Jerry Yoder

Everyone that’s old enough to understand anything about what’s going on will know that this is election year - when a new president will be elected to office in the US. As Christian people, what does the Bible have to say regarding our attitudes toward the candidates. How does a Christian look at all this? I believe to have the scriptural attitudes in this time of national election, it is imperative that we understand what the Bible teaches in relation to the church and state.

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The title for this article is taken from Second Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

Maybe we think times are not so prosperous. But if we open our eyes a little and see our standard of living, and if we look around at other countries, we will see that we are living in prosperous times. God is very interested that we maintain a simple lifestyle even in times of prosperity, and that we are examples of the believers in our lifestyle.