History, Government, and Voting Part 1

We have less than 2 weeks to cast our votes. Many have already decided on whom they are voting for. In our voting, we have to take some things into consideration. For those of us who want to look at our voting Biblically, we have to realize that the Bible does not actually have a pattern available for how to vote in a society in which voting for a president is an option, nevertheless, there are principles that we can still go by and use in our decision making. Romans 13:1-7 says ‘Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience. For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.’ (ESV)

To be continued.