Good Reads for Christians Before Voting

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/10/09/donald-trump-has-created-an-excruciating-moment-for-evangelicals/

 https://www.facebook.com/prosapologian/posts/1121708434520674

http://christianresearchnetwork.org/2016/03/03/phil-johnson-evangelical-support-for-trump-proves-the-american-evangelical-movement-isnt-truly-_evangelical_-in-any-historic-sense-of-the-word/


If Hillary Clinton was the lesser of the evils, would you vote for her?

When under judgment, how is a Christian to act?

The answer is: repent. It isn't to skirt the truth or lessen it.

What we associate the name of Christ with matters, and so does WHO we associate the name of Christ with. Do we think we're to avoid misery as Christians?

More importantly, do we think we are to do something wrong in order to make our lives better as Christians? Is it morally right and upstanding as a follower of Jesus to elect a man to office who is a man such as Donald Trump? Do the ends justify the means??

Many in today's church say that yes, the ends justify the means. If stealing or lying ultimately 'helps' it is OK. That is the same logic that can work for a Christian saying they'll vote for Trump. He is untrustworthy but they think he is a safer bet than Hillary Clinton, so they'll 'hold their nose' and vote because the world will be better for them and their children, presumably.

The character traits that have Christians justifying voting for Trump, are they good traits? Is voting out of fear noble? Is choosing someone deplorable OK because you think that will keep a worse person from winning?  What about doing what is right when no one is looking, or when everyone is looking? What about the narrow gate that leads to righteousness?

People under judgment do not necessarily have a good human choice. Therefore they hold back on voting for a person that is an offense to the King they serve. I'm not saying don't vote, but vote for a name you can say is someone that doesn't spit in the face of God and what He stands for, trusting in HIM for your salvation, not any politician.

JDub