Here are five words of advice for wise voting.
Vote
Unless you
are physically unable, vote. The prophet Jeremiah told the exiles to “seek the
peace of the city” where He carried them (Jer. 29:7 NKJV). If it prospers, you
prosper.
Vote on
principles, not promises
Politicians
will make all kinds of promises they can’t necessarily keep. Discover biblical
principles that reveal things that God cares about – and vote for a person and
party that most aligns with those things.
Vote on policies,
not personality
Immature
voting votes simply on liking one candidate or not liking another. Wise voting
looks at the “party platform” behind the candidate. The party platform is what
the political party promises to do if they get elected. 70-80% of the time,
candidates stick to their party platform.
See the RNC’s
2024 party platform here.
See the DNC’s
2024 party platform here.
Vote on issues, not identity
Leftism loves
to use identity politics (voting on someone simply because of their gender,
race, religion, etc.). It’s like me voting for someone simply because we pull
for the same sports team. Barak Obama recently received a lot of criticism from
black men because at a rally for Harris he said that all black men are obligated
to vote for Harris simply because she is black. That statement in itself is
racist. Don’t vote based on identity. Vote on policies.
Vote on
facts, not feelings
Politicians
love to play to people’s feelings. They often love using victimization, for example,
to gain sympathy votes. Do your research – apart from sound bites, and memes. Vote on facts.
View my sermon and notes, "Biblical Values, Politics, and Voting" here.
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