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The Bible and the Ballot: Using Scripture in Political Decisions is unavailable, but you can change that!

Christians affirm the Bible as our standard of faith and practice. We turn to it to hear God’s voice. But what relevance does the Bible have for the contentious public policy issues we face today? Although the Bible does not always speak explicitly to modern issues, it does give us guiding principles as we think about how we might vote or act as political figures ourselves. The Bible and the...

people fairly. Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent. Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the LORD your God is giving you. (Deut. 16:18–20) These are just a few examples of the numerous case laws that we find following the Ten Commandments in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, but they will help us demonstrate how they functioned during
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