Social Injustice Issues

Social justice issues are now a hot topic in the world of Christians. The problem is rooted from the term “social justice.” We can use these words to describe the work our ancestors’ family members did to save tiny image bearers who were dumped like garbage at the human dumps within the many Roman cities. These two words could refer to William Wilberforce’s efforts to end oppression throughout the U.K., along with Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman in the U.S. Nowadays, the same phrase could be used to describe Christian efforts to end the trafficking of human beings, assist those living in poverty, create orphanages and hospitals, end the discrimination against minorities and much more.

For many of their brothers and sisters the term has all-but-non-Christian, and often an anti-Christian meaning. “Social justice” has become an emblem for organizations who seek to “disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure,” organizations which seek to expand the multibillion-dollar abortion industry groups on college campuses that have turned to violence to silence opponents and those who seek with the use of force to end the activities of groups and companies who refuse to conform to their religious orthodoxy.

A large portion of the current conflict in the world of Christians about “social justice” has to be due to the opposing reactions to the word that it evokes in both camps. In the interest of unity, it’s worthwhile to discuss what are the types that are “social justice” that we can agree that are not within the boundaries of our faith when we strive to live out God’s call (not suggestions) of “do justice” (Jer. 22:3). I’ll offer seven points on which I would like us to reach an agreement.

1. The Bible teaches us to be a loving family with a kind of love one that “is not easily offended. “This is why we must stay away from the beliefs that can cause chronic offendedness.
2. We must search for the divine fruits of the Spirit that includes joy, love peace, compassion, kindness as well as gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control. So, we should not accept thoughts that inspire a sense of hostility, suspicion groups or fear of labeling, making assumptions about other people’s motives.
3. We should be celebrating this fact “there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. “This means that we should reject any belief system that discredits people because of their skin color and gender, as well as their social status.
4. We must trust in God to define us. This means that we have to reject the popular belief that the meaning of human existence and identity are determined subjectively by the creature or that anyone who questions our self-defined identities is an oppressor.
5. Family and reconciliation as model of the Bible of Christian lifestyle, but not to engage in intergroup conflict. We should therefore not engage in an identity-politics game either from either the left or right. Jesus broke down the barrier of hatred that existed between Jew and Gentile and brought people together from every tribe, tongue and nation.
6. We must accept male-female differences in God’s “very good” idea. Sexual differences aren’t inherently discriminatory. We can’t erase these distinctions for the sake of “social justice” without losing something valuable and beautiful.
7. We must be boldly defending the entire humanity of the unborn image bearers of God by loving and protecting the women and children who are being abused or killed in the name of the abortion business. We must reject everything called “justice” that celebrates abortion.