基督徒应不应该投票 Christians should not vote？
2026-09-02教会忠心作教会；基督徒忠心作基督徒，而且基督徒的生活范围包括整个世界。
Let the church faithfully be the church; let Christians faithfully be Christians—and Christian life extends into the whole world.
我目前没有在恩约教会正式网站上找到「基督徒不应该投票」这样的正式教义。
I did not find an official doctrinal statement on CCRC’s website saying that Christians should not vote.
相反，它正式认信的《比利时信条》第36条明确说，政府是神所设立，要维持秩序、约束邪恶，并促进社会的良好治理；基督徒要尊重政府、为政府祷告并履行公民责任。
On the contrary, Belgic Confession Article 36, which CCRC formally subscribes to, teaches that civil government is instituted by God to restrain evil and maintain good order, while Christians owe lawful obedience and prayer for rulers.
URCNA自己的正式文件甚至说：
URCNA’s own official material goes further and says:
教会应当向政府官员以及百姓宣讲上帝律法和福音的要求，并承认国家与教会都是神所设立、各有其界限的权柄。
The church should proclaim the demands of God’s Law and Gospel concerning both magistrates and subjects, while recognizing church and state as distinct God-ordained authorities with their respective limits.
而《威斯敏斯特信条》23章甚至明确说：
Westminster Confession chapter 23 explicitly says:
基督徒可以合法担任政府职务。
Christians may lawfully hold civil office.
所以：
Therefore:
「教会不应变成政党组织」
“The church should not become a partisan organization”
✅ 很有改革宗根据。
✅ Has strong Reformed warrant.
但是：
But:
「敬虔的基督徒应尽量远离政治、公民社会、教育、法律、媒体和文化领域」
“Godly Christians should generally stay away from politics, civil society, education, law, media, and culture”
❌ 我看不出这是三联合信条或威斯敏斯特信条必然推出的结论。
❌ I do not see this as a necessary conclusion of either the Three Forms of Unity or the Westminster Standards.
如果基督徒全部撤出教育、法律、政府、商业、媒体、科技和艺术，那么这些领域当然不会变成中立真空。
If Christians completely abandon education, law, government, business, media, technology, and the arts, those spheres will not become neutral vacuums.
这点我赞成。
I agree with that.
但是改革宗神学最好不要把它说成：
But Reformed theology should probably not express it as:
“属灵的人必须掌权。”
“Spiritual people must rule.”
因为这容易慢慢变成：
Because that can gradually become:
“教会必须控制国家。”
“The church must control the state.”
或者：
Or:
“只有基督徒才能治理社会。”
“Only Christians can govern society.”
这就不是一个必要的改革宗结论。
That is not a necessary Reformed conclusion.
更准确的表达应该是：
A more precise formulation would be:
基督是全世界的主，所以基督徒不应把任何合法领域宣布为“与信仰无关”；基督徒应当按自己的呼召，在家庭、教育、商业、法律、政治、科学、艺术和社会服务中忠心服侍神、爱邻舍。
Christ is Lord over the whole world, so Christians should not declare any legitimate sphere “unrelated to faith”; according to their callings, they should faithfully serve God and neighbor in family, education, business, law, politics, science, art, and civil society.
但是：
But:
基督的教会作为“教会这个机构”，却有更加明确和有限的职分。
The church as an institution has a more specific and limited commission.
这两句话同时成立。
Both statements can be true at the same time.
社会生活——基督徒个人的呼召
Public life — Christians acting in their vocations
工作、投票、公民参与、帮助邻舍、教育、商业、网络事工、文化工作，都可以是基督徒忠心生活的一部分。
Work, voting, civic participation, serving neighbors, education, business, online ministry, and cultural activity can all belong to faithful Christian vocation.
但不要要求：
But do not require:
教会讲台必须替每一个具体政治问题给出答案。
The church pulpit must supply an answer to every concrete political question.
《海德堡要理问答》——敬虔、安慰、基督徒生活
Heidelberg Catechism — piety, comfort, Christian life
《比利时信条》——教会、圣礼、政府、整体教义
Belgic Confession — church, sacraments, civil government, overall doctrine
《多特信经》——救恩论、拣选、恩典、坚忍
Canons of Dort — salvation, election, grace, perseverance
《威斯敏斯特》它非常系统：
Westminster ，It is highly systematic.:
圣经 → 神 → 护理 → 圣约 → 基督 → 救恩 → 律法 → 基督徒自由 → 敬拜 → 政府 → 家庭 → 教会 → 圣礼 → 末世
Scripture → God → providence → covenant → Christ → salvation → law → Christian liberty → worship → civil government → family → church → sacraments → last things
事实上，我刚刚查恩约教会自己现在的网站，发现目前情况与过去可能已经不同。
In fact, CCRC’s current website suggests that things may have changed from the period you remember.
而且恩约教会官网 FAQ 甚至明确说：
And CCRC’s current website，its FAQ explicitly says:
如果愿意开放家庭作为小组聚集场所，可以联系牧长会。
If someone is willing to open their home as a meeting place for a group, they are invited to contact the consistory.