by Ben Whedon
Ohio Republican Rep. Max Miller on Tuesday issued an apology after a heated Twitter exchange in which he appeared to condemn an activist in hist state for expressing a basic statement of her Christian faith.
“I posted something earlier that conveyed a message I did not intend. I will not try to hide my mistake or run from it. I sincerely apologize to Lizzie and to everyone who read my post,” Miller stated. He did not clarify what his intended message was.
Earlier in the evening, Miller excoriated Lizzie Marbach, a veteran GOP organizer, after she posted a statement of her faith to X, calling it “one of the most bigoted tweets” he had ever seen.
“There’s no hope for any of us outside of having faith in Jesus Christ alone,” she wrote. The post was not a reply to any other and did not appear to be directed at anyone in particular. The belief, however, that salvation may come exclusively through faith in Christ is an extremely widespread view among Christians of all persuasions.
Miller, a professing Jew, took exception to the post and urged her to delete it, contending it ran afoul of religious freedom.
“This is one of the most bigoted tweets I have ever seen. Delete it, Lizzie. Religious freedom in the United States applies to every religion. You have gone too far,” Miller quote-tweeted in response to a post from Marbach, who boasted a modest following of roughly 2,500 as of press time.
Onlookers were initially uncertain as to Miller’s sincerity, though he subsequently commented directly on Marbach’s post, saying “God says that Jewish people are the chosen ones, but yet you say we have no hope. Thanks for your pearl of wisdom today.”
Marbach, however, doubled down on the basic Christian tenet.
“Sorry, Congressman, but these are the words of Jesus himself. ‘Jesus answered, I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me,'” she replied. “No one has hope outside of Jesus Christ and every knee will bow one day declaring that Jesus Chris is Lord.”
Marbach appeared to quote John 14:6 of the Bible, which states “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” [Note: the disparity is due to her use of a different translation of the Bible].
Christian views on salvation for Jews differ by denomination to some extent, though traditionally most churches hold that Christianity is the sole path to salvation.
Miller’s criticism of Marbach earned substantial rebuke in the comments section, with many respondents posting images of Jesus Christ or espousing support for her interpretation of the Christian faith.
As of press time, his quote tweet of Marbach’s posted had garnered more replies than likes.
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Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on Twitter.
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