Is voting a Christian duty?

[DavyP]

Can you explain how this passage teaches that it's a Christian duty to vote? I'm not seeing it.

That's too bad, because as a Christian you should... see how that Scripture relates to your voting question.

When we vote, we are selecting representatives that rule over us.

That's how Bible Scripture like that 2 Chron.7:14 directly relates, because it's about choosing God's Way, which when we vote we are indirectly making that kind of choice with what 'kind'... of representative we put in office.

So yes, as Christians we do have the Christian duty to vote.

And in case brethren didn't realize it, Christ's enemies have been making bogus religious laws against Christian preachers teaching about political issues at the pulpit, trying to silence them. Trying to make such a law in the United States affecting religious institutions is a violation of the U.S. Constitution about freedom of speech.

 

[ResidentAlien]

That's too bad, because as a Christian you should... see how that Scripture relates to your voting question.

When we vote, we are selecting representatives that rule over us.

That's how Bible Scripture like that 2 Chron.7:14 directly relates, because it's about choosing God's Way, which when we vote we are indirectly making that kind of choice with what 'kind'... of representative we put in office.

So yes, as Christians we do have the Christian duty to vote.

And in case brethren didn't realize it, Christ's enemies have been making bogus religious laws against Christian preachers teaching about political issues at the pulpit, trying to silence them. Trying to make such a law in the United States affecting religious institutions is a violation of the U.S. Constitution about freedom of speech.

Should and duty are two different things. It's a right and a privilege to to vote, but there's nothing in scripture that compels us to. For every reason you could give for why it's a good idea to vote, I could match you with reasons why it's not always a good idea. I would vote under the right circumstances; if there was a candidate I truly believed would represent me.

 

[DavyP]

Should and duty are two different things. It's a right and a privilege to to vote, but there's nothing in scripture that compels us to. For every reason you could give for why it's a good idea to vote, I could match you with reasons why it's not always a good idea. I would vote under the right circumstances; if there was a candidate I truly believed would represent me.

I strongly... disagree with your view, which does not fit our Christian duty to follow God's Ways in our choices. Anyone who has done Bible study of Old Testament history well understands this point, as Israel made choices to follow evil which God had warned them against many times through His prophets sent to them.

Thus the Bible facts are in accordance with the choices we make: choose evil and God's blessings are removed; choose those who keep God's Ways and His blessings remain. That's not a difficult choice for me at all. I choose... God and those who represent His Way. What do YOU choose?

 

[ResidentAlien]

I strongly... disagree with your view, which does not fit our Christian duty to follow God's Ways in our choices. Anyone who has done Bible study of Old Testament history well understands this point, as Israel made choices to follow evil which God had warned them against many times through His prophets sent to them.

Thus the Bible facts are in accordance with the choices we make: choose evil and God's blessings are removed; choose those who keep God's Ways and His blessings remain. That's not a difficult choice for me at all. I choose... God and those who represent His Way. What do YOU choose?

If you want to vote then vote. That's your right as a US citizen.