Florida Sen. Marco Rubio unveiled a new ad that his presidential campaign said explains “how his Christian faith guides everything he does in life.” The ad will begin airing in Iowa this weekend.
“Our goal is eternity, the ability to live alongside our Creator for all time; to accept the free gift of salvation offered to us by Jesus Christ,” Rubio says in the ad. “The struggle on a daily basis as a Christian is to remind ourselves of this. The purpose of our life is to cooperate with God’s plan. To those who much have been given, much is expected. And we will be asked to account for that. Were your treasures stored up on Earth or in heaven? And to me, I try to allow that to influence me in everything that I do.”
The new ad comes as Rubio is attempting to connect with Christian conservative voters before next month’s caucuses. On Wednesday, his campaign announced the addition of Rick Warren, a megachurch pastor, as an adviser to his presidential campaign alongside 14 religious leaders and scholars.
Rubio campaigned in Iowa this week and will stump through New Hampshire on Thursday. He ranks third in the Washington Examiner’s newest GOP presidential power rankings.
