Since when did speaking out against social injustice, hegemony, oppression, exploitation, and bigotry become an unbiblical thing to do, yet agreeing with, siding with, and being silent about those atrocities the biblical thing to do? To be clear, in Matthew 5:45, Jesus was not justifying nor saying that God makes provision for unjust people or people who participate in actions of injustice, but rather that possessing wealth or having the necessities of life is not an indicator that one is a just individual. Are you aware that justice is not so much about what or who is right or wrong but about the treatment of people? Justice is not limited to those who are Christians, and it is not an entitlement meant for the religious. In other words, it is not a phenomenon only allocated to or for the just but rather what it means to be just. To be just is intrinsically associated with treating others with justice, to treat them justly. It is the idea that all people are equal in terms of being human and being responsible for their behavior, conduct, or actions towards other individuals. In other words, people should be treated humanely, fairly, and with dignity because they're human. Justice is a command of God; it is run second to or alongside the Great Commission. Injustice or unjust is sin. If you read Scripture, you will see not only the call for spiritual renewal but for social justice, advocacy for the vulnerable and oppressed, the harsh condemning of injustice, favoritism, oppression, and exploitation, and the emphasizing of the importance of treating all people fairly and with compassion (Proverbs 31:8-9, Isaiah 1:17, Proverbs 16:8, Proverbs 22:8, Ezekiel 33:18, Jeremiah 22:12–14, Luke 11:42, and much more).
Showing justice or being just does not mean that a believer abandons their convictions but that they should be able to display an ambience of the compassion of Christ while maintaining the boundaries of their convictions. It is the most biblically ethical idea and teaching meant to be used and enforced in a secular environment. Five times in the gospels we read that Jesus was “moved with compassion.” Yes, Jesus was not just compassionate, but He was moved with compassion. That means compassion caused him to take action, especially action against injustices. The American Church is so far separated from showing the compassion of Christ because it has been highjacked, kidnapped by the ideology of countryism, capitalism, colonialism, churchism, and celebrityism, and held in the basement of grave error. For the believer, the phrase"And Justice for All" should mean all, not just a verbal, conceptual, abstract idea, but a very real reality, because Jesus was and is about that kind of justice. To Saying "And Justice for All" should be like saying Jesus died for all (John 3:16) (Hebrews 4:15, Isaiah 53)
Be well and stay blessed,
Ray Mingo
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