Should Christians Choose Between the Lesser of Two Evil's in the 2016 Election ?

[nChrist]

Christians can and do impact quality of life issues in our society with their votes. This includes moral issues. We don't have any perfect candidates running for office, so it does become a matter of who has the potential to do the most good. I don't view voting as a choice between the lesser of evils, and I do think that Christians should vote.

 

[98cwitr]

Your emotions are understandable, but such as it is, God has placed before us life and death...and we need to choose. Not choosing is to refuse what God has placed on the path before us.

Choosing between life and death is choosing between Jesus Christ and the devil...not a presidential candidate.

The anti-Christ will rise from the "sea"...the "sea" is politics. Sorry...aint gonna swim in that!

 

[brinny]

Christians can and do impact quality of life issues in our society with their votes. This includes moral issues. We don't have any perfect candidates running for office, so it does become a matter of who has the potential to do the most good. I don't view voting as a choice between the lesser of evils, and I do think that Christians should vote.

Exactly.

 

[98cwitr]

When I see the name "Jesus Christ" on the presidential ballet...I'll vote

Jesus, Son of God, for President!

 

[jimmyjimmy]

When I see the name "Jesus Christ" on the presidential ballet...I'll vote

Jesus, Son of God, for President!

That's both naive and gnostic dualism i.e. spirit = good, material =bad. That's not Christianity.

 

[ScottA]

Choosing between life and death is choosing between Jesus Christ and the devil...not a presidential candidate.

The anti-Christ will rise from the "sea"...the "sea" is politics. Sorry...aint gonna swim in that!

No, you still don't get it. Abstaining, is a vote of no-confidence in God to raise up leaders for a time such as this.

 

[JacksBratt]

From where I sit, up in Canada, your country is already bankrupt. It is, sadly, sinking slowly.
In this coming election, which we have been listening to through a Federal election campaign and an election in Canada and also the same in Britain.... all the while your system spends millions of dollars, over two years, to go through what other countries can do in a matter of weeks.

Don't get me wrong. In our election we had to choose between the evils as well. The governments of today are corrupt to the core. This always happens when men are given any power.

The thing is..... God is in control of all things. He knows who will win any election and this person will be there ONLY because it's God's plan.

I'm just afraid that the closer it gets to election time, the more it will be apparent how much support Trump has and the higher the chance of someone being hired to kill him.

He is stepping on toes and he doesn't "owe" anyone. He has got where he is on his own steam. He will not be as easy to control as the bought and paid for candidates. Clinton is a puppet now. She owes and owes and owes. She will do as she is told, no matter what.

So, back to the question. Do you vote? Of course you do. You research, study and find out what each party is saying and what it stands for. Then, as a Christian, you vote for the one that is more based on God's standards.

Then, God's will will be carried out and the leader of your country will do just as God knew they would and your future and your countries future will unfold just as God knew it would.

 

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[CurtisNeeley]

You just did.

Nope. That is the old stand-by for those still trying to claim the corporate American regime resembles democratic rule.
Corporate America took over the United States before humanity walked on the moon.

 

[CurtisNeeley]

No, you still don't get it. Abstaining, is a vote of no-confidence in God to raise of leaders for a time such as this.

No, boycotting the election shows FAR MORE confidence in God to return soon and not allowing either human to be endorsed by you. I will just write-in Huckabee, if I go.

 

[Original Happy Camper]

Choosing between life and death is choosing between Jesus Christ and the devil...not a presidential candidate.

The anti-Christ will rise from the "sea"...the "sea" is politics. Sorry...aint gonna swim in that!

Sorry the Bible does not say that "sea" is politics.
Revelation 17 King James Version (KJV)
15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

 

[Rick Otto]

Ironic——to vote on an issue——is a formal expression or choice, either positive or negative———not voting is an expession, an opinion, usually of a negative nature.

It is a protest.
The country was dissolved in the '33 bankruptcy.
It's company property now.
The Uniform Commercial Code rules the court, not the constitution.
We lost the republic a long time ago.

 

[Rick Otto]

But it is an election. Somebody will be elected president.

It's pretty important, despite the makeup and glitter and cheerleaders.

How so?

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

Exactly.

Except did you see the presidential candidate(s) themselves earlier this year on national television for at least a week, and then the rest of Washington D.C. top politic reporters,
explaining to 'america' that it's not the number of votes that determines who is installed as president ?
(which was known long ago, as follows)

Corporate America took over the United States before humanity walked on the moon.

It is a protest.
The country was dissolved in the '33 bankruptcy.
It's company property now.
The Uniform Commercial Code rules the court, not the constitution.
We lost the republic a long time ago.

 

[brinny]

Except did you see the presidential candidate(s) themselves earlier this year on national television for at least a week, and then the rest of Washington D.C. top politic reporters,
explaining to 'america' that it's not the number of votes that determines who is installed as president ?
(which was known long ago, as follows)

Yet, the election still looms closer and closer and closer.....

doesn't it?

Brother, i'm praying and praying about this...

i KNOW there a HUGE monstrous political machine behind Hillary (if they can still manage to prop her up somehow....she ain't doin' so good)

And just like David and Goliath, David's God (and yours, and mine) is BIGGER than any Goliath-like political machine that is poised to slither ol' Hillary into the White House.

I'm praying, what about you, brother?

 

[Rick Otto]

Except did you see the presidential candidate(s) themselves earlier this year on national television for at least a week, and then the rest of Washington D.C. top politic reporters,
explaining to 'america' that it's not the number of votes that determines who is installed as president ?
(which was known long ago, as follows)

It's also why it doesn't matter if the potus is an alien or not.
"USC" stands for United States Code, not US Constitution. Codes are company policy. "Citizen" was redefined by the 17th amendment. I think it means "employee" now (of the USA).
That's how they establish a contract, and so jurisdiction.

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

I'm praying, what about you, brother?

This is EXACTLY what God's Word says to do.
And that HE is the ONE Who puts anyone in power.
I thought you said previously or agreed with 'voting', which God's Word never says to do, and which God punished His Own People for doing so.(He said directly that by doing so, they had rejected God as their leader). (Which is the real reason to not support the system).

The fact that nobodies vote actually counts has been known for decades,
and was widely publicized on national broadcasts for what, a week or longer, earlier this year.

 

[brinny]

This is EXACTLY what God's Word says to do.
And that HE is the ONE Who puts anyone in power.
I thought you said previously or agreed with 'voting', which God's Word never says to do, and which God punished His Own People for doing so.(He said directly that by doing so, they had rejected God as their leader). (Which is the real reason to not support the system).

The fact that nobodies vote actually counts has been known for decades,
and was widely publicized on national broadcasts for what, a week or longer, earlier this year.

You misunderstood me, and perhaps the Bible?

Are you speaking of King Saul?

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

Yet, the election still looms closer and closer and closer.....

It really has no effect on the assembly of ekklesia,
any more than the Chinese or Bulgarian actions do.

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

You misunderstood me, and perhaps the Bible?

Are you speaking of King Saul?

Hopefully I misunderstood you.
Love hopes for the best, and it is best if everyone trusts in God to do what He says,
instead of trusting in man's system or in the flesh which has never been trustworthy.

Daniel 2:20-22Amplified Bible (AMP)
20 Daniel answered,

“Blessed be the name of God forever and ever,
For wisdom and power belong to Him.
21
“It is He who changes the times and the seasons;
He removes kings and establishes kings.
He gives wisdom to the wise
And [greater] knowledge to those who have understanding!