SA VOTERS GUIDE




Let's go deeper into the voters guide &
see what the bible says on these issues.





Should we acknowledge Almighty God in the constitution?



Acknowledging Almighty God in the constitution aligns with the biblical principle of recognizing God's sovereignty over nations. However, the manner in which this acknowledgment is made should be done with wisdom and respect for religious diversity within the nation. (1)





What does the Bible say about a free market economy?



The Bible encourages principles of fairness, honesty, and compassion in economic dealings. While it doesn't explicitly endorse a specific economic system, a free market can align with biblical principles when it promotes stewardship, fairness, and care for the less fortunate. (2)





What does the Bible say about rights of parents to discipline their children?



The Bible advocates for discipline within families, but it also emphasizes love and guidance alongside correction. Discipline should be administered with wisdom, love, and in a manner that does not provoke unnecessary anger or harm to the child. (3)





Should the content of education be controlled by the parents?



Parents have a responsibility to oversee the education of their children, ensuring it aligns with their values and beliefs. However, there should also be recognition of broader societal standards and educational goals without being forced to confirm to non-biblical practices. (4)





What does the Bible say about promoting biblical marriage & family?



The Bible upholds marriage as a sacred covenant between a man and a woman, designed for companionship, procreation, and mutual support. It emphasizes the importance of family relationships and their role in society. (5)





What does the Bible say about the right to life?
(against abortion & euthanasia)



The Bible affirms the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death, condemning actions that intentionally end innocent life. (6)





What does the Bible say about pornography?



The Bible condemns pornography as it promotes lust, objectification, and immorality, which are contrary to God's design for human sexuality and relationships. (7)





What does the Bible say about prostitution?



The Bible views prostitution as a distortion of God's intention for sexuality and human relationships, often associated with exploitation and degradation. (8)





What does the Bible say about civil servants forced to
perform same-sex marriages against their beliefs?



Civil servants should have the right to conscientious objection if their participation in same-sex marriages conflicts with their religious beliefs. (9)





What does the Bible say about land ownership and
expropriation without compensation?



The Bible recognizes private property rights but also advocates for justice, fairness, and care for the marginalized. Any expropriation should be carried out with justice and compassion, considering the welfare of all involved. (10)





What does the Bible say about drugs & marijuana/cannabis use?



The Bible encourages sobriety and self-control, warning against the abuse of substances that impair judgment and harm the body, including marijuana. (11)





Biblical principles regarding
comprehensive sexuality education in schools?



Sexuality education should align with biblical values of purity, respect, and understanding of God's design for sexuality. It should be age-appropriate, emphasizing abstinence before marriage and mutual respect within relationships. CSE does not adhere to any of these principals. (12)





What does the Bible say about the death penalty for capital crimes?



The Bible acknowledges the authority of civil government to administer justice, including the death penalty in certain circumstances. However, it also emphasizes mercy, forgiveness, and the possibility of redemption. (13)





What does the Bible say about affirmative action?



The Bible encourages justice and fairness without discrimination, ensuring equal opportunity for all individuals. (14)





What does the Bible say about racial discrimination?



The Bible condemns racial discrimination, teaching that all humans are created in the image of God and should be treated with dignity, respect, and equality. (15)





What does the Bible say about LGBTQIA+ agenda
& homosexual "marriage"?



The Bible affirms marriage as between a man and a woman. While it teaches love and respect for all individuals, it does not endorse same-sex marriage. (16)





What does the Bible say about civil unions?



Civil unions or partnerships outside of traditional marriage are not explicitly addressed in the Bible. However, the principles of love, fidelity, and mutual respect should guide all relationships, including civil unions, dating, courting between a man and a woman. (17)





SCRIPTURE REFERENCES





1. Should we acknowledge Almighty God in the constitution?



Proverbs 14:34

"Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people."





2. What does the Bible say about a free market economy?



Proverbs 13:11

"Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it."


​ Proverbs 22:16

"Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty."





3. What does the Bible say about rights of parents to discipline their children?



Proverbs 13:24

"Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent

to discipline him."

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Ephesians 6:4

"Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord."





4. Should the content of education be controlled by the parents?



Deuteronomy 6:7

"You shall teach [God's commandments] diligently to your children and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise."





5. What does the Bible say about promoting biblical marriage & family?



Genesis 2:24

"Therefore, a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh."

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Ephesians 5:22-33

22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28 In this same way, husband’s ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church— 30 for we are members of his body. 31 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” 32 This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. 33 However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.





6. What does the Bible say about the right to life?
(against abortion & euthanasia)



Psalm 139:13-16

13 For you created my inmost being you knit me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful; I know that full well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

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Exodus 20:13

"You shall not murder."





7. What does the Bible say about pornography?



Matthew 5:28

"But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart."





8. What does the Bible say about prostitution?



1 Corinthians 6:18

"Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body."





9. What does the Bible say about civil servants forced to
perform same-sex marriages against their beliefs?



Acts 5:29

"But Peter and the apostles answered, 'We must obey God rather than men.'"





10. What does the Bible say about land ownership and
expropriation without compensation?



Leviticus 25:23

"The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine. For you are strangers and sojourners with me."





11. What does the Bible say about drugs & marijuana/cannabis use?



1 Corinthians 6:19-20

"Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So, glorify God in your body."





12. Biblical principles regarding
comprehensive sexuality education in schools?



Proverbs 22:6

"Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old,

he will not depart from it."





13. What does the Bible say about the death penalty for capital crimes?



Genesis 9:6

"Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image."





14. What does the Bible say about affirmative action?



James 2:2-4

1 My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favouritism. 2 Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in. 3 If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,” 4 have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?





15. What does the Bible say about racial discrimination?



Galatians 3:28

"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus."





16. What does the Bible say about LGBTQIA+ agenda
& homosexual "marriage"?



Genesis 2:24

"Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh."


Leviticus 18:22

"You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination."


Leviticus 20:13

"If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them."


Romans 1:26-27

"For this reason God gave them up to dishonourable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error."


1 Corinthians 6:9-10

"Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God."


1 Timothy 1:9-10

"Understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine."





17. What does the Bible say about civil unions?



Sex Before Marriage

1 Corinthians 6:18-20

"Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So, glorify God in your body."


Infidelity

Exodus 20:14

"You shall not commit adultery."


Matthew 5:27-28

"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.' But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart."


Hebrews 13:4

"Let marriage be held in honour among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous."





SA Voters Guide 2024



YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED



Other political parties will also be on the ballot, contact them for their stand on these and other Biblical Issues. For further information obtain Biblical Principles for Africa (also available in Afrikaans) from the Christian Action Network


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