There is so much swirling around the coming elections. I don’t want to add a bit to the emotional roller coaster. So here is a thought that might help us as we make some pretty important decisions:

There is a sort of “moral equivalency” that has crept into our thinking. We’ve come to believe that one issue is just as weighty as another. Or that one set of issues balances out another. That we are free therefore to pick and choose according to those things which “matter to us.” But as believers, we know that some moral questions are far weightier than others. For example, issues of life and death are far more significant than economic reforms we might like to see.

Jesus speaks about “the weightier matters of the law” (Matt 23:23). Some things are more important than others. The Scripture does not teach a level moral playing field where all issues are the same.

Let’s not give way to the cynicism that says, “There aren’t any real differences.” Let’s also not give way to a naivete that ignores weightier issues because we like other promises being made.

I’ll be honest: I’m not thrilled about all my options when I step into the ballot booth this year. But I have to keep in mind there are simply some non-negotiable issues, and on those I can’t turn a blind eye.