Among the hundreds of Donald Trump’s memorable declarations during his singular campaign over the last few months, I think this one’s the winner in the “most hilarious” category –

 
😯 How in the world does he get away with such outlandish assertions? I mean it’s just absurd on the face of it. I’ll wager that the Donald couldn’t even find “Two Corinthians” in the Bible. Even if we told him which testament they were in!

 
His braggadocio and annoying demeanor is not only off-putting, it stands in stark contrast to so many principled, admirable, honorable men who have served as our chief executive; all of whom I’m sure read the Bible much more than Mr. Trump. For one – I bet John Quincy Adams could find “Two Corinthians” in his sleep!
 

 
 
Our 5th president, John Quincy Adams, was the son of our second president, John Adams. His Christian faith, like that of his father’s, in no small measure inspired his staunch abolitionist stand. John Quincy was the attorney who in 1841 successfully defended the Africans who had mutinied aboard the slave ship Amistad. He earned his nickname “The Hell-Hound of Slavery” for relentlessly speaking out against the institution ~

The notion that all human beings are born free and not slaves can be traced to Adams’ understanding of Scriptures and the “Law of Nature and Nature’s God.”

Source: “Character for Life; An American Heritage” ~ Don Hawkinson

 
And when it came to studying the Good Book itself, I doubt whether any other president trumped John Quincy ~

On Sept. 26, 1810, John Quincy Adams wrote in his diary: “I have made it a practice for several years to read the Bible through in the course of every year. I usually devote to this reading the first hour after I rise every morning. … I have this morning commenced it anew … this time with Ostervald’s French translation.” (He knew 5-6 foreign languages!)
 
In September of 1811, John Quincy Adams wrote to his son from St. Petersburg, Russia: “My dear Son. … You mentioned that you read to your aunt a chapter in the Bible or a section of Doddridge’s Annotations every evening. This information gave me real pleasure; for so great is my veneration for the Bible. … It is of all books in the world, that which contributes most to make men good, wise, and happy. … My custom is, to read four to five chapters every morning immediately after rising from my bed. … It is essential, my son … that you should form and adopt certain rules … of your own conduct. … It is in the Bible, you must learn them. … ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength, and thy neighbor as thy self.’ On these two commandments, Jesus Christ expressly says, ‘hang all the law and the prophets’.”

Source: WorldNetDaily

 
So while Trump’s brag was just another outrageous fiction birthed in fantasyland, John Quincy Adams was a true Bible scholar. Here’s some of his advice that the presidential wannabe would be wise to follow ~