Sermon snippet – No Sermon November – Part I: Sanctified Citizenship
INTRODUCTION – Although many have already voted, it is crucial to review Biblical principles that must inform our voting. As in all areas of life, we can make good or bad choices, sanctified or unsanctified votes.
- A SANCTIFIED VOTE PROTECTS GOD’S LITTLE ONES
Matthew 18:1-7 – “Little ones” (verse 6) must include the unborn (as we have seen in detailed studies previously). When is the last time that both candidates for a major office were pro-life (around here, anyway)? Often, both are pro-abortion. There are personal implications (verse 7) that must become national implications. A sanctified vote protects God’s little ones; an unsanctified vote attacks God’s little ones.
- A SANCTIFIED VOTE PROTECTS JOBS
I Thessalonians 4:11-12; II Thessalonians 3:12 – Of course, every candidate proclaims support for jobs. We must consider the actual policies; have they ever been effective in the past? A sanctified vote protects jobs; an unsanctified vote attacks jobs.
- A SANCTIFIED VOTE PROTECTS LAW AND ORDER
I Timothy 2:1-3 – Remember, this command was written to people living in the Roman Empire, which was a most imperfect entity. Still, the great goal for all is to “lead a quiet and peaceable life.” A sanctified vote protects law and order; an unsanctified vote attacks law and order.
- A SANCTIFIED VOTE PROTECTS FREEDOM TO WORSHIP
Hebrews 10:24-27 – We can live either in verses 24-25 or in verses 26-27. A sanctified vote protects freedom to worship; an unsanctified vote attacks freedom to worship.
CONCLUSION – There is no perfect candidate. In fact, if the only perfect candidate were running, He would lose. Yes, Jesus would lose at the ballot box, as Matthew 7:13-14 makes clear. Let us be sure to cast sanctified votes; even more so, let us be certain that we are eternally sanctified through a saving faith in Jesus Christ.