Is Voting Your Duty?

According to Rom. 5:14 there was sin even before the Law was given and no explicit commandment existed--men should've known right and wrong. All wrongdoing is sin, e.g., budding in line or road-rage, to name two. We have a civic duty to fight evil in whatever way we can and as citizens, we should be "good" citizens and vote in my opinion; or else we forfeit the right to complain. The argument from silence is a ploy that tricks naive people that know they are a rationalization and defense mechanism. Our liberty is curtailed by our brother's conscience and we certainly aren't supposed to encourage others in our sin or questionable acts as citizens. A good rule of thumb for morality would be the following: What would happen if everyone did it?

We are to "render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's." We will have to give an account of ourselves as to what we did with evil and not voting is trying to be neutral and there is no neutral as far as God is concerned. Are we part of the problem or part of the solution?

As long as we are in an imperfect world before the Millennial Kingdom of Christ we will always be choosing between the lesser of two evils; no one is perfect! It is just as wrong to exalt someone as a hero and "savior" than it is to demonize. God is a jealous God and doesn't appreciate us thinking someone is the panacea for our societies woes. The choice will always be between the lesser of two evils until Christ comes--so don't be disillusioned or disenchanted! I want as little evil as possible, don't you?  Soli Deo Gloria!