The modern political landscape for the Bible-believing Christian is a fragmented mess of religion, philosophy, false science, movements, humanism, self-help, church apostasy, and false messiahs. For those of us who want to live a pilgrim lifestyle, MAGA can be as detestable as Neo-Liberalism. The issue is that these matters are of the world. Being worldly, you can pick and choose, but you should not trust. Portions of each are found in the other, which leads to confusion. Fortunately, God is not the author of confusion, and His Word should be our worldview. If it is, we are not confused. As my own pastor preaches, non-participation in politics and not voting is un-Christian. This is our country, but it also belongs to others who are not Christian. If you’ve turned on the news or YouTube in the last 20 years, you may have noticed it’s a mess. Each citizen has a responsibility to live their faith or beliefs and vote according to their conscience. The Christian is called to walk with God through His Word. He is to obey those in authority over him—even if he doesn’t agree—unless it violates God’s Word. The born-again Christian is free from sin’s penalty and free to choose. Obedience is a choice, and not everything that is allowed is profitable. Being at liberty is not an excuse to live or think in a sinful manner. While intellect has its place, we should hold up God’s Word as the lens by which we judge all things. See Psalms 138:2: “I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.”
Politics and the Bible-Believing Christian
Certain elements mentioned above don’t want you to vote; apathy is where they want you. They have a plan—just like God does. As a country, we have to decide on whose foundation we build this society. Upon this foundation are the walls that make up our various institutions that run our country (federal, state, local, colleges, universities, etc.).
This necessitates participation in the political system of our country. It’s a duty, and it is something that many do not appreciate how precious it is.
Walls are made with bricks (ideas, groups, people, etc.), but what kind of mortar is used to hold the wall together? What is our foundation? Who is the foundation? What mortar are we using to bond the walls of our society together? Upon whom or what are we building?
Using the Word of God, we can answer these (or any) questions. We can see many implications for the modern world from not heeding God’s Word. Not only that, but it can also identify the root of any issue that perpetuates itself in our country when it’s outside of God’s Will.
But Kevin: “God is in control so it doesn’t matter if I vote.” Wrong.
Free will is a gift to all. Being at liberty (free from the penalty of sin, a free mind, etc.) is another precious gift given at salvation. God knows the end from the beginning. And within that paradigm, we have choices to make—choices that God can use for His glory, or we can sulk in the apathy of our intellect instead of walking with God.
See Romans 15:20: “Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation:” Here, Brother Paul, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, calls us to work where the Spirit leads—not where prestige or legacy invites us. He calls us to work from the foundation of truth: Christ Himself. See also John 14:6 and Psalm 119:105:
- John 14:6: “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
- Psalms 119:105: “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”
See next Ezekiel 13:10-11: “Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter: Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.”
Here, Brother Ezekiel warns against those who subvert society for their own purposes—those who claim to bring peace but instead bring strife. They rebuild what’s right using what’s wrong, replacing godliness with worldly props. Ultimately, God declares that what they build will not stand.
There is a lot to unpack here, but let us examine these verses by the character of God Himself. Let us see the same character of God in both the Old and New Testaments—precept upon precept. We should consider the whole counsel of God when reasoning things out. We will examine an aspect of God’s character that begins in the Old Testament, reveals itself in the New Testament, and has implications for modern times:
| Aspect of God’s Character | Ezekiel | Romans | Modern Implications |
| A Foundation | Walls built with false peace | Builds only where Christ hasn’t been named | Avoiding the replication of corrupted systems vs. the effects of spreading the gospel on people and nations |
| Integrity | False prophets fabricate strength | Refuses to piggyback on others’ work | Calls us to build with truth, not borrowed slogans or worldly ideas |
| Mission | God’s judgment on deceptive building | Gospel-driven pioneering | Encourages evaluating whether what we build actually stands before God |
| Striving | The self | Selflessness | Worldly idealism breeds selfish evil, while selflessness breeds righteousness |
| Truth | Moral relativism’s mortar | Jesus as the way, the truth, and the life | Confusion and hopelessness arise without truth |
| Salvation | Building the kingdom apart from God | Gospel saves | False sense of salvation—physical comfort vs. eternal joy |
| The Frontier | Rebuilding failed systems | Preaching where Christ is unknown | Nation building vs. spiritual transformation |
Summary Statements
Paul’s refusal to build on another man’s foundation aligns cleanly with the imagery of untempered mortar from Ezekiel 13:10–11: “Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter: Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.”
That prophetic warning condemned those who propped up spiritual illusions—walls plastered with weak mortar, giving the illusion of stability but destined to crumble. Paul’s stance offers us a roadmap for political engagement and spiritual integrity in how we view our nation’s future.
When we strive for God, we preach the Gospel. Where the Gospel is preached, there is peace, stability, and the blessings of God. See Proverbs 14:34: “Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.”
To the chagrin of the humanist, there is truth. Apart from God, regardless of intentions or worldview, man can do nothing in his own self-righteousness. See Luke 18:11: “The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.”
Without truth, there is confusion.
Salvation is a deep mystery. Unsaved sinners cannot build the kingdom or a righteous nation—they can’t fix it either. Physical comfort means nothing compared to the assurance of heaven. When the Gospel is preached, souls are saved. They join the Lord’s Church in Scriptural baptism, and discipleship begins. That is the backbone of any nation that fears the Lord.
Tomorrow’s frontier is where the spiritual war lives. The battleground is the mind. Everyone has a solution, a law, or an ideology to conquer it. But Paul focused on preaching where Christ hadn’t been heard. When that Gospel is preached and people are saved, change begins—first with the person, then the family, then the church, and then the nation.
Lastly, refusing to participate in our God-given rights (enumerated in our founding documents) could rightly be called disobedience to God Himself. Is the problem evil men, or men who have turned their backs on God, on His power, His plan? In their self-righteousness, their hearts grow apathetic and fall to sin. That enables apostasy to spread, and humanism to take root.
If judgment begins at the house of God, then our national issues begin with the church, then the family, then the individual. Voting matters. Politics matters. And though only the mind of God can wholly see the full equation, we have the mind of Christ—so we can see.
I observe that Christ is the foundation, His Word is the mortar, apathy is sin, and Christ is still the answer.
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