Jesus Would Vote 4 of 4

Noah Webster once wrote: “In selecting men for office, let principle be your guide. Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate--look to his character.”

In every election, the future of our nation hangs in the balance. Let’s let our faith in the Living God, who loves us without end and who leads us into all truth help shape that future. If we fail to act now, the tragic upheaval on moral issues may very well, result in America’s fall from grace.

We as Evangelical Christians must see the 2016 election as a disaster for crucial moral concerns. The election of one of the candidates (Hillary Clinton), would return a radically pro-abortion President to the White House. The next President is likely to have the opportunity to appoint one or more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court, and they are almost sure to agree with his/her constitutional philosophy.

Clearly, we face a new moral landscape in America, and huge challenge to those of us who care passionately about moral issues. We face a worldview challenge that is far greater than any political challenge, as we must learn how to winsomely convince Americans to share our moral convictions about marriage, sex, the sanctity of life, and ever expanding moral issues. This will not be easy. It is, however, an urgent call to action. Friends, more than the presidency is on the line. Scores of other offices are at risk in the 2016 election, and at every level. But one fact is known — the U.S. Congress may well experience a liberal shift in that body.


To the readers of this piece, it's not really about politics. Christians must never see political action as an end, but only as a means. We can never seek salvation through the voting booth, and we must never look for a political messiah. Nevertheless, Christians do bear a political responsibility, established in love of God and love of neighbor. We are rightly concerned about this world, but only to a limited extent. Our main concern is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Being in the world but not of the world has never been easy. The 2016 election underlines the challenges we now face and the responsibilities we dare not neglect.