About this episode

Dr. Andy Woods discusses the importance of voting from a biblical perspective and addresses common excuses for not participating in elections.

Dr. Andy Woods is president of Chafer Theological Seminary & senior pastor of Sugar Land Bible Church in Houston. He's also a lawyer, a speaker at numerous Bible conferences, as well as an author of several books including the one discussed on this broadcast: The Bible and Your Vote: Biblical Principles for any Election. Before elections in recent years you may have heard someone say, "This is the most important election in our lifetimes!" In other words, there's some sense with many people that the consequences of such elections are greater than ever. In spite of this, there are many who make the following excuses not to vote: They claim their vote doesn't count. They believe their citizenship is in heaven, therefore they don't vote on the earth. Some believe that if they vote for the lesser of two evils, they're still voting for evil, therefore they feel obligated not to participate. God puts into office who he wills, therefore some people feel they must step aside and not get in the way. Review this broadcast, and you'll see why such excuses are not biblical, as Dr. Woods kicks things off by looking at voting as a matter of stewardship. From there he continues on by looking at…

People in this episode

Host: Jim Schneider

Guest: Dr. Andy Woods

Topics covered

• voting
• stewardship
• biblical principles
• elections
• citizenship
• political participation

Keywords

• voting
• elections
• biblical principles
• citizenship
• politics
• stewardship
• Dr. Andy Woods

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chafer Theological Seminary, Sugar Land Bible Church

Books & works: The Bible and Your Vote: Biblical Principles for any Election

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