Modern socialism/progressivism present themselves as compassionate, enlightened, and morally superior. They promise "equity," "inclusion," and "social justice" but beneath the appealing slogans is a worldview that is hostile to God, his created order and his authority.
This hostility is often disguised as compassion. Sin is reframed as freedom; rebellion is rebranded as progress and moral confusion as enlightenment. And many Christians, rather than discerning the deception, have embraced it.
The tragedy is that many believers today appear to have been discipled more by progressive universities, woke media and activist/political movements than by the Word of God.
Many professing Christians support and vote for political parties who openly celebrate what Scripture condemns. Some even stand as candidates for these parties, justifying it by appealing to economics, climate action, welfare programs, or perceived government "compassion."
Then they expect our support because Christians should support Christians, right?
No. A profession of faith is not the ultimate test; what they support, enable and refuse to oppose is the test; their fruit is the test.
How much evil are we willing to tolerate, excuse and empower for the sake of a preferred party, a smooth-talking candidate, a government benefit, or a social issue?
How long are we going to support or remain silent about:
What will it take to bring us to our knees in humility, weeping and repentance?
Abortion is not a political issue; it is not "health care;" it is murder. It is the intentional taking of an innocent human life. You cannot claim to follow the Author of Life while standing with those who strive to destroy it.
Scripture is clear; God condemns shedding innocent blood.
Transgender ideology is not compassion either; at its core, it rejects one of the most fundamental truths revealed in Scripture: that God created humanity male and female.
We can love those struggling with confusion, but love does not require affirming falsehood. Christians cannot faithfully follow Christ while empowering political parties and movements that normalise the destruction of the unborn and confuse children about who they are.
The Bible teaches stewardship, work, responsibility, personal accountability, and voluntary generosity. Socialism/progressivism teaches dependence upon and obedience to a centralised power. The two are polar opposites.
Scripture says: "If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat." 2 Thessalonians 3:10
Socialism says: "The government will provide for you" - with forced redistribution, creating a culture of perpetual dependence.
Biblical charity is voluntary and flows from transformed hearts, not coercion by an ever-expanding state.
"Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." 2 Corinthians 9:7
Socialism devalues the family unit - God's design for the flourishing of humanity. Note how the 2026-2027 Budget continues the prioritising of institutional childcare over parental choice.
The result: confused children, weakened families, sense of entitlement, resentment, division, dependency, and the expansion of ungodly state power that increasingly demands affirmation of what God explicitly calls sin.
The Bible affirms that nations have borders; God created the nations when he confused the languages at the tower of Babel (Genesis 11).
Socialism demands the elimination of borders and the formation of a "global family" - the very idea God demonstrably opposed.
While Scripture commands compassion for the stranger - it also commands respect for the laws of the host nation, for order and national boundaries - for adherence to faith in the God most High. Open-border policies are leading to the dilution of Christianity, exploitation of migrants, human trafficking, national instability, lawlessness and a strain on families and communities.
This is not God's design. It is not compassion - it is negligence.
The gospel transforms people from the inside out.
Socialism strives to transform society from the outside in according its own standards and godless ideologies.
One trusts the power of God. The other trusts, and enforces, the power of the state above all else.
Brothers and sisters, limited choices do not remove moral responsibility, but Australia's preferential voting system effectively removes this common excuse for supporting parties that promote anti-Christian policies. We repeatedly hear that voting for Christian or morally conservative parties is "wasting" our vote. It is not.
Preferential voting means your vote is not discarded simply because your first-choice candidate does not win. It allows Christians to vote according to their convictions first while still allocating preferences afterwards, without forfeiting their influence in the final count.
Importantly, it sends a message - we will not reward parties that murder the unborn, indoctrinate and mutilate children and practice open hostility to biblical truth.
If believers continue voting the same way out of fear, habit, or political tribalism, despite having this alternative, then the problem is not "limited choice" - the problem is the posture of the heart; the fear of losing political comfort more than the fear of dishonouring God.
Finally, we are not called to control outcomes; we are called to be faithful. God is sovereign over nations and kings. He raises and removes authority as he chooses (Daniel 2:21). Let's stand firm in faithfulness until Christ returns and leave the outcome to him.
Our vote should say: "But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." Joshua 24:15