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Taking Jesus to the Ballot Box - Voting Biblically
Christians, we can’t say we believe in God and then walk into the polling place and throw our Christianity out the window – voting for people just because we think they are nice or we want to have a diet coke with them. We must make these critically important decisions on who we vote in as our elected representatives with the mind of Christ and submitting our decisions to His Lordship.
How Do We Choose the Right Candidate in a Primary Election?
How do we choose the right candidate in a primary election?
This can be a challenging question to answer during primary election seasons when both candidates state that they support the platform and/or the principles of the party they are representing…
Every Vote Counts…
Elections have consequences, and some can be won or lost with just a few votes. In our nation’s history, there have been 154 close state and national elections, some were tied, and many were won with just one vote. In the last 20 years, we’ve had…
Are You Registered to Vote?
Here at Christians Engaged we are calling the Body of Christ to action. It is time to pray, vote, and engage and to not sit on the sidelines any longer. America needs your heart in this hour.
Everything starts with registration. Here are the simple instructions to get registered to vote. The deadline for the primary is coming up February 3rd, so do it today if you haven’t already. Do it now, then you don’t have to worry about it for the elections ahead in 2020.
Let's Not be a Statistic
Years ago, I read the statistics connecting Christians and voting. I was shocked! Only 50% of all Christians are registered to vote, and of the half that are registered to vote only half of those ACTUALLY vote, and of the half that actually vote only half of those actually vote Biblical values. The implications of these statistics are mind-boggling. I quickly realized that if we could raise those statistics even slightly, we could change our country.
The Church Has Power (and we don’t even know it!)
The CHURCH of Jesus Christ, all of us together regardless of denomination or worship styles, have a power at our fingertips that we aren’t using. It is a secret weapon that isn’t really that secret, but it might as well be - we aren’t using it to it’s potential. What am I talking about? The power of our VOTE. Yes, simply VOTING.