[This is part 7 of 9 in a series answering the question who American Christians should vote for in the 2024 Presidential election]
Intro – Biden – Trump – Issues Not Addressed – Third Parties
– Biblical View – Fear – Summary – Final Summary
One last point before my final one.
I think far too often, Christians allow fear to decide their voting choices.
“The country is failing, I have to stop it.”
“If this will hold back the liberal tide, I gotta make some compromises.”
“If i don’t stop them, they’ll force my kids to be transgender.”
“If I don’t stop them, my kids will be under the Nazis.”
“Yes, he’s not perfect, but we need a fighter in such troubled times.”
“Our country is one election away from extinction.”
None of these are true. None. The country is nowhere close to “one election away,” no matter who wins. Trust me on the history part. It CAN happen quickly, but most often it’s a long process.
Nobody can force your kids to be transgender, or gay, or anything. Even if the culture promotes it, we are servants of God, not of culture.
You Are Listening to Fear, Child
The media WANTS you to be afraid. They want you to think the world is at stake. They want you TERRIFIED to miss the next broadcast. They want you to think your kids are in danger. They want you paranoid and angry and on the warpath. That’s how they make the monies. Don’t fall for it.
Why? Because God has not given us a Spirit of fear. You may have heard that somewhere. Try applying that to politics. If you find yourself making a decision based on “If I don’t vote X, then this terrible thing will happen,” you might want to stop and think through it a little more.
For myself, I ask myself “what decision would I make if I had no fear,” when it comes to making political decisions (or any decision really). If that’s based on fear, then I do not do that thing (iykyk).
God is Bigger Than the Boogie Man
Let’s say for example that one of those things actually does happen. The Nazis take over, or we turn into an atheistic communist dystopia. It’s technically possible. You know what that would change about Jesus? Nothing. He will be the same kind, loving King that he’s always been. And we would serve him day by day, just like now. If you push back against that, and say “but it might be hard,” I have some bad news. The Bible never says it won’t be hard.
I worry that we are so used to our ease and wealth, that we let fear of losing them guide us. If we were living, with no place to lay our head, moving from town to town, knowing that any time an official could put us in chains, maybe we wouldn’t be so afraid of losing our tax exempt status.
So, if you are willing to compromise on ethics, or character, or caring for the poor, or stranger, or imprisoned, in order to keep your comfortable life, may I suggest that there might been to be some careful prayer in order.
Ok. that’s my “preachin’” post. On to the last one