How can a Christian vote for a Democrat?

2024-07-15

You've heard it said by Christian influencers and hyper partisans: you can't be a Christian and vote for a democrat.We don't agree with that. We believe the Gospel doesn't fit into one American political party and that Bible believing, Jesus loving people can disagree on how we apply our faith to government.In this episode, we walk through a Biblically focused grid to show how we came to the conclusion that we would be voting for certain democrats this fall. This episode is not to convince you that voting Democrat makes you more of a...

You've heard it said by Christian influencers and hyper partisans: you can't be a Christian and vote for a democrat.

We don't agree with that. We believe the Gospel doesn't fit into one American political party and that Bible believing, Jesus loving people can disagree on how we apply our faith to government.

In this episode, we walk through a Biblically focused grid to show how we came to the conclusion that we would be voting for certain democrats this fall. This episode is not to convince you that voting Democrat makes you more of a Christian or that voting Republican makes you less of a Christian. It's simply to show how an honest look at the Bible can result in different applications.

NOTE: this episode was recorded before the assassination attempt of President Trump. That shouldn’t impact any of the content, but we wanted to clarify for anyone who may have wanted that context.

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Timestamps:

9:04 - We all negotiate our faith

10:48 - Step 1: Determine what the role of government is from a biblical perspective.

14:49 - Democracy and forms of government in the Bible

18:14 - It is not your religious duty to vote

31:55 - What does the Bible say about taxes?

40:56 - Step 2: Determine the issues you believe most accomplishes the role of government.

41:59 - Jonathan’s answer to what most accomplishes the role of government

43:47 - Eric’s answer to what most accomplishes the role of government

51:51 - Step 3: Determine which candidates align with your priorities to accomplish the role of government.

1:00:18 - How the Bible says we should approach those with a different political preference