Biblical Social Justice

Looking around our world today, it’s easy to see that many of our systems are broken. The Bible shows us, though, that Christians shouldn’t be afraid of transformative social change.

The words of 1 Corinthians 15:34 are very true but if taken out of context they can lead to the church being judgemental and pushing people away. If misused, they can be a block to Biblical Social Justice.

We must preach that reconciliation with Christ brings about Peace and Justice here and in eternity but that doesn’t happen in a vacuum. We strive to listen and learn from those who are different from us, who hold opposing views, those that “our tribe” tells us to disregard.

Personal humility is at the root of justice and mercy. We cannot work towards justice or equity without humility.

At unCUFFED we strive to act justly and accept justice and the consequences our kids face. Still, we love mercy so much more.

Just is defined as ‘behaving according to what is morally right and fair’ but as Christians we must search the Scriptures and not a dictionary to define our requirement to act justly. In Micah 6:8 the Hebrew word for just is mishpat. Mishpat = Justice = Equality Tim Keller says “mishpat’s most basic meaning is…

Jesus is for the least, the last and the lost. God’s overwhelming love for those in need calls us to action. For the Church, that action is defined by Micah 6:8. We are required by Scripture to ‘act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with our God.’