Voting 5

Ezra 7:25 says to appoint judges who know the laws of God. A judge who knows the laws of God will be a God-fearing judge. When judges who don’t fear God are appointed, believers may say, “We didn’t appoint them.” But the truth is, we allowed the people who appointed them to get elected. So we are ultimately responsible — often because of our lack of involvement and sometimes because we voted for issues other than those spelled out in the Bible. Romans 12:2 in the J.B. Phillips' New Testament translation says, “Don’t let the world around you squeeze you into its own mould…”. We have to be mindful not to let our friends, our families, our backgrounds, our co-workers or public opinion determine our choices for political candidates.

We must vote on the basis of what matters biblically, not the popular issues of the day. 

As Christians we don’t usually think of politicians as ministers, but the Bible indicates otherwise. Romans 13:1 says, “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that are ordained of God.” That means civil authority is ordained of God. Verses 4 and 6 say that those in civil government are God’s ministers.

Content sourced from Dave Barton, founder of WallBuilders, a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grassroots society to rebuild America’s constitutional, moral and religious foundations - as seen in Kenneth Copeland Ministries “Believer’s Voice of VICTORY” magazine