How should Christians relate to the political process of voting?
1. The answer seems clear. Christians are good citizens. They recognize human government as an ordinance of divine appointment, and teach obedience to it as a sacred duty, within its legitimate sphere. They should do their part to assure good government. One way to do this is to vote. However, there is nothing in the Bible that addresses this topic directly. But Christian people are not all agreed on what position to take. Some feel that they should stand apart from all aspects of politics. They may argue that since Christ is soon to return, Christians have no time to debate various issues, seek office, or cast their ballot. Whatever time the Christian might have should be spent in witnessing and preparing to meet Christ. Others object to participation on the grounds that their effort would be nonproductive. Prophecy indicates that world conditions will steadily deteriorate, growing worse and worse, so why put forth the effort to improve matters? Still others maintain a hands-off polic
