What About Voting?
What is a Christian’s responsibility when it comes to voting? Should Christians abstain from voting? Should a Christian vote in every election? How should the Christian vote? Is there a particular political party that Christians should vote for?
All of these questions are valid, and I believe that they are answered easily when we look at what the Bible says. Every vote for the Christian should be based on the glory of God. Paul talked about voting in 1 Corinthians 10:31. Well, not literally, but he did say, “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” Voting could be thought of for us when we read “whatever.” He could have also added a thousand other things to the verse as well.
I believe every Christian should vote. In Matthew 5:13-14 Jesus tells us that we are the salt and the light of the world. Jesus is not necessarily referring to voting but that we would represent Him well to a world that needs to know about Him and how to live for Him! One way we can represent Jesus well is by standing up for biblical values and voting according to those values. In order to know and vote for biblical values, we must know the Word. The best thing you can do to prepare for election days is to know God and His Word! Then we are able to know which candidates line up most with what God desires for mankind.
There is not a “Christian” political party that we are to vote with that is 100% biblical in all of their platform. We are part of the Lion/Lamb party, not the elephant, donkey, or eagle. The D, R, I, or G beside a candidate's name should not be nearly as important as what they believe and how they will vote.
We also need godly men and women in political offices. Pray for more Christians to enter the political arena and pray for the Christians who are already in the arena that they would stay faithful to their calling in Christ first and foremost!
I would encourage you to register to vote if you have not done so yet.
Click HERE to register.
Another thing we should all be doing is praying for wisdom as we prepare to step into the voting booth. We are to be praying for our country and God’s will to be done in our elections!
Faithful to vote,
Jeff
All of these questions are valid, and I believe that they are answered easily when we look at what the Bible says. Every vote for the Christian should be based on the glory of God. Paul talked about voting in 1 Corinthians 10:31. Well, not literally, but he did say, “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” Voting could be thought of for us when we read “whatever.” He could have also added a thousand other things to the verse as well.
I believe every Christian should vote. In Matthew 5:13-14 Jesus tells us that we are the salt and the light of the world. Jesus is not necessarily referring to voting but that we would represent Him well to a world that needs to know about Him and how to live for Him! One way we can represent Jesus well is by standing up for biblical values and voting according to those values. In order to know and vote for biblical values, we must know the Word. The best thing you can do to prepare for election days is to know God and His Word! Then we are able to know which candidates line up most with what God desires for mankind.
There is not a “Christian” political party that we are to vote with that is 100% biblical in all of their platform. We are part of the Lion/Lamb party, not the elephant, donkey, or eagle. The D, R, I, or G beside a candidate's name should not be nearly as important as what they believe and how they will vote.
We also need godly men and women in political offices. Pray for more Christians to enter the political arena and pray for the Christians who are already in the arena that they would stay faithful to their calling in Christ first and foremost!
I would encourage you to register to vote if you have not done so yet.
Click HERE to register.
Another thing we should all be doing is praying for wisdom as we prepare to step into the voting booth. We are to be praying for our country and God’s will to be done in our elections!
Faithful to vote,
Jeff
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Very well-written, Pastor Jeff. A friend recently pointed me to Jeremiah 29…but not to verse 11 which is so well known. It was to the overall chapter that’s talking about exiles in Babylon. We have some Babylonian similarities in America these days. They specifically pointed me to this: “But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.” Jeremiah 29:7 ESV
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nThis solidified my decision to vote this November. There are no easy answers but I believe God has pointed me in one direction so I will exercise my right to vote…and pray a lot!