common questions item from JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2008
Common Questions“Why don’t you or your parents support or vote for a presidential candidate?”
The Bible states that a Christian’s “conversation [citizenship] is in heaven” (Phil. 3:20). We refrain from voting and engaging in politics because we understand that man’s systems of government will ultimately be replaced by a single, world-ruling supergovernment—the kingdom of God, which will soon reign over the entire earth. Any form of voting is based on a belief that mankind is capable of governing itself, which has never been the case. We also recognize that in God’s government, leaders are not voted into office. God’s government is from the top down, not the bottom up.