“Veto That”

Saturday, August 18, 2012

     I have a question about voting.  Is it okay for a Christian to vote for a candidate that openly endorses gay marriage... say, Obama?  I am confused; I know a bunch of people in my congregation voted for him last time, but I don't see how they could possibly justify it this time around.

Sincerely,
Ballot Baffled

Dear Ballot Baffled,

No candidate is perfect, so no matter how a Christian votes, they will be voting for someone with good and bad traits, so instead, let’s put specific candidates aside for a moment and just look at the principles of Christian voting.  It is possible for a Christian to have various attitudes towards how a government should be run financially, legally, etc., but it is flagrantly sinful for a Christian to support immoral government. Some Christians want big government; some Christians want small government. Some Christians want tax cuts; some Christians want tax increases. Some Christians want more regulations; some Christians want less regulations. All Christians should want godliness for their nation (Pr 14:34).

Homosexual “marriage”, the right to abortion (i.e. the right to kill babies), freedom of worship, etc. are issues that, regardless of other political views, a Christian must stand firm on. A Christian who supports homosexual “marriage” is supporting and endorsing sin. It is no different than Solomon building idolatrous temples for his wives – he sinned in condoning their sin (1 Kgs 11:4-9). A Christian that supports abortion condones the slaying of innocent children and has joined himself in the cause of the wicked. Christians should be vexed, like Lot was (2 Pet 2:7-8), at the immorality they see in the nation around them. We shall give account to God for even the most idle words we speak (Matt 12:36); how much more so for deliberate words and actions that support and endorse sin?

If Christians cease to be the salt of the earth that preserves the morality of a nation… what good are we (Matt 5:13)?

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