It is election season. Cries of “the lesser of two evils” have returned with a vengeance, wielded by the political left (elite Neo-Marxists) to suggest that Evangelical (and other) Christians cannot possibly vote for an adulterer, but rather should vote for this other cat whose sins are much less egregious.

Setting aside the degree of sin, and who gets to decide, the lesser of two evils is not a Biblical concept. The Word of God nowhere says that this sin is a lesser sin than that. All sin is evil. All evil is sin.

Evil is defined as that which is offensive, perverted, or harmful. In the Word of God, evil describes both natural evil, such as physical disasters, and moral evil, such as deeds against God or one’s neighbor (Note 1).

In the context of electoral politics, the lesser of two evils is not a litmus test of this or that candidate’s sin. That is a lie from the pit of Hell (Note 2). It is a tool wielded by Neo-Marxists against Evangelical Believers in an effort to suggest that voting (in this case) for Trump, is a betrayal of their Evangelical beliefs. Such a judgment would in itself be sin. Christians, including Evangelical ones, are enjoined against judging others (Matthew 7:1-5).

In politics, the lesser of two evils is not which candidate isn’t the greater sinner. We are all sinners. In this context, the lesser of two evils is a measure of which candidate’s policies will perpetuate the least evil on their fellow man. Think abortion, wars, lockdowns, COVID therapeutics, jihad against infidels, antisemitism, national debt, definition of marriage, gender confusion, etc.

So what is the question? For Christians, the question is which candidate’s policies will bring the least harm to our fellow man. And, for the record, it is God’s definition of fellow man.

Note 1: Adapted, Eerdmans Bible Dictionary.
Note 2: If the Evil One cannot block the message, then he will seek to distort it, in this case through the use of useful idiots. This is spiritual warfare (Ephesians 6:12).