The 2024 U.S. Presidential election may be the most important… just kidding. For followers of the slain lamb who have given their allegiance to him and gained citizenship in his nation, pagan politics are inconsequential. Jesus has won; Governers, Congressmen, Supreme Court appointees, and Presidents have lost. Nevertheless, U.S. politics and the voting season creates a conundrum for apprentices of Jesus. How should we vote? Should we vote?
Before anything else, it is important to understand that according to the Bible, followers of Jesus are not citizens of America. This understanding helped the early Church realize that they should never participate in the politics and government of the empire they lived in. The same can be said of us. Learn how you are no longer a citizen of America:
Since followers of Jesus are citizens of a new nation where God alone is ruler, it is monumentally important to understand how different our nation is than pagan nations of the world. Learn the key fundamental differences between your nation and America:
5 Differences Between Kingdom and Empire - How nations like America are different from Christ's nation. ...Many Christians in America want a President of faith, a man or woman who is a Christian themselves. Is this even possible? Since the word “Christian” essentially means “like-Christ”, who better to be President than Jesus himself? Learn why most Evangelicals probably don’t really want a Christian in the White House:
While Jesus isn’t the President of America, America does have a president. According to what everything the New Testament has to say about the right to rule, the presidential rule is illegitimate. Learn how Jesus is the only rightful ruler; we just haven’t elected him yet:
While one day the world will recognize Jesus as King, the Bible tells us who the current ruler of America is. You can call it the shadow government, or the deep state, or anything else, but the Bible clues us in on how it all works. Learn why the Bible’s answer may make you second guess whether you should vote at all:
Once we understand that it is Satan who is the god of America, it makes it very evident that Christians should not participate in his system of power. The early Church understood this, but we modern people may need more help. Learn why Christians shouldn’t participate in Satan’s system of power:
We are told in the Bible that the desire to elect a human ruler over us is a rejection of God and a sin. Voting is more than a sin against God, it is a sin against your neighbor. Learn how voting is violence and why a Christian should never participate:
Scripture says that rulers and authorities (presidents and law enforcement) were shamed on the cross as Jesus triumphed over them. While rich and powerful empires like America have been defeated, they haven’t been fully eliminated yet. Learn how God wants to use you to prophetically declare the fall of America:
While God promises the fall of America eventually, how should an apprentice of Jesus live in Satan’s nation now? Below is a guide to this very question:
