Response to "Mark Driscoll on the Election"

I understand Driscoll's argument and it is correct, in a sense. I'm concerned about the implications of his points though. Driscoll brings up some other issues with this blog. Is he implying that voting and being politically involved is useless and unimportant? Does a democratic system and government serve any purpose? Is it simply a waste of time and effort to even care about who our political leaders are and the issues that affect all of our lives? It seems as if Mark Driscoll is implying that as Christians we should not care about who our leadership is, how they govern, and what they address.

We (Christians) don't and shouldn't blindly put our faith in politicians to solve all our problems. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't be involved in the political process. A Christian can be an educated and informed voter who understands that a president is not invincible but chooses to vote for the candidate whose policies they believe will address some of the issues. Yes, of course this world is passing away. But there are still serious concerns and social injustices that cannot be ignored, especially not by Christians. Matters such as affordable healthcare, poverty, illegal drug trafficking, human trafficking, illegal immigration, etc. Government as well as non-governmental and non-profit organizations work on alleviating the aforementioned problems.