In Defense of Social Justice

[Zog Has-fallen]

Luke 10:25-37
And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”

But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’ Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.”

There are enemies of social justice that wail loudly, bitterly, incessantly, vilifying and misusing the word "socialism", because their hearts are at enmity against God and consequently, not surprisingly, they’re very inclined to approve of theft and murder for profit.

Has anyone noticed the use of the swastika in the previous video?

I stand with the independent Baptist pastor Dr. Chuck Baldwin and his very probable understanding of the protest hinted at here:

 

[Adonia]

I am against the left's idea of "social justice". Social justice as portrayed in the Scriptures is just fine, but the type that the American radical left is preaching no.

 

[Reformed1689]

This depends on how you define social justice.

 

[HankD]

There is something to be gleaned from the following inquiry:

How is it that one of the most impoverished nations (Mexico) on the planet is just south of the most affluent (USA)?

True its politically corrupt but still how did we let it happen and for a truth we did those things which enabled it's situation.

 

[Zog Has-fallen]

This depends on how you define social justice.

Congratulations. You understand that conclusions depend upon presuppositions. That puts you far ahead of Seventh-day Adventist leaders that teach that social justice is some sort of diabolical satanic plot.

 

[Reynolds]

The Statement on Social Justice & the Gospel | For The Sake of Christ & His Church

 

[Zog Has-fallen]

The Statement on Social Justice & the Gospel | For The Sake of Christ & His Church

Here's a far better statement on social justice that all warmongers need to listen to and respect if they want salvation:

Isaiah 58:6-7
Is this not the fast that I have chosen:
To loose the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the heavy burdens,
To let the oppressed go free,
And that you break every yoke?
Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,
And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out;
When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not hide yourself from your own flesh? NKJV

 

[Reynolds]

Here's a far better statement on social justice that all warmongers need to listen to and respect if they want salvation:

Isaiah 58:6-7
Is this not the fast that I have chosen:
To loose the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the heavy burdens,
To let the oppressed go free,
And that you break every yoke?
Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,
And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out;
When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not hide yourself from your own flesh? NKJV

Warmongers?
You obviously did not read the material in the link.

 

[Reynolds]

This depends on how you define social justice.

Whatever the Democrats are doing sums up the o.p. intent.

 

[Zog Has-fallen]

Warmongers?
You obviously did not read the material in the link.

You obviously didn't listen to the videos of the opening post.

 

[Zog Has-fallen]

Whatever the Democrats are doing sums up the o.p. intent.

The O.P. is antiwar. Virtually all Dumbocrats are pro-war, just like the Reichpublicans.

 

[RighteousnessTemperance&]

There are enemies of social justice that wail loudly, bitterly, incessantly, vilifying and misusing the word "socialism", because their hearts are at enmity against God and consequently, not surprisingly, they’re very inclined to approve of theft and murder for profit.

And there are proponents of so-called “social justice” movements that wail loudly, bitterly, incessantly, vilifying others and misusing the Word of God to promote a socialist world order, because their minds are not fully attuned to God’s Way and consequently, not surprisingly, they’re inclined to approve of and even promote those guilty of theft, murder, and other sins stemming from pride, hate, and greed.

 

[RighteousnessTemperance&]

The O.P. is antiwar. Virtually all Dumbocrats are pro-war, just like the Reichpublicans.

No, the OP quotes a Luke passage that has nothing to do with war. To say it does is to grossly misapply the Word of God, even Jesus' own words.

 

[Squire Robertsson]

I'm for social justice, just not your definition of it. It's a matter of I won't convince you of the correctness on my position. And you won't convince me. As an admin, I warn you don't play the salvation card on me. It'll get you bounced/86d/banned.

 

[Rob_BW]

The current social justice craze appears to be our old friend Marxism stirring up class warfare.

Of course I'm halfway through a French novel written in 1960 that begins in a communist POW camp in Vietnam, and the parallels to today's efforts are seeming abundantly clear at the moment. "Fighters for Peace!"

 

[Zog Has-fallen]

And there are proponents of so-called “social justice” movements that wail loudly, bitterly, incessantly, vilifying others and misusing the Word of God to promote a socialist world order,

Do you understand Revelation 18 as a judgment against socialism?

 

[HankD]

The OT Law is filled with righting social injustices well as the NT.

However the biggest difference between the world's version of correcting social injustice is that the world's version is under the auspices of the EVIL ONE while God's version is to come in the kingdom of God on earth (now, millennium, eternity) under the reign of Jesus Christ.

1 John 5:19 We know that we belong to God, and the whole world is under the power of the evil one.

 

[Zog Has-fallen]

[T]he OP quotes a Luke passage that has nothing to do with war.

In the passage cited, Christ is instructing His Church about our responsibility to the victims of robbers. Priests and Levites, the text implies, do not concern themselves with those that are nearly killed by robbers and the videos elaborate on that further. Apparently, there has been a war going on against Venezuela for several years now and the instigators of that war are virtually confessing that their objective is robbery. So my application of the passage from Luke is valid. Furthermore, I freely confess that I identify with the despised class of believers in Christ's lesson, the Samaritans.

 

[Zog Has-fallen]

The current social justice craze appears to be our old friend Marxism stirring up class warfare.

Just for the record, I'm not the least bit ashamed of Jesus Christ making a "righteous judgment" (John 7:24) on the existing class strife between priests, Levites and Samaritans.

 

[Reynolds]

You obviously didn't listen to the videos of the opening post.

Keep up. Follow along.