Posted by admin on May 28, 2010 in Articles | 0 comments
As a Christian should you vote? Does God give us instructions on what kind of people to vote for? I will attempt to answer these questions in the scope of this article. Should a Christian vote? Some Christian individuals and in fact some entire denominations believe that Christians shouldn’t vote or get involved with politics. They’ll say “well I’m waiting for Jesus to return and set up his kingdom” or “The bible says to have no part of the world” and it’s true, we are to expect Jesus to return at any time as a thief in the night, but he did give us civil duties as well as spiritual ones. We are not supposed to just bide time and wait until the Lord returns, he told us our job was to occupy until he comes (Luke 19:13). Occupy means more than just take up space,we are to preach the gospel in the entire earth, and that should be our focus, however how will we be able to do that if our government continues getting more and more hostile towards Christianity. Already we have several states trying to ban the church from speaking against homosexuality. The government has no business in the church according to the 1st amendment. Jesus told us specifically to “Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s. ” (Mat 22:21). He expects us to carry out our spiritual duty but also our civil duties. The bible tells us that God appoints all leaders, well in the United States God has set it up so that the government depends on the people’s free will to vote. God has people that he desires to be in office , but he won’t buck the human spirit. He doesn’t buck the human will to save us even though the bible tells us it’s His will that all be saved. (2 Peter 3:9). That means that it is up to us to vote in Godly people into office, the kind of people that will stand up for righteousness. They aren’t going to make it in if we don’t vote because he has given us the power to do so.
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.
2. 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
3. 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.
4. 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!
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Posted by admin on May 24, 2010 in Articles | 0 comments
The Kingdom of God and Voting
By Claude Chikozho
Many of the Lord’s saints do not realize how significant their votes are, they also do not take the time to ascertain the righteous relevance their votes could bear. It is important to note, that by casting one’s vote for a political party of your choice, you would also be empowering that party to establish either a blessing, or a curse in the land or nation that you’re a citizen of. For no legal governing party, has ever obtained ruling power of itself, it is always the people voting for them, that empowers them to govern. That’s why it’s absolutely vital for a Christian to be inundated with that party’s beliefs, as their votes would yoke them into agreement with the policies of that particular party. For instance, if they condone the legal killing of babies, homosexual marital rights, or any other humanistic policy, or laws that are in direct conflict against the word of God. By casting your vote for them, you wouldn’t only be consenting to these abominable ideologies; but as mentioned, you would also be in agreement with them. Which in turn could be implemented as the country’s constitutional laws, if they were to rule, as a result of not only your vote, but of many uninformed and undiscerning Christians.
The bible clearly states in the book of Proverbs 28 vs. 4:”They who keep the law of God contend with the wicked.” The Apostle Peter also reminds us in his first epistle in the second chapter, he say’s: “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.” these biblical references clarify, that we are children of the light and not darkness, therefore it wouldn’t be godly, for us to be unequally yoked together in votes with people, who have absolutely no love nor fear for the God we call Abba Father. Also bear in mind, that He is not a God of democracy; His ideology, is theocracy. In a democratic society, people do what they think or feel to be their right to do, where as in theocracy, the peoples life’s are governed by the mind and word of God.
It also wouldn’t be proper for any born again Christian, to cast his or her vote on bases of nationality or skin color. Just because somebody looks and speaks like you, doesn’t necessarily qualify them as your brother or sister, as they may not be born of the Spirit of God. This really is a question of Kingdoms, the Kingdom of God; or the Kingdoms of this world, that are under the influence, or as in many cases, the rule of the lawless one. Their is also a new deception of the enemy in politics today, it is called, pro choice. By this one, the Devil has already deceived many Christians.Pro choice simply says, it is your choice if you want to kill your baby, we as government will only furnish you a safe, and clean environment to legally commit this murder. As if it was ever the government’s choice, as to who should keep or abort their baby. It was always the mother’s choice; whether legal or illegal, this is just another crafty way of getting more votes, especially from unsuspecting Christians, who are led to believe that this policy actually acquits the government from these horrendous acts. Do not be deceived, for what ever government permits, has been deemed legal by it, regardless of whose choice it is.
In conclusion, the word of God in Proverbs 29 vs. 2, declares that:” when the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked rule, the land shall mourn.” By this scripture we learn that when an individual transgresses the word of God, his iniquity will affect only him and his generations after him, but when government approves of these abominations, it affects the whole land, or should I say nation. Leviticus 18 v 24 – 28 is also clear, that by doing or allowing these abominations in the land, the land will not only spew you out, but God will visit the iniquities there of, this saints, can only be His judgment. In the book of Amos the Lord says,” will trouble come to a city, and I the Lord have not sent it?” It is also written” The Kingdom of God, rules over the kingdom of the heathen” This means that the Kingdoms of this world will answer to the God of all creation, for all these abominations. We all have witnessed earth shaking tragedies that have struck many nations in this world, on such a great scale that people questioned, and asked where was God at the time? The answer, as you have just read is in the word of God. Though it is both wonderful and patriotic for any Christian to want to make a difference, by casting his or her vote, but if all hands are defiled, the bible warns, have no part in other men’s sin, In other words, its better not to vote. For this is the Kingdom of God way.
God bless you
Claude Chikozho
Email: claude.chikozho@gmail.com
Cell: 0736875066
I was born in Cape Town, known as the mother city of South Africa. The fourth born from a family of six kids, my dad’s place of birth is Zimbabwe and my mother’s is South Africa. I was ten years old when my family relocated to Zimbabwe. Before our relocation my primary school years in SA were spent at Holy Cross Primary in Woodstock. On arrival in Zimbabwe, I attended school at Houghton Park Primary: which is in Harare, the Capital City of Zimbabwe. My High School years were at Morgan High, and St Josephs in Belvedere, which are also in Harare.
Looking back at my childhood and teen years. I can’t say that I have any regrets growing up in Zimbabwe. Though I have returned to the place of my birth. I still hold the view that Zimbabwe was morally more grounded than South Africa, at the time of my stay there. This I believe was a contributing factor to a moral stability in my upbringing. South Africa is a very beautiful country and im certainly proud to be a citizen thereof. However I think that this country is way too negligent when it comes to upholding the most fundamental moral human development structures, which are necessary corner stones to build a healthy peace loving society.
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