How Christians Should determine their votes
- Author Kim Sunshine
- Published February 3, 2008
- Word count 522
Now that we have established the fact that Christians should vote, on what things should we base our votes? Biblicly can we vote for anyone we want? I believe there are 4 major points we should consider when voting, especially for the president. 1. What Kind of Judges will he/she appoint? The bible tells us in Isaiah 1:26 that judges shall restore righteousness to the city of Jerusalem. You may think that doesn't apply to our government today but what we have to realize is that our system of government was set up by the principles laid out in the bible and the position our judges hold now is very much the same as it was then. Think of this it was our judges that deemed abortion was ok and legal, and it was our judges that mis-use the term separation of church and state which is not even in the constitution. If we had been electing righteous judges then we wouldn't have abortions legal in America. As Christians we want judges who will uphold the constitution as it is written and not put their own interpretation onto it. These judges are called strict constructionists.
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Where does he/she stand on God's Moral Law Why is this important, and how do I know if a particular candidate respects God's Moral Law? That's easy look at their position on protecting marriage as a single man + single woman couple. It is one of the main issues of the day and every candidate will deal with the topic. The bible clearly teaches homosexuality is wrong (Lev.20:13). So if they are voting for Gay Marriage or domestic partnerships they don't respect God's Moral Law
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Where do they stand on inalienable rights? Our founding fathers believed that we all had certain rights endowed by our creator, if we want a righteous nation we have to respect those rights and it's very easy to see where a candidate stands on this issue as well. Look at their position on abortion. If they don't protect life which is the first inalienable right, then they won't protect our right to private property or any of our other rights for that matter.
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Where does he/she stand on religious liberties? This tells me if they are going to make my job (to preach the gospel around the world) more easy or more difficult. If they won't support a persons right to voluntarily pray in a public forum it won't ne long until they are trying to tell the pastor what he can and can't preach.
After looking at those 4 issues plus a few more, there is only one candidate I can consider and that is Mike Huckabee, all of the other candidates seem to be supporting either abortion or same sex marriages both which are clearly against the will of God. I believe that if we use the word of God as our voting guide Mike Huckabee is the only choice. Even if you disagree with me on who to vote for I would encourage you to stand up and be counted! Let your voice be heard! Vote in 2008!
Copyright (c) 2008 Kim Sunshine
The principles found in this article are taken from the bible, and adapted from the teaching of David Barton from wallbuilders ministry. Check out my online shopping portal here http://www.whatsyourdeal.com
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