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Christian voting requires wisdom, biblical conviction, and confidence in Christ, not fear, outrage, or tribal loyalty.
In this episode of Equipping You in Grace, Dave Jenkins explains how Scripture shapes the Christian conscience and why believers must resist allowing political identity to replace their identity in Christ. Politics matters. Truth, justice, human dignity, and the protection of the vulnerable all matter. But no candidate, party, or movement is the kingdom of God.
Christians are to vote thoughtfully as an act of stewardship before God. That means forming convictions from the Word of God, seeking wisdom, evaluating issues carefully, and refusing to let fear or partisan pressure control the heart.
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What You’ll Hear in This Episode
- Why fear and outrage weaken biblical discernment.
- How political tribalism can replace Christian identity.
- What it means to form a biblical conscience under God’s Word.
- Why Christians must distinguish biblical commands from prudential judgments.
- How to engage politically without treating elections as ultimate hope.
- Why Christ remains sovereign regardless of political instability.
Scripture References
Romans 12:2; Romans 14; James 1:5, 19–20; Isaiah 41:10.
Key Takeaway
Christians vote from conviction, not fear; from wisdom, not tribalism; and from confidence in Christ, not confidence in earthly saviors.
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.
Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.
He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).
You can connect with Dave on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, YouTube, or subscribe to his newsletter.
When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.
Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
