Why Christians Need To Vote

 




If there is a biblical basis for participation in the course of politics in those nations in which such opportunity is given it would be the following:
 
 
1.  To whom much is given much is expected. (Lk. 12:47-48)
 
2.  He who knows what is right and does not do it, it is a sin to him. (Jas. 4:17)
 
3.  Ye are the light of the world. (Mt. 5:14-16)
 
 
For those of us who live in nations blessed with a representative government, we have been entrusted with more than those who have not been blessed with such.  We have been blessed with an opportunity to influence the political course of the respective nations in which we live and for those of us who are in Christ, if we do not use our votes in an attempt to affect the course of our politics, the non-Christians will use their votes to affect the course of our politics and often times, not for the better but for the worse, and it can even go so far as to take away our right to be followers of Jesus and to preach His Word without hinderance.
 
Jesus said that we are the light of the world (Mt. 5:14-16) and if we are the light of the world, then as Christians, we are supposed to be a light to the world in every sector of our society and culture, including our political realm. We have a moral and divine duty to confront and expose evil and to call and persuade as many as possible to repentance and one way that Christians can and should be making their voices against evil heard is by the policies and leaders they choose each election cycle.  For those of us who have been blessed to be able to periodically choose our leadership, we have been given a responsibility and a great responsibility to lend our participation because if we do not use what we have to the best of our ability on behalf of the Kingdom of Heaven, then we are no different than the man to whom was given the one talent and who did nothing with it, but simply buried it in the ground (Mt. 25:14-30) and like those to whom the talents were given, we will be called into account with what we did or did not do with what was given us and we will either be honored or condemned depending on how what was given to us was used.  In the parable of the talents, those who had made good and productive use of the talents given to them were rewarded and given even greater responsibilities, but the man who simply buried his one talent in the ground, was disgraced and condemned and what a dreadful position to be in if we do not use well what God has given to each and every one of us, be it little or much.
 
I know one vote may seem insignificant, but each individual vote does add up.  Our votes may not prevail each time or in every case, but if we remain determined to vote for what is good and right in the eyes of God, I believe that God will eventually honor those efforts, even if those efforts may not bear swift or immediate results.
 
Granted that there will be times when we will not find political candidates who are as aligned with the things of God as we would like, but there will always be candidates more closely aligned with the things of God than another and there will be times when we may have to choose between the lesser of two evils, because if we do not side with the least bad option in such cases, we will always end up with a worse evil.
 
We will not be able to eliminate all evil, but our participation in the political process may very well determine to what extent evil is restrained and mitigated.  As Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council pointed out:
 
 
 
Our government was not designed for spectators. It depends on the participation of the people…
Our freedoms were not secured so that we could stand aside while others decide how they will be used…every election is about more than which party wins or who occupies an office. It’s about the principles that will shape our laws, protect our freedoms, and influence the lives of our children and grandchildren. When we stay home, we don’t stop those decisions from being made. We simply leave them to someone else… So, ask yourself: if people who share your convictions remain silent, whose values will shape America’s future? We cannot demand responsible government while neglecting our responsibility as citizens. [1]
 
 
 
 
Voting can even make the difference between liberty and tyranny.  One of the greatest complaints about Christians is that many Christians, including those who claim to hold to the authority of scripture, refuse to vote and the number of those who don’t vote are in the millions.  Imagine what a difference it would make if every professing Christian was determined to, as often as it is possible, vote for the candidates whose policies they believed best aligned with the teachings of scripture.  We would see the forces of evil in the political arena hindered more so and mitigated much more so than what we are witnessing today but when we go out to vote, our focus is not to be on fallible candidates who may disgrace themselves in some or fashion or who may not always do what we think they should, or deliver on everything that they campaigned on, but on the policies they represent and not everything is going to be fixed and solved in one single election cycle; it may take several election cycles.
 
In 2024, we set the nation back in a more favorable direction, but whether or not we as voters will continue to maintain that precedent remains to be seen.  I understand that the government is not the answer or solution to all things and I understand that not everything can be resolved through the political process and that meaningful lasting change is not going to be accomplished in the political realm, but outside of the political realm because the political conflicts that we witness and experience are not political, academic, economic, or even social or ideological.  But rather, the political conflicts that we see are but symptomatic of a conflict even greater than that and which transcends every sector of society be it political or not and that conflict is a spiritual one and one in which many professing Christians are waging very poorly if at all and to which many within the conservative or MAGA camp may be blind and how that spiritual conflict which is an age-long warfare between God and Satan, is addressed is going to determine, for better or worse, the course of our politics, just as it will determine the course of our entire society, culture, and nation and as we vote, there are two basic sides that we are voting for and they are not political parties:  The two sides are:
 
 
 
Life or death
Good or evil
Light or darkness
Truth or falsehood
Wisdom or foolishness
Holiness or sinfulness
Purity or corruption
Righteousness or unrighteousness
Order or chaos
Liberty or oppression
Angels or demons
God or Satan
Heaven or Hell
Salvation or damnation
 
 
 
And each person is going to vote for which ever candidates and policies align closest to what they are siding with and if we who have chosen the side of God do not use our vote on His behalf, then the ones who have taken the side of Satan, whether they realize it or not, are going to be making the decisions that we should not want being made but should be doing everything in our power to prevent from being made because if we don’t, no matter how difficult the choices presented before us may be, then evil will just simply prevail all the more and for those of us who are in Christ, simply allowing that should never be an option because we are warned by the Apostle James that those who know what is right and refuse to do so are sinning against God (Jas. 4:17) and if we refuse to participate in the political process to the extent given us, on behalf of the things that are right and good in the eyes of God, and if we are not doing everything that we can to oppose and hinder the things that stand in opposition to our Creator, then we are sinning against our Creator and what makes doing nothing against evil a sin against our Maker is because when we do nothing when we have the power to do something, we have become complicit in the eyes of God in the spread and prevailing of evil.
 
And if we as Christians do not vote for what is most aligned with the things of God, no matter how flawed the candidate representing those things that do stand in agreement with scripture, then our non-votes end up being a vote for the things of Satan by way of complicity and apathy.
 
All I can say is that when each election cycle rolls around, take the necessary time to compare each policy from each political party platform with what the Bible says and side with which ever comes closest to being in agreement with the teachings of scripture and our faith but as we actively engage the political realm, we need to be just as aggressively in attacking the ultimate source of all the manifested evils while attacking the symptoms of that source.
 
I have said it before: It is not enough to just simply bail out the swamp water from the top.  The clog or blockage that is preventing the swamp water from being drained must be located, identified, and removed.  The breaches through which the filthy water is pouring in must be found and repaired.  And the fountain from which that filthy water is spewing forth must be identified and replaced with a fountain that produces fresh clean water and the two fountains from which the clean water and the filthy water come forth are representative of two spirits or spiritual conditions that determine the nature of the water which is the moral and ethical condition of our society and these two spirits have been at war with each other since before the creation of the world beginning in the Kingdom of Heaven when a certain angel named Lucifer, who had served as a covering cherub at the throne of God, became so lifted up in his pride that he thought he could make himself equal to God and it was this pride of his that led to him and those who had sided with him against God to be cast from their positions in Heaven (Is. 14:11-21, Ezek. 28:12-19) and it was in that day that the fallen cherub Lucifer became known as Satan or the Devil and what he was unable to accomplish in Heaven, he then set out to accomplish in the newly created world.
 
And when God created the world, there was no death, no evil, no sin, no decay, and no suffering, hardship, grief, sorrow, or pain of any level, degree, severity, or sort because God had created the world to be a perfectly good world in which was only peace, happiness, and contentment and it was a world and universe in which there had existed a perfect and uninterrupted harmony between God, man, and nature and after Satan had been cast from his place in Heaven, he had crept into this world in the form of a serpent and where he caused the first man Adam and the first woman Eve, who was Adam’s wife to commit an astronomically fateful and consequential act of disobedience that would change the good and perfect world that God had made into the world as we presently know it today by deceiving them into eating a fruit from a certain tree that God had warned Adam and Eve to not eat from and the tree whose fruit God had forbidden them to eat from was a tree called the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, having warned them both that in the day that they ate of that fruit, they would surely die (Gen. 2:16-17, 3:3) but Satan who came to them in the form of a serpent falsely assured them that the eating of that fruit would not bring death to them as they had been warned and deceived them into thinking that the eating of that fruit would cause them to attain to greater heights (Gen. 3:4-5) and when they had eaten of that forbidden fruit, instead of attaining to greater heights, they were reduced to a lesser status and the only thing that to which they had been enlightened was the shame that had come upon their nakedness (Gen. 3:7) and instead of being spared the sentence of death that they had been warned of, that very sentence of death for their disobedience was pronounced upon them just as they had been warned (Gen. 3:19) and the lie that led Adam and Eve into that disobedience was the first lie that was ever known to be told which would from that day forth be followed by a multitude of other lies and it was that very lie told that made Satan who told that lie the father of lies (Jn. 8:44) and it was by that lie that he led Adam and Eve into the very transgression that would bring upon them the sentence of death of which they had been warned but the consequences of their disobedience did not stop with just Adam and Eve because the sin that entered into them when they had eaten of that forbidden fruit and which brought upon them the sentence of death was then passed down to the rest of humanity because it is from Adam and Eve that all of mankind descends and because we are all descendants of Adam and Eve, we inherit within ourselves the sin that entered into them (Rom. 5:12) and just as they had eventually died to the sin that entered into them, so we too die as well because of the sin that we inherited from them which is why it is written that the wages of sin is death (Rom. 6:23) and because we all sin, we all die, but the consequences of the transgression do not stop with even mankind because the touch of sin taints, defiles, perverts, corrupts, and destroys all that it touches; such is its pervasiveness which is why the entire creation groans and travails in pain to this very day (Rom. 8:19-22) and the reason for why the death, suffering, grief, sorrow, decay, hardship, evil, and pain that we witness and experience abound in the world today and it is by sin and death that Satan reigns over this present world and by sin and death does he come to steal, kill, and destroy (Jn. 10:10) and it is due to the transgression of Adam that Satan is given justification for claiming lordship over the people, nations, kingdoms, and empires of the world (Mt. 4:8-9, Lk. 4:6-7) which is why he is called the prince of this world. (Jn. 12:31, 16:11)
 
By a lie did Satan usurp and establish his power in the world and by lies he maintains his power which is why it is by truth that his power is shattered and the truth that he has fought and continues to fight against is the truth that God is not willing that any should perish but that all come to repentance (2 Pet. 3:9) and that redemption is offered in Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior who is the only begotten Son of God, (Jn. 3:16) who came to us in the flesh, (Jn. 1:14) and being without any sin (2 Cor. 5:21) was made that perfect sacrifice (Heb. 7:26-27) that was needed to take away the sins of the world and because of His perfect goodness, He was able to offer Himself up on our behalf to satisfy the demanded penalty for all sin and granting mercy and grace through the shedding of His blood on the cross and after having died, rose again from the dead three days later that we might be justified in Him (Rom. 4:25) if we will but call upon His name so that we might be saved from what would otherwise be a terrifying everlasting punishment if we will but call upon His name (Rom. 10:9, 13) and believe in our hearts that God raised Him from the dead (Rom. 10:9) for it is by calling upon His name in sincere repentance that salvation is granted and our souls made clean from sin thereby liberating us from the threat of eternal damnation and with that cleansing comes a new spiritual transformation (2 Cor. 5:17) that causes us to no longer desire to follow after selfish and worldly pursuits but after those things that pertain to the Kingdom of Heaven,
to no longer take pleasure in those things that are evil and displeasing in the sight of the Lord, but in that which is good, right, and pleasing in His sight,
to no longer desire to walk in the lies of this present world, but only in the truth that comes from Christ Almighty who is the source of all truth, (Jn. 14:6)
no longer placing our hopes in the things of this present world, but looking forward to that new and better world to come, (Rev. 21-22)
to no longer rely on worldly resources, men, or even our own power, abilities, skills, and wisdom for our needs and provision but upon God who is able to meet all of our needs, recognizing that the resources of this world and even the people He brings into our lives are but instruments and vessels through which God meets our needs and that the skills, power, knowledge, and wisdom by which we might acquire our provision are provided and instilled in us by God, (Mt. 6:25-33)
to no longer fear what men can do to us, but rather fearing the God before whom we will have to one day give an account for how we lived our lives, (Mt. 10:28)
to no longer look to corruptible institutions within our society for direction and order in our lives but to God who, by His written Word has given us laws and precepts to be applied to our lives and which serve to produce and maintain an ordered life, and who, by His Holy Spirit which comes to dwell within us upon repentance, establishes in our lives a course and direction in our lives to pursue for His glory,
to no longer seek our own glory but the glory of God,
to no longer rally behind corruptible men, but instead behind the incorruptible God in Heaven bearing in mind that those men and women God raises up for our edification are but instruments and servants of His for that respective purpose to which He has called them,
to no longer seek to align ourselves with the things of darkness but only with the things of the light,
to no longer trust in the wisdom of the world but only on the wisdom and knowledge that comes from above, (Jas. 1:5) nor depend on corruptible earthly authorities to swiftly administer justice, but only in the power of God to deliver us from evil.
 
 
This is the truth that will set free (Jn. 8:32) those whom Satan has taken captive in their sins and with his lies, he blinds them to their inherently sinful state and to the danger of eternal damnation that their sin to which he blinds them places them in because if any whom he has taken captive with his lies should become aware that there is a God in Heaven to whom they owe their existence, who is the source of truth, who has establisher of what is right and wrong, good and evil, to whom they must one day give an account for all that they have said and done in this life, that due to their inherent sinfulness there is nothing that they themselves can do to deliver themselves from the darkness and fires of Hell they might then see their need for one who can redeem them which may lead them to seek out and call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ in whom there is redemption for the forgiveness of sins and it is this recognition of that inherently sinful state which influences not only actions done and things said but also the thoughts, motives, and attitudes behind the words and the actions that reveals the need for redemption and it is this need for redemption that causes the captive souls to cry out to Jesus for the forgiveness of sins in sincere repentance because it is Jesus who is the way, the truth, and the life (Jn. 14:6) who sets free the captive soul from the clutches of Satan and it is He by whom the inward person is transformed into a new person (2 Cor. 5:17)
 
And just as we have been redeemed spiritually, so one day we look forward to the liberation of our bodies from death itself when our mortal and corruptible forms are transformed into that which is immortal and incorruptible and from that which is imperfect to that which is perfect (1 Cor. 15:51-55, 1 Thess. 4:13-18) and lastly, creation itself will be delivered from the curse placed upon it because of sin when it is made into a new and better world (Rev. 21-22) and liberated from the hand of our adversary Satan, who presently claims dominion, when he is given his final sentence and cast into an everlasting tormenting fire prepared for him and his followers (Mt. 25:41, Rev. 20:10-15) and in that new world which will be made, there will be no sin, no death, no decay, nor any curse, nor any evil, or violence, suffering, misery, grief, sorrow, mourning, pain, or hardship of any sort for all of these will pass away with this present world.  Instead, there will only be light, life, happiness, joy, contentment, peace, and rest before the Lord God Almighty.
 
So which side do you choose reader?
 
 
Life or death?
Good or evil?
Light or darkness?
Truth or falsehood?
Wisdom or foolishness?
Holiness or sinfulness?
Purity or corruption?
Righteousness or unrighteousness?
Order or chaos?
Liberty or oppression?
Angels or demons?
God or Satan?
Heaven or Hell?
Salvation or damnation?
 
 
Whether or not you call upon the name of the Lord Jesus for the forgiveness of sins in sincere repentance will be what reveals what side you have chosen and you choose the side of God and have not done so already, then I urge you reader to call upon the name of the Lord Jesus for the forgiveness of sins today.  It is just a sincere prayer of repentance away:
 
 
 
"Lord Jesus I need you.
 
 
I realize that I am a sinner
who has fallen short of the glory of God
and that my goodness falls short
of your standard of Moral perfection.
 
Please forgive me of all of my sins.
Come into my heart and into my life
to be the Savior and Lord of my life.
Make me into the servant and follower
that you want me to be.
In your name Lord Jesus, I pray.
 
 
Amen."
 
 
Know that God is not concerned with the words that you use to call upon Him forgiveness, but with the attitude of your heart and if you have, with all sincerity, have asked Christ to forgive you of your sins, placing your trust in Him only for your salvation and in nothing else, then your sins are forgiven and your place in Heaven is certain.
 
 
 
End notes:
 
 
 
1.  Tony Perkins, CP-Op Ed Contributor, “3 biblical reasons Christians have a duty to vote,”
Christian Post, October 28, 2026
https://www.christianpost.com/voice/3-biblical-reasons-christians-have-a-duty-to-vote.html?clickType=link-most-popular
 
 
 
Scripture references:
 
 
 
1.  Luke 12:47-48
 
2.  James 4:17
 
3.  Matthew 5:14-16
 
4.  Matthew 25:14-30
 
5.  Isaiah 14:11-21, Ezekiel 28:12-19
 
6.  Genesis 2:16-17, 3:3
 
7.  Genesis 3:4-5
 
8.  Genesis 3:7
 
9.  Genesis 3:19
 
10.  Romans 5:12
 
11.  Romans 6:23
 
12.  Romans 8:19-22
 
13.  John 10:10
 
14.  Matthew 4:8-6, Luke 4:6-7
 
15.  John 12:31, 16:11
 
16.  2 Peter 3:9
 
17.  John 3:16
 
18.  John 1:14
 
19.  2 Corinthians 5:21
 
20.  Hebrews 7:26-27
 
21.  Romans 4:25
 
22.  Romans 10:9, 13
 
23.  2 Corinthians 5:17
 
24.  John 14:6
 
25.  Revelation 21-22
 
26.  Matthew 6:25-33
 
27.  Matthew 10:28
 
28.  James 1:5
 
29.  John 8:32
 
30.  1 Corinthians 15:51-55, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
 
31.  Matthew 25:41, Revelation 20:10-15