Billy Graham Urges All Christians to Vote, Even if They DON'T Approve of Either Candidate!

Leah Marieann Klett : Aug 5, 2016
The Gospel Herald

“Christians have a God-given responsibility to vote …We should do everything we can to encourage and support good government-including voting.” -Billy Graham

[The Gospel Herald] Evangelist Billy Graham has urged U.S. citizens to exercise their right to vote this election season - even if they don't fully approve of any particular presidential candidate. (Photo Credit: Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)

In a recent column shared on the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association webpage, the 97-year-old Baptist pastor shared his thoughts in response to a reader who asked whether everyone ought to vote.

"The Bible says we should do everything we possibly can to be good citizens and work for the betterment of our society, and one of the ways we can do this is by voting," Graham said. "God tells us to 'seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you' (Jeremiah 29:7)."

Graham acknowledged that many Christians are disillusioned by what they see in politics today. However, this will not be changed if concerned people refuse to vote, if good people refuse to run for office, or if no one votes for them.

"In other words, staying away from the voting booth may only perpetuate the problems you see," the pastor wrote.

Graham recalled how, in the first century, Christians in the first century didn't have the privilege of voting; Caesar was a dictator, not elected by popular vote. Nevertheless, the early believers were commanded to do the one thing they could do to make the world a better place: They were told to pray.

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