Should Christians Vote

Should Christians Vote ?
09-02-2008



Before anyone thinks that this is the ramblings of a delusional Republican , I will tell you now that this is not an opinion of any political party or social issue. I have researched both sides of this debate extensively and have sought counsel through prayer and the word of God. I have been very careful to give credit due any other researcher that I have used. However, as the old saying goes “ I milk a lot of cows, but I churn my own butter”. So to the best to my ability these are my own words and opinions inspired by God…..

I am going to explore two excuses Christians use not to vote and why both lack Biblical truth…

My vote won’t matter anyway so why bother..

Christians do not need to get involved in such worldly matters, God has it all worked out anyway…


My vote won’t matter anyway so why bother …..

This seems to be the most popular of the two excuses that I have been hearing. It simply is not true. Your vote does matter. In fact your vote holds a voice, and if you are voting based upon Christian values then you are sending a message to the politicians that you demand these values be upheld. All good politicians base their election promises and debates on the topics that are the most talked about in the current age.

Knowing that, then we should be sure that the topics they are basing their campaigns on will further the kingdom of God and not tear it down. If they do not do what they promised, then vote one in that will. Politicians like their jobs and want to keep them, that’s why they try to cater to the biggest and loudest voices, and currently in America they are…..

The following is quoted from www.evangelsociety.org. Christian Political Analysis

Many Christians feel that they cannot affect America in today’s secular society. They see themselves surrounded by a culture that embraces sin and rejects God, and wonder how they can possibly do anything about it.

Enhancing the opportunity for Christians, America’s political system provides them with the ability to disproportionately influence the outcome of election. While nearly all adult Americans have the right to vote in every elections, many decide not to. In Presidential elections, only about half eligible Americans vote. That number drops to around one third in midterm elections. Every voter who turns out in a Presidential election effectively has two votes, and three in a mid term election.

As such, a motivated minority that votes in large numbers can greatly affect the results of an election. With low voter turnout in America, getting supportive voters to the polls can have a greater effect than trying to sway the small minority of undecided voters. This is why senior citizens and NRA members have such political clout. They vote in disproportionately high numbers, and so politicians pay disproportionately high attention to their concerns. Christians could do the same, but in recent years have chosen not to exercise this power

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In our day many people want to drive the name and message of Christ completely out of public view. Voting is an opportunity to promote, protect, and preserve Godly government. Passing up the opportunity to vote means letting those wishing to degrade Christian values to have their way.

Because of some of the people that were elected , or not un-elected, is the reason why we have no prayer in schools, abortion, and moral decline. Conversely, because of Christian values our country has seen civil liberties, abolition of slavery, modern science, the elevation of woman, education, free enterprise, freedom to worship and much, much more… So Christian involvement in politics is paramount..

So when we see the good things that come from Christian involvement and the horror that results without it, it seems that it would be cruel and very irresponsible to let Jesus and Biblical teachings about truth, love, compassion not be voiced through our vote. At the very least we should vote to keep out those who oppose Christian values.

This reminds me of a sign I read recently:

Dear God,

Why do you allow so much violence in our schools?

Concerned Parent

Dear concerned parent;

I’m not allowed in schools..

God……………………..



I think we have summed up that your vote really does matter. It is up to you to decide if you care enough to exercise your right to vote. Now lets explore the next statement. This one really is a lot bigger in scope than the fist and will require a bit more detailing …


Christians do not need to get involved in such worldly matters, God has it all worked out anyway..

Some Christians say that it is wrong for Christians to vote because God is in control and we are attempting to direct his will by voting. Further, that the moral decline of the world is Biblical prophesy so we should not be involved in trying to speed it up or slow it down, just let the world get worse since Christ is soon coming..

With that way of thinking then we should do nothing to stop a child molester or child killer or help a woman that’s being raped, or fight the drug war that America is seeing. Its all part of moral decline right, so don’t get involved in God’s will…..

I think that any of us can see that way of thinking is wrong. If you are one of those that believe we should not help in these brutal situations then you might as well stop reading now because nothing I say will ever make any sense to you….


Okay, I agree that God is in control of the universe and all that is in it. But, Satan is the ruler of the present day earth, it says so in the Bible; Luke 4: 5-6 .. So by us not getting involved by casting our vote we are allowing Satan to degrade Christian values even further..

Lets explore how Satan is using politics and Christian apathy to degrade Christian values. When we do not vote we are not voicing our opinions and beliefs into the situation so the only real voice that is being heard are the non Christian groups. Why do you think that Homosexuality is such a hot topic in politics today? Its really simple, they have a louder voice than us because we won’t stand up and voice our opinion by voting for those who oppose those issues. Abortion is another Christian hot topic. However, with an estimated 159 million people in America (76.5%) claiming to be Christian, I wonder why it’s a topic of discussion at all. I have the answer of course, because a lot of those people don’t live the Christian life and the rest don’t vote.


Why don’t we use our vote to remove the judges from the bench that oppose the Ten Commandments. You do know that the President of the United States (an elected official) appoints the Supreme Court Judges. And the Senate ( all elected officials) confirms the nomination. These men and woman have more power over our laws and values than anyone. The two scariest things about them is that one, they are appointed for life and two, they decide laws based on their opinions of the law… Hope they have Christian opinions.. But we know that many times they do not….

I know that I have bordered on social issues and I will try to pull from that a bit, back to the God’s will argument. I will never believe that it is God’s will for America and the World to be in the moral decline that we are in. We are in this decline because of sin. Sin is not God’s will its human will. God never intended for America to be in this shape.

In his book, What if America was a Christian nation again, Dr. D. James Kennedy explains how America was founded by the British as a part of God’s will. He explains through history how


other groups had tried and failed and how the new Americans came here from England to worship freely. The Bill of Rights, The Constitution, Money, and all other original government documents were all based on God and Biblical principals. Yes even voting…..

So where then did we go from basing our Country on Biblical values to allowing it to be in the shape that its in. Simple, we quit voting and taking part in the Government process. We allowed the voice of the Devil to sound louder than God’s… God granted all of us free will. Its a wonderful blessing, but has gotten us in a lot of trouble…

Some say that there is no example or direction of voting in the Bible so we should not be involved in it. Well I have read the Bible cover to cover and have never found any example of driving cars either, but I’m not walking and neither are you. I don’t mean to make light of Biblical teachings but come on, that’s a ridiculous argument.

Lets take a look at a few Biblical teachings to see what evidence we can find about government involvement and voicing our opinion, which is what voting is.

So much of the suffering on earth is due to Godless leadership, Proverbs 28:12. Any candidate or proposal that violates Biblical teachings for life, marriage, family, or faith should never be supported, Proverbs 14:34. Not voting at all is a support for someone. If we as citizens of the world were not to be involved in the governmental process then surely Paul would have gave us some examples of this.. But instead he exercised his earthly rights as a Roman citizen.

Acts 16:35-38 Paul stood up to the magistrates who had done him wrong. He used his Roman citizenship to influence their next move. In Acts 22: 22-29 Paul rebuked the centurion for his actions stating that he was a Roman citizen and by such had certain rights granted to him by Rome..In Acts 25:11, Paul is being accused of breaking Jewish law which he denies doing, he however does appeal the court that his appeal be heard by Caesar.

In each of these examples Paul uses his Roman citizenship for the work and advancement of Jesus and the Christian message. Romans 13:1-5 commands that we be subject to the higher powers and rulers, and 1 Timothy 2:1-2 tells us to pray for our rulers. I have no doubt that if Paul would have been given the chance to vote he very much would have exercised that right. However, it was not for many, many years later that God used Christians to provide that right to us.

No where in the Bible does God command Christians to stick their head in the sand and to have no part in the affairs of the world. In voting as in other activity, Christians should pray and seek the word of God and the guidance of the Holy Sprit in the matters of voting, then do their best. The right to a free election has been bought by the blood of many saints. Christians should be careful not to take this right lightly and not to loose it through apathy and unconcern.


Doing my best to serve,

Darren Dake