Romans 13:1 “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.”
The question if Christians should vote is a highly controversial subject, even among the Sovereign Grace Baptist. Some believe as Christian we ought to simply accept what God ordains and therefore we have no reason to vote in a non-Christian world, as some believe women have no right to vote in the Lord’s churches. I am not here to ruffle feathers of my brethren in the Lord but I must disagree with both. First, I believe every member in the Lord’s church have a right to vote if they choose too. I understand submission but I find no instance in the scriptures where the church would not allow their women to vote. A husband and wife ought to talk about their opinions and should reach an agreement in how to vote just as they should in a National election. I also do not believe that a woman casting a vote one way and her husband casting a vote another way would violate the submission rule. My wife and I talk about things before we vote and 99.999% of the time vote alike on everything. I know some will disagree but when we get to heaven we will agree 100%. It is true that God ordains all the powers that be including world leaders. It is true that President Obama is in office because God put him there. These ungodly men ruling the world are what I would call ungodly servants of God. God has the right and the power to do with His creation as He chooses even the lost. Ever who is elected next Tuesday (November 04) will be Gods choice for sure. All will not be for our (the Christians) good but remember God also has a predetermined plan for the world to enter the tribulation period and God will setup an evil world leadership to take the world into this period. However, with this being said I do not believe this excuses the Christian from voting. I believe that Gods will, will be done in the Lord’s churches, but I also believe in voting. I believe we are servants of God and should do God’s will and be used of God to see His will done. I have a question; can God save a sinner without us preaching the gospel? The answer is yes, if a church never preaches the gospel God can and will continue to save the lost souls because Salvation is not dependent on our preaching, God simply chose to use our preaching in salvation, but it is not a must. 1 Corinthians 1:21 “For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.” However it is the churches responsibility to preach the gospel to the world, because God uses that gospel to save the lost. However, God’s elective will, will always be done no matter what we do. We are taxpayers, we are part of this world, we are living in this world according to the laws these people set in place for us, and we ought to vote. Our vote will not hurt the ordained will of God, but God could use it to accomplish His will. It is our responsibility to God (if we vote) to vote for people as close to godly as we can. There are no excuses in voting for a person who hates God or outright tries to override God’s word. I believe ungodly laws are here to stay like abortion, gay marriage, and etc, etc, etc. however, we as Christians ought not to vote for people who support these views. Find out where the person you are going to vote for stands on these issues. I believe we are accountable to God for the way we vote, as we are in every other way. We are Christians and we are to live like one and also vote like one. Remember God has ordained all things, so the results are Gods will and therefore also remember that the world is quickly heading for the tribulation or wrath of God so do not be discouraged, lift up your head, for redemption drawth nigh!
