack Obama seem to have a different understanding of what that truly is.

On his Facebook page, Graham wrote: "Yesterday President Obama commuted the prison sentences of 61 drug offenders. He said, 'By exercising these presidential powers, I have the chance to show people what a second chance can look like.'"

While Obama's action was admirable, Graham believes that "a real second chance for our lives comes only by asking Jesus Christ to forgive our sins and turning to Him in repentance and faith. He alone can wipe the slate clean. That's the pardon of a lifetime!"

The evangelist then shared the Bible verse 1 John 1:9. It reads, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

Graham often disagrees with Obama's actions. He earlier said the president is actually a Muslim since both his paternal father and stepfather were Muslim. He even went to a Muslim school.

"His formative years were all guided by the influences of Islam. So his Christian position, I don't know," Graham said when he appeared on Newsmax TV. "All I know is that the policies that he has stood behind as president have been against Christ and against His teachings. Abortion is a sin and if you look at same-sex marriage, this is a sin against God, and the president has stood defiantly against God and against His teaching and the teachings of the Scripture."

Graham also admonished Obama for championing same-sex marriage and supporting the abortion service provider Planned Parenthood. He also did not like it when Obama pushed for tighter gun control in the U.S. since he believes it is not "the root cause of gun violence."

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